Han Seo-yeon was the perfect wife. Silent. Loyal. Replaceable. For three years, she loved a man who never looked at her twice-until the day she died on the cold floor of his penthouse, abandoned and forgotten. But fate gave her a second chance. [System Activated.] [Mission: Stop being pathetic.] Now reborn three years into the past, Seo-yeon refuses to repeat her tragic life. She rejects the marriage. Defies expectations. And starts playing the game by her own rules. But something unexpected happens... The husband who once ignored her begins to chase her. A dangerous rival takes interest in her. And the system? It seems to enjoy the chaos a little too much. [New Mission: Make him regret losing you.] This time, she's not the obedient wife. She's the woman they'll regret underestimating.

"Don't touch me," Freya hissed, clutching a rose like a weapon. Ryuichi, like a predator circling his prey, smirked. "Not unless you beg, Angel." Freya's eyes narrowed. "There's a difference between defiance and desire," He chuckled, "Perhaps that's the game, to see which unravels first." -*-*-*-*- Freya Miller, a fresh-faced college grad, embarks on a solo trip to Japan to explore her heritage. What starts as a dream vacation takes a sharp turn when she stumbles upon a Yakuza operation. Captured by the stoic yet alluring Ryuichi Taneda, the young Yakuza boss, Freya finds herself a pawn in a dangerous game. As their worlds collide, an impossible attraction ignites, forcing Freya to choose between fulfilling her secret mission and succumbing to the forbidden desires burning between them. Started : 29th April 2024

-𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 , ࣪ ˖. Mei fang has just gotten excepted into Evergreen Founders university, she was excited, until she got roomed up with the university's favorite racer. Vlad Andreev. He's the number one heartbreaker to ever walk the earth, according to other academy members, and what's even worse is his ex chases him around like a lost puppy dog. But what happens when he proposes fake dating to get her off his back, and what happens when they catch feelings.

SALOME LAM had pined after Orion Ip for as long as she could remember. It was a way of life, a habit ingrained into her routine that felt completely and utterly natural. He was the boy next door, two years older, someone who was always just out of reach. She could try all she wanted, but she could never fit into his life. She could never quite be anything in Orion's world. And because life is cruel (or perhaps it was kind, since she was at least always in close proximity to him), they met at place after place, school after school, city after city. University was meant to be different. A brand new start, finally forgetting the boy carved so deeply in her heart, who hadn't even a clue the extent of Salome's feelings for him. If it was pointless, why not end it now? Why waste more time playing this game that yielded no result? But they're at the same place again. St Lucia's College at Oxford, where Salome can't escape him or the way he makes her heart pound. Except this time was different. As if he was actually noticing her. As if she wasn't just the little girl who lived next door, not quite a nuisance but also beneath his notice. Now they're talking and spending time together and he's initiating those interactions too. Salome had promised herself she'd forget, but how could she when it felt like this time, she truly had a chance? Perhaps, there was still time for one last try. Before Salome truly, for once and for all, decided to cut Orion Ip and those years between them out of her life. (bobas & lattes #2) readable as standalone

"You may not remember me... but you have always been the moonlight--the quiet light that guides me home, even in the darkest nights." A girl was found barely alive on the riverbanks, her memories washed away like the current that nearly claimed her. Taken in by the village healer, she now lives quietly in the countryside of Caishou, hoping fragments of her past will someday return. But peace is fragile. One moonlit night, a stranger who knows her name changes everything. -- Disclaimer: All images, photographs, and videos included in this book are the property of their respective owners. Full credit belongs to the rightful owners.

when the second eldest brother of the Ellington family named Christian Ellington travels across the seas to avoid the clichés of the British marriage mart, he makes financial business trades in different countries all over the world, Greece, India, Latin America, and china ensuring the Ellington family fortune. to Christian he was looking for something different, but all of that changes when he arrives in china, a new language, new faces and full of adventure. after meeting a wealthy family in beijing selling silks and famous fabrics, he meets lord Fengʼs youngest daughter Yu Ming. staying with the family until the trip back home for a week, a casual friendship between Yu Ming Feng escalates into a beautiful courtship.

At Korea International Academy (KIA) - a prestigious high school for the elite, prodigies, and future leaders - two completely different worlds exist under the same roof. She lives in the light. He survives in the quiet. Lee Ara is untouchable - a golden K-pop idol in the rising girl group HYPE-X, daughter of a tech billionaire and a fashion model, a medical prodigy, social media darling with millions and the girl everyone watches but no one truly knows. Her life is wrapped in glitter, cameras, and expectations she never chose. Amin Al-Farouq is an aloof, quiet, disciplined Black Arabian boy on a full scholarship- a brilliant scholarship student, a disciplined defender on the soccer field, and a boy trying to belong in a country that constantly reminds him he's different. He prefers books, late-night studying, and the calm of the soccer field over attention. Their worlds were never meant to touch. Until a spilled coffee, a silent hallway, and a boy who refused to be dazzled. Suddenly, the girl who has everything is drawn to the boy who asks for nothing. And the boy who keeps everyone at a distance finds himself opening up to the one person who actually sees him. But in a school ruled by status, fame, and whispers, loving each other might cost them more than they're ready to pay. Two different lives. Two different shades. One story they can't walk away from. Some people meet by chance. They met by collision.

When her father threatened her, she did not know what to expect, but she definitely did not expect an arranged marriage. When his parents gave him an ultimatum, he decided to be as good to her as possible, but what happened next is not what you would expect.

She was never supposed to be found. But they found her anyway. Three brothers who don't let go. One fiancé who won't let her run. The deeper she's pulled in, the tighter the thorns become. And the most dangerous part? She's starting to want it.

Lin Meng has one rule: never get caught. By day, she restores old paintings in a forgotten London antique shop. By night, she's the Ghost-a forger so good her copies hang in museums and auction houses across Europe. She doesn't do it for glory. She does it because her foster father's life depends on debts she can't escape. Arthur Winchester has one rule: never let a criminal walk free. As lead investigator for the Art Crime Bureau, he's been tracking the Ghost for three years. He knows her pigments. Her brushstrokes. The sad, particular way she paints light. When a raid finally puts her within reach, he offers her a deal-work as his informant, help him take down the man who exploited her, and walk away clean. No prison. No record. No Ghost. But deals have fine print. Forced into his world, under his constant surveillance, Lin Meng discovers Arthur isn't the cold hunter she expected. He's obsessive. Precise. Haunted by his own losses. And the way he looks at her when she's lost in her work makes her forget she's supposed to be his prisoner. He's chasing a case. She's chasing survival. But when the man who wants her destroyed forces her hand, Lin Meng will have to decide what's real, what's fake, and whether some things-like the way Arthur says her name in the dark-can ever be forged. Slow burn. Forced proximity. A man who deals in truth. A woman who paints in lies.