Thorns In Bloom

Marissa was the perfect wife. She traded her high powered corporate ladder for home cooked meals and a designer sanctuary, all to support her husband, Ethan. But when Ethan confesses to a four month affair not out of guilt, but because his mistress is extorting him for $300 million...Marissa’s world turns to ash.Ethan’s solution is as twisted as his heart. "Cheat back. Get even. Stay married."Driven by a cocktail of rage and Revenge, Marissa decides to take him up on his offer. She heads into the night looking for a single moment of rebellion to wash away the scent of Ethan’s lies. She finds it in the arms of a cold, devastatingly masked handsome stranger who makes her forget everything.Broken and fueled by the betrayal, Marissa decides to take the ultimate risk. She slips into an exclusive, members only masquerade club...a place where names don't exist and only desires matter. Behind a lace mask, she meets him....a man who smells of expensive bourbon and cold command.He is the first person in years to see the fire in her, not just the wife she became.They share a night of scorched....earth passion that leaves Marissa breathless and "even." She leaves before the sun rises, intending for the stranger to remain a ghost of her revenge.But some ghosts have a name.When the masks come off and the corporate world demands her return, Marissa comes face to face with the man from the club. He isn't just anyone. He is Xavier Sterling....the ruthless billionaire CEO she once worked for, and the man Ethan calls his "best friend."Xavier knows her scent. He knows her touch. And most dangerously, he knows exactly what Ethan did to her. Now, Marissa has to navigate a world where her husband wants her to stay, the mistress wants her dead, and the CEO wants to own the one woman he was never supposed to touch.Now, Marissa is caught in a lethal triangle. Xavier wants to own her, Ethan wants to keep her to save his reputation, and the $300 million debt is threatening to drown them all. In a world of billionaire power plays, Marissa is about to learn that revenge is a dish best served... in the CEO's bed.

Kyle broke free. Sadly, punching the leader of a gang of thugs had consequences, and the leader's cronies would beat Kyle to death. But so what?! He didn't regret punching this guy even once! However, a powerful Magic Lady saved Kyle and then did something strange. She offered him a job. Apparently, he would have to go to a different world, a brutal realm where strength was the only law, and become its Overseer. A world where one person could fight thousands of people. A world where gigantic beasts broke mountains. And Kyle? He was just some random guy. He couldn't break mountains. Hell, he could barely fight a single guy, but what was he supposed to do? Reject the offer and get killed? Whether he liked it or not, he had to grow stronger, and while the beginning was tough, he actually found something he really enjoyed. His gigantic hammer. It was exhilarating when beasts exploded into chunks of flesh whenever he struck them. He loved turning boulders into rubble. With his hammer in hand, Kyle would forge a path of destruction through beast hordes and any ancient gods who dare stand in his way. And as his power grew, he became more and more involved in a war between two fundamentally different forces of nature. Join Kyle on his journey to become the Strongest Hammer God! -- Hammer starts at chapter 36 2 chapters every day. Join my Discord: https://discord.gg/EfePH46Aru

Lazare Bonaparte died with regrets. A shadow engineer and former commando, he watched his country surrender its technological sovereignty to American and Asian giants. He was a soldier in a losing war. But Fate—or a glitch in the universe—hit the reset button. Lazare wakes up on October 14, 1980. He is back to square one: a cold bed in a crumbling Parisian orphanage. He is poor, underage, and nobody takes him seriously. But he remembers everything. He knows the architecture of microprocessors that won't be invented for another decade. He knows the code for the viruses that will paralyze the world. He knows the coming market crashes, the wars, and the fatal weaknesses of his future enemies. No more following orders. This time, Lazare won't just endure History. He will write it. From the muddy markets of Paris to the golden halls of the Military Academy, from illegal garage labs to the secret boardrooms of the Defense Ministry, witness the brutal ascent of a boy who decided to build an empire on sand, and turn it into silicon. He doesn't want money. He wants absolute sovereignty. Welcome to Project VOLTA.

"There is a desk between us right now, but we both know that by midnight, I’m going to have you pressed against it. HR be damned." Madelyn Clarke moved to New York with a suitcase, a secret, and a desperate need to stay invisible. Landing a job at Torres International Holdings was supposed to be her fresh start—a way to secure a future for her sister and bury the past for good. But Madelyn’s carefully reconstructed life is thrown into chaos on her first day. Her new boss, the formidable and piercingly handsome William Torres, isn't a stranger. He’s the man she shared an anonymous, high-heat night with just forty-eight hours ago. Now, the man who controls her career also knows exactly how she tastes. William is a king of industry who always gets what he wants, and what he wants is Madelyn back in his bed. As they strike a dangerous deal to keep their "extracurricular" activities strictly uncomplicated, Madelyn realizes that the most dangerous place to be isn't the streets she ran from—it’s between the sheets of the most powerful man in Manhattan.

She was never meant to shine. Born into instability and raised by loss, Lin Su learned early that life does not wait for the broken. By the age of seven, she had already lost everything that defined her world, and by eighteen, she walked out of an orphanage with nothing but survival in her hands. Years later, she returns to Beijing—no longer the forgotten girl she once was, but something quieter, sharper, and far more dangerous: a woman shaped by silence and endurance. With no support and no safety net, she enters the ruthless entertainment industry, where beauty is currency, talent is disposable, and dreams are carefully manufactured… only to be destroyed. But Lin Su is not there to be chosen. She is there to rise. And in a world where stars are made and buried, she will either become unforgettable… or be erased trying.

Akihito transmigrates into the world of Naruto as a member of the Uchiha clan. With six years left before the massacre, he refuses to follow the doomed path under Uchiha Fugaku. His system evolves any skill at 100% proficiency—Fire Release becomes Chakra Mode, Sharingan becomes Mangekyō. Challenging fate, he seizes the clan head seat to save the Uchiha and rewrite history.

Not my novels or FF. Just some interesting reads I found.

"Every night, the clock strikes 1:30 AM. And every night, the phone rings." When Shewta receives an unknown call at the exact same time every night, she thinks it’s a prank. But the voice on the other end knows things no stranger should know secrets buried deep in her past. As the line between the living and the dead begins to blur, she must uncover the truth behind the "Voice of the Past" before the caller decides to show up in person. Some secrets are better left unheard, but this call is one she can't ignore.

When Elara’s life is turned upside down by a sudden strategic marriage, she expects control, rules, and a ruthless husband who commands empires without mercy. What she doesn’t expect… is Adrian Laurent. Cold. Calculating. Untouchable. A man whose name alone bends markets across Europe. Their marriage isn’t born from love. It’s forged from power. But from the very first night, Elara refuses to be a silent queen in a golden cage. She challenges him. Questions him. Stands beside him — not behind him. And Adrian quickly realizes… she is not a weakness. She is a force. As hidden enemies begin targeting Adrian’s empire, internal betrayal shakes the foundation of his business. A spy buried deep within his organization exposes how far their mysterious enemy is willing to go. But this war isn’t about money. It’s psychological. Someone powerful is watching. Testing. Waiting. And when Elara becomes the true focus of the mastermind’s attention, their marriage transforms from a strategic alliance into something far more dangerous. Because in a world ruled by power, loyalty is rare. And love? Love is the ultimate vulnerability. In a game of control and dominance, Adrian and Elara must decide— Will they protect each other? Or will the empire burn with them inside it?

The world didn’t end in chaos… it ended in deletion. A mysterious System descended and began selecting humans—granting power, assigning roles, and erasing those who didn’t belong. Tony was never chosen. “Status: Unregistered.” “Action: Delete.” But something went wrong. Instead of disappearing… he survived. No—he became something the System was never meant to create. An Error. Now trapped in a broken world filled with monsters, chosen elites, and hidden rulers beyond the System, Tony discovers a terrifying ability— He can interfere, rewrite, and even steal authority from the System itself. But every time he uses his power… something notices him. The System is watching. And the beings above it have already begun to move. In a world where rules decide everything— Tony is the only one who can break them. Will he rise and dominate the System… or be erased completely this time?