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  • THE EMPEROR'S CAPTIVE SHADOW | by _RelleLebby_
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    The empire whispers of a woman so beautiful that men forget their own names after seeing her. She is not a noblewoman. She is not a courtesan. She is vengeance wrapped in silk. Nyree has spent years preparing for one purpose: to infiltrate the Imperial Palace and abduct the young emperor who destroyed her family. The plan is flawless. Enter. Gain trust. Get close. Take him. Demand answers. Demand payment. Demand revenge. What she never expects is that Emperor Jianyu Shen is nothing like the monster she imagined. Arrogant, brilliant, sharp-tongued, and secretly hollow beneath the golden crown-he forces her to see the man behind the throne. And he, in turn, sees the woman beneath the blade. Between the Crimson Palace's suffocating beauty and the Whispering Peaks' deadly isolation, hatred becomes obsession. Obsession becomes something far more dangerous. Every lie leads deeper into madness. Every secret uncovers another betrayal. Every touch becomes a battlefield. This is not a love story. This is a war fought with silk and steel, where trust is the only weapon that can destroy them both, where revenge demands a price neither can afford to pay. And where the line between captor and captive dissolves into something that threatens to burn the empire to ash. Some shadows exist to swallow the light. Others exist to become it. ©️ _RelleLebby_//R. L.
  • THE PROMISE THE ABYSS KEPT | by _RelleLebby_
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    For twenty-six years, Tessaly Wade believed the tide-shaped mark on her wrist was nothing more than an unusual birthmark, a quiet reminder of the sea that surrounded her cliffside home. She learned to respect the water's moods, to keep her distance from traditions she never understood, and to live with the feeling that something ancient lingered just beyond the horizon. When a storm unlike any before it shattered the world she knew, the ocean finally answered a call that had echoed through her life for longer than she realized. What followed drew her into a realm hidden beneath impossible depths, where memory drifted through living architecture, darkness bloomed with impossible beauty, and the deep carried secrets older than history itself. Surrounded by a kingdom shaped by the sea's will, Tessaly found herself caught between the person she had always been and something she could neither name nor resist. At the center of this mysterious world stood a distant ruler burdened by centuries of silence and loss. Around him moved a court steeped in shifting loyalties, forgotten truths, and the weight of ancient expectations. As old certainties unraveled, every encounter tested the boundaries of identity, belonging, and choice. © 2026 Relle H.
  • Thousand Quiet Things by Secretive_Writer5545
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    Kazuya Kinoshita doesn't talk much. Not because he's shy-but because silence is easier than pretending. Scarred by a violent past and trapped in a future he never chose, he keeps his world small: fists, cigarettes, and unfinished sketches. Then he meets Chizuru Mizuhara-poised, perfect, a rental girlfriend who studies people like puzzles. But beneath her smile is someone just as tired of performing. Their connection doesn't start with sparks. It starts with quiet. With bruises. With breath. With things unsaid. As they grow closer, a quiet student learns to stand up, and a girl once desperate to be seen finally feels safe sitting still. This isn't a love story about drama. It's about healing. Staying. And all the quiet things we do to mean something to someone else. Inspired loosely by characters from Kanojo, Okarishimasu-but reimagined as a grounded, atmospheric romance told in the spirit of Wong Kar Wai if he is a novelist.
  • VISION WRITER BLOG by S_Watson_Maher
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    Vision Writer's Cinematic Writing App is an easy how-to writing system for anyone at any age and any education. With V+Writer tools you can write a screenplay and a novel almost simultaneously, track plot progression and character development, layer story elements and stay focused. It's easy and simple. Try our V+Writer App on Amazon.
  • WHEN FOREVER ENDS  by HimangshuShivam
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    "Some loves never end. They just turn into memories." When he first walked through the hostel gates as a boy, he never imagined that those walls would shape his entire life. From friendships and rivalries to silent glances across crowded classrooms, every moment carved its place in his heart. Then came her. A girl whose presence turned silence into poetry, whose name remained unspoken until love and heartbreak made it unforgettable. For two and a half years, their stolen minutes and secret exchanges built a fragile world of young love. But forever is a promise time rarely keeps. Now, years later, sitting by the riverside, he remembers her - not with bitterness, but with the quiet ache of someone who once loved deeply, and lost. WHEN FOREVER ENDS is a nostalgic, tender story of growing up, first love, and heartbreak that lingers long after goodbye.
  • THE THIRD WITNESS by Me_sayz
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    How much of what we remember is real - and what if déjà vu is a warning, not a coincidence? Psychological Thriller | Gothic Mystery | Slow-burn Romance
  • The Anchor's Heir by kanchanAB
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    A sequel, to Love in Codes The Anchor's Heir-a poetic, emotionally resonant continuation of Sara and Victor's legacy:
  • 𝙑𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙨 by NyxsAuctor
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    In a kingdom where elegance is enforced and obedience is woven into silk, nothing is ever as soft as it seems. Acrasia has spent her life controlled-by expectations, by power, by the quiet suffocation of high society. When she's forced into the court and dressed in velour meant to bind her loyalty, she quickly learns the truth: beauty here is a weapon, and every thread has a purpose. Deimos does not need a crown to rule. He is fear made flesh-silent, calculating, and always watching. Kingdoms bend long before he speaks, and people break without him lifting a hand. But Acrasia is not so easily understood... and that makes her dangerous. Beyond the walls of silk and strategy, something ancient stirs. Leucos-a pale, brilliant dragon-does not bow to kings or fear. It watches. It waits. And when it finally chooses, it will not be the one they expect. In a world built on control, fear, and illusion, one girl begins to unravel the very thing meant to bind her. And when the threads snap- so will the kingdom.
  • Mafia's First Prayer  by nariya_stories
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    𝓛𝓸𝓿𝓮 ♥️ᴡᴀꜱ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴇɴ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜɪᴍ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ 𝓼𝓲𝓷 ɪɴ ᴀ ᴛᴀɪʟᴏʀᴇᴅ ꜱᴜɪᴛ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ꜱʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ꜱᴏ 𝑷𝒖𝒓𝒆, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ 𝓓𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓵 🖤 ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪɴ 𝓗𝓮𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓷. ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴀ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ 𝓗𝓮𝓻𝓸𝓮𝓼 ᴏʀ 𝓥𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓼. ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴀ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴀʟ, ᴏʙꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ 𝓛𝓸𝓿𝓲𝓷𝓰 ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀꜱ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ 𝓛𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓭🥀. ᴛʜᴇʏ ꜱᴀʏ 𝓜𝓸𝓷𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼 ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ 𝓟𝓻𝓪𝔂. ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜɪꜱ 𝓛𝓲𝓯𝓮, ʜᴇ ᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀᴇᴅ ʜɪꜱ 𝓕𝓲𝓻𝓼𝓽. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘆. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆.
  • What Is It Like to Be a Dead King by gentelmaN7
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    This is a story of a King who, even within a dying body, continued to rule and strike down his enemies. A man who did not fear death, but lived in terror of making a mistake and losing it all.
  • The People We Meet by WhispersofDee
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    People come into your life for three reasons-to teach you a lesson, to love you, or to heal you. Sometimes one person does all three, then leaves you with yourself.
  • Sambhala: The Forbidden Complex by WordsbyJATIN
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    "The Journey to Sambhala" is an epic blend of action, mystery, sci-fi, and heartfelt emotion - a journey that follows a young boy as he sets out to discover the hidden ancient city of Sambhala. But this is not just a quest through forests and mountains - it's a spiritual, mental, and emotional odyssey. The story merges ancient technology with futuristic science, uncovering secrets buried for centuries. With 150 thrilling chapters, it brings together powerful battles, secret societies, unexpected alliances, emotional love, and mind-bending twists. Each chapter is like a piece of a giant puzzle - revealing more of a hidden world that blurs the lines between myth and reality. It's a story about courage, destiny, and the search for a city that might just change the fate of the world.
  • Broken moons by da4lion246
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    BROKEN MOONS: Scholars of Myrrh Michael's life is three things: dodging rent, dealing with his brother Gabe's gambling addiction, and crushing hard on a girl named Ivy. That all changes when the static hits. Suddenly, he's Noid, soaring above the floating towers beneath the nine fractured moons. He stops a car chase, saves a bus, and feels like a god. Wrong. By destroying the getaway car, Noid just doomed a desperate father and opened the door for the terrifying villain known as The Shadow. Now, Michael's on the run-framed for murder, poisoned, and realizing the line between hero and criminal just exploded. He thought he was saving the city. Now, he has to save himself.
  • Forever, From a Fan by kpchaws
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    She never meant to fall in love with a star. But one comment changed everything. They say fans only dream. But what if one dream answered back? What if behind all the filters, fame, and flashing lights-he saw her? A love story born from a screen... But written in heartbeats, silence, and stolen glances. This isn't fiction. It's the fantasy we've all whispered into our pillows. What if your favorite reply became your forever? Read it like it's your secret. Feel it like it's yours.
  • Manori Nights by Caro_Fernz
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    "Love doesn't vanish in distance or noise - it waits" After a weekend-long fight leaves her phone unanswered and her heart heavy, Lena escapes to Manori - a quiet beach town far from everything that hurts. But when Rino shows up at her door, messy-haired and desperate to make things right, one impulsive reunion turns into a weekend of laughter, forgiveness, and rediscovering what "forever" really means. Manori becomes more than a place - it's a reminder that love isn't about never breaking. It's about learning how to build again, side by side, with sand still stuck between your toes. Tags: #manorinights #melancholyvibes #romanticdrama #softangst #emotionalwriting #cinematicwriting #longdistancelove #latenightthoughts #messyromance #secondchances #bittersweetromance #healingtogether #missedcalls #filmlikewriting #modernlove #beachstories #relationshipdrama #beautifulwriting #prosetales #carofernzstories #wattpadoriginal #emotiveprose #realisticlove #painfullybeautiful #heartfeltstories Manori Nights as of 24 October 2025 🥇 #1 in melancholyvibes 🥇 #1 in missed calls 🩵 #5 in latenightthoughts Manori Nights as of 10 November 2025 #19 in before the storm #16 messy romance #13 melancholy vibes
  • The GodBody Protocol  by Th3Sage97
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    They didn't drag him in. He walked into the Protocol voluntarily. Not to be saved. But to erase what was left of him. This was not therapy. It was transformation. - A serialized sci-fi/psychological thriller about the death of identity, the birth of power, and the cold process of becoming untouchable. Episodes drop daily or weekly depending on my schedule. Status leaks occasionally🖤
  • IN THE SILENCE by ShxdowMorningstxr
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    A grieving father. A determined daughter. One final performance that might just save them both. After the sudden loss of her mother, 20-year-old Alice Turner throws herself into college, music, and dreams of becoming a singer. But the one person she needs most - her father, Mark, a widowed police officer - has grown cold and distant, burying his grief behind duty and silence. As Alice prepares for the most important performance of her life, she clings to hope that her father will finally see her not as a reminder of what he's lost, but as the woman she's becoming. With every note sung, secrets surface, memories resurface, and one family must find their way back to each other before the silence becomes permanent. "In the Silence" is a heartfelt, emotional drama about loss, love, and the music that helps us heal. Perfect for fans of A Star is Born, CODA, and Ordinary People.
  • Book I - The Underworld Protocol by ElijahKAuthor
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    In a world that swore it buried its secrets, one woman discovers they're still breathing beneath the surface. Investigative journalist Maya Ruiz uncovers a digital leak tied to Eidolon - a mythic underground civilization built by the world's elite after the surface began to fail. When an encrypted file called The Codex appears on her system, it doesn't just rewrite data - it rewrites reality. The signal leads her to Dr. Elias Monroe, a historian who helped hide the truth decades ago. Together, they unravel the connection between ancient architecture, modern power, and a shadow network rewriting history in real time. But some truths aren't meant to be uncovered. Beneath the cities, beneath the lies, something intelligent waits - and it remembers everyone who ever tried to expose it. > The deeper she goes, the more the world above begins to disappear. What happens when history itself fights back? Tags: #ConspiracyThriller #SpeculativeFiction #Mystery #ScienceThriller #EliteSecrets #UndergroundCivilization #FireLineSaga #ElijahAliKearse
  • Mentalwomen by kpchaws
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    "When life gaslights you long enough, you either go quiet-or go mental. And sometimes Both." Let's start with a confession. I didn't plan to write Mentalwomen - I just planned to survive adulthood without throwing a slipper at anyone. But since the world refused to cooperate, I wrote instead. People around me kept saying, "Why do you overthink everything?" "You should meditate." "Be calm, be feminine, be grateful." And I was like - sure, let me just breathe gratitude while juggling unpaid emotions, caffeine overdoses, and everyone's expectations. That's when Mentalwomen was born - not from peace, but from chaos. From the silent meltdown behind a "fine, I'm fine." From all the women who laugh loudly in public and cry quietly in the bathroom. Somewhere between unpaid dreams and half-eaten parathas, they lose themselves - and that's where Mentalwomen walks in, saying: "Relax, darling, even your breakdown deserves a background score." If you're still reading, congratulations - you might be a little mental too. Welcome home.