THE LAUREL AND THE BLADE

With a stepmother comes a stepfather—but for Loretta, the cruelest truth was this: her own mother treated her worse than either. “You will marry in your sister’s place,” her mother declared, her voice cold and final. Loretta’s breath caught. “Why? Isabella is the one who caused all this. Why must I pay for her mistakes?” Because the man waiting for her was no ordinary groom. Everyone knew Kevin Goodman was cursed. Two wives—both dead within a week. A fiancée—gone before the engagement day had even ended. To be tied to him was to walk willingly into the jaws of death. Yet, bound by his grandfather’s will, Kevin needed a wife… and an heir. He was the rightful successor to a vast empire—the kind of man women once dreamed of marrying. But now? What was wealth… when it came with a death sentence?

In a distant past, the seven Ancestral Beasts clashed, and the blood they spilled rained onto the entire plane, infecting humans and animals alike, making them part of their powerful bloodlines. As a small village’s hunter, Liam was unaware of the consequences of that legendary battle. His sole goal was to become a cultivator to gain the strength and resources he needed to avenge his family. Yet, when Liam’s Ancestral Bloodline awakened, he uncovered a connection between his family’s killers and the Dragon King, a connection that could expand his revenge to the entire Kingdom. -------------------- Discord link: https://discord.gg/mefzf3aQJ8 Instagram: eocnovels X: @EoCNovels Cover artist: https://digitalrowye.com

Xiao Yuan, born unable to cultivate Dou Qi, transmigrates into the Dou Qi Continent. From a fragment of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor’s Jade, he obtains a mysterious scroll. Recorded within is an ancient cultivation method that condenses five Qi-Absorbing Mansions from the five internal organs. From that moment on, his legendary life begins. Hun Tiandi: Who would have thought? From the Xiao Clan, known for producing nothing but failures, emerged not just one but two Dou Emperors—each fiercer than the last! Xiao Yan: Insult my third brother? You are courting death! My third brother is truth itself, my third brother is the law itself. I raise the banner for him—he is invincible! Not only can he refine Heavenly Flames with his bare hands, but also crush Heaven-rank Dou Techniques with his fists! Wait… Third Brother, are all these women… your wives?! Ya Fei: Xiao Yuan is the true genius! Nalan Yanran: If I had known, I never would have broken the engagement! Xiao Yu: You… you even taught Dou Techniques by hand and leg?! Little Doctor Fairy: Is this really how you suppressed my Calamity Poison Body?! Yun Yun: You had better truly not have seen anything! Queen Medusa: When I evolved just now… were you peeking?! Thank you for the support, friends. If you want to read more chapters in advance, go to my Patreon. Read 30 Chapters In Advance: patreon.com/Albino1 Battle Through the Heavens Btth

I was the rejected twin, while Michael, the golden, adored twin, had everything. I had nothing, not until Alpha Ethan Blackwood rejected me out like I was worthless for my twin brother. I didn't stay any longer as I joined the Royal Order and rose at Royal spear academy, learning that Michael is studying at Black blood academy. My ex mate Ethan? Got cursed by Moon Goddess who sees everything and doesn't forgive. At the academy, I meet my teammates: Riko, Ren, and Leo, all chaotic, wild, unstoppable and entirely mine. There I also met Adam, an Alpha who is mysterious, obsessive only towards me, refusing to leave me alone. But just as I begin to trust him, Adam’s secret slipped, a truth that could destroy everything because, what started as a friendship is becoming something far more dangerous: love.

I wasn’t supposed to be there. I’ve been slipping into his house for months. But he never stopped me. I enter his mansion when he leaves. I know every camera, every code. I sit in his chair, breathe in his scent, imagine his skin against mine. He always knew. That night, for the first time, he confronted me face to face. He didn’t call security. He didn’t shout. He only asked why. And I—who thought I was the hunter—am about to realize. I might have been the prey all along. Because when the game turns real… there’s no going back.

When the universe awakens after ages of silence, it senses the Abyss approaching—an ancient void filled with creatures that seek to consume all existence. To survive, the universe must choose a Guardian Race, a species worthy of wielding its power and defending reality itself. But no race is chosen. Instead, the Awakening sends out a call across the stars, summoning countless civilizations into the Guardian Trials—a vast series of challenges that test strength, spirit, intelligence, unity, and will. Every competing species believes it deserves the mantle; every one of them is prepared to fight for it. Humanity, still young and relatively unknown, finds itself thrown into a struggle far larger than anything it has faced before. Surrounded by advanced empires and rival contenders, humans must rise far beyond their limits, forge unexpected alliances, and prove their evolution has only just begun. All races stand equal. None have been chosen. And as the Abyss draws closer, the universe waits to see who will earn the right to defend creation.

He was ruthless and aloof in her point of view, but she was having steamy nights with him under the influence of alcohol. She decided she was going to take a stand, but it led to another alcoholic moment that she decided to refuse and asked for a divorce, he thought she was joking because he was handsome and had an outstanding career. Suddenly their world began to fall apart. Will their love bring them together as one true love or will life get the best of them? ©Hopesophine

Wolfless. Disgraced. Claimed. Ava never wanted to belong to an alpha — especially not Varder, the battle-hardened heir of Black Furs Pack who chose her as a pawn, not a partner. Betrayed by her own family, bound by pack law, and trapped in a marriage forged in contempt, she has nothing but her will to survive. It might be enough. Or it might be exactly what breaks her open. R18/ contains graphic smutty scenes.

Adam is an ordinary teenager who transmigrates into the body of François Boucher, a French soldier during the Seven Years' War. With no system to guide him and no knowledge of the historical events of this period, he must navigate this new life and struggle to survive. Travel through time to explore this period alongside him and many other characters, both friends and foes.