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The Thuggish Ruggish Bone- book four of Shut Up & Listen Series: Lonnie, the eldest of his siblings, seems lost to everyone around him. But he's never been more sure of himself and what he needs. On the other hand there's Dame- he seems the most put together but his world on the inside is full of turmoil. While so completely opposite they seem, these brothers, Dame and Lonnie, will soon find that at the core, down at the bone, they couldn't be more similar. no.1 in #innercity no.2 in #innerchild no.2 in #bougie

The version of our world, where people hibernate for winter like animals This is slice of life story of relationship between two girls, their preparations for yearly hibernation and family relations. Story explores topics of family support, risks and benefits of hibernation in the world where it's part of human condition.

When life's going gets tough, always remember the road that leads home. We all need someone to lean on. Family isn't always defined by blood, it's defined by loyalty, faithfulness and trust. Too many of us hasten off, wanting to be on our own because we have been betrayed. Too quickly we burn bridges, but what if we fixed em? What if we stayed? What if we made things right? You miss them don't you? Your Dad, your mum, uncle and aunt. Siblings, cousins; the name is yours to define. This book aims to give back what's lost, and help us become whole, united and unbreakable. To look beyond rage and fury, and see that humanity isn't perfect. Things are messed up but we can all have "One Big Happy Family."

Quinn Haigh was sixteen when no one listened. Not the school. Not the police. Not the adults who were supposed to protect her. After a summer night at the old pit top in Roseville, a group of teenagers are taken in for questioning. Each of them tells a story - fractured, defensive, painfully human. Only Quinn knows what really happened. And she is the only one who understands what it cost. As the statements pile up, Officer Jayne Redding begins to hear what everyone else missed. The truth isn't hidden. It was spoken. Over and over again. You Should Listen is a devastating novel about neglected voices, institutional failure, and the irreversible cost of being ignored. A story of friendship, love, and survival - and what happens when the truth comes too late.

"I was told not to laugh too loudly-it didn't suit the family." "Someone suggested I change the way I signed my name after marriage." "They discussed my food preferences in a family meeting-without me in the room." None of these moments ended a marriage. None of them caused a scene. And none of them were ever spoken about again. This book begins in those moments. Reasons Why Women Should Not Get Married in India is a non-fiction collection of real, short stories told by women across generations who encountered the strange, uncomfortable, and quietly disorienting realities of marriage. Their marriages were not disasters. Many were stable. Some were loving. But all of them came with small incidents that carried big meanings-moments that made these women pause and wonder when, exactly, they had begun disappearing. Each chapter presents a "reason," not as an argument, but as a lived experience: the comments passed casually at family dinners, the expectations that arrive without discussion, the subtle reshaping of personality, preferences, body, colour, voice, and behaviour. These are not dramatic confessions. They are everyday truths-easy to dismiss, impossible to forget. This is not a book against marriage. It acknowledges that many women build happy, fulfilling partnerships. But it also insists that the quieter discomforts the ones that don't look serious enough to protest deserve to be documented. Intimate, unsettling, and deeply familiar, this book gives language to experiences women usually share only in whispers. It asks no one to reject marriage. It simply asks readers to notice what is usually overlooked. Because sometimes, the strangest parts of marriage are also the most telling.

Eden. A world of high magic, cosmic war, and gender inequality. Can he achieve a sliver of justice for his gender? And is it possible to do this without affecting the fate of the entire galaxy?

Can a heritage of savagery and a heart of sincerity coexist? The Origin. A race of beings who possess inhuman abilities and dwell in a society built upon strength and domination. For centuries, the strongest would rule and the weak were to obey. Though barbaric at first sight, this well established system maintained an era of peace among their kind. However... Somewhere down the line, a new leader arose. With his faction, he toppled the powers that be and founded his own governmental system. One based on corruption, caste systems and classism. Through usurped riches, he amassed great manpower and obedience. Thus the strong were cast into the depths of the slums, destined to serve the weak in a subjugation cloaked as 'law and order'. Until... One man from amongst the outcasts asked a single question... "Why do the strong serve the weak?" That man was... Dharun Tarheen!

1860, India Gauri was expected to be quiet, obedient, and invisible. But beneath her composed exterior burned a fire that no tradition could contain. Married into an orthodox household, she learns to hide every thought behind a lowered gaze-until Ashutosh, the man shaped by the same customs, begins to notice the silence in her eyes. When their hands brush across a lamp's glow, something unspoken passes between them-too brief to name, too dangerous to repeat. Yet in that single heartbeat, the walls of the house seem to breathe. As shadows of duty tighten, and every glance carries the weight of consequence, Gauri's courage begins to awaken the man who once believed obedience was virtue. What begins as a flicker of understanding becomes a quiet storm neither can contain. Step into 1860, where honour and desire walk the same narrow path, and where one woman dares to let the light beneath her veil burn bright enough to be seen. ...... "Kya kaha tumne?" ("What did you just say?") His tone carried anger - but his eyes searched hers for something more. Gauri didn't flinch. There was something in her gaze tonight... courage, perhaps, or a trace of mischief that refused to bow. She drew a slow breath, the corner of her lips trembling. "Maine kaha, Ashut-" The name broke midway, swallowed by the silence between them. ---

Power wears silk. Survival breathes smoke. Love dares both. In a city where power wears silk suits and danger moves like smoke, two men from opposite worlds collide. Aarav Malhotra is a successful businessman-calm, controlled, and respected. He believes order is safety and emotions are liabilities. Zaayan Qureshi is the silent son of a mafia empire-trained to obey, protect, and disappear. Violence was never his choice, only his inheritance. When a business deal crosses criminal territory, Zaayan is sent to observe Aarav. Not to hurt him. Not to threaten him. But to make sure he survives. What begins as tension turns into understanding. What grows in silence becomes dangerous in a society that refuses to accept love without labels. Silk & Smoke is not just a BL love story-it is a story about: Two men choosing love over fear Families facing the damage caused by their own wrong choices Siblings who challenge gender norms and outdated traditions Breaking discrimination against gay couples Questioning how society judges women by their clothes And proving that love, respect, and equality are not crimes This is a slow-burn, emotional BL with light spice, deep feelings, Indian realism, and a hopeful ending-where love does not end in tragedy, but in marriage. Because all love deserves a future. #BL #IndianBL #MafiaBL #SlowBurn #GayLove #QueerIndian #FoundFamily #LGBTQIA #SocialIssues #HappyEnding

At Jackson Easton Prep, Derik Jackson is the kind of Black boy adults brag about. Valedictorian. College‑ready. Always polite, always careful. He knows exactly how he's supposed to move through the world-don't linger, don't talk back, don't give anyone a reason to see him as dangerous. Then a routine stop at a discount store ends with reality...tilting. The lights hum too loud. The air tastes like metal. For a heartbeat, the world bends around him-and something bends back. An unseen star over his house flares white‑hot. A wrong‑shaped figure behind glass whispers, Found you. And a presence slides into his thoughts like a blade made of light. Lumin is not human. Lumin remembers a network of shared minds stretching between stars-and the moment the U.S. government cut one of those minds out and locked it under white lights. Lumin remembers Derik's baby hands reaching for the glass. As Derik's powers spike from awkward glitches to city‑wide surges, two truths slam together: There is no clean line between being Black, queer, and alien. He has always been "other." The people who built the facility don't want a person back. They want their weapon. With his sister Hana staging the world's gayest graduation party in the backyard and federal eyes turning toward his neighborhood, Derik has to decide what kind of myth he's willing to become. Government asset. Grinning superhero. Silent victim. Or something entirely his own.

Give the evil orange queen the dream PR team, a handful of crazy people, a ride to memory lane, and the empire of the last century in shambles. See what evil she commits to make it great. See how many people agree with her, because they can only look at their own mirrors. This a satirical, allegorical piece of poetry focused on the last few weeks/decades. ﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌ Please, be aware this is entirely political and there will be discourse over current political/social issues, based solely on my own political tendencies and bias. This will no be subtle. It will be a shard. Read at your own risk.

The Color of Broken Things: The Crown of a Tired God - The Wisdom of a Wounded King. I did not write this book for comfort. I wrote it for those who have stared too long into the silence of passing days and wondered if time was ever on their side. For those who feel the weight of memory more than the pull of tomorrow. For the thinkers, the mourners, the ones who have looked beneath the surface of things and found not meaning, but mirrors. This is not a celebration of wisdom - it is a eulogy for what it costs. If you are looking for hope, perhaps you will find it between the pauses, in the places even time forgets to reach. But I will not offer it cheaply. Because this book is not about survival, but the audacity of asking what it means to survive when everything - even time itself - seems bent on your undoing. You will find in these words no resolution, only a reckoning. And perhaps, in that, a strange kind of peace.

⭐ Disclaimer Peer-e-Kamil is an original Urdu novel written by Umera Ahmed. The simplified-English version or Roman-Urdu translation provided here is only a reader-friendly adaptation created on request. All rights to the original story, characters, and content belong to the author Umera Ahmed and the official publishers

Walkers - once humans who have abandoned their humanity. Beings that only exist by consuming human flesh. With the power of so-called Devils, whose abilities you can only borrow in fragments, you hunt them in the shadows of the night to protect a world that has long since fallen apart at the seams. During the day, you lead a different life: university, good grades, staying inconspicuous. Keeping your distance. Being alone. A fragile balance that only works as long as no one looks too closely. But this balance begins to crumble when you meet Clementine - a girl who asks questions where silence would be safer and awakens feelings you can't afford to have. Between morality and monsters, duty and humanity, one inevitable question remains: What really makes a person a monster? And when the line is crossed - who pays the price? (Male Hero / Nacht-based Reader × Clementine - University AU) [This story contains many inner monologues, which are presented in italics. The voices of the Devils appear in square brackets. Which voice is speaking at any given moment is deliberately left unclear-and that is precisely part of the concept.] Cross-posting on AO3 and Tumblr (Same Username)

Ever wondered why we do the things we do? Why some people always seem to know what you're thinking, or how your mind can trick you into believing something that isn't real? Dive into a collection of fascinating psychological facts that unravel the mysteries of the human mind. From love and relationships to habits and emotions, discover truths that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about yourself and others. Perfect for curious minds and lovers of thought-provoking insights!

≈≈≈He stops and looks at me. Like really looks at me, I feel like he's staring into my soul. My heartbeat quickens subconsciously as he reaches his hand out and wipes some of my hair that got stuck to my face tenderly behind my ear. The inside of my tummy feels like it's doing flips, as though there are a hundred butterflies trapped inside. His fingers trail gently down my cheek to my lips, and his thumb softly trails my bottom lip. I stay completely still, not daring to move a muscle.≈≈≈ Genevieve Nikson is not allowed to surf, according to her parents. So, she sneaks out at night to go to the ocean, the place she loves. However, when normally homeschooled Evie is sent to high school for her final year, she is suddenly tossed into a world she has never experienced before. As well as dealing with her social anxiety, she has to make sure she keeps her night surfing a secret. Then there's Axel Brown. With his extremely good looks and golden boy image, he is well respected as the best surfer in town. Evie doesn't know why he takes a sudden interest in her. But one thing is for sure, she wants nothing to do with the cocky jerk. But even she knows, he brings something out of her that she never thought was possible. When there is an incident involving Axel's twin sister, the two are thrown into a wild journey that they both didn't expect coming. Secrets are unravelled, pasts reawakened, and a love that they never thought would be possible. Sometimes you've just got to ride the wave.

Is freedom only from the world - or from the walls we build around ourselves? Some are trapped by society, others by fear and doubt. Breaking Veils is a story of courage, awakening, and the strength to face the truths within. This story follows five women from very different worlds in Pakistan - a university student, a domestic worker, a housewife, a career woman, and an older matriarch - whose lives intertwine through pain, pride, and survival.

"I didn't invite it in. I didn't hear it arrive. It learned my breathing. It learned my silence. It learned me." Some stories are meant to be told. Some voices refuse to stay silent. ABIONA is a dark psychological horror exploring humanity, equality, and the violence of being unheard for a long time. This isn't a story about being watched. It's about being listened to when you're finally alone.

Being Indian American feels like living in a pressure cooker wrapped in a smile. You're told to be perfect, productive, palatable - never loud, never intimidating. But travel to India, and you'll meet folks who are bold, stylish, confident, and unapologetically gangsta. DEAR DIASPORA, YOU'RE NOT THE MAIN CHARACTER is a sharp, personal callout - not to India, but to the suffocating performance of "representation," perfectionism and intraracial competition that dominates Desi life in the West. This isn't a sob story - it's a truth bomb. A cultural essay that demands real freedom, not filtered branding. If you're ready to sip some realness, break free from the cage of expectations, and find your max pro aura - this is for you. 🍋 Bold. Tart. Sweet. Unfiltered. 🍋 Just like a glass of limeade on a hot day.

Murders are going on in Lahore. A politician is throwing elite parties. Murderer can be in the parties. Police investigation is going on. Multiple couples are in love, and each might be holding any secret. Some are victims, some could be villains. Larosh Khayyam is falling in love with Maail Khalid, thinking of him as her Prince Charming. Hurah and Zidaan are seemingly perfect couple, but something dark is going underneath their relationship. Sarosh and Hareem are either victims or hidden villains. No one knows who is the serial killer. I am not good with blurb, but I guess this will work for now. Add Starless Sky in your TBRs, get ready to delve into this complex world I have built. Keep pouring your love, your feedback, and support in this journey. Chapters every Saturday!