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In this spicy workplace romance, a hotheaded celebrity chef finds himself drawn to his inexperienced new hire. But when her bubbly attitude collides with his sharp edges, can they handle the heat, or will their love be a recipe for disaster? Alexander Chen is one of the most talented chefs to...

Some love stories begin with a glance. Others begin with a message sent across the world. When Li, a young woman from the beautiful city near West Lake, meets Chak—who grew up in Hong Kong and now lives quietly in Europe—neither expects their lives to change forever. What begins as a simple conversation soon grows into a powerful connection across continents. But distance, culture, and tradition may test their love in ways they never imagined. Crossing Hearts is a heartfelt romance about destiny, trust, and two people discovering that true love sometimes must travel the longest journey ...

Black Manor no longer judges. It no longer hunts. It no longer decides who stays. But something beneath it still remembers how. After Elias broke the rules that defined the house, the manor changed. The mirror no longer shows guilt. The walls no longer close without consent. Guests can leave. Almost. Because beneath the scarred stone and red-veined walls, there is a hollow older than the manor itself — a space the house was built to contain. When a door appears in the lowest foundation — a door that was never carved, never sealed, never chosen — Elias realizes the truth: Black Manor ...

The house remembers. The keeper watches. And this time, the keeper wants out. Elias Crowe stayed behind to balance a debt he could never repay. As the new keeper of Black Manor, he ensures the house continues its grim work—inviting the guilty, forcing confessions, collecting memory and blood. But something is wrong. The rooms are changing. Guests are surviving longer than they should. And one night, a visitor leaves without paying at all. As the manor fractures, Elias uncovers the truth buried beneath its walls: Black Manor was never meant to be eternal. It survives only as long as its ...

When Faith Turns to Fire The night is over. The world survived. And now the dawn is burning it alive. After the terror of the Bloody Night and the fractures that followed, humanity believed the worst had passed. But when a radiant new order known as the Sunborn rises from the ruins, salvation begins to look dangerously like control. They bring light. They bring miracles. They bring judgment. Cities kneel beneath golden skies. Believers gather in flame-lit temples. And anyone who questions the new dawn is branded an enemy of the light. Jack Cross has fought shadows before. But how do you ...

Love didn’t save Lena Hart and Noah Cole. It exposed them. Months after choosing each other, Lena and Noah are no longer falling—they are standing inside the reality of love: compromise, fear, and the quiet terror of being fully seen. Their relationship survives on late nights, shared silence, and the fragile belief that what they have is strong enough. But New York doesn’t pause for love. Lena’s career accelerates when she’s offered a once-in-a-lifetime project—one that would take her out of the city and into a future she once dreamed of. Noah, meanwhile, is pulled into the ...

Winner of two World championships, three U.S. National championships, and an Olympic Silver Medal, Michelle Kwan is a true champion. Her warm, friendly confidence and extraordinary skating talent have made her a legend in her own time. Michelle has had to work hard and make sacrifices to get to...

As the blood moon rises for the third and final time, the veil between the living and the dead thins to its breaking point. Jack Harrow and Elise Carrington emerge from the ruins of Black Manor believing the nightmare has ended — until they discover the world outside is already infected by the House’s awakening. Villages burn. Shadows move beneath the soil. Survivors repeat whispers in languages they should not know. The curse has spread. A new threat rises: The Dawn Heralds, a cult convinced that the House’s awakening is merely the first phase of a larger prophecy. They seek to ...

The city was never asleep. It was waiting. Detective Alex Mercer thought exposing the Black Veil would bring justice. Instead, it unlocked Final Protocol—a system designed to predict, manipulate, and rewrite human behavior. As the city teeters on the edge of engineered collapse, Mercer uncovers the truth about the past he doesn’t remember, the ally he can’t trust, and the enemy who has always been watching. With time running out and reality fracturing, Mercer must choose between revealing the truth—or becoming its final guardian. Because once Final Protocol completes, there will be ...

La vie de Rufus Leung Gresham, vicomte St Ives, ressemble à un rêve sur papier glacé. Les manoirs et les yachts de sa famille font la une des magazines et leurs frasques le délice des comptes Instagram. Jusqu’au jour où Rufus découvre le pot aux roses. Leur fortune n’est qu’un amas de dettes et sa mère, la redoutable Arabella, compte sur lui pour renflouer les caisses par un bon mariage. Et justement, les élues potentielles sont invitées aux noces d’Augusta Leung Gresham dans le luxueux resort familial à Hawaï.

Black Manor does not forgive. It collects. When Elias Crowe receives a mysterious invitation, he is drawn to a forgotten estate hidden deep within the forest. Inside, five strangers wait—each bound by a secret they thought was buried forever. As the house awakens, rooms reshape themselves into nightmares made of guilt, memory, and blood. One by one, the guests are forced to confront the truth they ran from. Only one can leave. And only if the house allows it. A chilling psychological horror thriller perfect for fans of haunted houses, dark secrets, and slow-burn dread.

"The Way of Don't Know" is an engaging podcast series from Kwan Um Zen Online that explores how Zen practice can support our modern, everyday lives. Join our hosts as they engage in inspiring conversations with Zen teachers, answering questions and sharing insights that can be directly experienced in our lives. Each episode offers a unique blend of practical wisdom, personal anecdotes, and profound teachings, all rooted in the Kwan Um Zen School’s teaching of “don’t know” — opening our hearts and minds to a practice before any concepts and ideas.

After surviving his first encounter with The Black Veil, Detective Alex Mercer barely has time to recover. The city grows darker, the murders more calculated, and Mercer realizes The Black Veil wasn’t dismantled—it was only watching. When a chilling message is left at a fresh crime scene, Mercer discovers that someone within the police force may be aiding the clandestine group. But as Mercer digs deeper, he becomes the target of a psychological game designed to break him from the inside. New allies emerge, old enemies resurface, and loyalties are tested as Mercer races to uncover the ...

Lena Hart stopped believing in forever the night her engagement fell apart under the city lights of New York. Three years later, she’s back—older, guarded, and determined to rebuild her life on her own terms. Armed with a fresh start and a job at a prestigious architectural firm, Lena promises herself one thing: no more love, no more heartbreak. Then she meets Noah Cole. Noah is a street photographer with a quiet smile and eyes that see too much. He captures moments most people overlook—grief, joy, longing—because he’s lived all three. After losing someone he loved, Noah chose a ...

Derek Carmichael has harbored a secret crush on his best friend's older sister for years, but she's always been out of his reach. Now that Hannah is back in their hometown and newly single, suddenly the five-year age gap doesn't seem so huge. But convincing her to see him as more than just the kid she used to know is another story.

The Blood Moon has shattered… but its curse lives on. After barely surviving the horrors of Blackthorn Manor, Mira believes the nightmare has ended. But when the ruins pulse with an unnatural heartbeat and a whisper calls her name from beneath the earth, she realizes the truth: The house didn’t die. It awakened. Now, Raven Hollow is twisting into something unrecognizable. Ghosts drift through the treetops like broken memories. Werewolves howl in daylight. Bats swarm so thickly they choke the sky. And beneath the ground, something ancient is preparing to rise — born from blood, born ...

Power Was Never Destroyed. It Was Waiting. The dawn burned. Faith fractured the world. And from the ashes of the Sunborn… something older rises. The sky has changed. Not into darkness. Not into light. Into dominion. In Crown of the Black Sun, the war between shadow and salvation reaches its most dangerous evolution yet. The faithful are no longer divided. The heavens are no longer silent. And a throne stands where the horizon once was. The Black Sun is not an omen. It is a claim. Jack Cross has fought the night. He has survived the dawn. Now he must face the one thing more terrifying than...

Kwan Kew Lai met her first Punjabi woman doctor while lying in a hospital bed with a severe kidney infection at the age of fourteen. Watching the woman walk away down the hall, Kwan Kew was convinced she could, and would, carve out her own destiny. In The Girl Who Taught Herself to Fly, the author weaves in her family’s story of joy, sorrow, loss, love, and endless struggles with poverty and hunger. This poignant memoir, with universal and timeless themes, will leave you in awe.

When the night falls, the manor remembers every scream. Hidden at the edge of Raven Hollow stands Blackthorn Manor, a mansion abandoned after a mysterious night of bloodshed more than a century ago. For decades, the locals have whispered about the curse that clings to its halls. Most people stay away But curiosity is stronger than fear When a group of investigators enters the manor to document its dark history, they expect dust, silence, and old legends. What they find instead is something far worse. Doors close on their own. Footsteps echo in empty corridors. Shadows move without light. ...

Dlya togo chtoby probit'sya v vysshij svet Singapura i Gonkonga, nedostatochno imet' v karmane milliard-drugoj, tut neobhodima osobaya strategiya i rukovodstvo opytnogo konsul'tanta, inache tak i ostanesh'sya zhalkim razbogatevshim vyskochkoj. Pri etom, okazyvaetsya, est' strannye lyudi, kotoryh tyagotit prinadlezhnost' k elite, i oni ne gotovy promenyat' svoyu lichnuyu svobodu na titul kakogo-nibud' "princa bankirov".