A Sunset On The Empire
- Reads 50
- Votes 1
- Parts 3
Ongoing23m
Last published Sat, Oct 26, 2019
1942. Shanghai teems with soldiers. Screams echo throughout the city, gunshots. The city, is gone. And so is everyone else.
One girl must stand through it all.
The only one left of the Tarionette family, and the only one who can escape the madmen. The invaders. The killers.
"I see this spark, in you Belle, that no one else has. This spark, sets off the fire for you to live."
Witness the incredible story of a young girl, determined to live, determined to escape, and how she survives World War Two through her cleverness, bravery, and a will to live, live through this war, and live through her life.
Inspired by J.J. Ballard's Empire of the Sun, Katie Reid brings a harrowing and heartbreaking tale of a young girl tangled in war, where, through hardships, trials, and tests of endurance, she will live through it all, keeping her soul ablaze, channeling her pain into strength, and finally finding, her redemption. Painfully detailed, you will find yourself forever changed after reading her story of survival and sadness, and of hope in World War Two.
"I see this spark in you, Belle... This spark, of hope.
And a will, to live."
All Rights Reserved
#51
femmefatale
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
A Soldier's Love
*Tearjerker -- LGBTQ -- Historical / WWI* In Paris, at the end of World War I, also know as the Great War, everyone is a little broken. Some are more broken than others. Marguerite Bartelle, while making a delivery for her family's grocery, happens upon one of the most broken men she's ever seen. He's missing two limbs and is covered in burn-scars; he's full of anger and shies away from her love. But Marguerite sees past the soldier's disfigured exterior; she sees the heart within, and is determined to help him heal it. It starts out as a young girl trying to make a friend, and soon becomes a race against time. The broken soldier is dying, and his only hope is to unburden himself to Marguerite, and heal his shattered heart. Will she heal it in time to save his life? Will the heartfelt efforts of a naive young lady be wasted on this disfigured brute? In an entire world ravaged by war, Marguerite wonders... Can "happily ever after" still exist?Complete
Becoming Scarlett | ✓
❝She's one of those girls you just can't walk away from. One of those girls you will never forget, no matter how hard you might try.❞ BOOK ONE OF THE SCARLETT CHRONICLES | After being kidnapped as a young child, seventeen year old Scarlett Grey is finally returned to her family. She is thrown into her old life and expected to forget her past and move on as the girl she once was. Scarlett wants nothing more than to be a normal teenage girl: make friends, get good grades and blend in. That is, until she's torn between who she once was, who she is expected to be and who she is becoming. As old friends pull her one way, new friends another, and buried secrets threaten everything she has come to believe, will Scarlett get caught up in the torrents of teenage drama? Or will the consequences of her past be too much for her to handle? |Winner of the 2017 Chance Awards| • Inspired by the Grey's Anatomy episode entitled "The Girl With No Name". Please be advised this story contains mature and sensitive themes such as abuse, scenes involving post traumatic stress disorder and severe anxiety, as well as some (okay quite a bit of) explicit language. Cover by yours truly, approved by @Tayxwriter Highest Rank: #61 in Teen Fiction (2018/05/09) Copyright © Ashley MarieComplete
From Dusk Till Dawn
Jospeh Capurso has always dreamt of a fresh start ever since immigrating from Italy to the United Stated when he was a young boy. It's difficult to start anew with a tragic past and hovering regrets. Nevertheless, Joseph continues to adapt the best he can to his different life in America. With his sketch pad and charcoal pencil, The Bronx is his biggest inspiration for becoming an Architecture. If it weren't for his unforgiving father breathing down his neck practically every second, he could move on with his life. But with family to protect and support,his dream of becoming a architecture remains faint. Louise Decker, a bright, inquisitive writer believes she's destined for more than working under the nose of her cold step father. She has big dreams of becoming a war correspondent and journalist just like her biggest role model Peggy Hull. It's hard to follow her dreams when society expects her to follow the stereotypical norms of a housewife. Louise yearns for more out of life rather than staying at home to raise children and watch over the house. Louise wants to share and explore the undiscovered stories in which the world holds so deeply. On the very day Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan, Jospeh and Louise's world collide forming an undeniable bond. Even though both come from different wealth classes. The two who are still so young and innocent are forced to open their eyes to a cruel reality of their devastating world. A world war is no place for two innocent people longing to follow their dreams. Things get even more complicated when they're both forced to go on an unpredictable journey to find hidden treasure to just keep the people they love alive. After all the two would go through thick and thin just to keep their loved ones safe. They'd stick up for each other From Dusk Till Dawn.Complete
Endless Grief |Book 2| ❤(Countryhumans) ❤
If you haven't read Book 1, Stuck in HISTORY. I highly recemend you do so you know the story, and if you already finish the frist book, I welcome you to the second one. Everything is different now, the world is full of sadness. Nothing was the same as last time Courtney came there, ww2 had started not so long ago and history has repeate itself. This time instead of facing the world alone, Courtney have her bestfriend Erick to accompanied her through tough times. I wonder who she will meet again. 😈Complete
Crooked Hearts
A team of enforcers. A gang of criminals. One common enemy. Against all expectations, a young woman enlisted as an enforcer, following in the footsteps of her predecessors in an attempt to prove herself. How far is she willing to go? How much is she willing to lose? And on the other side of the coin is a young man, a former soldier wanting to live a peaceful life, yet he is caught up in the business of the criminal underworld. Will he find a way out? To put the life of violence behind him for good? Leave a vote if you like the chapters. <3 Comment what to improve if possible! 🥇 Best Action scene in Sunset Award (29, 08, 2023) 🥉 Fourth place in Action Sunset Award (16, 09, 2023) 🥈 Second Place in Astania's Hallow Eve Award (02,11,2023) 🥇 First Place in Rose Gold 2023 Award (05,3,2024)Complete
Until The Last Agony (COMPLETED)
Life is like a sun. It can be in sunset. It can be in sunrise. Would you rather be in sunset or sunrise? This is the story of Anna and Yexel who wants to fulfill their own dreams without hurting the feelings of other people. Despite of the condition of Anna and the situation of Yexel, they are both aiming to reach their dreams. But how will they conquer all the agonies that will come in their life? How will they face all the struggles that reality would give? Will they end the game? Or will they continue the story? Can their love with each other lasts until the last agony? WARNING: DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH IN THIS STORY. THIS IS NOT PERFECT. Do not miss any words or phrases! Enjoy Reading!❤ Published on April 06, 2020 All Rights Reserved. Copyright ©️ 2020 by: Miss QueeniieeComplete
Loving My Murderous Mate
FORGIVENESS is the best form of love... it takes a strong person to say SORRY and an even stronger person to FORGIVE... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An angry tear slides down my cheek but I quickly wipe it away. "What'd I say?"He asks innocently. My anger bubbles up. How can he act so innocent?!? He destroyed my life and he acts like it never happened!! I try to calm myself but there's no stopping me now... "You didn't SAY anything!! But what you DID was kill my mom and the rest of my family!!" I growl. He growls back and steps forward,"No one uses that tone with me!Not even the Luna! I am your alpha!!" All fear of him vanishes as it is replaced with hatred. I take a step toward him so that our faces were inches apart. I show my canines and snarl at him. "I have no alpha!!" Once those words left my mouth, I knew what was coming next. Pain. Kayden grabs me by the throat and lifts me a foot off the ground. His claws puncture my skin and my blood trickles down his arm. He glares at me with his glowing, red eyes. He brings his mouth to my ear and whispers, "You do now." ~~~~~~~~ Tara smith lived with her very small pack that bordered the most fierce, bloodthirsty pack call the Blood Moon pack. The night that she mysteriously shifted at 15, the Blood Moon pack viciously slaughtered her whole pack except for her. What happens when the most feared alpha of the Blood Moon pack kidnaps her and she finds out they are mates? Will she learn to forgive? What happens when her mate finds out her dark secret that only her Father knew? Will he reject her? WARNING!!! I HAVEN'T EDITED THEM YET! SO EXPECT MISSPELLS AND PUNCTUATION ERRORS!!! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!GET TO READING!!!!!! Please: Vote Comment FollowComplete
Safe With You
𝙍𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙆𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙤𝙣 For her- life was good, it was fine... until it wasn't. As time moved on, time began to reveal what she thought was real to be fake. Once a hopeless romantic, she's now just hopeless. Despite her unattractive love life, she's never stopped seeing the good in the world... including the quiet and mysterious man that's never looked her way- but what if he's been watching her from afar? Her brother's best friend. Her acquaintance. Her moon to the stars. Their relationship that was never supposed to happen- happens but in a moment of weakness... what will people think of them? 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝘿. 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙮 Always in the shadows away from any and everything. He wants to enjoy his time alone. Not for a single person to disturb his peace, that's all he wants. Successful and content he's happy living life quietly and wants to keep it that way. Blocking out distractions including love. Unintentionally stumbling into a situation, he overhears something he shouldn't have- a moment frozen in time with his best friend's sister... his heart begins to beat faster. He's never stepped out of his way for anyone. Until her. And now- what will he do? Does he come out of the shadows to help or does he fall deeper into the dark? -Book 1 of the All or Nothing Series- #2 hopeless #3 lovergirl #5 troubleinparadise
Purple Hyacinth
Purple hyacinth - Sorrow, I'm sorry please forgive me - Jennie Watts - she was what people called perfect. Perfect grades, perfect family, perfect life but there is a saying never judge a book by its cover. Jennie hid everything behind a mask because her abusive family would kill her if she didn't. No one must know what happens behind the curtains of a perfect family. As she thought her life couldn't get any worse she finds her self with a stalker. A stalker who starts to overstep boundaries. She might be an assassin but she can't help but fear. Even the most perfect people ask for help. Lucas Knight - The golden reacher, the happy one but just like Jennie everything was fake. He was stuck in a life he didn't want. He has to marry a girl he doesn't want and the girl he does, hates his guts. As the leader of the American Mafia he was feared and powerful. He could have anything he wanted except her. Having a dark past with drugs and alcohol what happens when the girl who hates him the most asks for help. Will he make peace with his past or will he drag the mask long enough to kill him. He was sorry about what he did to her, enough to say purple hyacinth. - BOOK TWO IN THE MAFIA FLOWER SERIES - Started - haven't come out yet Finished - ongoingComplete
Regret The Rejection |✔️
NEW EDITION. REVISION IN PROGRESS *amateur writing. Not everyone's cup of tea.* "She turned her pain into power, her visions into victory." "Behind every bad bitch is a sweet girl who got tired of everyone's bullshit." A girl whose past overshadows the present. A boy who loves, but knows not how to show it. A girl who is tired and wants nothing more than freedom. A boy who doesn't want to let go. Family aren't the people you're born to, it's those you're willing to die for, they said. Good thing, Kiara Evergreen isn't willing to die for her family then, not when she's destined to deserve so much better. A tale of love, courage, determination and regret you'll never forget. • • • • • ( Extended description inside... ) __________________________________ Peak Position : WW-1 | PN-1Complete
*Tearjerker -- LGBTQ -- Historical / WWI* In Paris, at the end of World War I, also know as the Great War, everyone is a little broken. Some are more broken than others. Marguerite Bartelle, while making a delivery for her family's grocery, happens upon one of the most broken men she's ever seen. He's missing two limbs and is covered in burn-scars; he's full of anger and shies away from her love. But Marguerite sees past the soldier's disfigured exterior; she sees the heart within, and is determined to help him heal it. It starts out as a young girl trying to make a friend, and soon becomes a race against time. The broken soldier is dying, and his only hope is to unburden himself to Marguerite, and heal his shattered heart. Will she heal it in time to save his life? Will the heartfelt efforts of a naive young lady be wasted on this disfigured brute? In an entire world ravaged by war, Marguerite wonders... Can "happily ever after" still exist?
More detailsContent Guidelines