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Reborn as the Village Waste, He became the Hunter of Mountains by Miss_Aster_Rose
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When an elite modern-day soldier dies during a mission, he expects oblivion-not a second life. He awakens in the body of Xin Pengxi, a notorious drunkard and gambler whose name is spoken with disappointment throughout the village. Burdened by debts, a ruined reputation, and the scars left on those closest to him, Pengxi had spent years drowning his family in misery. Now, a stranger occupies his body, carrying memories of another world and skills centuries ahead of his time. Waiting for him at home are the people who have suffered the most: his wary wife, Lin Yue; his timid young daughter, Xin Yi; and his family members, Xin Hua and Xin Ting, who have long since lost faith in the man he used to be. But earning their trust proves far more difficult than surviving a battlefield. Determined to make amends for sins he never committed yet now carries, Xin Pengxi begins a new life from the ground up. He ventures into the mountains to hunt, gathers resources from the wilderness, and uses knowledge from the modern world to create innovations far beyond his era. With every meal placed on the table, every promise kept, and every hardship shared, he slowly chips away at the fear and resentment surrounding him. As seasons pass, a broken household begins to heal. A frightened child learns to smile again. A wounded wife dares to hope. A family once torn apart discovers what it means to love and be loved. Yet this is more than the story of one man's redemption. It is a tale of rebuilding lives, transforming a struggling village into a thriving community, and proving that true strength is not found on the battlefield, but in the courage to protect, provide, and cherish those who call you family. In a world that gave him a second chance, Xin Pengxi will forge not only a new future-but a place where everyone can finally call home. Story is adapted from my original chatbot and reimagined as fanfic using my OC. Link: https://www.clank.world/@c/LinYue THIS IS MY ORIGINAL STORY
The Tyrant Can Read My Mind! by sweet-corn
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Song Yunchu transmigrated into an angsty novel as a villainous chancellor destined for a brutal death. To survive, she resolves to stay far away from the toxic main leads and focus on keeping the Emperor from turning into a tyrant. What she doesn't know is that the Emperor can hear her every thought. When a minister suggests the Emperor marry the female lead for good luck, Song Yunchu panics internally: Are you out of your mind? Whoever gets near her dies a wretched end! The dog emperor finally started acting normal, don't ruin him! Later, seeing the Emperor completely ignore his beautiful harem, she wonders: Consort Li is an absolute knockout. Why is he entirely celibate? Could the dog emperor actually be... dysfunctional? The Emperor, overhearing everything: "...!" He is NOT dysfunctional! And wait... isn't she supposed to be a man?
Between Two Stars ,I Chose You (BL) by Erinricks
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For twenty-two years, Lin Qingyu has lived a life where no one ever chose him. His parents' attention belonged to his brilliant older brother. His kindness was overlooked, his feelings dismissed, and every attempt to get close to others ended in disappointment. Then one rainy evening, a mysterious door appears. Beyond it lies the Aster Empire-a civilization of interstellar fleets, towering mechas, and customs unlike anything Qingyu has ever known. In this world, there are no women. Society is divided into two subgenders. Monarchs are exceptionally rare, protected by the Empire, and recognized as the heads of every household. Males form the majority of the population. They are soldiers, scientists, engineers, and pilots. The monarchs can bear children and males dedicate their lives to defending humanity. To the Empire's astonishment, Qingyu is an unregistered Monarch. General Shen Yanzhou, the Empire's youngest war hero. Cold. Disciplined. Impossible to read. Yanzhou is convinced the gentle Monarch must have hidden intentions. Yet perhaps... The greatest miracle is not traveling between two worlds. It is finally finding the one person who chooses you above everyone else. p.s. I used to write this novel somewhere else (on another website) ,since I'm publishing it here so the updates will be regular and fast ,please enjoy (might as well publish in one go )
 The Wicked Stepsister Retires from the Fairytale by kuchiheart6
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The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. That was what they whispered about me. My mother was a dancer who seduced an Emperor to survive. I was the ignored princess who seduced a Prince to steal a throne. I thought I was the heroine of a romance novel. I thought if I smiled enough, schemed enough, and loved him enough, I would get my happily ever after. I was wrong. My sister was the beloved Cinderella. The Crown Prince was her Prince Charming. And I? I was just the wicked stepsister who got in the way. My reward for stealing the male lead was a hellish marriage, a cold bed, and a lonely death. Now, I have returned to the beginning. I'm done chasing fairytales. I'm done trying to be someone I'm not. This time, I won't go to the ball. I won't wear the glass slipper. I will just fade into the background and disappear. Or so I thought. "Careful, Your Highness." On the balcony where I tried to hide from the world, a hand caught me. It wasn't a Prince. It was a Knight I had never noticed before. I wanted to retire from this fairytale, but it seems the story isn't done with me yet
𝐈 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐒𝐝 𝐒𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐑-πŸπŸ— π‡πšπ«πžπ¦ 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 (𝐂�πŽπŒππ‹π„π“π„πƒ) by mikrokosmos96
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WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE THEMES! Kim Jenna is Korea's ultimate entertainment goddess: an S-tier actress, chart-topping soloist, and a flawless icon of sophistication, but behind closed doors, Jenna has the refined taste of a raccoon in a dumpster, regularly binge-reading the absolute trashiest webtoons available. While resting on the set of her new blockbuster, she discovers a newly released, aggressively explicit R-19 manhwa titled The Saintess' Wet Petal. The plot? Completely nonexistent. It's just a cursed, constantly horny saintess named Karina getting devoured like an all-you-can-eat buffet by a pack of feral, equally horny male leads. Then, a speedboat stunt goes hilariously, fatally wrong. Jenna takes a dive, bonks her head, and drowns. The Twist? Instead of a glamorous afterlife, Jenna wakes up inside the exact R-19 webtoon she was just mocking. Even worse? She became a nameless, faceless background extra: a temple maid whose entire job description is cleaning up the literal and metaphorical messes left behind by the main characters' nonstop bedroom antics. Armed with her award-winning acting skills, sharp sarcasm, and sheer refusal to be an unpaid extra in someone else's adult fantasy, Jenna vows to wreck the script, dodge the chaotic male leads, and find a way back to reality at all costs. RANKING: #1 in "medieval" (18/06/26) #1 in "webtoon" (18/06/26) #1 in "manhwa" (18/06/26) #1 in "fantasy" (18/06/26) #1 in "reverseharem" (18/06/26) #1 in "yandere" (18/06/26) #1 in "harem" (18/06/26) #1 in "transmigration" (18/06/26) #1 in "romancefantasy" (18/06/26) #1 in "isekai" (19/06/26) #2 in "villainess" (23/06/26) #3 in "historical" (19/06/26)
My Lady Chef { La Vita Series } - Volume 1 by SeraEnigma
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Once an award-winning chef with a flourishing food empire, Elena Valdez never imagined her life would end in tragedy-or begin again in another world. Reborn as Alaina, the Duchess of Aisenburg, Elena awakens in La Vita, a realm of magic, monsters, and rigid noble traditions. Trapped in an unfamiliar body and bound to a distant, intimidating duke through marriage, Alaina must learn to survive court life where whispers cut deeper than blades and trust is a luxury few can afford. With no allies and little warmth in her new home, Alaina turns to the one thing she knows best: cooking. Infusing her dishes with care, memory, and quiet passion, she begins to soften hostile servants, disarm rival noblewomen, and slowly bring life back into the cold halls of Aisenburg estate. As shared meals replace formal silence and the scent of warm bread and simmering sauces fills the mansion, an unexpected intimacy grows between Alaina and her husband. Each dish becomes a confession, each bite a promise-pulling them closer despite secrets, danger, and unspoken desire. [ WARNING! There will be a few chapters with graphic sex scenes. I will mark them as R-18 for those that want to skip. Otherwise, read at your own risk! ] NOTE: THIS IS VOLUME 1 of "My Lady Chef" .
The Wallflower And The Wolf by SellyDMelly
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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.
Volume One The Summoning of Broken Heroes: Chosen Souls, Fractured Lives by SilverShadowwalker
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Sometimes, the word "β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘œ" is just a prettier title for a caged weapon. On the morning she had wedding plans to finalize, Cassandra Vale is torn from her life by a summoning ritual that mistakes desperation for destiny. She is dropped in a foreign court alongside four other strangers, each pulled from unfinished lives and futures. Jason Calloway is a bonafide flirt who lives and breathes the gym. If you ask him? Strength can answer all life's problems. He's strength made human, literally, but even the strongest people have limits. William James prefers the solace of reading and drawings to help him cope with daily life. After all, books don't talk back. Quiet, observant, and often overlooked, he sees more than he says; speaking up only when logic gets involved. If social media had a queen, it'd be Vivian Sterling. Fashion and screens are her ride or die as she lives to create that "π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘’π‘π‘‘ π‘–π‘šπ‘Žπ‘”π‘’" wherever she goes. Until now...when that curated picture cracks. And then there's Alex Mercer. Charming. Effortless. Impossible not to like. The kind of Golden Boy whose smile can hide a hundred secrets. He knows that there is a fine line between manipulation and charm. The only difference between the two? One tastes sweet. The other? It π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘  sweet. Together, they are declared heroes. A world on the brink of collapse claims it had no choice. Demons press against weakening seals. Ancient protections fail. And those in power mask theft as fate. But the summoned are not grateful. As grief hardens into anger and fragile alliances form, the summoned heroes choose to play nice learning the world and its ways...for the moment. Whether they continue to choose that option remains to be seen. But the one thing they'll learn? Being chosen doesn't make you a hero. It makes you a resource. And Cassandra Vale never agreed to be merciful.
The Poison Matriarch and Her Five Husbands by SellyDMelly
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Synopsis: She was just a brilliant modern doctor trying to survive in a ruthless ancient world. But a single act of healing accidentally tethered Lin Ruo to the most dangerous, broken men in the Chu Empire. Now, she is the absolute matriarch of an impenetrable bamboo fortress, bound to four legendary outcasts: a fiercely devoted mountain hunter, a calculating royal mastermind, a stoic shadow assassin, and a battle-scarred supreme general. They gave up the world to hide in the mountains with her. But when a tyrannical Crown Princess threatens the last of the royal bloodline, the empire is about to learn a terrifying truth. The only thing deadlier than an army commanded by four legendary warriors... is the poison-wielding, fiercely protective wife they will burn the world to protect. War is coming to the capital. And a rebellious young prince is waiting in the wings, determined to make her family of five into a family of six.
I Am The Villain by metellingstories
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My life has nothing important. My family never really look at me. When I feel like my life has no reason, I died and coming back to life in fantasy world. But why must it be a world of second gender?! Not to mention, I remember that I will end up dead! Just as if I will give up the life of being pampered and has a lot of money. In order to have a lavish life, I'm willing to become the villain!