Edinburgh Stories

"Some secrets are written in ink. Others are written in light." Sloane trusts logic, old books, and the quiet safety of The Drummond Archive. She absolutely does not trust "Arthur" the broad-shouldered, blue eyed brunette, frustratingly clumsy guy in a leather jacket who just broke a book in her library. But Arthur isn't just an annoying university student. He is a graduate from Dunfionn, a hidden magical dimension, desperate to prove his worth and earn a spot as a real investigator. His first assignment sounds simple: go undercover in the human world and track down the magical research left behind by a deceased linguist. The problem? That linguist is Sloane's mother, and Sloane refuses to let Arthur out of her sight. Forced to team up to decode her mother's ancient, cryptic poetry, the icy walls between logic and magic begin to melt. But as Arthur gets closer to the cynical librarian, he realizes his academy is hiding a dark truth. Now, Arthur must make a choice: complete the mission that guarantees his dream future, or protect the girl he was sent to investigate.

Amber has spent a long time making her life look simple. Careful. Controlled. Quiet enough to stay safe on campus. She knows how to keep her distance, how to avoid trouble, and how to ignore the past lessons that taught her to keep her guard up. Veer makes that impossible. He is not loud trouble. He is worse. He's the clinical, restrained athlete who waits at the edge of the room. The kind that looks at her like he already knows something she doesn't. The kind that turns a locked room, a simple jersey, and a passing glance into a question she can't stop asking herself. They were never meant to matter to each other. Never meant to become a mistake that feels too good to resist. But some people don't enter your life all at once. Some of them arrive slowly, quietly, over months of quiet friction-until one day you realize they have already changed everything 🥇 #1 - hefallsfirst 🥇 #1 - edinburgh

Four years after barrister Merritt Lingard disappeared without a trace, Detective Maren Hadlow is reassigned to the newly formed Department Q-where an old case, an old friend and everything she thought she'd left neatly buried are waiting for her. Carl Mørck has survived being shot, the collapse of his marriage and a career quietly shoved into a basement. The last thing he needs is Maren Hadlow turning up to remind him of the man he used to be. Unfortunately, Maren has never been particularly interested in what Carl needs. And when their investigation into Merritt's disappearance begins attracting the attention of someone who would rather the past remain buried, Maren and Carl are forced to confront something far more dangerous than either expected: some things don't disappear simply because you stop looking at them.

Quod pingitur, manet. Quod celatur, clamat. Every autumn, the Ten Houses send their brightest heirs to compete in a centuries-old ritual of art, magic, and memory. Mallory Saint-Clair has no noble blood, no inherited magic, and no place among them. Nonetheless, she is the only remaining heir to the lost noble bloodline of her great-great-great-grandmother, whom she barely knows, and the only one who can represent her House. Until a forbidden Greek painting begins to weep blood and she discovers a third figure hidden next Orpheus and Eurydice. A figure whose face has been erased. Forced to work alongside Stellan Alexio DelaCroix, the academy's coldest and most brilliant heir, Mallory must uncover the truth before the ritual claims another generation. Because the students who fail do not die. They become ghosts, trapped with the memories of those who came before them. And the deeper Mallory ventures into the painting, the more terrifying the truth becomes. The myth was never what they were told or what it seemed...

This is book 1 of the series beautifully haunted hearts Some love stories heal some destroy Lucia Walton has spent her entire life mastering the art of silence , power and control. As the sole hieress to the walton empire , she has everything the world could ever envy ........ except peace. Adrian Warner believes every structure can be rebuilt until fate places him in the path of a woman whose heart has been quietly falling apart for years . Flora Jenner believes that kindness is not a weakness . she was never afraid of losing love. she was afraid of losing herself. Secrets are buried beneath old money. promises are made to be broken. And in a world where appearances matter more than truth , love becomes the most dangerous game of all. Because not every villain is cruel. not every hero is innocent. And sometimes...... The most beautiful stories are the ones that leave scars. A beautifully haunted obsession is a tale of love , obsession, sacrifice and the haunting beauty of choosing someone even when it destroys you .

WHERE THE LOST BOARD The station for the lost Violet Oakley, 20, is not lost on a map. She's lost in her life. 3:13 AM. Chambers Street, Edinburgh. Rain. Fight with her mom. Phone dead. Nowhere to go. She leans against a wall that shouldn't have a door - and the bricks move. PLATFORM 0 - FOR THE LOST A black train with no driver. Tracks that shouldn't exist. And a boy already waiting. Finn Emoric, 23, Architecture final year, quiet boy who can tell you why a building falls. He's seen Platform 0 once before at 17 and swore never to return. The train took his twin brothers Lake and Lance as kids and brought them back different. Now two tickets print themselves, warm as skin: VIOLET OAKLEY - ONE WAY? FINN EMORIC - RETURN Board, and you might be found. Don't board, and you stay lost forever. The train doesn't run on time. It runs on lost people. A dark, atmospheric, slow-burn romance about the places that only find you when you've lost yourself. For the kids who feel too much and belong nowhere. TROPES: strangers to lovers / he falls first / only appears when you're lost / magical realism / dark academia Edinburgh / found family / train that finds you / soulmates / 3:13 AM / slow burn CAST: Violet Oakley (20) - Classics, Marchmont chaos girl Finn Emoric (23) - Architecture boy who builds impossible things Oakleys: Scarlett & Jasper, Wren & Woods (15 twins), Weasley (17) Emorics: Veronica & Matthew, Luca (15), Lake & Lance (17 twins) NOTES: This is Book 40. Fresh. Original. No connection to Book 39. No Hogwarts, no spells, no wands. Our own lore: Platform 0, the Station for the Lost. Started: 2026 Status: Ongoing © Erfiena Anggraeni Maliki

Enemies to Lovers, slow burn, angst, denial, All in one!!! She hated love and he wasn't so fond of it either. But Fate had other plans, start reading to find out as their story unfolds! Also there are 3 main couples that the story will focus on, each with their own story, so stay tuned! "I hated him, how could someone be so selfish and cruel?, but still there was this pull, that forced me to go against my will, something pulled me closer to him, even though I didn't want to but I just couldn't stop myself. I hated every ounce of him, but just like a heart is useless without a heartbeat, I was of no importance without him. He gave meaning to my life and I hated that so much. I hated that I loved him after everything, but I will never accept it! I can never be his and he can never be mine!" This is a little something from one of the later chapters to give you guys a glimpse. If you'd like to know how their story unfolds then continue reading!!

📖 Bangalore to Brooklyn | Phase 1 Princess Reet Singhania leaves Edinburgh to begin her BBA (Hons.) at Aurelian University, Bangalore-an exclusive university for royalty, billionaire heirs, and future leaders. Focused only on her dreams, she never expects to cross paths with Prince Ahaan Malhotra, the university's most admired senior and her elder brother's childhood best friend. What starts as simple guidance slowly turns into an unforgettable friendship filled with quiet moments, unspoken feelings, and a love that arrives at the wrong time. Maybe some stories aren't meant to begin with a confession. Maybe they're meant to begin with a goodbye. ✧ Tropes ✧ - Senior × Junior - Friends to Lovers - Slow Burn - Introvert × Extrovert - Soft Romance - University Romance - Royalty Romance - He Falls First - She Falls Harder - Mutual Pining - Protective Brother - Brother's Bestfriend - No Toxicity - Emotional Comfort

Some families are built on love. Some are built on secrets... Fourteen years ago, the Arden family was changed forever by a tragic accident on a rainy night in Inverness, Scotland. Now, in 2026, Cassian, Adrian, and Ayla Arden are growing up under one roof in Edinburgh, trying to live ordinary lives while carrying the weight of a past they can never forget. Cassian, the eldest, was only ten when he lost his parents. Now, at twenty-four, he carries responsibilities far beyond his years. Adrian, sixteen, is the troublemaker of the family-always finding a way to turn an ordinary day into chaos. And Ayla, fourteen, the youngest, is the heart of the family. Three siblings. One family. A past that refuses to stay buried. Because some stories don't end with the accident... They begin there.

𝙏𝙀𝘼𝘾𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙓𝙎𝙏𝙐𝘿𝙀𝙉𝙏 || 𝙒𝙇𝙒 It's 1997, Scarlett Mae (18 y.o.) has come to Edinburgh, Scotland for university. Last year was brutal for Scarlett. Bullying, discrimination, dark times all weighing down on her. Maybe a new school, new relationships and new beginnings is exactly what she needs. To start fresh. One last night to let loose before the chains of school begin. A night to remember. • Forbidden love • Lesbian • wlw age gap • teacherxstudent • Closeted • Jealousy • Camila Morrone & Kristine Froseth character based • 16 year age gap

A group of six find that all they have is each other, and that it's all they need. But will that be so when blood is spilled or when tensions arise? Read to find out what happens to them when they go on the Duke of Edinburgh trip, and their friendships are tested.

Falling for your best friends brother is never a good idea...right? *********** Rosie & Liz have been best friends since forever and have now graduated from college, ready to take on the big bad adult world, including finding love. Liz's older brother, Jason, has always been a part of Rosie's life and has always been there for her. He's as much her best friend as Liz was. But when Rosie finally gets a new job, at the same company Jason works for, they grow that little bit closer. Away from Liz, they are discovering a whole new side to each other they have never seen before, and with that, new feelings they have never felt towards each other. Figuring out the best way to tell Liz is easier said than done... And as Liz finds her own love, with someone Jason knows all too well, she's willing to do whatever it takes to keep this a secret from her big brother. The only person she tells... her best friend. Will Rosie handle being able to keep her best friends secret from her brother as well as her ever growing feelings about Jason from her best friend?

"𝐢'𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲." 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦'𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯. a kieran tierney fanfic. ©jamesmaddiscn 2020 started : 27.09.2017 published: 02.08.2020

A gothic-romance novella set in mist-shrouded Edinburgh. When a Princess of Darkness meets a Prince of Light, three endings-and the fate of the city-hang on a single black rose. Choose wisely.