Calytrix has known nothing but the bars and concrete of her cell for over 12 years. The only socialization she has is with her neighbor Dante other than that she's been on her own. Taking and beatings and torture when given and minding herself just to stay alive. When a beating is taken too far, she manages to slip her cuffs and escape. Over the river and through the woods, just to enter a new form of hell? Or maybe this is heaven? Jules, Cooper, and Duke moved into this secluded farmhouse after Coopers Grandfather passed away. They have been best friends since college and run a construction business they built from the ground up. Cooper managing logistics and finances, Jules working on expansions and planning the new projects, and Duke making sure materials are ordered and on time, projects remain on schedule, and employees are in line working properly. The business was booming leaving little time for anything else in their lives, until they arrive home one night to a beautiful smell, and a chaotic disaster.

When six former Navy SEALs walk into Dr. Seraphina Mitchell's clinic, she expects another routine consultation. What she doesn't expect is to become their missing piece. Sera's world shattered when tragedy left her carrying her late sister's baby. Now, as a renowned therapist, she's determined to heal what's broken, starting with the stubborn ex-SEAL commander who refuses to believe he can walk again. But as professional boundaries blur and life gets complicated, Sera discovers these six men might be exactly what she needs to heal her own wounded heart. Sometimes the family you choose is the one that saves you.

Penelope Blake is a classically trained guitarist with a spotless resume and zero interest in becoming a rockstar. But when she's offered an obscene paycheck to join the world's biggest pop punk band as their new rhythm guitarist, she says yes-thinking it's just a temporary gig. Ashes After Midnight: global legends, inked disasters, and every alt girl's dirtiest dream. They didn't want a new bandmate. They definitely didn't want her-polished, pretty, and painfully out of place. But now she's in their world. And they can't stop watching her. Not when she plays. Not when she moans. Not when she starts to unravel. The frontman taunts her like foreplay. The drummer dares her to misbehave. The bassist never speaks-but his stare burns. And the guitarist? He touches her like she's the only song he still believes in. But this isn't just music. This band made a deal with something dark-something that's coming back to collect. And Penelope might be the only thing standing between them and damnation. Enemies. Lovers. Monsters. Dark Romance. Welcome to the tour from hell.

Prologue Amanda, a renowned assassin on Planet No. 0001-better known as Earth-was feared by those who knew her, but thought of as weird by those who didn't. Cold, heartless, merciless, and brutal when it came to work, she was a completely different person during her breaks. In her free time, Amanda indulged in her obsession: reading reverse harem novels-stories where one person had multiple partners. She had always dreamed of having numerous husbands lining up for her. But because of her terrifying identity, no man had ever approached her without malicious intentions. One day, after completing her last mission of the month and preparing to fly abroad for some rest-and of course, to binge on more reverse harem novels-Amanda met the most ironic death imaginable. The legendary assassin was killed not by bullets or blades, but by... a vase. Yes, a vase that fell from the rooftop of a building. But that wasn't the end. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself transmigrated into a new world: Planet No. 0099, an advanced planet with technologies beyond Earth's imagination. And that wasn't all-she discovered she now had a system, a mysterious guide that helped her understand her surroundings and the bizarre situation she was in. And then came the real shocker: this world was in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, and she... was the Zombie Queen! WHAT!? Yet, despite her new identity, she didn't look like a zombie at all. Instead, she appeared human-gorgeous and irresistibly hot, even. When Amanda realized this, she laughed like a maniac. Because in this world-one that wasn't her old life-she was free, powerful, and unstoppable. And she knew exactly what she wanted. To hunt down handsome men. To build the ultimate reverse harem of her dreams.

Ji Zi never asked to time-travel, much less wake up trapped inside the infamous Black Tower, her mind sealed and her power shackled. But when her mental bonds suddenly shatter, the once-timid guide who couldn't even soothe a sentinel begins her full-scale counterattack. Guiding and marking sentinels? That's just the beginning. Her real gift lies in CONTROL. As a rare offensive-type guide, unseen in the interstellar world for centuries, Ji Zi refuses to be anyone's fragile little flower. She commands, and they obey. A fiery, battle-hardened black-uniformed commander? A snow-skinned, yandere noble with a dangerous temper? The Federation's most dazzling genius, the man worshiped as the soul of his civilization? Even the last Dark Sentinel, the living weapon once thought lost to madness, breaks free of his cage... all for her. And Ji Zi? She smiles, tilts her head, and whispers- "Be good."

Victoria Rothwell has never made a single decision for herself. Every choice-what she wears, who she speaks to, how she smiles-has been dictated by her mother's infamous Rule Book, a thick leather binder that is updated annually like a corporate handbook. The rules are drilled into her daily: • Rule #1: A Rothwell daughter is a reflection of her parents, not herself. • Rule #19: A woman's worth is determined by her ability to elevate a man. • Rule #33: Love is a liability. Marry for power, stay for appearances. So when her parents announce her engagement to Eli Harrington, heir to a vast tech empire, Victoria accepts it silently. It's just another rule: "Rule #50: A Rothwell does not refuse a marriage that benefits the family." But Eli is nothing like the men her parents have groomed her to impress. Plus Eli is never far from His friends Troy, Gavin, and Luca.