Cleanread Stories

Set in 1804, Portugal Book Three of The Tailored Short Story Collection "May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other." 1 Thessalonians 3:12 - 'Though we are apart, I pray to be ever-near in your heart by my letters. Just as you bore your heart to me, I will do the same. ... When first I saw you, it was a sound of joy and melodies from heaven. You were a shooting star. A gift from God. Sincerely, the very gift I prayed to receive hours before seeing you. My life was spent searching for treasures and marveling at the many wonders of God's world, but there was an emptiness that grew louder and louder. I could no longer ignore it. My life was missing something.' - This is the story of a Duke and an Herbalist falling in love. - If you're looking for a swoony, heart-wrenching, redemptive, wholesome, Christian story under 50k words, The Tailored Short Story Collection is for you. The stories range in theme, but all feature romance, gentle and kind male leads, faithful, adorable, lovely, and gracious female leads, swoony moments, and potential tears and heartache, while Christ remains as the center. Book One: Captured Book Two: By The Way (One Shot) Book Three: Keshiya - Published: January 12, 2026 Completed:

From stolen glances in hallways to overanalyzed text messages, this diary captures the quiet chaos of having a crush. Each page holds confessions never spoken aloud, moments replayed a thousand times, and feelings too fragile to share with the world.

Nell Jackson isn't a fan of fairytales and yet she is dragged into what seems like a make believe story that becomes a reality. ------------------------ Fanfic inspired and based on Renegade Nell Series; original characters from either series and any pictures incorporated into my story are not mine nor belong to me. Inspired by the show. Thank you.

Dakota Presley is a 25 year old Christian woman struggling with cancer that is threatening to take her life. Falling In love isn't her thing... until she meets HIM.

The year is 1888. Secrets begin to unfurl when Frank Forester arrives to court Sarah Lawrence. His idea to stay turns into a need to get her out of town. At each turn, surprises arrive. The trip to the ranch does not go as expected and Jacob Forester also finds things going wrong. He's agreed to ride with the Rangers once again, and ends up meeting Taylor Daniels. She's young, vulnerable, and heading to see her Aunt Bess, who he knows is the owner of the saloon in Clear Creek. Jacob understands she doesn't know, so he offers her work at the ranch. The fact that he finds himself wanting to take care of her creates another problem. If his sister was home, instead of traveling to meet her new husband's family in Oklahoma, things wouldn't be such a mess. Nothing goes as one thinks it should, except for Gregor who seems to always anticipate trouble.

Oliver is not your average cat. (If this statement is ever proven to be incorrect, please don't share that with Oliver. I doubt he'd believe you anyway.) Oliver is uncommonly wise in the ways of human-training, and is currently attempting to share his knowledge with both Harry, the dog who shares his house, and Pete, the cat next door. I will let Oliver tell you if they are proving to be inept pupils or not. I'd rather not get involved in that discussion. Their most recent harrowing adventure is what follows, wherein cats fly, monsters eat, and plans ravel and unravel with alarming speed.

2 women with the minds of cats 1 very curious 1 aggressively affectionate Though they have many differences, they both care. They care for the people they love, and wouldn't think twice when opportunity to help them comes. Care is a wonderful thing to those who receive it. However, it can kill the ones who give it.

Zeke wakes up in an unfamiliar place surrounded by strangers. He soon learns he is in a secret medical facility. Surrounded by people who are now a mix of humans and technology. But why is he here? As he tries to uncover the secrets of his past, he realizes there is more than one obstacle blocking his path. (I will try to update once a month, no set days yet!)

There is something more than tea growing at the paper-flower house, a quaint tea plantation, and something more than just tea brewing. When a young man comes from overseas to Red Valley he shakes up the norms and leaves a sweet and sour taste in the traditional palete of staunch village elders. To what lengths will they go to retain their hold on the people and avoid an inevitable cultural dilution.

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Getting across the border has never been easy, but when injustice meets entertainment the quest for freedom takes on a whole new edge.

"When you meet someone, treat them as if they are going through the hardest time in their life and 80% of the time you'll be right." A boy struggling financially. A suicidal girl. A tough guy with family problems. A bullied boy. A misunderstood girl. While everyone else's eyes glide over these secret sides of these teen's lives, one girl has the knack and the heart for noticing. Her name is Addie Alexander. Updates on Fridays! (Hopefully... if you support the story, I want to update more. Thank you so much!)

Timothy Wright spends his days reading, writing, and arguing with his favorite parrot. But sometimes, scraping out a living at the nearest newspaper leaves him feeling more drained than rewarded. He wants to write stories about the things that matter, not news articles about the latest fluctuation in fruit prices. But when an aspiring doctor trying to fund his education on a reporter's salary appeals to him for help keeping his job, Timothy finds himself drawn into a web of murder, intrigue, and dark family secrets that leave him wondering at the difference between living and breathing-and whether he'll ever have the courage to do the things that frighten him. - Complete - Sequel to What Is and Could Be.

When Henley discovers she was kidnapped and is returned to her long lost family, she has high hopes for a normal life. But being part of a Hollygood Royal family isn't her only surprise. She has a twin sister and she's in a coma. Not far away, asleep in the towering hospital, Adrianne has been the victim of a terrible curse. If she can just connect to her Sister Henley's dreams, maybe she will be able to warn her about the yellow galoshes before its too late. A Sleeping Beauty Retelling

In the not too distant future, in a land where everything is falling apart due to neglect because of rampant addiction to virtual reality; a young boy and his sister flees not only organ harvesters, but also from tyrannical authorities because they are being aided by rebellious androids which are supporting Man's right to know about God, no matter what the cost. In this Book 2 of the Lucid Series; UN Inquisitor and Anti-Silicon Personnel units seek to take out Lucid Series androids. The Lucids look for new ways to undermine the nation of Homeland. Will their seditious plans lead to the victory they seek? You don't have to be a Christian to enjoy this entertaining and thought-provoking series, clean reads suitable for young adults. Praise for Book 1: "Android Uprising is a truly fun book of solidly Christian cyberpunk dystopian YA. Den has developed a wonderful series. I'm praying for the Lord to anoint it for the readers. . . . This is what I hope for with Christian fiction of this type-good entertainment, outrageous speculation, with a solid base of Truth. It's very difficult to pull off, but Den has done it. . . . If your teenager reads it, you can expect some very interesting questions and discussions. I recommend this entertaining read." - David Bergsland, Reality Calling . . . also available in paperback.

Silver Darling and Dewey Joestar are two teenagers from Golden Meadow. Their lives completely change when a young nymph tells them that they were born from death, that their existence was a mistake, and that their souls belong to The Witch Wilmalyn. The young nymph explains that The Witch Wilmalyn and The Witch Jaisa wants them both dead. Now the only way they can save their own lives is by stealing their souls back from The Witch Wilmalyn.

Can a reality TV series about love help Lucy to sort her life out?  Lucy’s childhood sweetheart Marcus walks out on his wedding to someone else and tells everyone it’s because he’s still in love with Lucy – even though he and Lucy broke up a long time ago.  Having people think she was carrying on with someone else’s husband-to-be makes Lucy the talk of the town – and not in a good way! Lucy knows she’s innocent but people aren’t interested in hearing the truth. Even her boss wants to get rid of her –claiming she’s putting off the customers at the travel agency!  The only thing for it is to get out of town for a while and, thankfully, fate seems to agree. As a last minute stand-in contestant on a reality TV series about love, Lucy ends up staying in a gorgeous Scottish castle where the programme is being filmed.  Now, Marcus is trying to track her down in an attempt to rekindle their former romance and Lucy finds herself questioning her life and her choices - as well as developing confusing feelings for the castle’s laird, a man she’s told is definitely not part of the Love Programme and very much off limits.  Lucy needs to figure out what (and who) she wants in her life – and fast! 

"I've always lived by three simple rules: don't allow yourself to feel emotions of any kind, don't let people get too close, and the most important... never under any circumstances allow yourself to trust anybody." The Pierce siblings have always lived in a prison of their father's own making. But when financial troubles spiral out of control and end up in an arranged marriage and a murder, Phoenix and Winter have no choice but to flee for their lives. Phoenix can think of only one person who can help save them - Erik Stevenson. Bewildered, Erik agrees to protect his old friends... but will he be able to keep them safe? Will Phoenix and Winter ever be truly free?