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Their Desire

Their Desire

  • Mystery
  • Contemporary
  • Young Adult
  • Drama
  • Romance

People think of me as a rich snobbish bastard but their perspective about me never bothers me because they are all insignificant beings who abhor me not because of my personality but because they want to live my life and unfortunately, they can’t.

Yet she was different, when we met for the first time, she kept with my obnoxious personality and endured my temperament till I came to adore her. And with time that adoration took the shape of love.

But I never dared to tell her about my feelings thinking that my declaration might damage our friendship. Still, I hated the thought of any other guy approaching her, so I used all my means to keep them away from her.

But then she left me, making my heart yearn for her presence.

After a long time when I had learned to live without her, she came back into my life.

She was in pain and I could see it in her eyes, and I was afraid that she would leave me again if I confess.

But all changed when I saw her with my best friend. He had pulled her into a tight hug, patting her back reassuringly while kissing her forehead repeatedly.

That day something changed in me, and I realized that she doesn’t deserve my love.

Hence, I started to loathe her, torturing her in every possible way.

But still, somewhere in my heart, I desired her.

Note: It's a slow-burn story so things will progress steadily.

Ji Na
250
12 chapters
Ongoing
A Woven Attachment

A Woven Attachment

  • Fantasy
  • Magic
  • Romance
  • Fiction
  • Comedy

Emaline’s accidental run-in with Falworth’s handsome Royal Commander and a mix-up with a magical hankie stirs rumors in their small town. Only, a peeved Commander is the least of her concerns when the Crown Prince himself asks her to join forces with the Commander. From magical mischief to political intrigue, this seamstress is about to find herself tangled up in a whole lot more than thread. 

Matchamo
791
24 chapters
Ongoing
Myths, Legends, & Dreams

Myths, Legends, & Dreams

  • Fantasy
  • Science Fiction

Protective dragons. Conniving succubi, and desperate thieves. Fierce battles and talking marionettes. Inside the covers you will find stories with unique worldbuilding and gripping characters.

Myths, Legends, and Dreams is a Speculative Fiction anthology featuring the works of the members of the Worldsmyths writing community. Founded in 2016, we wanted to do something BIG to celebrate our fifth anniversary, and this anthology was born!

Sixteen stories feature fresh new ideas from budding authors. Inside you will get to know the work of Ryan Gale, Michael Epanchin, Sean Kane, Allusir, Freya Bell, Ally Kelly, Emma Schouten, JC Farnham, Caitlin Donovan, CP Mills, Alex Harvey, Natalie J. Holden, Odessa Silver, and Nicole L. Soper Gorden.

Worldsmyths Publishing
281
12 chapters
Ongoing
Under the Moons

Under the Moons

  • Fantasy
  • GL
  • Romance

After getting caught sneaking out of the palace, Lucille Carolei ends up with two options: Marry a man she's never met or find a way to live her life how she wants. 
But when her dreams finally come true, she realizes that her life wasn't the one on the line...but someone else's was.

Updates every Wednesday 

T.H
260
6 chapters
Ongoing
Magician's Touch

Magician's Touch

  • Fantasy
  • Drama
  • Romance

Jonas is broken and weak. He won't be saving anyone today.
 
Fortunately, his half-brother Braph has only ever wanted to beat him in a fair fight, something that is no longer possible.
 
Unfortunately, Braph still wants to sample a higher power.
 
That power resides inside the Ajnai tree planted over the bodies of Llew and Jonas's Immortal children; the tree infused with the soul of one of those children.
 
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7th November 2024 update: I have a final cover illustration (subject to some minor adjustments due to perfectionism). I'm super looking forward to sharing it with the world, but this one needs to be done right. There need to be eyes looking. So, I'll keep writing, and eventually be in a place to market and grow my audience. Or, I'll just be ready to chuck it up on Kindle and go from there …

5th September 2024 update: Still working on it. My writing time is unpredictable around family and work commitments, but I really enjoy writing, and I love my characters, so I keep doing it. Cover is in production.

Deb E. Howell
1,562
41 chapters
Ongoing
Not So Ordinary

Not So Ordinary

  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Adventure
  • Slice of Life
  • Romance

This story revolves around the life of 4 different people:

Sara: a high schooler with a conservative personality who’s good at only one thing; studying, but she studies well only to maintain her reputation as “the genius one” with no aim in life.  Till now when the SAT is just around the corner, she doesn’t know which path to take because nothing interests her.

Next comes the heartbreaker, Elijah: a college dropout, during his first year in college he changed his major 5 times and then finally left college; his father being a very laidback person wasn’t affected by his son’s antics. Now he’s 24 with a high school degree doing random jobs because he must support himself overall. His good looks get him all the girls, but he can’t stay with a girl longer than a month because after a month they start to get clingy, wanting attention whereas all he wants in a relationship is physical intimacy.

Then comes Charlotte: age 33, a doctor, she had spent all her 20s paying her student loans but is still in debt because of his father’s health condition. Because of this reason, all man who approaches her run away; no one wants a woman whose 70% pay is used to pay off her debt monthly. So, she’s called “The pitiful doctor/spinster” by her relatives.

And in the end, comes Mr. William: a schoolteacher, who had been teaching the same subject at the same school for the past 10 years. He’s a very intellectual person and could do much better with his life but one thing that he had never done is to take a risk, although his monotonous routine bores him still he keeps living the same repetitive life.

These 4 people who are living in different worlds have something in common, their lives are repetitive with no challenges_ in simple words they are ORDINARY.

These 4 Ordinary people don’t know what is waiting for them, entangled in a world of murder, crime, trafficking, mafias, politics, and everything bad; wait and see how their lives will get connected.

Ji Na
180
3 chapters
Ongoing
THE BEAUTIFUL PART OF MY LIFE

THE BEAUTIFUL PART OF MY LIFE

  • Supernatural
  • Young Adult
  • Drama
  • Romance

"I was born as a Maid, my fate changed when I met the master whom everyone forget except me.

I am looking for answers, he is looking for answers.

The reveal of prophesies, four Kingdoms at stake....maybe five?

I am Celine and this is The Beautiful Part Of My Life"

The book is under major editing

Thank you

Juinlady
358
14 chapters
Ongoing
When Lament Finds Love

When Lament Finds Love

  • Romance
  • Fiction
  • Young Adult
  • Drama

Can you really feel the music? Can we really hear the same sound, and interpret it in different ways? A blind violinist and a writer meets one fateful morning to find out exactly that. What could these two unlikely lovers discover in themselves and in one another?

Oriphyne
721
31 chapters
Ongoing
Linked By Ink

Linked By Ink

  • Fiction
  • Adult
  • Drama
  • Smut
  • Forced Proximity
  • Romance

Riley:

When I was eighteen I made a huge mistake. Part of that error was a friendship tattoo that would link him and me together. That tattoo is a symbol of the worst wrong I made. Just simply looking at it is a reminder of what not to let ever happen again. I turned my pain into something positive. I went to college for art and created my own tattoo studio Linked By Ink. I'm now famous for friendship tattoos. I used my negative to build something positive from it. Now I have my own tv show. I travel across the world meeting people who want a friendship tattoo and hearing their stories. If I like their story and feel the relationship is positive I give them a tattoo. 

Lucas:

When I was nineteen I made a huge mistake. The only part that wasn't a full failure was the time we spent together and the tattoo I got with her. The tattoo is a reminder of what I lost from my wrongs. My tattoo is a symbol of her and wanting to find her again. I want her back in my life. I've hired many private investigators and not one has found her. I turned the negative I did into something positive. I wrote all my songs about her. Every song was an award won, some Grammy's, and every award won was a new tattoo I got in honor of her. I traveled across the world meeting people whom my songs and story have inspired.

eleanor draven
190
18 chapters
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