Under The Oak Tree Riftan Pov

Francis Gad, who hailed from a first class family eventually turned out to be a live-in-son-in-law. He was despised, insulted and humiliated by everyone who crossed his path. Soon, he had no choice but to claim his inheritance. As the restored heir, he promised to make all those who ever caused him pain to gnash their teeth in pain and regret.

Believing that he was acting out of love on the day that he was to marry the love of his life, Rex took the fall for an accident that he did not commit. However, the person he did it for, deceived and betrayed him. Five years later he was back to make them all pay and kneel at his feet.

Ethan Hunter thought that if he could endure the Blake family's mistreatment he would be able to win the love of Thalia Blake, his wife. His 3 years of marriage were filled with insults and Ethan was treated like a slave by them. However, just as Ethan began to fall in love with Thalia, it turned out that Thalia humiliated Ethan in front of the Blake family and filed divorce papers. In fact, Thalia is also pregnant. Unfortunately, it was not Ethan's child, but someone else's. Ethan broke his marriage bond with Thalia, even though it broke his promise to his mentor. However, unbeknownst to Thalia, Ethan had been the one protecting the Blake family from the threat of something very dangerous and unimaginable. "Alright! Don't expect me to protect you. I won't take back my words even if you bow down and kiss my feet."

Valkyrie Black's world crumbled when she was cast onto the unforgiving streets as a child. Surviving alone and gifted by the ancient "Spark" AI system, a relic of a long-lost civilization, she sees the world differently than those around her. Armed with this ancient technology, Valkyrie wages a hidden battle against shadowy beasts while navigating the criminal underbelly of Durres city. With each adversary vanquished, she gains new insight, powers, and abilities. Set in a steampunk world rife with mafia intrigue, criminal guilds, and corrupt politicians, Valkyrie's journey is a tale of grit and innovation. Other books by Drew Archeron include Rejected Billionaire, The Huntress - Luna Eileen, and Civilian Dragon Lord *I own all rights and layers to my book cover.

Steven spent years of his life as the perfect husband—loyal, self-sacrificing, and always putting his wife, Nora, first.  What he didn't know was that all of that would be destroyed in one night when someone from the past returned. Ryan Thomas—Nora's ex-boyfriend. The man she thought she had forgotten... but who never really left Nora's heart and memory. With a fake smile and feigned kindness, Ryan slowly poisoned Nora's mind. Accusations, insults, and suspicions. All were hurled at Steven—a man who never even defended himself. Until one day, after being thoroughly humiliated, Steven said only one sentence: "I'll let you see who you're really looking down on." Then the divorce happened. And the world saw something unimaginable: Steven is not an ordinary man. He is the heir and owner of a global business empire that even the president must respect. The man who had been trampled on all this time... turned out to be a giant who was deliberately hiding. When Steven returned to his true identity, the world was shaken. That was his time to do revenge on them. And only one person was unprepared to face that reality—Nora. While Steven rose to the height of his power, Nora sank into regret that could never be undone. She pursued him. She charmed him. She begged him. But Steven just stared at her coldly and said: "From now on, consider me never yours."

In the global calendar year 2087, the world did not collapse... it calcified. Society is split between the towering skyscrapers of the wealthy and the filthy slums where honest labor barely buys life. For Ray Anne, this system is a cruel trap: his fierce morality prevents him from acquiring the huge sums needed to save his ailing mother, and his only hope lies in the virtual realm known as the Second Reality. His escape arrives through a debt: acquiring a state-of-the-art Link Gear from the city's powerful Governor in exchange for nearly 13 million Credits and a looming employment contract. With his mother's fate hanging on a one-year deadline, Ray Anne dives into Nexgenesis, only to be immediately thrown into a geopolitical nightmare disguised as a tutorial: [Resolve the conflict between two species]. To survive and succeed, Rayanne weaves between ruthless action—such as calculatingly incinerating the newborns of the Blockheads to earn skills and strategic alliance, befriending the outcasts and the like. He must leverage his intellect to control the war between the grotesque world and the simple-minded Brickheads, a conflict he accidentally escalates into chaos. Follow Ray's urgent race against the clock as he leverages the virtual world's economy and its fantastical politics to conquer a debt that is almost his life's worth, striving to pay for his freedom and secure his mother’s salvation.

Jonathan Hazel has always been at the bottom, scorned by his wealthy in-laws, the powerful Jackson’s family. His marriage to Elina Jackson comes to an end on the night of their second wedding anniversary after Elina leaves him for Nicholas Ray, a wealthy business man, and consequently issuing him divorce papers. But everything changes when his grandfather’s mysterious death, and a strange tattoo on his left shoulder unlock a long-buried secret-Jonathan is the sole heir to the Hazel’s Empire, the most powerful empire in the whole world. Overnight, Jonathan’s life is transformed, and he’s ready to turn the tables. But with unimaginable wealth comes formidable enemies, dangerous secrets, and a legacy that could cost him everything.

“Manuel Salazar, you are under arrest for the disappearance of Mrs. Cassidy Jones," the police officer said as he handcuffed me. Manuel Salazar is a sex worker, a male prostitute who fucks the wives of the most popular men in Manhattan. He was the last person to see Cassidy alive after they spent the night at their usual spot, but he didn't kill her; he was being framed, but who would believe him? No body, no murder weapon, just a hotel room covered in blood and his DNA all over. He has to prove his innocence or risk going to prison for a crime he didn't commit. His lawyer Jill Baker is one of the best criminal attorneys in New York, and she suspects foul play, she is his only chance to walk away acquitted of all charges. The clock is ticking. Will they solve this crime in time?

Morgan has always liked Lyndsey since childhood but was rejected due to his background. His marriage was arranged, Morgan married Lyndsey and became the son-in-law of the Brown family. However, Morgan and Lyndsey’s marriage after marriage was not happy, because Lyndsey liked her ex-boyfriend, so after getting married for a few months, she didn’t even let Morgan touch her body. Mother-in-law and younger brother-in-law also often trouble Morgan, constantly mocking him, even withholding Morgan’s monthly salary and only giving him a few hundred dollars as pocket money. Morgan had thought of resisting, but because his father, Patrick Johnson, had heart disease and owed the Brown family sixty thousand, he could only endure and live in grievance under the roof of the Brown family. Will he be able to survive the humiliation?

years after the world was nearly destroyed by the Last Plague, humanity clings to survival under the fragile illusion of order. The “Cure” has stopped the infection but not the guilt, madness, or memories left behind. Dr. Nella Rider, a court-appointed psychiatrist, is assigned to the most infamous trial in human history: the Plague Tribunal. Her task is to determine whether Dr. Adrian Pazzo, the brilliant scientist accused of unleashing the virus, is mentally competent to stand trial and whether his remorse is genuine. Inside the frozen halls of the world’s most secure prison, Nella meets Pazzo for the first time, a gaunt, hollow-eyed man who radiates both intellect and menace. His words are measured, his humor unsettling, and his sanity fragile. Yet as Nella digs deeper, she begins to suspect that the truth behind the Plague and the mysterious “Last Cure” that saved humanity is far more complicated than the world wants to hear