Vampire Empress Akisha rules as the forbidden flame - powerful, untouchable and hunting. But when the werewolf King Andrew betrays her and allows the sadistic Veil to invade her dreams, everything begins to unravel. Marked from within by Veil's dark hunger, Akisha is torn between desire, duty, and a fire she can no longer control. She seeks truth in prophecy, but the Oracles warn of a faceless king holding her unborn child - a future she refuses to accept. Rasmus, her lover and protector, battles his own awakening: memories of a past life begins to surface each time she strays from him.. Enter Rakhmias - the Crown Incarnate. Cold, magnetic, and unkowngly connected to her flame. He awakens something primal in Akisha... and something forbidden. The three of them orbit each other in combat, tension, and unraveling truths - unaware that Veil is tightening his grip. With every dream, Veil grows stronger. With every battle, the past claws its way forward. As kingdoms shift and gods reawaken, Akisha must decide who she truly is: the queen of flame, or the weapon of prophecy. In the end, desire ,births ,disaster, and power demands blood. And when Veil finally rises in flesh, the only thing standing between him and godhood... is the woman he marked first.

Julian Montez thinks life in the quiet town of Romblon will never change, especially with his best friend, Joaquin, by his side. But when Joaquin's estranged father unexpectedly arrives and whisks him away to the city, Julian's world is turned upside down. For a while, they stay connected through letters, until one day, the messages stop. Joaquin has vanished without a trace. Years later, Julian's world shifts again when he moves to Manila with his mother's new family. Now a university student, Julian is on a mission to find Joaquin and reconnect. But when he finally tracks him down, he's faced with a harsh reality: the Joaquin he knew is gone. In his place is a slick socialite with a mean streak, and always by his side is his stunning best friend, Alexander. ****** Start Date: October 2024 End Date: March 2025 Originally published under Crimson3/Gossipgirl03 in Tagalog-English (2009) Former title: Bestfriend x Boyfriend

In the mist-shrouded hills of the Appalachian mountains, Leon Beatty, a gritty private investigator from Chicago returns home to Saltbury, Virginia. On a desperate mission to find his estranged niece, he teams up with Owen Greever- a no-nonsense sheriff's deputy who's ready to take down the corrupt system that has plagued their small town. What begins as a search for a missing girl spirals into a dark descent. Ancient horrors lie just beneath the surface, and the very mountains seem to pulse with an unsettling life of their own. With each revelation, the line between reality and nightmares blur, threatening to consume them both. As they confront the shadows of their pasts and the lurking terrors of the present, an unexpected connection ignites between Leon and Owen, adding a dangerous layer to their bleak mission. Can they unravel the town's sinister secrets and save the girl, or will the mountains claim them both in their twisted embrace?

{This book has been published on August 12th, 2025. Read the full book on Kindle Unlimited!} His tone was low, "So you're jealous?" His lips looked so soft. "Of the guy who is good at everything without putting in an ounce of work? Yeah, maybe I am." "You wanna know what else is effortless?" Javier challenged. I bit my bottom lip. "What?" "My feelings for you." - To work so hard for something and then watch someone else do it better effortlessly is infuriating. That was definitely the case for Elias. Elias Richardson wanted to be the best at something, academics was what he chose. With a lot of hard work and dedication, he achieved his goal. So, when Javier Cortez came along and started showing him up at everything he did, he became furious. Now everything that they do is a competition, whether Javier knows it or not. But somewhere along the line that hate filled competition begins to turn into undeniable feelings that take a lot less effort. - {TW⚠️: This book contains heavy depictions of alcoholism, verbal abuse, mental health struggles, mature themes and strong language. Please don't read if this will affect you} {Cover by @sugararmy07} #1 in #rivalstolovers 5/24/25 #1 in #comingoutofthecloset 6/17/25 #1 in #boyxboy 7/4/25 #1 in #enemiestolovers 7/4/25

Briar Chiem has only ever had choices in her life. Her parents made sure of that, and she knows for a fact it has everything to do with her terrible, hypocritical grandfather. At least that's what her dad's bestselling book series makes him out to be anyway. And when they visit him for the summer to make amends, she sees for herself what he's really like and the choices set before her. Idris Laxamana has some choices to make, too: get lost in The Quiet Nights series or listen to his family tell him he's a disappointment. The choice is obvious, but when he meets Briar, he's not so sure anymore. And the more they read her father's series, the more they start to realize just how closely their choices and the subsequent outcomes can parallel art.

[BxB] Robin Coy's life has always been relatively easy: he's popular, handsome, and expected to attend one of the top universities in the country. However, there's one part of him that he's not yet ready to reveal to the world. It's a personal aspect of his identity that he's chosen to keep close to his chest. But everything takes a drastic turn when he's forced to leave behind everything he knows and start a new chapter in a new city and school. Little does Robin know, there's someone who threatens to reveal his hidden secret. Yohan Schwarz is the tall, curly-haired mysterious punk kid that Robin finds himself spending a lot of time with. As their worlds collide, secrets and emotions unravel, leaving them both with a choice: to confront the truth or face the consequences. *I feel like my writing has improved a bit since I first started writing, so I do plan on editing earlier chapters once the work is fully complete. But thanks for reading! <3 *** New chapter every Friday!!! TW: Sexual content, mental health difficulties, smoking, drugs, alcohol etc. Edited by the wonderful @SycamoreStories ~~~ #1 in lgbtfiction (20/08/2024) #5 in character development (31/12/2023) #2 in boyband (14/01/2024)

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Poems about life

What if saving a life...ruined yours? Shinsuke Watanabe is an ordinary teenager who just wants to live a quiet life. However, his world is changed forever when he rescues princess Cynthia Rose von Eisenhardt from a freak accident. Now, because of an antiquated clause, the pair find themselves engaged to be wed against their wills. If Shinsuke wants to get out of the contract, he must fight and defeat all the princess' other candidates for marriage, all the while attending school, enduring unwanted infamy, and conflicting affections from every corner. Also coming to Royal Road!