Coming of Age Stories

OK, so I'm a car nut. Had both the Porsche and the MB. Hate the new(2023) Electrics. IMHO, get an AMG model, couple of bucks more but worth it. Wanted to weep every time I saw the 1955 gull wing sitting in the rain and snow in-front of a neighbor's house. My ex Luftwaffe buddy did not want to discuss that travesty.(True)

A young man named Lu Ming lives a solitary, impoverished life following the death of his mother, whose health failed after his father, Lu Yaohua, abandoned them to marry the wealthy socialite Tang Wenyi. Lu Yaohua, Tang Wenyi, and their spoiled son Lu Ze reappear only to demand that Lu Ming donate a kidney to save Lu Ze, who is dying of uremia. Their cruel and condescending approach ignites Lu Ming's long-suppressed rage. Just as he is confronted, Lu Ming activates a Superior Selection System..

Ordinary high school boy romances his dream girl.

A quiet weaver who lives in the industrial town of Lantern Yard and is falsely accused of theft.

Marco, pining for the princess, follows the advice of a seer and oracle after this prophet consults his "wisdom".

One of the earliest books dealing with feminist issues.

He was the most powerful man in the world — yet everyone called him a beggar. Ethan Blackthorn hides a terrifying secret: he is the Dragon Lord, a being of unimaginable power who has consumed a dragon and commands forces that could shake empires. But when a forced marriage binds him to the icy, breathtaking beauty Serena Blake, he chooses to play the part of a worthless husband… for now. Serena never wanted this sham marriage. Trapped between her ruthless family, a cursed fortune that’s slowly..