Painful Love

[BOOK 1 OF HOLY STAR] Set in a world where the most powerful continent is ruled by the most powerful nation, and the most prominent symbol of grand power there is the Temple of Wisdom. Etanai Bazu, a nobody from the slums of Stell City, received a gift from the most powerful celestial, The God of Scriptures, through a life-altering experience that left him with an unstable mind. Along with four A-list military trainees: Chad Bravo, Cassandra Rayer, Bava Edward, and Garu Chanti, Etanai became a Holy Warrior to the priestess of the Temple of Wisdom. While dealing with a deranged mind and an uncontrollable power, Etanai is dragged into a journey entailing friendship, alliances, and enemies; dealing with trauma and healing them; trust and betrayal in relationships; the pros and cons of fame; dirty politics in the sacred temple…… then there’s love. The newborn warrior couldn’t fight against the pull of Forbidden Love, not if Priestess Eshya was involved. (Note: bXb and gXg characters.)

On Diamant's 14th birthday, the strangest thing happened. A witch had almost killed her while warning her to stay away from the past. Diamant and her grandpa were people who lived on a survival skill of running and hiding from an unknown that relentlessly chased after them and threatened their lives. One night, this skill of Run and Hide met its end at the hands of a war brought upon their village by the mighty King of Alusa, the Dragon Lord. Having lost everything in the war, Diamant is driven by rage and grieve to seek revenge against the King. This is no easy task as she will get entangled in lies, conspiracy, betrayal, love, war and magic. In all these, she discovers there are important questions about her life that only the past has answers to. Will she delve into the past to seek these answers which may cost her everything including her life? Or will she face the present, forgo knowing these answers and live the life she is struggling to build for herself?

Raihan's love confession to his dream girl ends with a deafening rejection, followed by soul-crushing laughter in the middle of campus. At his lowest point, the Deathly Cringe System activates, demanding he accumulate "cringe points" by performing a series of the most awkward public acts. From stuttering to strangers to becoming a living campus meme, Raihan is forced to face his greatest fears for these absurd missions. Each "embarrassing mission" gradually dulls his shyness, builds courage, and even uncovers unexpected potential within him. But what is the true purpose of this cruel system? And is Raihan ready to confront the greatest trauma that has bound him in the past, to complete all this madness? An absurd journey towards self-acceptance, proving that sometimes, shame can be the key to true strength... and perhaps, unexpected love.

Elara has survived a whole year in the dragon king's palace being invisible, just another servant in a kingdom were dragons rule and humans serve. But her whole life is turned upside down when she's reassigned to the King's private chambers. Draeven Thorne, an ancient, arrogant and insatiable dragon who's bedded thousands, yet the touch of this trembling girls makes him feel something he's never felt in his 3000 years of existence: The fated bond's pull. Elara feels it too, a dangerous heat she can't explain. So she does what any sane person would do, She runs. Big mistake. Dragons love a chase and Draeven Thorne always catches his prey. But Elara isn't just a servant, she's something else entirely and as she begins to uncover what she truly is she's caught in a deadly game between two obstinate dragon brothers, one who claims she's his destiny and the other who believes she could be his salvation.

“Alessia, what’s happening here? Were you just making out with your boss?” He asked, his eyes widening in shock. “What does it looks like? Of course I was having a nice time with him. Compared to you, he’ll pay for my bills, the ones you were unable to meet up with.” She hissed. *** A young delivery agent who just lost his job, was on his way home. Though there was nothing to be glad about, he was ready to bless the heavens just for keeping Alessia; his one and only love by his side. It’s such a pity for him that he got brutalized and insulted by the same person he thought had his back. Disappointment was written all over his face as he stepped his foot out of that office. [Host Pharrell, this is the SIMPLING system, you have received ten thousand dollars, to be spent in the next two hours] Pharrell Crowley is ready to get to the top!

Ding-! [Congratulations! You have been awarded the title of 'The First Person from Another World'!] [Congratulations! You have acquired the title of 'Owner of the Ancient Emperor's Secret Palace'!] [The Dual Gates you entered have been identified as yours!] [All the belongings in this Palace are yours, Master!] That's what Igarashi Kazuki heard, a man who was mocked and cast aside by his family and even the world due to his chubby and ugly appearance when he opened the extraordinary Dual Gates in his ancestral warehouse. He discovered a mysterious gateway that led him to a new world full of unimaginable possibilities. Through the Dual Gates, Kazuki obtained an AI System that helped him train and evolve into a stronger, smarter, and more cunning individual. Seeking revenge was not the only thing he did, a red thread guided him and destiny bound him to keep moving towards unlimited heights. However, his journey would not be an easy one, as there were many tigers and dragons lying dormant in both worlds that Kazuki had to fight in order to achieve all his ambitions with the thread of destiny guiding him. With colossal battles, a tantalizing love story, cunning political games, and power struggles, ambitiously aiming to become the CEO of a world-class company and participating in global geopolitics, creating many new innovations for the world, Kazuki will embark on an extraordinary adventure where he will face unexpected challenges and obstacles in his quest to conquer both worlds. How will Kazuki face it all? Will he become the best with all the desired endings and shape the future of all living beings in both worlds as he wishes, or will he be crushed by the challenges and formidable enemies that lie ahead? ******* This is Fantasy story, unrelated to reality.

Jason Moretti was never meant to inherit his father’s empire. Abandoned, humiliated, and branded a disgrace to the Moretti Mafia bloodline, Jason walked away from the underworld, until betrayal, bloodshed, and the kidnapping of the woman he loves pulled him back into the shadows. In a desperate bid to save Valentina Russo, the fierce daughter of a rival Mafia family, Jason uncovers a dangerous secret: his father wasn’t just a Mafia kingpin, he was one of seven Gatekeepers of an elite global syndicate known as The Raven Circle, a secret society that manipulates governments, wealth, and war from the shadows. Now, Jason is caught in a game of power older than the Mafia itself, where allies can’t be trusted, enemies wear familiar faces, and love might be his only weakness. As he builds a covert rebellion with the help of Eva Russo, a rogue assassin and Valentina’s estranged sister Jason must fight to unravel a web of lies, bloodline secrets, and elite betrayal. With each mission, he rises from pawn to leader… from outcast to legend. But when a devastating betrayal comes from within his own crew, Jason must make a final choice: Rule the empire that destroyed him… or burn it all to protect the ones he loves.

Picture this. You go on vacation. Meet this chill, beautiful woman. She loves you, you love her — everything feels perfect. You get married. Two years in, you’re madly in love — the kind where you’re telling her things you haven’t told your shadow. Then one night… You hear sounds in the house. Turns out, your wife brought another man home. Slept with him. In your bed. And when you get offended, she tells you to be mature. That was Charles' life. But Charles has a beef with second chances. He asked for a divorce right away. His wife thought she finally won. Finally figured out how to make Charles realize he’s been nothing but a cockroach in her coffee all these years. Unfortunately, she didn’t know — The company she built, the connections she bragged about, the deals she “secured”… Every single win in her life for the past two years had his fingerprints on it. And once he walked out, it all started to fall apart. But this story doesn’t start with heartbreak. It starts the night Charles left… and the most feared woman in New York asked him to marry her. Will he pay his ex-wife back? Nah. That would be too easy. Charles leaving her life is like pulling the one stack holding the whole building upright. Will she regret it? Only if she survives the collapse long enough to remember what regret even feels like. But Charles will be here, sipping his coffee. Watching his ex-wife’s world burn— one arrogant family member at a time. So grab your popcorn. This ride’s about to get long — and very, very personal.

Yan Ming, the King of hell, Ruler of the abyss, one of the ten primordials was betrayed by three of his seven wives after a clash with his arch-enemy Ling Xi. Yan Ming fell to the assault but the three generals were unable to retrieve hell's mandate who deemed them unworthy of wielding it. Yan Ming reincarnates as a normal human with the mandate linked to him as a system guiding him to regain his powers with only one mission for him to fulfill. {Main Questline: Reclaim ownership of the infernal realm} {Time Limit: 5 years} {Penalty: Permanent loss of the title "King Of Hell, Ruler of the abyss} Guided by the mandate now recreated into a system, Yan Ming rises from a mortal body to reclaim control over hell and exert his dominance. --- A book based on unraveling the different mysteries of cultivation and the universe, very fast paced and diverse. I'd recommend you check out the free chapters first and try making a guess regards the novels plot what do you think? °^°

Leo Carter, a once-overlooked university errand boy whose life changes after awakening the Supremacy System. A mysterious system that gives him missions, rewards, money, business knowledge, and strategic advantages. At the beginning, Leo was humiliated constantly at Eastgate University, especially by Marcus Whitmore and the elite students connected to wealthy families. He worked like a servant on campus, wore embarrassing clothes, and was treated as invisible. Everything changed when the System activated. Now he wants Global ascension so nobody in this world will ever look down on him.