The Staff Engineer's Path

A new world with nearly unlimited possibilities. A system, classes, magic, skills and monsters. Sounds exciting? But for Jin it didn't go quite as he expected nor was there a princess or a Goddess to welcome him to this new world, his only hope was the system he received. Left alone in the darkness, How will he survive when he wasn't human in the first place?

He told me she was the little glimmer of light in his dark soul but he lost her and I was the replacement. "You shine like the fucking sun but I don't want you bright, I want you tainted". With that, he claimed me. ***** Tammy Jones was just a college student that returned home for the Christmas holiday. Little did she know the beginning of the holiday was going to be the start of her new life in a world where mayhem and danger lurked. At the time when she'd lost all hope of escaping the cruel world, an extremely good-looking stranger rescued her. But there was more to this stranger than just the good looks. What could go wrong with getting kidnapped and then rescued? You might want to read to know! WARNING: +18 and contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse!!!

An orphan, who finds pleasure in singing, and had become one of the members of a famous music band in Texas, got betrayed by the people she trusted most, her bandmate, who had acted like her family, but she later realized that that was just an act out up by them, to bring her to her doom. Because of plain selfishness and jealousy, her band member drugged her and sold her out as a thing of pleasure for a one-night stand with a stranger, after seeing the good pay that came with it. Her kind, easy-going, and gentle nature was used against her. Her first was taken by a stranger, she knew nothing about. She promised to get her revenge, but she was brought to nothing but dust, after pictures of her in a one-night stand were revealed to the world, all hopes were lost. But surprisingly to her, the stranger who she had a one-night stand with, promised to help get her revenge but on certain conditions which were hard to choose from.

“You don’t mean anything to me,” he spoke dangerously, the tips of his fingers curling in my hairs as he jerked my neck back. “A mere toy that I’ll use whenever I want,” a breathless whimper escaping my lips. “Leave me-“ “Or what?” His lips stretched into a wide grin. “Tear me with your tiny claws?” He backed me into the wall behind me and leaned in closer, his grey eyes pierced my soul. “Remember, Amara, you exist solely for my pleasure.” He pulled my hair harder and my flesh burned the moment he nuzzled his face into my shoulder. I bet he could hear my heart beat accelerating with passing breath. His other arm circling to wrap around my waist, my heart pounded when his strong sandalwood essence in-filtered my senses. “Rhys-” “Shh…and for your punishment, I want you to bend over the wall and lift you skirt.” ****

Anastasia Celeste Montano — a secretive, manipulative, and ambitious wife of the number one business tycoon in the country — Frederick Maxwell Dominguez. Dahil sa kagustuhang umangat at makaahon sa kahirapan ay nagawang akitin ni Anastasia ang nag-iisang tagapagmana ng KeyStone Legacy Builder — isang kumpanya na siyang nangunguna sa bansa pagdating sa construction supplies. Ngunit lingid sa kaalaman ni Anastasia ay hindi lamang pala siya ang nagmamanipula sa mga nangyayari. Dahil sa kagustuhan ni Frederick na magustuhan ng ama at maipamana sa kanya nang tuluyan ang kumpanya ay pumayag siyang maikasal kay Anastasia kahit hindi niya naman talaga mahal ito, sa kadahilanang ang angkin nitong talino at galing sa lahat ng bagay ay lubos na makakatulong sa kanyang sariling pag-angat. Samantala, sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon ay nahulog ang loob nina Frederick at Anastasia sa isa’t isa sa kabila ng lahat ng pagpapanggap at lihim na kanilang itinatago sa bawat isa. Ngunit walang kasinungalingan ang hindi nabubunyag. Nalaman ni Frederick at ng kanyang pamilya na si Anastasia ay hindi pala nagmula sa mayamang pamilya dahilan upang kamuhian siya ng mga ito dahil sa kanyang ginawang panloloko, lalo na ng ina ni Fred na isang matapobre. At hindi rin nakaligtas ang pagbunyag ng isang sikretong tuluyang nakasira sa kanila. Nalaman ni Anastasia na ang nakababatang kapatid ni Frederick ay anak pala nito sa unang kasintahan. Naging sanhi ito ng kanilang paghihiwalay. Ngunit dahil sa tagal nilang naging magkasama ay napalapit na pala ang loob ng ina ni Fred kay Anastasia kung kaya’t siya mismo ang nagpumilit na makipagbalikan ang kanyang anak sa asawa nito. Maaari pa kayang maibalik ang relasyong nasira? O tuluyan na itong mawawala?

Cerita ini menceritakan tentang kisah seorang gadis yang bernama Della, dia yang pindah sekolah kemudian mendapatkan dua sahabat yang sangat baik dan agamis. Selang sampai kelulusan Della mempelajari tentang agama - agama Islam lebih dalam. Saat baru saja dia lulus, ada seorang laki laki yang baik dan agamis juga datang kepadanya bertujuan untuk meminang. Dengan pertimbangan yang panjang, Della menerima lamaran tersebut. Saat mereka sudah berumah tangga pun selalu hidup damai, tak ada pertengkaran diantara mereka. Tapi, takdir memisahkan mereka berdua selamanya saat Della tengah mengandung.

Charisse wants to be the perfect wife for the perfect man: her boyfriend Valentin--a hardworking, handsome Beta whose entire life is dedicated to loving and protecting Charisse. Along comes Dorian Vellum, the Alpha CEO of the Crimson Crest Empire, who sees through Valentin's web of deceit and gets Charisse out of it. He even helps Charisse get back on her feet and exact revenge. But is it another entrapment, or is Charisse finally on the path to happiness? Will Charisse marry the manipulative and obsessive Dorian, or will she forgive her ex’s betrayal and start afresh? *Book cover by CC Covers.

The Raikiri clan, which was famed as the most prominent military and tactical geniuses, existed since the feudal Japanese period during the reign of Minamoto Yoritomo. Bestowed with great power, the descendants of Iwasaki Senju yielded the Amaterasu, the power which awakens under emotional stress. Kenjirou Subaru was hailed as a legend for saving the clan at the tender age of six from a unit of 70 yakuza. However, all good things must come to an end eventually as the ancient Ninjutsu clan was assassinated in cold blood, probably by an external group fearful of the clan's prominence and place in modern Japanese culture. The horror of the heinous tragedy at his birthplace, the Village of Raden in Osaka rendered his mental condition unstable thus causing Izanami to go rouge. Unbeknownst to him, he ends up in Tokyo, involving in a frenzy of incidents, gathering to find the intel on the person or the organization responsible for the eradication of his people. Therefore, eking out an existence and pursuing an education. He would eventually make his way to Mitsushiba. He enrolls in high school and thus begins his quest to discover himself again. Eventually, he would be befriended by a group of students who change Subaru's view of life and show him that life this beautiful is worth living or is it really the case....

Kane Porter was as boring as his name implied. Of all the financial coordinators under me, he was the one least likely to be interesting on an intoxicated evening. Kane was quiet, well-mannered and nobody was friends with him. I was his boss and I got along well with everyone until I came across a problem. The account I'd been skimming from had a good hunk of change missing now. Not good. How could I have it investigated without flagging myself for the ten thousand dollars I'd 'borrowed'? There was only one thing I could do. Porter was a nice guy. He'd help me out. No one could be safer to ask...

***MAFIA'S VICE SEQUEL*** What is a queen without her king? Historically speaking, more powerful. The Dragonetti's have fallen in New York, but Sienna has made certain her family rose from the ashes in Italy. After Dante's demise, she's put her everything into the Dragonetti name and made it one to be feared again, despite her heartbreak and yearning for her only love. As tensions mount and she starts losing more of her humanity, a ghost from her past shows up, and her world comes crashing down. Could Dante be alive after all these years? And if so, why is he out to kill her? In this sequel to Mafia's Vice, two Mafia worlds intersect with one thing on either family's mind: Revenge against Allesio Speranzini.