A long-forgotten war occurred eight hundred years ago. Rumors speculate it was the work of otherworldly, magical beings. But Allegra is a warrior enlisted at the High Naval Fleet Academy, destined to protect, and doesn't believe in fairy tales. However, this all changes when someone new attends the Academy. Why does he make her heart race, her eyes linger upon his face? Who exactly is he? How can he know things about Allegra that she herself is unaware of? It is as if she senses something otherworldly and dangerous when she looks upon him. Perhaps he has a connection to the mysterious island, removed from all maps... Soon after they meet, demonic beings known as Joji begin to plague Oirasora's lands. Journey alongside Allegra, discovering her true roots and destiny while learning to love along the way. Join me for an exciting story! I'm so grateful for your time~ Cover Credits: @sugararmy07 (Thank you so much!!) Check out their cover work~ Categories: Teen/YA Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, and Romance 💖 🏅 #yafiction tag ranked at #1! (3/26/24) 🏅 #worldscollide ranked at #2!

In the bustling halls of Synergy Solutions Inc., office rivals Hannah and Ethan are known for their cutthroat competition and relentless drive to outshine each other. Their heated exchanges and constant clashes have become legendary within the company, earning them a reputation as the most formidable adversaries in the office. But when a heated argument escalates into a full-blown brawl, their feud reaches a boiling point. Facing the threat of termination, Hannah and Ethan are given an ultimatum: work together or kiss their careers goodbye. Forced to set aside their differences, they begrudgingly join forces on a high-stakes project that could make or break their futures. As they navigate the challenges of collaboration, they discover unexpected similarities beneath their professional façades and shared ambitions that ignite a fiery chemistry between them. Caught between their growing attraction and the fear of betraying their competitive instincts, Hannah and Ethan find themselves embroiled in a complex dance of desire and rivalry. Will they succumb to the sizzling tension simmering between them, or will their competitive spirits drive them apart once and for all?

In a twisted world of culinary delight and romance, a boy and a girl find themselves entangled in a deadly game of love and murder. Set against the backdrop of a prestigious baking competition, the story unveils two individuals with dark secrets and a shared taste for blood. As they navigate the complexities of their newfound love, their chilling methods of murder become a haunting dance between passion and obsession. Their pursuit of each other's affections leads them down a path of discovery, where they realize that the one they desire is the very person they must ultimately confront. This thrilling tale explores the dark recesses of the human psyche, where love and death become inseparable, blurring the lines between beauty and horror. Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7sIbINyE6gz5GDarJhDWQx?si=eef5f83680a04b5e

It's senior year, and prom is coming up. Jane decides to hide in her shell no more and tries to make moves with her childhood crush, Holden, with the help of her best friend, Zyon. Holden fits every check on her checklist for Mr. Perfect, but as time goes on, maybe he isn't so perfect after all. What will Jane do as her feelings towards Holden begin to change? Will she begin to question the checklist she abided by her entire life? "Why can't you look at me the way you look at him?"

ONC 2024 Round 2 Ambassador Pick ONC 2024 Longlisted and Shortlisted New Orleans native Corinne Broussard still hasn't gotten over her ex-fiancé two years after he left her for another woman. She has tried hard in the past to get over him, but she's still hung up on him and frequently dreams of them getting back together again, though the dreams are weird to her. Her ex-fiance is in old-fashioned clothes and so is she. Though, in the dreams there is always someone else there. Another man. Someone familiar, yet unfamiliar to her. It's always the same dream too and ends in a massive hurricane. Everything changes when in the French Quarter around midnight, Corinne hears an unusual chamber orchestra in the middle of Jackson Square during Mardi Gras. After the candelight chamber orchestra concert is over, in the midst of it all, she literally runs into a frantic stranger, one of the musicians who claims to have had his flute stolen. It's the other man that she's been dreaming of for the last two years.

Like every other day, Sunny is out walking back from the 24/7 store with some midnight snacks and cola. While he was lost in his daily tradition of walking in the chilly nights with no thoughts, he stops midway in a secluded dark area and lights up a cigarette. All of a sudden he is run over by someone who he identifies as a girl. Before he can question what was going on, he is dragged behind the nearby bushes with a hand over his mouth. TW: Discussions on mental health disorders, themes of self harm and suicide.

In an oceanic realm littered with traces of Magick, Crescent Isle had always been the odd one out. For aeons on end, it had been sheltered from the remainder of the world, seemingly as though an enormous invisible dome had been set in place around its waters to ward off dangers, paving the way for a prosperous golden age. However, darkness finally rises to the forefront across the Thirteenth Sea. Pirates, eyes glued onto the island's vast wealth and riches, invade the capital city, Silvermoon Wharf. Crescent Isle's defences hold through arduous tribulations but at a significant cost; with a timeless relic tarnished, a great evil is one step closer to emerging. In the calamity's wake, Cynthia Pryce meets a mysterious albeit familiar old man with but a single request for her to join his longspun journey across the sea to restore the distorted balance between light and darkness. Intrigued by the offer, the girl breaks free of her roots. Suddenly exposed to the vast entirety of the Thirteenth Sea, Cynthia steers down a rocky path of a new reality as she comes to terms with the horrifying state of global unrest. ------------------------------------------ Arc I - Origins - Chapters 1 - 20, Finished Transition I - Chapters 21 - 29, Finished Arc 2 - Dawn of Magick - Ongoing

[Story status- Completed] "You have always been the joker of this gamble of lives my dear, and now is the time to use our Ace." ✴✴✴✴✴✴✴ To the world, she is an angel fallen from hell, but for him, she is a doll made of glass, and he is scared that his slightest move would break her. Her eyes are the most innocent things he had ever seen in his entire life; they melt him down, and her wrath is something he admires most. His lady, his chérie, his 'Lia. When the broken, scared girl accidentally encounters with the Chief of a Republic Security Stability Organization, 'Lewis Hanniel,' he finds what he was looking for. He decides to create her as a weapon, but her life takes twists and turns after meeting Lewis's son, Cade. Her safe place, her fantasy, her king. Under her control... © All Rights Reserved, cover and images created from Bing. #6 in cutegirl

A young boy sets out to become the best, meets the best but has prematurely found the best. He becomes someone else on a journey that does not quite seem like the best possible outcome for him. Decisions Decisions Decisions. The Andersons are a close-knit family torn apart by life. They need to pass through life by the grit of their teeth.

The world is brought to ruins with the sudden emergence of supernatural beings and trials to destroy humanity as a whole, for their corrupted pleasure. Luna, a normal high school girl with a peculiar past, strives to survive in the harsh reality as a mysterious voice and memories of a war unknown guide her. Through the sorrows she faces and faced with the bitter truth about her parents, she aims to end these trials plaguing humanity and find clues about the voice. *** "The only hope eh?" muttered a woman with short white hair, as she sat leaning against a wall painted with blood. The lance sticking through her stood tall and proud. It irritated her. She looked at her broken arm and then at the piles of corpses of short green creatures with pointy ears and noses. She chuckled at the irony. She was told she was the only hope and yet here she was, dying to a mere thousand goblins. Her ears perked as she heard footsteps. Through the musty tunnel across her came a hooded man. He was tall, and had a long beard, the only part of his face she could see. He had bandages wrapped around his hands and was covered in piles of cloth armor. He had a large bow in his hand, but he didn't have an arrow in sight. She once again chuckled at the appearance of the strange man as her painful grunts grew quieter and quieter and to silence.