Chased by the Desert Sun
By @john1208
Tasmira remembers reading The Crimson Crown of Zirqand and knowing one thing: Emperor Koshkar is a beautiful, bloodthirsty tyrant who destroys anyone who defies him. Waking up pregnant with his child, this proud and prickly transmigrator did the only logical thing - she ran. Five years later, a frantic chase through the spice markets forces Tasmira to hide in the most dangerous place of all: the Imperial Palace, disguised as a lowly incense-tender. She thinks she is playing a brilliant game of cat-and-mouse, dodging Koshkar’s obsessive manhunt while working right under his nose. But the tension shatters when her sassy five-year-old son wanders into the royal gardens and demands a piggyback ride from a towering, golden-eyed man who looks exactly like him. Koshkar's terrifying obsession instantly pivots from world-burning fury to suffocating, sweet devotion. Yet, as Koshkar traps her in a cage of silk and affection, Tasmira discovers a startling diary in her own handwriting. Did her original self intentionally wipe her memories and orchestrate this desperate flight to protect them both? Will Tasmira let down her prickly defenses before the palace’s true enemies strike?
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I Tried to Repulse My Murderous Rival, Now He's Wearing a Leash
By @john1208
I'm currently sprinting down the gleaming crystal halls of the Prismatic Citadel, dressed in a matted, flea-bitten Gloom-Yeti pelt, reeking of fermented cabbage, and screaming like a banshee. My goal? To make Rhydar - the top student and my bitter rival - so utterly repulsed that he never looks my way again. In my past life, Rhydar seemingly snapped and slaughtered the entire Citadel, leaving me to bleed out in the ruins. Now that I've regressed, my naturally shy self is determined to survive by pretending to be the most unappealing, unhinged girl in existence. There's just one problem. When an assassin ambushes Rhydar in the courtyard, my thick, hideous yeti pelt accidentally absorbs a barrage of lethal poison needles meant for his heart. Instead of being disgusted by my feral persona, my terrifying rival now looks at me with wide, puppy-dog eyes, convinced I'm a self-sacrificing saint. He's even willingly locked a mythical Oath-Collar around his own neck, handing me the leash to prove he'll never hurt me! With my sweet mentor Lennis pushing us together, can I keep running from the boy destined to kill me, or is the real monster someone else entirely?
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Venom and Obsidian
By @john1208
I drank the poisoned sun-wine, expecting oblivion. Instead, my fist was mid-swing, aimed directly at the throat of Itzcoatl Reyes - the ruthless syndicate CEO I refused to visit on his deathbed in my previous life. Blinking through the blinding neon of the Metztli underground, I realized two things: I was now inhabiting the body of Nayeli, the elite enforcer sent to assassinate him, and I finally had a chance to make amends. I didn't pull my punch; I violently pivoted, driving my blade into the skull of the sniper flanking him. My new mission isn't about romance or reconciliation - it is about annihilation. I will systematically butcher every rival who ever crossed him, clearing his path to total supremacy. Itza is flustered and deeply suspicious of this hyper-lethal bodyguard who inexplicably knows his deepest traumas and guards him with aggressive, terrifying devotion. But as I bathe the city's neon-drenched penthouse suites in blood to secure his empire, my supposedly loyal handler Xoco is watching closely. How long until Itza realizes his terrifying new shadow is the ghost of the woman who broke his heart?
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Rewriting the Frost: Spoiling My Ruthless CEO
By @john1208
I was always too kind for my own good. That fatal flaw cost me everything when I let Jorvan Dax manipulate me into forcing a divorce on Varonis Teth - the terrifyingly cold CEO of Tetharion Foundry. My reward for trying to do the 'right thing'? Being shoved into the freezing depths of Lake Myr by the very man I trusted. Now, waking up impossibly trapped inside our floating city's sealed mechanical sun, I've been given a second chance. I refuse to shrink away in fear anymore. I tear up the divorce papers and channel my boundless kindness into aggressively supporting my silent, stoic husband. Using my future knowledge of magitek patents and hidden ore deposits, I start building his corporate empire. Varonis is utterly flustered, secretly convinced my radiant smiles are a fleeting dream he'll soon wake from. But as I dismantle my former betrayers with a sweet smile, I uncover a chilling truth: the hunt for a legendary lost energy source and the mystery behind my icy murder are the exact same conspiracy. Will Varonis realize my love is finally real before the frozen depths claim me again?
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