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Ethan Hayes travels back to the millennium with X-Ray vision. He finds Philip's artifact and Emperor Kane's porcelain. With Grace, he fights smugglers to retrieve lost treasures.

This gripping mystery-thriller unravels the dark secrets hidden within the walls of Crestwood Academy, a prestigious but enigmatic institution. As four friends embark on a quest to find their missing classmate, they stumble upon a world of ancient rituals, sinister societies, and chilling revelations that will test the limits of their courage...

Head over heels for Ethan Sutton, it-boy of Lowell Private Academy, Maddie Sinclair has always put him first. But when she finds out he's been cheating on her with heiress Vanessa Archibald, Madeline hatches a grand escape plan with Ethan's opportunistic mother. Will Ethan capture her heart back before it leaves permanently for London, or will Rhys Wyndham, mysterious new bad boy from London end up sealing the deal before Maddie even boards the plane?

Traveled back to the old times, he accidentally witnessed his great-grandmother being killed, and his family becoming paupers. He used his foresight to try to save his family time and time again and finally accumulated trillions of wealth.

Ethan Hayes travels back to the millennium with X-Ray vision. He finds Philip's artifact and Emperor Kane's porcelain. With Grace, he fights smugglers to retrieve lost treasures.

Jane Wellsy has a secret — she's got a crush on her step brother Nate Duncan. No one knows except for her worst enemy, hockey badboy Zach Gates. Even worse, Jane finds out Nate's new transfer student girlfriend was her bully from high school, Melissa! When Melissa finds Jane's smutty story and demands to know if it's about Nate, Zach swoops in to save her, kicking off their fake relationship to keep her secret safe. As they spend time together, Jane finds there's a warm, kind heart under Zach's cold bad boy persona, ready to heal her broken heart and face the world at her side...

Yeon-Woo, the heir of the organization Sipgangpa, disguises herself as a boy to infiltrate an all-boys school and eliminate the heir of the rival organization Makgangpa. However, as she catches the attention of a handsome trio, romance begins to blossom in her used-to-be noir life. One of the three is apparaently the heir of Makgangpa—will Yeon-Woo be able to complete her mission without falling in love?

Sierra Lane thought she was getting her life back when she was finally released from juvie after taking the fall for her boyfriend, Jake. Instead, she’s met with a shocking truth: she’s the long-lost Lancaster Heiress, heir to one of the biggest fortunes in the country. Armed with a new identity and eager to reclaim her place at Hawthorne Prep, Sierra returns to school, ready to share the news. But instead of a warm welcome, she finds that Jake has moved on with her ex-best friend, Fallon. Even worse, Fallon has already been telling everyone that she and the heiress are best friends, making Sierra’s arrival a direct threat to Fallon's reign as queen bee of the school. As Sierra battles relentless gossip, sabotage, and an entire school that wants her sent back to juvie, she’ll have to prove she’s exactly who she says she is before Fallon destroys her reputation for good.

Jane goes undercover as a janitor to investigate allegations of employee abuse. But when she is forced to reveal her true identity to protect her loyal workers, no one believes her, and now, someone has stolen her identity as executive of the casino! What can she do as a meager janitor?

Harper Reeves is just trying to finish up her senior year of Yale without being a completely friendless loser. However, when her party's suddenly crashed by her dad's best friend and mysterious business partner, Chris Collins, she realizes she'd much rather have been busted by the cops. Chris, always in over-protective mode, gets on Harper's nerves, until she realizes he needs to go. Together with her best friend Maria, she brainstorms Operation Seduction, planning to get Chris to fall in love with her so her dad will kick him out himself. But every time Chris saves Harper from trouble, she gets closer to realizing she may have feelings for him after all.