Hardship Stories

He was never supposed to be born. But beneath the rusted roof of a crumbling home, a boy named Shay comes into the world-unwanted, unheard, and unforgettable. With a voice that stirs hearts and a soul too deep for his age, he sings through the silence of poverty, pain, and promises never kept. In a town that forgets dreamers and a family fighting to stay afloat, can a child born of almost-nothing find the sound that saves him?

Brielle Jacobson is a 19-year-old who was kicked out by her mother. Tho nothing was even her fault. Now she's living in the Streets of Chicago barely having food to go by the day. Selene has always been second to her sister Celeste, always Losing never a winner. She lives with some of her friends from high school in a dorm. Working part time at a cafe with Kehlani and her new friend Brielle. Also navigating her eating disorder Kehlani, oh Kehlani. Kehlani learned young that you can't always win and you must fight hard to get what you want. She loved young at 17. 2 years in he became abusive, the next 2 years got her pregnant. And left not being able to "be a father." They all must learn that this life was gonna be far from easy, and that you can't always be winners. And you can't always get what you want. But you can get what you never thought youd need. -Losers

Noah Walker, a soldier in the United States Army, found himself befriending Jackson Wright while on deployment. Together they form a bond profound. But where friendship is found, loss soon follows. The death of Jackson Wright gave Noah a pass to go back home to the US. While back home Noah meets Jackson's loving family. It is there he meets a face he is destined to never forget. Erin Wright, a soon to be high school graduate, finds herself struck with unyielding grief. With the death of her brother Jackson Wright she attempts to find the sun amongst the greying clouds; yet she cannot see it on her own. Through the slow process of forgetting her grief it is not her mother that breaks her out of the rain showers soaking her - it is Noah Walker. #1 in militarylove on August 7 2021. Nowadays_ © 2021.

[ROUGH DRAFT] Wren has always chased treasure, not gods or glory, just enough gold to keep the past buried. But when an amnesiac god crosses his path, everything changes. Wren finds himself caught in a dangerous bond he neither trusts nor understands. Shadows of grief, memory, and prophecy follow their every step. And in the brewing war between islanders and mainlanders, Wren begins to question whether the greatest threat is not the gods above, but the humans who walk beside him. An epic of longing, power, and the weight of inheritance, Great Spirits is a queer fantasy that asks what we owe the past and what we might become if we dare to remember it. _______________________________________ @Aphrodite270 for the beautiful cover design!

Sequel to 'To The Straight Path'. This is the story of Adira Noor Jabir. The girl who is Strong, Nobel and Powerful just like her Father taught her to be. Just like the name she was given. All she ever saw in her entire 21 years of her life is love, care and the family who value and cherish her presence. While following her father's footsteps, she is in the last year of University to achieve her dream. She has the perfect life with her family and friends who adore her and could do anything which left past her mouth. Will her life always be rainbows, sunshine and full of love or something happens that changes her life into a nightmare which she never thought existed. The nightmare which can flip her life upside down, would she be able to swim back or go deeper and deeper until there is no way of getting back.

[unedited] He was running from his past, and she was moving towards her future. Two complete stranger's will cross paths at random, both trying to heal from things they hardly spoke about.

What if we were to explore the world in Zoey's POV? How she handled things like harships, past tramua, writing songs or maby love?😏 I do not write smut just fluffy fluff. I really hope you like and yeah thats it.

Almost three years after going their own separate ways, Gon and Killua ache for each other and want to see one another now more than ever before. When the stars seem to mysteriously align just right, the two cross paths, but find that everything they once thought they felt for each other is gone. Facing unknown feelings, strange thoughts, and many, many obstacles, the two find that they want something more, but, as it seems to always work, the world won't let them. Will Killua and Gon manage to navigate their way past these struggles, or will they let everything they once loved burn to ash? Read if you want to find out. (First book ever, might be terrible. Also, first chapters won't be great, it gets better after possibly the fifth or sixth chapters. Cover is not mine, all rights to the artist. The characters aren't mine nor is HXH.) WARNING: Contains Boy Love, swearing, angst, alcohol, and mentions of suicide, no smut. Enjoy reading!~

Hello to everyone who is going to read this. What you are about to see in this book is not just a poems that have been put here by me just because I feel like it. The poems were and still are quite personal to me, yet I want to share them here so a part of me will probably be put to rest when people read what my soul always have wanted to cry out the hardest. Believe me when I say that I'm doing this just so I can let it out and probably close a chapter in my life that I thought I escaped, but I never really did. I hope you will grow to love this piece of my heart even if it will be with just an ounce of what I feel for these texts which were written for times when I felt lonely in a big group of friends, sad during family gatherigs and parties, weak even when I was at my best. These poems are also for everyone who finds themselves in any of my works. To be honest I would feel honored if someone actually does so, one is free to hope after all. But anyways if you have read this far into the description, it would be a waste of your time to not read even a single one of these poems. I don't do this for reward, in fact, helping someone with these poems would be my best reward. So read as much as you like and if you have anything to ask me about these poems, please do do, I will gladly answer the questions. Sincerely yours, Author

People like to pretend love stories begin with tenderness. This one doesn't. Henry Calloway and Gwen Miller did not grow up dreaming of each other. They grew up sharp-edged and stubborn, bound by resentment, bruised pride, and a past best left behind. By the time they escaped their small-town gravity, they were certain they had outrun one another for good. They were wrong. Years later, they meet again in a hospital ward that smells of antiseptic and inevitability. He is a patient who refuses to be easy. She is a trainee who refuses to look away. Neither is happy to see the other. Neither can leave. Told by a knowing narrator who understands how stories end long before the characters do, this is a tale of illness, endurance, and the quiet violence of unfinished history. Of love that does not arrive gently, but insists. Of time, which takes everything eventually, and the people who choose each other anyway. This is not a story about falling in love. It is a story about what survives.

Asa never planned on falling in love with someone like Amir Malik Sani. Composed, calculating, and far too certain for someone who made her question everything she thought she knew about love, faith, and herself. What started as quiet understanding slowly turned into something neither of them could walk away from. But love, as they both learn, isn't just tenderness and timing, it's choices, patience, and a war between what feels right and what is right. Between faith, family, and the fragile space where their worlds collide, Asa and Amir must learn what it really means to love without losing themselves and to trust that some stories aren't written by accident and everything happens for a reason that sometimes is not known by us. When their worlds collide, it's anything but easy. Between cultural expectations, family pressure, and religious lines that can't be crossed lightly, they're either each other's downfall-or their only shot at something real.

Orders were orders. Bodhi Eugene Johnson left home for service, expecting battle, strategy, and honor. What he encountered would leave him questioning everything he thought he knew about war-and survival. In the Australian outback, he faced a conflict unlike any war he-or anyone-could have imagined. Courage, chaos, and sheer determination would be tested in ways history has rarely recorded. Follow along this witty, absurd, and unforgettable tale of courage in the most unlikely of battles.

God has a destiny ahead of us all right? Well it turns out Zaria' s own destiny wasn't exactly what she expected cause a certain hurdle is in a way. And the hurdle goes by the name Ramon Vale Still editing

For over six years, due to the burdens and hardships. 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 and 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗷𝗮𝗿𝗼 are suffered during their relationship. Their relationship is beautiful but not perfect. They found each other like they were missing. And they loved each other when they found it. But that's not how a relationship works. Some love stories have to end, whether you like it or not. And most of the love stories change your whole life. Until the biggest fight and misunderstanding came between them. To the point they were tired. To the point they crack their relationship and decide to end it. But was it the end? Are they trying to find some reason to stay? or continue moving on from a part. Written by: @adeseries

23 year old Adele Sommer wants nothing more than to escape her current life. While her parents are multi-billionars in Germany-they're also controlling dicks. Her whole life has been based on making them happy- rather than making herself happy. And the present is no different. Her dreams of becoming a fashion designer are crushed when she's forced to leave Germany after getting accepted at Harvard. Not only that- but despite her lack of interest in romance, her parents are pressuring her to marry an American. Sergei has many faults and mistakes- but the one he's questioning the most was his idea to live in America. At 18, he joined the military for three years, but after an accident, he returned home to care for his slowly dying father. After the death of his father, he left Russia and moved to America. He had falsely assumed that everything would work itself out, and he would grow to love the land of the free. But he finds himself dreading each and every day. At 24, he still has yet to find his purpose in life. Instead of living the American dream, he's stuck working day after day at a diner he doesn't wish to work at. And even if he wanted to, he doesn't have enough money to move back to Russia. So essentially, he's stuck working his days away. Two hopeless souls. One struggling to avoid the fate her parents have claimed for her, and find her own happy ending. And the other one is wondering where the hell his happy ending even is.

[ONGOING] Thione Alina Cuevas knew Achilles all her life. She is determined that he will never leave her side, because he is her best of friends. But what if one summer, she'll see him in a different color? In a sweeter tune? It will turn her feelings upside down, unveil something inside her she never knew was there. But what about him? Will the strum of his heart ever harmonize with his best friend? Will they overcome rhythmed of life? But what if it's the other way around? And their rhyme will never ever be the same. Summer Serenade - Astalièr Series II raindropsandstar

Hello everyone! ✨ I'm excited to share that my new story, Song of the Reborn Calypso, will be available on Royal Road-and I'll also be cross-posting it on Novelo, Inkitt, Tapas, Inkstone, Wattpad, and Scribble Hub so more readers can enjoy it. Feel free to follow me on your preferred platform. I hope you enjoy the journey! ____________________________________ Burned-out gamer Calliope Balgron awakens in another world as the legendary Unix-class adventurer Calypso. Concealing her identity behind a mask, she forms the rising adventurer guild "The Agents," navigates political intrigue, and meets a disguised crown prince. Her choices, love, and power echo into the life of her daughter Aurelia, the Proto-Unix heir who bridges light and shadow. Through battles, romance, betrayal, and legacy, they forge a story of family, harmony, and enduring power.

A Christian-faith based historical fiction. ... Elisha Sinclair is the daughter of Viscount Sinclair, a very wealthy and persuasive nobleman in their kingdom. Everything in her life has been intricately planned and set up by her parents from a young age. And everything is going as it should be for a young lady of her age and social standing, when she wakes up from a jarring nightmare that has her rethinking her entire life and all her plans for the future. Then, when she suddenly meets one of the Princes of the kingdom, after a moment of vulnerability, her world is turned upside down. Why can't she shake the feeling that something isn't quite right with her betrothed? And why can't she stop thinking about the Prince, who, for some reason, won't leave her alone? She's a betrothed woman! ... Read along as Elisha's life takes a surprising turn when her renewed faith in God directs her path in love and shapes her future.

When your family is falling apart, the last thing you expect is to meet someone who's even more broken than you. He's sweet. Protective. Dangerous. And yet... you can't stay away. He's keeping a secret one that could destroy the both of you Will you let him in, or will his world swallow you whole? This is a love story. But it's not the kind you dream about. It's messy, reckless, and dangerous. It's about falling boldly, completely, and into a darkness that only love could survive.

𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘹 𝘪𝘵.