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Gabriel Marchesi is a brilliant criminal defense attorney with a dark secret, he’s the trusted legal advisor to the Russo crime family. For years, Gabriel has expertly balanced his dual life, manipulating the legal system to protect the mob while maintaining the illusion of respectability. But his carefully constructed world begins to unravel when Anthony Marino, a Russo accountant, turns informant, armed with evidence that could expose the family’s secrets and Gabriel’s role in laundering their money. With federal prosecutor Elliot Kane closing in and Marino under government protection, the Russo family demands Gabriel silence the traitor by any means necessary. As the pressure mounts, Gabriel faces scrutiny from the Bar Association, which threatens to disbar him for misconduct. Allegra Russo, the ruthless heir to the family empire, makes it clear that failure is not an option, forcing Gabriel into a perilous game of manipulation, deceit, and survival. As Gabriel dives deeper into the darkness, his moral compass falters. Each decision pulls him further into a web of betrayal and violence, blurring the line between loyalty and self-preservation. Haunted by his choices and the growing threat of exposure, Gabriel must confront an impossible question: how far is he willing to go to protect himself and the family he serves? Set in the shadowy underworld of Chicago, This book is a gripping legal thriller about ambition, loyalty, and the cost of living a double life. As Gabriel’s worlds collide and the stakes reach a deadly peak, he’ll discover that some lines, once crossed, can never be undone.

Carter and his family moved into the mansions of meverly - which was said and rumored as the "home of the lost peculiars" One night, he and his siblings found out amidst a secret enchanted garden which was a gateway to a different dimension that led them into the lands of Encrest - a world where fantasy and magic itself is real; wherein elves, fairies, and other mythical and mystical beings exist, also a kingdom which he didn't know it exists behind the very door they discovered, a world that would finally accept him as to who he is. As they delve deep into it out of curiosity, Carter and his siblings got separated as they got inside the portal - which was the only gateway between the real world and the realm of Encrest. It got destroyed because of the infiltration of the bandit of elves - also known as the Kages, that steals precious gems and pieces of jewelry for their wicked schemes. Fortunately, He met Raven and saved him from one giant boulder of rock that was almost about to hit Carter. That is where his tale and adventure begins as he was invited to a prestigious school by Krystelle and met more friends along the way and there he learned sorcery and magic to fight evil peculiars, to find his siblings, and to find a way back to their real world.

Adrian Johnson, who has been married to his wife for years, planned on surprising her after she closed a big business deal. What happens when he catches her making out with a stranger in her car and she immediately serves him a divorce?

In a fantasy world where different races co-exist. Humans, elves, dwarves, orcs, griffins, hippogriffs, wizard, dragons, etc. Magic and swordsmanship ruled the world. Storm Walker, an ordinary boy who had nothing but his dead father's bracelet faced bullying every single day of his life. Despite the humiliation and tantrums he faced because he was born into the world as a human, he still managed to remain cheerful. The current world now regard humans as weak and useless people that shouldn't be apart of the world. While the mythical creatures like Orcs, dragons, elves, dwarf, reigned supreme. Would Storm stand to prove that humans are not weak, or give in to the bullying?

Arnold, the omega and a 2nd son of the seventh alpha and Jack son of the wolf king escape the killing of their family by their older brother and uncle. Jack vows get back the throne and Arnold begins to work at a military facility to create super hybrid soldiers for revenge against his brother. The story begins with John kelly, an heroic cop who is in search of his adopted father Arnold, his lover Eva And brother Noah. John was a teenager when some men adopted his father and his family killed before his eyes and he awakes a system and his brother Noah escape with an steam punk Mafia boss. John framed for murder he never committed, goes to jail and joins the force with his wolf system abilities. Sworn to bring to justice the murderers of his family through the law however his brother will go on ruling the mafia world discovering his ability to communicate with werewolves. He comes back for revenge of his family and he believes it takes a Devil to kill monsters. The two conflicting brother's with john believes in bringing his enemies through the law of justice and Noah believes instant kill and murder. The duo in search of their father soon discovered the a blueprint of war that will end the world.

The year is 2122 the world is faced with ever-changing catastrophe as gates open and flooding it with never seen monstrosities and demons, governments try and fight it but are being slowly overtaken, that is until a new Discovery is made: those chosen by fate shall drink the blood of the vanquished monsters and gain powers beyond humanity. Finally, humanity has a fighting chance, but the world is not done yet as another cataclysm knocks at the doors of life, that day massive floods overtook half of all populated land killing millions and in the same day that a pirate called Anne Fortune dives into the raging seas to save her lover but, surprisingly returns to land with a child born of the Abyss. It's eyes, one blue as the water and one black as death, will he grow to be humanity's hope or downfall?

Arthur thought his life was over when he was forced to sign an annulment for his one-month-old marriage, lost his job and almost got run over by a car. But at the hospital, he woke up to a shocking revelation that changed everything; it turned out he was actually a secret heir to a fortune and also of Royal Blood. Now, he was caught up in a world of wealth, power and revenge he never knew existed.

In a world that is defined by power, Lance stands out as the only enigma-nap, with no visible aim and a razor-sharp tongue. This lazy, sharp-tongued orphan, however, hides under the indifferent face a very sharp mind and single terrifying thought: 'Can I become a god?' He transforms that rather weird obsession into an obstinate path for becoming the controller of the very texture of society. Thus, in walking such cunning schemes, he really very well plans the things in a manner that all those who will be caught in the web don't know how they got entrapped. Ranging from the shadowy syndicates to ancient bloodlines vying for supremacy, everyone is just another piece on his board. Evelyn, heiress to a legacy now crumbling, has her own fights. Mysteriously, both parents vanished in relation to a top-secret research project. The thing preventing total destruction of the family's an ancient curse: utter ruin to any that lay a hand upon this bloodline-the protection has already started to fade. In a fateful meet with Lance, Evelyn would acquire an artifact capable of giving unimaginable superhuman powers. But one condition binds their uneasy alliance: equivalent exchange. Such were destined to forge alliances as well as betray and cut secret deals, and in such noise, Lance discovers the buried legacy of his own blod, a legacy that perhaps holds the key to his grand ambition towards godhood. Bloodlines are unveiled, as underground superhuman races come to light, and as secret organizations revealed their own conspiracy towards ascendencion. Lance sacrifices pawns in a larger game that only he can see in every moves. Even gods bleed. Will Lance maneuvers his enemies to rise to the throne of immortality or will his cold calculations be trumped by love, betrayal, and the unraveling secrets of his past?.

“Grandfather, I don’t want to marry this riffraff.” Grace cried. “He is nothing but a braggart.” “It is true!” Grace’s mother supported. “This man will bring shame to our family. My friends will laugh at me.” “My daughter cannot marry this man!” ******************************************* Edward fiancée and her family scorned him for being weak. They saw him as an ordinary riffraff with no status in the city. But they did not know that he was the Master Of Infinite Powers and also the mysterious medical immortal that everyone feared. Everyone called him master and he could cure any illness. © Meganovel 2024

Abandoned by his father even before birth, Marc Altard grew up with his mother and younger sister, living a normal human life only to come across an elf, Berilan Ethren, who claimed to be his half brother, sent by his unknown father to find him, because of the realm was at the verge of being destroyed by a risen evil, and he is destined to join in the fight against this evil. Will Marc Altard believe the words of a total stranger? Will he join this hidden war? Could this be the reason why he was born? In the end, destiny is all.