In Aethelgard, time is a weapon. Power is the prize. The lethal Nexus Challenge decides it all. Every ten years, Champions wielding god-like control over time fight for their House's supremacy. But for Wyll Jensen, a slum kid cursed with uncontrollable echoes of the past and future, the game is a death sentence he never asked for. Forced to replace a murdered relative, Wyll is thrust into the glittering, lethal Nexus Spire. With no training, no allies, and hunted by rivals who can manipulate moments like chess pieces, he must rely on his chaotic senses - the very 'Temporal Sickness' that makes him an outcast. But survival isn't the only game being played. Wyll soon discovers the Challenge is rigged, the Spire is built on secrets, and the reality he knows is fraying at the edges. The echoes haunting him might be the key to uncovering a conspiracy that reaches the highest echelons of power... or they might just paint a target on his back. Can an unprepared boy haunted by time survive a game designed to break him, expose a truth powerful enough to shatter Aethelgard, and master his dangerous gift before time runs out for everyone?

Title: Queen of Shadows: The Rise of Africa's First Ruler Synopsis: In an era when only men were seen as rulers, one woman defied destiny. Born a princess but raised as a warrior, Queen Zaria was never meant to sit on the throne-but fate had other plans. When her father, the great king, is betrayed and slain by rival kingdoms, Zaria rises from the ashes of despair. With a heart of iron and the wisdom of the gods, she gathers an army unlike any seen before-fierce warriors, cunning strategists, and fearless hunters. But ruling is not enough. To secure her legacy, she must strike fear into the hearts of those who once laughed at the idea of a woman as king. With her golden crown and armor gleaming under the scorching sun, Zaria becomes more than a queen-she becomes a legend. A force that kingdoms whisper about in fear. A ruler whose name will echo through eternity. This is the untold story of Africa's first queen, a tale of war, power, betrayal, and triumph.

Curses and prophecies push and pull helpless people throughout the world. Their victims see themselves as players and not the pawns that they are. Mgobi has no delusions about his smallness, but the love of his cursed father and his forlorn half-brother are things that should be within his reach. The crusades of the North and the rebellions within his own homeland are themselves asides of a greater force that find our simple hero near, just beside, the epicenter.

"When Love is War" Vera Devereaux's world was shattered the moment Dante Mercier's family betrayed her father leaving her family's name in ruins and her every move laced with vengeance. She swore to make them pay, to burn the Mercier legacy to the ground. But fate has a twisted sense of humor. At a glittering gala where enemies wear smiles like weapons, Vera and Dante's paths cross-and the war between them begins anew. But this isn't just a battle for revenge. This is a battle of wills, of pride, of something deeper-something darker. As Vera's hatred for Dante consumes her, a force she can't deny pulls her closer. The man she despises might be her greatest enemy-but also the most dangerously captivating thing she's ever known. And he's not backing down. With every sharp word, every cruel glance, Dante ignites a fire inside her that she can't extinguish, a fire that burns with equal parts fury and desire. They are forced together in a deadly game of power and manipulation neither willing to give in, neither willing to lose. But what starts as a war of destruction turns into something far more perilous. In the fight to ruin him, Vera risks losing herself. In a world of lies, betrayal, and shattered loyalties, Vera must decide: hold fast to her hate and finish what was started, or surrender to the chaos that Dante brings with every stolen glance, every broken rule. When love is the battlefield, there are no victors-only those who survive the war.