Himari and Himaru, siblings of the Sun Kingdom in the realm of Arazua, love each other with all they have. They are set to rule their kingdom alongside each other with peace and tranquility; the strength of their bond binding them together. However, the entrance of the Iron King brings forth betrayal, heartbreak and a division of bonds between the two. Himari, who secretly harbors an ancient curse that can turn her into a weapon of war, is thrust into an unwanted union. While Himaru's heart rages with the sting of betrayal, and his hatred consumes him. Will fate force the two siblings to work alongside each other once more in order to stop the Iron King from conquering all of Arazua? Or will the bond that was severed remain broken? The only thing that is certain is that the fate of Arazua rests upon their shoulders. ~•¤•●•¤•~ Accolades ~•¤•●•¤•~ •1st Place- Character Aesthetics, Blue Mini Awards. •Reader's Choice Character Aesthetics, Blue Mini Awards •2nd Place- Best Character: Himaru, The Triquetra Awards •1st Place- Best Friendship: Himaru and Kousuke, The Triquetra Awards •2nd Place- Best Fantasy, Bloomera Awards •1st Place- Best Pick Up Line, Cupid Mini Awards •2nd Place- Best Characters, The Inked and Unwritten Awards. •2nd Place- Best Emotional Story, The Inked and Unwritten Awards

Marta Díaz Aponte, a city-born caretaker working in Hayatozca's sole orphanage, is met with the grim sight of a young man found dead in the playground with strange marks on his neck. Terrified, yet determined to keep her orphanage safe, she teams up with a paranormal investigator who is as mysterious as the killer she seeks. Her fiery resolve may be both a blessing and a curse, as she unearths secrets buried within the rural town she calls home, grows closer to her scarfed collaborator, and faces a supernatural murderer threatening both her loved ones and her sanity. ⋆⋅ ☾⋅⋆ ⋆⋅ ☾⋅⋆ ⋆⋅ ☾⋅⋆ ⋆⋅ ☾⋅⋆ ⋆⋅ ☾⋅⋆ Sporadic updates until completion! Current cover made by me. Chapter banners created by the talented @VeraChendra © 2025 Nightingale257 || Available only on W a t t p a d.

𝑨 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒚𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒔 𝒖𝒑 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒑𝒑 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉, 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆. You've Got Mail meets Beauty Shop when Paige Dela Cruz, a hairstylist aspiring to open the first Filipino-owned hair salon in the heart of little Winnipeg, falls head over heels for Christian Sato, or so she thought. ♡ Paige Dela Cruz is a hairstylist who falls head over heels for the charming and sexy Christian Sato, or so she thought. She's actually talking to Eddy, Christian's cousin, after she's forced by her best friend to download the hottest dating app, Flame. Eddy wants to let go of his facade and show Paige the person he truly is, especially after their messages take a steamy turn. Will Paige find a way to forgive him after he pretended he was someone else this entire time? As if her love life wasn't complicated enough, Paige faces another threat... Her boss, Michael Coward. He takes everything from her: her clients, her tips, and her time. As Paige endures the jealous wrath from her boss, she begins to doubt if she'll ever be able to open the salon of her dreams.

"There's a difference between wanting to disappear from the world, and wanting the world to disappear, right?" Sometimes, saving a life takes more than love. It takes time, and she has only one day. When Renia wakes up in a locked mortuary drawer, she doesn't know how she got there, or why no one can see her. Somewhere out there, Kieran, the boy who saved her, is trying and failing to save himself. With time running out and the world bending in strange, quiet ways, Renia must find Kieran before it's too late. And the closer she gets, the more she realizes this isn't just the second chance she yearned for. Just One Day is a hauntingly tender tale about grief, love, and the invisible battles we fight. If you had one day to save the person you love, what would you do? BOOK 1 of JUST YOU series UPDATES: Complete

This story takes place shortly before Corruption of Heroes. Tim, immortal and alone in the high tech fortress of Mons Olympus, awakens hungover and disoriented. His bio-scanner warns of critical liver damage, but he ignores it, numbed by centuries of grief. As he stumbles through the empty halls, he confronts his unaging reflection and the crushing silence left behind by the deaths of his fellow Techno Knights and the disappearance of Elora. The once glorious citadel is now a mausoleum, and Tim is its last, unwilling sentinel. But when he discovers a cache of notes left behind by Herman, Techno Knight and old friend, also known as the citadel's mad scientist, Tim glimpses a thread of hope buried in the long forgotten achieves. The notes speak of a bridge, a convergence point between worlds, and a final experiment meant to restore what was lost. Tim builds and activates it, expecting silence or ruin but instead finds something, actually, someone unexpected, Lynn. Not the Lynn he remembers, but someone fragile, haunted, and achingly familiar. Drawn into her quiet orbit, Tim begins to question what living, not just surviving, means and whether legacy can be rewritten through tenderness, not war.

After the loss of her only family, May begins to hear a voice of comfort and support. Convinced Liam is a delusion, she allows herself to be open and honest with him in a way she's never allowed herself anyone else - and pretty soon, she stops caring if he's a delusion or not. Liam, on the other hand, hasn't had someone to speak to in decades since his death - and it doesn't take long for him to start developing feelings for the quirky recluse that he discovered in the graveyard. Two lost souls in a world that's only shown them pain - can they overcome the chasm between them? All of my stories feature LGBTQ+ characters: in this novel, the MC is demiromantic! TW: This story contains mentions of trafficking, violence, and threats of sexual assault Awards/Recognitions: * The Ambys 2025 (Original Novella) Contests/competitions this story is participating in: * Unification 2026: An Awards Show (Short Story) Note: Cover from Canva and/or Ai generated/assisted.

It's the 60s in New Orleans and like many southern states, tension rises from civil unrest. With desegregation sweeping a divided nation, stubborn whites formed their Klans and fight back to ensure things remain separately unchanged. During these troubling times, James Hoodu, a young Haitian immigrant, uses a bit of magic to bring prosperity to his rugged, family-owned, Voodoo Shop. However, powerful rival witches come to feel scorned by their growing success and react hastily. After enduring some hefty losses, heartbreak, and facing poverty, James begins rebuilding his life down a darker path of vengeance as Papa Voodoo. With help from his mother, The Voodoo Queen of Haiti, Papa prepares to pursue the witches that wronged him and his family, along with purging Louisiana of its deeply rooted prejudice...but how heavy is the cost of revenge?

Everyone drains their day in a diary so do I. But I even love to express my thoughts in the form of poetry, so how it would be if both are combined...? Featured on @newlywrittenbooks

🏆 THE AMBY AWARDS 2024 FAVORITE 🏆 Deep within the recesses of one's heart is a sanctuary, a special place where one can dwell without fear or despair. A collection of poems that speak from the heart, each page features the author's original art and photography. #1 in poems 2023/08/29 #1 in poetry 2023/06/28 #2 in poem 2023/09/21 #6 in free verse 2023/06/25 #6 in ballad 2023/06/24 #10 in rhyme 2023/05/29 #12 in dark poetry 2023/05/30 Cover Design by IrenicJ_stories

The tiniest of inspirations can lead to the biggest revelations. A short collection of poems drawing inspiration from something someone once told me- "We're all dead and this is Hell." -Love, An Average Guy