Calder Vane traded his wings for Elias's life — and erased himself from Elias's memory doing it. Nine years later, Elias is a folklorist chasing a village legend about something winged, and Calder is the thing in the treeline leaving breadcrumbs for a man who doesn't remember him. There is no apology for a choice Elias never knew was made. There is only the slow work of being found. A dark, tender grovel second chance MM monster romance about scars, snow, and the wings that come back small...

He ruled the Nine Hells for eleven hundred years. The heavens organized to kill him. They should have finished the job.Zhuo Shen wakes on the dirt floor of a provincial sect trial, seventeen years old, with the memory of every technique, every betrayal, and every death that made him the Ember Sovereign.The senior disciple who shoves him in the dirt is the same boy who will one day sell his family to slavers. In the old timeline, Zhuo Shen needed forty years to avenge them.

Calder Vane gab seine Flügel für Elias' Leben – und löschte sich dabei aus Elias' Erinnerung. Neun Jahre später ist Elias ein Folklorist, der einer Dorflegende über etwas Geflügeltes nachjagt, und Calder ist das Wesen am Waldrand, das Brotkrumen für einen Mann streut, der sich nicht an ihn erinnert. Es gibt keine Entschuldigung für eine Entscheidung, die Elias nie getroffen hat. Es gibt nur die langsame Arbeit, gefunden zu werden. Eine dunkle, zärtliche Grovel-Second-Chance-MM-Monster-Roma...

Er beherrschte die Neun Höllen elfhundert Jahre lang. Der Himmel verbündete sich, um ihn zu töten. Sie hätten den Job zu Ende bringen sollen.Zhuo Shen erwacht auf dem Lehmboden einer Provinzsekt-Prüfung, siebzehn Jahre alt, mit der Erinnerung an jede Technik, jeden Verrat und jeden Tod, die ihn zum Glut-Souverän machten.Der ältere Schüler, der ihn in den Dreck stößt, ist derselbe Junge, der eines Tages seine Familie an Sklavenhändler verkaufen wird. In der alten Zeitlinie b...

Throwing down the gauntlet has never been so wild. Just ask Hadley Beckett.Marriage. That word drives my nuptial-phobic boyfriend of three years, Finn Wilder, who is Richmond’s sexy, golden boy daredevil sportscaster, to the brink of madness. While the daredevil thrives on adrenaline and danger and eagerly professes his love for me, he’ll walk on the wild side but never down the aisle. Furthermore, Finn Wilder is single, according to his coworkers and viewers—Finna...

I thought she was The One. But she was the one who broke me.In high school, I wanted Katriona Merrick more than my next breath. I dropped hints and flirted like hell with her, but she never took the bait. So, I waited. And waited…Graduating a year ahead of her, my resentful goodbye, paired with her oblivious farewell, crushed me. How could I be so wrong about her? She tossed me aside without a second thought, making me swear off so-called love forever. Yet, the emp...

When Ao was in kindergarten, she smiled ear-to-ear as she told her classmates how her father (a bestselling erotic author) chose her name: ""A as in apple and O as in orgy!"" That day still haunts her ten years later as she studies with a single goal in mind: get into an elite university and achieve independence from her father once and for all. She has no youth to misspend and no time to think about boys ... until her classmate, ""King Normie"" Kijima, approaches her with a shocking confe...

Brash, brilliant, and beautiful, Fu Wanqing is an unconventional choice to inherit leadership of the most prestigious martial sect. Known for her fiery temper and formidable swordplay, there's only one person she considers a worthy rival: The enigmatic woman who leads the demonic sect, Yu Shengyan.Eager to prove herself, Fu Wanqing challenges Yu Shengyan to a duel. But Yu Shengyan has no interest in such theatrics--until Fu Wanqing offers something she can't ignore: A rare medicine that mi...

Mukouda Tsuyoshi – alias, ‘Mukohda’ – was an ordinary Japanese salaryman until he was summoned to a fantasy world of swords and magic. Mukohda’s unique skill made him the only person in this world with access to modern Japanese products, but the real reason he caught the attention of the legendary magic beast, Fenrir, was his ability to cook delicious food!Now with a ludicrously overpowered Fenrir and a baby slime in tow, Mukohda and friends continue their laid-back journey in sear...

Mukohda’s latest adventure has given him a major windfall. But with more money comes more...goddesses, each vying for a slice of his supermarket pie in exchange for their blessings. What’s a man to do when he’s suddenly drowning in wealth and power? Start a business? Go on more adventures (or have adventure come to him)? How about looking into the one luxury he might value almost as much as good food?

Goddesses, Griffins, and Slimes! Oh My!When Mukohda and Fel enter Boss-Monster territory, the risks begin to skyrocket: but so are the rewards: Who knew all it took to get a Goddess's blessing was a few sweets? Or how quickly a cute little slime can evolve? But when the crew get involved in Boss Monster politics, it still might end badly. Remember: You can only make more Campfire Cooking if you're still alive!

Low-Dimensional Quantum Materials: From Fundamentals to Frontiers provides a comprehensive exploration of the theoretical foundations, material systems, and emerging applications of quantum materials with reduced dimensionality. From two-dimensional (2D) materials like graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) to Dirac materials, topological insulators, and artificial quantum structures, this book delves into the quantum effects, covering the aspects of electronic, opti...