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Less Than Nothing by adoringscripts
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"What are we doing Alex?" He breathes against my lips. That's too sensible of a question, so I ignore it. My brain has yet to return to my body, and right now that is the last thing I'm worried about. "Stay." I whisper against his mouth, my words flowing without any thought. "Stay?" He sits up fully, which results in me straddling him. His expression is full of curiosity and mild shock. "Like stay stay?" I don't respond with words. I'm afraid if I open my mouth, I'll start to overthink and I can't afford that. Instead, I pull my shirt over my head. I do it confidently, in spite of my boldness starting to dissipate as the seconds pass. Ryan swallows. His eyes trail down to my breasts, before he looks at me again with a look I can't name. "Are you sure?" He stares into me. "Promise me you're sure." "I'm sure." I tell him softly. "I promise." ******* ALEXANDRA MONET is a twenty two year old girl, freshly out of college. After landing her dream job working for top fashion designer Adrienne Walker, she moves from a small town in Florida, to the boisterous city of New York. Since before she moved, Alex mapped out a clear plan for the direction of her life. None of which could prepare her for RYAN RUSSO...the snarky, sarcastic boy who she'll soon find herself thinking about constantly. As much as the two think they can't stand each other, there's an underlying attraction that eventually grows too strong for either them to bare. So they make an agreement... An agreement that is supposed to be void of any and all feelings, but over time it becomes a lot harder than expected. It's supposed to mean nothing. Less than nothing, but unfortunately some things just don't go as planned. Warning: Mature scenes and language.
Grey Testament βœ“ by sodapopxtreme
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"𝐁𝐔𝐓 πˆπ“ 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 πƒπ„π•πˆπ‹ π‡πˆπŒπ’π„π‹π… 𝐈 πŽπ–π„πƒ." When quiet, cowardly servant Kolzyn Bishop reveals himself to be a vicious hitman, Daphne's paradise life is sucker-punched with a reality she never imagined knowing. ***** 𝐃𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐍𝐄 π•π„π‘π’π€πˆπ‹π‹π„π’ lives in Tuscan City, where the people are divided into Elites, Workers, and Anarchs. Daphne is an Elite who enjoys school, parties, her friends, and her undeniable crush on her childhood best friend, Cody Baron. The Baron boys' servant Anarch, and only Anarch at their school, is the infamous πŠπŽπ‹π™π˜π ππˆπ’π‡πŽπ. With silence and a perceived inability to stand up for himself, Daphne only knows him as Ivy High's punching bag- until Kolzyn saves her life. It is only as she gets to know him that good and evil blur. Warning: Story contains violence, sexual themes (an attempted assault), and teen pregnancy. Written from Late July of 2022- November 6, 2022 TAG RANKS: #1 in servant #1 in popular girl
A Grave Problem by StephanieProchaska
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Who knew dusting a couple of rogue vampires would make high school harder? Last year, Mia helped eliminate some rival vampires wreaking havoc on her city. She thought that victory had bought her a shot at normalcy - grades, gossip, maybe even a date with the cute boy in her history class. But a note wedged in her locker changes all that: someone knows what she did. Suddenly, Mia's not planning movie nights - she's rearranging her life around the demands of her blackmailer. If she doesn't, she risks not only being exposed as a vampire, but being labeled as someone calculating enough to get rid of any competition. Adding to Mia's troubles are the questions about vampires from a friend who's just a little too interested, and a secret her boyfriend's keeping. There's something wrong with him - something so dark, Mia's not sure she'll survive the discovery. πŸ”ΈNote: This is the sequel to You Were What You Eat, but you 𝒅𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 have to have read that book to enjoy this one.πŸ”Έ
The Selkie's Alpha by sandydragon1
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As the chief events coordinator at her family's beachside resort, Brooke loves nothing more than making guests happy. Thanks to her boundless energy and optimism, she's the perfect selkie to plan a celebration for a visiting Alpha werewolf. There's just one problem: he's grumpier than a great white shark with a toothache. Jasper arrives at the Cowrie Cabana with one goal: to find his soulmate before the Blue Moon Ball. If he fails, he must marry a rival Alpha's daughter to save his pack's perfume company. When a bumbling selkie shows him there's more to life than fragrance formulas and conference calls, he's dismayed to find himself feeling something that could put his pack's future in jeopardy. As the Blue Moon Ball draws ever closer, will Brooke and Jasper stay together or are their feelings as fleeting as the tide? Cover by @-MilaSteele
Nightfall 🩸(Nightfall Book 1) by dragonthusiast
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[Ambies 2025 Paranormal Novel Favorite, Nano Watt 2025 Winner] As a pacifist demon, Arkemoz is ostracized by his society. Wanting a fresh start, he comes to Earth. However, things go horribly wrong when he is captured by vampires who thirst for his demonic blood. It seems his luck improves, however, when he is rescued by Aegis, the supernatural law enforcement agency. Except he soon learns that there is more to what happened to him than it seems. The vampires who captured him serve mysterious masters Aegis has been hunting down for months. And they've been taking other demons too. Wanting to find his people, Arkemoz decides to help Aegis in their investigation. But the closer they get to the truth, the more dire things become as they discover the rabbit hole runs deeper than they ever could have imagined. And what awaits at the bottom of it none of them could've prepared for. β˜… Featured on @lowfantasy β˜… [word count: β‰ˆ 80 000 words]
A Mate for Christmas by CrysTravel2019
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Maeve Connor, 32, is a special education teacher who believes her boyfriend of five years will finally propose during the holidays. To her horror and shock, her boyfriend drops a bombshell that not only will he not propose, but he doesn't love her anymore. Her hopes and dreams have been dashed before Christmas, and she believes she will never find true love. That changes when she meets the handsome CEO, Treyton Bledig. Treyton, 50, is a CEO and werewolf. However, he is not just any ordinary werewolf, but the Alpha of the Bloodraven Pack in Big Bear, California. Despite all his successes, he struggles in his love life. Although he couldn't find his mate, he married and had a child. However, he and his wife divorced, making Treyton feel alone, bitter, and jealous of those who have someone for Christmas. When he meets Maeve, everything changes for him; she is his mate. This is their Christmas story. Ambassador's Pick 2025 Ambys Favorite Werewolf 2025-2026 5x Featured in Romance, Fantasy, Humor & More...
Love Like The Galaxy by KohbySei
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Story Description: A struggling student agrees to become the fake "bad boyfriend" of a rising idol to pay for his father's heart transplant, sacrificing his reputation and future so she can shine. After taking the fall for a scandal he didn't cause, he loses everything-his name, his dreams, and the only family he had left. Branded as trash and sent to a secret government-run delinquent school where strength decides survival, he discovers a hidden talent for fighting and begins climbing a brutal tournament system that leads from school battles to a global championship where the winner earns any real-world wish. As he grows stronger to protect the people he couldn't save before, he uncovers a darker truth: the tournament isn't about granting wishes-it's about creating the world's most powerful death hounds.
Iridescence (Book One) - AMBYS 2025 WINNER by CemeteryFaerie
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Six high school girls, each blessed with control of an element, are brought together to protect the world from a rising evil. JENNA is the school's star athlete. She's never met a challenge she couldn't conquer. She has an affinity for Earth. ELIZA is a shy pianist whose love of music helps her cope with life. She has a big heart and will do anything to help those in need. She has an affinity for Air. FAITH is wild and unpredictable. Her impulsive nature gets her into trouble but she's fun to hang out with. She has an affinity for Fire. KRISSY is hyper and creative. She has more caffeine in her bloodstream than blood and is always full of energy. She has an affinity for Water. EMILY is antisocial and doesn't really speak to anyone. She is angry at the world, but beyond that rage is deep sorrow stemming from a difficult past. She has an affinity for Spirit. VANESSA is a theater kid who loves to act and sing. She is funny, kind, and passionate. She has an affinity for Dreams. Together, they are led by Artemis on their journey, with Apollo and the other Gods helping along the way. AWARDS: The 2025 Amby Awards: Grand Favorite (Original Fantasy) The Twilight Awards: First Place (Teen Fiction) The Triquetra Awards: First Place (Best Friendship: Eliza & Krissy) Maltese Falcon Awards: Second Place Overall (Teen Fiction) The Golden Ink Awards: Second Place (Fantasy/Sci-Fi) Flower Garden Awards: Third Place (Amaryllis: Best Creative Concept)
So Speaks the Ruinous Light || To Herald a Dawn Book 1 by jordynsaelor
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[Queer rage as a form of reckoning] [dark one destined to destroy the world] You can find this book on Amazon if you want to own a print version! *** As a healer in the Obsidian Castle, One follows a voice into the forest, speaking from the mist. It tells him he's the Destroyer, straight out of prophecy, and that he's not a Night Warrior like the other residents of the castle. Eight years later, One's doing a great job hiding that his magic works like no one else's in the Obsidian Castle. But Perseverance, a Night Warrior who believes One needs redirection to find "proper" romance, makes One's life miserable from sundown to sunup. So One's plan to get Perseverance out of his life is to date his daughter--until she discovers his light magic and turns on him, making him flee into the woods. One has many reasons to despise Perseverance. So when he meets Michael, an expert at light magic, it's really not a question of "if" One will embrace this prophetic Destroyer role and enact vengeance--it's a matter of One having no clue how to control his magic, or take on a castle full of Night Warriors by himself. But with Michael, he's not alone. And with their combined magic, One could summon the dawn itself to carry out revenge.