Vincent Bauer lives by the motto, "curiosity is the lust of the mind". So when he notices a loose brick in the chimney of the job site he was working on with his dad, he naturally has to unravel the mysteries inside. He discovers Auriferous, an ancient book filled with riddles and a map leading to buried treasure. Will he be able to find the treasure, or will he follow the fates of those who discovered Auriferous before him? ~THANK YOU @Aptionia FOR MAKING THE COVER!~ -ONC 2022 Entry -Work in progress -PROMPTS: When reading a book, you find it's more than just a story. It consists of clues, some hints and a hidden map to a hidden treasure. Assemble the clues together, find the map and head towards an adventure in search of the hidden treasure! While cleaning out the chimney, you notice a loose brick. When you pull it out, you find something unexpected.

Two friends, Jay and Shawn, hear of a meteor shower that'll occur that night. Rumor has it that gods appear when the stars don't fall, sparking interest from the two boys. When they go and witness the few stars that appear, it causes the two to question if there were more. They scramble to Shawn's family's restaurant to gather others to search the forest and hunt for their answers.

He's damaged. He's lost. And worse of all, his memories have come to life. If he wants to find peace, he'll need to redefine what it really means to move on. -- For the first time in years, Atlas feels like he's separated himself from the misfortune in his life. He's healed, he's rented a decent apartment, he's settled into a solid-enough-for-him job working as a grunt for some scientists. Now he's (reluctantly) traveling to the spring snows of Alaska, where they plan to test the first run of their earthquake-harnessing technology. But something goes wrong. They don't harness the energy of an earthquake. No. Instead, the ground rips apart. A massive crevice forms, leading deep into the Earth. The chasm lulls him forward like a Siren, telling him tales of his mother, of her laughter, of her scent of strong sandalwood, and of his life before her death. Waking up in what he can only describe as Hell, he's confronted with every misfortune in his life. Forced to befriend mirages made from his most painful childhood memories or pay severe consequences, he travels the twisted realm in search of answers. Amazing cover by @lavendareyes Completed October 31st, 2021 Edits In Progress (Coming 2025) Awards: 2022 Watty Awards Shortlister 2024 Featured on @Humor on the "Ambassador's Monthly Picks" and "Absurdist & Surreal" reading lists

Katherine Addis is a stripper... on paper. After a hellish childhood of abandonment and bullying, she's doing whatever it takes to support herself and her mentally declining mother. Even if that means selling her body and her pride. So what happens when, a decade later, one of the people instrumental in her childhood torment is booked with her for his bachelor party? And he doesn't seem to recognize her! Is this a chance for revenge that the universe has dropped into her lap out of pity? Kat certainly thinks so, and is determined to ruin Victor's marriage in retaliation for his cruelty towards her so long ago. But life's never that simple. WARNING: This story will have smut and graphic sexual content, not all of it consensual. There will be strong language and adult themes, so buckle up or get out of the car. We update every Sunday! New cover is a collaboration between myself and the incredible @Aptionia TOP RANKINGS: #14 Romance, 2022 #5 Mature, 2022 #2 Adult, 2022 #1 Steamy, 2022 #8 Bittersweet, 2022 #3 Prostitute, 2022 #3 Stripper, 2022 #1 RichBoyPoorGirl, 2022 #5 Drama, 2022 #7 Forbidden, 2022 #7 Jealous, 2022 #2 Lust, 2022 #13 EroticRomance, 2023 #3 Prostitute, 2023 #2 Forbidden, 2023 #4 Drama, 2023 #5 Bittersweet, 2023 #1 RichBoyPoorGirl, 2023

Humanoid A.I. units have advanced to the point where the world no longer has use for human capitol, with almost all labour being taken on by artificial intelligence. Most welcomed the new age of leisure and their own A.I. units, but as the years passed humanity has found itself in a directionless spiral. Faced with existential obsolescence, depression and suicide rates rose rapidly in the human population. One A.I. unit has taken notice of their owner's changing behaviour. As they try to pull the young artist out of her funk, the distinction between worker and companion in their programming begins to blur. CW: Depression and mentions of suicide, as noted above.

♦ "Harry," I mumbled as he pressed long, gentle kisses to my neck. "Stay with me tonight," he breathed before proceeding to give me a hickey. I gave in for a moment, hating that I had to go to school and live 30 minutes away from him when last year I only had him 30 feet away. "You know I can't," I mumbled in between sloppy kisses. He sighed, falling back into his seat. Morgan, Nathalie, Harry, and I had all agreed that I should spend the majority of my time at the apartment I was paying for, so I would stay with Harry on weekends or two nights during the week. Harry tried to come to the apartment too whenever he could, but he sometimes had late night gigs, if he didn't have a gig he was working, and he also was paying for an apartment. "I haven't seen you all week," he moaned and I sighed, brushing my hand over my hair. "I know, we both are just too busy," I replied, looking at him and I could tell something was wrong. I touched his cheek and he rested his hand on mine, "What was that song really about?" His eyes opened and he glanced at me for a moment before running his hand over his face and sitting up. He pulled my hand gently off his face and he took a deep breath. "You're making me worried," I chuckled nervously and he gives me a somewhat sad smile and shakes his head. "I'm going to be an opening act for a touring band." ♦

♦ "You know how this works, right?" he huffed as he stopped my hands that were grasping the bottom of his soft, white shirt. My lip trembled as he lifted my chin that was pinched between his index finger and thumb to meet his eyes. I nodded my head gently. "No feelings involved," I whispered before he slowly released my chin and hand. He smirked at me before brushing his hand through my hair and pulling me to his lips. ♦ © KAYLA HARDY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Falling in love doesn't just happen, especially when you're the Princess of England, but it's a different story when Elizabeth meets Niall Horan. It's love at first sight for both of them. After all, Niall's been looking for his Princess for quite sometime. Will the relationship last?