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CRIMSON LIES: Bound by blood & betrayal |18+| BOOK 1

A twisted tale of obsession, revenge, and forbidden desire. In the glittering chaos of Mumbai, ACP Arjun Mehta is hunting a killer who stages murders as perfect accidents. Successful women are dying, and the only connection? They all recently ended relationships. Enter Kavya Singhania—a fierce criminal defense lawyer who clashes with Arjun in court and ignites a fire neither can extinguish. Their chemistry is explosive, their battles legendary, but when Kavya becomes the killer's next target, Arjun must confront a ghost from his past. Six years ago, Arjun made a choice that shattered someone's world. Now, that choice has returned with deadly consequences. The killer isn't just hunting women—she's hunting the one woman who dared to love the man she could never forget. Dr. Myra Kapoor, a brilliant psychiatrist with a dark secret, has been watching, waiting, and planning. Once, Arjun was hers—body, soul, Their college romance was intoxicating, forbidden, and all-consuming. But he left. He chose his career over their forever. Now, Myra is making them all pay. As bodies pile up and secrets unravel, Arjun must face the woman he once loved and the monster she's become. But the most dangerous question remains: Can you truly escape someone who once owned every piece of you? A dark romantic thriller that explores the thin line between love and obsession, desire and destruction. Warning: Contains mature content, explicit scenes, psychological manipulation, and themes of obsessive behavior. Reader discretion advised. ———————— Dark Romance Romantic Suspense Psychological Thriller Crime Thriller Murder Mystery Detective Romance Suspense Romance Enemies to Lovers Second Chance Romance Love Triangle Obsessive Love Forced Proximity Alpha Male Strong Heroine [NEW CHAPTER UPDATES (SUN/MON)]
Blue_Butterfly2 · 2.2k Views

Avatar TLA || Rise Of The Fire Lord

Hi and good days to you dear readers! before we start, i just wanna say that this fanfic is just for practice and to see if i have what it takes to make good ffs or not i will try my best to update atleast 5 chapters per week aswell as having plans on hopefully making a patreon in the future Updates will be scheduled from Monday till friday. one chapter per work day basically currently, there will only be a 100 powerstone goal for a new chapter but i may change this goal as we go on in the story -and hopefully when i get more popular (ʘᴗʘ✿) - anyways, english isn't my first language but I'm proud to say that i think of myself as a pretty darn good english speaker and writer ٩( ᐛ )و anyways! onto the actuall summary ----_----_----_----_---_---_---_---_--_--_--_--_-_-_-_- A buisness woman from the modern era -who was pretty darn good at what she did might i add~ - attracts the envy of her fellow peers which later turns to hatred, gets herself unknowingly under the bad radar of these nasty people, and later gets removed by those said people she doesn't know why or how, but it may be her bad luck finally catching up to her that she gets reincarnated as the character with the most shortcoming and miserable end in this new world she's in, The Daughter of Fire Lord Ozai, Princess of the fire nation, her highness Princess Azula because she had watched the series in her last life and knew the fate of the character she got reincarnated as, she would do her best to change that future starting as a newborn who would cry in her mother's embrace, to becoming a firebending prodigy, to becoming the greatest firelord to ever live. she will rewrite the destiny which was brought upon the princess of the fire nation, and avoid the tragedy of becoming alone at the end
Flames_5094 · 27.4k Views

The Ghost Mentors - The Curse Awakening

*Mature Content Warning (18+)* This book contains dark themes, violence, psychological horror, and adult situations. Reader discretion is advised. Claire Allen is obsessed with the supernatural, driven by one desperate goal: to solve the mystery of her father’s death, which she believes was caused by a vengeful spirit. By day, Claire is a regular high school senior. By night, she and her friends, Lily and Stephnie (the medium), run Ghost Mentors—an online channel dedicated to helping lost spirits find peace and cross into the afterlife. Their work is a sacred mission. But their mission shatters when they investigate an abandoned New York house haunted by a cruel, dark witch. The encounter goes horribly wrong. A witch's curse rips Claire's spirit from her body, plunging her into a coma. Now invisible to the world, Claire is only seen by Michael, a dangerously handsome Demon Slayer from Hell, sent by Lucifer himself. Michael believes all ghosts are monsters that must be eliminated. Claire believes they deserve peace. She fights for the lost souls; he hunts them. Yet, when the only person who can see you is the one you despise the most, survival depends on a tense, forbidden alliance that blurs the line between enemies and lovers. A terrifying countdown begins: Thirteen powerful vengeful spirits have started a ritual to tear open the gates of Hell and unleash chaos upon Earth. With only 5 hours left to stop the apocalypse, Claire must do the unimaginable: Journey into the Underworld alone and ring the ancient emergency bell to summon the Devil back to his throne. As battles rage across two worlds, the true darkness unfolds: a powerful jealous friend (Lily) turns to black magic, a hidden bloodline is exposed, and a deadly betrayal threatens to hand Earth over to the demons. The Ghost Mentors: The Cursed Awakening A dark, high-stakes Urban Fantasy Romance where a high school girl must summon the Devil to save the world, only to fall for the demon hunter sent to stop her. Perfect for fans of powerful heroines, demonic anti-heroes, intense enemies-to-lovers arcs, and powerful heroines.
karensam25 · 35.2k Views

Shattered Heaven: Chaotic Ruins

"The stars are silent, for they have been devoured. The heavens are broken, for they were betrayed." In a universe that is little more than a decaying corpse, the laws of reality have become predatory. Fractured realms drift in the void, and ancient clans wage a desperate war over the scraps of a dying existence. Amidst the ruins of a civilization erased by a Great Betrayal, a long-sealed remnant awakens. He is the last of a fallen lineage : a ghost of a past the world has tried to forget. To survive, he must tread through the Twilight Lands, outmaneuver Interstellar Sovereigns, and reclaim the laws of existence. But as the truth of the Shattered Heaven emerges, he realizes his enemies aren't just men, but Sealed Calamities lurking in the folds of time. "It does not matter if the universe dies... as long as I am the one who decides its end." ________________ ​What to expect: from this →→↓↓↓ ​# Ancient Mysteries & Epic World-Building ​# Weak-to-Strong Progression ​# Cold & Calculating Protagonist # Grimdark World: A decaying universe where the laws of nature are predatory. # High-Stakes Manipulation: Everyone has a hidden agenda; trust is a death sentence. # The "Perfect" Lie: A deep dive into a utopian society (Xianxia version)with a dark, twisted underbelly. # Shadow Players: Ancient entities and hidden clans playing a game of chess with human lives. # Ruthless Progression: No "power of friendship" here : only cold logic and calculated growth. # Interstellar Cultivation: Power that scales from destroying mountains to devouring universe. # Time-Manipulation: An MC who treats time not as a river, but as a playground. # Cosmic Horror Elements: Facing "Hidden Powers of Chaos" that exist between the folds of space. ___________ ​[Author's Note: The journey truly begins in Chapter 3 : stick around for the awakening!] ____________ Updates daily at 3:00 PM IST (UTC +5:30) 7 chapter a week.
ZENITHEON · 1.6k Views