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Chastine Aphrodite Reign is the only member of the long-forgotten Wood Clan to enroll in a prestigious university known for its elemental users. While the major clans—Fire, Water, Air, Earth, and Dark—are admired and feared, the Wood Clan has faded into obscurity after hiding for over 50 years. Once a formidable power, their legacy has been overshadowed and forgotten. Determined to restore her clan’s former glory, Chastine faces derision and is labeled as a coward from a weaker clan. To reclaim their honor and erase their tarnished reputation, she must rise above and defeat the most powerful members of the major clans. Through sheer strength and determination, Chastine aims to prove the Wood Clan’s worth and return them to their rightful place among the strongest.

“Adrian,” Raya whispered, voice trembling. “Choose — her or me.” His eyes darkened. “Why should I choose,” he said softly, stepping closer, “when I can have you both?” Her breath caught. “You’re insane,” she whispered. He brushed a thumb over her lips. “No,” he murmured, “i'm yours as you're mine. Whether you want it or not.” ~~~ To save her father, Raya agrees to become the fiancée of a man who could destroy her. She thought she was walking into a simple contract. But when she steps into Adrian Blake’s world, she steps into a maze of power, obsession, and dangerous secrets. Adrian never loved Seraphina, the woman he was supposed to marry. He only needed her family’s influence to seize the Blake empire. But when Seraphina vanishes… Raya becomes the perfect replacement. She’s stubborn, penniless, and nothing like Seraphina. Except for one disturbing detail She looks exactly like her. His terms are everything she should refuse: • Pretend to be his fiancée. • Pay off her father’s impossible debt. • Leave when he says so. Simple. Until she realizes the man behind the cold mask isn’t simple at all. The more she falls for him, the more dangerous he becomes. Because Adrian Blake doesn’t want love. He wants control. And now, he wants her. When the truth about Seraphina begins to unravel, Raya must choose: Run before she’s swallowed by Adrian’s darkness… or stay and risk losing her heart, and her identity, to the man who already owns her.

Dirge Cresta, youngest brother of the two most powerful Alphas in the Shifter Federation, is thrilled with his life over two years after Hades’ death. He’s only missing one thing–a mate. Then, his ally wood elf Princess Thessalia shows up in his kingdom with her best friend to find a plant and make a potion that could allow them to travel more outside their sacred groves. Thessalia, however, isn't just there for the plant–she's fleeing a forced marriage by hiding out in the shifter lands, safe with the Crestas. Being hunted, she must hide as a shifter to find the plant–in just three weeks. As Thessalia and Dirge, with the help of the Crestas, try to find the plant, they discover a shocking plot that could threaten not only the wood elves' but also doom Dirge and Thessalia's budding romance. Will Dirge and Thessalia find the plant and find love as fated mates before it’s too late? The Alpha’s Little Brother Loves a Wood Elf by Amanda Madden, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

A backwater bunch of students wedge between highRivalry as they go in pursuit of contraband come~Oddities: exciting Slot"Chordized life forms & gradually coaxing Options to redesign their own nature. Part of them already genetically spliced /-\ including Pyramis, who has been disinte'Greated by whiir'pool among his father's museum archives, covertly intercepted by the SILPH~fibers who speak of magnifying resources via rich*jeWells, while M%Arched by the Cyber*coping for hybrid#Tat Renaissance. Microscopic geometries glisten at him, boiling under the skin; if any want Influence, they'll have to Filter bait, then Etch new templates over core Foundations. And it's bombs away with Buccaneer bartering that coincide with Rubecca, half of town Legends, witch no one can quickly Peg what she's romped out of her cottage over - but she's Giant'vanced enough to have charmed an insect nest into a G'@stral beacon. Wait, that's merely a parcel-truth among the Maternity: even they don't foresee what new~Wave machinations come stirring behind mentors & flooding between Pir@sitic bOOty. Gestures & genders begin to hanggg questionably about who Guards what (*costumes & hostages doth ripple..).); promi'Sealing tremendous tHornZ as the seekers strive to polish crystals to cutting-edge circuits & harvest the Abodes of neck'tar W^ere fore-shaken i./Deals must restruct'Shore preconceptions ~ + Even if they're monitored around the clock for honesty, the crew won't remain earthbound Fur-long once they understand t@tts & perMute~Ability...

Jennifer and her best friend Noah started their senior year in high school with a plan to have loads of fun. But some events of past comes back to haunt the residents of Evergreen Wood. Their friends start to get branded by an anonymous. Her friends become strangers. Everyone becomes a suspect. Everyone has motives. As days pass by, Jennifer faces some horrible truths. Will she find herself among friends again?

Samara is a demon who travels through a tear in dimensions to satisfy her curiosity about humans and their world. She is taken with the primitive charm of the human world, and especially enjoys their tasty food. But as she grows closer to her new human companions, demands from the demon realm pressure her to return. Samara must decide if her budding relationships with humans, specifically a Holy Knight named Kivani, are worth abandoning her life in the demon realm. Fallon is a human who has spent the years since her sister’s murder preparing for revenge. When she comes of age to join the Holy Knights, it’s the perfect opportunity. She just has to pretend to be a boy and be the best initiate to gain access to her target. Unfortunately, an infuriating boy is always a step ahead in the challenges. As Fallon puts all her training to the test, she learns that the truth may not be what it seems. And the boy who might ruin her chance may actually be able to help her.

After my parents were mysteriously murdered, the National Defense and Investigation Agency solved the case, however... Something didn't feel right. To investigate further, I gave up my passion and decided to become a detective there. Although I got into the academy thinking that it was by my own merits, I later found out that I was only accepted there to pose as a decoy for a very dangerous case. If I decline, I'll never become a detective and find out the truth, but if I accept the mission, I may not be able to make it through alive... Should I give up on my goal after being betrayed or should I prove myself to become more than a decoy even if the risks take away my life...?

Slow and Exciting Story about Wood Golem Journey to Heaven

Not knowing he's real identity made him more of an innocent young boy than the beast everyone feared. How is he going to take the truth that he is no innocent boy but a beast that scares the entire city.

Qin Yao opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated from a post-apocalyptic world into the body of an ancient peasant woman. Her family consists of four stepchildren needing care. A good-for-nothing husband, who has nothing but looks, is causing a ruckus. They live in a thatched hut, without a grain of rice, the family is emaciated like refugees. If that wasn't enough, someone even comes to collect debts! Anger rises in Qin Yao's heart, and she kicks the wretched husband out, "Debt collector, feel free to just beat him to death!" The four stepchildren: !!! With the world quieted, Qin Yao rolls up her sleeves to revive the family. Hunting, carrying bags, fighting bandits, she's an expert in all. But facing the fields, with her back to the sky, and her face to the earth, even a top-tier fighter from the post-apocalyptic world waves her hand: Can't take it! Really can't take it! Qin Yao scratches her head: In the ancient times where agricultural taxes are extremely high, how can I avoid farming? At this moment, the lazy husband who was sent away to die (twisting and crawling) (struggling to stand up) (screaming and roaring): My dear! I think I can be saved!