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Two Boats Away.

Chapter 1

by alex sheffield

April 29, 2021

The year is 1934, Anna is a young 9 year old girl. Though bullying is her sister, though alcohol is her father and though prostitute is her mother, Anna continues to strive on. Questioning why the world is so dark. Read More

DESIREE

Chapter 5

by Courtney Gratia

April 22, 2021

Desiree de Vere's life has never been normal especially due to the fact that she is the daughter of a duke. How to survive society through the eyes of Desiree de Vere Read More

Split Souls

Chapter 21

by mad.sadie

April 20, 2021

Comments: 8

Shelves: 5

When twins are born their souls are braided together. When tragedy strikes, when one is lost, their souls are split. ~ How can one convince people the other isn’t dead? How can the other survive in a harsh world? ~ This is a story about family, friends, pirates, a cat… Read More

Empires of Bronze: The Crimson Throne (Empires of Bronze #4)

Chapter 1

April 15, 2021

The King of the Hittites has been slain, and a reign of terror begins… 1272 BC: Prince Hattu returns home from the battlefield of Kadesh to find his nephew on the throne, the old king’s blood dripping from his hands. Under Urhi-Teshub’s reign, the Hittite realm has become a land… Read More

Eloise and Jane

Eloise and Jane

Chapter 3

by Alex William Frith

March 29, 2021

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

Eloise does a new thing every Friday. But when her teacher doesnt arrive she meets and unlikely friend. Read More

The Great Controversy

Chapter 42

by bibliomania77

March 21, 2021

The Adventures of Jacqueline de Belleville

Chapter 3

by Rachael Jane

March 09, 2021

Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

The bawdy adventures and misadventures of a young woman making her way through life during the Napoleonic Wars (1802-1815). Life hasn't been kind to Jacqueline, but her friendly personality and courage make up for her constant lack of money. Of course, having a body men are willing to die for… Read More

Masters of Rome (Rise of Emperors #1)

Chapter 1

March 05, 2021

Their rivalry will change the world forever. As competition for the imperial throne intensifies, Constantine and Maxentius realise their childhood friendship cannot last. Each man struggles to control their respective quadrant of empire, battered by currents of politics, religion and personal tragedy, threatened by barbarian forces and enemies within. With… Read More

Veins (the novel)

Chapter 1

by LMRites

March 03, 2021

We To The Gods

We To The Gods

Chapter 7

by Kevin Murphy

March 01, 2021

1968. Summer in Chicago. America is on fire. Detective Costas George has lost his son in Vietnam. He doesn't understand his teenage daughter. He's got a serial killer on the loose. His brother Theo is a journalist and will do anything to catch the scoop on this madman. What will… Read More

The Time Traveler

Chapter 14

by evelynbromfield

February 22, 2021

Comments: 5

Shelves: 2

"Fate, is a hunter. My conscience mocked me, aggravating me like a pettish child." While surveying the site of an ancient Scottish Highland ruin, two young archaeologist siblings in training, Montserrat and Alex, wander away from their family and find themselves trapped in an old cave and taken to another… Read More

Circus Nightmare

Chapter 7

by A. Rhetters

January 20, 2021

Comments: 1

(Test story, temp title and cover.) Heletti, Emma, and Anna are three performers in a late 19th-century circus. Each have their own problems. Emma is a mother who is trapped in a horrid marriage with one of the ringmasters, Anna tries to send money back home to her Polish mother… Read More

Into The Flesh.

Into The Flesh.

Chapter 1

January 15, 2021

Again, Heidi and I are into some discussions about the body and what it really can do. Read More

het

Chapter 1

by feybellina

January 06, 2021

When the fae came down from the moon in the 1930's, they claimed to have been on earth long before humans. They had simply decided to move to other worlds, such as the cold face of the moon, to make room for the humans to have a chance at life.… Read More

Liberty Calling

Chapter 12

by Madison B.

December 01, 2020

As the war for America's freedom stretches on, Emmeline Reed is sure that she knows exactly what she stands for. Her brothers fight in the British Royal Army. Her father is a British Major. In every way, she is the ideal example of what a Loyalist young lady ought to… Read More

The Secret Candy Stash

Chapter 1

by AewynMirkwood

November 06, 2020

A story about the Secret Candy Stash. Does not actually exist, but could exist. Many things based on real places, characters, objects, etc. Hope you enjoy! Read More

The Demon Boy

Chapter 56

by SimianCity

October 23, 2020

Comments: 51

Shelves: 2

Casper (formerly known as "John Doe" or simply "the boy") didn't ask to come to Glenholm. Nobody asked him if he wanted to be here either. For better or for worse, he's stuck living under the same roof as Glenholm's own notorious witch man. Balor's not a bad guy actually.… Read More

Sons of Rome (Rise of Emperors #1)

Chapter 1

October 15, 2020

Four Emperors. Two Friends. One Destiny. As twilight descends on the 3rd century AD, the Roman Empire is but a shadow of its former self. Decades of usurping emperors, splinter kingdoms and savage wars have left the people beleaguered, the armies weary and the future uncertain. And into this chaos… Read More

The Lonesome Man

Chapter 13

by Waymon l. young

October 13, 2020

Shelves: 1

The Dark Side of Balsa

Chapter 4

by leesa66arashi

October 05, 2020

Choose : to forget, to dismiss who you are. Or To remember, and take revenge. A boy arrives at Balsa town, accompanied with a forgotton past, and a heavily weighed trauma. Another soul who has lost its home, looking for its other part, its asylum. A man haunted by his… Read More

The Extraordinary Circus

Chapter 12

by Evelyn Robyn

October 02, 2020

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The greatest circus ever in the 20th century, managed by Sebastian Smith, faced a lot of difficulties: Smith became with cancer, and they need a surgery to rescue him. In the same time, the crew will lose its beloved train because Sebastian didn't pay it all. And all of that… Read More

Empires of Bronze: Thunder of Kadesh (Empires of Bronze #3)

September 24, 2020

It will be the cruellest war ever waged, and the Gods will gather to watch… 1275 BC: Tensions between the Hittite and Egyptian Empires erupt and the two great superpowers mobilise for all-out war. Horns blare across the Hittite northlands and the dunes of Egypt rumble with the din of… Read More

Lui

Chapter 1

by takemetolui

September 09, 2020

" -you're just like the ocean, Lui." These words lingered within her mind, digested and sunken in, might also be a proper way of putting it. Having itself make it's own way to be specifically 'special' even if it was out of random and the most common context there'd ever… Read More

The Byzantine chronicles Book I: The Phoenix rises from the ashes

Chapter 1

by Ujjwall Uppuluri

September 01, 2020

The story is about how the byzantine empire plagued with chaos gets saved by a boy who gets isoted from our world into the past. He soon teams up with the rightful emperor, overthrow the tyrant, and lead the empire to glory and greatness. This is the Chronicle of the… Read More

NETAJI: India’s Independence and British Archives

Chapter 1

by moti

August 31, 2020

This book puts in black-and-white, for the first-time ever, the huge, and virtually singular, role Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and his Indian National Army played in the British deciding to leave India. Read More

The Descendants Society

Chapter 4

by D. P. Donson

August 30, 2020

Daniel Strait has been searching archives for years. His goal, right a book about his family history. His problem, he finds dead ends and potential leads but never anyhting solid. A trip to the historical society in Stratford, Ct changes everything. The Desecendants Society is still a draft with a… Read More

Dynasties: Babur's Ballad (Book One)

Chapter 1

by AldraModin101

August 30, 2020

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

Former astronaut Jewel Mills refused to disclose the details of her last space voyage to anyone. Not a coworker. Not a friend. Not even after retirement. When the press blamed her for impeding the advancement of science, she retained her stubborn silence and lived in contentment. Gia has followed in… Read More

Children of Earth and Fire

Chapter 45

by Twitchycat

August 23, 2020

Comments: 1

Shelves: 3

Arabella has resigned herself to the position of mother and wife, considering herself lucky to be in a much easier life than she had previously known. But there are clouds of war gathering from the North-West as King Ernulf, Prince Louis's half brother, begins to suspect him of eyeing the… Read More

A Twist of Tobacco

Chapter 2

by Rita Ownby Holcomb

August 19, 2020

Eli’s 3 oldest sons were fighting in the the civil war when his wife died from complications of childbirth. He was taken by enemy forces and his 11 yr old daughter was left to protect her younger siblings. Read this fascinating truth based story, in A Twist of Tobacco.A secret… Read More

A Thin Line

Chapter 2

by Anna Charles

August 18, 2020

Harriet Parker receives a letter out of the blue from her dead mother. The letter hints at a family secret that has lain buried for decades. Compelled to delve into her family history, Harriet finds herself sucked into a tale of treachery and lies in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. As she puts… Read More

Captain Canada

Chapter 6

by Jack Kay

August 14, 2020

This Story is about Valor and Heroism of a Canadian Woman who served in the US Army Nursing Corps during WW2 and afterward.. Although a fictional account it does bring to the reader an account of the sacrifice of a young woman in the face of a very viscious enemy.… Read More

Side By Side.

Chapter 7

August 14, 2020

This is an idea I picked up from the book ''Heidi'' when the space people taught us how to trvel without a ship. Read More

Red Wolf

Chapter 2

by Lilly Rayman

August 07, 2020

Shelves: 1

Who knew that an orchestrated marriage to an unpredictable woman would lead to an enduring love? By royal dictate, Lady Jacqueline, tempestuous Duchess of Wolvarden and tall, dark and dashingly handsome Prince Leopold of Mercia, are to be married, whether they want to or not. Although their first meeting is… Read More

Jay G Assignment To The Netherlands.

Chapter 13

July 04, 2020

Jay G is sent to the Netherlands to work on a case. Read More

The Baker's Daughter

Chapter 2

June 26, 2020

The baker's daughter had her way, and her way was to get me in her clutches. Read More

Kobe the Beast Tamer

Chapter 2

by MyTransparentlife

June 14, 2020

Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

Kobe, a girl who transmigrated in to a different world. Every human here speaks Chinese and wears ancient Chinese clothing. There are royalty, beast, cultivation, and many dangers. Read and see how Kobe saves the world from the unthinkable. ----- Enjoy my readers~ ???? Read More

The School Where You Get Benched.

Chapter 1

June 11, 2020

Donald decided to open this new Private school. (I will see where this story takes me). Read More

A PUTT PAST PURGATORY EAST

Chapter 15

by Kenneth Wright

June 06, 2020

Comments: 16

Shelves: 2

Fed up with his dreary life in Japan, David is contemplating going back to the States when his friend John makes an absolutely crazy suggestion. [AUTHOR'S NOTE: I am absolutely amazed at the number of "reads" this book has gotten when it is clearly stated that it is "in progress".… Read More

A Vehement Defense

Chapter 14

by churchmouse

May 21, 2020

Comments: 10

Shelves: 2

Abraham Lincoln owes his stepmother, Sara Bush Lincoln, a favor or two: so — when he receives a letter from her asking that he act in the defense of a young man accused of murder in Kentucky — he undertakes the journey, only to find a trial much more complex,… Read More

The Trickster of Marshall Plantation

Chapter 18

by A. Rhetters