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Kenji had a simple life: Lift heavy, game hard, binge anime watch wrestling and ignore cardio. Then he got hit by a truck. He expected to wake up in heaven. Instead, he woke up in a crib... as Princess Lily, the daintiest, frill-wearing noble daughter in a fantasy kingdom. Now, trapped in a body built for tea parties, Kenji is determined to grind his way back to being an apex predator. But the path to becoming an S-Rank adventurer isn't easy when: Your mom wants you to marry a Duke. Your "party" consists of a Goth Mage who can't cast, an Elf Archer who can't aim, and a Catgirl who sleeps on your face. You have a confusing crush on your own Nanny. Watch Princess Lily trade her tiara for a greatsword and prove that you don't need testosterone to be the strongest bro in the dungeon. Expect: 💪 OP Protagonist (who is a girl) ⚔️ Wrestling Moves & Swords 🔥 A disaster Harem 🤣 Pure Chaos

Take a break. Have a cup of coffee. Or maybe a shot of whiskey. While reading a couple of short stories. *** Featured in Official Wattpad Ambassadors Reading List @ShortStory | Microfiction @Ambassadors | Shorts & Poems

"Eternity is a word for memoir."

He might have lived an ordinary life. If his family hadn't died in an accident due to a military-based experiment when he was four, he might have had a normal childhood, too. That wasn't the only upset in his destiny, however. The government--in a hasty attempt to cover up the accident--sent him to a children's home for the mentally insane. That wouldn't be such a problem now, if he wasn't overage, and if child protection hadn't recently dug up some information concerning his intact sanity. So at the age of nineteen, Daniel Starr is being forced into a different prison--a counseling home for troubled young adults. .................. She would never have lived an ordinary life. Having been impounded at age 15 for suspected murder, she never had much of a chance at a good one, either. And after being moved to the home a month ago--due to being diagnosed with bipolar syndrome, insomnia, and depression--that chance is dwindled even smaller. In the middle of discovering what life is like, and the existence of a man named Jesus, Daniel is found to have something going wrong with his brain stem--possibly from complications of the accident in his childhood--he decides for the first time in his life, to have a friend. He chooses Riley. So will things work out? Or will her complicated problems send Daniel and his illness up in a cloud of smoke? Copyright Alyssa Tidmore 2015 All Rights Reserved Cover by Jenny20

THE RECIPE FOR A CATASTROPHE? 1 egoistic reporter who won't stop talking, 1 naive computer prodigy, And 1 hippie who thinks that life is one big adventure. Season with just enough mystery And add a psychotic murderer after them Stir well enough to interconnect their destinies and you're good to go. Serve hot

❝What if there's no story behind me?❞ ❝Ahh, but there's a story behind everything, Skylar Neve. Most of them are just untold.❞ © 2022 by mary.

Assorted flash pieces.

‘Death is very likely the greatest invention of life.’ STEVE JOBS, THE APPLE CORPORATION. For millennia mankind has searched for the elixir of eternal youth. Science has now brought us to the very brink of this search. Advances already predict that babies born today could live to well over 100 and very shortly to 140 and beyond. This could be the biggest threat to humanity… ever. Imagine this world if only a few select individuals were invited to benefit from this utopian world of eternal youth, wealth and power. This is the world of Primogeniture. – A world where The Firstborn holds power absolute. – A world where the banishment of death becomes the ultimate prize. However, one unlikely individual holds the key. But will he part with his secret? It is said that every man has his price… As the stakes rise – the very future of mankind waivers in the balance.

A series of vignettes make up this novel about a young woman involved in an automobile accident one afternoon on a desolate stretch of highway somewhere in the San Joaquin Valley. Ejected from the car upon impact, she lands on the gravel shoulder right alongside the debris stream of papers, bottles, and fast food wrappers. She finds herself in and out of consciousness and through a sequence of flash backs; moments from her life occupy her thoughts as she struggles to understand what has just happened to her. Broken dreams and disappointments scatter themselves across her mental landscape as family, friends, and strangers are all recalled in a myriad of settings and situations involved. Confused and often alone in her memories, she attempts to navigate and understand an environment she is not fully capable of doing. All her life, she seeks to belong but always finds herself in a different space, perhaps a no space of sorts while those around her go through the repetitions of daily life. Never taken into account, never considered, and never celebrated; she questions where she belongs in the world and in the end she realizes that she never really belonged anywhere at all.

Have a taste of life with me in this excursion of the ordinary.

When you're dreaming, you feel alive. - Ministry // Dream Song There have been many things written about dreams. Honestly, there can't be enough. This is a story about dreams. All rights reserved.

☆ ᴡᴀᴛᴛʏꜱ 2024 SHORTLISTER!! ☆ A tragic misunderstanding. A murder. A secret. An unlikely partnership. A spirited countess and an enterprising racketeer. ~~~ Manchester, England. May 1925. The Roarin' 20s. An era of glamor, decadent parties, jazz music, flowing booze, and opulent wealth. Possibilities are endless. Anyone can be a success, even families once seen as working class. But beneath the glittering exterior lies a world of corruption, prejudice, and civil unrest. When the disappearance of a Russian refugee brings Countess Rose Sinclair to the doorstep of known racketeer William Mercer, neither party is prepared for the significant changes a single encounter can inspire. Blackmailed by William into employment, Rose receives a swift and unwanted education regarding a side of the class struggle she has never before experienced. As she unwillingly ventures deeper into the precarious world of the Mercer family and their notorious gang the Deansgate Streeters, Rose finds herself torn between her moral compass, her suppressed rebellious youth, her growing love for a motherless toddler, and her mounting attraction for William, a man she has every reason to despise. ⚠️ Read with caution: foul language, violence, trauma, and sexual content (fade to black only) within. This book is intended for readers 21+ ⚠️

WATTYS WINNER 2020 Two interconnected murders, 64 years apart. One woman's search for truth and identity. Readers' comments: 'a masterpiece', 'impeccably written', 'amazing', 'superbly crafted page-turner', 'hauntingly beautiful', 'tremendous plot and character development', 'one of a kind', 'fantastic story telling', 'loved this book', 'a wonderful read", 'absolutely beautiful', 'brought tears to my eyes' and many more Wattys judging panel: 'This is VERY good. We were HOOKED from the beginning, and the writing and plot hold up throughout. This is a very unique, polished, well-written and well-researched piece.' Plot Set partly in rural England, partly on the sun-kissed coast of southerm Italy, The Painted Altar is a murder mystery mixed with romantic and historical elements (World War Two). Given away at two days old, Mary Rice has spent her life in the shadows. When discovering the suspicious circumstances surrounding her biological mother's death, she embarks on a journey which will shine a light not only on the truth but also on her own identity. Brief extract Suddenly, the door had inched open, half a wrinkled face visible behind the tautened chain. "Hello. Who is it?" The words I was going to say had of course been well-rehearsed, repeated over and over in my mind like a mantra, but now that the moment had arrived I found myself struggling to remember them. "Mrs Harvey... I think that you might... well, that you might be..." The door closed, then slowly opened once more, the chain this time unlatched. And there she was before me - half a metre away, within arm's reach. Thin lips gradually crooking upwards at each corner like the slow beatific kindling of a summer's dawn. "Oh yes love, I know who you are." Length: 70,000 words About the author: Originally from England but for the last 16 years I've been living in Italy. I hope therefore that the Italian aspects of the novel will have a certain gloss of authenticity.

In an America very much like ours, I struggle through my own talents and limitations. I join political radicals. I fight. I listen. I am intensely part of shaping a future I don't understand, and I am haunted by 3 mysterious figures.

It’s springtime 1985. Ricardo Mendez loves clove ciggies, street fights, and Steve’s dimples. And oh, his God-crazy aunt damns him with sermons and tamarind candy. His neighborhood lights abuzz with tales of him and Steve k-i-s-s-i-n-g. But before Ricardo has a chance to explain to his family, rumors and circumstances blow out of control. In response, his parents kicks him out of his house. Alone and afraid, Ricardo has to navigate hoodlums, night stalkers, his God-crazy aunt. He may have to shed his prejudices to survive. But he may just lose his heart or life before he can find his way back home again.

Literature's most famous love story, reimagined for modern audiences. Penelope and Odysseus' relationship is the pinnacle of fictional couples. Retold primarily through Penelope's eyes as Odysseus struggles to return home, Of Waves and War offers a fresh perspective on this timeless classic. Trigger/content warning: torture, PTSD, and sexual assualt depicted through out

A girl must choose between the future she'd envisioned for herself and the beautiful reality of a secondhand bookstore her first love calls home in this heartfelt contemporary romance that explores the power of love, literature, and community when it comes to changing and saving lives. Only three things stand in the way of the life Nell had always envisioned for herself: a bookstore, its book club, and the boy of her dreams. When Nell's brother-in-law walks out on her pregnant sister, it falls on Nell's shoulders to cover their mountain of bills. To do so, she must convince the owner of a secondhand bookstore to sell his property so she can earn a commission. But when she visits the store, two unexpected things happen: the owner offers her a job sorting the shelves-extra income!-and her childhood crush, Thomas Whelan, turns out to be the only other employee there. Only a fool would turn that opportunity down. When Thomas reveals he needs help with his love life, it seems all too perfect: get an in with Tom by helping him prepare for his dates, recruit him towards her cause of convincing their boss to sell, get paid, and live happily ever after. Except the more time she spends with Tom, the more she gets attached: to him, to the bookstore that soon might not even exist, and its customers. Set in a small town in the throes of gentrification, Second Chance Books is a novel that explores the power of love, literature, and community when it comes to changing and saving lives. * * * ""Second Chance Books" is a heartwarming romance novel that explores the power of forgiveness, selflessness and faith in Love. With its endearing characters and narrative depth, this book captivated me from beginning to end. [...] The author does a commendable job of crafting complex and relatable characters." - Clay (5-star Goodreads review)