At the beginning of 1975, Yukiko, the young proprietress of the Sakuradani-kan hot spring inn, fell into a coma for unknown reasons. Her only daughter, Hinami, who was attending a boarding school for girls in Tokyo, was summoned to her birthplace, Sengatake Village, by a telegram informing her of her mother’s critical condition.... more>>

Upon returning to her hometown for the first time in two years, she is told a shocking revelation by the village doctor, Reiko.

Her mother, Yukiko, who had never regained consciousness, was pregnant with a six-month-old fetus in her belly.

[It’s impossible for Mother to be pregnant…! Who is it?]
Saemon, Yukiko’s husband and Hinami’s father, died in a fire the summer of last year. It was difficult for her to accept her mother’s pregnancy as she was in mourning. However, further confusion awaited her.

Three men appear claiming to have imp**gnated her, and begin to fight over custody of Hinami and the vast wealth of the Sakuradani family. <<less

Once he died, Su Yan transmigrated into an ancient frail scholar and embarked on the road of a powerful official surrounded by attacks.... more>>

Every pen is a debt of love, every step of the way.

Pillow thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and enjoy the boundless wind and moon. <<less

High school senior, Junya Sawa, gets a new classmate when Uzuki Kobayakawa, the heir to notorious crime syndicate, transfers to his school. The other students... more>> in Junya's class all keep their distance, giving Uzuki a wide berth, however Junya soon becomes good friends with him. Gradually, the two become attracted to one another, but Uzuki's educational "advisor" admonishes him, telling Uzuki that the world he must live in has no room for Junya, and the two are separated. Then, 8 years later, still holding that wound that never healed, the adult Junya reunites with Uzuki... <<less

Lowly shepherdess. Illegitimate daughter. Disgraceful duchess.
Although she had married her beloved Duke Izar, Freesia lived as though she was trapped at the bottom of a bleak, hapless abyss.
Her family took complete advantage of her, and the people of the duchy hated her for being a stain on the household’s honor.... more>>

And then there was her husband, Izar.
Even after she had suffered a miscarriage, he remained cold.

"To be born to parents like us—happiness would forever elude that child."

At Freesia’s funeral, he had shed not a single tear.
But Freesia wished for one last thing.

Please, cry for me.
Shed even a single tear.
Dearly, I hope that your feelings might change.

Even if it means living for just one more year, that’s fine.
Once that time has passed, then.
Come and cry at my funeral.

*

For the first time, Freesia dared to glare at this man.
The dreadful document in her hand fell to the ground.

"How could you do something so cruel to me, to treat me worse than an animal!"

She was mistaken.
She thought, finally, this man held affection for her. That he trusted her.
That, perhaps... it could even be love.
But it was nothing like that. He deceived her.

"You ruined my life."

There were only five months left before her demise. <<less

A grieving soul is filled with mysteries, traumas, scares, and horrors. A compilation of short stories told from the perspective of those souls, unhinged, as they quench their thirst for blood. Beware as the stories might haunt you, even in your sleep. ... more>>

A book containing multiple short stories with disturbing themes and topics. Written by Malaysian writers, with various styles of story-telling and narration. It’s sure to get the readers fascinated with each writer’s weirdly-build world of imagination. <<less

Yu Tiantian transmigrated into a cannon fodder supporting female character in a period drama. The supporting female character married the foolish younger brother of the male lead.... more>>

After marriage, the supporting female character was dissatisfied with her foolish husband and often flirted with the male lead behind his back, using means to bully the foolish brother. The foolish brother, naive and simple-minded, endured her bullying silently. Eventually, she pushed him into the river, drowning him.

When Yu Tiantian transmigrated, it happened to be her wedding night with the foolish brother.

Looking at her handsome yet foolish husband, Yu Tiantian: "…" She wanted to cry but couldn't shed a tear.

Yu Tiantian was protective by nature. Although she was dissatisfied with transmigrating in such a manner and ending up with a foolish husband, she wouldn't tolerate others bullying him. Whenever someone bullied him, she would protect him like a mother hen guarding her chicks.

…

Xiao Heng was reborn. After his rebirth, he wasn't foolish anymore; he was exceptionally intelligent. On their wedding night, he thought this beautiful yet treacherous wife would make him sleep on the cold floor like in their previous life, not even giving him a blanket. However, to his surprise, she asked him to sleep together on the bed.

Not only that, in their previous life, she always made him sneakily steal bird eggs for her to eat. If he failed to get the eggs, she would pinch him all over, leaving him covered in bruises. But in this life, this wife found ways to get delicious food for him and instructed him not to tell anyone.

Xiao Heng: "…" He couldn't help but feel that his wife had also been reborn.

But later, he learned that his wife hadn't been reborn, but… <<less

I knew the first time I saw you.... more>>

I want to ruin you, I want to dirty your body.

I want you to stay with me for the rest of your life. Only such a deep clamoring dark desire can be called love.

The so-called wishing you happiness and wishing you find your lover are all bullshit. I just want to possess you this entire life, I’m even jealous of the rain that falls on you. <<less

Lin Feng was a diligent and hard-working person. He studied hard, did his best to make his family proud, and not get into trouble, but when he saw a girl being taken advantage of, he had to intervene. Being tricked, he was sentenced to 10 years in jail due to being framed for a crime he had never committed, losing everything. Before his life was over, he would first take those who ruined his life with him.... more>>

Suddenly, he opened his eyes. Instead of dying, he woke up in the body of a different world's Lin Fen, alive. This other Lin Feng had been killed as he was tr*sh at cultivation. This world was one where the strong had no regard for human life, killing freely if they had the strength. Called “tr*sh” and thrown away, he will rise to new heights, going against heaven and earth's will.

“Do not judge others ignorantly within my presence.

Those who think of harming someone should be ready to be harmed.

Those who are open and respectful shall receive my kindness and respect.

Those who plot against me are seeking their own death.

This is true, for I am death… I am Lin Feng.” <<less

"Can they really share the daughter of the goddess? You shall have them. With a spear and a sword."

Two short novels, including the title story and Black Fairy Tale, plus a bonus short story. Summer is a simple story of a nine-year-old girl... more>> who dies while on summer vacation. While her youthful killers try to hide her body, she tells us the story—from the POV of her dead body—of the boys' attempt to get away with mu*der. Black Fairy Tale is classic J-horror: a young girl loses an eye in an accident, but receives a transplant. Now she can see again, but what she sees out of her new left eye is the experiences and memories of its previous owner. Its previous deceased owner. <<less

At least three years had passed.
Isabelle stayed alive during the time they were apart.
The one thing she really couldn’t do was die.
Because she had a lover that promised to marry her, Arno.... more>>

So she lived. She gritted her teeth and lived.
Even if she was made fun of or slapped by the King of the enemy country, she lived.
After arduous struggles, she finally met Arno,

“Isabelle, I hate you.”

The person she loved so much hated her.

With the same tongue that kissed his mistress, Arno uttered countless invectives.
Even so, Isabelle was still unable to stop loving him.

But her love was not infinite.
The more she looked at Arno, the more she crumbled.

By the time Isabelle could no longer ignore it,

"If I told you that I’d even risked my life for you, would you believe me, Isabelle?"

Arno’s love began once more. <<less

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At the beginning, he acquired a piece of land worth billions, but Su Ming used it to cultivate crops!... more>>

Row after row of cucumbers, plant after plant of chili peppers, shoot after shoot of bamboo shoots… …

Everyone couldn’t understand: “Having a billion-dollar land and using it for farming? Su Ming, what’s wrong with you?”

Yet, Su Ming just smiled mysteriously.

Do you really think, naively, that the cucumbers I grow are just ordinary cucumbers?

The joy I find in farming is something you can never imagine! <<less

Ten Years of Marriage!... more>>

An'nuo thought she had married the perfect man.

Little did she know, this man would lead her to her death!

He used the guise of marriage to deceive her feelings, calculate her assets, and even wipe out the entire An family, all to win the smile of his true love.

A premeditated mu*der let her reincarnate ten years prior.

This life, she will definitely make him bankrupt and disgraced, make his family disappear without a trace, make all associated with harming her die a terrible death. For this, the first thing she did after reincarnating was rejecting the scumbag and resolutely marrying the business tycoon who was her nemesis in her past life, someone she shouldn't have provoked in this one!

She thought their marriage was one of convenience, she didn't expect to be spoiled rotten after the wedding. <<less

A mu*der mystery novel.

I, Bouchi Hiro, was ostracized by the entire school because I stood up against the student who held an absolute power in the school. But no matter what kind of bullying I received every day, I never yielded. Today as well, I was getting beaten up behind the school building. But at that moment, I heard the students screaming―That was the moment when the world was transformed.... more>>

On the school grounds, the students were being attacked and killed one after another by monsters that seemed to have come out from an RPG. Using this opportunity, I managed to escape and return home safely. Then at that time, I realized that I had a strange power dwelling inside me. A skill called “Shop”.

As long as I could pay for it, I have the ability to buy variety of items on Earth, and even fantasy items that couldn’t possibly exist on Earth. In this world, where humans were gradually being wiped out, I decided to make the most of my new skill to live a slow, comfortable life free of worries.

It was truly thrilling and delightful to see all the people whom hated and ostracized me being killed one after another because they didn’t have the power I did.

This is the payback story of a boy who was once bullied, and uses his skill to take advantage of those who are now left with nothing. <<less

-I’ve seen your eyes. I’ve never seen starlight again.... more>>

-Having tasted you, I’m not going to come back alive.

For the first time, I tasted the taste of licking honey on the tip of the knife.

From the day Xu Xingchun fell in love with her in junior high school.

Outside cold inside passionate X Simple-minded

A shattered mirror put back together <<less

“Musketeer Code – no all for one, just one for all.”... more>>

Gibbs, Ray, KJ and Troll – a group of the most popular male students that had the best relationship in an elite boarding school. The four created the Musketeer Code – the rule that did not allow anyone among them to have a steady girlfriend, but any kind of scandals was welcomed to be shared with the others.

Until that rule was broken… and a psychotic chick sparked a tragedy that would haunt their lives. Then — <<less

"The mu*derer died before killing anybody! You've got to uncover the truth!"... more>>

"The robber not only took money from the bank but my accomplice too!"

"I've kidnapped a rich man's son but I can only ask for 30 grand?! What lousy deal is this?!"

"Who on earth meddled with my airbag?! I nearly died in that car accident!"

"Only a swindler would know the secret behind this transaction, so you'd better call the police now!"

"This is my last gig as a mu*derer, so pleeeaaase don't screw up!"

It's the most unfortunate of criminals vs the most egomaniacal police inspector in the history of mankind - this comedy of errors just keeps replaying itself. <<less

“Ding ~ Host has been killed, experience + 100.”... more>>

“Ding ~ The Host despises the strong, imposing manner + 100.”

“Ding ~ Host has consumed a point, you have received a modern hand grenade!”

You can cut me, but can you not cut my face? He had to rely on his face to survive!

Ye Fan had traveled through a fantasy world filled with slaughter. The system told him that he could live forever!

You are an Earth Divine Realm expert? Sorry, kill him! Are you a Heavenly Dipper Sovereign? In my eyes, it’s too tr*shy!

Indestructible! This world is vast and boundless, and I am the king! <<less

What I promised my childhood friend, You-kun.... more>>

I’ll be with you forever……..

So I’m going there too. <<less

The youth, a seminary student, one day saw a prostitute with a tattoo of a blue flower on her arm in a back alley. From... more>> that day on, his happiness was shattered. <<less

A young middle school student faces a life-altering choice. Destined for mediocrity and without a War Spiritual Bloodline, he dreams of transcending his ordinary existence and becoming a high-status War Spiritualist. His world is transformed when he becomes bound to the ""Godly Pet Evolution System,"" enabling him to activate his War Spiritual Bloodline and cultivate divine pets, even from the most unlikely sources.
Armed with this system, he defies expectations by nurturing underdog spirits into formidable allies. The seemingly weak flower spirit evolves under his care, as does his Lord White Dragon, challenging the mightiest thunder-attribute battle spirits. Even when presented with a Diamond Demonic Spirit Card, he counters with three Epic-Demon Spirit Cards of... more>> his own.

His journey takes an unexpected turn as powerful entities, including the Six-Tailed Demon Fox, the Phoenix Holy Maiden, and the Queen of the Seas, vie to become his second battle spirit. Faced with a wealth of choices, he refuses to settle for just one and ambitiously aims to harness them all. <<less

As investigating partners, Zhu Xuan always wondered if her boss, Chu Haoran, had multiple personalities? How could he be so proud and obnoxious one minute,... more>> then caring and tender the next? One day after work, Haoran put up his long legs on her sofa table, announcing that he was living with her now. Xuan: "What about your own home?" Haoran: "There’s no point in resisting!" <<less

Kohei Yoshoda has a girlfriend who is also his childhood friend. She is a year older than Kohei.... more>>

Her name is Urara Uesaka.

She is very popular at school because of her great body and personality.

Then one day, Kohei caught his girlfriend cheating with his best friend, Shota Ishikawa…that day, Kohei swore to himself.

He will get his revenge on Shota. <<less