the black prince iris murdoch

For a thousand years, the Twin Serpents of Willowell Monastery on Mount Aetheron have guarded the sacred grounds—until a treacherous abbot strikes. Kane Black dies, his Aurum Core is stolen, and Ivy White,enraged, unleashes floods and the dead to avenge the monastery. With the spider fiend’s schemes surfacing and the monastery itself at risk, she must choose between vengeance and protection as Mount Aetheron’s fate hangs in the balance.

Milo Reed is reborn to the day when Elena Stone broke off their engagement and Jace Zeller humiliated him. This time, however, he awakens the Goddess System. With its help, he easily subdues Jace and the guards, turning Elena's opinion in his favor. Through the system, he obtains a $50-million black card and solves Elena's financial crisis. Now in need of his help, Elena's attitude softens as circumstances shift. In the end, Milo makes full use of the system and begins his rise to the top.

After serving the country with distinction, Rosanne Ashford learns the powerful Todd family has harmed her daughter Daisie Larson. Returning home for justice, she finds her husband Alvin Larson engaged to Veronica Todd. In a fury, Rosanne disrupts the engagement party, blacklists the Todd family, and successfully rescues Daisie. Further investigation reveals the Todd family were merely puppets of Ronald Locke, the Prince of the North. To protect both family and country, Rosanne must engage in a fierce battle with Ronald...

Once a crown prince, Finn Clark lives as a commoner after being rescued by Helen Smith, who raises him amid scorn and hardship. Though only a lowborn's daughter, she shields him, urging him to train in secret and wait for his moment. Enduring humiliation from Mark Smith and protecting his love Grace Conley, Finn hides his strength—until the combat tournament, where he shocks the realm and unknowingly draws his father,Emperor Sean Clark, closer to finding him.

In their first life, she cast him aside like trash. When they met again, he ruled the criminal underworld — and was dangerously obsessed with her.After a fatal gunshot reset everything, he became her bodyguard. She was now a young lady. Passion and cold distance collided.Betrayed and broken before, she now plays the seductive Black Swan, locked in a twisted romance with her fiancé.Through the shadows, he protects her at all costs.She is his obsession.His faith.And he'd sacrifice everything to keep her alive.

Prince Consort Gavin Vale marches to war for his country,only to fall on the battlefield. Yet back in the capital, the princess believes he is hiding away at the Guardian Temple, shirking his duties—and in her bitterness, she chooses to marry another man.But on the day of her wedding, a devastating truth shatters her world: Gavin died fighting for the country,and it was he who once risked his life to save her.Consumed by grief and remorse, the princess takes justice into her own hands, slaying the man who had stolen Gavin's rightful honor.

Dorian Valmont, crown prince of the ancient Navorin era, awakens as a 6-year-old child in modern times after a drunken accident. With ancient wisdom hidden behind a child's face, he outsmarted every adult in the decaying Valmont family, tore down their corrupt legacy, and built a new empire from the ashes. Just when he's about to claim his rightful place as the head of the family, new enemies emerge from the shadows. Now, a storm is brewing—one that threatens to destroy everything he's built and expose the thousand-year-old secret he carries.

Joanna, daughter to Europe's wealthiest family, chose love over her status and wed David Kerr. She became his behind-the-scenes supporter, using her resources to establish a fashion company for him. At a social gathering, she fell victim to a deceitful drink orchestrated by Vivian, David's childhood friend, narrowly avoiding a compromising situation. In her dire moment, a stranger came to her rescue. Upon regaining consciousness, Joanna was startled to find the infamous "Black Wolf," Ryan Cabell, was the man who had saved her. Assertively, Ryan offered to fulfill all Joanna's desires if she agreed to be his girl.

Dorian Valmont, crown prince of the ancient Navorin era, awakens as a 6-year-old child in modern times after a drunken accident. Finding himself in the powerful modern Valmont family, he faces complex family dynamics and ruthless power struggles.Using his ancient imperial wisdom, courage, and extraordinary talents, young Dorian gradually establishes his place within the family hierarchy. His remarkable intelligence and mature insights win over his grandmother, who becomes his strongest ally in navigating modern family politics while he adapts to contemporary life with his princely bearing intact.

Jamie Loxley, a nobleman's daughter, faces a difficult arranged marriage and decides to keep the child but leave the father behind. What she doesn't know is that he has just become the Seventh Prince, the very man she's now contractually bound to marry. Worse? He knows exactly who she is, and he's not hiding. Disguised under a new face, he engineers one "coincidental" meeting after another, pursuing her with shameless, relentless devotion. Jamie watches this sticky, grinning disaster of a man and can only sigh. "Your Highness, where is your dignity?"

Dorian Valmont, crown prince of the ancient Navorin era, awakens as a 6-year-old child in modern times after a drunken accident. Finding himself in the powerful modern Valmont family, he faces complex family dynamics and ruthless power struggles.Using his ancient imperial wisdom, courage, and extraordinary talents, young Dorian gradually establishes his place within the family hierarchy. His remarkable intelligence and mature insights win over his grandmother, who becomes his strongest ally in navigating modern family politics while he adapts to contemporary life with his princely bearing intact.

After finishing his street stall shift, Dylan Grant encounters Shadow Flock beauty Lacey Thomson being cornered by the Ryan family heir Alex Ryan. In desperation, Lacey pulls Dylaninto pretending to be her boyfriend to ward off Alex. She then accompanies Dylan back to his "impoverished" home. To resist Alex's forced marriage proposal, Lacey and Dylan hold a wedding ceremony that very night. The next day, Alex kidnaps Black Flock members, triggering a life-or-death conflict. At the critical moment, Ella Grant, Dylan's elder sister and a hidden wealthy CEO, arrives with reinforcements and announces that Dylan is the sole heir to the richest Grant family!

In Havenport, Xavier Shane has always been untouchable, shielded by his lawyer wife Zoey Gold, his fighter childhood friend Sarah Penn, and his brilliant younger sister Lydia Shane. But on his 29th birthday, his world shatters when Lydia is brutally assaulted in a dark alley and dies. The real blow comes in court, when Zoey stands for the killer, and Sarah forces Xavier to sign a settlement.Betrayed by the two women he trusted most, Xavier turns to the last thing his grandmother left him—a music box with a mysterious number. The moment he makes that call, the pampered prince starts to become something far more dangerous.

In Havenport, Xavier Shane has always been untouchable, shielded by his lawyer wife Zoey Gold, his fighter childhood friend Sarah Penn, and his brilliant younger sister Lydia Shane. But on his 29th birthday, his world shatters when Lydia is brutally assaulted in a dark alley and dies. The real blow comes in court, when Zoey stands for the killer, and Sarah forces Xavier to sign a settlement. Betrayed by the two women he trusted most, Xavier turns to the last thing his grandmother left him—a music box with a mysterious number. The moment he makes that call, the pampered prince starts to become something far more dangerous.

Eva Smith is sacrificed alive in a rain-seeking ritual. Upon her death, her true spirit awakens, and she discovers her identity as the Moon Goddess, the very deity who founded the empire of Qevar. Armed with this revelation, Eva re-enters the mortal world in her divine form, intending to settle old scores. She confronts her treacherous family, purges the palace of corruption, and takes out both the crown prince and the inept emperor, bringing the long chain of retribution to an end. In the aftermath, she establishes the Lunar Kingdom and passes the throne to Liam Aspen, promising to return in sixty years to see what the Lunar Kingdom has become under his rule.

Nina unwittingly provokes three demon lords in her quest to return to the modern world. The aloof and proud God of War, the ambivalent Lord of Demons, and the scheming and cunning Crown Prince all join the fray, vying for her affections. Nina: I can't take you out anymore. You're ruining my chances of getting married. Justin: Whoever dares lay a finger on you, I'll make sure they're utterly annihilated. Demon Lord: Any fool who dares make a move on you, I'll cripple him first. Chip: If you don't take me, I'll break your legs.

After her family is massacred by the Black Dragon Gang, the little girl Grace becomes the top assassin Dove. Now disguised as a mute, she infiltrates enemy territory, biding her time to avenge the victims. With lethal skills, she takes down villains but unexpectedly gets entangled with Jasper York, the heir to the organization she's sworn to destroy. When their paths cross, suspicion and mind games gradually give way to forbidden feelings. Caught between gang fights, psychotic killers, and deadly traps, she manages to balance her mission of revenge against her complicated relationship with Jasper. When her cover is about to unravel, can they join forces to bring down the crime empire?

After 999 years trapped in a time loop, Wayne Lum emerges with 108 mastered skills, from godlike boxing to peerless medicine, and sets out to dominate. He rescues Cindy Gill from the Black Tiger Gang with a risky "One-Night Pact," then crushes rivals: extracting imperial jade from stone scraps to humiliate the "King of Stone Gambling," using unbeatable cheating skills to bankrupt the "God of Cards" and the Sam family in a 100 million casino showdown,turning 100 million casino showdown, turning 1 billion into $50 billion via AI and new energy stocks, and humiliating a Plastisand music maestro with perfect pitch at a concert. Finally, he dismantles the conspiracies of three clans, wins Cindy's heart, and cements his title as the "Omni King."