The dead should have stayed dead. In 2025, something was discovered inside an abandoned facility buried beneath decades of silence. Something that should never have survived. Something that should never have been alive. Seven hours after a researcher was bitten, the world began to change. The infected did not simply rot and stumble through the streets. Their skin turned pale. Their movements became unnatural. Some stood perfectly still, their faces frozen in smiles that never reached their eyes. Others ran until their bodies broke, driven by a hunger that pain could no longer restrain. And then came the screaming. Cities fell into panic. The government declared martial law. The streets became slaughterhouses, and the living learned that being human was no guarantee of mercy. Among the millions caught in the collapse is Giselle, a twenty-two-year-old guitarist whose greatest concerns once involved unpaid rent, terrible gigs, and a roommate who never seemed to appreciate her music. Now, she has blood on her hands, a guitar she cannot bring herself to abandon, and a girl behind a locked bathroom door whom she may never see again. The world she knew is gone. And the things replacing it are learning how to hunt. Some things are worse than death. Some goodbyes are spoken through closed doors. And some things, once awakened, were never meant to be buried again. 𓆩 𖤐 𓆪 CONTENT WARNING: Graphic violence, gore, body horror, psychological horror, death, and disturbing imagery.

In an immortal Roman Empire where dying means erasure from living memory, Reaper Aquila is a man obsessed with remembering. Numb, exhausted, and running from a past he relives through fractured memories of those he loved, he prays his own impending fade will grant him blissful oblivion. His final task seems simple: resolve the lingering attachments of a group of immortals who have lived far too long. He doesn't expect Valeria, who instantly sees him for who he is behind the reaper and meets him with a warmth that pierces his frigid exterior. Though left with a crippling injury after being caught in the crossfire of the empire's shadowy underworld, Valeria's radiant and unbroken spirit defies the darkness - and makes him question if fading will truly free him. When they discover a sinister device that can remove an immortal's right to fade, Aquila must confront the remnants of his tragic past and use his connections throughout the empire to uncover the one behind it all. But with a love he never thought he'd find and an uncertain path ahead, Aquila must choose between his long-awaited fading or chasing his newfound feelings. A paranormal sci-fi story with slow burn romance, set in an empire with emerging steam technology and advanced biomedical engineering. Please note that this is a first draft, so I will be reworking the pacing and such. I would appreciate any comments on improvements! :) Human written. No AI :) This book is FREE. If you see it sold anywhere, it has been stolen. Best Rankings #11 in Immortal out of 16.9K stories #7 in Steampunk out of 7.19k stories #1 in dreamlandbooks out of 643 stories Cover by x_luminous_x

❝ In a society where to marry well was a goal for a majority of women and men, it was a mother's duty to have their children settle down, and their children's duty to aid them. While Louisa knew this well, and saw their gossip as them attempting to fulfill that duty, she could not help but find how extreme they were quite ridiculous, especially since they labeled it as 'chatting'. ❞

A boy who believed he was worth nothing. A girl whose worst enemy was society. The story of their rise and ruin. In a world where gender roles are reversed, Leila has spent her entire life defending her father's clockmaker's shop from a town where their value has already been decided. Sharp-tongued and immensely proud, she never needed anyone else. Until she met a boy. A boy who proved to her that not everyone is an adversary. A boy who taught her what it means to love, her hardened heart growing softer and more enamoured as time passed. But the world had no place for a connection such as theirs-and looking back, Leila learns far too late that their love has proved fatal.

Having just to moved to England from South Africa, Kimberly Kingsley is already having a hard time at home. However, she's going to have an even harder time at school after she stands up to the ruthless, prideful and sadistic Sean Moore. Will Kimberly ever be able to find peace in this foreign land? Will Sean ever be able to come to terms with his own inner demons? TRIGGER WARNINGS: foul language, substance abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, bullying.