On a remote island shrouded in mystery, a cursed crew sails a perilous journey filled with secrets. Among them is Gael, the enigmatic captain harboring a secret yet to be revealed. As seven strangers' fates intertwine, ancient doors open and ominous prophecies emerge. Will they break the curse and save what remains of their world? "The Raven's Curse" is a tale of mystery, fantasy, and inner conflict, where truth is more precious than life

Some silences aren't empty. They're waiting to be heard. Ryan Dutt was once the voice behind one of the most promising mental wellness platforms in the country until a single misguided decision shattered everything he built. Now, he's back at square one, haunted by a past that won't let go. Tara Malhotra has always lived in the quiet, between her father's ambition, her mother's depression, and the pages of a thesis she isn't sure she believes in anymore. When their worlds collide through a fading podcast, something begins to stir - a conversation neither of them expected, but both of them need. In a story woven with memory, healing, and longing, Echo asks: can two people find each other in the silence... and choose to stay, even when the noise returns?

CRIMSON DIVIDE has made it to round 3 of the 2025 Amby's! "𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑙 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑟. 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡'𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑡 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑠 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝐼𝑡'𝑠 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ." The year is 398 of the Ninth Era (or more accurately, 7700 AD). The Twenty Years War has ended, giving rise to a new age of mass surveillance, paranoia, and doubt. Angela, a Frame pilot fighting her way through her trauma, slowly becomes disillusioned with the authoritarian system in which she exists. The Knife, a mob fixer with the ability to bend states of matter, tries to crawl out from under what she's done only to get sucked right back in. Grey, a goofy and loyal friend with modest ambitions, is driven to act and save Angela, only to find himself embroiled in a deadly conflict he doesn't understand. And finally, Davis, an esteemed investigator, learns that the ideals he fought for were never real in the first place. As shadowy players make their move, these four lives collide violently. Frames drop, guns are drawn - and there won't be a winner, only more devastation. At the center of it all lies the Vessel, a reality-warping implant with unimaginable destructive capability. The Federation will kill without hesitation to get it back - and Angela just merged with it.

She is the sacrifice. He is the blade. Eighteen-year-old Lunette Yue has spent her whole life hiding in the shadows of her uncaring, abusive father. Betrayed by her own pack, she is offered as a bride sacrifice to the Devourer, a lone direwolf shifter that feeds on werewolves like her. Left with fewer choices than days, Lunette devises a plan: to search for her soulmate and contest the ancient rite of sacrifice according to pack law. But even as an experienced runaway, she cannot escape the mysterious forces of fate. Jonah Blackwolf, an accomplished alchemist, one of the youngest to ever hold the title of Merlin at only twenty-two, has finally fallen under a spell he cannot break: love. He believes that his soulmate, Lunette, may have been plucked from his wildest dreams. But to her, Jonah is only a path to freedom, and his direwolf, Fenris-a monster from her worst nightmares. Little does she know, Fenris is not the fearsome beast pack stories have twisted him into. Scarred by invisible wounds from his past, Jonah must confront a terrible truth carved into his family legacy. Torn between both worlds-shifter and warlock-he learns that even the strongest spells have the greatest weaknesses. She wants Jonah. But Fenris will have his due.

Sera lives in a world where souls are only complete when joined with their destined other half. At 18-year-old Sera has always felt incomplete, like a missing piece of herself was lost. When her soul mark mysteriously glows near an ancient mirror, she discovers her other half is trapped inside: Zane, a vampire king from centuries past, sealed away by betrayal. As Sera digs deeper into his dark history with the help of her aunt and a modern vampire ally, she must decide if freeing him will heal her-or destroy her.

Growing up as the second youngest in a Lower middle class family with a strict schedule was weird. Especially if everyone around them always mysteriously feared the family. Kat- Naming herself after her favorite fictional character: Katherine Thornfield, from her beloved sci-fi novel, knew something was off. Her household was always quiet, yet chaotic and messy, but at the same time, so clean and put together. Her and her siblings' lives were already preplanned for them. They were all enrolled in martial arts and business studies at a private school. Their parents always saying "You'll need this knowledge in the near future." And "Once you are of age, you'll be joining the family business, no exceptions!" But Kat didn't want to. Neither did the others, but they didn't have a choice, so they gave in quite easily, while she stood her ground. She could also never figure out how they always had just enough money, whilst her father was a ceo of a very well-known company and her mother running a business of her own. they should be upper class. Or why they were always training. What were they training for? And what are her father and oldest siblings carrying around guns for? But as soon as Kat started finding out her family's dark secrets, she was ready to leave them behind. Yet before she could, a new darkness appeared and pulled her in a much different direction than she planned to - from one fighter family to another.

In the fractured world of Atria, where realms are broken by great mountains across a sea of fading magic, and growing dangers emerge from history long forgotten. A young farmboy named Cade stumbles upon the legendary Sword of Reclamation, unknowingly stepping into an unspoken destiny fraught with peril. Under the guidance of Ozteus, the village's enigmatic outcast, Cade must learn to wield the sword's power and embark on a quest to reforge an ancient elvish superweapon, Urocil, the last hope for the elven kingdom of Lenora against the ravenous orc armies of Darkrest and their shadowy leaders. This is Book One in the Legends of Atria Saga. *Copyright 2024! All rights reserved, and I will not allow the use of the world map, writing, or book cover without permission. I am using the pseudonym 'Xanatos87' for privacy purposes.* *Marked as mature content due to graphic scenes, extreme sexual content, and vulgarity*

When thirteen cursed relics resurface, chaos follows in their wake-each relic tied to a mysterious door leading to a deadly, alternate reality. Theo Agustus, Clara Dale, Felix Locke, Sylvia Cross, and Ethan Hayes are drawn together by a cruel twist of destiny. Tasked with uncovering the relics' dark secrets, they must brave the horrors hidden beyond each door. Every step forward unravels truths about the relics, their origins, and a looming malevolence threatening to consume their world. But these trials demand more than courage-trust, sacrifice, and humanity are put to the test as the group ventures deeper into the unknown. In a battle against time and fate, they must decide: will they control the relics, or will the relics control them?

Flowing silk dresses. Structured suits. Empty, forced vows. Soft, sweet nothings. Whispered caresses. Bittersweet kisses. Blue, blue eyes. This is not a love story. This is ruination. 🥀 Rosaline Beaumont. A name that once graced every tabloid, a face that used to be plastered all over social media. A girl that had all but disappeared. But now, four years after everything had turned to ashes in her grasp, she was back under the ever greedy gaze of the cameras, the watchful eyes of high society thirsting to watch their darling unravel. Standing at a wedding altar not of her choice, Rose was on the precipice of vowing to spend the rest of her life with a man she hardly knew. A deadly gamble. A hopeful new start. But could something new truly blossom, when the clutches of the past were dug so deep? Could she ever truly move on, when she couldn't close her eyes without dreaming of him? And could a marriage really last, when her heart would forever beat for another? 🥀 Completed on July 5, 2025.