Merchant Stories

She lives in books, he lives on the sea. She teaches Shakespeare, he commands storms. Their lives had nothing in common-until a single decision tied them together. An English professor with dreams of independence. A merchant navy captain who has only ever belonged to the ocean. An arranged marriage neither of them expected... and a love story neither of them saw coming. Will they learn to fight for each other, or will duty and distance tear them apart? 🌊📖✨

At sixteen, Saerina al-Hakim has spent her life crossing the deserts of the Qamari Empire alongside her father's renowned merchant caravan. Clever, sharp-tongued, and gifted at reading people, she expects to continue the family trade, not become a prize in the Sultan's harem. But when a chain of desperate lies and cruel misfortune places her before the empire's newly crowned Sultan, her future is no longer her own. Determined to marry for love rather than fight for a ruler's attention, Saerina refuses to play the deadly game of palace politics. Instead, she allies herself with the Sultan's most favored consort, believing that loyalty and obscurity are her safest path to freedom. She is wrong. Behind gilded walls and silken veils, every smile conceals an ambition, every kindness carries a price, and every whispered secret can cost a life. The skills that once made Saerina an exceptional merchant prove dangerously inadequate against seasoned courtiers, ambitious consorts, and royal schemers who have spent their lives mastering deception. And the greatest danger of all may be the Sultan himself. Intelligent, calculating, and impossible to ignore, he is unlike the tyrant she expected. The more fiercely Saerina resists him, the more their fates become entwined, drawing her deeper into a court where survival demands more than honesty - it demands power. In the palace where affection is a weapon and trust is the rarest currency, Saerina must decide how much of herself she is willing to sacrifice before the game consumes her entirely.

"The life of an Everywhere Merchant is ever so exciting..." -Merchant Miler (A Trash of the Count's Family/Lout of the Count's Family Fanfiction) ~~ A/N: I don't own the story "Trash of the Count's Family. This is a fan made fiction. (I'm just honestly addicted to the story. Pardon.)

After a sudden death, Shen Yuan awakens in the body of a poor village boy in the Great Liang Dynasty. Armed with memories from another life, he vows to rise above poverty through knowledge. From mocked farmer's son to the empire's most brilliant scholar, Shen Yuan walks a difficult path filled with hardship, examinations, and political intrigue. Cold, disciplined, and seemingly indifferent to romance, he plans to dedicate his life to serving the people and bringing prosperity to the empire. Then he meets Lin Qingyu. Born into a wealthy merchant family, Qingyu is a beautiful and intelligent ger who refuses to live according to society's expectations. While others believe a ger's place is inside the household, Qingyu dreams of building businesses and creating a future with his own hands. But his talent and beauty make him a target. When a jealous step-sister's scheme threatens to ruin his reputation, a chance encounter with Shen Yuan changes everything. To Shen Yuan, Qingyu is simply a clever young ger in need of help. To Qingyu, however, the handsome and serious scholar is already his future husband. From that day onward, Qingyu shamelessly pursues him-appearing at bookstores, bringing him meals, and flirting at every opportunity. Yet beneath the laughter and teasing lies a determined heart willing to stand beside Shen Yuan through every challenge. As one climbs the road to officialdom and the other builds a business empire, the two find themselves drawn together by fate. But hidden enemies, court conspiracies, family conflicts, and secrets surrounding Shen Yuan's arrival in this world threaten the peaceful future they desire. Can a cold scholar and a flirtatious merchant ger overcome every obstacle and create a life together? Or will the secrets of the past destroy everything before their story truly begins?

BOOK TWO of The Villainess Knows What She Did. Evelyn de Harcourt died once. She woke at thirteen with every memory of it intact, and she spent five years dismantling the future that killed her - the marriage, the cell, the man who put her there. She won. It cost her a hand she can no longer close, a voice that cracks on the words that matter, and a body other people have now seen. She is eighteen, free for the first time in either life, and she has no idea what to do with it. There is a ship, and a sea she has never crossed, and an empire on the far side of it that does not deal in gratitude - only in debts it cannot refuse. There is a girl she loves and a boy she wants and a man who has been waiting four years to say so. There is a wedding coming that nobody should be celebrating. And in Stellaris, a prince is quietly assembling the war she thought she had already survived. She got a second life. She is going to spend it fighting. The war has only just began. ⚔ Dark fantasy · reverse harem · regression · slow burn · court politics · sapphic romance · found family New here? Start with Book One: The Second Life of Evelyn de Harcourt - on my profile. This one will still be here.

[Contains mildly suggestive content / The harem is literally part of the job] This story aims to be one where "more girls join, the town expands, and entire nations get involved." Yuri, an exiled noble, is married into the household of a baroness burdened with a debt-ridden territory. His new job is supposed to be rebuilding the domain... except it turns out to be managing a harem!? His only real advantage is his cheat Gift, Fraudulent Merchant, which lets him "import and sell" products and knowledge from Japan. With good food and useful items, he wins over the heroines' hearts-and, while he's at it, revitalizes the territory too! Together with the women of the harem, he travels far and wide in a desperate struggle to restore the land. It should have been a satisfying comeback against the father who cast him out-and the arrogant nobles around him-but things get complicated fast when hardcore domestic politics and dangerous political sparks start piling up...? This is the story of a so-called hopeless noble-who is actually armed with overpowered merchant cheats-rising to the top through territory building, romantic comedy, and sweet revenge! This version is a direct AI translation of the original Japanese text, so please understand if some parts read a little awkwardly. ※I will be posting this story on Scribble Hub, https://www.scribblehub.com/series/2251230/

*can be read as a standalone* In the kingdom of Verarism, it's hard being different. You're looked at differently if you're from a poorer village. If you're a werewolf, sorcerer, or trickster. If you can talk to animals. If you have a robotic hand. These six people have never felt more excluded from the people of Verarism. Even the royal family, or most of them, look down on these six even though they should be taking care of the whole kingdom. They don't know if they're ever going to live peacefully in the kingdom. Until they each meet someone who believes they shouldn't be treated differently. Though even then, things start getting out of control. Things end up in a massive frenzy.

Ben is a 22 years old single office worker living with his university student sister. His favorite thing in the world are MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Play Games). When RetroGame launches the first Virtual Reality MMORPG, New Roads, he is one of the lucky ones selected to receive the Golden pack. Ben sets himself to become the Emperor of New Roads! Follow him as he starts his adventure from scratch and builds his legend. With permission from @KarineMazouzi , this will be the completely editted version of his book, Fantaisy world online I: New Roads. This is not my original work and I have permission from the author.

Five people stop an attack on the town of Sandpoint as an ancient evil rises to the north. Can the heroes stop the Rise of the Runelords? Part 1: An attack by goblins leaves the town in need of heroes. Can these heroes stop Sandpoint and its citizens from becoming Burnt Offerings? Part 2: People are getting murdered, their corpses decorated with a distinctive star. Can the party solve the Skinsaw Murders? Copyrights to Paizo are included on the first page In trying to remain true to the source material, I will not water down some scenes.

I decided to take my own take on Arthur having a brother, no he isn't reincarnated, no he won't be OP, no he won't take from Arthur. Oscar is just a normal boy, that has dreams and hopes to help out where he can and when he can. Join him in his trips in his world, and how he changes it forever. I do not own "The Beginning After The End" or any of the characters in this fanfiction besides Oscar. All credit goes to Turtleme and the people that help him. I also do not own the cover art, Jeremiah Chukwu made it on art station, in no way did I make this nor do I claim it as mine.

Literature forms a solid foundation for learners to take interest in reading and redirect their good interpretation and analytical skills. This book is intended to help learners know how to interpret and analyze text from the world's known literary pieces. Designed to share some talking points and important ideas from the authors own-based experience and knowledge. Also designed for learners taking literature courses or any subject related to literature. The readers are free to read and learn some ideas, but be reminded to paraphrase or cite properly your source, if you intend to borrow it. This book is not totally edited. Any type of errors found in its content is purely unintentional. #READ IT. BUT DO NOT CLAIM IT.📌

"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥" And she could be the last one too. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪғ sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴇs ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴀʀᴍs... ᴛʜɪs ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟʟʏ? Park Ella, daughter of the best Trader in Seoul now gaining her own name as a Car Merchant saves her life from a deadly situation; she always does which is why she is now the target of the dangerous group wandering around the streets. Where she strives for success, she must stay at home or else, they will kill her. Choi Soobin, who just got directed to the position of Assistant Commissioner had to face a major heartbreak when he came to know about his father and his mother's past. Discovering that his father was and is behind all of this, he oaths to protect the only women he ever looked at, Park Ella. But for that he needs a plan. So he is taking revenge ... While using Ella? ᴏʀ ᴅᴏᴇs ʜɪs ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪᴍ? ༶•┈┈⛧┈♛ 𝔻𝕖𝕥𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤: ᴏʀɪɢɪɴ

This story follows 13 year old Soryn Ragnulf as they make their way in life, aiming to learn what their late mother found so beautiful about being a sailing merchant in the world of Ullwyn. They also have questions about their father- where was he when Soryn and their mother needed him most? Why was he never around for them? Where has he been all these years? Soryn wants to learn more than ever, and is willing to travel great adventures to get the information they seek. Follow along as we see where this tale ends, and what all Soryn learns and how they can grow along the way. Will they find their father? Will they survive a life on their own? Only time will tell.

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When I saw them from a distance I felt adrenaline rush through my whole body ,I turned around and began to run .I ran and ran and ran as my life is about to end cause it was . "Hey there " I heard a male voice shouting from a distance , but I didn't have time to turn around and see who it was , so I just kept running and it was a bad idea cause he was an archer he just shot an arrow on me , fortunately it didn't got me ,unfortunately it got my long black cloak and it made it stick into a big tree beside me which cause me to fall . I tried to free me cloak but I couldn't , he was getting closer so I just took it off me and continued to Ran away.....

Where Hierarchy Existed and Valued Which was praised and very important