Innkeeper Stories

Lapisa, after taking her own life, ends up in a world she is unfamilliar with, lost and confused. How did she end up there? Could she survive in this unfamiliar place? How does she go back to her own world? Does she really want to go back though? Lapisa, a 20 year old college student, found the weight of her past, her failing academic life and her family's crippling debt too much to bear. She makes the decision that she has had enough of everything the world has showed and given her thus far in life. However instead of resting for eternity as she had hoped, she finds herself having to figure out how to survive in a completely new and different world around new people. After fighting to survive in a new world with drastically different dangers than she is used to, Lapisa meets Lan who takes her to an inn led by Matilda, a middle-aged women. Matilda takes Lapisa in and gives her a chance to start anew , she is given a second chance in life. Maybe things will go different this time. One day a man with a dark past behind him finds himself back at the inn. He will soon start again, doing the one thing that can alleviate the intense hatred inside of him for a while. There was something about him that seemed familiar to Lapisa, but how? How could she find a stranger in an unfamiliar world familiar? This is the beginning of a book written by three high-school students. A book that combines fantasy, thriller and humor with a slice of life. Are you ready to start reading Lapisa's second chance in life? ❗️TW❗️ Mentioned Suicide Mentioned Murder

In an insignificant corner of Araluen sits an inn run by a man named Samuel. After the war against Morgarath he returned home only to find a wreck of what he once had. Disheartened by the turn of events far from in his favor, he must learn how to get by. When a Ranger visits his life is turned upside-down. Suddenly he's caught in the middle of action when all he wanted was peace and quiet, his humble village in danger, and only he can save it. -- Trigger/content warning for a little bit of blood/gore and self-sacrificial feelings. I didn't go too far with either because I cannot handle gore or want to make you upset, just enough for the plot. If you've read Flanagan's Ranger's Apprentice or Brotherband Chronicles (both for tweens and without any TW's that I know of) and been okay, you should be perfectly fine here.

DISCLAIMER: This is a paraphrasing of the story of the birth of Jesus Christ our lord. It is based off of my prior knowledge, bible research, and basic assumptions about the people of the time and area. I am by no means attempting to rewrite the Bible in any way, nor am I saying that I know everything. The sole purpose of this short story is to help people understand the wonder and power of the birth story. Jaleo Umped -Kay

(Based off the manga) Blue, Red, Green, and Vio are staying an Inn in Kakariko village during a side quest. Everything seems normal about the Inn, except the Innkeepers adopted daughter, Anna Maria, who comes from a different world. It seems Shadow Link also has a strange obsession with this girl as well... Will the four Links be able to keep her safe from the villain? [excerpt] “If you don’t mind me asking…” Red murmured, “How did you get here?” Anna Maria frowned sadly, “I don’t know. I was out with my dad on a nature walk when suddenly, these creatures jumped out a me and…” Anna Maria couldn’t stop the tears from pooling in her eyes, “and they hurt my father. They hurt him real bad. Then they grabbed me, yelled some words, and I found myself at the steps of this Inn. The Innkeeper and his wife took me in out of sympathy.”

A businessman goes on a trip alone in the American countryside only to find a terrifying Inn and an even more terrifying experience.

I mysterious traveler seeks refuge in an Inn during a raging snow storm. There, a kindly inn keeper takes care of the stranger's body and mind.

⟪THIS IS BOOK TWO OF THE INNKEEPER SERIES. THIS BOOK, and even this description, CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR BOOK ONE AND SHOULD BE READ SECOND!⟫ -- It hasn't been long since Mavis lost a few fingers and the only job he has ever known. Struggling to keep it together, he tries to lean on the newly invigorated Samuel for help, but the innkeeper has his own life to get on with. Stuck between his challenging new mission and a drifting away friend, he has to come to terms with his new way of living. Can he make it work or will he forever feel like an outcast in the village he saved? -- Contains feelings of unworthiness and negative emotions caused by missing fingers. This book is currently on hiatus. I will come back, just not sure when.

Sylvester owns the only inn in the Vayur Forest, a place of equal amounts of strife, danger, and for the intrepid adventurer, opportunity. The days may seem to go by slowly in this inn with its humble Innkeeper doing his best to provide some rest and recuperation (and delicious pastries) for adventurers from far and wide, but all may not be exactly as it seems...

A baby? On a battlefield? Marcus is a clerk in the Imperial army. When he finds an abandoned baby on a battlefield, he has no idea what to do with her. His best friend is no help; he thinks Marcus is a sucker for taking the kid in. The slave who ends up babysitting the child is no better; she thinks Marcus has ulterior motives - bad ones. Not only that, but two mysterious female assassins appear on the scene. Whether they intend to harm the baby or protect her, Marcus isn't sure. It doesn't help that the assassins have magical cloaks that allow them to turn into birds at any time. Marcus and his friends soon find themselves caught up in things they doesn't understand: the child has some connection to an ancient prophecy, one that could have implications for fate of the Empire itself.

In the heart of a forgotten valley, where ancient magic still whispers through the trees, stands the Emberlight Inn-a sanctuary that breathes with a life of its own. More than mere wood and stone, the inn pulses with an enchanted heartbeat that draws weary travelers from across the realm. Lira and Toren, its devoted keepers, share a bond as mystical as the inn itself. Together, they tend to more than just guests-they nurture the very soul of a place where stories come alive, where every wanderer finds exactly what they need, and where the impossible feels as natural as breathing.

Scotland is under English rule, and the English are taking full advantage. When William and his brother escaped the violence of the English to live in the highlands with their uncle, they didn't expect to be separated. But soon William is running for his life, knowing that if he is caught he will be executed on the spot. But before he can reach the safety of Ireland, his fate rests in the hands of a mysterious English girl who must choose between her heart and her loyalty to her country. Which will she choose?

John is a twelve year old boy. His parents were killed by a plague, and he lives with his grandparents, who run an inn for the special and unique quests of the kingdom who have no other place to go. These guests include a necromancess, a shamaness, a witch, a son of an anicent bloodline, and two Frenchies. Then a dark plot is discovered when the witch finds a body of an unnatural unique, someone like the guests in the inn. The body was obviously stabbed many times. They discover that on of the nearby dukes abhores unnaturals, and plans to have the inn ransacked and burn to the ground, with everyone in it. Most people agree that John, an innocent boy, his life untouched by the threads of magic aside from the guests of the inn, should leave. But when they discover that John is actually a seer, unknown to all but the witch, they realize that they must defend John and this inn with all of their might an unnaturalness. Even if It costs some of them their lives.

The wind was a torrent of darkness along the gusty trees. The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon the cloudy sees, the road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, and the highwayman came riding up to the old inn door... Emerald, the daughter of a poor innkeeper, spends her days hidden away, either serving the vile men that gamble and drink in her father's inn, or caring for her violent and abusive father. Never having met another soul, beside the men at the Inn, Emerald was lonely. That is, until one night when a strange man appeared at her window, and her whole life changed forever. I do not own the plot of this story. I simply got the idea from my favorite poem "The Highwayman " by Alfred Noyes. However, everything else, including names, are mine. I added some details to the poem that were never mentioned in it, deal with it!

There are many sides to every story and every tale. This is one of them, from the POV of a girl named Alaina. Alaina is the daughter of an innkeeper. She's a normal girl in her village, until one night, something unexpected happens, and life as she knows it is shattered. She is tossed into a beautiful world of feasts, love, and happiness, but that is only an illusion. Hidden below lies a network of betrayal, treason, and a burning need for revenge. Will Alaina be able to remain the girl she has been her entire life? Or will she be changed by this strange, cruel world? Will she keep her innocence and maybe, even with the lowest odds, find love? Follow Alaina's journey through her eyes, and see for yourself this new, intoxicating world. ***** HI EVERYONE!!! @forever_writing_26 and I are writing a new thing... YAY!!! she's posting Tides (the counterpart book from this) on her account, so make sure to check it out!!! ***** Reached #96 in Fantasy ***** Cover by: @marissa_319 ***** NOTE: This is an old book of mine, so it may not be the best. Sorry!

"You knew?" "Of course I knew, I'm the king, not many things in this castle go unnoticed by me." "I'm sorry." "I know you are love, I have seen how you struggled. What I wonder is why?" "I was forced to do it. They threatened to burn the whole capital down if I didn't!" "I know that Itri," he said with a sigh. "I want to know why you hesitated." __ English is not my first language Started writing 18th december 2021

Two boys who came from a boarding school in Chipping Camden, England, decided that they would walk their way home for the Christmas Holidays. What they did not know there was an evil man in their pathway... who persuaded children that walked along this path... to come inside his home and rest their tired bodies. After they eaten the two fell asleep and the evil man put them both inside his pickle barrels for them to become really juicy and plumped for him to eat them for his Christmas Dinner. But little did the evil man know... Christmas Magic followed the two boys in the form of Saint Nicholas. He was there to rescue them from being eaten by the evil man's pickle barrels and bring the two back to life. But the only thing Saint Nicholas was required to do was scrub their memories except for one that was still left inside their minds. erases there minds. So before their quest home for their Christmas Holidays, the two boys loved eating pickles with everything they had to eat. But now ... when pickles were even mentioned ... the two boys could not remember just why that hated "Pickles" ... so darn much! #winterfolklore #wattfestwinteranthogy #christmasholidays #picklesfromanevilman #picklebarrels

An Innkeeper, trying to keep his Inn afloat, is willing to go to extreme lengths to get travelers to come to his establishment.