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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. Neither of them knows that one small act of kindness will change both of their lives forever.
Secrets
Bay
#18+ #GTA5 #oc×trevor
Kiss of Ruin
Sissy
They say love saves people. They lied.
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.
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.
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?'.
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.
Plague Saint
Rory North
No one knows the real identity of the hospital's Plague Saint is sixteen-year-old Winter Pierce. No one knows she's a fraud. And no one knows she's a killer.
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
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.
Nightmare
Melanie Tran
Deep in the forest, something is awakening. Something old. It will grab you. It won’t let go until you give up.
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!)
Sticks In
Jaz R
After losing her parents, eighteen-year-old Olivia Summers is forced to move in with her aunt and start over at a new school. There, she meets Jax Zane, a charming boy who quickly becomes her closest friend. But when Jax's manipulative ex turns out to be Olivia's cousin, their growing connection puts Olivia in the middle of jealousy, lies, and a toxic home life. Together, Olivia and Jax learn that healing is easier when you don't do it alone.
The price of your betrayal
Rive Cypher
Sexual content
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.
My Obsession For A Cowboy
Sissy
Colt is a tattooed cowboy who has spent his life following the rules. He never imagined falling for another man until Damien, a fearless biker with a beautiful face and a nose piercing, rides into town. Their friendship turns into an undeniable attraction, forcing Colt to question everything he thought he knew about himself. In a town full of judgment and secrets, can their love survive, or will fear tear them apart?
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.
Creepy Tales from Corpse Town
burntsugarplum
My original anthology of unsettling flash fiction. Short and 'sickly'-sweet chapters. COMPLETE. Stories range from: ✓ ageless Russian high schoolers, ✓ a guy that dies every time he travels between dimensions ✓ star-walkers who wear the dead, and ✓ a bio-tech virus that 'hacks' animals and humans.
My Highschool Crush
Rejoice
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?
London was never the plan
Liarona
Some cities change your future Some people rewrite it London was never the plan but neither was falling in love
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Valley Shadow is a Stardew Valley fanfic that challenges the game’s cozy atmosphere, delivering a dark psychological drama that follows two broken souls—a boy mourning a girl he thought he lost, and a vampire desperate to uncover the deadly conspiracy behind her own murder.
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.
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.
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.
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My Highschool Crush
Rejoice
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
Fairies Chapel
Roxanne Louise
🔉SOUND ON FOR BEST EXPERIENCE 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.
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?'.
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.
