My Hidden Gems
20 stories
She Dreams of Water by RowanHLaine
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Despite the fact that Blythe didn't choose her new husband to be her partner, the young woman is optimistic-this is a chance for her to join a family that will actually love her! Who wouldn't be hopeful, after enduring 23 years of toxicity and hatred? However, just when Blythe thinks she's found a place to belong, she learns her new family is just as unkind and unsympathetic. She falls into despair, resigning herself to a life where all she can do is gaze out onto the cerulean sea, dreaming of a better life...or so she thinks What Blythe discovers in those tumultuous waters is much more fantastical than just a happy future. Amidst the unknown depths, Blythe encounters the enchanting Calypso; a mystical siren ensnared by the allure of humankind, just as the young woman herself is captivated by this ethereal creature of the sea. To escape her unhappy marriage, Blythe will have to learn to trust in Calypso...or face the wrath of a true monster on her lonesome. *ILLUSTRATIONS EVERY CHAPTER!* MERMAY 2023 WINNER! AMBY WINNER 2023!
A to Z and the chaos in between by MotteWrites
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The story goes something like this: Aaron, resident dark academia broody nerd meets Zeke, first official cottagecore himbo bad boy. They become friends. They may or may not fall in love. There are lots of butterflies and more dinosaurs than one would think. Overall, you could say it's pretty chaotic. * A short story collection following two people trying to navigate live, love and the chaos in between... * Stories are complete in themselves and can be read as stand-alones. Possible trigger- and contentwarnings can be found at the begining of each story.
ZING! - A Kind Of Magick |ONC2021 Round 2 Qualifier| by MotteWrites
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ON HIATUS FOR EDITING This is just your typical coffee shop rom-com, except it's a magickal tea shop instead. Featuring queer witches, vampires, demons and many more, as well as lots of bastard best friend shenanigans, painful to watch gay panic and idiots in love. | My entry for the Open Novella Contest 2021, based on prompt #21 | A dating app, matching magical beings with normal folk, takes the world by storm.
Savior Of The Sea by emiliarosewritess
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When all feels lost, Emilia unexpectedly finds her dreams coming true when she turns into a mermaid. But will she be able to conquer her destiny and deal with her traumatic pas in the mist of a complicated love triangle and a war? And who is the mysterious merman who greets her on her first day in the ocean? Read to find out!!!
Second chance to what's written in the stars by GurpreetWrites
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Two lives, Two hearts. Joined together by 'Force' united forever owing to uncertain situations. Inviting you to celebrate the wedding of, Aaron Raymond and Eliana Campbell. While, He's cruel, She's gentle. He's untrusting, She's gullible. He's confident, She's insecure. His glare cripples everyone, Hers calms them down. Having a three year old son who's not allowed to call Aaron a father but sir, Is the owner of a multibillion dollar company all alone. She a 'barren' or to be precise 'a divorced barren' is a sweetheart apart from her flaw. Adopted a two year old to live single's life with a daughter. Eliana- "Love can heal every ache within us." Aaron-"And so can this so-called-love bring more pain within is." Eliana-"Let your love be transparent for them to see." Aaron-"No, never let your feelings be transparent for them to use it against you."
Rightful: The Dragon Queen | ✎ by AchuusLypee
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Deep in the valley holds the stream where Narcissus went mad, deeper holds the mountains that house Hydra. The serpent-like monster who could not be defeated, swallowing whole those who dared attempt to hurt her people. Hercules and his men have yet to get this beast. •• Torsten and Ulfe, twin brothers, once very alike have now been separated by their grief. Each struggling to come back to reality in their own ways. +Torsten the eldest, tossing himself into the grips of his Father's madness, war and battle forever on his mind. How dare he allow himself the relief of a fading memory! +Ulfe, the drunkard of a younger brother who finds the last shards of hope in the world at the bottom of a dirty glass in a tavern where he falls in love with one of the beasts. He wants nothing to do with the madness that runs through his blood. •• The battle, the last, and final moment that will thrust Torsten and Ulfe entirely into their grief. That is unless they can find the Queen of the Beasts. The magical being that hasn't been seen in over a decade. The Dragon Queen will ensure their sanity, and their survival.
Rabbit Bird by Truong_Creative
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Miscellaneous comic strips featuring two friends, a rabbit and a bird. Recent chapters are at the front. Please enjoy! Truong_Creative
Seven Deadly Sons by SophieSlape
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There are many millions of parallels. Worlds living and breathing at the same time - time doesn't even exist, 18th century England is living and breathing alongside the present day. While London is living in the past, Afalon is pushing toward it's future. 7 sons, a rare and lucky amount, are Princes in line to the throne. Melanie is in the 18th century, conning each village out of their wares in exchange to see but an inch into their future. Then, after an unlucky exchange, she's dragged into the floating court-city of Afalon in the Æther - another world entirely - to stand trial for someone else crimes. Trial by fire. Trial without end. Ameline has been busy pillaging and murdering her way through Afalon for months, making the ælfin pay for what they did to her family. Then, on a whim, she decides to go big or go home. She kills one of the Seven Princes. Those same princes who embody the attributes of each deadly sin... Now, another girl is brought from her homeworld, Earth, to stand trial for Ameline's own crimes. Worse still... she recognizes her face so, so much. It's her own. A doppelgänger. A modern twist on terrible childhoods and anti-heros. Melanie and Ameline's story is a page-turner you certainly need to start, but with such tragedy and twisting themes of joy and horror you'll want to finish. Next chapter: never because no one wants me to 😀 11/04/21 ARE PEOPLE READING THIS I CANT TELL WHY IS IT RANKED SO HIGH??? SHOULD I FINISH HER Last update: - Word count: 100,000. Number of chapters: 40. Highest Rankings ! #3 in folk ! #26 in paranormal ! #20 in suspence ! Cover by @The_Pretence !
𝐅𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 [𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬] by lilybreeze467
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Perhaps it's the way her father always fell silent at the mention of her childhood, or maybe it was the aching feeling that years of her life were simply missing from her memories, whatever it was there was just something off about Kiyomi Fairwood's life. Memories flash through her head like a forgotten dream but as school becomes a main part of her life will she ever have time to dig out the missing moments of her life? Updated on Fridays ©Lilybreeze467564 || 2020
Love Lockdown by KJKing820
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"I swear to God, if I hear the words Corona and Virus one more time..." I groaned exasperatedly. "Isn't it kinda like your job to talk about it?" my best friend chided. "Yeah. It is, sadly." I sighed resigned. "Well at least you get to travel! I've never been to Europe, I'm so jealous." Sophie exclaimed through the phone. I looked down at my friend through FaceTime and gave her a withering look. Dripping with sarcasm I replied, "Yeah two weeks, in an AirBnb with a stranger, and reporting on this damn virus. It's going to be a nonstop thrill ride." Little did I know the thrill that awaited me. And that thrill had a name; Braden. ---- This is the story of two journalists tasked with reporting on the growing COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. They could not be more opposite than they are strangers. But when the pandemic rapidly escalates they find themselves quarantined in isolation together. No friends, no family, just one AirBnB and two strangers. Will the pandemic end before they kill each other? Or will they find love during the lockdown?