After a devastating accident claims the lives of her parents, Xara is left alone in the wreckage of a life she no longer recognizes. Grief hollowed her world, and she is certain nothing could ever fill the silence they left behind. She is wrong. A voice begins to call to her from the depths of her dreams-ancient, urgent, and hauntingly familiar. As the visions intensify, reality itself begins to fracture. Shadows stir with purpose. Time falters. And Xara discovers that her sorrow is tied to a truth far more dangerous than she could have imagined. The boundary between worlds is weakening. Drawn into a hidden legacy she never asked for, Xara must confront the mystery of her own existence and the power awakening within her. But destiny is a cruel inheritance, and accepting it means facing the darkness threatening to consume everything she has left-including the fragile connections, unexpected allies, and first stirrings of love that are teaching her how to live again. As night closes in and the fate of the world hangs in the balance, Xara must choose: remain a girl defined by loss... or rise as something far greater. Because if she fails, the light will fall-and the world will be swallowed by eternal night.

CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE ● the prequel to Flames of Ember ● The land of Elysia has been ruled by its true rulers for centuries -- by the Elysians. But when a group of potent beings start utilising their powers to the fullest, realising that they're not any less than their gods, they began taking over any lands that their eyes landed on -- and Elysia just seems to be their first target because of its slow downfall from its apex. The story follows the journey of the young prince Edric, of the beliefs that he had to bury along with his loved ones, of the degradation he had to go through, of the lies that he uttered to stay alive and of the cruel things he had to do in order to reach the pinnacle of all the kingdoms. This is the story of Edric, the boy who tried and lost. Genre: High Fantasy, Fantasy-Romance. cover by @infernalbiitch

Ember's revolutionary powers are sealed in a girl with whom he lost contact with for thirteen years and who also doesn't exist - at least, not in the world Ember is in. But Ember is adamant - he must get his powers - so, he tries. He opens portals after portals, fails, tries again until one night, when the gods ruling the empty skies finally decided to take pity on him, he manages to open the portal, not even knowing how he did so. He meets the girl who had his heart for the longest time he could remember, but only to realise that her memories were erased, and getting back his power is going to be much harder than he thought. The flames of Ember shall return to him, he will make sure of that, but, at what cost?

Nineteen-year old Nico Floyd has the world on his shoulders. After his freshman year of college is brought to a devastating halt by the death of his father, Nico is left picking up the pieces of what remains in his childhood home of Heavensport Island, Maryland. Five rambunctious younger siblings. A resentful mother enraptured with her own grief. And finally, a familiar face which finds him in even the darkest of places. A prequel to Heaven and Back (Can be read as a stand-alone novel) TW : child abuse, manipulation, domestic violence, swearing/harsh language, narcissistic abuse, mature themes, gaslighting

𝐀𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭, 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫, 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥. Sorrow, lust, fear, and impulsivity. These visceral emotions are bleeding anthropology; cut the wrist of humanity and watch them seep out. A small seaside town on the hazy coast of Newick, Washington understands the poetry of life better than anywhere else. The ocean rumbles and groans for the bitter, while the backroads carry away the renegades to the tune of cicadas and rain. It's a tired hollow, a place to rest your head on the outskirts of the world. But, word travels fast. Incandescent rumors turn to wildfire - all it takes is a morsel of gossip to feed a starving town, and curious night fellows are often the most hungry. That's an unfortunate truth for a girl with scarred hands, a man who made a mistake and a woman who he begs for forgiveness from, a strange, tattooed foreigner, and a quarterback that walks the streets with a stroller. What will become of them? Only time can tell, and she's the most ravenous of all... tragically, she already knows all their secrets.

[HIATUS: MINOR EDITING ONGOING] 1941. The Story of Liway Buencamino, a young Filipina pianist and composer, that swept the West with her brilliant compositions in the late '30s. Her former dazzling life as a Southeast Asian music prodigy shattered as the war reached Manila on the eve of their family reunion. Forced by the circumstances, she disguised herself as a man and took a photography shop assistant job to support her family. Everything seemed well until a radio announcement, an official declaration she'd been brooding about, finally confirmed the news that would forever change her life. 🥈Astania Award [Harvest Festival 2024]: Historical Fiction 🥇Slayer Book Award 2024: Historical Fiction 🥇 in #warcrimes (Aug. 3-10, 2024)

Something's wrong... That's what always nags at Gabriela whenever she sees Kevin Saldivar, the cousin of her crush, Francis Saldivar. Kevin is the ultimate St. Therese royalty: star athlete, charismatic leader, and devastatingly handsome. But while the rest of the school swoons, Gabriela knows a fraudster is hiding behind the golden boy's mask. Now a high school senior, Gabriela plans to make Francis notice her. But to get close to the kind-hearted and brilliant boy she's pined for since sixth grade, Gabriela needs to deal with Kevin, the very person she'd rather avoid! ------ *REVISED EDITION* Originally published in 2009 under crimson3/gossipgirl03 Start Date: July 13, 2024 End Date: November 6, 2024