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Quand l'amour échoue, peut-on tout recommencer ? Découvrez Elias et Harper dans Heart Shot, la nouvelle romance second chance de Lisa Blossom. Cing années se sont écoulées depuis qu'Elias et Harper ont tenté l'impossible : transformer leur amitié en amour. L'échec de leur relation les a menés aux antipodes l'un de l'autre - lui prospère à Los Angeles grâce à son application révolutionnaire, elle poursuit ses rêves de scénariste dans les brumes de Vancouver. Quand le destin les réunit à nouveau, les blessures du passé refont surface. Entre reproches non formulés et sentiments enfouis, ils doivent affronter cette vérité dérangeante : certaines histoires méritent-elles une seconde chance, ou faut-il accepter que l'amour ne suffit pas toujours ? Dans ce spin-off captivant de Heart Campus, Elias Fisher et Harper Smith naviguent entre regrets et espoir, découvrant que grandir signifie parfois revenir sur ses pas pour mieux avancer.

Violet "Vee" Shelby is a freelance reporter trying to make it big, but it seems that Chicago is not yet ready for her frank boldness and early talent. Vee constantly sees the same scene replaying before her eyes: "We'll let you know," "Have you tried the gossip columns?", "A spot has just opened up in our fashion section." What would happen if Violet signed her investigations with a male name? What harm would it do to try? After all, her twin brother Sebastian is too busy chasing his dream in the kitchens of Paris to notice. This is the story of a somewhat unlucky reporter who will prove to the world that she is worthy of her aspirations, even if it means clashing with one of the biggest CEOs in the United States, Duke Orson. Enjoy, get mad, and be moved while reading this chick-lit with a flavor of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night."

People always say flowers bloom when someone notices them. Lilith never believed that. Ignored, unnoticed, and always chosen second, she stopped expecting love a long time ago-until one unexpected message changes everything. But when the person she was waiting for never arrives... someone else appears instead. A story about mistaken identities, quiet conversations, and finding out that maybe being noticed was never the same as being understood. Genre: Romance • Drama • Slow Burn Author's Note: Hi! This is my first story, so thank you for reading. This story follows Lilith, someone who always felt like a forgotten flower. I hope you enjoy her journey. Please be kind and share your thoughts 🎐

Liminal lands- Legacy 1 and 2, final part Genre: short story/Young teen mystery In a city haunted by the past, Legacy Jackson is drawn back to her childhood after receiving a cryptic letter from her missing sister, Jamyra. Memories of their shared laughter and childhood secrets collide with the chilling reality of Jamyra's absence, leaving Legacy desperate for answers. As she searches through the remnants of their old neighborhood and the eerie halls of Lovelace Middle School, Legacy grapples with her fragmented memories. Each familiar sight stirs haunting echoes of what once was, and when she encounters a girl who eerily resembles her sister, Legacy feels a mix of hope and dread. With time slipping away, she must confront the ghosts of her past and unravel the mystery surrounding Jamyra's disappearance before she loses her sanity-or will she succumb to time like others before her? Author's Note This is only the second draft of the final part, parts 1 and 2 are good. I already have a long list of revisions, expansions, and corrections I plan to make in future drafts, but I wanted to release it before the Backrooms movie as a small tribute to liminal horror and the stories that inspired me. I'd also like to dedicate this draft to my students, whose enthusiasm for series like The Backrooms helped inspire me to finally finish and share it. Thanks for reading. - L.B

Zane is a reef dweller with a translucent tail and undercurrents in his hair that luminescence in tune to his emotions. He is happy living in the reef kingdom with his best friends Ben and Alani. Then one night the Coral royal family opens up their palace to the public to celebrate and honor the visiting trench royal family where Zane meets Cassian, the prince heir to the trench kingdom who has been on a royal tour searching for a mate to claim and marry. No mermaid has caught his eyes until he spotted Zane and has claimed him as his betrothed. Zane reluctantly goes to the trench to marry Cassian within a month, not wanting to be the cause of a war between the reef and the trench if he refuses. Zane must learn etiquette and the wedding process while getting used to his protective new fiancé all the while trying not to die while two assassination attempts are on him that opens up a conspiracy.

Bloom Through Briars is a collection of poetry born from surviving what was meant to break me. Within these pages are poems about childhood wounds, grief that lingers long after loss, the weight of depression, and the scars left behind by abuse. They are letters never sent, conversations with ghosts, and confessions written in the quiet hours when sleep won't come. But this is not only a story of pain. It is also a story of healing. Of learning to live with the things you cannot change. Of finding love when your heart has forgotten how to trust. Of discovering that even after the harshest winters, something beautiful can still grow. Like wildflowers pushing through thorns, these poems are proof that survival can become strength, and wounds can become art. For anyone who has ever felt lost, broken, grieving, or alone-these words are for you.

I walked around the city feeling blue. She wasn't there. But the city remembered her. This is a short piece about missing someone, and the strange way places become haunted by the people we love.

Every family has secrets. Mine just happens to have better storytellers. A new African family saga filled with gossip, folklore, family politics, ancestral whispers, and the kind of relatives who make you question everything you thought you knew. Sometimes the only way to survive your family is to sit back, listen, and remember.

Something is wrong with reality. They call it the SIGNAL. It interrupts thoughts, rewrites time, swaps bodies, and breaks the rules of the world without warning. No one knows where it comes from - or why it chooses certain people. This is not a story. It is a collection of 30 writing challenges inspired by these anomalies. Each chapter presents a strange situation, and you turn it into your own story. But there is one rule: Every story must include: SIGNAL ACTIVE No winners. No limits. Just writers exploring broken realities... one prompt at a time. And if you start noticing the Signal outside of these pages... it's probably nothing.

Until Summer Ends A Coming-of-Age Mystery Genre: Mystery • Adventure • Survival • Coming of Age • 2000s Nostalgia Setting: Summer, 2003

She doesn't fall in love. She doesn't let people in. She doesn't kneel. Matilda Evans has spent her whole life in control - of her art, her space, and the carefully locked rooms inside her. When Noah Albert walks into her world with his money, his patience, and his willingness to follow every rule she sets, she tells herself it's simple. Clean. On her terms. But Noah is not what she expected. And Matilda is not as untouchable as she thought. She makes the rules. He follows them. Neither of them planned on feelings. A story about power, patience, and the terrifying possibility of letting someone see the parts of you that were made in the dark. Becoming Matilda is a slow-burn dark romance - for readers who like their love stories complicated, their heroines in control, and their endings earned. By Artemis Light.

Six players. One isolated castle. One prize worth everything. What begins as a prestigious competition soon turns into something far more dangerous when secrets start unraveling, alliances break, and betrayal hides behind every smile. As the game grows darker, the players realize one terrifying truth: they were never invited there to win. In a place where everyone is hiding something, survival is no longer a choice.

Poesis Awards is a poetry celebration created to honor talented poets and their words. Through various categories, poets can showcase their creativity, connect with readers, and earn recognition for their art. Every verse has a voice, and every voice deserves to be heard. ✨🌹📖

In No Returns, death is only the beginning. This collection of horror stories follows ordinary people thrown into extraordinary nightmares. Where monsters hunt, bodies break, and humanity twists into something unrecognizable. Each chapter is its own descent into fear, gore, and the supernatural. No one walks away unchanged. Most don't walk away at all.

This story revolves around a girl "Isabelle Collins",who fell for her next door neighbour -" Parker Gellar" whom she met at her new place in Albury when her family moved from Melbourne. Years rolled by...And her feelings for him became strong but she couldn't muster up the courage to express her feelings. But here comes the doomsday when it accidentally slipped from her mouth... °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Read the story further to know how they fell for each other & what broke Isabelle's pure heart... °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Were they meant to be together ? Was it True love ? or just a random teenage attraction?

Micheal Jackson. The man that belonged to the spotlight. Olivia Ballard. The woman who knew nothing other than life outside of it. Where the Noise Ends follows the quiet relationship that develops behind the spotlight, where fame fades, walls come down, and two people discover what it means to truly be seen.

Farha arrives expecting to become Fahad's wife. Instead, she learns that her fiancé has married her stepsister, and she has been given to another man in his place. As she struggles with betrayal and grief, she discovers that sometimes the wrong marriage can lead to the right person.

Zaria thought she had left the past behind. After years of heartbreak, sacrifice, and difficult choices, she has built a life centered around survival rather than healing. Determined to move forward, she convinces herself that some chapters are better left closed and some people are better left forgotten. But the past has a way of finding its way back. When old wounds reopen and buried truths begin to surface, Zaria is forced to confront the memories she has spent years trying to escape. Alongside the unwavering support of her best friend, Caroline, she must navigate a path filled with regret, unanswered questions, and emotions she thought had long faded away. As familiar faces return and painful secrets come to light, Zaria discovers that healing isn't as simple as walking away. Sometimes the hardest battles are fought within, and sometimes the echoes of yesterday can shape the person you're meant to become tomorrow. A powerful story of love, loss, friendship, forgiveness, and self-discovery, After the Echoes explores what happens when the past refuses to stay buried-and whether it's possible to find yourself after everything falls apart.

The Quill Games Season 2 is an anonymous, stage-based writing competition hosted on WhatsApp. Writers don't just submit once, they move through a series of rounds, prompts, and eliminations that test their creativity, consistency, and storytelling ability until one writer is crowned Quill Master. Every entry is judged anonymously and purely on writing, with no names or bias involved. This book serves as the official hub for everything Season 2. Registrations, stage updates, contestant information, and competition announcements.