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  • 4-0-1 by JTRubrix
    JTRubrix
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    John never recovered from losing Rachelle. While she built a new life in Toronto, he stayed behind in Windsor - drifting through factory shifts, cheap drinks, and memories he could never let go. Then Rachelle disappears. When John drives the 401 to check on her apartment himself, he finds a starving cat, strange clues, and the growing feeling that something is deeply wrong. With help from Rachelle's friend Emma, he begins searching Toronto for answers, uncovering fragments of a life he never truly understood. But the deeper they dig, the more dangerous the search becomes. Some people disappear on purpose. Others are taken. And sometimes the highway between two cities hides secrets no one wants to face.
  • Until Tomorrow Comes by RomanPorubsky
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    Peter runs a bookshop where the days repeat and the solitude never asks anything of him. He opens early. He sorts shelves. He goes home alone. He likes it fine. Then Sara walks back in after years away, her five-year-old daughter Mia trailing behind her with a stuffed fox and too many questions. They knew each other once. Teenagers circling the same store without ever quite colliding. Now she's tired, fierce, and carrying more than she'll admit. Mia claims a reading rug. Sara starts staying longer. And Peter realizes the emptiness he'd grown used to was never comfortable at all. But Sara fought hard to stand on her own. And the closer Peter gets, the more she fears losing the ground she built beneath her feet. Until Tomorrow Comes is a quiet, character-driven story about love that arrives gently and leaves a mark. About the difference between being alone and being lonely. About what it costs to let someone in and what it costs not to.
  • American Dreams We Carried by richstories
    richstories
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    📅 New chapters every Friday ✍️ Written in simple, easy English so more people can feel the story. This is not just a story. It is a life many people carry quietly They thought coming here would change everything. They didn't know what it would take. They didn't come to New York chasing dreams. They came carrying them. A quiet house in Queens-New York, shared spaces, and rules no one explains. Strangers become family. Silence says more than words. Each woman is building something: a future, a way out, a version of herself she hasn't reached yet. The house has its own rhythm. Its own way of holding people together. No one talks about it. But everyone feels it. Between long workdays, late-night thoughts, and messages from home, they begin to understand what it really means to stay... to endure... and to keep going. Because some dreams don't change your life. They ask you to survive it.
  • You Alone  by shadiiaaa
    shadiiaaa
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    Samiya Sterling wasn't looking for anything outside of school, family, and keeping her life in order. Simple. Predictable. Safe. -- "You always suh tense?" Najeeri asked, his voice cutting through the thick atmosphere. "I don't think I am at all." I retorted before I had the chance to think about my response. -- But after meeting Najeeri, she begins to learn that life, cannot be predicted.
  • The Life Road by GladiusTrinity
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    Eight years ago, Shane Standingbear left the rez on a one-way road and swore he'd never come back. Now his mother is sick, his father is exactly the man he ran from, and three brothers are waiting in a house that learned to get by without him. Shane's coming home - to be the one thing that house never had. A quiet story about family, the weight you inherit, and the long road back to the people who know your name.
  • WHEN OUR PATHS CROSSED by danielmicah14
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    Two strangers. One ordinary bus journey. A lifetime changed forever. Daniel Micah is a Mathematical Sciences student whose life is guided by logic, ambition, and carefully planned goals. Mercy is a young woman pursuing her dream of building a future through catering, believing that kindness and hard work can open any door. They never expected their paths to cross on a bus leaving Lilongwe. What begins as a chance encounter slowly grows into late-night phone calls, endless WhatsApp conversations, shared dreams, heartbreaking misunderstandings, and a love tested by distance, sacrifice, and unexpected challenges. But life doesn't always follow the plans we make. As their relationship deepens, Daniel and Mercy must face choices that will shape not only their future but the lives of the family they never imagined building together. When Our Paths Crossed is a slow-burn contemporary romance and family drama told through multiple first-person points of view. Set in Malawi, it explores love, faith, friendship, university life, family, forgiveness, and the beautiful unpredictability of life. Sometimes the greatest journeys begin with a single empty seat.
  • Sunday adventures of a grown-up man by aloiscohen
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    A mature man navigating loneliness, friendship, and the quiet absurdity of ordinary Sundays. Because adulthood turns out to be less dramatic than expected. Or does it?
  • Crash Course in Dating by JustOzi
    JustOzi
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    Mandy has always had it all - a thriving career, loyal friends, and the kind of Abuja lifestyle many dream of. But when it comes to love, her story has been nothing short of tragic. From high school heartbreaks to failed adult relationships, every chapter of her romantic life feels like a cruel lesson she never signed up for. Then comes Leo. Charming yet grounded, he's nothing like the men who left her broken. Their worlds collide in the most unexpected way, and suddenly Mandy is faced with the one thing she's been running from: the possibility of real love. But love in Nigeria isn't always simple. Between family expectations, societal pressures, and the ghosts of her past, Mandy must decide if she's ready to risk it all for the man who might finally rewrite her story. 💔 Will Leo be her happy ending, or just another crash course in heartbreak?
  • CASS & REN by StoryWiithBenefits
    StoryWiithBenefits
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    A girl who has been "the strong one" for so long, for her family, her friends, everyone, that she genuinely doesn't know how to fall apart. She meets a guy who is, by all appearances, an absolute mess. Somehow, watching him exist so unbothered by his own chaos starts to unravel something in her that she didn't know was wound so tight.
  • Rising Troubles by Iberis_04
    Iberis_04
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    In the heart of a Nigerian community, young Aye watches as the rising floodwaters swallow homes, dreams, and peace. What begins as school closures and postponed exams quickly spirals into a chaotic world of canoe businesses, family dramas, unexpected tenants, and bitter fights among neighbors. As the waters climb higher, so do the troubles. Aye and her mother must navigate fear, laughter, survival, and heartbreak while their once close street tears itself apart. From "Miracle Light" moments to painful boundaries, Rising Troubles is a raw, heartfelt coming-of-age story about resilience, community, and how disaster can both break and reveal the true nature of people. When the flood comes, nothing remains the same!
  • Between the words  by lillyfyii
    lillyfyii
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    English isn't my first language, you can read the same story in German on my profile🙌 Felix is a student speaker - popular, reliable, always on the road with a smile. But a single word is enough to bring his facade to collapse and evoke long-repressed memories. As he tries to keep his everyday life together, the pressure in his chest grows day by day. How do you talk about something you could never talk about? And what happens if it seems too late at some point? A short story on the subject: a conversation that has never been held. Tw⚠️: mental health I hope you like the story🫶
  • The Space Between Us. by Pageaurora
    Pageaurora
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    It started with late-night talks, shared laughs, and the kind of connection that feels rare. But somewhere between overthinking, unsent messages, and pretending everything was fine... things changed. Now they're close, but not really. Talking, but not saying what matters. Caring, but acting like they don't. The Space Between Us is a teen romance about mixed signals, emotional distance, and the fear of being the one who feels more. It's about the moments you replay in your head, the texts you never send, and the space that grows when pride is louder than honesty. Because sometimes the hardest part isn't falling in love- it's figuring out how to stay.
  • The Space Between Us by LeavingVoid
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    Two rooms. A corridor. A house shared by two strangers who don't seek each other, but watch each other in silence. He is distance. She is curiosity. And sometimes, indifference makes more noise than words.
  • Just Normal Days by WoodyInk
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    A diary of a final-year university student trying to understand life, expectations, and herself-one ordinary day at a time. Some days are funny, some are overwhelming, and some feel like nothing is happening at all. But maybe even normal days can mean something.
  • The family curse by _clairesire_
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    A brave girl trying to escape a home full of fear and control A real and emotional story A strong story about fighting to survive and find herself For readers who like honest and powerful stories A story you won't forget after reading (English isn't my first Languge, sorry if I'm making mistakes)
  • One Decade Older by AyaBethly
    AyaBethly
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    "Being with you is as natural as breathing, it happens effortlessly, and it's the easiest thing I've ever done." One Decade Older finds Daya returning to her coastal hometown for a wedding, where the past resurfaces with a vengeance. Ten years have passed, and Daya, now accompanied by a new boyfriend, must face Jay, her first love, and Banks, the one who always held a piece of her heart. As the wedding of her best friends Michy and Brian unfolds at a picturesque villa, old flames reignite, and Daya is caught in the middle between her present and her past. Daya must navigate the treacherous waters of love and make a choice that will define her future. This final chapter in the trilogy is a journey of heartache, growth, and the enduring power of first loves. Book 3 in the One Week Older Series
  • Hello World! Today... by youreallyneedajob
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    Sooo, hello. First time writing... I will use Google Translate & other Translator :D Because my English sucks! So, this will be a diary. It's not real! I will use my brain for this!... wait a sec! I don't have one! Silly me, I forgot that! So like I said, I will use Google Translate or something else. And the story takes place in Switzerland! ⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ Emotional and sensitive themes ahead. Not every chapter is light. And these emotional and sensitive topics will unfold SLOWLY. They need TIME to develop! So... let's start snooping in Ivy's diary! I really hope she won't be mad... oh well! You're going down with me :D
  • A world 🌍 in which there is darkness  by ShireenHarb
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    "We once had a life filled with happiness, but it turned into a life filled with darkness."
  • All the Pretty Things by lnwhite12
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    TW!! - Trauma & Mental Health Issues, please be aware!! Everyone knows Kat Minxx. The platinum records. The sold-out tours. The magazine covers. The scandals. To the world, Katherine Nichols is America's golden girl-a trashy pop princess with a million-dollar smile and a life most people would kill for. But behind the flashing cameras and screaming fans is a young woman being swallowed whole by fame. Oversexualized by the industry that made her, controlled by the people who profit from her, and drowning in drugs, money, and loneliness, Kat is slowly becoming a stranger to herself. Then, on a cold March morning in 2007, a woman is found standing alone in the ocean. This is not a love story. This is the rise, fall, and survival of a girl the world turned into an icon before she ever had the chance to become herself.
  • I KNEW YOU by themissingstring11
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    She's never met someone who can argue back the way he does. He's never met someone who actually means it when she does. Two people who talk too much, on a campus that's too small to keep avoiding each other. A slow burn about almost - and what almost can turn into.