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The Voyeur
Zero
Someone knows what Nina Reyes does when no one is watching. They have her passwords, her private photographs, and a talent for turning every secret into a suspect. At Bellwether School of Art, rich kids survive scandal. Nina won’t. One leak could cost her scholarship, her home, everything. And Eli—the filmmaker she wants in her bed and nowhere near her secrets—has 13 minutes missing from his footage. Maybe he’s her only ally. Maybe he’s holding the camera.
Don't Catch The Falling Blade (Enverga Series #1)
Ia
Asia, a science, technology, engineering and mathematics student, was very clear with her one and only goal in life-to be the valedictorian. However, it became difficult for her when she met Rade, also from science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the boy version of herself or maybe...the better one.
A Crown of Fractured Light
Alisha Hutton
The sky broke centuries ago, leaving behind a wound known as the Veilscar. Beyond its borders, corruption twists magic and reshapes the land. When Seraphina survives an encounter that should have killed her, impossible powers awaken within her, tying her to secrets buried since the Sundering. As ancient truths resurface and darkness stirs beyond the Veil, she must decide whether the world she swore to protect deserves to be saved.
Kiss of Ruin
Sissy
They say love saves people. They lied.
Secrets
Bay
#18+ #GTA5 #oc×trevor
Heartbreak Hotline
burntsugarplum
At Stellenbosch University, drunken girls often phone the Heartbreak Hotline. The Operator doesn’t care if you scream about your ex, curse your parents, or confide your darkest secrets— as long as you pay him. For two years he remains anonymous, but everything changes when ★you★ call. Select either Selene, Gisela, or Fae as your character in this interactive romance-drama where secrets are currency. ✎ MULTIPLE ENDINGS ✎ HURT/COMFORT TROPE ✎ UPDATES EVERY SATURDAY, SAST
Ask Me To Stay
Soren Wade
A billionaire inventor searching for a family. A guarded survivor carrying a pregnancy he never planned. A donor event neither man fully remembers ties Leonardo Ivanov and Theo Maren together through a private contract, a criminal cover-up, and a scandal powerful people are desperate to control.
Sunkissed
Roxanne Louise
Sun, sea, sangria and some harmless flirting. Ella and Lucy head to Spain determined to reinvent themselves before university. Armed with sangria, sunshine and a promise to stop saying no, the two best friends soon discover that first love, first heartbreak and growing up never go according to plan. ONGOING
Spiritbound
Nasca
Idk
Identical Twin Alphas and Silver Shackles
BMac
"Are those silver?!" His voice was loud and startling after my moment of quiet reflection, but it was also oddly calming, soothing even, maybe I had hit my head. I slowly nodded in answer to his question, but I could see more chasing themselves through his facial expression. 'who', 'why', 'when', 'how', 'why didn't she tell anyone' 'why didn't she run?'.
I'm In High School Again?!
Bun
Aice Figuera loved reading novels, especially one called AN ONLINE CHANCE. Though getting hit by a car and waking up inside it was NOT part of the plan. And unfortunately, the character she became wasn't any better. If she wanted to survive, she'd have to rewrite the story with nothing but her stock knowledge... that was slowly proving itself wrong.
Dark sunflower
Katie Christensen
In a world where every person is born with a magical Soul Thread, a young military cadet must survive an elite war college while uncovering secrets that could change everything she thought she knew about her world.
Beyond the ARC
CCDDMRSSVM
Beyond the Arc is a sports, romance, comedy, and school-life novel set in the Philippines. It follows Gabriel "Gabe" Dela Cruz, an ordinary senior high school student with an extraordinary gift developed through years of practicing alone on a worn-down barangay court.
Safe as Lighthouses: By Night
Head Lizard
James is a second generation actor struggling with being typecast, sibling rivalry, and roles that refuse to let him go. Faith works with an agency that offers unlimited assistance in whatever capacity members need. There is nothing the agency can't get you, if you are willing to pay the price. After finding out his brother has been refused membership multiple times, James accepts a meeting with Faith and finds himself quickly pulled into her gravity. But she knows far more than she lets on.
Six Alphas, One Debt
Shisuse
Silvia pretends to be a poor scholarship student at an elite werewolf academy. All six top alphas feel an intense mate bond with her the moment she arrives, she feels nothing. Their attention is possessive and jealous. When a magical leaderboard later ranks her first with all six symbols, the other girls turn violent. Bond strain from her mixed wolf/fae blood collapses her. Contact with the alphas eases the pain. She still cannot feel the bond, but something is changing… and she is terrified.
Seven panels to fall
Jellyfish
Ren discovers a webcomic with a final message: If no one comes by March 14, I jump. The robot in the panels has a three-fingered hand the same hand as Haruka, the quiet girl in his class who always hides hers. He starts going to the roof where she sits. Day after day. Not to save her. Just to be there. A quiet story about being seen when you’ve spent years disappearing.
Tamer
Roxanne Louise
When the circus comes to town Lulu isn’t interested in the bearded lady or the alligator man. She’s interested in the normal looking boy locked in a cage. She brings him food and gives him a name: JonNeither of them knows that one small act of kindness will change both of their lives forever.
The price of your betrayal
Rive Cypher
Sexual content
In your dreams
Virginia Carrillo
Loving someone to the point of not letting go, and letting go in the most painful way just to cause them pain…pain that isnt as much as they cause.
Flowers of the Heart
Lyvia
Danerius cant get over how much he loves Caleb, so much an illness sparked. He would do anything for him, including breaking and entering, kidnapping, and betraying his kingdom. Caleb knows Danerius too well to let it go to waste. He does everything in his little power to make sure the mission fails. A mysterious building, hybrid children, and a grueling adventure through the depths of the woods brings Dane closer to his inevitable demise. (Im still in the process of editing!!)
A Drop of Haunted Blood
Rory North
Sixteen-year-old Felix Carver carries the ghosts of magicians in his blood. He can communicate with them and use the magical abilities they wielded against monsters when they were alive. His newfound power would be pretty cool, if the ghosts in question weren't his family and the man who killed them.
My Fate Written For You
Raymagin
Would you take chance if you knew that you might lose a person for forever yet you make a place for them in your heart? Two souls, confined in one place where people come to get cured from they're physical misery. One's heart so fragile that it barely holding her. One's heart so betrayed that she can't take it anymore. Yet both are made for each other amidst their own curse.
Villain Complex
Rory North
If killing a superhero were easy, everyone would do it. But for Julian Godfrey, defeating Storo[m Warning was far from the hardest part. What began as victory over the city's biggest hero quickly unravels into a mess, once he learns that the mysterious source of Storm Warning's power has found a new host. Charlotte Hathaway has no idea how to use her new abilities, but she won't stop trying until she destroys Julian's alter ego, Citadel.
Ever After Coding
maia
Ever Marie Orense thought she was too logical to be confused about love-until someone started to mess with her emotional code. What began as reminders and casual chats turned into something she couldn't debug. Will Ever be stuck between protecting others and debugging her own heart? Or is there a happily ever after coding? *This story is written in TagLish (Tagalog & English) ©January 2026
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My Highschool Crush
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She spent years secretly loving the most popular boy in school, believing he'd never notice her. But when fate brings them closer, hidden feelings, jealous rivals, painful secrets, and unexpected twists turn a simple crush into a love story that will change their lives forever. Will their first love survive the challenges of high school, or remain just another beautiful memory?
Falling For You
Roxanne Louise
When city girl Katy accepts a teaching job at Havenwood High, she sees it as nothing more than a temporary escape. A year away from her overbearing mother, and a year to gain experience, then she can leave the sleepy little village behind and move on to somewhere better. But between the charming PE teacher, and the infuriating head of English leaving might be harder than she expected. Because sometimes the place you plan to leave is the place that changes everything.
Sunkissed
Roxanne Louise
Sun, sea, sangria and some harmless flirting. Ella and Lucy head to Spain determined to reinvent themselves before university. Armed with sangria, sunshine and a promise to stop saying no, the two best friends soon discover that first love, first heartbreak and growing up never go according to plan. ONGOING
Identical Twin Alphas and Silver Shackles
BMac
"Are those silver?!" His voice was loud and startling after my moment of quiet reflection, but it was also oddly calming, soothing even, maybe I had hit my head. I slowly nodded in answer to his question, but I could see more chasing themselves through his facial expression. 'who', 'why', 'when', 'how', 'why didn't she tell anyone' 'why didn't she run?'.
Fairies Chapel
Roxanne Louise
No one knows why children are vanishing, or why they disappear near Healey Dell. Does Fairies Chapel hold more than just beauty? Are the tales of fairies, wishes, and ancient music true? As a haunting melody lures them in, will anyone return? Or are they lost forever? Inspired by the Lancashire folklore of Healey Dell, eerie, enchanted spaces, and the Pied Piper of Hamelin. ONGOING UPDATED SUNDAYS (JST)
I'm In High School Again?!
Bun
Aice Figuera loved reading novels, especially one called AN ONLINE CHANCE. Though getting hit by a car and waking up inside it was NOT part of the plan. And unfortunately, the character she became wasn't any better. If she wanted to survive, she'd have to rewrite the story with nothing but her stock knowledge... that was slowly proving itself wrong.
The Lost Boys of Direhaven
burntsugarplum
A ‘choose your own mystery’ ARG (Alternate Reality Game) with CHOICES, CLUES, VISUALS & SOUND. Solve for Cold Case 174: an unknown horror surrounding 7 boys who were gone for months in the [REDACTED] Conservation Site and came back forever changed after interacting with [REDACTED]. (ADDING MORE CHOICE CHAPTERS EVERY SECOND DAY!)
The Mystery Girl. Part 1
amal 🤍
When a mysterious girl named Luna arrives in a quiet town, strange events begin to unfold. One curious student discovers that she has appeared in an old photograph from decades ago—and that she may be hiding a secret far older than anyone can imagine. As darkness rises, the truth about Luna could save the town… or change it forever.
THE HOLLOW CROWN
Kshonda Davis
In the cursed kingdom of Nocthyr, the dead do not rest—they whisper. Every hundred years, the Hollow Crown chooses a new ruler, but the crown demands a terrible price: the monarch must surrender their soul to keep the darkness imprisoned. When 19-year-old Lyra Vey discovers she is the last heir to the forgotten bloodline of shadow kings, she is hunted by monsters, corrupted knights, and an immortal sorcerer who believes she can awaken an ancient god sleeping beneath the world.
Last Christmas
Roxanne Louise
At All Saints High, the girls are done. Juliet has survived school by keeping her head down. Bethany has survived by being adored. Amber is done surviving. Soon a boy-free movement spreads through their school, but with the Christmas disco days away, tensions rise, lines are drawn, and by the time the music starts, the boys won't be the same again. And the girls wonder just what they'll do to survive. STORY STATUS - COMPLETE
26:22
Roxanne Louise
The following case files contain reports of unexplained incidents across Japan. No one knows who started collecting these stories. Some were found on forgotten forums. Some were copied from police reports that no longer exist. Others were written by people who disappeared before they could explain what happened. Each file ends with a choice. The choice is yours. Choose carefully. Updated whenever the spookiness hits me Why 26:22? It’s a time in Japan. (02:22am)
Kiss of Ruin
Sissy
They say love saves people. They lied.
