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Ars Nova
Lotte feared her world would never accept her for who she was, a woman unable to love men. Now Lotte’s dead.
The underworld gods of ancient Mesopotamia stirred at her sudden arrival, connecting her past with the present of a different world. Kiur is a resident of this world and a victim of its own cruelties. His delusions haunt him. Unable to fully recover, he pushes away friends and family alike.
With Lotte at his side, they now have to face the dark abyss of their mind. Their fate is yet to be cast as their lives intertwine. The Gods of the Great Below make their moves.
(Extra) Ordinary
Ricki and Ezra have been friends forever. But things are changing. His world is shifting.
17-year-old Ricki has a lot of things:
- A great best friend
- Perfect pitch (and stage fright!)
- Less than a year left of high school
- An unnecessary amount of large hoodies
- Strange fears
- An average life
Things are the same day after day for Ricki. That isn't a problem for him, not really. It's not like Ricki likes change anyway. He doesn't mind being ordinary.
But other things seem to be amiss. Ricki's parents are disagreeing more often. Ezra is becoming withdrawn and distant. After an encounter with a mysterious hero, supernatural things that he can't comprehend haunt him day after day.
What's Ezra up to? What's happening?
Is Ricki as ordinary as he thinks?
True Love, Or Death?
Raven finds herself at a haunted hotel with her best friend and crush, Darren Williams. Darren has no idea that Raven has a crush on him. Darren currently starts dating a bratty, snotting teenager named Daniela Carson. Daniela hates the fact that Raven is so clingy towards Darren, but Darren wants Daniela to do the same. Soon enough, Darren develops feelings for Raven. As they walk to the haunted hotel with their friends, Sophia Faria, Jaydah Faliciano, Alex Melemed, Juliana Galarza, Maddison Daye, Liam Hudson, Noah Carter, James Grayson, and Mason Jaxson. They all party and drink while being there. Everyone discovers their true love towards each other, but then experiences death. What'll happen to these people? Will they die with their last kiss?
The Tale of the Red Knight
The spirits have always spoken to Zeydrick and given him unsolicited advice. This time, they ask for something of him - and nothing will ever be the same.
Contains BL, LGBTQ+, Gore, Violence. Mature and triggers will be posted at the top of each chapter as necessary.
In Which a Demon King Does Not Have a Romantic Interest in His Human Gardener
Demon King Jurao returns from his successful thirty-year Union Campaign and discovers something amiss - the castle gardens have a secret caretaker.
Using his authority over the sentient plants, he discovers the gardener is... a human! But after hearing the man out, Jurao decides to appoint Braelin as the official Royal Gardener for all his hard work.
Now he just needs to figure out why everyone seems to believe he is romantically interested in the human...
The Girl Named Mirage
Just like her name suggests, Mirage seems like a painful illusion for Elven.
What does Mirage mean?
Illusion.
Right.
For her mother, she's just a wonderful illusion. Because as soon as her mom gives birth to her, Mirage dies.
And so they believe that she's gone forever. But she's not.
Mirage lives a happy and contented life with her husband Elven and their daughter, though she faces different problems like any other person. But then she'll be caught up in a twisted fate that'll give her family an indescribable sorrow but eventually it'll put her to where she's supposed to be.
Penumbra
Being gay in South Korea was already a death sentence, but being gay in the military was grounds for unimaginable torture.
If you were found out.
As Woojin was soon to learn, military life wasn't easy. One wrong move, and you became everyone's punching bag.
Death was a comfort for those lucky enough.
Woojin only wanted to coast through his obligatory 18 months and stay under the radar.
Until he caught the eye of a man named Minsu, and his peaceful military life was taken away from him.
*warning for mature topics.
I'm Not Even Gay.
In debt, the parents of Alexander sent him off to be married to the infamous mafia boss Damien Alferenzo. Yet when Alexander figured out his parents’ plans he was furious. He’s not even gay! Yet when the Mafia Man himself slowly learns about the boy he finds it hard to even resist him.
Before this, high-class billionaires began to run the government and even changed the laws. Presidents were outlawed, they became useless. Then came the law that gives high-class citizens the chance to buy and sell lower-class members (preferably children). Alexander is the bottom of the barrel lower-class and a kid.
Token of Loyalty
*Book One of the Amor Fati Series*
Prince Calanthe Ámarent, once the child of a beloved queen regnant and now a disgraced prince, is forced to play a part in a devious scheme that puts his life in the hands of others.
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The small kingdom of Eglantine has fallen under the control of the Tarynians: the dreaded conquerors of Gharash. Each kingdom must produce a token of loyalty to give to the Tarynians as a sign of good faith and loyalty. Young Prince Calanthe is chosen by his aunt Queen Hyacinth to be the sacrifice that saves Eglantine from the worst of the Tarynian King's rage. However, nowhere in this plan does Calanthe see himself coming out alive. Hyacinth forces Calanthe to play along to distract the Mad Tarynian King Sindri from the brewing trouble in the East. Calanthe is taken away from his home and back to Taryn where he finds life is not as bleak as he thought. He begins to deconstruct the lies he had been told his entire life and learns to be confident in himself until devastation strikes. Calanthe must make a decision that he has never made before. He must choose between Eglantine or the Tarynians before it is too late, and all hope is lost in Gharash.
[ Content Warning: explicit sexual scenes, intense violence, mentions of abuse and trauma, and vulgar language ]
[ This story covers topics that may be triggering to certain audiences ]