"I'll tell you something about myself-I never mince words. Nature is a beast, Henry. We weren't created to live in peace with it."

It is not merely an epic about survival, but a magnificent ode to the reconstruction of civilization. What makes this work truly striking is its transcendence of the typical narrative limitations found in similar stories, which often stop at “just surviving.” Instead, it casts its gaze on a far grander question—how humanity can reclaim the lost light of civilization amidst the ruins. The protagonist evolves from a mere shelter-dwelling survivor into a builder of a new order in a post-apocalyptic world. This transformation embodies a profound philosophy of survival. He faces not only scarcity of resources and harsh environmental conditions, but also the distortions and steadfastness of human nature under extreme circumstances. While other survivors are still fighting each other over a single morsel of food, the protagonist is already contemplating how to restore production, rebuild ethics, and preserve knowledge. This shift in thinking—from mere “survival” to creative “re-creation”—is the most luminous spiritual core of the work.

Angeline doesn’t have time for vampires. Her days are spent teaching kindergarten and scraping together enough to keep her grandmother in the nursing home—until the night vampires storm her classroom. In the chaos, she’s forced into an uneasy alliance with Obsidian, a cold, magnetic vampire hunter. He’s lethal, distrustful, and relentless. She’s warm-hearted, defiant, and refuses to believe anyone is beyond saving. She meets his violence with compassion, and for the first time in his long, blood-soaked life, Obsidian hesitates—blades still drawn, watching the world NOT end because of her. As war ignites between humans and vampires, Angeline discovers her own grandmother is one of the oldest and most powerful vampires alive. The hunter beside her may not be the protector she believed him to be—and the creatures her blood ties her to may not all be enemies. And when darkness comes calling for her personally in the form of her grandmother’s ancient “acquaintance,” Angeline must decide who to trust, what to fight for, and whether love is strong enough to survive the truth about who she really is. “Her heart belongs to the hunter. But the vampire claims her as his.”

Two sworn enemies an alpha and a beta from rival packs are forced into a dangerous intimacy that fractures loyalties, detonates old sins, and proves that love between enemies can become the deadliest weapon of all.

After Theo comes out as gay to his best friend, his life becomes a living hell. Ruthlessly bullied, Theo falls deep into his depression, and is ready to give up on life. But then an unlikely ally steps in... ***** After coming out as gay and confessing his feelings to his best friend, Beau, Theo becomes the most hated person in existence. His unstable brother is even worse than the bullies and teachers at school, and his drunken father doesn’t care about what’s going on under his roof. But no one is as cruel to Theo as he is to himself. His life turned into a painful hell, he is on the verge of ending his misery once and for all, but then an unlikely ally emerges. Deon, the school’s notorious troublemaker, has a deal for him: he will keep the bullies at bay as long as Theo acts as his sidekick, keeping watch as he’s breaking the rules, fetching his coffee, and carrying his bag. Fearfully, Theo accepts his new meaning as the hotheaded Deon’s servant, considering it as just another cruel prank, but when Deon surprisingly keeps his end of the bargain, Theo’s life starts to look a little brighter again… …especially when his deepest wish seems to come true.

Rhyse Aurelan had three months left. Eryth Vale had forever to hold his silence. In a crumbling outpost at the world's edge, a solitary scientist tends a plant that should not exist. Its roots are sunk in ash. Its leaves drink a poisoned wind. Still, it blooms-year after year. Among the dust, he finds a box of unsent letters. Each one is addressed to a name he's never spoken. Each one ends the same way: Come home. Through winters when frost bit through the glass, through summers when the air turned to steam, he tends the garden as if the world depends on it. Perhaps it does. He reads the letters when the nights are too long. He waits for someone who will never return. Some things grow because you love them. Some things grow because you can't let them go. And some things... wither the moment you learn the truth. Some things are kept alive out of hope. Others, out of grief. And sometimes, it's impossible to tell the difference.

Ten friends, ten different personalities, one family. Hate, love, music, tensions and fights. Normal teenage drama if you will. When Scarlet tells her friends she is moving away, her friends decide to organize a surprise for her. Mean teachers, memory loss and new love interests are just a few of the obstacles that come their way. Is their friendship strong enough to overcome these obstacles? Or will it succumb to the pressure?

His loyalty to his king would condemn him to guard the woman he loves, but never truly have her. Song Min worked hard for years to become the best, aiming to get a position no woman in her kingdom had held before, but it all withered the day she got drafted to enter the palace, not as a scholar, not as a worker, but as one of the king’s five hundred women. Her body belonged to His Majesty, but her heart belonged to the man behind him, the king’s most trusted royal guard.

The Wrong Side of Forever by Jamilia Fair Aaron Cavill and Miranda Cavill may be married but that doesn’t stop one of them, or both? from cheating on the other. What would you do if you realized you married the wrong person? Would you stay with them? or would you leave them?

It was said that long ago the Goddess designed the Bonds to unite those of kindred souls. The fated bonds of lovers is stronger than anything in the realm, unbreakable by even the Gods themselves. But we mortal creatures, regardless of how long we live, were gifted the will to decide our own fates. We can choose to accept the gift of the Goddess, or reject it. I never thought I wanted a mate. Seeing my father become the shell of the warrior he was after my mother died, I swore I would reject any bonded mate rather than face the heartbreak of losing my soul if they died.... The Goddess was most cruel in her punishment for my arrogance. When I arrived to Lycan Warrior College, I discovered that I did not have one fated bond... I had six. May the Goddess have mercy on my soul.

A long-stemmed epilogue, a blossoming excerpt, petals of one shots and leaves of side stories―this ever-changing, ever-growing bouquet carries with it the fragrance of tales hidden within a secret garden. Come sit in the shade and listen to the birds sing while you read and enjoy a cup of tea. Perhaps you'll find the comfort of a familiar melody or hear the strains of a new tune.

An immortal has been bound for millennia—not by chains, but by a curse that devours his power and memory alike. His escape hinges on a single key: a boy with a fractured soul, whose forgotten bloodline can drain the stars themselves. To the boy, he offers salvation—ascension forged in grief, betrayal, and celestial fire. But others are coming. Warriors who barter memories for knowledge and bend reality as a weapon are closing in. They believe they’re chasing a fugitive. They don’t know they’ve stepped into the mouth of a forgotten war—one older than light, one the universe itself was built to forget. Some cages were never meant to be opened. And some beasts were never meant to be freed.

Veleno has a secret. One nobody knows about. A girl, hidden away from the world. She believes he's protecting her - from monsters, from danger, from truth. But what happens when his secret doesn't want to be kept anymore? ❀ Araluen has always trusted him. The only constant in a life she's never lived. But when curiosity takes root, and the walls begin to whisper, She starts to wonder: What lies beyond the only world she's ever known?

Amidst the backdrop of Italy's ancient ruins, a bold American archaeologist, driven by personal desire, makes a shameless proposition to a British aristocratic woman, whose beauty and charm captivate him. This proposal, made in the grand lounge of a centuries-old Italian hotel, forces both to confront their own urges, and the consequences of crossing societal and personal boundaries in a setting where the past and present collide.

Velisara, sovereign of the Crimson Rose, rose from the ashes of a fallen empire — and from the agony of her own transformation into the Vyrmaal. Immortal, merciless, and unyielding, she rules her Nest with a will of iron and a brutal kind of mercy, defying the stagnant traditions of the Crimson Court at every turn. But rebellion brews in the shadows. A rising force of Veydrathi hybrids, led by the defiant Kharion, threatens to unravel the world she reforged. The old guard conspires in silence. To hold what she has built, Velisara must weave treacherous alliances, make impossible claims, and confront desires too fierce to deny. Bound by fate to powerful men — enemies, allies, monsters, and lovers — she walks a knife’s edge between control and surrender. Each desires a place at her side… but none are willing to share her crown — or her heart. In a realm where sunlight burns, power bleeds, and passion is a deadly game, Velisara is both sovereign and siren — the flame they crawl to when all else fails, the law whispered in fear across the dark. But the fire she commands is not so easily tamed. And if she cannot master the beasts of ambition and longing that circle her throne, the inferno she ignited may devour her empire… and everyone she dares to claim. War watches from the shadows. And it has not yet dared to breathe.

Claire's shift in the emergency room was as frenetic as ever. As a seasoned ER nurse, she had witnessed it all, but the aftermath of a football match always brought a unique kind of chaos. Today was no exception, and Claire yearned for a quiet evening away from the clamour and injuries. Despite her aversion to the sport, she unexpectedly connected with Alex, a charming media professional who, as it turned out, was a former national football player. Initially hesitant, Claire found herself increasingly drawn to Alex, and their interactions blossomed into a promising new relationship.

In the shadow of towering peaks, where the air whispers of solitude and strength, there lies a tale of two souls brought together by fate's unexpected hand. This is the story of Eros, a recluse who found peace in the embrace of the mountains, and Marlowe, a firefighter whose heart was scorched by the flames of loss. * * * Eros, a man whose past was as mysterious as the paths he walked, had turned his back on the world, seeking refuge in the solitude of nature. His days were spent in harmony with the land, his nights under a canopy of stars that told stories of ancient times. Marlowe, a woman of valour and vigour, battled fires with the ferocity of a storm. Yet, when tragedy struck, taking with it a comrade dear to her heart, she found herself adrift in a sea of grief, searching for a beacon to guide her back to shore. Their worlds collided one stormy night when Marlowe, lost and alone in the vast wilderness, was found by Eros. In the warmth of his mountain home, they discovered a kindred spirit in one another - a shared resilience that sparked a connection as deep as the roots of the mountains themselves. 🏔️🔥❤️

Not a love story. Just trying to heal out load.

It is about one night spent between desire and passion. It was supposed to be just one night. But sometimes, one night is only the beginning of forever.

All Ivetta wants is a steady paycheck and consistent hours. Her mother’s health is failing fast, and she has to earn enough money to keep paying the mounting doctor's bills. Getting a job as a palace maid seems like the answer she needs, even if she has a long commute. Prince Chevalier, the Second Prince of Rhodolite, has a reputation for being a cruel, heartless monster. If it weren’t for her circumstances, Ivetta would have quit after the first day. She never expects him to come to her rescue when disaster strikes. Suddenly, he’s the only person with whom she truly feels safe, allowing the roots of an unlikely and impossible romance to take hold. Threats force them closer together, and the mysteries of the past come to bear. A glimmer of hope for a brighter future blossoms in the darkness. Maybe, on the other side of pain and heartbreak, is the fairytale ending Ivetta never dreamed was possible. ***** Tales of Feathers and Flora: Book One, Act Four (The Queen) ***** Estimated reading time: 7 hours, 29 minutes