She must hide her pregnancy at all costs. *** After Raelynn finds out she's pregnant by her ex, she stacks on clothing and tries to hide the growing bump. But it's only a matter of time before he finds out because mafia men like Maksim Kuznetsov have the world tucked into their back pocket.

Lyra Mitchell is the owner and operator of 'The Sweet Spot', a local bakery in New York. One day, when a little girl walks in, Lyra's life changes forever. Brandon Cole is the CEO of Cole Enterprises. Rich and young, he is any girl's perfect man. And while Brandon had a wide selection of girls to choose from, he wasn't interested. The only girls who had a place in his heart were his mother and his daughter. But one little phone call changes it all.

Laurel Ambers had been running away since she could remember. Abandoned by her parents and no friends to call, she works in an underground business to get through in life. Fight to survive, that's her motto. She tries to escape death every time, but one night, its scythe finally reaches her. Her soul has opened the gates of the afterlife. With no escape, she knew time was up. She closed her eyes and uttered her last words. Everything could have ended at that moment, but time intervenes. The clock of life continued to tick and dragged her back a thousand years into the ancient past. In an era she doesn't belong, she knew a single change would disrupt the truth of her time. She must leave. She must find a way home. With all the information she gathered about the place and the help of an unlikely ally. It could have been easy. If only she hasn't met a man who never gets tired of expressing his undying love for her. "To escape the scythe death, but end up chased by a lovesick fool. Is it luck or curse?" »»-----»»-----　➴　-----««-----«« A tale of finding yourself, friendship, and love, LAUREL will take us to the world of the great gods and goddesses. »»-----　»»-----　➴　-----««-----«« Featured on @StoriesUndiscovered - Into the Abyss (October 2021) @retolds - Rethology (December 2021)

𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥, 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥, 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰'𝘴. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘥.

She wanted no husband, no children. And so, she dedicated herself to him. They came to an unusual arrangement, and he granted her a great gift. But a beautiful woman--some would later call her the most beautiful woman in the world--would shatter Cassandra's peace. Sometimes, seeing the arrow will not help you dodge its course. Sometimes, seeing the arrow is worse than its strike. A shorter, sexier version of the Iliad, from the perspective of the doomed Cassandra, Trojan princess and servant of Apollo.

What is beauty? What is darkness? What is light? What is color? What is green? This is a "side story" to RUYI. To avoid confusion, first read RUYI before reading this short story. NOTE from the writer: I'm an amateur writer so please overlook plot holes, grammar issues, or anything else a story is supposed to have. This is my original story so... as the saying goes "if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all".

Juliette Harbison describes herself as mediocre and in all honesty she is nothing more than average. Does well in school but not great, plays no sports and had no club affiliations but that is exactly why Sam Biggs is interested in her. He offers her a proposition that no one can turn down. Sam will serve Dawson Dwight, Juliette's ultimate crush with a side of revenge on her ex best friend Amber, who happens to be dating Dawson. And all Juliette has to do in return is a small little favor. Take Sam's virginity.

Thellia, who escaped her supposed arranged marriage wanted a fresh start with her new life in the neighboring kingdom, living as as a commoner. However, her peaceful days ended when Lyle started to bother her. The young man held a bet with his friends. "Watch me conquer that shrew within the next three months. Then, you'll see her cry, begging me to take her back like all women did." He, who likes to toy with hearts. She, who didn't believe in hearts. But it seems like it was him who came crying and begging for her instead. ________________ #1 count (1/11/22) #1 noble (1/13/22) #1 player (4/4/22) #1 coquette (1/20/22) #1 shrew (1/26/22) #1 aristocrat (5/30/22) #2 adult-content (4/4/22) #2 lovestory (6/5/22) #4 historical (3/16/22) #5 smutmaybe (1/24/22) #5 nobility (2/10/22) #7 adult-content (11/11/21)

After a year long misery for the wait of filing a divorce with his unloving partner of 10 years, Chase Johnson has finally been given his freedom. With joy he is granted joint custody with his ex-wife for their two children, Liam & Skylar and both go on their separate ways, only crossing paths if they ever needed to. Normally having their kids living under his roof, he comes to an agreement with himself that he is unable to manage his time between his children and his work, so he then goes on to hire a live-in nanny. But what happens when the nanny realises a chilling secret about his children? The reason why they are frightened to death by their mother? The reason why they cling onto her so tightly when their mother comes to pick them up? Will she stand up and put an end to the hidden abuse? Will she save the children from their living nightmare? Or will it be a never-ending suffering? (R-Rated Chapters will have * at the begining of their titles). Start Date: July 13th, 2022. End Date: November 16th, 2022. Word Count: 60,000+ No.1 in #singledad (July 22 / December 22). No.1 in #Nanny (November 22 - July 23). No.1 in #singleparent (November 22). No.2 in #mature (December 22). No.1 in #kids (Decemeber 22).

Myrrh could only remember so far back in time, her memory becoming a blur of her life before being placed within the stone walls of the garden she resided in. Her former friend, Apollo, keeps her company in secret until he slips up one night and Myrrh begs him to stay. Instead, he whisks her away to his world of Olympus and is soon entangled within conflicts between jealous and vengeful gods, seeking out the light Apollo placed within her soul to keep her alive, a portion of the sun. As she's swept up into the unknown world of her past, will her memories finally return to her with the help of her former friends, as she navigates the peculiar realm she is now within, while also dealing with grief and even feelings of love for the people she cares for?