Goldmine is a raw, compelling journey through the tumultuous love life of Audrey, a young woman who falls for Declan, a man whose charm hides manipulation and betrayal. Audrey believes she's struck gold, but what she unearths instead is an emotional minefield-filled with secrets, deceit, and heartbreak. As she struggles between her unwavering love for Declan and the countless red flags that threaten her self-worth, Audrey must confront her own vulnerability and past mistakes. Her pursuit of true love becomes a desperate fight to reclaim herself from a toxic relationship. Can she navigate the lies and find her own worth, or will her "goldmine" turn out to be a barren dream?

What if the Myth were real and everything else mattered not? What if your very soul hung in the balance? Enter a land where the Myth is real, but many have forgotten or scorn the Truth and those who fight to uphold it. The adventure is about to begin, for even those who fight for justice are about to rediscover why. This story is not just another tale of an orphan who finds a magic sword, discovers a forgotten lineage, finds a few friends, and conquers an overwhelming evil. This is a story that crosses a continent, transcends time, plunges deep into the very soul of man, and explores all the vastness and intricacies of life. It is a story of good and evil, love and war, truth and absurdity, courage and faith, hope and despair, humor and adventure, and everything that moves the human soul. Whether viewed as Truth or Myth, it is a tale to make one think and a story full of adventure, intrigue, love, sorrow, hope, and humor: much like this dance we call life. It is a fairy story in that it involves unicorns, dragons, and other uncommon beasts and certain aspects of magic, but it is also a human story that explores the questions, doubts, fears, and triumphs common to the hearts of men. The Brethren are an ancient brotherhood entrusted with preserving and disseminating knowledge, truth, and justice since time began; they have survived indifference, hostility, disaster, war, plague, and obscurity but ever they persevere in their age-old duties. Of late, they have fallen into obscurity due to over-caution and the forgetfulness of the people they serve. A strange encounter rouses them from their secrecy and sends one of their most talented agents into the heart of a sworn enemy only to unveil an even older and more dangerous foe.

Attics can be full of surprises. Who could have murdered Darren Powell? He was a very pleasant man fond of puttering around in his garden and playing chess. He didn't seem at all the type of person who'd find himself murdered in his own attic. Myrtle and her senior sidekick Miles step in to investigate. The more they learn about Darren, the more interesting he becomes. And now someone else might be in danger. Can they learn the killer's identity before he strikes again?

Nightingale was a jovial and spirited woman, she was the light of the Land of Rockwell. Delve into the story, please and witness the wickedness of man.

20-year-old Jane concludes love will find her at the perfect time. She's not bothered about her dating life and concentrates only on making decent grades in college but her friends influenced some decisions she makes as regards her love life. Will she regret those decisions ??. Stay glued 🤗✨

A story of two best friends, two childhood friends, how it all went wrong, and afterward.

"Running away from your husband with your five year old daughter sounds funny right?"think again,when said husband is abusive, you fight for not only your survival Scarlett Anderson,a naive woman who got married at a young age all in the name of love finds out that the man she married is not who she fell in love with. She decides that she has had enough so she lives her husband taking her daughter with her. Nathaniel Groove, a down to earth billionaire with no family,he found love in the worst possible manner,he fell in love with a woman who married him only for his money and left him after she found her true love. Their paths cross and Scarlett is determined to stay away from him because she has learned her lesson the hard way Will passion and love ignite between them?or will their past get in the way?

Dys • ar • thri • a difficult or unclear articulation speech that is otherwise linguistically normal - Doubt it? How do you know this blossoming friendship won't turn into something more? Cuz that kind of stuff only happens in Wattpad books. Someone texting or calling the wrong number, they fall in love, meet in person, confess their undying love for each other, happily ever after, the end. Too cliché. Even for me. - Gracie Summers was born with a brain injury which led to dysarthria. She hardly every spoke to anyone outside her family, and even then, she used short sentences. When she receives a text from the wrong number, will she develop feelings for him or succumb to the threats from the girl whose number he was supposed to text that night? {EDITED COMPLETE BY ME / @JULIE_PROOFEDIT } Word count // 20,000 Word count (after editing) // 50,000+ #15 / 26.1K stories in 'truestory' tag {7/21/2022} #1 / 44.5K stories in 'nonfiction' tag {5/17/22} #1 / 302K stories in 'shortstory' tag {5/27/22} #1 / 168K stories in 'call' tag {8/6/22} #1 / 132K stories in 'short' tag {6/8/22} #1 / 186K stories in 'comedy' tag {7/21/24} #8 / 238K stories 'funny' tag {7/22/24}

My name is Alicia Dennis ..I'm 22 and fresh out of college...trying to find my way in the world. Love?...nah that's far away from my mind ...i'm adventurous ,witty ,sexy and bold as hell..once I want something I go after it and I definitely will take it ...I never back down and now I want something I can never have something I shouldn't want This is my life

[Open Novella Contest 2021 Shortlist] It started with the northern lights. In the winter of 2022 physicist Aeslir Bekke disappears from the tiny village of Ny-Alesund. Twelve years later he's found wandering naked in the snow, the veins in his arms turned strangely black. Though he hasn't aged a single day, Aeslir has definitely changed. Deep in a cave in Borneo lies a myth, a legend...a nightmare. When humanity faces its biggest threat, can we rely on a monster to save us? Xenobiologist Maggie Viotto believes so, to save mankind she is willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. Captain Rick Tanner, grief stricken by Maggie's choice, finds it difficult not to stake earth's newest 'asset'. As his contempt for the vampire grows and their enemies close in, will he be able to resist exacting revenge? Or will temptation of another kind be humanity's downfall? Vampires, werewolves, aliens, secret orders... It's all in the blood. Based on Prompt #1 "You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - The Dark Knight ONC 2021 Contest Entry