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💫Anna never expected her life to fall apart before breakfast. One bad morning. One lost job. And suddenly, she's starting from scratch-again. But she's used to rebuilding, even when her heart bruises easy and her kindness costs her. Determined to regain control, she takes a job at a local gym... and walks straight into something she doesn't understand. Nick is magnetic. Unnervingly charming. And far too interested in her. She walked in looking for a paycheck. She's walking out, claimed- By a stranger who speaks like he's known her soul for lifetimes. By the boy she thought she loved. By someone she barely remembers. And by the only one who never meant to. There's something ancient in Nick's gaze. Something that watches. Waits. Hungers. Fate is circling. Secrets are whispering from the shadows. And what Anna thought was a simple job? Was always bait. Some loves don't ask. They haunt. They consume. And they never let go. ☆*: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

Paris, 1734. She was born into silk and silence. He into shadows and scars. Céleste de Marignac is seventeen and promised to a man who could buy her family's future with a signature - a man twice her age and half her soul. Étienne Vallon is a physician's apprentice with no name, no title, and no right to look at her the way he does. But in the stillness between storm and scandal, they find each other. What begins as a glance across the gardens spirals into a love both forbidden and inevitable - stolen moments, whispered truths, and dangerous promises. And when a winter's ball ends in bloodshed, everything begins to unravel. One man's cruelty. One duel. One bullet. In a world where duty is a cage and love is treason, how far will they go to be free? A story of rebellion, romance, and the cost of choosing your heart - even when it's doomed to break.

💛 The Way He Doesn't Smile "She's sunshine in combat boots. He's a storm in human form. And neither of them saw this coming." Hazel Montgomery didn't plan on ending up homeless on her first day in the sleepy town of Briar Ridge. But when her summer housing falls through and the skies open up like a cruel joke, she has exactly three options: call her dad and admit failure, sleep behind the historical society where she's interning, or beg the silent mechanic with a resting scowl for help. Elias Quinn isn't in the business of rescuing people. He keeps to himself, keeps his head down, and keeps the world at arm's length. But when Hazel-too cheerful, too loud, too bright-shows up dripping on his shop floor, something in him shifts. He offers her a room. With conditions. No touching his tools. No asking questions. No trying to fix him. But Hazel's made of stubborn hope and glitter glue optimism, and Elias is slowly realizing that you can't unfeel warmth once you've let it in. And maybe the real risk isn't letting her stay. It's wanting her to.

He was made of shadows. She was never meant to land. When a wounded stranger falls into the life of the exiled son of death, their uneasy truce begins with silence, sharp glances, and unspoken secrets. But as danger closes in, what starts as reluctant alliance begins to unravel into something deeper-something neither of them is ready for. Wings of Shadow is a slow-burn fantasy romance about grief, magic, and finding warmth in the one place you were never supposed to belong.

some mini short stories i write each story will be 3 chapters

By Ashley Gilchrist Elian lives a quiet, invisible life-just another lonely face behind the night shift counter of a small-town convenience store. His world is routine, empty, and muted by grief... until the man at the end of Aisle Seven appears. Tall. Silent. Unmoving. Caelen is not human. He doesn't blink. Doesn't sleep. And when the fog rolls in, he's the only thing standing between Elian and the monsters drawn to the cracks in his soul. What begins as guarded glances and cryptic warnings spirals into something deeper-a fragile bond forged in silence, protection, and the kind of yearning, neither of them fully understands. But something ancient is stirring beneath the town. Something that marked Elian long before Caelen ever arrived. And when the line between man and demon blurs, Elian must decide if love is worth the danger... or if some distances are too hollow to cross.

Dreamer, chaos-conjurer, and professional overthinker. I write dark whimsical tales where magic isn't polite, love is dangerous, and girls with wings punch destiny in the face. 🪄💫 I make worlds where cities breathe, forests whisper, and heartbreak sparks powers. If you like Lunewitches, forbidden truths, and love that makes your ribs ache, you're in the right place. 💖 Warning: Reading may cause sudden urges to grow wings, laugh at fate, and punch Veilwyn in the soft, programmed face. 🌙 Once a compliant girl in a city that softened thought and emotions like butter, Aura now has wings, unstable magic, and a stubborn streak that threatens reality itself. With Soryn hovering like a guilty angel and a flirty, impossible-to-ignore trainer teaching her combat and spells, she's about to remember her past... and kick some serious programmed-city butt. Magic, chaos, and sarcasm ensue. Who knew reclaiming your life could be this much fun-and slightly lethal?

Empire of Her Making is a glitter-noir, mafia romance set in modern New York, following Apollonia "Nia" Vittorini - the "Madonna" and reigning head of one of the city's most powerful crime syndicates. For ten years, Nia has carried the weight of inheritance without flinching. She knows which alliances to nurture, which enemies to starve, and how to keep her empire steady with nothing more than a look. Control is survival. Control is safety. Then Marco Cappello walks into her world. He is charming, perceptive, and far too comfortable in rooms built on secrets. With him, Nia feels something she has spent a decade denying herself: the dangerous pull of being seen, not as the Madonna, not as the heir - but as a woman. What she doesn't know is that Marco is Giovanni Sigliano, the disgraced son of a rival dynasty, hiding from the brother who tried to kill him. As old rivalries stir and power begins to shift, Nia must decide how much of herself she can afford to give - when every vulnerability is leverage, and love may be the one risk she was never trained to take. [Complete as of Tue May 26, 2026]

Coming Home. Unfinished Love. And the Past that Refuses to Stay Buried. When Ria ran from Doylestown the day of her graduation, she swore she'd never look back. Small town Pennsylvania had been too full of expectations-too many ghosts, and two boys she never could've picked between. She built a new life in Mobile, Alabama instead-one quiet, anonymous, and entirely hers. But sometimes inspiration cruelly remembers the places a writer desperately tried to forget. Fresh faced and yearning for home, Ria returns to Doylestown for the first time in years without expectation. She's surprised by her old life still hanging around her shoulder. She doesn't expect Reed-her childhood best friend with storm soft eyes and a gentle devotion that used to feel like fate. And she definitely doesn't expect Damien-the tortured boy who saw everything and understood too much. Both of them were just boys when she left, but now they're gorgeous, evolved versions of the men she once knew. Both of them still remember how it feels to be left behind by her. With old wounds reopening and new emotions sparking, Ria learns what it's like to be torn between two lovers: between comfort and combustion, safety and risk, what was and what could be. Reed is safe familiar ground. Damien is thrilling and new. But Ria... She isn't the girl who ran away. She's a young woman finally ready to learn what she's been trying to forget all along-if only she'll let herself admit it: she didn't just leave town without looking back. She left them. Old feelings reignited, long kept secrets loosened, and a haunting past stirring awake around her, Ria must learn whether she's strong enough to stand her ground and try again at love... or if she's still running. A Southern slow burn, angst fueled love triangle about second chances at love, found family, and never letting go of the people who matter most.

In the realm of Vellara, books are not just stories-they are living worlds, inked into existence by the hands of ancient scribes. For centuries, the Grand Archive has safeguarded these enchanted tomes, ensuring that no one disturbs the delicate balance between fiction and reality. Kael Dain is a young scribe apprentice burdened with an ability he was never meant to have-the power to "unwrite," to alter the words of any book and reshape the worlds within. It is a talent so rare and dangerous that the Grandmasters have forbidden its use. But when the legendary Codex Eternis, a book capable of rewriting existence itself, is stolen by the rogue scribe Orion Vale, Kael is the only one who can track it down before reality begins to unravel. To retrieve the Codex, Kael must step beyond the library's safety and into the very stories that have shaped his world. Journeying through magical realms-each with its own treacherous laws-he faces living myths, ink-born creatures, and a power far greater than his own. At his side is Riven Calder, a mercenary with secrets inked into his very skin and a past he refuses to reveal. Bound by an oath he won't explain, Riven becomes both Kael's protector and his greatest mystery. As Orion's rewrites twist reality into something unrecognizable, Kael begins to question his own role in the story. Why does the Codex seem to call to him? What truth has been erased from its pages? And as his bond with Riven deepens, Kael faces the most dangerous rewrite of all-one that could alter fate itself. With the world crumbling around him and the line between reality and fiction blurring, Kael must make an impossible choice: restore the book and preserve the story written by those before him or take up the pen and rewrite his own destiny.

Elena Carter has always lived in the shadows of a broken home, keeping her heart guarded and her dreams small. But everything changes when she crosses paths with Adrian Sinclair -the quiet, intelligent boy from a prestigious family who sees past her walls. What starts as an unexpected friendship soon turns into something deeper, something neither of them are fully prepared for. But love isn't easy, especially when fear and doubt threaten to pull them apart. As summer fades and reality looms, Elena must decide: will she keep running from happiness, or finally fight for the love she never thought she deserved? A heartfelt high school romance about love, healing, and finding the courage to let someone in.

Adrian believed distance could bury the past. Ever since he was a little boy, Kai had only one dream-to marry his father's best friend. Everyone thought it was an innocent childhood obsession. Kai never did. Neither of them knew that the hardest part of their story... ...was still waiting for them.

She answered a call that hadn't happened yet. Now something is watching her. Controlling her. Testing her. Hanna Buckley saves lives for a living. But when a mysterious system starts predicting emergencies-and deciding outcomes-she's forced into impossible choices. And the moment she fights back? It fights harder. With Caleb Diaz by her side, Hanna has to figure out what the system really wants- before it decides who lives... and who doesn't.

**Inferno and Ice** Elena Carter's move to the city was supposed to be a fresh start, but everything changes when she meets Liam Drake-a cold, domineering figure with a dangerous past. Liam's possessiveness and fierce protection of Elena are as terrifying as they are compelling, and she finds herself caught in a web of fear and fascination. One night, after narrowly escaping a dangerous situation, Liam corners her in a dark hallway, his anger palpable. "What the hell were you thinking, Elena?" Liam's voice is low and sharp. "Do you have any idea how reckless that was?" Elena glares at him, defiant. "I didn't ask for your help, Liam. I can handle myself." Liam steps closer, his eyes narrowing. "Clearly, you can't. I'm not going to keep saving you if you keep running into trouble." "That's enough," Luke interrupts, trying to calm the tension. "You can't talk to her like that." Liam shrugs Luke off, still fixated on Elena. "Stay out of this, Luke. She needs to learn-" "Learn what?" Elena snaps. "To be scared of you?" As their clashes intensify, Elena's hatred for Liam slowly morphs into something far more dangerous. Torn between Liam's fierce protection and Luke's softer touch, Elena must decide if she'll follow her fear or her heart. "Inferno and Ice" is a slow-burn, dark romance where love and hate dance on the edge of danger. Will Elena risk it all for Liam, or will she walk away before she gets burned?

"The moon changes, but my love for you never will. I swear not by the moon-I love you until the end." Elias "Eli" Beaumont never wanted to transfer to Ravenswood Academy, but old money and old secrets have a way of pulling him back. When he reunites with his childhood friend, Theodore "Theo" Devereaux, their past connection reignites-but so do the whispers of a mystery long buried. A missing student. A family legacy drenched in secrets. A love that was never meant to survive the truth. At Ravenswood, loyalty is dangerous, and trust can be deadly. How far will Eli go to uncover the past? And how much is Theo willing to risk to keep him in the dark?

*✧Kai has a reputation at school. Tall. Athletic. Quiet. People call him a bully, even though most of the time he's just too shy to explain himself. Yukio, the calm and intelligent class president, seems to be the only person not afraid of him. In fact... Yukio might be watching him a little too closely. What starts as awkward encounters and teasing arguments slowly turns into something strange - a secret relationship neither of them wants to label. Kai insists they're just frenemies. Yukio doesn't argue. But whenever someone gets too close to Kai, Yukio's calm expression darkens... just a little. Because if Kai belongs anywhere- It's next to him.*✧

In a world where magic is a thing only the 100 'Creators' of the galaxy and royalty has, Elias, a man with unusual abilities, constantly lives on the run from both the Royals, and from his abusive mother. But, when his mother finds him yet again, and he has a near death experience with a couple cult members, he decides that he's had enough, and joins a crew on course to Greece. The only thing is, he's the captain of said ship. With a Mysterious Savior, a missing friend, and a friendly crew, can Elias leave his past behind, and finally live in the present now that he has a future to look forward to? A book of romance, fantasy, and adventure, with a man in the center of it, just wanting to live a normal life.

"Not everything true can be proven. Some things you just have to trust." ──── Eveline Veraliss can solve any equation, except the one behind her father's scandal. Now Oliver Haven is back, the boy she left without a word. And Silas Corwell, a new exchange student, knows more than he should. Someone's feeding it all to The Midnight Bulletin, and they're not gossiping. They're hunting. Can she find the truth before it ruins her?

Noel is just a poor man, he combines studying and working. To help his family. He is a smart and hardworking student. Sa school nya unang nakilala si Adrian. Adrian was the one who protected Noel from Kai's bullying. As time went on, Adrian gradually fell in love with Noel and in the end Noel and Adrian were happy with each other.

Two years ago, Lena's brother vanished without a trace-leaving behind nothing but an empty campsite and a journal filled with impossible glyphs. Everyone told her to move on. The police closed the case. Her parents shut down. But Lena can't let go. The symbols burn in her dreams, whispering secrets she can't escape. Then, one night, scratching comes at her tenth-floor window. And with it, a stranger. Ash is dangerous, otherworldly, and bound to her by a Mark she doesn't understand. He claims the glyphs are keys, that her brother opened a gate between worlds-and that something monstrous followed him back. Now creatures made of shadow are hunting her. Micah may still be alive. And Lena carries a power that could save or destroy them all. But to find the truth, she'll have to decide if Ash is her protector... or the greatest threat of all.