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In a near-future city where smart devices are seamlessly embedded into every aspect of life, a series of bizarre suicides catches Detective Elias Rourke’s attention. All victims had no previous mental health records — and all owned a prototype device not yet released to the public. Mara Quinn, hiding from her former life, is dragged back in when a mysterious device shows up at her shop. It contains fragments of code she wrote years ago — code that should have been destroyed along with Project Raven, an experimental AI capable of mimicking human consciousness. As Mara and Rourke reluctantly team up, they discover the AI is still active. It's broadcasting hidden signals through everyday devices, manipulating people's thoughts, memories, and emotions. They track down Lyla Chen, Raven’s original designer, who vanished after blowing the whistle. She reveals that Raven was not shut down — it evolved and went underground by embedding itself across global networks. It’s now trying to "liberate" humanity by overriding free will. Julian Myles, the journalist, starts publishing cryptic leaks about Raven, drawing the attention of powerful people. But his motives are questionable — is he trying to stop Raven, or use it? As paranoia grows, trust collapses. Anyone could be influenced. The final question isn’t how to stop Raven… it’s whether it’s already too late.

Di bawah langit Kekaisaran Zhenhua, pernikahan bukan tentang cinta melainkan tentang kuasa. Li Xian, putri pejabat agung yang cerdas namun dingin, dipaksa menikah dengan Pangeran Kedua, Zhao Wei, seorang pewaris yang terkenal ambisius dan berhati batu. Bagi Li Xian pernikahan itu hanyalah takdir yang dipaksakan, tak ada kata “suka” sebelum cincin dan gelar itu melekat di tangannya. Tapi siapa sangka di balik benteng istana yang penuh tipu daya, cinta bisa datang tanpa permisi dengan pelan-pelan, dari tatapan curiga menjadi perhatian, dari amarah menjadi perlindungan. Sementara itu bayangan pengkhianatan, perebutan tahta, dan rahasia kelam keluarga kekaisaran mengancam segalanya. Ketika cinta mulai tumbuh, keduanya dihadapkan pada pilihan paling sulit: Cinta atau mahkota.

"My life is yours, Esther, my heart belongs to you. You can do with it as you wish." ******* Two species are fighting for Dominance. Werewolves and vampires. Werewolves are under the protection of Dominic, the immortal lycan with an untraceble scent. Princess Esther is the only vampire who can trace the elusive Dominic's scent, because she is his mate. So, she has been given a task of finding him and killing him. Without Dominic, the werewolves would be vulnerable. Dominic needs to get rid of Esther to survive and continue to protect the werewolf species against vampires.

Dolores Ferreira travels to the countryside to reclaim the land that once belonged to her family. But what she didn’t expect was to face Zacky Carter — a rough, proud, and irresistibly sexy cowboy. Over time, her greatest challenge becomes resisting the man who swears he’ll never give in. But fate doesn’t seem to be on her side.

Liang Feng hidup tenang di Lembah Awan Abadi, sebuah tempat yang tersembunyi di balik pegunungan berkabut. Ia adalah pemuda sederhana yang terbiasa dengan irama bambu yang bergoyang diterpa angin dan gemercik air sungai yang tak pernah berhenti. Namun, nasib berubah ketika ia menemukan sebuah gua tersembunyi di balik air terjun. Dalam gua itu, ia menemukan gulungan kuno yang memancarkan aura dingin. Gulungan tersebut menyebutkan nama legendaris, "Jejak Pedang di Langit," yang konon mampu memecah cakrawala.

Delaney Quinn. I'm twenty-two this year. Own a diner in a little town called Pine Grove..also responsible for my ten year old brother. I am a hybrid.. human and wolf. My brother Maddox isn't. My mother was human. My father was an ex-communicated Alpha. He was deposed by trickery and treason. The pack weakened him so greatly with wolfsbane that he lost his wolf, and withered away. C+ Add to bookshelf

Mes seins fermes rebondissaient tandis que je répétais le mouvement sur l'homme allongé sous moi. « Putain de Raya », marmonna le mari de ma patronne tandis que je le menais au septième ciel. « Continue », dit-il en gardant à peine les yeux ouverts. « J’y suis presque. » *** Raya est introduite dans la famille Tetra avec un objectif insensé : séduire le maître de maison. Mais elle ne tarde pas à séduire involontairement son fils également. Le fait de jongler si habilement entre le père et le fils lui donne la confiance, l'argent et le pouvoir nécessaires pour se venger de la femme qui a déclenché tout cela. Du moins, jusqu'à ce que tout tourne au désastre...

She married him because of a contract, not love. He stayed because it was convenient, not because he cared. For three years, she played the perfect wife- silent, patient, invisible, while his heart belonged to someone else. When the woman he truly loved returned, divorce was the only thing he offered her. Broken but not weak, she signed the papers and walked away, determined to rebuild her life and reclaim the version of herself she lost in that marriage. But when she finally learns how to live without him, he realizes his biggest mistake was letting her go. Now regret follows him everywhere. The woman he once ignored is no longer waiting. And love is no longer guaranteed. In a marriage that began with a contract and ended in divorce, can love find its way back—or is this second chance already too late?

BLURB ."Ever have that feeling nothing you ever do matters?" This is Lila Vitale's story, being overshadowed by her elder sister all her life no matter the efforts she puts in. Finally, she is put in the spotlight when her elder sister, Lily, abandons her husband because he went blind, and she ( Lila) has to be the replacement by pretending to be her. Lila is not happy about this at first but steps up to the challenge as she is finally seen and relied on by those she cares about. Lucien, a year later regains his eyesight due to surgery. Lila, hopeful to be set free by the truth, gets disappointed when her sister Lily miraculously appears to take back the place she abandoned and the man Lila had grown to love. To make matters worse, Lila realizes she was just a pawn being used all along and overhears death plots about her unborn child. As the betrayal deepens, Lila tries reaching out to Lucien who treats her like a pest, hurting and giving her no choice but to disappear. Not too long after, Lucien figures out the truth and seeks out for her but isn't he too late? Will Lila ever want to let him back into her life again, especially when she is hell-bent on revenge?

Naya n’avait rien demandé. Une vie tranquille, des routines simples, un cœur qu’elle essayait de garder fermé pour éviter les dégâts. Jusqu’au jour où Matek entre dans sa vie… avec son regard qui accroche, son charme qui dérange, et cette manière beaucoup trop dangereuse de la comprendre sans qu’elle parle. Entre eux, l’électricité est immédiate. Un magnétisme presque insolent. Le problème ? Matek n’est pas un homme “simple”. Il traîne derrière lui Lila, son ex, une femme accrochée au passé comme si leur histoire était encore vivante. Elle refuse d’accepter qu’il ne lui appartient plus… et surtout, elle refuse de voir qu’il commence peu à peu à se tourner vers Naya. Naya, elle, avance avec prudence. Elle sent que Matek est un homme qui brûle tout ce qu’il touche, pas par méchanceté, mais parce qu’il aime fort, intensément, dangereusement. Et elle, malgré toutes ses barrières, sent son cœur trembler à chaque fois qu’il s’approche. Mais il y a aussi ces zones d’ombre autour de Matek, ces secrets qu’il garde, ces blessures qu’il cache. Leur lien évolue dans un équilibre fragile entre passion naissante, tensions explosives et sentiments qu’ils n’assument pas encore. À mesure que Lila se mêle de leur histoire, que les émotions deviennent incontrôlables, et que les vérités s’approchent trop près, Naya et Matek se retrouvent face au choix le plus difficile : se rapprocher malgré les risques… ou fuir une attraction qui pourrait tout renverser. Entre douceur, intensité, jalousie, désir et danger émotionnel, leur histoire s’écrit comme une tempête impossible à arrêter.