Manhattan Stories

"I feel myself going, falling into the black void that is my mind, a twisted web of confusion, panic and horror, written across a lifetime of trauma that I may just never recover from." Riley meets Olivia after an assault. She's unable to bring herself to trust anyone, including Olivia. After Riley ends up in Olivia's care, Olivia must navigate Riley's complicated past, in order to try and help her. Will Olivia be able to save her, or will Riley give in to her trauma? *This story does deal with some mature themes- self harm, suicide ideation + body image. Please read with these in mind. This story is under heavyyy editing, and is not completed. IT IS COMPLETELY WRITTEN BY ME- NO AI HAS BEEN INVOLVED (because ai sucks)

The day after Halloween. Short Story.... An offshoot from the world of Cleopatra Comes To New York.

Sebagian orang datang membawa ketenangan. Sebagian lagi datang membawa bencana. Nathaniel Pierce menyukai hidup yang tenang. Buku. Kopi. Keheningan. Dan rutinitas yang tidak pernah berubah. Sampai seorang wanita bernama Vivienne Hale pindah ke apartemen tepat di seberang pintunya. Ia datang bersama koper-koper mewah, anjing kecil yang lebih dramatis daripada manusia, pesta yang tak pernah selesai, dan kemampuan aneh untuk membuat Nathaniel mempertanyakan kewarasannya. Mereka berbeda dalam segala hal. Ia mencintai ketenangan. Ia hidup untuk kekacauan. Namun di balik tawa, ejekan, dan perang kecil setiap hari... perlahan mereka menemukan sesuatu yang tidak pernah mereka cari. Karena terkadang... orang yang paling mengacaukan hidupmu... adalah orang yang diam-diam membuat hidupmu terasa seperti rumah.

A journalist goes undercover as a high-fashion model to solve the mystery of his sister's death. ⋆☆⋆ When 27 year old A-list actress Ines Holland publicly known as Mary V dies from slipping and hitting her head on her bathtub in her lush penthouse in the Tribeca, her cause of death is ruled as acute alcohol intoxication - or at least that's what the tabloids say. Convinced that something far more sinister happened to her, her twin brother River who works as a journalist at The Manhattan Gazette goes undercover as a high-fashion model under the alias River Perry to determine the actual cause of her death, starting by blackmailing the newest Victoria's Secret Angel : Lorelai Hartford. In exchange for stepping out into the public eye as a couple, River promises to ensure that her dirty little secret is kept in his pockets. With a hit list of all of Ines's friends in the Hollywood industry and NYC'S latest prized possession riding on his arm, River claws his way into the golden circles of Hollywood where he's pulled into a conspiracy that crystalizes into reality the deeper he gets. But when feelings start to develop for the dangerously gorgeous girl he's blackmailing and reality and fiction starts to blur, River has to decide whether his thirst for revenge is worth destroying his entire life for. ⋆☆⋆ [ hollywood chronicles : #1.4 ] [© ataliass 2026]

The world ended on a Saturday. June 13, 2026. The ROES Virus-Rapid Onset Encephalitis Syndrome-sweeps through New York City like wildfire. It doesn't just kill. It rewires the brain, turning ordinary people into mindless predators driven by a single urge: to feed. The Military made the choice. Army National Guard squad leader Nate Greenfield and his brothers-in-arms are dispatched to contain the outbreak. But the virus spreads too fast. The city falls. And in a desperate attempt to quarantine Manhattan, the military blows every bridge and tunnel-sealing millions inside. The last bridge is their only hope. Greenfield's squad fights through the burning streets, the infected hordes, and their own growing losses. They have one shot to escape: the George Washington Bridge. But the Army Corps of Engineers is rigging it to detonate. The Air Force is circling overhead. They have fifteen minutes to cross-or die with the city. But survival is just the beginning What follows is a journey across a shattered America. A quest for a cure. A fight to hold onto humanity when everything else has been lost. And a promise Greenfield made to his best friend: We won't forget you. We'll carry you with us. Always. A spin-off story set in the same universe as the Black Hills: Chronicles of the Apocalypse

Indira "Indie" Gray wants only one thing-to become an artist whose work is recognized before survival forces her to bury her gift beneath another "real" job. Then she returns a billionaire's lost wallet. Vijay Maharaja Chaudhuri is a powerful West Bengali heir born into wealth, tradition, and a prophecy he has spent years trying to escape. He refuses to become a puppet in an arranged marriage, but the moment Indie touches his hand, forgotten rivers awaken, unfinished paintings come alive, and memories from another lifetime begin bleeding into the present. They have loved before. And Vijay has already failed her once. In another life, he chose a crown over the woman he promised to protect-and Kalindi died waiting for him to return. Now an ancient demon known as the Devourer of Broken Vows intends to force history to repeat itself. As Vijay and Indie fight through racial prejudice, religious expectations, family power, public scandal, cultural division, and a supernatural enemy feeding on every fear they refuse to confront, another man is unraveling. Scott Neal had Indie's love for years. She loved him before she knew about his family's money. She waited through every unfinished confession and every proposal he was too afraid to make-until hope had nowhere left to live. Now that Vijay has chosen her publicly, Scott's regret is transforming into obsession, and the darkness attached to him knows exactly how to use it. Indie must decide whether destiny is guiding her or attempting to own her. Vijay must prove that love means more than protection, possession, power, or prophecy. And before they can build the future their souls were reunited to create, they must return to the river where a king once betrayed his bride. This time, the crown is waiting. This time, the demon remembers. And this time, love will survive only if they freely choose each other before the river takes back its daughter. "Published on Amazon"

How to Kill Time in Manhattan! COVER by @pearlsrot. ╱ ORIGINAL.

"𝘖𝘩, 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 '𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘥" 𝐏𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐋𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐈𝐑𝐎, a celebrity-bound star girl did not wish for fame, yet she grappled it in her hand. Millions upon millions watching her every move. Lovers and haters, if she made one slip-up she could kiss her entire career goodbye. Yet, when Poppy breaks up with Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid, the whole internet goes feral. Stuck in her head, Poppy has no hope of reviving her glamorous reputation until a certain Spanish football player from Barça makes an appearance in her life.

Galilea Mirabel Brooks is not a lawyer. She has a doctorate, a successful career as a senior quantitative analyst at a hedge fund, and a resignation letter she's finally ready to submit. Then Elena Whitmore offers her a different future. Trading algorithms for litigation wasn't part of the plan. Neither were impossible cases, office politics, reluctant friendships, firm retreats, or discovering that some of the brightest legal minds in the country occasionally make spectacularly unsupported assumptions. Galilea came to Whitmore & Associates to analyze evidence. She didn't expect to find a place where she belonged. *One Easy Trick to Not Being a Lawyer* is the first novel in *Confessions of a Litigation Gremlin*, a character-driven legal drama about found family, quiet brilliance, and one wonderfully peculiar litigation analyst who keeps insisting she's not a lawyer. She's right. That doesn't stop anyone else from forgetting. #2 in legal - July 22nd, 2026.

"𝑰𝒇 𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔, 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖..." 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 is your average 16 year old from Manhattan, New York; humble, kind and adored by everyone she comes across. But every kind person faces their own traumas. At just seven years old, she witnessed a heartbreaking loss of her parents which shaped her world. Now at 16 turning 17, she has to navigate a new life in the city of London along with her 7 year old brother, Ethan in the solace of family, art and even something she never thought she would believe in... 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐫 is famously known as 'The Royal Heartthrob' based on his looks, height and smile which was meant to break the ladies' hearts. He embodies the royal, elite life; duty, privilege, responsibility and expectations. Unlike his older and famously known older cousins, he keeps a more secure and private reserved lifestyle as a Royal member, chosen by his parents, Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh. But beneath his polished exterior lies a desire for genuine connection with someone. But who could've known their paths would've crossed multiple times? Starting as simple as liking an Instagram post to having a second encounter in person during a photoshoot to then being in the same friend group. How fate was desperately giving them a chance. What starts as a friendship slowly turns into something more, but navigating through royal life is not always easy. Will Manon finally let go of her past? Can James break free from the constraints of royalty? Walk along with this book as they share moments of laughter, sadness, love, hate and the courage to embrace a future that feels daunting, but beautiful. @WrittenByOcean 🌸

Uptown Crowns est une saga de romans contemporains qui mêle vie universitaire, ambition, rivalités, amitiés, romance et développement personnel. L'histoire suit Kennedy Johnson, une jeune étudiante brillante qui quitte la France pour réaliser son rêve d'étudier à New York. En intégrant une université prestigieuse, elle découvre un monde où les meilleures notes, les stages les plus convoités et les relations influentes comptent autant que le talent. Entre les défis académiques, les soirées étudiantes, les rivalités avec Dream Carter, les liens d'amitié qu'elle tisse avec Sanaa Brooks et Jordan Banks, et les sentiments qui naissent peu à peu, Kennedy devra apprendre qu'à New York, réussir demande bien plus que de l'intelligence : il faut aussi du courage, de la résilience et rester fidèle à soi-même. Uptown Crowns est une histoire sur la poursuite de ses rêves, la construction de son identité et le prix de l'excellence.

Quilted in Time Across centuries, lifetimes, and worlds, one eternal thread has always connected them. Victoria discovers that the ancient quilt woven through time holds memories of love, destiny, and a bond that can never be broken. From ancient Egypt to distant eras and the present moment, every stitch reveals a chapter of a journey written beyond time itself. One soul. Many lifetimes. A love that echoes through eternity. When the past, present, and future begin to weave together, Victoria must uncover the truth hidden within the threads of time.

After visiting New York for her 18th birthday, Luna makes two very important friends. Both showing the New York ways, but to ruin this special moment for her, her worst enemy ruins the trip for her. Her brain. Luna finds herself in a self induced depressive state, and convinces herself that her friends hate her. Until she's met with another conflict, college. Fake Minds dives into the realism to self induced depression that leads to clinical depression and self hate, while still being a fan fiction!

When Lucy and Amy Spades lose their parents in an accident, they meet the famous Jack Kelley of the Manhattan Newsies. They live with Jack for a while, until the strike happens. Lucy needs to get help for it, and will meet someone along the way.

Liana Valoni has it all-success, status, and a relationship that should make sense. But nothing about Carter Baizen ever did. After six years apart, their worlds collide again in Manhattan, forcing Liana to confront a love that was never simple, never healthy... and never truly over. Because some people aren't meant to be forgotten. They're meant to haunt you.

Three years after the defeat of Kronos, Kyle Desipich and his fellow survivors have been living a peaceful life, but it is suddenly threatened by a new enemy of mutants. Left with no choice, Kyle is forced to align with his brother, Jake, a military organization known as the A.O.W (Authority of the Wasteland) and his former Zeus Corps enemy, Jack Barnes. R for Strong Bloody Post-Apocalyptic Violence including some Gory Images, Mayhem and Destruction, Some Disturbing Images including Torture, Language, Brief Smoking and Some Sexuality. Running Time: 158 Minutes

Detectives May Miller and Danny Colton are New York's finest duo. While their personalities clash at times, with May's expertise in pattern recognition and Danny's attention to detail, they have the perfect synergy. After their successful drug case, they were entangled with mixed emotions with each other. Could be the high from celebrating too hard or their true feelings finally on full display? - New chapter every Friday (Midnight GMT+8) - Episode 1 - 3 completed! - Also on Inkitt, AO3 & RoyalRoad!

One soul. Two beings. An eternal connection beyond time. Victoria and Asher are bound across lifetimes by a love written before existence began. Through worlds, memories, and destiny, they must remember they were never truly apart.

Damon van der Woodsen grew up on the Upper East Side and had always been close with Nate, Chuck, and especially Blair, who'd had a crush on him since childhood. But as Damon got older, started dating, and eventually went to Princeton, Blair masked her jealousy by dating Nate. When Nate cheated on her with Serena, Damon was furious, not just at the betrayal, but at their silence. Now, with Serena back and old secrets threatening to surface, everything Blair tried to bury may finally come undone. "𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨. 𝙀𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨. 𝙎𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄'𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧" -𝘽.𝙒 "𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙚! 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙩?! 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙖 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙛! 𝙂𝙤𝙙, 𝙄'𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨!"-𝘿.𝙒 "𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜?" -𝘽.𝙒 "𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚-𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙜𝙤𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚....𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚" -𝘿.𝙒 "𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝘿𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙨𝙚𝙣 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙" -𝘽.𝙒 "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧" -𝘿.𝙒

After an emotional breakup with her long-time boyfriend, 20-year-old college Junior Vanilla Bloom Diamond viewed herself as a weak person and believes nobody is ever going to accept her for who she is, because of her diagnose of sickle-cell anemia. Despite growing up with a rich loving family, because of her disorder she's not only a burden to others but a burden to herself. But when she invited to party a popular girl from her at school she met a tall dark and handsome stranger named Cesare Bloodmoon known to his friends as "Cherry", Vanilla would have a second chance of love once again. But little did she know is that Cesare is a 1600-year-old vampire trapped in a body of an 30-year-old. Sooner or later, Vanilla Bloom would enter into a world like no other and would be solving an age-old mystery that took place in the roaring '20s in Manhattan, New York, and help a friend who was framed for the murder of a popular but hated classmate. It's like a Twilight-esque vampire story, except it doesn't include sparkly vampires, but a vamp with killer looks. *********** Status- Ongoing Most impressive ranking, #1-vampirefiction