Self-discovery Stories

A genetically unique but emotionally lost teenager must figure out who she is within her mixed-up, warring world of Shifters and Wolfstalkers. ***** It wasn't Maddie's choice to be born a half-breed, half Shifter, half Wolfstalker -- a hunter of Shifters -- and it wasn't her choice to keep her identity a secret. But after trying to attend high school like any normal sixteen-year-old, things quickly spiral south when her Stalker uncle finds out about her and catapults her out of anonymity and into the awareness--or possibly the crosshairs--of The Order of the Wolfstalker. Maddie must think fast and figure out a way to keep herself and her family safe, or risk losing everything. Including her life. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

Blake Callahan ruined me without even trying. Now I'm going to ruin him too-one threat, one kiss, one perfectly timed prank at a time. He has everything-money, looks, and a last name that opens doors. The golden boy of Seattle: captain of the soccer team, top of the class, with a future already written in Ivy League gold. Me? I'm Ryder Quinn. Dyed hair, piercings, fists bruised from too many fights, and a life with no safety net. Reckless. Broke. No future. Just chaos. We come from opposite worlds-his built on privilege, mine on survival. We're supposed to hate each other. And for a while, we do. But hate turns into tension. Tension turns into something neither of us can control. Because loving him was never part of the plan. Destroying him was.

Somewhere in Benin City, Rahila plans to live an ordinary life, chasing her dreams as a hairstylist and beautician. Marriage and a family seemed far less achievable. That is, until the woman who owns a pastry shop across the street offers her a marriage proposal: To be a wife to her son who is twice divorced and a mother to a rebellious teenager.

✨BOOK 1✨ ☁️When dreams break the seal, a hidden destiny awakens.☁️ Ella's life has always been ordinary - a small town, a loving family, and days spent teaching at the local nursery. But when strange dreams start bleeding into her waking world, she realises there's more to her existence than she ever imagined. Pulled between shadowy realms and forgotten prophecies, Ella must uncover the truth about who she really is - a powerful child caught between the forces of Heaven and Hell. Magic, mystery, and danger lurk just beneath the surface of everyday life. With her guardian angel Kael and the enigmatic Asher by her side, Ella's journey will test her courage, her heart, and the very fabric of reality. If you love slow-burn fantasy-romance, fierce heroines, and worlds where dreams and magic collide, Ash Between Worlds is the adventure you've been waiting for.

When nurse Aisha rushes to save a mysterious stabbing victim, she never expects him to turn her world upside down. Abdulhakeem Malabo, a stubborn aviation officer, wakes with no memory of the attack - but plenty of attitude. Their fiery clashes spark a tension neither can ignore, pulling them into a whirlwind of sharp words, stolen glances, and undeniable chemistry. As their connection deepens, walls begin to fall and feelings grow stronger, but love is never simple. Between clashing wills and unspoken fears, Aisha and Hakeem must decide if what they've found is worth the risk. Passionate, witty, and full of heart, it's a story of two souls who learn that sometimes the person who challenges you the most is the one you can't live without. They were never meant to fall in love... until they did, and couldn't stop."

Life is like a rollercoaster, it has its ups and downs, but it's your choice whether to scream or enjoy the ride... When life's rollercoaster throws you off track, do you scream, or do you hold on tight? For Ira and Rudraksh, the journey is far from smooth: one suffocating under the weight of failure, the other nursing a heart shattered into pieces. Two strangers caught in life's ugliest turns, where every step forward is a fight against invisible battles. This is not a story of being saved by each other, but of learning to live despite the wreckage, of finding the courage to stand when the ground never stops shaking. But if their paths converge-bringing their emotions and differences-will they find solace in each other, or will those very differences pull them apart? ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️ GENRES: General Fiction · Literary Fiction · Contemporary · New Adult ⚠️ Disclaimer: This story is a work of imagination, entirely original and fictional. Any resemblance to other works is purely coincidental. Please do not plagiarize, copy, or translate it without the author's (Jambudweep's) written permission. ⚠️ Ownership: All characters, plot, dialogues, poetry, and storyline belong to me, the author. I do not own any images or songs used; they belong to their respective owners. ⚠️ Content Warning: This story contains emotionally heavy and socially sensitive themes. I experience alexithymia, which means I may not always recognize or describe emotions in the usual way. Because of this, I cannot guarantee advance warnings for every scene. Please read at your own discretion and take care of your wellbeing. Thank you for checking out my work!

A mother raises her daughter alone while the father chases dreams. Promises broken, lullabies whispered, and a child named after love that once burned bright. This is a story of resilience, silent harm, and the lessons of forgiveness.

Encounters.

'That's all it takes. The smallest reminder and in an instant it feels like your stomach has fallen thirty storeys and crashed into the steel roof of a truck. Loss is cruel like that, the days you think you're finally past it are the days it will punish you the most.' ~Beau Taplin, The Punishment

Life is perfectly planned - steady job, good reputation, a fiancé everyone approves of. But the night she locks eyes with a stranger on a rain-slicked city street, her carefully built world begins to crack. He is danger wrapped in calm, a man who sees through her polished façade with unsettling precision. One encounter becomes an unshakable pull, a spark where there shouldn't be one. Because some people step into your life to ruin you. And some to wake you up. Will she choose the life wants...or the life everyone wants for her? When danger feels like desire, how long can she resist?

A heart that has loved, lost, broken, healed - and still hopes. This is a collection of words I once hid inside my chest. Poems about love, ache, longing, healing, and everything in-between. If you feel too deeply, welcome home. 💌

"ꜰʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʀᴜɪɴ ᴍᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴏ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴅɪᴅ"

He was her promise. His brother was her truth. *** Meliora Kylene Rose Mendoza - Menky to her friends, "the poor thing" to Manila's socialites, and "my last hope" to her father - thought post-grad life meant poetry readings, thesis drafts, and quiet mornings with black coffee. But when Mendoza Holdings Inc. - an eco-luxury furniture and interior design export company celebrated for blending Filipino craftsmanship with European minimalism - began to crumble, salvation came wrapped in silk contracts and an engagement ring. Courtesy of the illustrious Dela Cruz family. Rafael Sixto "Raffy" Dela Cruz was everything the tabloids promised: brilliant, disciplined, and emotionally color-coded. The kind of man who probably scheduled his heartbreaks in Excel. Then came Rowan Silveo "Ronie" Dela Cruz - his twin, his opposite, his chaos in human form. The one who smiled like rebellion and loved like a promise he never intended to break. Caught between duty and desire, between the man she's supposed to marry and the man who makes her remember who she is, Menky must choose: to remain the obedient daughter her world demands... or become the woman brave enough to rewrite her own ending. Because in her world, love isn't just complicated - it's contractual. And every signature comes with a heartbeat.

As Aoi arrives in Kyoto, she steps not just into a new city, but into Yuki's aching world. Amid new friendships and unfamiliar streets, Aoi begins to rebuild the fractured pieces of herself. But as her bond with Yuki deepens, she must confront a question that could unravel everything she's rediscovered: is healing found in someone's presence, or in finally becoming herself? In a world where comfort is impermanent and lyrics become lifelines, Aoi writes her way toward a new beginning. But when love is written in music, someone always has to let go, even if the melody still lingers. In a city of quiet spring and unsaid goodbyes, Aoi finds music, memory, and the ache of almost-love. AUTHOR'S NOTE: Inspired by Imase, a voice I've never touched, a name that doesn't know mine. From afar, I listened. And somewhere between the silence and the song, I began to write. He may never see these pages, but he lives in every line. This is my quiet ache, turned into art. COVER ART: AI-generated from my original concept. As a new writer without a publishing partnership, I designed this cover using AI to visually represent my story.

A thrilling, drama-filled romance story that encapsulates what it means to be a teenage girl with main character energy ✨. The story revolves around a 15-year-old girl that is half-wolf and comes from a family struggling with poverty. She faces boy and friend troubles, but when she meets a devious entity, things take an unexpected turn.

Sirius Black is known as "Psycho" to most people in his school, but that's never bother him much. He has his best friends James Potter and Lily Evans, and he doesn't believe he needs anyone more than that. That's until he meets Remus Lupin, who has aged out oofd the schooling system in his boy's home and is transferred to Godric's Creek High School where Sirius and his friends attend. having never felt to magnetized to anyone else before, Sirius finds himself jumping at any chance to get to know the quiet, soft spoken new kid in town. And when that includes helping Remus learn how to read, Sirius finds he learns quite a bit about himself too.

Celestine always knew something about her life was not ordinary. She knew she didn't fit in the world she grew up in, but she never had anything to prove that she was an anomaly. Then the proof she so long wanted arrived in front of her but at a cost. She finds out that she was indeed from another world. A world her mother told her nothing about, a world that she would have never thought to be real if she hadn't opened the portal. As she navigates this strange world and finds out dangerous people are targeting her, she ends up in a very complicated situation. Having to marry The Prince of the land was the last thing on her mind. Now she has to find her father, who might still be alive, search for her mother's killer and also navigate life as the bride of the future king, but falling in love was at the very bottom of her list. With time running out and the dark forces getting closer to their goal, Celestine must choose to either accept love and her true powers or watch it all slip from her fingers. Published: 26/11/2025 Completed: Ongoing

Bernadette Ezeani has college down to a science--or so she tells herself. Between endless coding labs, caffeine streaks, and a roommate who treats their dorm like a hotel, she's perfected the art of surviving without feeling too much. Then comes Elikai Rhodes: calm, brilliant, and far too observant for her own comfort. When he becomes her lab mentor, their connection starts as academic--until late-night debugging sessions turn into conversations she never saw coming. The lines between logic and emotion, discipline and desire, begin to blur. But as the semester unfolds, Bernadette learns that not everything needs to be perfect, published, or proven. Some things don't belong in reports or records. Some truths live quietly, off the record.

In the glow of a screen, I used to be a God. I was a hybrid soldier-mage, an Ultimate Warrior who could slay dragons and save worlds. I was invincible. That was then. Now, I am writing this from my lowest point. The screen is dark, the controller is gone, and the only question playing on a loop in my head is: Why me? I am not a writer. I am just someone trying to figure out where the game of life glitching. Looking back, I realize the cracks didn't start today. They started way back then-in the silence of a classroom, under the judgment of exams. This is a story about the boy who had everything in his head, and the adult who lost it all in reality. This is for me, and for every other "Me" out there.

Ira Oberoy is a quiet girl from Mumbai who hides behind a mask-both in music and in life. Her voice touches hearts, but no one knows the real face behind the melody. Her secrets keep her alone, even in a crowd. Zane Grey is a Canadian actor, model, and the soon-to-be CEO of Grey's Enterprises. His life looks perfect on the outside, but inside, he's chasing the pieces of a past he can't fully remember. When their paths cross again under the glowing skies of Paris, hidden feelings rise, and long-lost memories begin to stir. What starts as a journey of music and fame slowly turns into something much deeper-a path filled with emotion, healing, and truth. This story isn't just about love and second chances-it's a journey of faith, peace, and finding light through Islam.