Set in a charming, rural Japanese village, Hana and The Dragon follows Hana, a curious and spirited young girl living a peaceful life surrounded by familial warmth and deep culture. As her village prepares for the annual summer festival, Hana becomes fascinated by local legends about a mysterious dragon rumored to dwell in the nearby Shimizu-gawa river, a guardian figure who hasn't been seen for many years. Driven by her curiosity, Hana uncovers subtle yet puzzling clues suggesting that the dragon might soon return. Unusual occurrences in nature further heighten her suspicions, signaling significant changes in the mortal and supernatural worlds. Determined to unravel the mystery, Hana embarks on an adventurous journey into the heart of her village's history. Along the way, she learns of deep connections linking her family and her community, to the legendary dragon itself. With a thoughtful blend of fantasy, Japanese local folk religion, Japanese Chūbu region cultural traditions, and coming-of-age themes, Hana and The Dragon beautifully captures the essence of family bonds, the importance of bravery, and the richness of cultural legacy through the eyes of an adventurous young protagonist.

~ONC 2024 Honourable Mention~ ~~~ Alaric, the King of Silmarea, recently married to his beloved husband, needs an heir of his own blood to secure the throne. With the help of Emrys, his court magician and best friend, he recalls his youthful escapades and discovers a daughter he once had with a woman he had loved in The World Beyond The Stones (our world). He sends an unlikely but trusted trio on a quest to find her and bring her home-- a brooding dragon shifter and Highlander who owes him a favor, a dashing elf whom he loves like the son he never had, and a loyal, kindhearted dwarf, the elf's best friend. Alaric, the last scion of the old gods, weary of ruling the country and ready to retire and enjoy his love life, doesn't know that this quest will bring much more than he ever bargained for, setting in motion events plotted by the destiny that will challenge his kingdom and legacy. ~~~ Cover: My own picture.

𐙚𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐟𝐚 ♡ 𝐑𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐚𝐧𐙚 ╰┈➤ "𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧' 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬.𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞" .⋆｡⋆˚｡⋆｡˚☽˚｡⋆. ✿ 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚 ♡ 𝐑𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐚𝐧 ✿ ╰┈➤"𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐢 𝐫𝐚𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞 𝐣𝐨 𝐠𝐮𝐳𝐫𝐢 𝐡𝐚𝐢 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢 𝐝𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫, 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐡𝐢 𝐚𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐡 𝐠𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐫" .⋆｡⋆˚｡⋆｡˚☽˚｡⋆. ★ 𝐙𝐨𝐲𝐚 ♡ 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐬𝐡 ★ ╰┈➤𝐀𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐞-𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐞, 𝐉𝐚𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐤𝐲𝐮𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐢 𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢 𝐡𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐮 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐚" .⋆｡⋆˚｡⋆｡˚☽˚｡⋆. Under editing :,) Tropes Grumpy X Sunshine Lost childhood love Arrange Marriage Enemies to lover She fell first but he fell harder Introvert X Extrovert Bromance Give it a try 🦋 Started : 26 June 2024 Ended : 3 November 2024 Started editing : 11 may 2025 Hashtags : #5 in #people out of 20.4k books #3 in #trio out of 2.84k books #5 in #childhoodlove out of 1.04k books

I never expected this. Being bound to her, my student, by something as cold as an arranged marriage. she's always so bright, clinging to me and I... wasn't being the guy she wants but she never gave up on me. But in the little moments between our sarcasm and awkward encounters, I started to realize something- I was starting to care. A lot. And I'm scared. scared to mess up everything while trying to win her love. ____________________________________ Troupes: ✿ grumpy x sunshine ✿ arranged marriage ✿ professor x student ✿ second chance ✿ green flag MMC ENJOY!

Arjun Singhania, heir to a powerful business empire, enters into a marriage of convenience with Meera Thakur, an independent and ambitious woman, to as a ploy by his family to secure her family's property for his own. Both are towards the end of their master's program. Their marriage-in her eyes-is seen as nothing more than a strategic move. But as Arjun begins to genuinely care for Meera, and she starts to see a different side of him, a question looms-will their growing feelings survive the truth behind their union, or will business always come first? Tropes: • Marriage of Convenience • Enemies to Lovers • Slow-Burn Romance • Guilt and Redemption • Second Chances

A story of a professor doctor and a med student bound in arranged marriage. FMC JUHI BISHT from a middle class family preparing for her neet pg 23 years old. MMC ARJUN SHEKHAWAT from a very affluent family but keeps a lowkey profile. A professor doctor in Sanjeevani Multi-speciality Hospital, 29 years old this story has no connection with anything or anyone in real life. If found so please ignore it. As a beginner writer there will be a lot of mistakes please bear with me.

After years of hiding KHUSHI is back in high school again . Little did she know her childhood bully and school's bad boy will be back in her life as well . OHH BOY WHAT WILL SHE DO NOW !!?? 💫 ENEMIES TO LOVERS 💫GRUMPYXSUNSHINE 💫NEIGHBOURS 💫HIGHSCHOOL ROMANCE

ᥫ᭡.𝑯𝒐 𝒌𝒂𝒔𝒂-𝒆 𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒒 𝒍𝒆 𝒌𝒆 𝒀𝒂𝒂𝒓 𝒌𝒊 𝒌𝒉𝒐𝒋 𝒎𝒆𝒊𝒏 𝒏𝒊𝒌𝒍𝒆 𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒚𝒆 𝑲𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒖𝒋 𝒎𝒆𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒏𝒊𝒌𝒍𝒆 ࿐ ˊˎ- જ⁀➴★𝐃𝐄𝐄𝐄𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐈★ 𝜗𝜚 ࣪˖ ִ𐙚 𝐀 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐎𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝜗𝜚 ࣪˖ ִ𐙚 BOOK 1 - FROM WHERE IT ALL STARTED ˖⁠♡ वो उस लड़के को बहुत साधगी से चाहती थी कहना चाहती थी मगर कहने से घबराती थी ♡⁠˖ A story of love that never asked to be loud... just true.⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩 .𖥔˚ ────୨ৎ──── "I love you," he whispered. "I Love you too." "But I love you more." She broke the hug. "I love you the most." "𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲." And he meant it. ───୨ৎ──── She was chaos dipped in silence. He was melody wrapped in mischief. She admired him like a secret prayer. He smiled like he didn't know... but he always did. She believed the truth that it was one-sided, but he proved her wrong. No one knew who fell first, but both fell harder and harder, again and again. Maybe it was Ishika's kindness behind her devilish side or Abhay's comforting words. Or maybe it was their old bond which led them to their paths of madness. This wasn't just love; it was something else, something deep. That's why this book is "𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽." This is Deewangi. Their Deewangi. For each other.

Peer-e-kamil a story written by umera Ahmed it's a story of a Christian girl who convert to Islam and a boy who is far away from Islam💗 Salar x Imama

Mature content ! 2nd book in VILLAIN SERIES 🔥 All series are standalone and don't relate to each other. "From today onwards, am your Rana Sa rajkumari" he smirked "Your family didn't even try to save you. Hahaa...they agreed so easily to give you as a prize in this war " he mocked her "Y..you can never become my arya(husband)"she whispered unbelievably" my family agreed because you threatened them" she glared him with tearful eyes "am going to marry prince of jamrath only. Prince Rituraj. " "You are right..you are definitely going to marry today "he smirked while pulling pulled her towards him harshly "But to the prince of Mahawargarh. " he roared like a lion " am not like your family. I will definitely protect you from all the evil things raajkumari " he smirked evilly while forcefully taking her towards the holy fire " Shivanya - An ACE IN SEDUCTION but princess for name sake. A broken soul who just want only one thing in her life - to become pride of her kingdom and for that she has secretly studied everything. She thought she found her man after meeting prince rituraj. But her dreams shattered when one day before her marriage, whole kingdom gets attacked by army of most ruthless enemy - Advay Rajput Raana Advay Singh Rajput : Also knows as War machine of Mahawargarh and enemy of 20 states. His morning starts with bath of blood followed by Cries of thousands of people begging to him for mercy. But no voice ever reached to his ear. Wherever he goes, he make enemies everywhere. He doesn't know how to write , read or to love someone. A king without any great talent. This is what people used to think about him. But what is his actual reality ? Read it to find out.