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ZARA. A girl who carried kindness in her heart and quiet strength in her soul. She believed that even the deepest wounds could heal with time. To the world, she was independent,empathetic, soft-spoken, compassionate, and endlessly hopeful. But fate had other plans. One unexpected encounter brings her face to face with a man wrapped in silence-a man feared by many but understood by none. Shehryar. As their worlds collide, danger begins to close in. Hidden truths surface, enemies emerge, and every step they take together leads them deeper into a battle neither of them saw coming. In a story where love is tested, loyalty is questioned, and destiny refuses to be kind, Will Zara and Shehryar find their way to each other, or will the very fate that brought them together be the reason they're torn apart forever? Let's see where life takes these two- Keep reading the book to find out. ☘ Tropes : • He fell first and fell harder • Calm × Clumsy • Halal Romance • Cold Exterior x Warm Soul • Love vs Fate

Preceded By: "The Tower" Succeeded By: TBA (Production Order) / "Moralliskt Grey 002" (Chronological Order) Θ Θ Θ A world that is neither good, nor evil. Morally Grey.

Henry Blake holds the memories of his father's bedtime stories close to his heart. The most fascinating of which was the one of the legendary pirate Henry Every disappearing after the biggest heist any pirate of his era ever committed. Now a historian like his father living in Boston, an adult Henry longs for an escape from tedium, and thus embarks on a quest to discover the fate of the man the pirates of the era once called King.

Five young men from different corners of Escolta enter the Manila Police Academy carrying nothing but dreams, determination - and more baggage than their duffel bags can hold. There is Miguel "Migs" Serrano who dreams of honoring a father he barely remembers. The stoic and deadpan Victor "Vic" Dela Peña who quietly carries the hopes of the father who raised him alone. The handsome and charming Antonio "Tony" Delgado III who talks his way into almost every kind of trouble imaginable. The kind and gentle Ramon "Mon" Rivera who believes kindness belongs even in the toughest profession, and lastly - the young, bratty, and energetic Andres "Andy" Dela Cruz who hides far more about his life than anyone realizes. Accidentally assigned to the rundown and troublesome Dorm Seven, the five cadets must learn to live together and survive relentless drills, impossible examinations, unforgettable instructors, endless punishments, squeaky beds, malfunctioning windows, late-night study sessions - all while unknowingly building a friendship that grow stronger with every challenge they face. Between laughter, discipline, heartbreak and countless ordinary days that slowly become extraordinary - they begin discovering that becoming a police officer is about far more than uniforms and medals - it is about loyalty, sacrifice, compassion, and the people who stand beside you when no one else will. Before Bureau 5 became the legendary detectives of Escolta... They were simply five nervous first-year cadets learning how to salute and survive Academy life. Every great partnership has a beginning. This is theirs.

In a realm where tradition binds women to domesticity, Laura dares to defy convention. Trained by her grandmother, Grandma Bailey, in the art of combat and manipulation, Laura seeks to become a legendary knight. What no female had dared to become. With unwavering determination, using her wit and charm to outmaneuver her opponents. As Laura navigates treacherous castle politics and battles against mysterious attacks, she faces unexpected competition from Prince Andreas, the Legion's finest. But as they join forces to uncover the truth, Andreas awakens a hidden vulnerability within Laura, challenging her to confront the scars of her past. Will Laura's unyielding ambition and cunning strategies secure her place among the knights, or will her thirst for power consume her? Dive into the world of Knightress, where tradition and innovation collide, and discover a heroine who will stop at nothing to forge her own destiny. Genre: Fiction, Adventure Key Themes: Empowerment, Self-Discovery, Redemption, Social Change ~ Weekly Updates ~

"Get out of my house." "What-why?" "I'm breaking up with you. So leave... before I really lose it." My jaw dropped. Break up? Was I hearing him right? This was the same boy who promised me forever. And now he was telling me to go? "You're joking... right?" I tried to sound firm, but my voice betrayed me. "Amelia." He snapped my name, then dragged a hand through his hair, exhaling sharply. "I said get out... before I drag you out myself." He still wouldn't look at me. His voice was calm-too calm. But at the very end, it slipped. Just a little. It shook.

Han Seo-yun enters an elite Korean high school pretending to be a poor girl, but she is secretly the only heiress of the richest family in the province. After enduring cruel bullying from Kang Min-ji and her friends, Seo-yun's identity is finally revealed at the school's grand banquet. Everyone who once humiliated her begs for forgiveness-but by then, it is too late. And just when Seo-yun thinks her secret is finally exposed, she discovers an even darker secret hiding inside her own family.

Verity Stanway hates the divide between her kind - a Spiritualist - and the residents of Gawlsty. The majority fear her kind. Some want to cure them of their abilities, deeming them unfit for society. Others believe they are the only ones who can keep the Banshees of Croldant Woods at bay. Verity's father has sent her to Irvine Manor, hoping she will be rid of her gift... or so he would have them believe. In truth, she is there to investigate the events leading up to the execution of fellow spiritualist, Vivian Sinnett. The last thing she needs is a complication, especially the handsome and guarded, Roman Irvine. An unexpected clue leads Verity and Roman to the city of Caltdaven and what they discover there could put all Spiritualists in peril. Will Verity finally unravel the deadly secrets hiding behind the walls of Irvine Manor? And will she keep hold of her abilities, and her life, in time to do so?

A witch who is a chocolatier to the fairies As a chocolatier to the fairies Winifred is a beloved member of the magical communities in Wiltshire, the land of Stonehenge. It's a lot of work but walking through the countryside to deliver orders to grateful fairies is rewarding. There's just one problem, the sheriff suspects she might have followed in her Grandfather's footsteps by becoming a smuggler. And then...An old college flame named Larkin shows up, now working for the very sheriff who is always watching her like a hawk. Still, she might actually enjoy being under Larkin's watchful eye. Except, to add fuel to the fire a murder threatens to upend the peace between the fairy kingdoms and her Grandfather quickly becomes the top suspect. The paperback version of this book includes multiple pictures of the Wiltshire fairies for you to enjoy

Meet Agatha and Conan. She is named after her grandma's favourite author and has a dark past she's trying to make up for. He is the son of troubled novelist and has a dreary present he is trying to escape. Forced to spend their summer at the same rundown lakeside resort, Agatha and Conan end up in the middle of a mystery... and each other's business.

It's Nancy's twentieth birthday, and among the numerous gifts she received, the best one was a ticket to Thomas & Co. Cruise with the Hardys, for a few days. But a sudden murder and a kidnap turns the trip into a new leaf. Nancy, along with the Hardys are determined to solve a case full of trust, betrayal and suspense. Will she be able to solve it in time? While love blooms between Nancy and the elder Hardy, mystery blooms double the amount. Will they be able to cope up with the dangers that lay ahead? Find out now in Cruise & Bruise ✨✨ ************* A/N:- The description might sound.... simple or not very appealing but trust me, give the story a chance, and I'm sure you'll like it :)

Caroline Reeds (or Mama Care to most) owns a little bakery right in the middle of an ever-growing business district. And someone is trying to run her out of town. It starts with a graffitied wall, then a broken window, but it doesn't stop there. Since Caroline refuses to call the cops, Caroline's daughter and Chef Expert in Marketing (yes she picked the title herself) Emilia, and Mark, Emilia's mischievous best friend, take it upon themselves to get to the bottom of things, and maybe even figure out their own growing attraction that they have been ignoring since childhood. Who could have done it? Was it the big corporation trying to buy up the last small businesses in town? Was it a rival local business? Or was it Caroline's previous business partner who is still upset about their falling out? Experience the mystery, the romance, and the sweetest of treats in this novella, 'Who's Trying to Kill Caroline?'

First story I've ever written please let me know your thoughts and ideas, I'd love to hear them, and any ideas I use will be credited to the person who helped **TW and just general warning - suicide - grief and family loss - mentions of self-harm (only lightly) - mentions of eating disorders - brief mention of Sexual Assult - occational foul language (swearing) **None of these will be in much detail and I will post at the beginning of the chapter what triggers are in that chapter and which sections to miss, followed by a brief summary at the end for those who opted to skip but don't want to miss the story **blurb Ellie Miller is 16 years old. her brother died 2 years ago in her village to suicide; everyone has moved on, and she's learning to adjust and move forward with her life to become a psychologist. that is until another tradegy strikes, and this time, there may be another story. Will the truth come out alive and better yet, will she? **extract Slowly and auscultating. I trepidatiously creeped through the woods, getting deeper to find him; it seemed the more I called the more isolated I was. The trees seemed to howl and viciously danced above me as I looked up. In my near vision, a black sheet whips past me, startling me to the side. Nothing. Again, it strikes like lightning behind me, but this time, it hits me in the back, winding me and throwing me forward. I sit up and feel my head hurt and my chest is collapsing in on itself; panic sets in my veins and makes a home like a feeling I don't think will ever leave even if I survive. If. This could be the end. This is the end, here, next to the death place of my brother - full circle - like I deserve.

You can contact the AUTHOR at hzhutchins2@gmail.com. Paulette Goddard lives in a world of contradictions. For example, Paulette is a feisty, size 24, smart mouth, while her best friend and gal pal is a blond bombshell who goes home at the end of the day with what P calls the "dude du jour." Her mother's second husband, Olaf Lampsen, whom Paulette refers to as "The Swede", is a lackluster specimen she calls "cream of wheat without strawberries for flavor." The couple coos over their Basenji hound, Otto, as if he's a genius stepchild instead of their four-legged beastie. And, most annoyingly, her fledgling relationship with gorgeous co-worker, Jimmy Dolan, is in jeopardy because Lt. Karl Karlson-whom Paulette bested in their first murder investigation-thinks Jimmy killed their haughty co-worker, Deborah Alston, AKA "The Princess." While Paulette and The Princess recently argued, Paulette didn't do the deed. "I'm judgmental, not homicidal," she says. And although Paulette is sure Jimmy didn't do it either, she jumps in to solve the case and prove Karlson wrong...again. In the process, Paulette has to fend off the advances of her one-night-stand addicted boss and brush off the help of her best friend, Claudie, who keeps pushing to be her crime-fighting sidekick. Paulette is also doing her best to ignore the advice of her former college professor, HAT, who fancies himself the Mycroft Holmes of the cornfields. As she tracks down clues from her basement office next to the bathrooms at the brokerage firm where she works, Paulette encounters harsh words from her Miss Marple-ish office manager, threatening notes from someone who knows where she lives, and the business end of a butcher knife. In the end, Paulette's girth saves her from death but not humiliation as she tries to kindle romance with her already-married boyfriend, salvage her full-time job when her boss is arrested based on Paulette's ace research, and smoke out the killer.

February 8th, 2018 is yet another ordinary day in the isolated residence of Pearl Manor. Everything's been sailing smoothly in the supernatural household...well, until a wounded stranger comes knocking on the front door. Set in the fictional country of Henwrich, Into The World is a SFF mystery-thriller, mainly following twenty-two-year-old Elizabeth Banks, owner of Pearl Manor, as she's tossed into a world that ultimately questions her existence. Featured on WattpadUrbanFantasy - Futuristic Magical Worlds

This is a serialized story with a new part every few days. When do you stop being a child? When do you have the courage and maturity to say no to your mother's request for help with a knotty situation? Millie MacDonald is caught in a family drama when her aunt's bridge partner dies and the aunt insists it was murder. She is lured away from her peaceful (more or less) life in Blue Pond, a tiny Prince Edward Island fishing village, by a sense of duty to help her parents calm down her bossy old aunt. There is no strong language or graphic violence. But there are some nasty people who smile and murder when you least expect it.

Amateur sleuth, lawyer, and calypso music enthusiast, Vidiadhar Maraj, is enlisted by his uncle to help find a music dealer, reported missing by a client, who may be in possession of one of the oldest recordings of calypso music in the world.

Meet Doonah Cross, a young woman making her way in a revitalized industrial district trying to make its way as an arts community. What happens when she finds out about possible foul play involving a close friend? This is Mini-Episode One, presented in multiple short parts for quick and easy reading on the go. It's a prequel intro sampler for a larger project in the future. Consider it a mini origin story for Doonah Cross' adventures. This is a new character premiering first on Wattpad but has since appeared on blog web serials and other media.

After her life took a tragic turn, 10-year-old Aya Celeste is on a roller-coaster of emotions. Unveiling the dark secrets of her family and fighting for nothing but justice, she must now face the cruelty of the world that surrounds her, carrying the burden her family had left her on her shoulders...