Diverse Lit Stories

A cynical Necromancer with a terrible secret. An optimistic Crown Prince crumbling under the pressure. A talented mage living in the shadow of his younger brother. ****** There are always three sides in a fairy tale. The villain, the hero and the spectator. Diya spent her entire life being the villain of everyone's story- simply because of something she couldn't control. She is given one last chance to prove herself. One final mission which would throw the Empire into disarray, but mean she could gain precious information about her past. A chance encounter throws her into the Imperial life where deception lies at every turn and the charismatic Imperial family are hiding more than they seem. With the threat of a war rising and ugly secrets coming to light, can Diya ever get her happily ever after? Or is she doomed to remain the rest of her life as soulless? Cover credits: @DeeIsDead Being edited: June 16th 2024 Featured: @highfantasy CAMELOT|Medieval fantasy list @The_Reading_Room in Oct 2023 @TripleACommunity Alchemists and Apothecaries (Fantasy) list @Fantasy Monthly picks Jan 2023 @lgbtq Asexual & Aromantic reading list Oct 2024 @Ambassadors Rainbow Fiction Jan 2025

Not all knights have shinning armors.

Encounters.

When no one knows you're alive, its liberating and confining. It's one of the best things that can happen to you, especially if you're a villain! You can be someone else, live the life you never could, do the things you only dreamt of! You would think, at least. However, the best thing you can do is start over new and embrace anonymity, new horizons, more opportunity. Until, that is, the holder of the lien on your life cold calls you home -- now what? Act like you didn't get the call? Take a third shot at redemption? Or better yet -- do something bold and reclaim your life? Only if you've got the guts to own it - but you just may end up dead, for real this time. The Deets: * once weekly chapter drops * no profanity, no graphic sex/violence scenes * this a basically book one of a series I'm working on so expect more! ~~~And btw the pics shown here all came from Pinterest ~~~

Situationship: How to read the signs? George doesn't. Hence, she falls into the refined clutches of Drevan, the man she should have never seen or heard for the sake of her sanity. The honeymoon phase is short-lived. George finds herself drowning in a river of uncertainties where self-worth and self-love are drifting away too fast to grasp, and all she has is a small log of affection Drevan throws at her, but there's no saving a situation that has no name. George knows she has to let go, especially with Drevan on a sabotage mission. Little does George know that Drevan already has a backup plan that meets all his expectations and more. As if things couldn't get worse, George has to witness Drevan's upgrade and glow up, because guess what -they work together at The Edit magazine. How can one heal when everything is blowing up in a live-action romcom movie at a desk near you? This isn't a love story; it's a tale about boundaries and accepting that some experiences are just for the lesson.

Falling head over heels, in an alien jungle... like literally falling. When your knee deep in danger, it's good to find a group of guys with a lot of legs. They're half man half spider. Can Brooklyn turn a phobia into a fetish? She's got to survive first to find out.

Talia Awwad trades a familial nightmare overseas for a relaxing winter break with her grandparents across the country. Too bad the fate she ran away from comes back to haunt her in the form of a surprise housemate named Zaid. Stuck in the same house for three weeks during a snowy Massachusetts winter, Talia and Zaid find themselves tempted to keep bickering over their many apparent differences. But when they learn avoiding reality brought them together in the first place, they discover the best escape of all might actually be each other.

In the future, a certain race of people can only work at night, " For safety reasons", they say. Jayla and Quante don't buy it. When glowing portals open in their closets, they start slipping into the past: secret photo shoots in abandoned libraries, marches that feel too familiar, moments on the edge of being erased. But the more they travel, the more they realize time isn't just a loop-it's a thread. And someone's pulling at it. The city's watching. Their portals are glitching. And something's coming. They can't stay here. Not in the past. Not in the present. Not if they want a future. Milestones. #1 in oppression. 6/14/25

Peace. Prosperity. Love. Health. After the Mockinjay Revolution, Panem had been revived, rising from the ashes to create a stronger nation and an even stronger bond with its districts. The spoils of war and the delicate wounds from the violence had civilization softened with contentment and happiness. But of course, humans are complicated creatures with short memories and history was dumped under the rubble like the ruins of District 12. Welcome to the 25th Hunger Games. May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Main character, Mixalis Yu, struggles to feed his family in the slums of the Seam. He has known pain. He has known despair. He has known sacrifice. But most importantly, he has known chaos. That afternoon when his brother's name was called out to the cameras in front of the entire country, he felt his heart drop to his hollow stomach as if time itself has stopped to grieve the loss of such a happy soul. Unable to stop himself, he became one of the first volunteers the Districts has seen since the Revolution and stood in the same place where Katniss Everdeen stood decades before. In the crowd, he spotted her and in a blink, she was next to him. They were doomed to die together. A dandelion in the spring. Perhaps in the next life.

Prince Christian Frederik Charles Laurent is soon to be arranged for marriage, as the Queen desires to extend the royal bloodline of the Laurent family for future generations. However, Christian is not interested in marrying the woman his parents and the Queen have chosen for him. Despite being an eligible bachelor at the age of 24, he desires to live a normal life. Meanwhile, Sahara Mai Thomas, an american immigrant, moves to the UK to fulfill her dream of opening a pastry cafe. Little did she know that she would meet the royal prince Christian Laurent and become acquainted with him. What will happen when a prince and a commoner fall for each other? Will there be a happy ending or chaos? Find out by tuning into The Royal Prince.

Seinne Johnson, a legal assistant, has an unexpected encounter with a man named Christopher Phillips. Christopher leads an interesting life, but he's hiding a secret which Seinne is unaware of. As their relationship develops, Seinne finds herself in dangerous territory. Eventually, love, lies, and crime become intertwined, leaving Seinne unsure of what to do. Will Christopher's secret be revealed, and will Seinne get caught in his web of deceit? Read on to find out.

At what point do scientific advancements become unethical? Is the opportunity for an easier life worth more than the one who gave it? The intelligence of the brain is a great strength, but the weakness of the heart is a person's biggest downfall. When grief clouds judgment, it threatens to drag many to the depths of hell. The apple of one young man's eye might be among the crowd, even against her will. Regardless of the odds, he won't rest until he sees her smile. Achievements~ 🏅Round three Ambys qualifier 🥇In the short story category for the 2025 Turtle Awards

Homeless and on her own, twenty-five-year-old Naomi Warner is destined to provide a better life for her and her daughter when a threat against their safety becomes compromised. How? By getting a job. But what does a woman do when she reaches a breaking point? She marches into the next high-rise luxury office building and becomes someone she never thought she could be. A working-class woman. The only problem, she has to now lie her way through it all-a compulsive trait she has always done to survive. That is until her new boss steps into the picture. Billionaire and CEO, Wesley Prescott. A man most women consider one of the sexiest ones alive. A kind and giving soul that the world doesn't expect because of his powerful connections and net worth. But as these two worlds collide, the lying becomes harder and falling for a man she knows she can't have becomes one of the easiest things to do.

"Girl, you're summertime fine." "Boy, fuck you." a Tyler the Creator story. [mature content]

What happens when fire meets fire?Jessa Burke, a student of Rockwell by day but a figure skater by night, decided it was time to stop moping around in her parent's house and go back to university to start the second year of her degree. However, her dream of competing in the Olympic Stadium was short-lived after one dreadful accident that took her out of the competition two years ago, and she gets offered to help out with the boy's hockey team with a mix of the boy's hockey team captains Asher Beckett chasing after her. Learning to find her new normal again in between her studies, a part-time career teaching the hockey team and the pressure to amount to perfection. No one said coming back to the ice rink will ever be this hard.

Internet Bestfriends is a heartwarming contemporary romance that explores the journey from digital connection to real-world love. Eighteen-year-old Jazzy Kurn has spent three years building an unbreakable bond with her online best friend, someone who knows her deepest fears, wildest dreams, and every mundane detail of her daily life. They've laughed through late-night video calls, supported each other through family drama, and created a friendship that feels more real than any she's ever had in person. But there's one problem: she's never met him face-to-face, and lately, her feelings have evolved into something far more complicated than friendship. When circumstances finally bring them together for the first time, Jazzy must navigate the terrifying gap between online chemistry and real-world connection. Will their digital spark translate into something tangible, or will the weight of expectations and the fear of losing her best friend keep her from taking the leap? Set against the backdrop of college life, family expectations, and the unique challenges of Gen-Z relationships, this story explores what it means to truly know someone in the digital age and whether love can bridge the distance between screens and souls.

New family. New house. New school. New rules. Chelsea has always been one to play by the rules. She avoided trouble like the plague and knew when to mind her own business. But her clean record soon gets tarnished when she moves to a new town after her mum bags a multimillionaire. This isn't just any town. This is an all exclusive small town packed with some of the richest people in the world. This is Lavender Hills, where luxury invades the atmosphere like the sweet smell of lavender oil. The poor kill to get a whiff of it while the rich choke from it's intoxication. In this town, gossip flows naturally like a waterfall and spreads crazy like wildfire. Every step you take must be well calculated because a single slip can ruin you for life for good. So tell me why she fucks up big-time on her first day, getting the whole school talking about her and breaking the internet. Watch Chelsea as she struggles to take it one day at a time while discovering dark secrets about the town that were never meant to see the light. P.S : none of these images belong to me. I found them all on Pinterest. If you want to have an idea of what the characters look like, kindly view the image at the top of each chapter. I will be changing them constantly to suit each character's point of view

"Lovers in the Dark" is a contemporary romance with mystery elements that follows Aria Chen, a 23-year-old aspiring photographer who loses her sight in a tragic car accident. Forced to rebuild her life in darkness, she discovers a new way of seeing the world through sound, touch, and emotion. When she meets Dante Moretti, a reclusive musician haunted by his own demons, at a support group for trauma survivors, they form an unexpected connection that transcends the physical world. As their relationship deepens, Aria begins to suspect that Dante is hiding something dangerous from his past-something connected to the underground music scene and a debt he can't escape. Together, they must navigate the darkness-both literal and metaphorical-while learning that true love isn't about seeing someone perfectly, but about accepting them completely. This is a story about finding light in the darkest places, the courage to trust again, and discovering that sometimes you need to lose everything to find what truly matters.

He bakes. She hates cakes. WARNING This story does not contain: - Mil/Billionaires - Fast cars - Hidden Prince - Sexy muscled whatever Characters are 30+ years old. Please find the extended summary inside.

[Arabian Nights meets Atlantis] She wants to save her family. He wants to save his people. After selling all of her belongings to survive, Alara has nothing-except a burn scar left by her unknown father and a sick mother she has to take care of. In order to survive, Alara steals and trades what she can. The only escape she has is when she closes her eyes and imagines a different life for herself. Zayen has been raised to be a guard to the royal family, and has to protect his identity or be killed. Some would say that all of his worth is in his surname. He would say that his worth only comes from the good he can do for those who need it. But that's easier said then done in a world where the pure of heart get left behind. When Alara and Zayen are forced to work together, they uncover a world that tried to stay hidden. Everything becomes possible, and none of it is safe.