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The Salt-Kissed Crown by _itzAsteria
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Three heirs. Only one crown. Raised beneath the eyes of the court and the weight of expectation, Quinn has always known the garden would choose her. Her composure is legend. Her bloodline is secure. Her blade was steady. But tradition is never so obedient. Princess Harriet, sick with a curse no healer can name, trades places with Lunette, a girl who should never have existed at court at all. Stolen at birth, raised in shadows, Lunette now wears silks and secrets, standing in for a royal she barely knows in a world that would destroy her if it knew the truth. And Leni? Leni was never meant to stand among heirs. Wild as wind and storm, the overlooked daughter is drawn by something older, a magic pulsing in her bones, answering a call the others cannot hear. When the vine-threshold opens and the Choosing begins, the ruin stirs. Each girl carries a secret. Each path demands a cost. And deep beneath the moonlit branches, the garden watches, waiting to decide who is worthy, who is false, and who must be unmade.
The Shadow Alpha by Undaunted_Dreamer77
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"River, I...I didn't realize..." I say, and before I can form the rest of my sentence, he strides towards me. I immediately step away and feel the rough bark of one of the nearby trees press into my back. One of his hands grips my jaw, so firm that I wouldn't be able to turn my head away; even if I wanted to. My whole body thrums with desire, his other hand planting itself on my waist. His onyx brown eyes bore into me; it's like being peeled back to my very inner layers, like he can see every part of me. I feel my core light up with want, my breath catching as he stares down at me, angry, lustful, intense. "You are mine." He growls, his tone rough and thick with possessiveness. I'm not prepared for what happens next. MATURE CONTENT 18+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What do you do when everyone and everything you know is destroyed in front of you? For 21-year-old Holly Freeman, the only answer was to run. After barely escaping an unknown pack that ambushed her own, Holly stumbles into the territory of the Shadow Pack: the largest and deadliest pack in North America. Tales of the Shadows kept young pups scared at night, and Holly thought she'd sooner be a lonely Omega before joining them....But what is she to do when she mates with a Shadow member? And not just any member, but the ambitious, ruggedly handsome Shadow Alpha, River Matthews? Holly's heard the stories, the evils he's committed for the Shadow Expansion. Their first meeting like that of oil and water, Holly's at a total loss as to HOW they could be fated. But she's never felt anything so true. Determined to navigate the bond on her terms, and challenging River's command, they begin to find a common ground. Holly and River must learn to become each other's best allies, or risk having a greater enemy threaten not only their love, but the way of life among wolves everywhere.
Villains by absurdistamal
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In a world shadowed by violence and secrets, K. becomes drawn to J., a fugitive with a haunting past. As their paths intertwine, K. finds herself pulled deeper into his dangerous world, where trust is fragile, and nothing is as it seems. Mysterious phone calls, hidden motives, and a growing sense of unease blur the boundaries between loyalty and obsession. As K. and J.'s lives spiral further into chaos, their connection might be their salvation-or their undoing. The story follows a girl who becomes obsessed with a criminal responsible for a school shooting. As she stalks him, she falls in love and is willing to do anything for him.
The Mystery Of Crescent Cove by aubreyt006
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Three drownings, one eclipse, no explanation. In the eerie town of Crescent Cove, the annual eclipse brings thousands- but this year, for the third year in a row, it brings death. Delilah Groves is the third body pulled out from the lake. Her death ruled a suicide. But those who know her aren't convinced. A grieving friend begins to investigate, and uncovers a strange pattern stretching beyond coincidence. The deeper he digs, the more apparent the truth becomes- these deaths were never suicides. They were something far worse. Someone is watching and waiting, and they won't stop until the entirety of Crescent Cove is pulled under.
The Deadbeat Saints by schma10
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The Deadbeat Saints is set in a dark, heightened world infused with late '90s counterculture - a place where VHS tapes hum with cursed footage, punk shows bleed into seances, and the supernatural hides in plain sight. At the center are two unlikely misfits: Noelle Delacroix, a disillusioned eighteen-year-old monster hunter with a chip on her shoulder, and Roman, her brooding, reanimated corpse of an adopted brother. Bound by blood, necromancy, and shared trauma, they attend the Hayworth Institute-an elite, crumbling university for witches, warlocks, and paranormal prodigies-where they juggle occult theory, combat magic, and crushing student debt. Their already-precarious existence unravels when they receive word that their Aunt Beatrice's breast cancer has returned. Devastated and unmoored, Noelle and Roman leave behind the shadowed halls of Hayworth and return to their hometown of Maine, only to discover that grief is just the beginning. Drowning in medical debt and facing the loss of their aunt's home, Noelle and Roman reluctantly take a job from one of Maine's most cutthroat monster-hunting firms. At first, the Delacroix siblings thought this gig promises fast cash; but the second they get thrust into a deadly trial, they quickly learn that failure means dying. As they navigate this violent new reality, their initial fascination with the dark arts spirals into chaos. Strange magic and darker forces begin to haunt them, testing their fragile bond. The Deadbeat Saints is a haunting story of two broken souls caught between the real and the unreal- a tale of horror, heartbreak, and the lies we tell ourselves to survive.
A Crown of Serpents by Lirae_Thaloryn
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Medusa was never meant to be touched. A priestess behind temple walls, a girl sworn to the gods until she met Thalos, a stable boy with soil on his hands and stars in his smile. They dreamed of freedom. They promised each other the moon. Then the sea came for her. Banished, transformed, and feared, Medusa hides in shadow her eyes a weapon, her name a warning. But love doesn't forget. until Thalos finds her again. But the curse doesn't sleep, and when love meets tragedy... not all hearts survive.