Eight months after the Red Thread serial homicide left its mark on Everwood, the city is about to face something darker still. When performance artist Jonah Mercer is found dead at the centre stage of the Marwood Theatre, his body arranged in a tableau no one who sees it will ever forget, Detectives Lina Cho and Michael Lau step into a crime scene that is less a murder and more a message. What begins as a homicide investigation in the heart of Everwood's arts community quickly becomes something far larger. The staging is not random. The symbols are not decorative. And the killer is not finished. Jonah Mercer had spent two years building a case that someone was willing to kill to suppress, one pointing toward shell companies, ghost identities, falsified records, and a criminal network buried within the city's own institutions for thirty years. As evidence surfaces and the investigation widens, it becomes clear that the architect of it all is still watching. And still protected. The White Mask is a richly layered crime novel about power, erasure, and the patience it takes to dismantle both, and a city slowly learning the cost of what it chose not to see. The White Mask is the second Everwood homicide novel, following The Red Thread.

A story that shows how curses like jealousy can consume our minds, and if we fail to control them, they can destroy not only us but also the people around us. It also reminds us that no matter how kind you are to others, life can still be cruel sometimes. This story is adapted from a real-life event.

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐝𝐬. 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. *** They call her a monster. But is it really wrong to kill bad men? Inside every room she leaves behind, a gruesome canvas of posed corpses awaits the FBI. And at the center of each crime scene sits a single golden apple, carved with a promise: From the fairest. FBI profiler Paris Van Pelt is the only one capable of deciphering the killer's twisted mythology. He's trained to hunt monsters, but he isn't prepared for Hera Carrington. She is a billionaire heiress, a socialite, and a goddess in her own right. She's also Paris's prime suspect. Hera is too untouchable for the law to bind, and too captivating for Paris to resist. As they engage in a lethal game of cat and mouse, Paris realises he isn't just trying to solve a murder-he's deciding whether to bring a killer to justice, or fall to his knees before her. [updates Every Sat or Sun]

In the VRMMO gaming world where strategies and builds are kept secret, a newbie stepped in with zero background knowledge at all! Aishia, a carefree girl trying to play the newest VRMMORPG ≪New Kingdom≫ was fooled into following the worst "meta" possible! Don't be disheartened! This is a story of revenge to those trolls that make Aishia's gaming life a joke..... at least that's what the trolls want.

She didn't know him. She had never seen him before. And yet somehow, she had been the center of his world long before she even learned his name. Tulia Tacitus wants nothing more than an ordinary life. She finds comfort in books, music, and art, believing the distance between herself and her parents is nothing more than the price of their demanding careers. She has no idea the business her parents conduct behind closed doors is far from ordinary. Lucius Romanov is a man who lives by discipline. Every decision is calculated. Every move serves a purpose. So, when his search for answers leads him to the daughter of the family that shattered his world, he convinces himself she's nothing more than a means to an end. At first, that's exactly what she is. A way to uncover the truth. A pawn in a game years in the making. But the closer he gets, the harder it becomes to remember why he sought her out in the first place, and the harder it gets to hate her in the way he vowed he would. Lucius doesn't chase. He claims. And for the first time in his life, he's no longer certain who's hunting whom.

...𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞... ⧫︎steamyromance ⧫︎officeromance ⧫︎slow-burn ⧫︎reincarnation ⧫︎GoodOmensbutSexy *** When you've lived only to suffer, you learn why some souls refuse a second chance. Clark Parker dies a Saint－ and is offered reincarnation. A perfect next life. Peace. Bliss. Everything a pure soul deserves. Everything... except a 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦. Because she doesn't have one. Or at least－ that's what they told her. But a Captain in the Veil remembers her－ a man she was never meant to forget. And to find him... she must become a 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳. #1 Veil #1 Grim reapers #1 Ghosts #1 Afterlife [First draft - Completed 11 Apr 2026] [Currently undergoing rewrites, expect the in-line comments to be gone]

Rohan Nanda is the yonger son of one of the greatest Indian business tycoons, Ashok Nanda. According to Rohan's family, Rohan was "good for nothing" because he did not like the way of multimillionaires. Rohan always wanted to be free and do what he wanted. He wanted to spend his life like a normal regular person. He was exhausted of the fake smiles and cruelty of the upper class. And the person, who cherished his dream of becoming free was his best friend, Abhi. Abhimanyu Singh was a middle class boy. He lost his parents when he was 2 years old during a car accident. His loving and childless uncle and aunty brought him up. He had several problems in his life, financial problem was one of them. He was hard working. And the only person he loved other than his family was his best friend Rohan. Being gay, he loved Rohan more than a friendly way, but never came between Rohan and his girlfriend, Shanaya Singhania. But on the way of helping Rohan achieving his dream, when their lives took a life and death risk, would Abhi stand beside Rohan? Would he be able to save the life of his love?

(This is part of a series. Read "Saving His Life" first.) It's been five years since the day Abhimanyu died. But his death still haunts Rohan day and night. He is unable to find any meaning behind his life. A walking-talking machine, that's what Rohan is now without Abhimanyu. In a situation like this, when during a bank robbery in the bank Rohan works in, he finds Abhi behind the mask of a robber, what will he do? How can Abhi be alive? After all, his heart stopped beating right in front of Rohan's eyes. Is it really Abhimanyu or is it someone else? What is the mystery?

"𝑯𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒎𝒆. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊 𝒎𝒐𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇." I was the daughter of one of the most feared men in the city and then there's Elias Cross, my personal bodyguard. Six foot four, very handsome but Strict deliciousness. Forbidden in every way possible. It started as provocation and soon morphed into obsession. He's supposed to keep his hands to himself but I will make sure it's impossible for him to not touch me because, Elias Cross was mine the moment he laid eyes on me.💋 👑 HIGHEST RANKINGS 👑 #1 in bodyguard- 29/01/26 #1 in action-romance - 08/02/26 #1 in hate-love -24/08/26