MERCHANT ADVENTURER
  • Reads 953
  • Votes 121
  • Parts 83
  • Time 3h 36m
  • Reads 953
  • Votes 121
  • Parts 83
  • Time 3h 36m
Complete, First published Apr 16, 2021
A young teen is framed for a crime he didn't commit.  While he is locked up, he gains a fortune angel who helps him in exchange for money. Afterwards, he quits his job as an indentured servant and roams the world as a merchant adventurer.

Trained by a mercenary giant in the art of combat, and how to court young ladies by a dwarven bard, he finds out the truth behind his prior life's death.  His lifelong friendship with a beggar he picks up, gets them into a volley of adventures, from abduction, to war, to espionage--he'll do it all. He'll grow up to be a fine man with an affinity to continuously bump into gods and deities.

Not a harem or taking revenge story.
1v1 relationship
BxG
Story follows the growth of MC from teen years to adult life.

This is an original story.  Chapters are short.  Hoping to update daily, but most likely updating 3x a week.  Please kindly inform me of spelling and grammar mistakes.  :). 

Thank you for the support.

The cover image is of Casper/Caspian.  The image is AI (Dall-E) generated.
All Rights Reserved
Table of contents
Sign up to add MERCHANT ADVENTURER to your library and receive updates
or
#15cunningmc
Content Guidelines
You may also like
Blind Instincts by _Serza
28 parts Complete
*COMPLETED* My head bowed in a heavy mannor, not in respect, but in trepidation. I discern his unwavering gaze over my ill silhouette. "Look at me." I opened my eyes, though it made no difference. Black is still black, all I am left with are my four senses. He will kill me if I don't look. He will kill me if I do. He will look into my sightless eyes and see my futile existence isn't worth living. He will kill me, and he will be doing the pack a justice by it. He growls a low, throaty snarl to warn me about disobeying an alpha. There will be consequences, we both know that. His lingering growls let me know he is not going to allow me to contravene his word. I steadily inch my head upwards, visibly shaking everywhere else. Maybe he won't notice my depthless eyes from across the gazebo. My life depends on it. "You're blind." ~ Monet was born into a particularly prestigious area of her wolf pack, to parents of extremely high standards. Her legacy is to become the packs next healer, but when she was born completely devoid of melanin, all her mated parents saw was a disappointment. Being born an albino wolf pup meant a lot for Monet, but it mostly meant her condition had taken her eyesight along with it. What happens when Monet meets the Alpha of a neighboring pack? Will he accept her for what she is? ~CONTENT WARNING~ This book contains depictions of physical abuse, foul language, and upsetting scenary. This book is in no way, shape, or form glorifying domestic abuse of a parent or partner. This book is intended for individuals who feel at odds with their self due to their uniqueness. It is meant to shine light on those who differ from the majority; conquering, and overcoming those who lessen them for what makes them special. ~ Word count at completion date: 33,915 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
The Jack of Souls  (Multi-award winner!) by StephenMerlino
66 parts Complete
************************************************************************************** An outcast rogue must break a curse put on his fate, or die on his nineteenth birthday. To survive, he'll need the sword of a maiden, the aid of an immortal, and the power of forbidden magic that could cost him the only girl he ever loved. ************************************************************************************ *** THE JACK OF SOULS won a Silver IPPY this year! *** THE JACK OF SOULS won 1st place in the PNWA Competition in Fantasy! * *** THE JACK OF SOULS won 1st place in the Southwest Writers competition! * *** A "Featured Book" on Wattpad! * *** Now a "Staff Pick" on Kickstarter! * *** Available on Amazon in paper, hardback, and ebook ! * *** My contract with Kindle Select won't allow me to post more than 3 chapters here, but... *** Sign up for my newsletter on stephenmerlino.com for alerts when it's free on Amazon! * MY INSPIRATION I wrote this out of pure love of trickster rogues; I love the wit over brawn motif -- Odysseus over Achilles, Raven over Eagle -- so I like to play with it in my stories. In JOS I set the rogue and con-artist Harric against a foil of warriors in a land threatened by magic and civil war. Whenever possible I turn familiar tropes on their heads: instead of a handsome young Lancelot, I cast a broken-down ex-champion addicted to pain-killing herbs; instead of a dashing Squire Brian, the old knight reluctantly takes an ambitious young woman as squire. Similarly, I re-imagine the standard medieval milieu by infusing aspects of two of my favorite historical periods, Elizabethan England, and The American Frontier. Both eras boast a kind of nationalistic arrogance that borders on hubris, and a magnificent spirit of resourcefulness and re-invention that is fun to play with. SERIES The Jack of Souls is first in a series. I am posting parts of the sequel here now (The Knave of Souls), to help me refine the story.
SEDUCTION BY DEATH |English Version| by YaninaMoi
9 parts Ongoing Mature
Death has been following me since the day I was born. You are losing loved ones. You're losing friends. It's scary when you start to lose yourself. Loneliness has never been easy for me. No matter how many people surround me, I am alone. One on one with your fears, experiences and breakdowns in life, when everything goes awry. I never thought that I would be able to find a sense of belonging again, until he did. A handsome devil in a suit from Brioni. Now all his attention is directed at me, he gets under my skin and I happily accept his sweet torture. It's hard to resist the inevitable, especially when you share one heart. He stole my heart, and in return I took his. Attention! The text is intended for persons over 18+. The text contains scenes of an open sexual nature, obscene language, murder, violence, death. Before you start reading, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the introductory fragment and read the annotation. We strongly do not recommend following the plot and bringing any scenes of violence to life. All characters and stories are completely fictional and have nothing in common with the real world. If, however, this message did not make you stop and close this book, then welcome to the dark side. "Can you be my good girl...?" Tropes: 🖤 Dark romance 🖤 Mafia 🖤 Stalking 🖤 Obsessed MMC x morally grey 🖤 Strong FMC 🖤 Rivals 🖤 Dark secrets Kink 🖤 Knife play 🖤 Breath play 🖤 "good girl" x lots of praise 🖤 A lot of spicy 🥵🔥
Taken Captive by reyatutt
86 parts Complete Mature
I wrote this when I was 16 give me a break. TAKEN SERIES: BOOK ONE TW: kidnapping, manipulation, toxic/abusive relationship, violence, death, grief, self-harm, suicidal thoughts/attempts, sexual assault, non-consensual sexual content, alcoholism, stockholm syndrome, switching partners, etc. Do not read this story if you get triggered easily. If you decide to continue, that's your own choice. This story will portray a BDSM relationship, NOT counting the toxicity and genuine abuse that goes on throughout it. Do not comment anything unnecessarily judgmental, especially if you don't know what you're talking about. Thank you, enjoy. - - - - - "Don't ever do something like that again, or I will kill you, understood? "Yes, sir." - - - - - After being continuously hurt, left alone, heart broken and losing the one thing that kept her going, Nia Seymour turns to a new job that will show her how to let loose, live her life and make her happy again. The last thing she expected was to be Taken Captive by someone who would turn her life into chaos, make her addicted to the pain and hold her heart in his hands, breaking it and putting it back together over and over again until she's had enough. • • • The second he lays his eyes on her, Callum Rivera's world is turned upside down and he's made his mind up. She's his. He feeds off of the tears she cries, loves the pain all over her face when he hurts her over and over again, whether it's purposefully or not. As time passes and feelings evolve, soon enough the tears falling out of her eyes no longer give him pleasure, only pain and all he wants is for her to be happy, as long as she's with him. • • • The universe is sending challenge after challenge to these two individuals who want nothing but each other. Will they get past these secrets, lies, toxicity and pain? Or will one of them give up? - - - - -
《 Head over Tusks! 》- Male Piglin Brute X Male Reader by Housamoboi
52 parts Complete Mature
It all happened one day. You opened your eyes to a blue sky and green grass as far as the eye could see, animals here and there walking about. It was all so peaceful, the sun and wind against your skin, coercing you to get out there and explore, mine that tree, build a pickaxe, kill those mobs. You were taken in by a village and raised there before everything was taken away from you. You learned a valuable lesson that night: that this world can be cruel. But... even then, it's your world. You grow because of what you endure, you build your muscle by tearing it. You can do whatever you want. You can choose to be cruel or not. You decided what you wanted to be when you spared that PIGLIN BRUTE, a hostile creature that was unable of comprehending emotions, a creature that only knew cruelty, A MERE NPC. Little did you know, because you spared that piglin, your life would never be the same again. This is your world, and you changed it, you will leave your impact. You are in control, and you will keep fighting through dirt, sand, and snow; through the deepest oceans and the hottest pits of lava; and across the Overworld and Nether. You will SURVIVE. Welcome to Minecraft. ... Play some of Minecraft's OST and begin reading :) (Feedback is greatly appreciated. Read at a steady pace and enjoy. The art on the cover was made by @Scraffy on Twitter all credit goes to them) Trigger Warnings ⚠️ - gore here and there... - sexual topics - slavery - child abuse - Suggestive language and cussing
You may also like
Slide 1 of 9
Against The Bonds [Book 2] cover
Blind Instincts cover
The Jack of Souls  (Multi-award winner!) cover
Butterflies(femxstud) cover
Live, Die, Repeat cover
SEDUCTION BY DEATH |English Version| cover
Taken Captive cover
The Beauty & The Gangster cover
《 Head over Tusks! 》- Male Piglin Brute X Male Reader cover

Against The Bonds [Book 2]

32 parts Complete Mature

Jay looked toward me and said " okay I will meet up with you. Bye Dillon." He said quickly and kissed on my cheek and ran toward ground. I touch my cheek and smiled " Who do you love now?? Jay or Maynard?" Xavier asked in a husky voice. I turned and looked at him as I gave him a bright smile " Isn't my answer obvious??" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dillon an Omega, totally abused for whole 10 years. Just wants someone to love him, give him the warmth that no one ever have gave him neither his family, neither his brothers nor his mates. Jay an Alpha, a total fuckboy who just wants power as his father have taught him. He and the pack warrior Ryan is mates of Dillon. Maynard a demon but he himself have no idea who he is. Have a loving family that always he have wanted. He loves Dillon way too much. Will love win or matebond???? Stay tune to know who Dillon chooses. It's their rebirth and how they meet as they go through many difficulties and to know what are those, please read this book to find out. It's the second book which have the characters from previous book also but they are just for side role. The main characters are new here. Hope you enjoy it.😊😊😊 //** This book and idea is totally mine. Except for the pictures that I got from internet while searching for "hot animated men"😆😆**//