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What makes a hero? They say a hero is someone that has given his life to something bigger than himself. I say a hero is no braver than an ordinary man, he is just braver for five minutes longer. All soldiers are brave, it's what they do with their bravery that makes them heroes. Am I a hero? Clayton Jackson dedicated his life to serving his country. Enlisting in the Marine Corps at the young age of eighteen, he never imagined following any other path. However, fate had other plans for him as a life-altering accident during his last deployment left him disabled and forces him to return home. Hiding in the small town he grew up in, Clayton tries to keep his secret from his loved ones at all costs. One day while seeking refuge from his troubled mind, his path crosses with Isabella Jones. Their connection is instantaneous as if the universe conspired to bring them together. Isabella, a mysterious and enigmatic woman, is haunted by the demons from her own past. As their relationship quickly blossoms, the unspoken truths between them threaten to tear them apart. When Clayton is presented with the opportunity to rejoin the Marine Corps, Isabella is faced with a decision: whether to accompany him or remain behind. Caught in this web of secrets and lies, they try to navigate their love through the murky waters, desperately hoping to find solace in each other's arms. But will love be enough to conquer the shadows that lingered in their hearts? Or would the truth ultimately be their undoing?

This is the second book for The Broken Soldier. Please read The Broken Soldier: Secrets Of A Broken Marine first. Clayton Jackson, First Lieutenant in the Marine Corps is back from what was his final deployment. He left his final deployment on a high, leaving him with yet another injury. This time he is set to stay with Isabella, and bring their child into the world and raise it together. But Clayton gets restless and he desires to go back. But apart from that, Isabella and Clayton are concerned that the two people that they fear to most will come back and hurt them and their child. Can they let go of this fear? Will Isabella let Clayton follow his dreams again and let him go back and become the ultimate Marine, a Rayder?

The secret to feeding a crew of hungry alien pirates? A contract with a demon. Lusac is just a lowly member of a space pirate crew in the civil war-plagued Cinder Rock Galaxy. But everything changes for him one day when the Demon in his fridge offers him a system. Finally, Lusac can level up and unlock new [skills]. The only catch? It’s a cooking system. And [Chef] Lusac has no experience in the kitchen. As Lusac and his crewmates travel along The Astral Highway (a messy network of wormholes connecting the entire galaxy) plundering rich planets and taking on jobs from wealthy clients, will he be able to use his new system to become more than just a decent cook? What To Expect: -Weak to strong MC -Secondary FMC with intersecting storylines -Action interspersed with cozy cooking chapters -A vast, unique galaxy where Humans are NOT the dominant species "Cooking" designates a cooking chapter [V] designates a Varyna chapter Release Schedule: Daily by 13:15 EST For the 10 latest chapters, please visit the official TAH Patreon! patreon.com/Raine3 **This is story is a joint project by Currer, Acton, and Elis Raine. It is also available on Royal Road.**

Aaron (MC) sells his soul to Lucifer (ML) to be his friend. And Satan just rolls with it until he realizes he genuinely likes him. Since he can't renege on the contract he takes them to Hell and puts them in a high position of power. Demons hardened by millennia of torture now have to answer to a shy, self-conscious, quiet, depressed, lonely person who has unintentionally become Satan's #1 ------ The main character here is Aaron and thanks to the support of family and the devil himself, he will get better. He has currently depression and. this story will be about how he overcomes it. So while the first chapter is a bit angsty, there will be enough fluff and romance afterward. Though it's not a love-cures-it-all type of story, I assure you. This is a character that will face hurdles and will grow stronger thanks to it. Character development will be the main topic along with romance. Then we have the politics of demon and angel society. ------ - Character development - BL Romance - Angel and demon society - Goodish!Lucifer ------ Excerpt: "So, how work went?” Lucifer snorted. “I like how you want to make it sound as if I just came from some normal human job and not from trying to organize which souls go for each demon to torture.” “You’re lucky I’m not eating, right now,” Sam said as he put the food inside the microwave. “Besides, a guy can dream, right? Someday maybe you would do some office work for a change.” “I’m hurt, Sam. Why try to make me more human? I’m just an archangel, standing in front of a guy, asking him to love him. With all and his ruling Hell and damning-souls side. It’s not much.” Sam slowly turned towards Lucifer. “First, you’re not standing in front of me. Second, stop quoting romantic movies.” “You love it.” ----- I wrote this story when I was on the road to recovery with my own depression so while I've never been in a mental hospital, I've had the experience of dealing with it. ------ Want to talk to me? jorieds-fof.tumblr.com/ Discord: JorieDS#4193

Cheng Shuilu, a programmer who died suddenly after working 72 hours straight, opened her eyes to find herself inside a post-apocalyptic survival game. This world, structured like a highway-based death zone, is filled with roaming monsters, dwindling supplies, and collapsing rules. At the moment of her arrival, the system assigns her an SSS-level talent: [BUG Physique], a trait that allows her to exploit hidden loopholes and errors in the game itself. Now a solo player with an unpredictable power, Shuilu finds herself caught between survival and chaos. While others starve or hide in fear, she claims first kills, stacks supply crates, and races across monster-infested roads with a battered shopping cart and a metal pipe in hand. But as the game world begins to reveal its true nature — one with consequences and threats far beyond virtual — Shuilu must decide: is she still playing to survive… or playing to win? = Note: This story still ongoing, also just like my other 'novels' I won't prioritize it yet for now. I want to stack few more chapters before I working on this novels again.

THE LAST MARINE– Series Synopsis The world ends not with a bang, but with a prayer and a shattered test tube. Marine Quinn Calloway, a man accustomed to the structured chaos of war, finds himself on leave in the deceptively peaceful mid-sized city of New Havenburg when the unthinkable happens. Dr. Lucian Kael, a brilliant and devoutly religious scientist at the prestigious Blackwood Research Institute, driven by a fervent desire to unlock humanity's "divine potential," makes a catastrophic miscalculation. His experimental "Kael Strain" virus, designed for benign purposes, is accidentally unleashed, and its effects are swift, brutal, and biblical in their apocalyptic scope.

Psychologist Neil is a civilian embedded with a division of Marines sent out as part of a peacekeeping mission overseas in the Pacific. When the local political situation erupts into open civil war, the American troops are ordered to evacuate. Neil escapes in a small plane, along with several military personnel.<br><br>The plane crashes into the sea, with only Neil and a Marine surviving. They're swept over a reef and deposited in the lagoon of a deserted island.<br><br>As they work together to survive in the hopes of being rescued, mutual respect warms into friendship. But Neil's feelings grow deeper, and he keeps them hidden from his companion.<br><br>How would the Marine react if he knew the feelings Neil harbors for him? Can what they share in isolation carry over if -- or when -- they're rescued?

Schoolteacher Julian Reynolds is disillusioned with the seedier side of gay life in New York City with its self-absorption, vanity, and preoccupation with sex. When his long-time relationship with his high school sweetheart ends, he returns to his hometown and vows to live a simple life free of the extremes of the gay lifestyle and romantic entanglements. With that end in mind, he rents the carriage house next door to a large Tudor-style home.<br><br>Tate Butler, a former student of Julian’s, lives in the big house with his mother. Tate is bitter and withdrawn after losing a leg while serving in the Marine Corps during the war in Afghanistan. Fearing rejection from his mother and blaming himself for his father’s death, Tate stays firmly in the closet and punishes himself by refusing to learn how to walk again.<br><br>Can Tate and Julian help heal each other’s pasts and forge a real and lasting future together? Or will the driveway that separates their houses prove too wide a gulf to cross?

Imagine if you had a second chance to live? Your rebirth place and time will be different. An era you loved to live in, a place where you dreamed always to be in. But can you really live your life to the fullest? how can you define the Fullest life?....

**What if all your life was passing by you and you couldn’t enjoy it, and it is all because of one man?** That is the story of Maddison. Ever since she met John, her life has been in hell, constantly full of abusement vocabulary and physical. Her only goal in life is to run away from him and live in peace. Will she be able to find her happiness and find someone that will love her with no abusement? **As a Marine Corps, your life is constantly is full of danger and action, but what happens if the one you love dies and leaves you small human to raise alone?** James thought that the moment he found the one he’ll spend the rest of his life with it will be the happiest moment for him, but after his girlfriend gave birth to his son, it took her away from him to raise their son alone. Will he be able to accomplish her dying wish to find someone to help him raise their son or he’ll leave him to his parents and run away back to the military?