Bookstore Stories

Andrew a boy who hides behind his masculine persona by day and dresses up by night at one of the most famous queer bars in New York. Then there's Xavier, a fun a lively guy who enjoys reading and his coworkers at his book store he just began to own. A story of 2 close book store coworkers turn after an interesting night when Xavier sees Andrew dresses in drag. The question is, will it turn for the best?

𝐇𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬-𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞. 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭, 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞. 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡... 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐦... 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥.

When Chu tantan was 13 years old, she had an accident and hit her head. She was in a coma for 2 months and during those time tantan had a dream. In her dream, she found out that her cousin Chu Chenyu was the male protaganist of a high school romance novel, and she was the stupid cousin who would always follow him and get in the way between the female lead Li feifei and him. Because she thinks that feifei dose not deserve her cousin, who is the heir of the Chu Enterprise. At the end she was kick out from the Chu family and died of starvation. After she woke up she swears to never disturbed the main leads, just study hard, passed the gaokao exam with flying colors and go to a good university and lead a happy life. But fate has other plans for tantan. Original work

au fiction // he works at a book store and she hates to read

'Okay, okay. I did something dumb, Teresa.' 'I-' 'Before you say it's a daily occurrence, it involved books.' -- Thomas Murphy wasn't a romantic, per se. Love was a complicated thing, you see, and especially when it came to soulmates. He didn't necessarily need to find his soulmate, but when finding them was practically a promise of fairytale-like love, he'd preferred to look for them. Of course, this wasn't to say he was going to go out of his way to find them. Of course not. Newt Isaacs wanted the fairytale ending more so. He wished of finding his soulmate, being able to wake up beside them, kiss them, love them. He hadn't been able to find his missing half for over 3 years, but, well, when he leaves an anonymous note in a book, maybe it'd all change for the better.

Aaliyah Willson is a girl from Seattle. She loves books and coffee, she is sweet and caring. Her whole life was great, she had an amazing loving family. Until a year ago when she was 18 an incident happened. Both of her parents started drinking day & night. Her dad abused her and blamed her. Her mother did nothing to stop that. It was a struggle until she met Denzel Knight. He was emotionless, he glared at her too much, he made her feel like he hated her, but he was just hurt from the past relationship. But he let's her in quickly. Why's that? What happens to her dad? She will find out stuff she didn't know about her family and how evil they were. She will find out why they were so mad about the incident. And Denzel saved her.. What will happen next?

❝ enjoy the book ❞ 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝.

retraction /rɪˈtrakʃ(ə)n/ a withdrawal of a statement, accusation, or undertaking. . "𝖸𝗈𝗎 𝗆𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗂𝗍, 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝘔𝘳 𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤." . - 𝖠 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗒, 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖱𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗈𝗎 𝖧𝖺𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗇𝗂 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇𝗌 𝗈𝗇 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗍𝗈 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗈𝗇𝖾. - 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘂 𝘅 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗰 𝖳𝗈𝗄𝗒𝗈 𝖱𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖻𝗒 𝖪𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝖺𝗄𝗎𝗂.

*read under your own discretion* Chancellor isn't just your average girl. She's sarcastic, witty, and doesn't let people step over her. But there's more to that. Inside, Chancellor is broken, lost, and wary about life. After having a depressing past, she doesn't know what she exactly wants. But that all changes, especially when you throw in four other people in a book store. You're bound to have chaos. And it brought meaning to her life. From broken to fixed. From being friendless to having four best friends. From being lost to finding herself. Maybe having something new isn't so bad. A gift, perhaps. Maybe the gift of nothing. Which means everything. 《fin》

A simple little quid pro quo can create a lot of chaos... Or an epic love story. Or When Leigh puts her phone number in the wrong book for the wrong woman. *** One Text Away is written by S.C. and M.S. using a special collaborative writing method. Each chapter is written by one person, without the supervision or assistance of the other (some requests or suggestions are granted). We thus discover the chapters once completed, justifying possible inconsistencies or different writing styles. A final pass is made together on the chapters in order to adjust them or correct certain elements. We hope you'll enjoy reading it as much as we liked writing it :) Chapter 1: S.C. Chapter 2: S.C. Chapter 3: M.S. Chapter 4: S.C. Chapter 5: M.S. Warning: We are not native English speakers! If you see any errors (grammatical or vocabulary ones), please tell us so we can correct them :) Thanks!

After meeting in a bookstore, a massage therapist and an army medic discover the meaning of everlasting love. ***** How long does it take two people to fall in love forever? Goddesses and champions evolve, according to Viola Valentine. She believes that at their core, all women want to meet that one person who may significantly alter their lives. Intimacy awakens hidden desires. And they know that feeling is natural. Why wait if you are sure about the connection? The important things are to live in the present and follow your instincts. And having the courage to express what is in your heart. It is sometimes called "love's enticement." Picture a society where everyone can feel these profound emotions and achieve fulfillment. It sounds like something out of a fairytale! Follow Viola as she finds real happiness with Hayden Tran, the man who captured her heart. ~ The Notebook meets A Walk to Remember ~ • Clean romance, with little mature content; only kissing and foul language is displayed. • ✧ 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 ✧ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 ✧ 𝐃𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐎𝐕 ✧ Cover by author Copyright © 2024 Lily Mitchell This story is posted on W A T T P A D under username @OnceUponALily, and it is also posted on Inkitt under the username Lily_writes.

Each month, Sleuth Society admins will select a story and essentially list the reasons you should read it!

Way back in 2009, Deseree's life started revolving around books and her best friend, who's always by her side at their beloved bookstore. But on her birthday, she's left standing alone when he fails to show up. As the years go by, Deseree can't shake off the feeling of what happened to her friend. Then, 16 years later, what if he walks back into the same bookstore where they always hang out? Would they still recognize each other? Or would Deseree still recognize him?

Percy Weasley is the 3rd oldest son of Molly and Arthur Weasley. After the Battle of Hogwarts, Percy stopped working at the Ministry Of Magic and decided to go work in a small little bookstore in the muggle world. Once there he met a girl and soon they were dating but Percy never told the family. What happens when the family find out his secret about his bookstore love. *All characters belong to the amazing J.K Rowling except my own characters*

A girl must choose between the future she'd envisioned for herself and the beautiful reality of a secondhand bookstore her first love calls home in this heartfelt contemporary romance that explores the power of love, literature, and community when it comes to changing and saving lives. Only three things stand in the way of the life Nell had always envisioned for herself: a bookstore, its book club, and the boy of her dreams. When Nell's brother-in-law walks out on her pregnant sister, it falls on Nell's shoulders to cover their mountain of bills. To do so, she must convince the owner of a secondhand bookstore to sell his property so she can earn a commission. But when she visits the store, two unexpected things happen: the owner offers her a job sorting the shelves-extra income!-and her childhood crush, Thomas Whelan, turns out to be the only other employee there. Only a fool would turn that opportunity down. When Thomas reveals he needs help with his love life, it seems all too perfect: get an in with Tom by helping him prepare for his dates, recruit him towards her cause of convincing their boss to sell, get paid, and live happily ever after. Except the more time she spends with Tom, the more she gets attached: to him, to the bookstore that soon might not even exist, and its customers. Set in a small town in the throes of gentrification, Second Chance Books is a novel that explores the power of love, literature, and community when it comes to changing and saving lives. * * * ""Second Chance Books" is a heartwarming romance novel that explores the power of forgiveness, selflessness and faith in Love. With its endearing characters and narrative depth, this book captivated me from beginning to end. [...] The author does a commendable job of crafting complex and relatable characters." - Clay (5-star Goodreads review)

In the charming town of Maplewood, autumn transforms the landscape into a vibrant tapestry of golds and reds. Lila Brooks, the owner of the local bookshop, finds solace among her beloved novels while grappling with the heartache of a past relationship. Her closest friend, Maggie Harper, urges her to embrace new possibilities, but Lila remains hesitant to open her heart again. When Evan James, a successful architect from New York, arrives to settle his late grandmother's estate, he feels an unexpected pull toward the quaint town and its warm community. His first encounter with Lila in her bookshop sparks a connection that neither can ignore. As they bond over the upcoming Harvest Festival, their playful banter evolves into a deeper attraction, drawing them closer with each shared moment. Just as Lila begins to believe in love again, her past resurfaces in the form of Tom Reynolds, her high school sweetheart, complicating her feelings. Caught between the comfort of the familiar and the allure of the unknown, Lila must navigate her emotions as Evan grapples with his own fears of leaving the bustling city behind. In the heart of fall, as leaves fall and love blooms, both must decide what truly matters and if they're willing to take a chance on each other.

Fairy tales weren't Caleb's thing. They weren't meant for him. But what happens if Caleb has a brush with fate, in the form of the pink-haired flower shop owner from across the pavillion?

A short romance story about a long crush, math class, and one pencil. (A collection of inter-connected standalones with a mysterious narrator and a bookstore)

To you a scar is a scar and a mark is a mark but to your soulmate it is a mystery. Twenty two year old Castiel or "Cas" Novak is curious to the oil smudges and messy scrawl and twenty four year old Dean Winchester is fascinated with the small notes and creative scribbles that dance across his arms throughout the day. Its too bad times, dates, and places are murked by fate.

Quips for the bookworm! In alphabetical order!