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          WHO ARE YOU?                                by bookish_sre
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> THIS STORY CONTAIN MATURE THEMES Sia wakes up in a dark, unfamiliar room - tied to a pillar, with no memories of who she is or how she got there. A man named Shi Yan claims he knows her. His voice is familiar. His face feels familiar. But the sack with human hair on the floor... and the puddle of blood beside her... tells her he's hiding something far darker than the truth. Who is he? Who is she? And why is she the reason someone else ended up dead? Continue to find out... A story filled with mystery, memory loss, obsession, and the dangerous line between love and fear.
The Girl Who Changed Everything  by Junu298
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Some loves are never spoken. Some hearts learn to wait quietly. When Hardik is forced to start over in a small town, he isn't prepared for the feelings that follow. A single moment, a single girl, and a heartbeat that never finds its echo. "The Girl Who Changed Everything" is a slow, emotional journey of one-sided love, friendship, and the pain of loving someone who was never meant to be yours.
The Summoning of Broken Heroes: Chosen Souls, Fractured Lives Volume One by SilverShadowwalker
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Awards & Honors: More Wins Listed Inside 1st Place: Best Plot/Concept in The Inked and Unwritten Awards 2026 3rd place: Best Title in The Flow Micro Awards 2026 On the morning she should have been finalizing wedding plans, Cassandra Vale is torn from her life by a summoning ritual that mistakes desperation for destiny. She awakens in a foreign court alongside four other strangers, each pulled from unfinished lives and private futures. Jason Calloway looks like he lives in the gym and believes strength can solve anything. William James prefers silence and observation to conversation. Vivian Sterling built a life through screens and attention, now stranded in a world that doesn't care who's watching. And Alexander Mercer-the effortless golden boy-hides the truth behind a smile that disarms everyone. Together, they are declared heroes. A world on the brink of collapse claims it had no choice. Demons press against failing seals. Ancient protections crumble. And those in power believe salvation can be taken from another reality, if the need is great enough. But the summoned are not grateful. Being chosen doesn't make you a hero. It makes you a resource. And Cassandra Vale never agreed to be merciful. From the moment they arrive, it becomes clear the ritual was flawed, the explanations incomplete, and the cost deliberately obscured. Cassandra recognizes the pattern immediately. She's read these stories. She knows the roles being offered, the expectations being placed, and the quiet demand for obedience that follows. Playing along may be the only way to survive-but that doesn't mean she intends to accept it. As grief hardens into anger and fragile alliances form, the summoned heroes agree to help a world that stole them. Not because they believe in destiny. Not because they were chosen. But because innocent lives are caught in the middle. This is not a story about divine heroes. It's about a forced kidnapping that tries to turn them into one.
Aether by DotVVarlock
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Dark/Gaslamp Fantasy. Character-Driven, Atmospheric, Mythic Horror The Wode was ment to protect them. That ancient forest with its deep hunger. Yet somewhere beneath its roots, something has begun to finally wake. Camilla survived the destruction of her home, but survival has a way of changing a person. Now hunted by the Emperor's living writs and haunted by the thing that inhabitants the blade at her side, she is dragged deeper into a world of ancient gates, starving forests, and old powers that refuse to stay buried. In the hidden refuge, whispers of war spread like rot through the dark. The Children stir beneath the trees. The dead walk wearing borrowed flesh. Storms gather over kingdoms already breaking apart. And within Camilla, something wild is learning to claw its way free. To survive, she will have to become more than what the world made her. Even if it leaves nothing human behind.
Wonder Wander by Wowoah
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📕 Blurb: 100 years ago, the Lunarians and Solarians lost their home. Banished from paradise after generations of war, both peoples now live together in exile within the Varee, waiting for the one person capable of opening the path back: the Key. Dawn was never supposed to survive long enough to become that person. Born as an impossible child between light and darkness, Dawn grows up caught between gods who play games with lives, heroes haunted by their sins, and a world still struggling to forgive itself. To become Key, he must survive impossible trials and discover what he truly is-before old hatreds buried by war claw their way back from the dead. To save the world, Dawn must first survive becoming the thing everyone else needs him to be. But can he forgive them? 🔆 Similar Inspirations: Kingdom Hearts, Full Metal Alchemist, Made In Abyss, Attack On Titan, Hunter x Hunter. ❗️Content warnings: Violence involving minors, bullying, ableism, mild innuendo, crude humor, infrequent profanity, racism, fantasy violence, graphic injury, slavery/execution, emotional abuse, none explicit nudity, and passive suicidal ideation.
Kangal  by Kardell
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When a small plane crashes deep in the Alaskan wilderness, Jack and his powerful Kangal dog are the only survivors. With his father dead and the forest crawling with wolves, Jack must fight the cold, the hunger, and the wild itself to survive. Tags: survival, adventure, wilderness, dog, wolves, Alaska, thriller, action Language: English
TO KILL AN ANGEL | ✓ by arrynsolwrites
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Serenity Hawthorne doesn't remember how to live anymore--only to survive. With bloodied knuckles and an ice cold heart she only wants to stay alive for as long as she needs to. Faris Winter lives for others. As a police officer and dedicated son, he's forgotten what it means to feel anything other than selflessness. What does it mean to survive, to live, to love?
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Before The End  by dizzy550
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Fic of Kenji and Nazeera Set in the two weeks before Imagine me Epilogue Aftermath of the war and Reestablishment
The Love They Couldn't Bury by JohnHudsonStories
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If love is a crime, who serves its sentence? In the chaos of the 1900 Galveston hurricane, a wealthy Southern patriarch (Harry) works with a doctor to kidnap two infants, William and Anastasia, from a hospital to spare his wife (Sarah) the grief of another stillbirth. Will and Anna grow up inseparable, but when Will is drafted, and Anna nearly dies of the Spanish Flu, their bond transforms into a love that's both forbidden, and impossible to stop. As their love is slowly discovered, and the town turns against them, they must decide whether to lose each other, or lose everything for each other. When even their freedom is threatened, Harry must decide whether to admit how he brought them together, or stay silent and let them be torn apart. The Love They Couldn't Bury is a vivid historical romance about forbidden devotion, moral judgment, and the endurance of love at all costs. It's perfect for readers who enjoy: • Star-crossed lovers • Slow-burn romantic tension • Exploring the gray areas of the human heart • Historical fiction with psychological realism • Literary romance with moral complexity https://a.co/d/5sFldRj