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Sleeping With My Step Daddy
by Meowly24
He was supposed to be just a guardian.But love doesn’t follow rules.After losing his mother, 18-year-old Kai finds himself under the roof of his cold, powerful stepfather, Sebastian Vaughn. What begins as silence turns into lingering glances, late-night tension, and a love Kai can’t run from—even if he tries.But Bast isn’t just any man. He’s possessive, broken, and hiding dangerous secrets… including an ex-lover who wants to destroy everything. As feelings grow, so do the risks.How do you escape…
The temptation behind gentleness
by Dazed old cat
"Asshole, you're hurting me, be gentler…" "Heh, don't you like it rough?" ...Most fatally, she was wearing only a thin spaghetti-strap nightgown, revealing large swathes of lovely scenery with her damp hair draped to one side, holding a feather duster in her hand… On the bed was a man with a hood on his head, his hands and feet bound, much like a slave.
The Boss Behind The Game
by Slashing Blade
Lu Wu, an aimless video game developer, had been feeling perturbed ever since he found out he was the direct descendant of a king from the underworld. Other than the title, His Excellency, his ancestor hadn't passed down anything else to him. On top of that, all of his ancestor’s subordinates had rebelled against him and completely usurped his inherited territory.Under the circumstances, Lu Wu built a battle game server with the help of his new mysterious friend and transported gamers from the r…
Left Behind By Time
by Llaellen
DO ADD "Llaellen's Updates" BOOK IN YOUR LIBRARY TO GET THE LATEST UPDATES ABOUT MY PLANS FROM HERE ON OUT~The heroes have gallantly died after defeating the demon that wreaked havoc on their land saving millions of lives, in exchange for their own.~That's what the story was supposed to be.Heroes, yes, strong ability users who could stand against all adversities.Yes, heroes.Heroes who trained all their life to protect their homeland.Yes, yes, indeed that should be the wonderful scenario playing …
The Truth Behind the Mirror
by PoochRussell
The Truth behind the mirror is a thrilling roller coaster of a story that depicts the length that love, passion and lust will take people who are at one time or other seperated by age,race, money and power. Nicholas Stern is a man driven by the need to become rich and powerful at all cost. However, his journey takes him through the lives of strong , intelligent and beautiful women who struggle to make their own mark in History. Each trying to hide their skeletons from the prying eyes of the Trut…
Stellar Step to a 1001 Mile Journey
by filledelisle
There is a fine line between right and wrong... and Stellar Cross is tethering on the edge of falling on the sinful side....Stellar Cross, a self-confessed wallflower and always blending in the background. An unpolished gem waiting to blind people with her sparkle so bright and beautiful.Beau Spencer, an heir and a ruthless businesseman, imprisoned in his responsibilities.Holden Knight, a darkness who found his light.At the end of her journey, would Stellar finally found what she's been searchin…
Step Brother (Salahkah mencintai kakakku Sendiri)
by Uniyeppeo
Xander Hill Hampton pria berusia 29tahun yang memiliki sifat dingin, kasar, arogant, serta sombong. Di usianya yang belum menginjak kepala tiga, ia sudah menjadi seorang pemimpin di perusahaan Hampton groups.Ada sesuatu di balik sifat buruk Xander, kejadian di masa lalu yang membuat dirinya memiliki sifat sifat buruk itu.Dan tujuan Xander saat ini adalah, ingin menghancurkan seorang gadis yang bernama Violette Hill Hampton, yang tidak lain adalah saudara tirinya sendiri.Akankah Xander berhasil m…
Behind The SpotLight
by pujimaki
Collin East is a talent agent barely scraping by in the tough world of Hollywood. He’s average, has average clients, average luck, and an average career that has no clear direction. Until one morning, everything changes.Collin wakes up with a bizarre and unbelievable power. He can see floating words above people's heads. Words that reveal true and innate talents. “Romance Box Office Hit Actor,” “Master Director Of Comedy,” “Talk Show King,” “Olympic Gold Sprinter.” Suddenly, the nobodies around …
Shocking Marriage at Every Step
by Si Jin
He is the most prestigious and mysterious man, the head of ZMI Agency's special agents.A person of immense influence. Just how influential? He says, find out for yourself!*She is a foreign-born master of criminal psychology, a psychological counselor at a correctional facility.A small fry who is always hungry for more. How small? She says, none of your business!*Zhan Se can't understand why, in just a short bathroom break, she was ensnared by such a cold, dignified, evil, domineering, awesome...…
Step Back! Master is Here!
by Hidden Speech
After transmigrating to the ‘Journey To The West’ as the monk Tang Seng and successfully retrieving the scriptures, Tang Luo goes into seclusion to cultivate, only to “wake up” to a completely different world.All the gods and Buddhas in the heavens have disappeared and only the concrete jungle of towering buildings stand tall and straight around him. He has actually returned to the contemporary age!Except that he is now a player of The Game of Gods and Demons, weaving through various mission wor…
The Man Behind The Mask
by MsMhaiA
She is Shakeera Alcantara, 24 years of age and single. Kind and a good child,hard working, and nothing can be done just for the family. Time tested her resilience, it's a matter of life and death. Her sister,even if she needs to clings into the knife, she will do just to save her. So withhout hesitation she entered into a secret world, where there was an ongoing trade of females. An underground organization that the patrons are not casual. If you have millions then your in.But it left her with a…
Gimai Seikatsu - Days With My Step Sister
by KiWiSoda
Author: Mikawa GhostCover, Illustrations: HitenFrom classmates to brother and sister, living under the same roof.After his father's remarriage, Asamura Yuuta ends up getting a new stepsister, coincidentally the number one beauty of the school year, Ayase Saki. Having learned important values when it comes to man-woman relationships through the previous ones of their parents, they promise each other not to be too close, not to be too opposing, and to merely keep a vague and comfortable distance.O…
Behind The Screen!
by Unmasked63
Warning: This is a yandere romance novel.Kanzaki is your average everyday guy. He has just finished college for a degree he didn't even care for but luckily by the grace of God he was able to get a job that he liked much more than the one he got a degree for. He became a V-Tuber! Kanzaki was quickly becoming a streaming sensation at an astonishing rate but there was always one person that commented strange things about loving Kanzaki. Where will this lead? Read to find out!
Steps of the Dragon Knight
by LaxenBrie
The hero returns to the empire a dragon’s corpse dragged back. Armor askew. They trudge their way back body tired and broken. Home. They expect gratitude. They expect many things like a higher title. What they did not expect was to become the Royal Guard for the First Princess of the Ixmtaraza Empire. Isabella Desdemona. The hero is pulled into confusing politics and relationships within the castle walls. While without the empires converge and allies are made that could break the Ixmtaraza Empir…
Never Left Behind
by Casper Graham
Calvin Maxwell likes older men, and Turner Marsh is definitely the type of man he’s very much into.<br><br>Growing up with only his mother by his side, Calvin can’t help but be attracted toward men who are much older than him. His father abandoned him and his mother when he was only four years old, choosing to marry someone new, have kids with her, and refuse any contact with him whatsoever. It’s not strange he has abandonment issues now as an adult.<br><br>Turner has been single for nearly six …
The Last Step
by KaisefR
Every story begins with a hero.A chosen one. A savior meant to carry the weight of the world, its people… all of creation itself.The Void had only 20 years left before its final collapse—a cataclysm that would erase not just reality, but every fiction, thought, and possibility ever imagined.The end of all endings.To stop it, a heir was chosen.Kaiser Everhart.The solitary hero.But the story didn’t go as planned.Kaiser rejected the supreme authority.He denied the Void.Because there was something—s…
The Stepping Stones
by Apprentice4
For every MC that rises to the heavens, countless side characters bite the dust. This is a first-person anthology of the tragic stories of the mountains of corpses that lost their voices under the damage caused by the unfair tropes."Molesting the cultivation world, one trope at a time."
The Boy Behind The Red Door
by Benita Boo
R18+ (Romance/Thriller)What Lesley applied for at Maridona Nobles Asylum is the position of a part-time janitress. However, aside from cleaning, she was also forced to cook and care for the most fearsome, violent, and stubborn patient in the hospital called V-03. He was notorious for killing hospital staff, so no one dared to volunteer or clean his ward.She thought it was the end of her, but to her surprise, V-03 was one of the sweetest people she ever met. He was obedient as a puppy and innocen…
Stepping Up to the Plate
by J.M. Snyder
At 16, Stacy Evans dropped out of high school in the hopes of moving on with his life. But four years later, he's stuck in an abusive relationship with Lamar, a "friend with benefits," and works long hours at a dead-end job just to get by.<br><br>Then his mother enrolls him in a program to earn his GED. There he meets Darian, a woodshop teacher who is everything Stacy's friends are not -- smart, successful ... and who seems to take a personal interest in helping Stacy turn his life around. The t…