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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.

𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐒 ━━━ Blair Waldorf. Everyone knew Blair Waldorf hated the Humphrey yet there was one she never directly pushed over, Ryan Humphrey. Blair waldorf x male oc Gossip girl season one - Five.

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]

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.

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.

The Crossing of the Buck Moon Victoria has always felt a connection to something beyond time. When a dream leaves her trapped inside a place with no exit, she awakens to find Asher's presence reaching across the miles. Separated by distance but connected through lifetimes, Victoria and Asher discover that a mysterious twelve-point albino buck is more than a symbol - it is a guide appearing across centuries, worlds, and realities. From New Amsterdam to New Helios and modern-day Riverdale, the buck moon reveals a thread that has always connected them. Some crossings happen when the heart remembers the way home.

"Hello, Upper East Siders... Gossip Girl here." You know the saying: the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Well, Manhattan's most infamous families are proving that very true. The next generation has arrived. And they're richer, prettier, and far more dangerous than anyone expected. Meet Camillé Laurent Bass. Daughter of Blair Waldorf and Chuck Bass. Constance Billard's reigning queen. Perfect grades, perfect style, perfect reputation... but in the Upper East Side, perfection always comes with a secret. Her biggest competition? Her best friend. Vivienne Rose Archibald. Serena van der Woodsen and Nate Archibald's daughter. Two queens. One city. And only one throne. Then there are the boys. Colton Bass and Alexander Archibald. One is a charming Bass heir with a reputation for breaking hearts. The other is the golden Archibald who might be the only person capable of breaking Camillé's walls. Add the Sinclairs, the Moreaus, and a new year at Constance and St. Jude's... and you've got everything Manhattan loves. Money. Power. Romance. Rivalries. And secrets. Because in this city, your last name opens doors... but your secrets can destroy you. And trust me, darlings... this year is going to be unforgettable. You know you love me. XOXO, Gossip Girl. 💋

"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.

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.

The Open Gate of Neptune The smoke rolls in from somewhere far away, but the ache is close. Victoria and Asher are twin flames split by the Hudson and by everything they've never said out loud - until the night Neptune rises with his trident and speaks the words that change it all. A door closes. It doesn't lock. #TwinFlame #SpiritualRomance #Paranormal

"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 🌸

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!

1980's Manhattan, where fame is expensive but the price of desire is ruinous. At thirty, Raya Anderson owns New York. Her debut novel didn't just make her a literary sensation; it made her a goddess of the written word. Her face is on every glossy cover; her name is whispered in every dark corner of the city's elite. Then came Julian Murphy. He is the enigmatic, lethal pulse of Marcy & Kline Publishing. A man who rules the industry with cold hands and an untouchable reputation. When he rejects Raya's highly anticipated second manuscript, he doesn't just spark a scandal; he lights a fuse. Behind the locked doors of his rain-slicked Manhattan office, the air is thick with smoke, whiskey, and a predatory tension. But the manuscript isn't the problem. Driven by fury and a desperate need for answers, Raya matches Julian move for move in a high-stakes game of manipulation. But the deeper she digs into his motives, the more the lines blur between corporate warfare and a dark, intoxicating fixation. Julian's silence is a threat, his proximity is a fever, and his touch is a beautiful trap. She came to save her career. But in Julian's world, the truth isn't just edited, it's stripped bare.

Shiloh's tightly-wound, highly-scheduled life as an international student is holding on by a thread. That thread snaps the day she accidentally yells at a grad student in a coffee shop, only to discover he's her new Literature professor. Theodore Perez is patient, entirely too perceptive, and suddenly completely unavoidable. When both of them keep running into each other, the academic boundaries between them start to blur into accidental dates, stolen moments, and a chemistry neither can ignore. Shiloh hates having her routine disrupted-but she might just be falling for the disruption.

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

❝ 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝? ❞ In a New York haunted by mortal alien monsters, Eric and Elizabeth got to know each other, even if in the weirdest on the ways. Knowledge and comlicity never felt with anyone else immediately bloomed between them. Maybe, even though the world was falling apart, the hope of life still having one last surprise wasn't completely gone.

The Way Home Victoria and Asher are two halves of one soul - separated by the Hudson River, connected by something distance can't touch. She grounds barefoot on a hill in Riverdale. He rises from the underground in midtown Manhattan. Between them, higher selves Seraphina and Marcus move through the fifth dimension, never explaining more than they need to, always arriving exactly when they're needed. A twin flame connection that doesn't need to search for home - because home was never lost, only waiting to be trusted. Grounded in nature, guided by tarot, told through the lens of The Wizard of Oz - this is a story about surrender, about the pull that never really lets go, and about learning that the road home was always right beneath your feet.

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

"STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM NOW I'M HERE BETCHES!" Alana raised her middle finger at her previous walmart boss and blew thirty, five dollar bills at the passing customers. Winning the lottery would be her best mistake ever!