Truth Be Told Mathew West

Kang Min-joon's life is measured in debt. Forty-two million won inherited from a dead father, growing larger every day despite his endless work. When a strange app appears on his phone, it offers an impossible deal: complete deadly tasks in a nightmare dimension, or watch his younger brother suffer the same fate. But the app comes with a twisted gift that makes every conversation a minefield. His lies reshape reality itself, while speaking truth tears him apart from the inside. In a world where honesty can kill and deception becomes law, Min-joon must learn to weaponize his words, survive creatures that shouldn't exist, and discover why he was chosen before the next task claims his life.

In the grand city of Arcadia, Evan Theodore Walker faces a tragic death on his 17th birthday. Yet, his death is not an end, but the beginning of an extraordinary journey. Granted a second chance by a mysterious power, Evan rises as a new protector with video game-like abilities. In a world brimming with magic and threats, Evan must hone his skills, complete quests, and confront enemies threatening his beloved city. With the formidable Victor and his fearsome black-clad army as foes, and aided by the heroic Aria and his loyal friend Riley, Evan battles to uncover the truth behind his family's death and safeguard Arcadia from ruin. In an adventure full of action and wonder, Evan must confront great challenges and discover his true strength as Arcadia's guardian.

Cursed from birth. Hunted by fate. Bound to a power he never asked for. In a realm where kingdoms bleed and shadows whisper secrets, Kael bears a mark no crown can erase a curse that festers in his blood and turns kings into killers. Branded a threat, he is cast out, hunted like a beast, and left for dead by those sworn to protect him. But Kael refuses to die quietly. Haunted by visions, driven by vengeance, and armed with a gift that could destroy gods, he begins his ruthless journey back into a world that tried to bury him. Alliances will shatter. Empires will burn. And the truth behind his curse will shake the very foundations of the world. They took his future. Now he’s coming for their throne.

Raya was favored by the goddess of reincarnation, destined for a gentle new life after death. Yet when his reincarnation began, the golden light meant for the virtuous twisted into chaotic colors, an anomaly even the goddess had never witnessed. Thrown into a new world without explanation, Raya’s life became a succession of loss, cruelty, and survival. Demons, humans, and other races alike crushed the weak without remorse. Just when death finally claimed him once again, the truth revealed itself. [Welcome, Demon Lord the Twelfth.] [The Forsaken One throughout heaven and earth.] Reborn as the ruler of the very beings that once ruined his life, Raya must decide whether to become the monster the world expects or the anomaly that changes it.

Kai Gibson has always been ordinary—too ordinary for a city like Harborview, where power, influence, and fear rule every street corner. After losing his father under mysterious circumstances and struggling under crushing debt, Kai is pushed to the edge of survival. But everything changes the night he’s ambushed behind an abandoned mall and a strange surge of energy awakens inside him. With the rare ability known as Tactical Insight, Kai begins to see the world differently—patterns, threats, weaknesses, pathways to victory even when the odds are against him. Suddenly, the once-weak young man becomes a rising force in Harborview’s underworld. But Kai’s evolution comes with a price. Every step forward drags him deeper into a web of enemies: street gangs, corrupt elites, hidden organizations, and people he once trusted. Betrayals strike from unexpected places, and Kai learns that the attack that awakened his power wasn’t random at all—it was planned. Now trapped between shadowy forces that want to control him and others who want him dead, Kai must level up faster than his enemies expect. Each chapter pushes him through higher stakes: • deadly ambushes • shocking betrayals • growing supernatural abilities • strategic face-slapping comebacks • climbing from the lowest rung of society to a position of unstoppable strength As Kai climbs, he uncovers the truth behind his father’s death, the origins of his new power, and a hidden war brewing beneath the city’s neon lights. To survive, he must rise. To win, he must become more than human. And to uncover the truth, he must be willing to face the darkness inside—and the monsters hiding in plain sight. Harborview will remember the name Kai Gibson… whether it wants to or not.

When the nation’s most mysterious trillionaire, Chris Alphonso, accidentally becomes entangled in the chaotic world of Deborah Lewis, the iron-willed daughter of a billionaire, neither realizes how a mistaken Uber ride will unravel the lives of two powerful families. Deborah is desperate her father’s empire will only be hers if she marries a man of equal fortune. Chris, living incognito beneath the radar of the elite, accepts a contract marriage proposal that should have been a simple façade. But secrets have gravity. As their fake union deepens, they’re pulled into a dangerous web of corporate espionage, family betrayal, and a love neither saw coming. In a world where appearances rule and loyalty is currency, two hearts must decide what’s worth more power, truth, or each other.

Miracle Academy was built to train the elite—those gifted with power, lineage, and privilege. But Richard Sol, a Hollowborn, has none of these. Marked by a forbidden core and a past that should have erased him, he is destined to fail. Yet, when the academy’s brutal trials begin, Richard does the impossible—he survives, outwits, and defies every expectation. As whispers of his unnatural abilities spread, powerful enemies take notice. The ruthless elite want him crushed. The abyss watches, hungry. And buried deep within him, an ancient force stirs. To claim his place, Richard must embrace the truth of what he is—a Tribrid, born of something far beyond mortal comprehension. In a world where strength is law, and the weak are devoured, Richard will either rewrite the rules—or be consumed by them.

THE ILLEGITIMATE HEIR Description Zayn Albert is an illegitimate heir to the Harrison empire, the son of Scott Harrison, the owner of the luxurious Bel Air 5-star hotel and Harrison hospital worldwide. He grew up with his mother. He grew up being poor and struggled towards his life. To experience the other side of the world, he partakes in a programming competition hosted by Scott Harrison and in partnership with Melvin's school of programming. Along the line, he found out the truth about whom he really is. He was almost murdered but got saved by Mr. Philip Simeon, the one-time Billionaire. Five years later, Zayn is back to take revenge on those who tried to kill him with the help of Mr Philip Simeon.

Jacob Montgomery thought he had everything—a loving girlfriend, a promising career, and a future full of possibilities. But when his world is torn apart by betrayal, he's thrust into a nightmare where those he trusted the most have turned against him. Left for dead and waking up in a new body, Jacob discovers a world where power is everything, and the past can come back to haunt you in unimaginable ways. With his new identity, he attends his own funeral and begins a quest for revenge against the brother who destroyed his life and the woman who betrayed him. But as Jacob delves deeper into this dangerous world, he realizes that not everything is as it seems.Will he uncover the truth in time, or will he be consumed by the darkness that surrounds him?

Seventeen years old and just starting his senior year at a new school in a new town. Beau Hayes, was looking forward to a normal life and doing things like making friends, getting a job, graduating, looking for colleges and finding a relationship. Unfortunately for Beau, a single night turns everything around. Waking up in the dead of night feeling different with new abilities and a hunger he had never felt before, Beau must now learn about his new transformation. He must undergo many trials to survive an ongoing war in a new word, avoid the vampiric council's radar after being illegally created, and find his creator to uncover the truth behind his creation. He was in for the time of his life, but not the time he expected nor wanted.