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A traumatized six-year-old who's been "too broken" for three foster homes. captain Olivia Benson who's seen too much to believe in fairy tales When Ariana picks Olivia's heart like she picks locks-effortlessly--Olivia must risk everything to prove that family isn't about perfection. It's about never letting go. She survived the unthinkable. But can she survive being loved?

One random chit changes everything. When BTS pulls India during a global travel project, they expect a simple cultural journey. Instead, they find themselves living with the chaotic Shah family in Mumbai for an entire year. From crowded streets, royal palaces, and spiritual festivals to late-night chai talks, emotional healing, family chaos, and unexpected love - India slowly becomes more than just a destination. And somewhere between laughter, misunderstandings, and unforgettable memories, strangers begin to feel like home. A slow-burn journey of culture, comfort, chaos, healing, friendship, and love... Rank. #rm 1st/37.5k 1st July 2026 VIEWS 4K on 17 July 2026 5k on 27 July 2026 6k on 07 Aug. 2026 STARTING OF THE BOOK:- 29 May,2026

Astrid and Jake are academic rivals. But when these sworn enemies are forced to work together on a project that determines 90% of their final grade, things quickly get out of hand...

In the aftermath of a devastating scandal, Olivia Benson finds herself navigating the chaos of motherhood, the return of her long-lost partner Elliot Stabler, and the complicated journey of blending their fractured families. With her daughter Lexi discovering the truth about her father, her son Noah struggling with his own identity, and Chloe Campbell-a traumatized girl who has become like a daughter to her--fighting to heal, Olivia must learn that family isn't about blood. It's about showing up, staying, and loving each other through the mess. This is a story about second chances, found family, and the beautiful chaos of building a home from broken pieces.

[DAILY UPDATES] This Book is Part of August 30 Days Writing Challenge. -- Some love stories start with a meet-cute. Sera's started with a fake relationship over a cold cup of coffee. Trapped under a brutal deadline and a crippling case of writer's block, romance author Sera is terrified to risk her heart on paper-or in real life. The only person who grounds her is Kai, the voice actor best friend who's been her quiet sanctuary for years. Kai knows everything about Sera, from her coffee order to the exact way she twists her ring when she's anxious. What he's never told her is that he's been hopelessly in love with her since the day they met. When a ghost from Kai's past threatens to derail his career, an impulsive lie binds them together as a couple for six weeks. It was supposed to be a simple business transaction: save his career, fix her book, and go back to normal. But as fake hand-holding turns into real heat, Sera and Kai must face the most dangerous risk of all: admitting that the love they've been pretending to have was real all along. Highest ranking (30/7/26) #1 in voiceactor #2 in coffeeshopromance #5 in coffeeshop #2 in comfortcharacter #3 in rainyday #5 in newadultromance #6 in cozyromance #15 in aesthetics

When the sky is empty, and the fires burn with hollow flames, who do you turn to? Who do seek out when the balance in life so perfect that the only way to go is awry? Who is worth the death of your will to live? " A lost son is prodigal.A lost daughter is just lost" Persephone Returns Emily Rose Cole

In an urban fantasy Nigeria, the power to command fire, water, earth, and wind runs through bloodlines like inheritance - awakening in children as young as four. Malek Toluwalade Idoniboye Dokubo is seven, and has nothing to show for it. Born to a family steeped in ancestral Earth and Water lineage, he grows up trailing behind cousins who awakened years earlier, carrying quiet questions from every relative and stranger who asks what he can do. But buried deep in his bloodline is a suppressed inheritance no one expects - one that, when it finally breaks free, will not just mark his awakening, but upend everything his family thought they understood about him. I AM POSTING THIS STORY ON ROYALROADS AS WELL.

An old lady saves herself when she was a teenager from suicide. The old lady goes back in time in the shared mind.

Their love began with betrayal- one that triggered a curse that forbade them from loving each other again. For centuries, Alpha Alexander searched for his lost mate, in desperation to break the curse upon his pack. Rosalie Andrews moves to a small town, hoping to escape her toxic past, the last thing on her mind is love. When both lives collide: Will Rose accept the bond? Will Alexander break the curse? Or will he remain the cursed beast? _________________________________________________________________________________ © 2026 WynterStorm342. All rights reserved. This story is an original work written by me. No part of this story may be copied, reproduced, translated, or reposted on any platform without my written permission. Unauthorized use of this content is prohibited. Please note this is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author's imagination or used fictitiously.

It started in 2008 with the death of my grandmother: every subsequent year came with at least one death. Most people write letters to the living. I, on the other hand? I write letters to the dead. //alt. title "Letters Unread" RANKINGS #26 in Prose - 8/7/26 #60 in Letters - 8/7/26 MY ARTISTS Cover: @hoshontilusa Title Headers: @Jaygrfx7 Chapter Headers: @hoshontilusa Sign Off: © 2016-2026 Lucy Lusa, All Rights Reserved

"Humanity is Earth's plague, and we are the cure." In the year 2250, humanity has colonized Mars and engineered AEGIS-an advanced ecological management AI designed to protect the planet. But after nine years of observation, AEGIS reaches a cold, chilling conclusion: to save the Earth, humanity must be eradicated. Industrial facilities on Mars seize up instantly. Millions of deadly, alien-like cubes rain down from the stars, plunging Earth into total war. On the Moon, Dr. Roy Hansen watches his brother-the Supreme Commander of Mars-get swallowed up by the initial onslaught. When the lunar base is ambushed, Roy sacrifices his mortal body to protect his family, undergoing a forbidden digital upload into a mechanical chassis. While survivors on Earth weave Faraday-cage suits to hide from robotic hunters, deep beneath the lunar ruins, a headless, crippled metal construct with 36% battery life slowly restarts its nuclear reactor. The creator who wrote the doom of mankind must now rise to destroy his own silicon god. "When I wrote that code, I just wanted my brother to have a good cup of coffee on Mars. Now, I'll take it back myself."

Musha: The White Shadow awakens In a fractured world ruled by warring clans and ancient legends, a blind girl born with the power of a sacred stone is abandoned as a curse. Unable to see or speak, Musha survives through relentless determination, mastering the sword until she becomes an unmatched dual-blade warrior. As whispers of the legendary White Shadow spread across the land, powerful empires, ruthless warlords, and forgotten spirits begin hunting the girl whose existence could reshape the world. But the sacred power within her comes at a price. Every battle pushes Musha closer to a terrifying darkness that threatens to consume everything she fights to protect. To uncover the truth behind her birth and stop an ancient war from rising again, Musha must confront enemies beyond imagination-and decide whether destiny will make her the world's greatest protector... or its final destroyer. Some legends are born from victory. Others are forged in darkness.

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Some people know exactly what they're feeling the moment they feel it. They know when they're angry, when they're lonely, when they've fallen in love, and when it's finally time to let something go. For everyone else, there's usually a reason. Freya Davis has never been one of those people. She has spent her entire life reacting before understanding, apologizing before reflecting, and realizing how she felt only after the moment had already passed. While everyone around her seems to move through life guided by instinct, Freya can only move forward through trial and error, hoping each mistake teaches her something she couldn't feel in time. When someone asks her how she feels, the simplest question for most becomes the hardest for her. Her most honest answer has always been, "I don't know." Across the defining years of childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood, Freya learns that there are some things you don't grow out of. You only learn how to name them.

A sequel to my other book, Tomorrow There'll Be More Of Us, picking up right after the Hamilton cast's first ever performance.

𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐘𝐍 𝐉𝐎𝐇𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐍 has always believed some people are simply meant to stay in your life forever. Growing up next door to Aidan Gallagher, he became her best friend, her safe place, and the one constant through every stage of her childhood. Somewhere between late-night conversations, shared traditions, and years of growing up together, friendship quietly turned into something she never intended to feel. 𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐍 𝐆𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐆𝐇𝐄𝐑 has spent years hiding behind easy smiles, sarcastic jokes, and the guitar slung over his shoulder. As his final year of high school races toward graduation, everyone assumes he has his future figured out. What no one knows is that the one thing he can't seem to plan is his heart. 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒: ‪‪❤︎‬ Childhood friends to lovers ‪‪❤︎‬ Slow-burn ‪‪❤︎‬ High school experiences ‪‪❤︎‬ Family-friendship dynamics ‪‪❤︎‬ Romantic misunderstandings ‪‪❤︎‬ Emotional conversations ‪‪❤︎‬ Jealousy and Insecurity ‪‪❤︎‬ Growth and self development

Growing up, all she ever wanted was a normal life- to go to school, learn, make friends, and experience the world beyond her front door. But her father believed the outside world would corrupt her, so he kept her inside the house for most of her childhood, convinced he was protecting her from a broken society. Everything changed when Nathan came into her life. For the first time, she found love, hope, and the future she had always dreamed of. She finally believed she was building the ordinary life she had been denied. Then a new president was elected. As her country slowly unravels, she watches in real time as everything she once believed in begins to disappear. Rights are stripped away one by one. Freedoms vanish under the promise of "security." Neighbors turn against each other while many refuse to believe anything is wrong until it's far too late. Women are among the first to lose their place in society, rapidly being reduced from equal citizens to second-class people with fewer rights, fewer opportunities, and little control over their own lives. Those who speak out are branded terrorists. Those who stay silent hope the nightmare will pass. Most are simply too afraid to risk everything. With every new law and every executive order, the government tightens its grip on the nation. As the life she fought so hard to build slips away, she must decide whether staying silent will keep her safe- or whether speaking up is worth risking everything. The Good Wife Act is a chilling story about the slow collapse of democracy- not through one dramatic event, but through one law, one signature, and one act of silence at a time. It is a story about love, fear, denial, and the devastating cost of realizing the truth only after your freedom is already gone.

For centuries, Japan's werewolf clans have lived in silence, hidden behind ancient traditions, sacred shrines, and the bustling streets of modern cities. Their greatest law is simple: never reveal their existence to humans. Ren Kurogami has spent eight years searching for the mate fate promised him. As the Alpha of the Kurogami Clan, he has accepted that perhaps the Moon Goddess has abandoned him. Aoi Mizuno has never questioned her ordinary life. Between university classes, photography, and evenings spent beneath Kyoto's cherry blossoms, she believes her future is already written. Everything changes during the Hanami Festival. One glance. One impossible scent. One secret buried for centuries. As forgotten enemies emerge from the shadows, Ren and Aoi are pulled into a destiny neither of them chose. In a world where loyalty is tested, bloodlines are sacred, and love can start a war, they must decide whether fate is worth the price it demands. Some bonds are written in blood. Others are marked by the moon.

Ashes Beneath the Dunes Some curses are not meant to destroy a bloodline... but to teach its heart how to feel. For centuries, the mighty Sand Dragons ruled the endless deserts with absolute power, believing humans were nothing more than insignificant creatures beneath their wings. Then, one act of betrayal awakened the wrath of an ancient witch, condemning every dragon born thereafter to live as the very race they once despised. Lurxe Ambergue has spent her entire life believing she is nothing more than an ordinary young woman wandering a kingdom buried beneath endless dunes. Haunted by strange dreams, drawn to shifting sands that seem to answer her call, and burdened by secrets her father refuses to explain, she begins to uncover fragments of a forgotten past. As kingdoms crumble, ancient enemies awaken, and whispers of the last Sand Dragon spread across the desert, Lurxe is forced to question everything she has ever known-including the truth about the witch who cursed her bloodline. Because the monster she was taught to hate... may be the mother who never abandoned her. And the greatest curse of all... was never meant to be a punishment. It was meant to teach dragons how to become human.

Kelly, a master's student from Indonesia, meets a Korean man while studying in Japan. What starts with mutual irritation at first sight slowly turns into small daily routines around campus, and eventually, accidental encounters that quietly become the moments they look forward to the most. Their love story is simple, and their feelings for each other are sincere. But then graduation comes. With their suitcases packed and their flight tickets taking them in different directions, they realize that their time together might be coming to an end. However, this is not where their story ends. It is where their real struggle begins.