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This story follows a woman whose life is forever altered by abandonment. Once gentle, trusting, and deeply in love, she is left shattered and alone at the most vulnerable point of her life. Forced to survive without the man she loved, she reinvents herself emotionally guarded, powerful, and determined never to be broken again. Hidden beneath her strength is a secret that binds her irrevocably to her past, a child born of love and loss. Years later, fate brings her face-to-face with the man who abandoned her. What was buried resurfaces love, regret, unanswered questions, and dangerous emotions that threaten the stability she fought so hard to build.

Kissabel Hilson was born to inherit an empire—but destiny had other plans. As the rightful heiress of the powerful Hilson Empire, Kissabel’s life should have been perfect. Instead, it shattered the night her mother disappeared and her father remarried a woman who turned her home into a battlefield. Betrayed by family, abandoned by the man she loved, and framed by the very blood she shared, Kissabel learns early that love is a weapon—and mercy is a weakness. On the night she is humiliated before the elite of V City, Kissabel walks away from everything she once believed in. What she doesn’t know is that her fall places her directly in the path of Adrian Goodwill—a ruthless CEO feared in the business world and whispered about in the mafia underworld. Cold, calculating, and dangerously irresistible, Adrian doesn’t believe in love. He believes in control. But Kissabel is unlike any woman he’s ever met. As secrets buried for decades begin to surface, Kissabel discovers that her missing mother was not just a victim—but the crown princess of a dominant mafia clan who sacrificed power for forbidden love. And now, that legacy is calling Kissabel home. Caught between corporate wars, mafia bloodlines, and a love that was never supposed to exist, Kissabel must choose: Run from her destiny… Or embrace the darkness and rule beside the man who would burn the world to protect her. Because when a mafia king falls in love, it is never gentle— it is unconditional.

A modern director unexpectedly returns to Hollywood in 1986, and began his legendary journey to take control of the centre of largest film and television industry in the world, step by step. (This is a translated novel by Just Do or Jia Si Te Du, at least as far I could find, I've mainly edited it to make it more consistent and coherent than any version I could find. I'm a few hundred chapters in and there are minimal mentions of China)

After the worst betrayal of his life, he discovers he can do something impossible. He can let go. Completely. When pain becomes too much, he can simply sever the connection. No attachment. No hurt. Just... nothing. At first, it feels like salvation. Then he realizes what it can do for him in business. While others hesitate, second-guess, feel guilt—he doesn't. He builds an empire on decisions others are too weak to make. But every time he severs a connection, something inside him disappears. He's becoming hollow. And reality itself is starting to fracture around him. Then someone appears who changes everything. Someone the power doesn't work on. For the first time in years, he can't just walk away. And he doesn't know if that will save him—or destroy what's left. This is actually my first novel I look forward to walking this journey with you guys

Her empire collapsed overnight. Her fiancé betrayed her. And now, CEO Anozie Olaedo has nothing left, except a deal with the ruthless tycoon. Arinze Chibuzor. Cold. Powerful. Untouchable. He offers her one thing: marriage. No love. No intimacy. Just business. But sparks don’t follow rules. And when his icy mask begins to crack, Olaedo finds herself drawn into a dangerous game of passion, pride, and secrets. Just as she begins to trust him, their pasts comes back to life. People they thought dead. Truths that could shatter everything. A destiny she never asked for. Now, Olaedo must choose: protect her heart, or risk everything for a man who was never supposed to matter. When the past collides with the present… will their fragile contract survive, or will it burn to ashes?

Marriage is sacred and or so Emily thought until the night when her adoptive parents gave her away in marriage to a street kingpin to pay off their debt. The next morning she was at the marriage registry, for fear not to lose her life...First stroke, second stroke and the marriage was sealed. Who would have thought that few days later, her cold face boss would stop by her table "Wife, Haven't you calmed down enough to come home?" Emily met his gaze "Mr. Lucian, you don't make such jokes, my husband wouldn't take it lightly." Lucian clicked his tongue "Wife, do you have another husband aside from me?Maybe you should take a look at this." Emily "...."

Li Tang was reborn on the eve of the new millennium. He knew the trajectory of the mining market over the next twenty years, had the coordinates of every newly discovered supermine, and understood the intricate details of century-defining mergers between mining giants. While experts lamented that all the rich mines were in the hands of major players and that the giants were troubled by aging and depleting resources, turning from exploration to ruthless corporate takeovers... A group from the East kept working miracles—discovering deeply buried, shockingly rich mineral deposits again and again. From scorching deserts, frozen Arctic lands, and uninhabited primeval forests, they extracted tons of ore. Fully loaded cargo ships, the industrial lifeline, thundered across the seas toward the East. He had advanced exploration technology, wielded capital like a club, and maneuvered deftly through complex global politics—completely disrupting the mining industry's global landscape. When he speaks, the world listens. One foreign mining analyst exclaimed: “He is already the sole mining oligarch on Earth!” Thank you for the support, friends. If you want to read more chapters in advance, go to my Patreon. Read 40 Chapters In Advance: patreon.com/Johanssen  

"You're calling the wrong name", he told me as he stopped, "what are you talking about" I asked him, then he replied,"I told you I only want to hear my name from those lips, and last I checked 'more' isn't my name Mira". One girl , one vampire in an epic romance novel.

Her fortune has a single, brutal condition: marry in ten days after your 24th birthday or lose it all. Desperate, Harper Thorne buys a husband. She chooses Jay, a soft-spoken chef, believing him to be safe, quiet, and easy to control. He is none of those things. Behind the kind eyes is Julian Rhodes, a billionaire predator who has been hunting her family for years. Their contract is his weapon, and her home is now his battlefield. Harper thought she was paying for a shield. She just invited the storm.

In the glittering world of the Blackwell empire where power is inherited, appearances are everything, and love is a liability two people find each other at the exact wrong time…and exactly when they need each other most. Ava Carter, a brilliant but overlooked analyst, rises rapidly through the ranks of Blackwell Industries after catching the attention of Ethan Blackwell, the cold, disciplined heir to the dynasty. What begins as a professional connection quickly turns into something far more dangerous something neither of them can afford. Ethan, raised under the crushing expectations of legacy and duty, has been groomed his entire life to marry someone “appropriate.” His family’s choice: Celeste Ward, polished, perfect, and strategically powerful. But Ava soft-spoken, sharp-minded, and fiercely determined shatters the rigid structure he has lived in. She becomes the one thing he can’t control…and the one person who truly sees the man beneath the armor. As the bond between Ethan and Ava deepens from charged elevator silences to stolen confessions their relationship becomes a battlefield. Rumors erupt. Board members whisper. His father tightens his grip. And Ethan’s public kiss with Celeste, captured by the media, sends Ava spiraling into heartbreak. But love refuses to disappear quietly. The two are pulled back together again and again through arguments, longing, betrayals, and impossible choices. Ethan must confront the truth he has spent his life avoiding: he cannot be the man his family wants and keep the woman he loves. And Ava must decide whether fighting for a man trapped by his legacy is worth the cost of losing herself. When Ethan arrives at Ava’s door in the dead of night, shaken and defiant, declaring, “You’re the only truth I have left,” the fragile balance of their world collapses. What follows forces both of them to face their deepest fears love, loyalty, ambition, and the price of stepping into a future that could destroy everything. A story of forbidden love, family pressure, emotional warfare, and the resilience of two hearts determined to rewrite the rules.

In the heart of a sprawling modern metropolis, the legendary Silver Tower stands as a symbol of power, wealth, and untold secrets. Within its gleaming walls, the line between desire and danger blurs, and nothing is ever what it seems. Kai Zhang, the enigmatic and ruthless CEO of Silver Tower Enterprises, commands respect and fear in equal measure. Known for his icy demeanor and unparalleled control, he hides a vulnerability that few have ever glimpsed. Everything in his meticulously ordered world is calculated—until Li Wei, a charming, clever, and unexpectedly fearless young man, joins his company. Li Wei is unaware that his presence will ignite a storm of forbidden attraction, secrets, and hidden agendas. As their paths collide, the magnetic tension between the cold alpha CEO and the fearless newcomer becomes impossible to ignore. Every glance, every brush of skin, every shared moment is charged with passion and danger. But Silver Tower is more than a corporate empire—it’s a maze of buried truths, rivalries, and clandestine schemes. Tang Lei, a shadow from Kai’s past, emerges as a relentless adversary, threatening everything they hold dear. Alliances are tested, trust is fragile, and each step forward brings Li Wei and Kai closer to both peril and desire. From the glittering offices and luxurious penthouses to secret rooftops and rain-soaked streets, their journey is a high-stakes game of power, seduction, and survival. As they uncover Silver Tower’s darkest secrets, they must decide: will they protect each other, or will the city’s dangerous shadows tear them apart? Secrets of the Silver Tower is a slow-burn BL romance filled with alpha CEO tension, enemies-to-lovers heat, forbidden love, and urban intrigue. Passion, suspense, and hidden vulnerabilities collide in a story where trust is a luxury—and love might be the ultimate risk.

Michael Hart had it all… and lost everything by being late. A corporate betrayal at the peak of Wall Street changes his life forever—until an impossible accident throws him back to 1989. At twenty-three, he has one advantage no one else does: complete knowledge of the future. The Internet hasn’t exploded, Silicon Valley is still a dream, and the dot-com bubble hasn’t even begun—but Michael knows exactly which companies will rise… and who will betray him first. As he builds his empire from the ground up, he must outsmart rivals who are far too sharp, and navigate women as brilliant as they are dangerous. This time, he will not be late.

Ilyra Noem was never meant to live in the shadows of power, but for years she kept an empire together without saying a word. As the wife of billionaire Ruvan Calderic, she worked without a title, power, or recognition, stopping disasters that no one could have seen coming. It was difficult to see how smart she was. No one has written down her sacrifices. Her access ended with her marriage. The Calderic Group starts to break apart in small but dangerous ways when Ilyra disappears. Contracts don't work. There are holes in oversight. People in charge pay attention. The man who once thought that power could replace loyalty now knows that he can't get back what he lost by using force. Ilyra doesn't come back to beg. She comes back as an independent expert who is untouchable, controlled, and ready. Questions shift from business to personal responsibilities, revealing their past and serving as evidence. Being quiet becomes a problem. Distance becomes unfeasible. Every attempt to conceal the truth demonstrated the deep connection between their lives. This story isn't about forgiving someone right away. It's the story of a woman who won't be forgotten just because she was loved and then left. It's also about power being regained and boundaries being enforced. Once people are held accountable, the focus changes from figuring out what went wrong to resolving the problem at its source. But who will have to manage the results?

Two heirs. Two histories. One collision they can't escape. Noah Wellin, 22, was raised inside the rigid world of New York old money—polite, controlled, sculpted by the expectations of Phillips Exeter Academy and later Yale, where refinement is mandatory and emotion is optional. Atlas Sterlins, 26, heir to another Manhattan dynasty, shaped by the same elite pipeline—Phillips Exeter, Yale, and a Stanford MBA—institutions that produce leaders, not lovers; men trained to win, not feel. They come from the same elite orbit: private academies, Upper East Side galas, family alliances, and a social scene where image is everything. Their connection was always there—quiet, tense, dangerous—but they never crossed the line. Until a major partnership forces their families' companies to work together. Suddenly Noah and Atlas are in constant proximity: late-night meetings, travel, deadlines, the pressure of legacy closing in. What they buried for years ignites—slow, sharp, impossible to control. Attraction deepens. Jealousy surfaces. Distance becomes impossible. This is not a gentle love story. This is the unraveling of two men who were never taught how to feel—only how to hide. Between Masks explores: slow-burn M/M tension obsession-driven intimacy New York old-money dynamics high-pressure corporate power plays jealousy and emotional volatility identity conflict and awakening two powerful heirs losing control of the lives they were trained to perfect Told in real time—every shift in energy, every stolen moment, every night where the mask cracks and the truth pushes through—this is the story of desire becoming undeniable and changing everything. Two New York heirs. Years of restraint. One moment that shatters the distance between them. Tags: slow burn, mm romance, queer lit, old money, emotional tension. This is a preview of the novel Between Masks. The complete book is available here: https://books2read.com/between-masks

Elara signed the divorce papers without crying when Lucien Drake publicly divorced her. Nobody knew she was going to have a baby. Elara disappeared, taking with her the child that the country's most powerful CEO didn't know about. Months later, people start to talk. A kid with eyes that look like yours. A Quinn Consortium heir who is sealed. A woman who went missing in a way that was impeccable. Lucien realizes too late that the woman he didn't think much of has gotten away as his power fades. Elara has to decide whether to stay hidden as the past comes back and the city watches. She could come back into the spotlight with a strength that is much greater than revenge. This time, she is not the woman he divorced. She is now the mother of the child who has the potential to change everything.

At an electronics-free night club in the heart of a futuristic city, the workaholic owner's new assistant has to learn what makes the "boss happy" - Kev, a perfectly ordinary human, wakes up not in his bed, but in a lavish back room of Club Fang, a den of hedonism and power run by a city's worth of anthropomorphic beasts. He's the only human in sight, an anomaly in a world of fur, scales, and feathers. Mistaken for a new hire, he's given a simple job: be the personal assistant to the club's brooding, formidable owner, a wolfman named Fang. With no memory of how he got here and no way home, Kev has to adapt or die. Lacking claws, fangs, or magic, he must rely on his most unconventional skills: common sense, empathy, and human ideas that seem... novel to the beasts. What starts as a desperate bid for survival soon becomes a strange new life. Kev finds himself navigating a world of intricate social rules and shadowy business deals, becoming a part-time therapist, full-time problem-solver, and the unlikely confidant to the club's dysfunctional family. From making breakfast for a hungover moose-man and teaching a stoic eagle security guard how to swim, to fending off the advances of a dangerously flirtatious tiger, Kev's days are anything but ordinary. - What to Expect: A Slice of Life Isekai/Portal Fantasy Found Family Dynamics Slow-Burn M/M Romance A Unique World of Modern Beastkin A Mix of Cozy, Humorous Moments and High-Stakes Intrigue Daily Updates

To the outside world, Celine Roberts had the most perfect life. Beauty, wealth, fame in the entertainment industry and the love of a prominent fiancee. But that perfection shattered the moment she ran away from her own wedding, leaving her fiancee who everyone considered a prince charming at the altar. But what people didn't see was that her so called prince charming was actually a scumbag who is having an affair with her own step sister. Even when she finds out about his affair he threatens her with her career to force her to marry him, after all marriage with her was great publicity for his career. Left with no choice she walks down the aisle to marry a scumbag until she sets her eyes on a man who reminds her of sin and darkness. Escaping her own wedding leads her into a suite that belongs to the same sinfully handsome man she set eyes on at her wedding a while ago. Driven by a rebellious will and a sudden attraction to this stranger, she shares a single night with him, a night that holds no promise and no commitments. But what happens when that single night not only bears fruit, but also leads to the inability to forget the man who seems to have captivated her entirely. Celine isn't the only one unable to forget, Tristan Grayson never met a woman he couldn't resist until her, never met a woman he couldn't forget until her. Who would have thought that the elusive billionaire who scorns women would be completely enthralled by a one night stand?

> Olivia never imagined her life would change overnight. sold and thrusted into the world of Soren Smith—a man whose wealth and power demand absolute obedience—she must navigate a life of luxury, danger, and unspoken rules. Every glance, every word is a test, and one wrong move could change everything. Can Olivia survive in a world she doesn’t belong in, or will Soren’s world consume her completely?

For ten years, he watched her from the shadows. Now she knows—and the truth is far more dangerous than the silence between them. A dark, addictive romance about obsession, emotional control, and the kind of love that never lets go.