Celestial. Chainbreaker. The Eyrie... Words Verona has heard in her nightmares, ever since the death of her family at the hands of the monstrous Cearnian Empire. In between trapping game and fishing for a living, she spends all of her time in The Soggy Crow- a run-down tavern at the edge of her town of Everthorn. When a handsome stranger arrives at the Crow, the nature of her reality is thrown into chaos. Bolero is a firehawk- a red-tailed hawk shapeshifter with an affinity for fire magic. Hailing from The Eyrie, a civilization of avian shapeshifters, he is a masterful hunter, and a furious warrior. But something is missing. Something that tugs at his chest every time he wanders into the Nithra Forest that borders the cliffs of his home. When Bolero has a run-in with the Sidhe - the fae of the Nithra -he realizes that there are some secrets better left unknown. Expect: A slow burn romance An interesting magic system Shapeshifters, specifically birds of prey. Well-developed cultures and politics An intricate ecosystem

In a world filled with monsters that torment and hunt humans in the darkness, there's one boy who stands in their way to protect humanity. Xavier Voidwalker the last of the American bloodline travels around the world to defeat every evil supernatural creatures and entities and to avenge his people by defeating The Weaver a cosmic entity who manipulates the threads of every being in the cosmos. But Xavier is the one who will defy fate and sever his threads from the Weaver.

Have you ever wondered what it's really like living in Nigeria? I'm not talking about the fufu and egusi pandemic on TikTok -if you know, you know 😅. Nigeria is WAY more than our culture. I'm talking violence, corruption, abuse... a country where the president is asked, "Why do you want to become president?" and he says, "It's my turn." You just know that kind of madness is everywhere. This is NOT a newspaper story. This is my life, no cover-ups. I'm basically about to gossip about my life if you're ready for that, DIVE IN !!! »»-----　-----«« Not a mafia story. Not romance. 0 sex scenes. Just my real life. Chronicles of an African Child is me being 100% real about what I've been through - family drama, pressure, feeling invisible, trying to survive in a world that doesn't feel made for me, and some of my opinions Sometimes it's a bit much. But it's all true. If anything triggers you, please skip - your peace matters first 🫶 Please don't give up on me after the Intro chapter; it gets better, I promise! »»-----　-----«« Best Rankings: 🥇 #1 in memoirs (out of 775 stories) #3 in "me" (out of 27.7K stories) #4 in dispute (out of 589) #5 in opinions (out of 14.8K) #9 in introduction (out of 7.38K) - izzy 🎈❤️

What if one form on an event board, one letter, could completely change your life forever? Would you take the chance? I did.

Two sisters must learn how to live together in their childhood home after their mother dies unexpectedly. One stayed in town, the other left years ago. Their grief collides with long-standing resentment about who carried more of the family burden-and whether either of them truly knew their mother. Credit Cover: My friend Kenz @torturedreiddprtmnt !

When college student Celine Marlowe finds a piece of a shattered unicorn horn in the forest, she doesn't expect it to contain ancient magic connecting her to its owner Soren, the exiled prince of the Velkeros. With Soren's magic trapped inside her and the remaining pieces of his horn still scattered around the world, Celine is pulled into a centuries-old conflict between a corrupt scientific empire called the Argent Accord, and the once mythical beings they exploit. The Accord wants Velkeros blood for immortality, Soren wants to reclaim what they stole from him, and Celine just wants to make it out alive. Magic was never supposed to end up in Celine's hands, but the more she learns, the more she realizes that her and Soren's connection might be the key to saving everything. This story is my entry in the 2025 Open Novella Contest! Follow @OpenNovellaContest to be notified about the next one! The prompt I chose: #12. While hiking through a forest, you stumble upon a unicorn's horn.

Demons don't unravel your soul all at once, they tempt you through the process in carefully curated steps, each one more seductive, more dangerous, and more impossible to untangle than the last. When a perceptive stranger begins showing up at her favorite café, Nadia isn't easily charmed. But, Azrael watches too closely, and seems to understand her so well that Nadia questions whether her thoughts are even her own. Nadia is resistant, though. She doesn't follow the script. She pushes back in ways Azrael has never seen. And now, Azrael is starting to wonder: Is it his system that's failing... or is it him? This story is my entry in the 2025 Open Novella Contest! Follow @OpenNovellaContest to be notified about the next one! The prompt I chose: #2 To be in love with a demon was the last thing on your wishlist.

In the quiet town of Eldermere, life is simple for Lyric. A quirky, awkward, and fiercely independent painter, she's nearly finished with college and dreams of opening her own studio, teaching art to kids and selling her work. By day she works among the dusty shelves of a historical bookstore, and by weekend she spends her time with Vira, whose bold, impulsive energy is the perfect counterbalance to Lyric's quiet, cautious nature. After surviving a harrowing abusive relationship that nearly destroyed her, she's wary of men, trusting few and guarding her heart closely. Then Valentine walks into her store. Elegant, enigmatic, and impossibly wealthy, he is a century-old English vampire with secrets as dark as his allure. Drawn to Lyric with an intensity she can't explain, his obsession is sparked by her uncanny resemblance to the human wife he lost seventy years ago. As Valentine edges closer, Lyric's carefully ordered world teeters between desire and suspicion. She wants nothing to do with him, yet can't deny the magnetic pull between them. And Valentine, haunted by his own past, cannot resist uncovering the mystery of this living reflection of the love he once knew. Though Lyric doesn't yet know his secret, part of her already senses the truth: he's nothing like other men. Perhaps, not even entirely human. But surely that's impossible... right?

Once a devoted monk, now exiled and nameless, Sanwu walks through the ruins of a world he helped break. Branded The Unbound, haunted by dreams that aren't his own, he alone hears the bells that no longer ring. When a girl with a cursed spirit crosses his path, and a child who whispers to ghosts begins to follow, Sanwu finds himself at the heart of a growing storm. Relic hunters chase echoes of power. A death cult rises in the ashes. And the War God he once released threatens to rise again. To stop it, Sanwu must sacrifice more than his past. He must decide if redemption is worth becoming no one at all. A quiet, spiritual fantasy about memory, guilt, and the weight of names. When the bells call again, will he answer? A Korean-inspired dark fantasy.

Love knows no crown, no rules, no limits. Some songs are meant to be heard. Cassander Sinclare is a prince bound by his father's rules - humans above all, everything else forbidden. Roswell, an outcast siren, has every reason to hate humans, and he does so happily. Yet when their paths cross, neither can look away. Curiosity sparks fascination, fascination becomes desire, and they are drawn together again and again. But love alone won't protect them - prejudice, danger, and impossible choices threaten to tear them apart, forcing them to confront not just the world's rules, but their own hearts.