JUDGED AS A FAILURE AS AN AFRICAN GIRL

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The heavy iron gates of the Wilderness Correction Camp groaned as they released me after three years of state-sponsored hell. I stood on the dirt road, clutching a plastic bag that held my entire life, waiting for the family that claimed they sent me there for "rehab." My brother, Brady, picked me up in a luxury SUV only to throw me out onto a deserted highway in the middle of a brewing storm. He told me I was a "public relations nightmare" and that the rain might finally wash the "stink" of the camp off me. He drove away, leaving me to limp miles through the mud on a snapped ankle. When I finally dragged myself to our family estate, my mother didn't offer a hug; she gasped in horror because my muddy clothes were ruining her Italian marble. They didn't give me my old room back. Instead, they banished me to a moldy gardener’s shack and hired a "babysitter" to make sure I didn't embarrass them further. My sister, Kaleigh, stood there in white cashmere, pretending to cry while clinging to her fiancé, Ambrose—the man who had once been mine. They all treated me like a volatile junkie, refusing to acknowledge that Kaleigh was the one who planted the drugs in my bag three years ago. They wanted to believe I was broken so they wouldn't have to feel guilty about the "wellness retreat" that was actually a torture chamber. I sat in the dark of that shed, feeling the cooling gel on the cigarette burns that covered my arms, and realized they had made a fatal mistake. They thought they had erased me, but I had returned with a roadmap of scars and a hidden satellite phone. At dinner, I didn't beg for their love. I simply rolled up my sleeves and showed them the price of their silence. As the wine spilled and the lies crumbled, I sent a single text to the only person I trusted: "I'm in. Let them simmer." The hunt was finally on.

Romance

He was the heartthrob, the one every woman in the city was crazy over. However, he was a demon deep inside. He would get everything he wanted by all means, no matter in business or love. Getting the wrong room card from the receptionist, she walked into his exclusive suite. When he saw her lying on

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After my family's business collapsed, I married my first love's older brother. On the wedding day, even though Jase Mitchell begged me with tears, I never looked back. Four years later, my husband Kade Mitchell passed away from illness, and his stepmother Katie Fuller drove me and my son out o

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My Experiences as an Executioner by James Berry

Romance

They said death only offers two things: heaven or hell. But for Kana Matthews, it was a new life as the Grand Duke's daughter in another world. The thing is she's not a human anymore because as soon as she wakes up, she finds dog ears on top of her head and a tail she was never supposed to have. How

Modern

As an architect, Ethan Miller thought dispatching Julian Vance, his heiress wife Tori's latest amusement, overseas would finally bring him peace. Instead, Tori’s savage retaliation struck: a chilling video call revealing auditors in his innocent parents' Brooklyn home, a ruthless digital clock tick

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I forget just what it was Vee was rummagin' for in the drawer of her writin' desk. Might have been last month's milk bill, or a stray hair net, or the plans and speci-fications for buildin' a spiced layer cake with only two eggs. Anyway, right in the middle of the hunt she cuts loose with the stacca

Short stories

Geum bi is a crazy but lovely girl. She is jobless,lives with her friend - Lily who is already telling her to get a job. Lily works in a coffee shop. One day, Lily told Geum that there's a job vacancy at a young billionaire's place. Geum was reluctant to go first as the billionaire in question is j

LGBT+

An embarrassing incident took place on Jaylene's Hall Of Vintage Collection opening day. While his grandmother was giving her appreciation speech with a proud smile on her face and was about to name Jaylene the next CEO. The light goes off and reappears with a sex video of him and his boyfriend di

Fantasy

As a self proclaimed biggest fan of the web novel "The Evil Villainness is My Lover", it's everyone's dream to meet the character in real life, including Suna Mikiya. Her dreams were almost fulfilled when she helped the transgressor Noel Kieran and Ricky Kruger to find their items. However, she neve

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The aim of this book is to assist towards the removal of nervous irritants, which are not only the cause of much physical disease, but materially interfere with the best possibilities of usefulness and pleasure in everyday life.

Billionaires

In her previous life, Aria De Luca was killed by her betrayed husband who sold her to a club. Not too long after, she died brutally- only to be reborn as Selena Moreau, a daughter of a very wealthy family. But a new obstacle happens when Aria thinks she can begin her life anew. This new body, Sele

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Ethel Hollister's Second Summer as a Campfire Girl by Irene Elliott Benson

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How to Succeed as an Inventor by Goodwin B. Smith

Modern

Sure! Here’s the translation: --- I am a wolf from the north, but unexpectedly, I became a bench player who didn't make it to the Olympics. "They're crawling, why are they so slow?" Audience: "Did he install a motor? This speed is insane!" National sprint team coach: "Switch events, he's a g

Romance

A girl who has to struggle to meet her family's needs alone while her two older siblings are very pampered by her mother, since her father had an accident the family's burden has been carried by her. her mother really hated her and thought her daughter was bad luck for her family. Will he be able to

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A Cidade e as Serras é um romance de Eça de Queirós, publicado em 1901, pertencente à última fase do escritor, onde se afasta do realismo e abandona a crítica pesada que fazia à sociedade portuguesa da época. O próprio título já indica sobre o enredo. Nesse livro, Queirós faz uma comparação entre a

Fantasy

In my world, if you're weak, you're done for. I refused to be one of the weak, so I committed myself to intense training to become stronger. I pushed my limits, sharpened my skills, and believed that I could overcome any challenge. But in the end, I died... trying to help someone weak. Or at leas

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"I'm gonna show you that a side character can be the main character too."–Herabella Venturi "I beg your pardon?" “You want me to what?!” I asked aloud what a God had said to me. Is he serious right now? “You want me to save… the villainess?” "Over and over again? Do you want me to repeat? Save Pr

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An African Adventure by Isaac F. Marcosson