Shan Shan saved the hero but the day he woke up he saw her sister. The hero thought that her sister saved his life and immediately proposed to her, promising a world of riches and a brilliant future. When Shan Shan saw the two lovebirds she sneered and walked away, changing her identity and refused to fight. The hero took her sister back to meet his family and prepare the wedding, but on the way he realised he had been mistaken. The person he loved was not the gentle fairy he first saw when he opened his eyes. Instead he loved the rough young man that had hitched a ride with them? On the day of the anticipated wedding the city was in an uproar. Rumours had it that the bride fainted because the Great General ran away with another woman. Later, more explosive news circulated. Apparently the General didn't run away after all, he is now bedridden from love sickness. It was actually the bride who had stolen his fortunes and ran away with another man. The rumour mill in the country ran rampant and numerous women felt heartbreak for their hero's unfortunate situation. Shan Shan didn't care and enjoyed her carefree lifestyle, roaming from one place to another until one day she was caught by the General. He took one look at her and coldly put her in prison. Shan Shan thought that was alright, at least they are not entangled anymore, but who would have thought that the General would sneak into her prison cell that night. He knelt and wept for half the night before pressing her down beneath him. When the General finally managed to corner Shan Shan again, he smiled wickedly and said, "I chased you for so long, don't think that you can escape again, Shan Shan."

'Haven't you heard of it before? The favored hound of Prince Silas.' 'Rumors have it that his dog is the only thing the heartless prince cares about.' I am Rosalie, the feral hound of the prince. I am the evil villainess that everyone hates. Be it slapping people who dare to disrespect the prince, bullying my fellow servants who annoy me, to killing enemies for my prince. I am a villainess who uses the prince's status and power to do whatever I want. Everyone waits for the day I finally lose the favor of the heartless prince, so they can take their revenge on me. But will there be such a day?

Wang Liyue, the treasured youngest daughter of the Wang family, enters a childhood-arranged marriage with Gu Chengyan, the cold and powerful head of the Gu main family. Chengyan is raising his late sister's sons as his own, but the Gu branch families want to remove the boys from the inheritance line. Everyone expects Liyue to become a decorative wife. Instead, she becomes the one person who protects the boys, exposes the enemies, warms the Gu mansion and makes Chengyan fall hard enough to turn a family promise into a real marriage.

Zhou Yuli, the heir of the Zhou family, actually married Sang Nian, who came from an ordinary background. 　　Rumors circulated that Zhou Yuli was driven to despair by unrequited love. 　　Even so, Sang Nian still felt that she was the lucky one. 　　Because she had a crush on Zhou Yuli for seven years. 　　The two were worlds apart, so marrying Zhou Yuli was like a super luxurious gift from heaven for Sang Nian. 　　Until her diary, filled with the thoughts of a young girl, was finally discovered. 　　Sang Nian: "Do you know that I've always secretly liked you?" 　　Zhou Yuli: "Now I know, from now on I will love you for the rest of my life." 　　Zhou Yuli marrying Sang Nian was not part of his plan. 　　But three years into their marriage, she became his weakest link. 　　It was Sang Nian who made him understand what jealousy, loss of control, and possessiveness meant. 　　Later, everyone witnessed firsthand how the usually calm, self-controlled, and courteous President Zhou was so eager to give his heart to Mrs. Zhou. 　　- 　　Zhou Yuli: "You've liked me for so many years but never said it, making us waste so much time. So tonight, Mrs. Zhou will make it up to me." 　　Sang Nian: "...How many times have you used this excuse? Can you come up with a new one next time?" 　　Zhou Yuli: "Oh, I'll change next time. Now you should kiss me." 　　Small Theater 　　Sang Nian, drunk: "They all say you only married me because you gave up on yourself, that you don't love me at all, I want a divorce, a divorce!" 　　Zhou Yuli gritted his teeth: "Don't love you? I wish I could meld you into my body, and you're saying I don't love you?" 　　Zhou Yuli's face darkened: "Tell me, are you still going to get a divorce?" 　　Sang Nian gasped for breath: "Ugh~ No, I won't divorce you, husband, please let me go~"

"You think you're a ghost in these halls, Aurora, but I have memorized the frequency of your breath. Go ahead-run. But I am the horizon; no matter how far you go, you are still within my sight. I will dismantle every version of a life you've built without me until the only thing left for you to lean on is my shadow. You aren't just a part of my world; you are the pulse I use to measure it." - Evander Laurent __________ In the hallowed, gothic halls of Ardencrest University, being a 'Ghost' is a survival strategy. Scholarship student Aurora Lane knows the rules: stay invisible, protect her brother, and avoid the gaze of the Elite. But she made one fatal mistake. She was noticed by the Crown Prince. Evander Laurent doesn't just lead; he possesses. He is a mastermind who views people as chess pieces, and he has decided that Aurora is his most prized prize. He doesn't want her heart-he wants to be the very air she breathes. He is systematically isolating her, tearing down her world until he is the only thing she has left to hold onto. In a game of psychological warfare and dark obsession, Aurora must decide: will she break under his control, or will she learn to rule the shadows he created? He's not just watching her. He's rewriting her reality. ____ "The Crown Prince |18+" is the first book in the Princes of Ardencrest Series

"I fear I still do not have a name to match the beauty before me." He began. "Must that always be the only thing you wish to know?" She sighed heavily, looking over to her right where the king and queen sat on their thrones, watching the couple with hopeful stares. Two fingers under her chin brought her attention back to him and despite the mask blocking her view of his brow, she could see the spark of fire in his eyes, "I have plenty of time to know you, my love." He smirked, "as I said, I tend to take the things I want." "You can not steal a woman." Katerina spoke confidently, "Her heart may be locked away." Prince Alexander lowered his lips to the shell of her ear, each syllable tickling her skin, "Tell me where to find it then." ~•~•~ After the death of the queen, the king, overcome by sadness, begins to lust after his own daughter who is an exact replica of her mother. He plans to marry her but she manages to stall the wedding long enough to be able to escape. After escaping from her home and her grotesquely deranged father with three dresses and a cloak made of every pelt in the royal forest, she is lost. Taking refuge in a hollow tree she doesn't realize she has wandered into another King's territory... Warning: When the story begins a disturbing theme of potential sexual assault is mentioned, but this is not the main or entire plot of the story. The main female lead is 20 years old and the main male lead is 22-25. It is not clearly outlined in the novel I don't think. This is based on a fairy tale. Started: 2/5/21 Completed: 3/12/24 #1 fairytale #forcedrelationship #grimmbrothers

To escape a gilded cage, Princess Elia builds a textile empire. But an accidental potion leads to a passionate night with the terrifying Ice Emperor. She flees to raise his secret heir, but the Emperor always claims what's his.

She woke up in a novel. In the body of the villain. Chasing a man who was never hers to begin with. Jiang Ningning has no interest in playing Jiang Yuning's role - the infamous streamer, the obsessive fan girl, the cautionary tale. She knows how this story ends, and she refuses to follow the script. What she didn't plan for was AG's star player, Xu Bicheng - sharp, composed, and far too observant for his own good. Or hers. She came to rewrite her fate. She didn't come to fall in love. Some things, it turns out, were always meant to happen.

Crown Prince Zhao Xian keeps running into a strange woman named Su Jin who is always in disguise. One day she's a beggar, the next day a shop owner, then suddenly a servant or a street vendor. What Zhao Xian doesn't know at first is that Su Jin works for a secret agency that rescues girls who were tricked, kidnapped, or abused by terrible men. It's a noble mission, so the Crown Prince secretly helps her from the shadows. Because of him, her dangerous missions somehow become very easy. Eventually, Zhao Xian decides helping secretly is boring. So he joins her missions directly under the extremely suspicious name "Idiot Bai." Su Jin now has a new partner-an annoying, slightly stupid man who somehow keeps saving the day. Then one day, Zhao Xian accidentally sees Su Jin without her disguise... and realizes she's stunning. Suddenly the Crown Prince is no longer interested in just saving people. He is now on a very important mission: Make Su Jin notice him. The only problem? Su Jin still thinks he's just Idiot Bai. 😌

In the glittering, ruthless world of London high society, the safest place to be is invisible. Lady Eleanor "Nora" of Stratford has perfected the art of hiding in plain sight. As a quiet, unremarkable wallflower, she spends her evenings blending into the velvet curtains, safely out of reach of scandalous rakes and matchmaking mothers. Her only true torment is Julian, the Duke of Blackwood. As her brother's fiercely brooding best friend, the Duke is a notorious tyrant of decorum who makes it his personal mission to police Eleanor's every move, bow, and breath. But a masquerade ball offers a rare taste of freedom. Hidden behind a delicate silver fox mask, the demure wallflower completely vanishes, replaced by a witty, sharp-tongued siren. When she is swept into a breathless waltz by a towering stranger in a gilded wolf mask, Eleanor makes a fatal, scandalous mistake: she accidentally insults the dreadful Duke of Blackwood to the stranger's face. She thinks her secret is safe. She is terribly, wonderfully wrong. Beneath the gold wolf mask is Julian himself. And rather than being outraged by her defiance, the stoic Duke is utterly captivated. Having spent three agonizing years suppressing a fierce, fiercely protective obsession for his best friend's little sister, Julian realizes the cunning woman beneath the mask is exactly the prize he has been waiting for. When the sun rises, the Duke's pristine restraint completely snaps. He refuses to let his Fox retreat back into the shadows. Now, Eleanor must navigate a treacherous social season where the most dangerous predator in London is no longer protecting her from afar-he is actively, relentlessly hunting her heart. And this is one Wolf who plays for keeps.