once bitten twice shy

Nikaeleon Roch... A name once unknown, now whispered in fear. ~ After spending time in jail for a crime he didn't commit, Nik finds out that he had been betrayed in the worst way possible. His best friend and girlfriend were getting married, his best friend had stolen his company and all that he owned, and they had planned the event that had sent him to prison. They say revenge is a dish best served cold, but for Nik, revenge is best served with pain and blood. He left penniless and returned as the king of the underworld. And he's back for all who wronged him.

"William, how dare you be this arrogant? Today, you must agree to divorce my daughter" For five years, William Miller has been a useless Son-in-law of the Wilson family and a broke garbage collector in the City until a violent encounter awakens his true identity as heir to a multi-trillion-dollar empire. "Welcome back, Young Master, All restrictions have been removed. You are officially the sole heir of the Miller Conglomerate once again" Now, he was an All-Powerful figure no one can afford to offend…

Roosevelt despite being a rich young mistress does not like to associate with other people labelling her as a weirdo and other stuff. Her life is already hard as it is with parents that only seem to care about work and money, then the apocalypse begins. There in the apocalypse, she meets a group of teenagers who are not ready to get bitten. Join them on their quest to survive the apocalypse...!!!

Felix Author, the Lord of the Vitorium Empires military forces called the Crimson Dragon Legion as well as the next in line to the throne of the Victorium empire.   On the battlefield, Felix was an invisible God of war. During the past five years, under his leadership, the Crimson Dragon Legion achieved remarkable victories, and a year ago, they successfully defeated all invading neighboring nations and powerful enemy families and slaughtered the rulers of these enemies.   Therefore, Felix's cruelty, Almighty, invincible fame spreads far beyond the Victorium empire's border, making all enemies shudder at the mention of his name.   As soon as the battle ends, Felix disappears, claiming that he is going to get married as he has found his true love and will want to experience a normal peaceful married life for some time.    Before leaving, Felix reminded the warlords of the Crimson Dragon legion in command of his troops that if no invasion occurs and the border is safe and sound, they should allow him to live in peace and enjoy his sabbatical leave at Mylta city.    After a year, the enemies have now recuperated and are starting to stir up trouble at the borders, the Crimson Legion needs Felix, their invincible lord, to come back and lead them once again.

[Dear Readers, this book is slow paced, but it is worth your time!]Zack "Kazz" Foreman once was a human from the earth when humans went through a dramatic change because of an event. This forced them to evolve into energy-based beings but was sucked into another dimension.Forced to start living out lives on random worlds in a fractured dimension, Humanity is placed on the path of complete extinction.This is controlled by a demon king at a place called The Center of Everything.Kazz made it to that point once, but was tricked, refused entry to the tournament because he had been offered a place one of the gods of the worlds.Refusing to give up, Kazz goes back to the beginning to start again.Hero, a person Kazz knew but was not friends with, followed him to help but was lost from him. Upon meeting Kazz, Hero offers him the Hero System to help him advance in this new world.Kazz refuses after trying to get to the top and failing to use the easy route. This starts a series of frustrating events for both Heroes, but they learn to work as a team over time.Kazz will meet misbegotten monster girls and demons that he agrees to take care of in this world, using the Ranching System. It only gives bonuses to the girls and skills to help raise them, but he will also learn to control the Elements with Shamanic abilities.Discord:https://discord.gg/hQHJrZCYZuPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/Magic_?

Embark on an extraordinary journey alongside Marcus G Orno in the gripping novel, "The Cheat Seed." This captivating tale unveils the remarkable transformation of a seemingly ordinary boy into an unstoppable force, defying the limitations of his past and forging an unprecedented destiny. Marcus, once the target of bullies and living a mundane existence, yearned for greatness. His dreams shattered when his best friend, Dave, awakened an incredible power while Marcus remained powerless. Despair engulfed him, pushing him to the edge of despair. But just as he prepared to end it all, a bolt of lightning intervened, whisking him away to a mysterious dungeon teeming with untold secrets. Within the depths of this extraordinary dungeon, Marcus discovers that he has been chosen for an extraordinary purpose. Facing unprecedented challenges and wielding a power born from the enigmatic Cheat Seed, Marcus embarks on a treacherous quest. Pushing beyond his former limitations, he ascends to heights of strength and ferocity previously unimaginable. "The Cheat Seed" follows Marcus's thrilling odyssey, as he rises from a meek underdog to a force to be reckoned with. With allies and adversaries alike taking notice, he becomes a monster among men, commanding the attention and respect of an entire army. But this journey is more than a mere rise to power. It is a profound exploration of friendship, secrets, and the relentless pursuit of purpose. As Marcus unravels the mysteries that lie in his path, he discovers that every twist and turn has a purpose, leading him closer to an extraordinary destiny. Join Marcus in this exhilarating narrative, where action, intrigue, and self-discovery intertwine. ......

Tedmond Griffin was always the unwanted, illegitimate son—the burden his family never wanted. Banished to the countryside and forgotten, he returns to find his girlfriend married to his half-brother and is blamed for his failures. Broken, penniless, and cast aside, it seems his fate is sealed. Until one life-changing moment. A single text from the bank reveals that Tedmond has just been credited with $10 billion. Overnight, he discovers he's not just rich—he’s the sole heir to the world's wealthiest man, Jeffery Washington, his maternal grandfather. From a despised outcast to the heir of a zillion-dollar fortune, Tedmond’s rise is unstoppable. And now, it’s time to settle the score. Those who once mocked and betrayed him will face the full force of his revenge.

BLURB In a tale of treachery and loss, we meet Elijah West. Once the rightful heir to the West family, Elijah's life takes a dark turn when he is poisoned, betrayed, and banished, losing everything he held dear and becoming a hunted man. During his escape, an old man rescued him, and in a twist of fate, Elijah ended up marrying the man's granddaughter, Hayley, before the old man passed away. Unfortunately, the ordeal left Elijah with amnesia, turning him into a mere fool. Hayley, a beautiful woman from Georgia, faced disdain and contempt from everyone after marrying Elijah and losing her grandfather. The Greene family treated Elijah poorly and subjected him to mistreatment. But after two years, a miraculous turn of events brings back Elijah's memory, and he begins to recover. As the dragon returns, will there be enough room for the Eagle to soar in the sky? The future hangs in the balance.

🏆 ["Sliver Medal" in System Category of "Meganovel Annual Writing Contest 2022"] 🏆 ‘Perhaps being stuck in a game isn’t so bad!’, Kyle thought moments before he was mistaken for a hidden boss by a rather dim, but quite powerful knight. That was the moment he learned what immediate regret meant. Kyle was an ordinary student at an insignificant university. Being the pinnacle of ‘average’, his life was as mundane as it could get, that is, until he found himself unable to log out of the full dive game that had recently released. Life in a game wasn’t too bad, that is if one’s not hunted day and night by the players, who mistook him for a special hidden boss with near human level A.I. And no amount of trying to convince them that he was, in fact, human helped. He survived a while until a knight kicked him though a boss door in a dungeon. Usually, facing a lich at such a low level would be a death sentence. By all means, it should have been. But lady luck smiled on him for once in his absolutely mundane life, and he found himself in the possession of said lich. About as confused as he can get, Kyle’s new life took a rather awkward and bizarre turn. And as such, his life of adventure fille with colourful and quirky characters, ferocious monsters and downright terrifying encounters began!

"How would you feel about facing death, knowing you've been cast aside by the people you loved the most?" Bryan pondered this question as it echoed in his mind, but as he opened his eyes to a new beginning, a fresh chance at life, he felt a surge of determination. He was willing to do whatever it might take to make those who had caused him pain pay, even if it meant shedding tears and blood as he had suffered. "Bryan, Mom was wrong. Please come back to us," "Bryan, Dad admits his mistakes, please forgive me and return to us?" "Bryan, we're sorry for neglecting you, we regret it now," even his three sisters who despised him the most. These were the same people who had never spared him a single glance, despite his longing for their love and affection his entire life, even when he lay on the brink of death they chose an outsider over him, now they beg for his forgiveness and plead for his return, it was ironic, almost laughable. "I don't have a family, and I'm perfectly fine being an orphan," Join the incredible journey of Bryan Winterwood as he goes from being an orphan to discovering as the long-lost son of one of the richest families, but despite appearing to be having everything there's nothing for him not even love until the moment he was dead, just when it seems like everything ended, fate has its own play for him, Bryan is given a second chance, instead of embracing the life of an heir to a billionaire family, he decides to walk away and return to the life of an orphan once again to rise and shine by his own