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Free Use Mandate
The government calls it Section Four. The men call it Free Use. Monday evening was mundane. Marcie and Samson were painting models, waiting for dinner, and dreading the work week. Then the news anchor unzipped his fly on live TV. To combat a national mental health crisis, Parliament has turned every woman aged eighteen to fifty-five into a "Public Asset." The rules are simple: men have needs, and women must legally service them. Refusal means prison. For Marcie, the mandate is a death sentence for her autonomy. She is now property, accessible to anyone who asks. For her boyfriend Samson, it’s a test he isn’t sure he can pass. He promises to keep her safe, to hide her away, but the world outside their apartment has gone instantly, violently mad. And looking out the window, Samson can’t help but notice that every other man is having the time of his life. The law just stripped her of her rights. Now it’s coming for her relationship -
After Amnesia, I Refuse to Be a Doormat Luna.
For the ten years I stood by Alpha Victor’s side, I confessed my feelings to him over and over. He went through girlfriend after girlfriend, but I was never the one he picked. Then, one day, he said, “Jump, and I’ll make you my luna.” I agreed, but as I fell, my head hit something hard, and I lost my memory. When I woke up, I looked at the man in front of me and asked, “Who are you? Where’s Alpha Alexander?” -
My Life as a CEO of an Entertainment Company
Hi! My name is [Redacted], but most people just call me Focaccia Bread — or Foca. I’m writing this mostly for fun, but also to share my stories, my questionable life choices, and the music that somehow came out of them. Come along for the ride as I recount how I accidentally built a successful entertainment company and somehow helped create actual music legends. Fair warning: I do not tell stories in order. My brain jumps timelines like a fever dream, so expect chaos, time skips, and zero apologies. I’m weird. I’m quirky. I embrace it with both arms and half a bagel. I know — I’m cringe. But at least I’m free. XD If you wanna listen to the Jams (Music) appearing here, you can go listen to them in YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@FocacciaBread-Music) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ecDiwv85yqoktTR4h569L?si=CHJzNohaTwiTgukcKickMQ) and other streaming platforms. -
The Alpha's Silent Betrayal.
Lushya's boyfriend, Rosent, had always harbored a lingering attachment to Semond. Despite their years together, he never once brought up marriage. Over time, he grew more distant, and when Semond suddenly returned, everything shifted. Lushya was finally forced to confront the truth. -
Three Years of Marriage, Wife Canceled Getting Our Marriage Certificate 18 Times
The wedding has been held for three years, yet my pilot wife canceled getting our marriage certificate 18 times. The first time, her male apprentice was doing a test flight, and I waited outside the civil affairs bureau for the whole day. The second time, she received a call from her male apprentice on the road and hurriedly turned around, leaving me by the roadside. After that, whenever we arranged to get the marriage certificate, her male apprentice would always have some problems. Later, I decided to leave her. But when I boarded the plane to Paris, she chased after me like crazy all the way to Paris. The wedding has been held for three years, yet my pilot wife canceled getting our marriage certificate 18 times. The first time, her male apprentice was doing a test flight, and I waited outside the civil affairs bureau for the whole day. The second time, she received a call from her male apprentice on the road and hurriedly turned around, leaving me by the roadside. After that, whenever we arranged to get the marriage certificate, her male apprentice would always have some problems. Later, I decided to leave her. But when I boarded the plane to Paris, she chased after me like crazy all the way to Paris. The wedding has been held for three years, yet my pilot wife canceled getting our marriage certificate 18 times. The first time, her male apprentice was doing a test flight, and I waited outside the civil affairs bureau for the whole day. The second time, she received a call from her male apprentice on the road and hurriedly turned around, leaving me by the roadside. After that, whenever we arranged to get the marriage certificate, her male apprentice would always have some problems. Later, I decided to leave her. But when I boarded the plane to Paris, she chased after me like crazy all the way to Paris. -
Reincarnated as the System?!
After a fatal VR mishap, Mallory Ashen is reborn in a magical realm — well — kind of. He actually is the system! Tasked with guiding heroes to evolve his realm; He must learn quickly, because mistakes can mean life or death. From VR steamer to system: Death was only the tutorial. ***This is my first novel. It’s about misfortune and finding hope in the hopeless. It’s the classic isekai/ portal fantasy trope with a new twist. It contains darkish humor with a blend of meta-game fiction and a dash of bureaucratic satire. Just good, fun absurdity. 18+ but it’s not spicy, well not yet anyways. Thanks for stopping by! It’s been an honor. *** If you’re interested I have an instagram account set up for the book. Rats.lightnovel Check it out! -
No Stop Loss: A Trader’s Elegy
This is the story of a top trader in Canary Wharf, a man who mastered risk but lost control. A story about work and what it does to a man. Julian Watanabe is half-English, half-Japanese. Born in London. Raised by a single mother. No connections. But he was brilliant. He went from nothing, to everything, and back to nothing again. This novel follows his rise in the financial world and the precise collapse that followed. It’s about trading, ambition, and the psychological cost of control. If you liked Black Swan, Succession, or American Psycho, you’ll find something hauntingly familiar in Julian. -
The Hidden Life of My Mother
In a quiet Tokyo suburb, Haruto Saito thinks his mother, Miyuki, is just an overworked supermarket clerk doing her best to keep them afloat after his father vanished. But late nights and hidden money hint at a life she refuses to explain. As secrets begin to surface, Haruto will discover that the woman he calls “mother” is living a life he could never have imagined—one that could shatter their family forever. -
Just Another Extra...
He codes games. But life isn't a game. Cyan lives a quiet, predictable life as a game developer in Tokyo—until one strange morning changes everything. A girl appears. A memory stirs. And suddenly, the ordinary starts to crack. A slice-of-life story where silence hides secrets, and even the smallest moments carry weight. Author's Note: .This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. No part of this story may be copied, reposted, translated, or reproduced in any form without the author's permission. -
2021: life's fleeting moments.
In a thrilling turn of events, our protagonist, a recently married and successful professional, returns from the holiday break to a living nightmare. Their credit card is declined, bank transfers fail, and suddenly, they're facing accusations of financial fraud by their own company's IT team. With a warrant and police officers in tow, they're escorted out of the office, with no idea how the evidence could possibly point to them. A case of mistaken identity? A setup? hey there! your author here. this book is a combination of stort stories put together, I have completed this book and now starting to upload it, so I'm gonna consistently upload 2 chapters a day to the end. critiques are welcome, I want to know your thoughts about these tales and the characters involve. XOXO -
Hidden Lives
In the quiet suburban Tokyo neighborhood, seventeen-year-old Takumi Senda lives what appears to be an ordinary life with his single mother, Yuki. Their modest apartment, good food, and his mother's designer clothes seem normal enough—until small inconsistencies begin to pile up. Yuko claims to work part-time at a kombini store, but her schedule doesn't match. Their lifestyle seems too comfortable for her supposed income. She receives mysterious late-night phone calls and leaves for "work" dressed far too elegantly for any ordinary job. A coming-of-age story about growing up, facing hard truths, and learning that the adults in your life are more complex than you ever imagined. -
When the Wind Forgets My Name
In a quiet coastal town called Hoshimura, where the wind carries the sound of the sea and the cries of forgotten dreams, a boy named Ren Saito wakes up each day haunted by the sound of a girl’s laughter he can no longer remember. Years ago, an accident erased fragments of his memory, not completely, but selectively, cruelly. Everyone around him pretends it’s fine, but he knows something’s missing. When a new transfer student, Aika Hanabira, arrives with a sketchbook full of drawings of places Ren has never been, yet feels like he has their lives start weaving into something far deeper than coincidence. Each chapter unravels one piece of Ren’s forgotten past, revealing the truth about his childhood friends, his brother, and a promise that was never meant to be broken. -
Paranormal Apothecary
Cyril unknowingly stumbles into a contract with the master of 'The Apothecary for the Bizarre and Unusual', which happens to be a gateway into a parallel world that is filled with a myriad of supernatural beings. Now employed as a part-timer in the apothecary, Cyril must balance his high school life while dealing with a demanding job where unknown dangers lurk around every corner. -
Crazy_Love
Ryan stone's family runs a large company and he works as the Vice-president of the company. He is smart, rich and handsome but he is cold, arrogant and thinks highly of himself so much that he barely acknowledges the people around him. Ryan stone meets Abigail Campbell for the second time in his office building where he makes her life a bit difficult after an incident that happened between them the first time they met but she still stays because of the pay and in order to help her dad with the bills and restaurant. However can Abigail continue to bare with Ryan or will he push her to the edge until she quits? Find out as the story unfolds as shocking events happen, tragic pasts unravel and something begins to blossom. -
The Hous
The world of Formula 1 is defined by tenths of a second and hundreds of millions of dollars. It’s a relentless machine that rewards winners and discards men like James Hartley. At fifty-eight, James was a failed team executive: a journeyman whose lifetime of "almosts and not-quites" culminated in a single, devastating mistake that cost him everything. His career, his legacy, and his life ended in a blinding flash on an Abu Dhabi street. But death, it turns out, was just a pit stop. He wakes up in the body of Jack Hartley, a brilliant but naive twenty-two-year-old engineering graduate... in 1975. This was the raw era of canvas racing suits, tobacco sponsorship, and cars that were bombs on wheels. It was F1 before the obscene money, before the corporate politics. It was pure. Now, James has a second chance in his own youth. With his fifty-eight years of failure, 2025 technological foresight, and perfect knowledge of every future FIA regulation, he’s not just going to survive. He’s going to build a team from scratch and transform a dangerous, forgotten era of racing. The greatest gamble of James’s life wasn't on the pit wall; it was the chance to become the winner he was always meant to be. But in a brutal, analog world, will modern genius be enough to conquer fate?
