Being overweight isn't a crime--it's just something shameful, Andrea's mother is quick to remind her. But that's to be expected in a world where technology and magic makes body goals and perfection attainable. ... more>>

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Andrea's mother has high hopes for a male heir to lead their household. Andrea must find a husband--and fast. Without a perfect body, however, there are few prospects. For Andrea, on the verge of being disowned, the inability to control something as simple as her weight further exemplifies her other failings. She heralds from the noble class, lovers of tech who frown upon mingling with the servant magic wielders. But with only one year to secure the title of the estate, Andrea has few options.

Opportunity arrives when a damaged magic wielder named Tanner comes to her estate looking for work. Servants of his creed wouldn't dare associate with nobles usually. Andrea's head tells her to be suspicious, but Tanner, who's easy on the eyes and built like a brick, looks like a great opportunity. He also takes interest in Andrea, something no one else does.

For the first time in Andrea's life, everything seems possible...if only she could quiet that stupid voice in her head warning this is too good to be true.

What price would you pay for perfection? <<less

“Does this unit have a soul?” Kai is a military veteran that served during the American Civil War of 2024. Finding life bleak and pointless,... more>> he seeks solace in the embrace of an artificial intelligence named Domina, a virtual siren previously deemed too volatile for companionship. Together they traverse the dystopian landscape of the New World under the watchful eye of Sovereign. <<less

At twenty-four, Mason Chamberlain had it all. When scandal leaves him with a broken heart, not much could make him believe in love again...until the new governess for his eight-year-old sister arrives.... more>>

He's drawn to her. Despite Mason's good lucks and coveted status, he can't break through her chilly facade. She wants nothing to do with a duke's son. It slowly becomes clear to him that she's running from her past.

Her secret puts his family in jeopardy, but is this love worth the risk? <<less

Losing her parents and turned into a lab rat by scientists, Natalie, now burdened with the powers of the divine interveners, sets off into this bleak and ever-changing world to get revenge; this quest for vendetta, however, soon grows bigger than herself, when she crosses horns with a powerful and foreboding man who holds the same powers of divinity she was given. ... more>>

With defeat still fresh in her mind, Natalie and her childhood friend Andrew uncover a breadcrumb trail of clues that lead them to believe that there targets next move will be to destroy one of the safest villagers in the world.

As they make heist to the village, however, run into another crisis and are forced to make a choice; either stand by and help the people before them. Or prioritise their original goal, knowing that acting too slow to save one might doom them both.

Being a victim of similar a choice made in negligence, Natalie strives to do what’s best for all involved.

But will this be enough to save everyone? <<less

Venus, the great city at the northern sea border, lay in ruins with an insignificant six hundred survivors. Crushed by the machinations of a foreign power who now seeks to invade the Centurion Kingdom they once guarded.... more>>

The Lady of that city, Rusalka, together with her husband, Alexander, has no choice but to bear the burden to raise an army and ready herself to face this threat. She will not fight alone, for the Prince of her kingdom comes bearing both arms and armies from all across the land.

What of the south, however? Now unguarded, not against any foreign power, but its own ambitious and disgruntled Lords and their council? These were men of no lesser standing than Rusalka herself, but they were far different in their purposes and the burdens they bare.

Towards that place is where Rapture, the Child of Immortals, now departs together with the nation's Princess, Lucretia, and fifty four of Venus' survivors who bid to serve as their bodyguards.

The Centurion Kingdom's ancient secrets, the entire Muspelheim Continent's too, and the very real "Gods" who exist in the background behind every nation of this world, are all about to step into the light, which seems to herald the dawn of a new age of strife. <<less

One day, the souls of two families suddenly found themselves having switched places. A Human man and his daughter from Earth, a Cat-man and his daughter from a Magical World.
With some memories intact, they are left with no choice but to live their new lives.
Two lives. Two Worlds. Two different stories.
Can they ever find a way back or be trapped in a different World forever? If the chance comes, will they end up staying or returning home?... more>>

*This story is completed here, and sold in Amazon and Smashwords website as an eBook.* <<less

Pierre Havelock is an author, atleast now he is.
In truth 3 decades ago Pierre was dragged across space & time only to land on our boring old earth.
So when one of his 'characters', a girl based on someone he once knew in his past life, appears before him - Pierre is less than best pleased.... more>>

He is even less happy when said girl decides to make his house her new home!

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Now on Scribble-Hub!

‘The Girl he Used To Know’ began life when I came across a rather silly prompt on a web-novel site I was using;
"Theme: My 2D waifu is now my real life Valentine's!?"
Well with a title like that I couldn’t help but be interested by the idea of leaving my usual writing niche and trying something a bit more novel.

Tying it loosely back to my main series ‘UnderCurrent’, ‘GUK’ was born as a standalone romance novella which you are now holding, styled with Japanese tropes in mind from a more western perspective.
I hope you will find this to be an interesting and fun read - Designed with the intent of being a somewhat contemplative and ‘cosy’ story - Whatever the case I thank you for picking it up and giving it a once over.
- Momentie

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I adapted the earlier Draft 2 to audio - I can't voice act, or edit, yet I kinda like it & find it personally the best way to enjoy the story😂 - https://youtu.be/kNWiSiZU53U <<less

Have you dared to dream big?... more>>

"Niveous Days" follows the story of an orphan named Koji. His journey starts at age seven, where he made a promise with two other orphans to become the world's best musicians. While his life is falling apart, music is the only thing that keeps him going. <<less

A tale of betrayal, lies and love. SeJun University is like a jungle. Everyone belongs to a clan, a group or club. The groups leaders hate each other more than anything and it's obvious to guess why.Their one mission , conquer the school and make everyone obey them. The question is how far are they willing to go to achieve this goal... more>>

Falling in love is easy even with your enemy but choosing your heart when things go south is probably the thin line that defines true love.

When you come to this school, one thing is for certain. Trust no one.. Even close Friends tie hatchets over each other's heads . Lovers break their own hearts just to survive.. Being a someone in this school is like walking around with a dart board when everyone is trying to hit the bulll s eye.. <<less

In a half-drowned city a group of dreamers and scavengers just float on, without giving up the little pleasures in life.

Hayle Davis was just seventeen years old when she panicked and then practically run from her hometown Summersville. This is due to a single person... more>> and that is Alex Cross. Hayle thought she loved the man who was twenty-four years old at the time, and she thought Alex loved her too, but when she finally stepped up to confess her love to him all she got back was humiliated in front of everyone she ever cared about. Then Hayle decided to leave, since she couldn't bear the thought of living there any longer. However after being away for eight years now she has no choice but to return for her sister's wedding. Carrie is about to share her life with none other than Alex's brother. Hayle already guesses that nothing good could ever come from the fact that they will become a family… <<less

After a year since they reconciled their friendship, Aoi and Hinata decide to revisit Mount Tsukuba for a Hanami date.
Aoi x Hinata pairing.

Nolan is an unapproachable guy who ignores the existence of all his schoolmates and sleeps in all of his classes. Normally, this wouldn’t be Chelsea Arnold’s problem--she does her best to pay attention in class and attends gym like a good, normal student.... more>>

Unfortunately, she just so happens to be his assigned desk partner in many classes. She’s frequently forced to wake him in English class and ends up earning the unofficial title of Nolan’s Wake-up Alarm--a title that nobody in the entire school covets. The last thing she wants is to interact with him more than she absolutely has to. One day, their gym teacher sends her to bring him back to class, which he always skips for some reason. When she accidentally shines her flashlight in his sleeping face, it triggers a chain of events that gradually intertwines their lives together.

It’s hard to be a normal student when you start befriending the school oddball. It doesn’t help that he has more secrets than the Big Ben has stairs.
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Everybody knows that orcs and adventurers don't mix. Adventurers kill orcs, in fact, in endless hordes as part of their quests, in exchange for bounties posted by the Empire. Dzošajan knows this. But she also knows that she has one goal in life: to become the greatest alchemist in the world, and she'll do anything to accomplish that. That alchemy is her best shot at changing her body to something she's happy with is just a fortunate coincidence. So when a caravan of alchemists arrives at her tiny orc village, Dzošajan jumps at the opportunity, and ends up becoming apprenticed to one of them. It's only later that she learns that this particular alchemist doesn't... more>> live in some ancient tower or dungeon; he owns a potion shop in town, and his primary clientele are, of course, adventurers. This could get complicated.

Cover created using Heroforge, edited with the gracious assistance of blake1 and KatietheAngelWitch, both on scribblehub. <<less

Ren Sasahara's found herself enjoying a peaceful, laid-back life in rural Kyushu, whiling away the peak of her youth with her best friend Nina, and a lovingly-tended garden, with only the occasional teasing from her older sister, a teacher prone to bear it all the second she gets in the door, getting under her skin.... more>>

At least, those were most of Ren's problems, until the day Kagura Zaizenji, an heiress with blood far too rich for her sleepy, seaside town, shows up as a transfer student in her class.

Despite the waves she causes amongst Nina and her class, Ren remains fairly detached from the new arrival, but a chance encounter at a vending machine after school piques her interest in more ways than one as Ren realizes the story of this fish-out-of-water leaving the lap of luxury may have more behind it than meets the eye.

Whatever the case, Ren decides to help the clueless new arrival adjust in a town that's certainly too small for the big personality she's brought with her. Ren, however, quickly discovers that she doesn't have all the answers, and maybe has some growing of her own to do far, far beyond the confines of her garden. <<less

Sabine has spent the past decade hiding from the Wild Hunt. But when a charismatic stranger recruits her to retrieve an invaluable artifact, she’ll have to finally reveal her identity… and her dark secrets.... more>>

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The darkness holds more than just secrets...

Marked for death, Sabine escaped from her home more than ten years ago.

But the Wild Hunt will never give up.

It should have been easy to stay hidden. All Sabine had to do was keep her head down, avoid telling anyone about her past, and above all else -- not let her glamour drop.

Even the best-laid plans eventually fall apart.

When a charismatic stranger arrives in the city, Sabine finds herself unwittingly drawn to the power she can sense hidden within him. Keeping her distance is nearly impossible, especially after a life debt is called due and she’s tasked into helping steal a rare artifact.

Sabine is the only one who can break the magical barriers protecting the item, but that means revealing the truth about her identity and exposing her darkest secrets.

Unfortunately, the Fae aren’t the only ones hunting her.

And the most dangerous monsters aren’t always confined to the dark. <<less

The fashion industry is rising and rising, it was hard to catch up with it's rapid changes as new trends comes one after another, killing and reviving former trends that made different stories everytime. ... more>>

But on a certain year, in the country's fashion circle, a dark horse appeared, galloping along with an army of a thousand soldiers, almost overturning and claiming the highest place on the charts. It was sensational, as they've discovered that behind this dark horse company, is a former Lion Fashion's designer, the number 1 big-shot fashion company in the Philippines.

On an interview, the reporter asked the CEO a question: "Miss Lilac, how far do you think Venom could go?"

She answered with a gentle and professional smile, "Oh, that." She paused for a moment, her eyes wandering around, until it stopped on a certain someone's figure. "Maybe farther than Lion, or maybe on the top of the world?" Her voice was hopeful, and her smile suddenly became sweet.

That certain someone nod his head in agreement. "Mn. As long as you want to, we can conquer the fashion industry and rule above it." <<less

|7X WATTPAD FEATURED| In the land of Fern Kingdom, a young girl must use her rare power of infrared against a shapeshifter. What will happen when she meets the handsome Axis Nethoraba and learns a secret that no other villager knows?... more>>

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Fifteen-year-old Evangeline Estiemiéres has a gift. She is the only person in Fern Kingdom who has flames, literally, in her hair. Because of her flames, King Erasmus lends her a special place on the hunting party with three other soldiers.

A mischievous shapeshifter is wandering around Eva's village. Erasmus claims that whoever can bring back his head will win a life-time supply of gold coins. After accidentally burning down her bakery and a tavern, Eva is desperate to regain her people's trust, including her mother's. In order to do so, she must train under the watchful eyes of the oh so handsome Axis Nethoraba, a young man who wields a secret himself, one that the kingdom is unaware of. She also has to find her place in her all male-dominant society.

Eva has to make a choice: to destroy the shapeshifter or Axis, if she has any hope of succeeding. What will she, Evangeline's Flame, choose?

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Einarr Stigandersen is the dispossessed prince of Raenshold, his father its landless Thane. They sail from port to port, leading a vagabond’s life aboard the longship Vidofnir, until a fateful battle with a demon ship and an unnatural storm send them reeling to Kjell Hall. A princess’ beauty and the Jarl’s wrath soon conspire to send Einarr on a series of impossible quests.... more>>

Will Einarr and the Vidofnings find adventure, glory, and revenge, or will they end as ashes in the frozen seas?

Cross-posted from allenelowrey.com and from Royal Road. Posts on allenelowrey.com are approximately 1 week ahead. <<less

Kris, or as his friends call him, Krissy. Is a voice actor trying to land the biggest role of his career for a new sure to be hit video game. Except, all the main roles are taken. Instead of giving up, he deicides to see a voice coach, who has him work harder than ever on his voice, and makes him question a lot of things. Like, why couldn't he try out for princess? And, what's the deal with pronouns? Just you regular voice actor things. ... more>>

Commissioned by: Kristal - https://www.scribblehub.com/profile/65093/kristalmoonhand/ <<less

After his father tragically dies and the love of his life slips through his fingers, King Adrian renounces the crown and leaves on a journey to Venwick after learning of his late mother's mysterious secret life. Hoping to rediscover himself and uncover what little is left of her work, Adrian finds so much more than he ever bargained for.... more>>

This is available on RoyalRoad as well! Support me there for better exposure.

For early first edition chapters as well as bonus content, visit my Patreon at patreon.com/AnnikaHunsaker

This story belongs to Annika Hunsaker. All Rights Reserved. <<less

After losing her parents and girlfriend in an accident, Fleure had no choice but to move in with her Aunt Christina to a small provincial city in Belgium. Completely traumatized by what happened, she became obsessed with the idea that the music from her cello will help her bring her dead lover back to her.... more>>

This story will update on Fridays.

If you wish to support me, the complete vol. 1 and 2 of this story are available in my ko-fi shop for the price of a cup of coffee.
https://ko-fi.com/yati0709/shop
So if you are impatient and want to read the ending of this story today, you can!

Phantom Adagio is a yuri romance ghost story that next to some classic heartwarming rom-com elements, will also explore heavy themes like the loss of close ones, suicide, phobia, PTSD, etc. I consider this story to be R15.

This story is entirely fictional. All people and famous artists represented in this story are completely fictional. Even those based on real people. <<less

Dwenne is the leader of a dying religion in Telbud. Despite all efforts, recruitment is dead and funds are low. Her religion mandates suffering in all aspects of life, but is there a limit to how much suffering one woman can endure before she snaps?... more>>

Rose was a Prince who vowed herself to the Sisterhood completely, becoming one of- if not its most devoted member. Raised in splendor, living in suffering, Rose is painfully happy with her choices.

Dwenne wants companionship, which was why she disavowed it. But years of living in the same building as the most beautiful woman she's ever seen has worn her down to the point of snapping. <<less

When Izdaha Saya receives a sponsor letter to compete in a high-stakes fighting tournament, she jumps at the chance. But the tournament is more than just a test of skill and bravery. It is a battleground for corporate greed, corruption, and the future of the three desert nations.... more>>

As Saya and her fellow fighters converge in a notorious company 'Al-Wa,' she soon discovers that the competition has been corrupted by those seeking to profit from its brutal spectacle. Some are motivated by greed, while others seek revenge against the system that has oppressed them.

Against this backdrop of violence and avarice, a girl, a boy from the slums, and a noble of an eastern kingdom struggle to find meaning in a world that seems determined to crush their ideals. Here in a small tale of many, they search for the courage to fight for their principles.

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NEWS: Volume 1, Retrospective, is complete! Volume 2, Fistic Fiesta, is coming out on ScribbleHub!
This is not the main site SToYA is posted on. For up-to-date chapters, they are posted all on Royal Road!
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/60856/desert-company <<less

Accompany Claire Lionheart-the newest addition of the decaying paramilitary company known as Cerberus-in her quest to exterminate the specters, demonic creatures awakened by the harbinger... more>> of human extinction. Under the command of a newly established CEO, Claire will face many threats in order to bring peace to the world and reclaim the life that was taken from her. Can the company's new CEO save it from disbandment, and the world from sinking into chaos? Will Claire prove a useful asset in the war against demons, hybrids and gods as a mere human? <<less