A princess in search of her past. A boy driven by money. A crew that is loyal to the end. Princess Ria is adopted, and she has lived with the acceptance that she will never know her real parents. But when she learns of the existence of her adoption document that was kept hidden from her all her life, the desire to know her past is triggered. She is determined to get her hands on it and she sets off on an adventure aboard the Opal with her childhood friend--an army lieutenant--and a crew of cunning sea drifters. She hires this group to plan and execute a heist to retrieve the document, but when she obtains it, she finds more than what she is looking for--something that can root doubt in the people of the kingdom and threaten her brother's throne. On her journey, she works with Gin, a sea drifter and a concresi--one with the ability to influence tangible non-living materials. For years, he has worked on grand thievery jobs, gaining a reputation for the Opal. He is a skilled dredger, and undefeated in coin dives. Despite his past, he is strong minded but bad history had its way of sowing cynicism in him. He cares about money and his crewmates, nothing more. To him, the rich are all the same selfish and egocentric people, and he sees Ria as one of them. Ria and Gin don't trust each other but when plans go awry, they are forced to set aside their differences to survive. Running for their lives across the Kingdom of the Draga Isles, a friendship grows between them and blooms into a forbidden passion that neither of them has expected. * * Inspired by the Bajau (sea nomads) in the Philippines. * Completed Draft 0 * #Romantasy #Fantasy #Steampunk #Romance #Adventure #YoungAdult #Action

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I'm taking inspiration from the song Ruthlessness from Epic the Musical. It starts out with Poseidon's son, Polyphemus. Sinbad returns to Syracuse because word reached out a monster dwells in. A man-eating cyclops. Sinbad blinds him and lets him live but that completely angers Poseidon and on celebration he arises and sings his displeasure at Sinbad. Poseidon then sends him on a task to make up for his mistake.

[IN PROGRESS] Martha and James are soulmates trapped together in a never-ending reincarnation loop. Not a bad way to spend eternity, but they wanted more. They wanted a child. Serafina is born and Martha and James are elated to love and raise her and share the new experiences we 'first-lifers' take for granted. But the universe has other plans and, at the age of five, Serafina informs them that she too has been condemned to relive her life, again and again, stuck in her very own loop. There ended Drifting Along the Infinite Spring, though questions most certainly remain. Who or what gave Serafina her immortality? Can Martha and James reconcile losing the daughter they thought they knew? And then there's the minor issue of saving the human race from its seemingly guaranteed annihilation... To reiterate, A Kiss Goodnight at the End of Forever is a sequel to Drifting Along the Infinite Spring and For Those Who Don't Believe in Love Songs before that. If you've read neither, this book will make little sense. It is not labeled mature, but there will be rare cases of language, adult situations, and violence. Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoy. cover by @JELyrica

Tilman used to see the world through a kaleidoscope. His camera, an extension of his soul, captured not just landscapes, but the whispers of emotions that danced within them. But the vibrant world he saw dulled to a monochrome ache after his mother, his guiding light, succumbed to cancer. The final blow came on the day of her funeral, when Sarah, his muse and supposed anchor, chose to chase her dreams on foreign shores. Left adrift in a sea of gray, Tilman locked away his passion, the camera a constant, silent reminder of a life that no longer felt real. Then, a spark. A boy with eyes that held the warmth of honey in the afternoon sun stumbled upon Tilman's forgotten sketchbook. Thaddeus, with a smile that could chase away shadows, spoke of his love for photography with an infectious enthusiasm. In that moment, a flicker of curiosity dared to ignite within Tilman's jaded heart. Could there be a way to reclaim the colors he'd lost? Could the dusty camera, once a symbol of grief, become a tool for rediscovery? Perhaps, with Thaddeus by his side, Tilman could not only rekindle his passion, but find a love story more captivating than any image he'd ever captured.

*ONGOING - Bi-weekly on Thursdays* A meet-cute LGBTQ+ rom-com based in The District of Columbia. Skye, a homoerotic writer who pens his stories under a pseudonym, meets a stranger named Ros while working on a novel at a local café. Intrigued by their brief encounter, Ros leaves his phone number for Skye to call him. After much hesitation (and a very strong push from his closest friends), Skye eventually calls Ros, only to find out that the man he met is a doctor at a prestigious hospital, and is trying his best to convince Skye to go on a date. Some strong language will be used throughout the story.