Brooding Stories

All Mira wanted was to finish her archaeological thesis by visiting the abandoned Chandrakaaya Temple and finally graduate her PHD Degree. Instead, Nakshatra Amavasya pulls her eight centuries into the past. Now trapped in 12th century Nalanda as the daughter of a renowned scholar, Mira finds herself surrounded by whispered prophecies, forbidden astronomy, and the mystery of the Nakshatra Codex, a manuscript believed to contain knowledge erased from history itself. But the deeper she searches for a way home, the more entangled she becomes with, Avyan Gupta, crown prince of Magadha and Nalanda's most feared scholar. Brilliant. Dangerous. Impossible to avoid. And beneath Nalanda's golden age, something far darker is already approaching. Because Mira knows one thing the rest of them do not: Nalanda is doomed to burn.

A poetry book where Hades and Eros live. A/N: Please be aware that some material and themes contained in this book may be considered as triggering such as suicide, sexual assault, violence, drugs, and other harmful activities but they are mostly inferred. These themes are metaphorical or trauma‑centered and are not depicted graphically or glorified. Reader discretion is advised. --------------- © 2026 J. Lee Kennedy. All rights reserved. Cover design © 2026 J. Lee Kennedy. Images used in this work belong to their respective copyright holders and are used under license or in accordance with applicable Creative Commons terms. Edited or altered images are copyrighted by the author in their final form.

Halcyon University is an ecosystem of beautiful disasters, frat boys with boats, sorority presidents with agendas, and a pickleball scene that is somehow, inexplicably, the most sexually charged place on campus. Everyone is performing. Everyone is watching. Mia just wants to survive the semester. She came back to Halcyon with one goal: stay clean, stay quiet, stay invisible. 134 days sober and counting. No drama. No distractions. But Halcyon has ten pickleball courts, one Greek row, and absolutely zero chill. And somewhere on Court Two, Chase Delaney is already watching her like she's the most interesting problem he's ever had.

For a century, the Peace Spell held the monsters at bay, trading bloodlust for a fragile truce. Then, in one neon-lit nightclub, a single gunshot shattered the pact. Now, the hunters have become the hunted. As the moon turns a bruised red and the city is fed a televised apocalypse, the line between guardian and monster dissolves into chaos. Jacob is caught in the middle of a war he never wanted. He is forced to choose: his father's cold, calculated logic or his ex-girlfriend's dangerous secrets. He is blind to the fact that the woman he is protecting is the key to the very truth his father has sworn to burn down. ​✌️ Peace is broken. 📱 Hunt is live. 🔥 Truth is Blurring. One Night. One City. No Mercy. In a city where every broadcast is a lie, the most dangerous thing you can do is trust the wrong person. Witness the first installment of "Peace Grows Thin" Author's Note: Peace Grows Thin is the new title (formerly The Chaotic Night Of Broken Peace Spell). Same pulse-pounding mystery, just a sharper look! New chapters drops every Mondays & Fridays after 9:00 PM IST

𝕽𝖚𝖉𝖗𝖆 𝕾𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖎𝖆 × 𝕲𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖎 𝕸𝖆𝖑𝖍𝖔𝖙𝖗𝖆 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚. 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒕. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒏. 𝑯𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔. 𝑺𝒐 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒆. "𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓. 𝑰 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒓." "𝑯𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒎𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒍𝒊𝒆. 𝑰 𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 m𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕." 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒆. 𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕. 𝑻𝒘𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒔.

Some seasons arrive with a whisper. Theirs arrived with ruin. Once among society's most admired families, the Ellery name now lingers in drawing rooms only as a cautionary tale-spoken in lowered voices, sharpened by scandal, and followed by pity. With her family's fortune in tatters and their standing in freefall, Lady Lavinia Ellery has learned that survival in high society requires more than grace. It requires strategy. It requires sacrifice. It requires marrying well. But when the dangerously elusive Lord Colton St. James enters her world-a man whispered about with equal parts fascination and fear-Lavinia finds herself entangled in something far more perilous than society's cruel gossip. Because Colton is not the sort of man who offers harmless courtship. He is temptation dressed in aristocratic perfection. A man of devastating charm, ruthless restraint, and secrets dark enough to destroy them both. As rivals circle, reputations crumble, and ambition turns even family into enemies, Lavinia must decide what she is willing to surrender for salvation. Her name. Her freedom. Or her heart. In a world of silk, betrayal, and whispered desire, love is rarely gentle. And some passions do not save you. They ruin you beautifully.

When Alice trades her sullen life in Manchester for a job at a vineyard in Tuscany expecting sunshine, wine and maybe some clarity about her future, the last thing she expects is to clash with brooding Irishman Cormac the viticulturist who decided he didn't like her from the moment she stepped foot on the property. Bitter misunderstandings turn into tender moments as they navigate through secrets, undeniable sparks and try to heal past wounds.

When new kid Kaisen Caddel shows up, Calliope Villarreal dislikes him automatically because he's everything she wants to be. Talented and good-looking. Smart and popular. When he's offered a spot in the popular kid's group, she's astonished when he refuses. When they're forced to work together for a project, she realizes he's not the spoiled rich boy she thought he was. Instead, he's reticent, soft-spoken, and thoughtful. And she may like him more than a friend. ― she's a spitfire, fueled with sarcasm and bluntness, a dulled flame. he's a dreamer with blood on his knuckles and an ocean of sorrow in his eyes. and he is the yin to her yang.

Iroryn, 1824 Lady Avyanna is a dreamer and one to bend the rules. When her match is finally announced, she has to come to terms with her fate as the future wife of the most unpleasant man in all of Iroryn. Declan is an angry man on a mission, determined to get revenge by any means possible. In this case, to kill Lady Avyanna. However, the night of the masquerade causes difficulty for Declan to execute his plan. Can they both get what they want, or is fate stronger than pure human determination?

[This is the translated version of my original Indonesian story. To support me or read the Bahasa Indonesia version, visit my profile] In an alternate version of the 2000s, where technology surges forward and magic-once revered-is hunted to the edge of extinction, lives a young man named Hans. By day, he is a quiet bartender, blending drinks for patrons who never suspect the truth: buried deep within him lies a power passed down from his mother, a healer and sorceress, and his father, a drunken gambler entangled in the shadows of the criminal underworld. For years, Hans has lived in silence-choosing solitude not for peace, but to shield himself from the scars of his past and the shame that clings to him like a second skin. He hides his power, not out of cowardice, but out of pain. That is, until a stranger walks into his bar. A dark-skinned man from the southern isles, the stranger calls himself Kaelani-or Kaelan. But he is no ordinary guest. He carries with him a sorrow deeper than grief, the remnants of a lost homeland-Maluʻia-an archipelago laid to ruin by the very technology that now rules the world. Like Hans, Kaelan is a mage, a guardian of protective magic betrayed by the one he loved. That betrayal cost him his people, his purpose, and nearly his soul. Their meeting is no coincidence. Two fractured souls, exiled from the destinies they were meant to fulfill, begin to find flickers of hope in each other's quiet company. But beyond the whispered conversations and the soft hum of city nights, the world stirs once more. Magic is awakening-and Hans may be the key that time itself has tried to forget.

It all started in detention. But how will the story of Ivory Carter and the emerald eyed boy end. Will love heal open wounds? Will love be the medicine for his pain? Or will he be the drug that destroys every aspect of Ivory caters perfect little life.

Escaping an abusive relationship, a young, feisty entrepreneur finds herself on a First Nations Reservation in British Columbia, Canada. There, she meets a brooding Haida artist, who weaves himself into her heart.

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Audrey: Sweet and small, this girl has been pushed around her entire life Farren: Covered in tattoo's, with a bit of an attitude problem. James: Incredibly smart, this boy is kicked around, but only at home.Hunter: With a rare eye disease, Hunter wants nothing more then to be able to see. Ethan: A boy with a talent for piano, and a passion for rock. Elaine: Bullied since birth, this girl has too much to live up too. Kassidy: A Boy who was born a female.

He had everything. Then he broke it. They called him a monster. He agreed. A telekinetic prodigy raised on cruelty and silence. The world remembers him as a villain. His friends remember the boy who made them laugh. Now he's trying to come back. But coming back means remembering it all. The house. The silence. The glass. He never meant to become a monster. But monsters are good at surviving.

Despite being complete opposites, Hanan and Amal Muhtesan are as tight as sisters can be. That is until Hanan is approached by a handsome stranger who warns her about her sister's boyfriend, someone Hanan didn't even know existed, leaving her in a predicament until she figures out what she has to do. As goes the Russian proverb 'Trust, but verify'. Zulfi Anderson believes that if he inherited something from his rich and estranged father, it was his innate nature of being a recluse. Then one phone call alters that forever as he finds himself living with his dysfunctional family, being a father figure for a four year old and fighting attraction towards a certain female and even helping her out, none amongst that which he ever wanted but maybe , just maybe it would turn out to be something that he needs.

[First Draft - No Editing] A kingdom in ruins, lost to the ashes of war A once mighty king vanished from the throne as if never existing A boy destined for nothing yet destined for everything Lukas Zelth has lived a grueling life, heaving boxes for a worn down tavern, in a penurious kingdom. Abandoned, detested and misunderstood. He finally escaped the clutches of his kingdom and travelled onwards to the city of blood witches. Now, Lukas trails a mysterious person who holds secrets of his past. Through his journey, hidden knowledge is uncovered and threats are discovered. With kingdoms in need of restoration and a court slowly building, Lukas must fight the strife boiling within him and decide once and for all his life path.

This is a short musing story about how we lie to others and ourselves about being fine and we're not. How we mask our feelings and sadness. Disclaimer: It may be a bit depressing to some people and it has some suicidal like thoughts.

Princess Marjorie Blackmere was never meant to inherit the crown. She was the spare daughter. The quiet one. The princess raised to smile politely while her sister ruled. Until her sister was executed for treason. Now the king has revived an ancient tradition: noblemen from across the kingdom will compete in deadly trials for Marjorie's hand. The court expects a marriage. Marjorie has other plans. Because hidden beneath silk gowns and courtly manners is a mind sharpened by grief and ambition. While the suitors fight for her favor, Marjorie studies them-searching for someone ruthless enough to stand beside her. Then Hayes Velmora arrives. Cold. Brilliant. Dangerous. The heir to a powerful house with secrets buried deep in the kingdom's downfall. Hayes intends to manipulate the princess and claim the throne from the inside. Marjorie intends to use him. But as the trials grow bloodier and the court's conspiracies deepen, one thing becomes clear: Together, they are far more dangerous than either of them alone. And the crown may not survive them.