Thriller

Ten years ago, Damian Voss — heir to one of the country’s most powerful families — was falsely accused of fraud, exiled, and declared dead after a mysterious “accident.” Now reborn as Damian Cross, a ruthless self-made CEO, he returns under a new identity to destroy the corrupt elite who betrayed him — starting with the people he once called family. But the past doesn’t stay buried. As Damian digs into the truth behind his downfall, he uncovers a tangled web of murder, secrets, and betrayal. He must face enemies in disguise, a mysterious woman tied to his past, and a secret organization with roots deeper than blood.

In a quiet coastal town, a man named Adrian lived a modest life as a fisherman, keeping to himself and never speaking of his past. Beneath his simple clothes and weathered hands was a hidden truth—he was the heir to a vast fortune and a powerful family empire. Years earlier, suffocated by privilege and expectations, Adrian had vanished without a trace, seeking peace in anonymity and freedom in hard, honest work. For years, no one suspected the humble fisherman was once Adrian Locke, the enigmatic billionaire’s son whose disappearance made headlines. But when the town faced a crisis—a powerful developer threatened to destroy the harbor—Adrian could no longer stay silent. He stepped forward, revealing his identity and calling in resources that stunned the community. With calculated precision and a quiet authority, Adrian used his connections and wealth to fight back, preserving the town and exposing the corruption behind the deal. His return to power wasn’t about reclaiming status, but using his background for something meaningful. In doing so, he found a purpose far greater than running—he found a way to merge the man he had become with the legacy he had left behind.

Cain Mercer was the CIA's deadliest black-ops asset. He could enter any room, eliminate any target, and vanish without a trace. They called him a ghost—not because he was invisible, but because he left no evidence behind. Then the Siberia mission changed everything. An explosion at a classified research facility should have killed him. Instead, it unlocked something inside Cain's mind. Now he sees them: the Strays—flickering, predatory remnants of the dead that drift through our world like interference on a dying radio. They're invisible to everyone else. And they're hunting. The Agency branded him insane, locked him away in a deep-cover psychiatric facility. But when impossible assassinations begin targeting high-value global assets—each victim found with the same static-burn scar Cain carries on his chest—they have no choice but to unearth their broken weapon. Cain is offered a deal: track the killer, stop the attacks, and earn his freedom. But the deeper he digs, the darker the truth becomes. The Strays aren't random. They're being directed by someone inside the Agency itself—a ghost from Cain's past who knows exactly what he's become. To survive, Cain must embrace the very thing that terrifies him most: he's not just a ghost operative. He's the only one who can fight ghosts. And the war has only just begun.

"They called him Dustblood. Cursed. Worthless. But in the crypt’s darkness, something ancient whispered back." 2. "In a world where magic means everything, Elior has nothing—until the dead offer him a gift that should never be taken." 3. "Betrayed, humiliated, forgotten—until the shadows call his name." 4. "Magic made him an outcast. The dead will make him a weapon." 5. "The academy laughed when he fell. They won’t laugh when he rises from the crypt." 6. "Every gift in the kingdom came with a price. But Elior was willing to pay in blood."

PREMISE Damang, a former special forces operative (Military Scholar) who returns to his village in the interior of Kalimantan, finds his homeland beginning to "sicken." A multinational corporation called The Andalusian Order has arrived under the guise of a green energy project. However, Damang smells blood. Led by Elias Thorne, a charismatic occultist who possesses telekinetic powers and the ability to manipulate blood, the sect is actually searching for the "Heart of the Earth"—the largest spiritual energy point in Kalimantan—to awaken a dark entity from the ancient Andalusian era that they worship. The sect did not come empty-handed. They brought The Paladins, a mercenary force modified with dark magic, making them bulletproof and granting them abnormal speed. When his father (the Tribal Chief) is brutally slaughtered before his eyes using a magical ritual, Damang realizes that his assault rifle is not enough. Guided by the spirit of the Panglima Burung through blood-soaked dreams, Damang must undergo a forbidden ritual to awaken the Flying Mandau and master high-level invulnerability. A great war erupts: Machine guns vs. poison blowdarts that hunt their targets. European blood magic vs. the ancestral spirit powers of the Dayak. Damang must hunt down the sect members one by one within a jungle that can transform into a deadly labyrinth, before Elias Thorne completes the eclipse ritual that will plunge Kalimantan into eternal darkness.

Ashes of Her Name Some names are written in love, others in blood… When Clara Sterling returns to Hollow Creek — a town haunted by whispers and buried secrets — she intends to confront the ghost that’s haunted her for twenty years: the unsolved murder of her mother, and the father who vanished without a trace. But Hollow Creek is a place where memories bleed, lies linger, and no secret stays buried forever. Thrown into the path of Damien Creed, a brooding and enigmatic heir with shadows of his own, Clara finds herself entangled in a web of betrayal, forbidden desires, and long-forgotten sins. Together, they unravel cryptic clues and forbidden letters, piecing a truth the town fought to bury. As Clara draws closer to the identity of her mother’s killer, she uncovers a conspiracy darker than she ever imagined — one tied to the very roots of Hollow Creek. Loyalties will shatter. Love will be tested. And in a town built on secrets, the truth may be the deadliest thing of all. Ashes of Her Name is a breathtaking blend of romance, mystery, and spine-chilling suspense — a story about how sometimes, to find yourself, you have to burn down everything you thought you knew.

When celebrated investigative journalist Ethan Carter checks into the eerie and isolated Blackwood Grand Hotel, he expects a quiet retreat—but fate has other plans. One stormy night, a bloodcurdling gunshot rings out from the infamous Room 306, and wealthy businessman Victor Langley is found dead in what appears to be a suicide. But Ethan’s instincts tell him something is wrong. The crime scene doesn’t add up—there’s no gunpowder residue, no exit wound, and the weapon rests in the wrong hand. As he digs deeper, Ethan uncovers a web of lies hidden within the hotel’s shadowy halls, where every guest has a secret and the past refuses to stay buried. The deeper he goes, the more dangerous the truth becomes—and someone is watching his every move. With the help of a reluctant housekeeper and a curious bellhop, Ethan races to piece together the puzzle before the killer strikes again. As the tension builds, the Blackwood Grand transforms from a lavish hideaway into a claustrophobic trap, and Room 306 becomes the centre of a chilling conspiracy.

Ethan, a poor yet determined man, struggles to prove his worth and save the Caldwell family after they reject him due to his humble background of a nobody. James, a vengeful former employee whose father died mysteriously and was once close to the Caldwell family, sees an opportunity to infiltrate through Sophia’s generosity. James plans to exact revenge for his father’s death by taking over their companies and destroying their legacy. Meanwhile, Ethan, suspecting James’s true intentions but unable to expose him directly, sets out to become rich so he can protect Sophia and the Caldwell family from the looming threat. As James’s plot unfolds, Ethan races against time to uncover the truth and secure a future where he can finally prove his worth to Sophia and save the Caldwell legacy from destruction.

He can’t see the dark. But the dark can see him. When a cosmic eclipse rips humanity’s shadows away, they don't just vanish...they hunt. Across the vertical concrete jungle of New York City, billions of detached silhouettes are slaughtering their owners, stepping into their skin to become hollow, malevolent Mimics. For Zyrus Miranda, a blind martial arts master, the apocalypse is just another Tuesday. Immune to the psychological terror paralyzing the sighted world, Zyrus navigates the pitch-black ruins through pure vibration and lethal precision. Together with Dixy Alvarez, a fierce, quick-witted parkour instructor who becomes his eyes in the chaos, Zyrus builds an underground resistance, teaching survivors how to fight blind to survive. But Zyrus’s greatest battle isn't with the monsters outside...it’s with his own rogue shadow. In a breathless, pitch-black alley duel, Zyrus’s iron will achieves the impossible: he subdues his shadow, forcing it into a symbiotic, weapon-shifting duo. Now, with a lethal shadow-partner bound to his carbon-fiber staff and Dixy fighting at his side, Zyrus must launch a vertical assault up One World Trade Center to shatter the cosmic core. The light is fading. Can a blind man guide humanity out of eternal darkness?

We are byproducts of the environments we were raised from. Childhood traumas shape how we interact with other people later in our lives if we fail to heal. This is a story about how childhood traumas like the father wound impact a woman's sense of self-worth, attachment style, and choice of partners.