"I won't date you." Five years ago, Kenji Yamamoto met Ichika Nakamura. Now they're in the same school again. They call it friendship. It's easier that way. I Won't Date You is a slow-burn romance light novel. Volume 1 is complete. Volume 2 already planned.

Folk tales warn that the witch of Gnarl Mountain is a toothless hag with ice in her veins and a stone where her heart should be. But she's not. She's a young, inexperienced girl, victim of unspeakable crimes, yet determined to steal back a precious heirloom that will increase her magic. However, to do so she needs the aid of three people. One helps her for money, one out of obligation, and one for love.

Jayden Blake Swan is the younger twin sister of Bella Swan. When the sisters move to Forks, they discover that their new home hides secrets darker than the endless rain. Caught between mystery and danger, their lives are forever changed by the Cullens-a family unlike any other. While Bella is drawn to the enigmatic Edward, Jayden finds herself captivated by Emmett, whose strength is matched only by the warmth she never expected from a vampire. But in a world where love and danger are bound together, can the Swan sisters survive the price of falling for immortals?

Five friends go to Camp Lumen for one last summer in Spring Falls, 1982. Only four come back. When Natalie Reeves is found murdered in her cabin, suspicion falls immediately on the one person who loved her most-Vera Greene. She found the body. She held the knife. And everyone knows those two girls were famous for their twisted pranks. With no DNA, no instant answers, and a town eager to move on, the investigation drags on. Each friend tells a different version of what happened that night. But the more Vera tries to prove her innocence, the clearer it becomes that someone is lying-and someone else is still being protected. Because at Camp Lumen, the most dangerous thing isn't the woods or the lake. It's the people you call a friend. | Trigger Warnings | If You're Reading This contains themes that may be distressing to some readers, including: • Graphic depictions of violence • Murder and death • Blood and injury • Psychological manipulation and blackmail • Betrayal • Emotional abuse • Grief and loss • Fear, paranoia, and sustained psychological tension • Crime involving minors • Disturbing imagery • References to trauma and survivor's guilt Reader discretion is advised.

If The Monster deemed it so, then it shall be ... When veteran astronaut Greg O'Dunn answers a desperate distress call from a dying world, he discovers a landscape of ash and thousands of orphaned alien children. With her final breath, the regal Queen Hyva entrusts Greg with her people's survival-and specifically the safety of her daughter, Victoria, and nephew, Viktor. Smuggling the children to Earth is only the beginning of the nightmare. Upon arrival, the survivors are seized by the enigmatic General Alden, a man whose obsession with the children's "preternatural" potential borders on the fanatical. Forced into a world of military oversight and fractured identities, Victoria and Viktor are raised apart, unaware of the royal blood pulsing in their veins or the true nature of the powers manifesting within them. As Victoria's "Emerald Sight" begins to reveal glimpses of a terrifying future, and Viktor is groomed by the General to be an elite military weapon, Greg must navigate a treacherous landscape of political corruption and emotional betrayal to reclaim the children. But as a long-dormant signal from the stars is triggered, Greg realizes the General isn't just studying the Puians-he's waiting for them. With a galactic invasion looming and a secret that could shatter the children's sanity, Greg must decide how much he is willing to sacrifice to protect a legacy that was never meant for Earth.

"No fucking way, you hear me?! You'll never force me into your damn band!" "You know you haven't really got a choice, don't you? You're doomed to say yes - after all, I always get exactly what I want!" Hope Wise was determined to leave it all behind. At the first chance he got, he'd grab his bag, his best mate, and say goodbye to this miserable life. That had been the plan from the very start. So why was Zess Montgomery - the frontman of a rock band he'd rather see forgotten by everyone - taking an interest in him? TW: -swearing -domestic violence -blackmailing -drug use/drug abuse -underage drinking -underage smoking -slight age gap -depressing themes I'll put TW in chapters that need them. Please be kind

Ever since she was a child, Melody has dreamed of following in her famous mother's footsteps and becoming a singer. But there's one problem-her voice. Convinced she doesn't have what it takes, Melody starts to lose faith in her dream. Everything changes when she crosses paths with people from a completely different world than her own. Through new friendships, raw talent, and a fresh take on music, Melody begins to discover that maybe her voice isn't the problem-it's how she's been taught to hear it. A/N: I've been inspired by a Tumblr post from years ago. If there's similarities with other stories, that's may be why.

Evelyn Hartwell creates beautiful dresses for a living, but she somehow always finds herself in the ugliest corners of Brickhaven. Smoke-filled speakeasies. Alleyways with blood on the walls. All because she can't stop sticking her nose where it doesn't belong. She's soft-hearted, naive, and impulsive. And in a city ruled by two rival crime families, these can get a girl killed. Her Aunt Clara tries to keep her safe, hidden, quiet. But Evelyn has never been good at keeping her head down. One reckless act of kindness goes terribly wrong and shatters everything she thought she knew. A gun is raised. A name from a past she never knew is spoken. And the life she knew goes up in smoke. Her aunt is lying. Her past is wrong. And two powerful families suddenly want her under their protection...or control. Evelyn finds herself pulled into the gilded, dangerous world of the Crowe family. They say she's safest with them, but Evelyn is done being caged. And the Crowes make it impossible to breathe. Dominic - warm smile, passionate devotion, a seductive kind of danger that feels like falling. Sebastian - cold eyes, steady hands, a quiet command that crawls beneath her skin. Both hiding things. Both watching her. Both wanting to keep her in their grasp for reasons she can't decipher. Caught between warring families, two men who could ruin her, and a past she never knew she inherited, Evelyn must decide what she's willing to give up: freedom, heart, or life.

Norman thought he had gotten lucky, he really did. Months without getting laid and a woman falls right into his bed. It was amazing, up until she started sucking out his soul. The only lucky thing about that night was that she only got half. Now he wakes up every morning, in pain and covered in piss, hunting the demons who stole from him. Armed with magic, he has the tools to beat them, if only he can maintain his humanity and his capacity to feel. But with emotional wounds far deeper than the physical, will he be able to manage it, or will he become a demon himself?

45 minutes was all that they had, just that amount of time to save everything. 45 minutes that will shape Simone Zhang's entire life. She grows up in a world of chaos, fires destroying cities, the world's power grid half-melted, strange bubbles of energy driving people to madness. Even worse than all the noise is the silence. No cars on the road. No birds in the sky. Not even her cat begging for food. And just as the world changes, so does she. Growing harder, and smarter, if only to protect her brother. Even as the world rebuilt itself it only became more dangerous, more and more side-effects of the incident known as The Wave. People with random psychic gifts, and a fascist government with all the answers. What rises from the fire is not always whole, not always right. So stay vigilant, and remember: Beware of Birds.