Ancestral Stories

Sam Christensen doesn't sleep much these days. When she does, he's there - a man with yellow eyes, waiting in the dark. He's followed her through dreams since her sixteenth birthday, whispering threats she can't explain and promises no one else believes. But Sam knows the truth in her bones: he's real. And on her eighteenth birthday, he's going to kill her. At school, Sam drifts through the days on autopilot, keeping her secrets close. Between a crumbling home life, a mother too broken to protect her, and the pressure of pretending everything is fine, she's barely holding herself together. Then there's Lily, her best friend, whom she's harbored feelings for for most of her life. Now Sam has more questions than answers. What's real and what isn't? Why does the fear feel sharper with every passing day? And how do you fight something that only exists when you close your eyes? Lavender & Ashes is a quiet descent into the mind of a girl unraveling; a haunting exploration of trauma, young love, and the dark spaces between love and fear, sleep and waking, truth and madness.

Anaya Rao thought her father had simply left India behind. Then she found his old journal. Inside were drawings of a village he never mentioned, a house he never returned to, and four children standing near a forest no one was allowed to enter after dark. Her father was one of them. Another never came back. The villagers said the forest took him. But some secrets are not buried by ghosts. Some are buried by people. A story collaboration with @Alexblaze Check out his account! : https://www.wattpad.com/user/Alexblaze

In the village she once called home, people know better than to ignore the sound of a drum after dark. After five years away, Noziphozamandla returns to the Eastern Cape hoping to bury the past. Instead, she finds a home that feels different, as though it has been waiting for her. Strange dreams become a nightly ritual, children sing where no children can be found, shadows linger a little too long, and something unseen follows her every step. As the line between the living and the spirit world begins to blur, Noziphozamandla discovers that her family's history is tied to ancient gifts, whispered warnings, and truths that were never meant to leave the riverbanks. The drums are calling her by name, and this time, they expect an answer.

A forgotten cliff sanctuary in Papua New Guinea stirs to life when smoke-preserved mummies awaken, their ancient protective ritual reclaiming any who dare to disturb their watch.

Estela já teve sua vida virada de cabeça para baixo quando se mudou de uma cidadezinha pequena no interior para São Paulo. E estava prestes a ter sua vida mudada novamente. Jason não estava mais com ela, Damien numa mudança suspeita agora era um dos seus protetores. E John, se você olhasse para ele de relance poderia dizer que esta tudo bem, mas não sabe o turbilhão que se passa em sua cabeça. Algumas histórias não podem ser deixadas de lado por muito tempo. Seja 20 ou 500 anos. As heranças não podem ser esquecidas, pois elas voltam para reclamar o seu lugar.

Selma discovers a hidden chest in her grandmother's attic, filled with letters that unveil a love story lost to time. With every word, secrets unfold, changing her life forever.

Dr. Sarah Chen, a disillusioned agroecologist, uncovers a buried rod in the Ethiopian highlands-an object that sings, pulses, and awakens dying soil. It's not tech. It's remnant. One of twelve pieces of Aaron's staff-an artifact encoded with ancestral memory and divine proof of life. Sarah becomes the anchor of a movement: twelve "carriers" across the continent who begin reactivating the earth's memory through song, ritual, and indigenous knowledge. Their silent revolution grows in bloom rings, underground ceremonies, and reclaimed wastelands. But power doesn't yield. Former Sanitari scientists and biotech empires launch a synthetic response: the Counterbloom, a manmade, memoryless root designed to sterilize and overwrite the originals. A war begins-not with armies, but with root versus code, song versus signal. The climax pits Sarah and the carriers against erasure itself. Their weapons: soil, remembrance, and resistance through renewal.

Irritant turned balm.

The story is about a man named Jack who is searching for a valuable painting in an abandoned house. As he finally finds the painting, he suddenly notices that the eyes of the person depicted seem to be following him. He decides to sell the painting, but when he brings it to an auction house, he learns that the painting was actually created by a famous serial killer. Jack returns to the house to leave the painting behind, but as he removes it, he hears footsteps and laughter that seem to be following him. He escapes from the house, but in his car, he realizes that the painting's eyes are fixed on him and he can't stop driving. He eventually crashes into a tree and dies. The painting is later found by another man who falls into the same trap as Jack. The story ends with the painting being sold to another person, and it remains unclear what happens to the new owner.

Set in 1960s France, "The Elixir of the Enchanted Forest" is a captivating tale of mystery, magic, and self-discovery. Amélie, a young woman in her early 20s, stumbles upon the diary of her ancestor, Madeleine, which leads her on an extraordinary journey to uncover the secrets of her village, La Vallée des Merveilles, and the enchanted forest that lies hidden within the mountains. Guided by her ancestors' wisdom and the power of a mystical elixir, Amélie unravels the ancient mysteries and embraces her destiny as the guardian of the enchanted forest. This mesmerizing story, inspired by the works of Paulo Coelho, explores the unbreakable bond between the living and the realm of spirits, the power of love, and the endless possibilities of the unknown.

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A prehistoric burial bog awakens when ancient, brain-preserved skeletons begin to stir beneath the water, revealing that the dead were never meant to be uncovered-or released.

The wolf's valley . . . this is a translation. and possibly one of my favourite series of books. . . "They named her Dana and she grew up with her siblings. They never treated her as someone special. Although, they could all see that she was somewhat different." "Her life changed the day in which the 'Master' took her to the Tower, in the midst of the Wolf's Valley." "The secrets to the most ancestral magic will be revealed."

Una pequeña demo del libro que estoy escribiendo. Se que me falta mucho por aprender y fallos que arreglar, pero poco a poco lo ire mejorando. ;-) David, un simple humano cómo el resto de personas del planeta Tierra. Vive en Madrid, España, y era estudiante hasta que su vida cambió por completo por un simple curioseo que tuvo al ver algo extraño en las escaleras de su casa. Desde aquel entonces, David aceptó su nuevo destino con muchas ganas, pero de repente, se ve envuelto en situaciones peligrosas, ya que reaparece uno de los grupos más peligrosos y tenebrosos que existieron en la Tierra. Esto hace que ponga su vida y la de sus compañeros en peligro, no obstante, no todo será malo, habrá alegría, romance, tristeza, enfado, y un sinfín de emociones que solo podrás descubrir en este libro. ¿Te gustan las series como Supernatural,Grimm o The Vampire Diaries? ¿Te gustan los libros de Cazadores de Sombras, Juego de Tronos, Hyperion o similares? Mas fácil, ¿te gustan los géneros de fantasía, ciencia ficción o juvenil? Pues este es un tu libro, ¡léelo!

Witches. We are hunted and persecuted by those around us. We are burnt alive and murdered in our sleep. We don't know who is doing this or why. The covens are scared, all of us that are alive now live in fear and hide ourselves away in hopes that we live to see another day. Some covens are reduced to half the number they once were, others are all but completely wiped out. We need to know who is doing this. We need to know why they are doing this. We need to survive, no matter the cost. ~ Nora is a witch who has been shunned her whole life, Kane is a hunter who hates that he hunts. They both want to change the way the world works. Can they change it together? Or will one always be the hunted while the other is the hunter ~ Cover created by @A-BookieMonster Edited by @TheKatsTurn

The Harvest was a success... Or so they thought. Five girls were sacrificed. Five were supposed to return. Instead, five other returned. Some that shouldn't be alive. And only one has no desire to cause harm. Who is this fifth witch?

In the heart of the desolate town of Silverwood, the grand but decaying St. Clair mansion harbors a dark and dreadful secret. When paranormal investigator Leo Monroe arrives with plans to stage a "cleansing" for the anxious heiress Helena St. Clair, he expects nothing more than an easy payday. But this isn't any ordinary haunting. As whispers echo through the manor's halls, shadows move of their own accord, and long-hidden secrets claw their way to the surface, Leo realizes he's stumbled upon something he can't fake. The deeper Leo, Helena, and his tech-savvy assistant Emma delve, the clearer it becomes that Silverwood Manor is cursed-a curse bound by blood, betrayal, and the wrathful spirit of an ancestor wronged. To survive, Leo must abandon his tricks and confront the darkness he's unwittingly unleashed. Haunted by the vengeful ghost of Isadora St. Clair, the trio finds themselves locked in a struggle against forces beyond their understanding. In a race against time, they must appease the restless spirit or face the horrifying consequences of a curse that refuses to die. "Shadows of Silverwood Manor" is a chilling tale of redemption, suspense, and the boundless power of a curse long forgotten but not forgiven.

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