After a flagrant display of cosmic irreverence, Elizabeth Evans is left adrift. With no place to call home. No plan for the future. Only a useless college degree, lingering substance abuse issues, and a penchant for burnout. When a childhood friend offers her a chance to start fresh in the sleepless city, Ellie does what any hopeless soul with nothing left to lose would do; she takes it and doesn't look back. Life in New York City is more complicated than this small town girl could have ever imagined. And it would seem the gods have a few more tricks left up their sleeves. Ellie finds herself torn between two worlds. Between her growing feelings for two enigmatic men. Between her wanton desires and lifelong ambitions to finally make something of her sad, little life. The scales must be weighed. Between lust or power. Between desire or reason. Between getting what she wants or doing what's expected of her. She must also ask if those are really the only options. What if she wants more? What if she wants it all? And what is she willing to do to get it? To find out, Ellie must confront not only her past, but the deepest parts of herself. Neither the universe, the city, nor these two annoyingly handsome men are going to make it easy. And only two things are certain; the gods certainly have a sense of humor and the heart wants what it wants. (A New Romantics Novel: Book One)

I can't make you love me...I'm just a girl with a crush on you. Hyrum Russon / Riff Wood © Gardenrots 2025 Started 19/06/25, Finished 00/00/00

[ʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴏɴᴄ] [ʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ǫᴜᴀʟɪғᴇʀ] [ʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛᴡᴏ ǫᴜᴀʟɪғᴇʀ] 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔. 𝑨 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓. 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒍. 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓. 𝑯𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒕. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒍. 𝑯𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆. 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒊𝒓. 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒎, 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒕... 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈. ✷✷✷ Alvine is a college girl with a crazy obsession with webtoon comics-so much so that she dreams of becoming a webtoon artist herself. Her life is as normal as it gets: attending college, reading webtoons, sketching, and hanging out with friends. But everything changes when a webtoon she's reading starts mirroring her real life. The story follows a girl who unknowingly falls in love with a boy-only to discover he's a demon. Sounds like a typical fantasy romance, right? Except this time, it's not just a story. Now, Alvine's life is unfolding just like the webto

Sergei Antnov doesn't feel love. He collects it. Controls it. Destroys it. Until her. Élise Vetrova only desires to start over-a new life, new city, new shop, new serenity. But her past wasn't yet buried, and someone has been watching her for years. When fate or maybe something even darker, forces their worlds to intertwine, the slowest of burns begins. He's the monster outside her window. She's the ache in his chest he'll never remove. And the line between devotion and destruction is about to blur forever. "She loves him like a prayer, he worships her like a sin. She plants flowers in graveyards, he destroy kindoms to ruins in her name."

A girl gets transported into another world and occupied another girl's body there..... for a certain period of time.

After the tragic and mysterious death of his parents, Ricardo and Helena Ragazzi, the young Felipe Ragazzi, only 19 years old, is abruptly thrown into the command of Ragazzi Tech, the technology empire founded by his family. Consumed by grief and crushed by the weight of a legacy he barely understands, Felipe dives headfirst into a dangerous corporate world, where loyalty is a rare currency and betrayals can be more lethal than any computer virus. His greatest challenge is the relentless rivalry with the Valentim family, led by the cold and calculating César Valentim, CEO of Vórtex IT, a predatory corporation determined to annihilate the Ragazzi legacy. Amidst this crossfire emerges the enigmatic and seductive Clara Valentim, daughter of his greatest enemy. The relationship between Felipe and Clara becomes a dangerous game of attraction and distrust, where each encounter could be a trap... or an unexpected alliance. As he struggles to establish himself as a leader and modernize Ragazzi Tech, Felipe discovers that his enemies may be much closer than he imagines, infiltrated within the very board of his own company. By his side, he counts on the unwavering loyalty of Carlos, the butler and mentor who has served his family for decades, and the brilliant and determined Giovanna D'Angelo, a young engineer who becomes his main technical ally in restructuring the company and hunting down the traitors. Between bold speeches, power games, secret investigations, and the constant enigma of Clara's true intentions, Felipe will have to grow up fast, discovering whom he can trust and what the real price is for protecting the Ragazzi name. The question that remains: Will he be able to honor his parents' past, unmask the internal and external enemies, and still find his own path... or will he be just another piece in the dangerous corporate chessboard?

After the loss of her only family, May begins to hear a voice of comfort and support. Convinced Liam is a delusion, she allows herself to be open and honest with him in a way she's never allowed herself anyone else - and pretty soon, she stops caring if he's a delusion or not. Liam, on the other hand, hasn't had someone to speak to in decades since his death - and it doesn't take long for him to start developing feelings for the quirky recluse that he discovered in the graveyard. Two lost souls in a world that's only shown them pain - can they overcome the chasm between them? All of my stories feature LGBTQ+ characters: in this novel, the MC is demiromantic!

Lexi is just an ordinary girl with an impossible dream. She loves to sing - really sing - but no one knows it, because the stage fright keeps her silent. She has a bright wish burning in her soul, and this wish is to perform with Midnight Crows, a wildly popular teen band she's adored for years. The night before her seventeenth birthday, Lexi ends up at their concert. After the show, she stumbles upon a quiet back room, finds a lonely standing, left by someone microphone... and sings her heart out, believing no one is listening. But someone is. And after that evening everything becomes a mess for 'Midnight Crows' and the girl herself. Dreams begin to blur with reality, and a single concert may change everything... __________________________________________________________________________________ 'G-guys, I think we've got a problem.' He stammered looking absolutely lost and in shock. 'What happened?' 'The main thing is that we're alive, everything else doesn't matter right now. Stop worrying so mu...' Jeremy started, but at this moment Liam answered my question by trying to open the car door, but... His hand... It went right through it. 'The problem is I'm not sure if we *are* alive...' _______________________________________________________________________________ PS: This is my first time publishing something, so I really hope you'll like my story :) Please, let me know what you think in the comments, it is very important for me to get your feedback ;) Note: This story contains a small amount of mild language, but no other mature content.

For Amaris, a lifetime of feeling like an outcast instilled a deep restlessness, a constant yearning for purpose. She found it in the most unexpected and terrifying way: a beast. Now, caught between her human life and surging powers she barely understands, Amaris must quickly master her abilities. Her journey plunges her into a hidden world where she uncovers her ancient lineage and a terrifying destiny. As Amaris grapples with her new identity and the immense weight of her destiny, she must learn to trust her instincts and forge alliances with other supernatural beings. Her path is fraught with peril, demanding courage and self-discovery as she prepares for an ultimate, epic battle to save the world from encroaching darkness.