Íse is a seer, who sees death before ot strikes. She foresees the execution of Silken Thomas Fitzgerald, along with five other men, one of whom she feels her heart would shatter if he were to die the death she has foreseen. But prophecies can be prevented and there is nothing she would not do to save the man in her visions from this brutal end. When the young chieftain Dermod Ó Sullivan Beare arrives in Cairbre, he proves a welcome distraction from her awful nightly visions of foresight and yet she feels she must resist him out of loyalty to a man she has never met... Íse begins to choose a different path, perhaps a different man but then she is captured. She finds herself a prisoner of James Fitzgerald, her father's greatest enemy. Prophecy and the man from her visions await, and while Walter Fitzgerald becomes her rescuer, it is only she who can save him from the death she has foreseen. A sweeping historical romance with fantasy elements set in 1533 in Tudor Ireland during the Silken Thomas Rebellion.

𝐕𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥: 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝. ────୨ৎ──── Gaining admission to Montrose requires three things: a prestigious name, unimaginable wealth, and exceptional talent. Vivienne possesses all three... along with a secret capable of destroying everything she has ever built. Vivienne Montclair was not born a Montclair. Ten years ago, her family was destroyed and her father imprisoned. Their family legacy was completely erased, while the Astor Corporation rose from the ashes stronger than ever. Now, under a stolen name and armed with years of careful planning, Vivienne intends to uncover the truth and exact her revenge. Starting with the children of the people responsible. ────୨ৎ──── 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏. Brilliant, untouchable, and heir to one of the most powerful dynasties in the world, Julian is everything Vivienne should hate. Worse, he seemed determined to insert himself into every aspect of her life. As seething rivalry turns into reluctant alliance, and alliance into something far more dangerous. Vivienne finds herself torn between the revenge that has defined her and the boy she was never meant to love. Because some secrets can destroy billion-dollar empires. While others destroy hearts. ────୨ৎ──── Everyone at Montrose wanted something from Julian Astor. Vivienne Montclair wanted nothing from him. Nothing 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩 his downfall

Welcome to Eldermoor, population: footballers, bakers, emotional disasters, and one very large dog. This guide contains everything you need before starting Heartstrings & Halftime and Out of Position: character introductions, reading order, release information, and several warnings that nobody in these stories makes consistently good decisions. Consider this your official welcome packet. The chaos begins on July 1st. ⚽💛

Two women. One kid. A life they built together before either of them had the nerve to call it love. When Sirin is left pregnant and abandoned the night before her wedding, her best friend Nara does the one thing no one asked her to do. She gives up a once-in-a-lifetime scholarship abroad and stays. No explanation. No confession. Just presence, the only way she knows how to love. For eight years, they build a life together. Warm meals. Shared routines. A daughter who sees far more than she should. It isn't the life either of them planned. But it's the one that feels most like home. Then something shifts. As Sirin begins to explore a part of herself she never had space to examine, years of silence start pushing toward the surface. Both of them are afraid. Both of them are running out of room. Some feelings don't disappear just because you never name them. They just wait. GL romance · Slow burn · Found family · Two timelines

BADMINTON BOYS follows Sumo, the strict captain of Bangkok University's badminton team, whose perfectly controlled life begins to change after meeting Kao, a talented freshman who challenges him both on and off the court. What starts as rivalry slowly turns into something deeper as their growing closeness captures the attention of the entire university. As rumors, pressure, and competition intensify ahead of the national championship, Sumo struggles to balance responsibility, fear, and feelings he can no longer ignore. Together, Sumo and Kao must learn whether trusting each other will become their greatest weakness-or their greatest strength. Blending BL romance, comedy, and sports drama, BADMINTON BOYS is a heartfelt story about love, pressure, and finding the courage to stop running away from what truly matters.

In the waking world, Quinn is nobody special-just another exhausted soul drifting through sleepless nights, empty routines, and dreams that feel a little too real. But one night, he wakes somewhere else. A silent green hospital with endless corridors. Smiling nurses whose faces never stay the same. Hallways that shift when no one is looking. And a terrifying truth whispered across the walls: If you stop moving, they find you. As Quinn fights to escape the facility, he uncovers a hidden path spiraling beneath the hospital itself-a descent leading toward the legendary cobblestone bridge and the glowing metropolis beyond it: Somnus City. A city built by lucid dreamers who never woke up. Some have lived there for decades. Others for centuries. Time moves differently in Somnus, and the deeper Quinn travels into its impossible streets, the more he realizes this is no ordinary dream. Something ancient watches the city from the dark beyond its towers, filtering souls through the hospital like a test. The weak awaken and forget. The strong remain trapped. And those who fail too many times become something else entirely. Now hunted by entities that mimic humanity and haunted by fragments of the life he left behind, Quinn must uncover why he was brought to Somnus City before the dream consumes him completely. Because in Somnus- sleep is not escape. It's the beginning.

Long ago, humanity was protected by eight sacred souls known only as The Destined - children chosen to embody the virtues that keep the world alive: Hope. Faith. Resolve. Harmony. Devotion. Clarity. Memory. And above them all... The Crown. Together, they were meant to stand against the growing corruption spreading across the world. But fate shattered them. When thirteen-year-old Aria - the embodiment of Hope - is stolen by the Devil himself, the group falls apart. And Kael, the boy destined to unite them all, sacrifices everything to save her. Including himself. Years later, Aria lives without memories of who she once was, haunted only by dreams of golden eyes and endless darkness. Meanwhile, corruption spreads across the world, twisting humanity into something colder, emptier, hopeless. Then Hope awakens again. As forgotten memories resurface and ancient enemies emerge from the Abyss, Aria is pulled back into a war she no longer remembers - against six terrifying Generals born from humanity's darkest emotions... ...and against the Fallen Crown himself. A monster feared by the world. A king consumed by darkness. A boy who once loved her enough to let her forget him. Because in the end, the greatest battle is not between light and darkness. It is between those who surrender to pain... and those who choose to keep loving despite it.

🏆 2nd Runner-Up - De Armoire Awards ✨ Hidden Gem Award ~For those trying to outrun their past, only to realize some things never let go~ Jericho, a Black teen searching for a fresh start, moves to a quiet town that isn't as peaceful as it seems. When a girl goes missing, he and Sage a mysterious Black girl with secrets of her own are pulled into a dark world of hidden truths, danger, and things that don't belong. A story of secrets, survival, and a connection that might change everything.

In the shadowy woods of summer camp, Kim's world is shattered when her quirky, unpredictable camper, Sarah, attacks her under a full moon. ​Surviving the mauling against all odds was just the beginning. Something has changed deep within Kim. ​Back home in the rugged mountain town of Alden, Colorado, Kim grapples with raging new senses, a fractured family, and a high school full of plastic smiles. But a deeper rot is festering in Alden. Something ancient and evil has arrived, a creature that wears her classmates' faces and feeds on their agony. ​To survive, Kim must unravel the mystery of the monster stalking the hallways while fighting to control the predator growing inside her. With the help of an unlikely group of outsiders, she is racing against a ticking clock to find the beast's heart before the next full moon-and before the monster in her, or the one in her school, consumes everything she loves. ​Will Kim be able to stop the horror without, or will she lose herself to the hunger within? If you're enjoying the story and want to help me keep writing these characters I love, you can support me here: PayPal → https://paypal.me/nerdaddiction Thank you for reading. It means a lot.

An origin story built on an assortment of monsters, transformations, nuanced antagonists, interdimensional hijinks, cloning, and a little time travel. For the sake of protecting a village from the undead, Steve embarks on a sci-fantasy adventure that varies between lightheartedly absurd and downright grim. In one day, Steve will not only be introduced to the Overworld, but he, Alex, and others will be forever changed. Just enough creative license was taken to enrich the lore, and there are 300 references to "Minecraft" and its community. This novel was years in the making, and it serves as a tribute to the game that impacted so many people. Thank Nick Dankstein for illustrating the cover art. The commission was finished on November 18th in honor of the 14th anniversary of Minecraft's formal release date.