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If killing a superhero were easy, everyone would do it. But for Julian Godfrey, defeating Storo[m Warning was far from the hardest part. What began as victory over the city's biggest hero quickly unravels into a mess, once he learns that the mysterious source of Storm Warning's power has found a new host. Charlotte Hathaway has no idea how to use her new abilities, but she won't stop trying until she destroys Julian's alter ego, Citadel.
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Jaxon Henderson was once a well-knowned guitarist in a band called The Runaways. Eliana Cruz is known as the nightingale of the West End Theatres. What happens when they both run away from the spotlight?
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TRIO FIRE Three men. Three flames. One city under their control. Damien Reed-the calculating blue flame. Andrew Anderson-the blazing fire of obsession. Nikolas Rodriguez-the silent ember waiting to consume. Bound by loyalty, power, and secrets, they rule New York's elite from the shadows. But when love enters their lives, control begins to crack. A strategic marriage. A dangerous obsession. A forbidden romance. Every choice ignites new rivalries, betrayals, and deadly consequences.
When I Catch her
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Adrian Vale sees Elara Quinn once and becomes obsessed. He tracks her down, kidnaps her, and keeps her hidden away, convinced he loves her. Elara hates him, but as she discovers the broken man behind his obsession, her feelings begin to change. When Adrian finally gives her the freedom to leave, she faces the ultimate choice: escape the man who stole her freedom—or stay with the man she never expected to love.
The Ugly Girl Is Actually A Goddess [yandere]
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Lu Hua thought she had finally escaped the twisted obsession of the boy who had tormented her when she was shot and killed. However, she was surprised to find that she had been transported to an ancient world, inhabiting the body of a girl who had been married multiple times befor
Puck, Paws, and Mating Calls
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A hidden wolf princess hiding out as an elite ice hockey athletic trainer must navigate her overwhelming temptation for the team’s tattooed star alpha forward while keeping her bloodline a secret.
Beyond the ARC
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Beyond the Arc is a sports, romance, comedy, and school-life novel set in the Philippines. It follows Gabriel "Gabe" Dela Cruz, an ordinary senior high school student with an extraordinary gift developed through years of practicing alone on a worn-down barangay court.
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Kiss of Ruin
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They say love saves people. They lied.
Mine in the Dark
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A fake boyfriend. A hidden protector. A deadly conspiracy. In a city full of secrets, falling in love could be the most dangerous choice of all.
Falling for Mr Wrong
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Lena Carter never expected to fall for Adrian Knight—the cold, arrogant billionaire she couldn't stand. But as love grows between them, hidden secrets and unexpected twists put their hearts to the test. Will loving the wrong man become the best decision of her life?
Ashes of Moonhaven
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A hidden princess. A crown prince. A dangerous obsession. In a kingdom where the past refuses to stay buried, love may be the only path home.
Bound in darkness
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Diana has spent years trying to escape her past. When Damon returns, old wounds reopen, and the fire within her begins to spiral out of control. As dark secrets surrounding her powers unfold, she is drawn into a hidden world of ancient forces, dangerous enemies, and a mysterious being named Kaerith. To survive, Diana must embrace the power she fears before darkness consumes everything she loves.
Petals and Blood
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Elena Rossi, a struggling florist, accidentally witnesses a mafia execution. Instead of killing her, ruthless mafia heir Damien De Luca takes her captive to protect his family's secrets. Trapped in a world of blood, betrayal, and danger, Elena slowly uncovers the man beneath the monster. As enemies close in, their growing love may become the deadliest weapon of all.
Black Orchid
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The city feared his name. She refused to learn it.
Black lace & Pink venom
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In the rain-soaked city of Rosen Hollow, Lovely Hart never believed the rumors about the mysterious disappearances—until she met Vesper Vale. Cold, beautiful, and dangerously secretive, Vesper awakens an irresistible connection that blurs the line between hatred and desire. But Vesper is hiding a centuries-old truth: she is a monster. And some love stories don’t just break hearts… they devour souls.
Betrothed To My Luna Of Two Worlds
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Rose believes she is human until a mysterious prophecy then mark pulls her into a world of wolves, vampires, and deadly secrets. Adrian, the powerful Alpha, tries to stay away, determined to protect her from a world she doesn't belong to. But fate has other plans. As a failed Luna ritual, forbidden bloodline, and rising vampire war expose secrets that could change everything, Rose must discover who she truly is before the blood moon seals her fate.
Not Just an Exhibit
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Eden Clark is a historian helping to curate the Smithsonian's Captain America exhibit when Captain Steve Rogers takes an interest in her safety. She's drawn into the world of her heroes (she wrote her thesis on Captain America and the Howling Commandos after all), drawn in further than she could have ever imagined.
The Alpha's Forbidden Secret
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Story Pitch Elara discovers she is the last Moonborn, an ancient supernatural bloodline with unimaginable power. Hunted by a ruthless king and surrounded by dangerous enemies, she must uncover the truth about her past while learning to control her abilities. But the secrets hidden by Alpha Kael could change everything—and determine whether Elara saves their world or destroys it.
The Thorned Crown of Shadows
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When a broken princess is imprisoned by the ruthless shadow monarch who slaughtered her family, she must choose between using her celestial light to destroy him—or surrendering her soul to the darkness to reign beside the monster she has come to love.
Constructing Lies
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Six years ago,Kai Sterlings was just a quiet junior Annie Hayes barely knew. Now he's her mysterious new boss, and the way he treats her has her questioning how much she ever really about him. But where will this unexpected reunion take them- and is there more to Kai than Annie realizes?
The Rose Still Bleeds
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Elena Sanchez is just a nurse — until Dante Petrovic, heir to a rival mafia empire, recognizes the ghost of her old life in her hands. To escape him, she runs. Instead, she’s captured, unmasked as Eleonor Valentino, and dragged back to the father she fled. As his estate strips her identity away piece by piece, only one man is reckless enough to breach the gates for her. But by the time he reaches her, he may be facing a stranger wearing the woman he loves.

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