853 Results with the "Fiction" genre


    • Prologue: To Pretend Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin The chapter opens seven years in the past, depicting Navani Kholin managing the chaotic preparations for a grand feast hosted by her husband, King Gavilar. Despite the last-minute addition of Parshendi drummers and an overwhelming guest list, Navani remains composed, directing staff and repurposing soldiers to assist. Her calm authority contrasts with the panic of the kitchen staff, highlighting her role as the stabilizing force behind Gavilar’s impulsive decisions. The scene underscores the tension…
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      Prodigy

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Prodi­gy is the grip­ping sec­ond install­ment in Marie Lu’s Leg­end tril­o­gy, esca­lat­ing the stakes in a dystopi­an war between the Repub­lic and the Colonies. After their dra­mat­ic escape in Leg­end, ​June​ and ​Day​ join the rebel Patri­ot group, hop­ing to over­throw the Republic’s tyran­ni­cal gov­ern­ment. But trust is fragile—June’s loy­al­ty is ques­tioned due to her elite past, while Day grap­ples with grief and the weight of becom­ing a…
      Dystopian • Fiction • Political Fiction • Thriller • Young Adult
    • Prince of Thorns Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Prince of Thorns intro­duces ​Jorg Ancrath, a thir­teen-year-old prince turned ruth­less war­lord, in a bru­tal, post-apoc­a­lyp­tic medieval world. After wit­ness­ing the mur­der of his moth­er and broth­er, Jorg aban­dons his roy­al life to lead a band of out­laws, embrac­ing vio­lence and cun­ning as his weapons. With a blade in his hand and vengeance in his heart, Jorg cuts a bloody path across the ​Bro­ken Empire,…
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      Peasant Wives

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      by LovelyMay Peasant Wives introduces a layered account of village life that pulls the reader into the modest yet tension-filled household of Dyudya, a peasant patriarch who has built up his small fortune through frugal living and hard work. Within the wooden walls of their cottage, relationships simmer beneath the surface. Dyudya’s elder son, Fyodor, is burdened with a chronically sick wife, Sofya, who adds a quiet strain to the home. Meanwhile, Alyoshka, the younger son and physically deformed, is married to…
    • Part XII — Buttered Side Down Cover
      by LovelyMay Part XII begins with a moment so ordinary it could be missed: the hum of a car turning at a street corner where life once flowed easily. For Eddie Houghton, that turn becomes a silent marker of change—the daydream of heroism shaped by clean billboards and patriotic slogans begins to blur. What draws Eddie in isn’t just a promise of duty, but the allure of becoming more than he is. The Navy offers a glossy path forward, away from soda counters and town dances, into a world where boys become men. Yet,…
    • Part XI — Buttered Side Down Cover
      by LovelyMay Part XI opens with a delicate blend of the personal and professional, capturing a day in Mary Louise's life when inspiration feels far away. Her hair needs washing, but what she really wants is clarity—a fresh idea for a story that refuses to move forward. The small task of hair care, often trivialized, becomes a reflection of her emotional state. There’s no backyard to enjoy the sun, no porch to rest on—just the roof of her New York building, where she heads with parsley in hand. The act feels…
    • Part X — Buttered Side Down Cover
      by LovelyMay Part X opens not with beauty but with boldness—an embrace that’s not marked by desire, but by gratitude. Pearlie Schultz, our heroine, stands in defiance of the traditional tale where plainness is only a prologue to physical transformation. Her story is not about what changes on the outside but what deepens within. When Millie Whitcomb suggests that beauty is overrated in fiction, it becomes the spark for a narrative centered on authenticity. Pearlie's features are not softened by fantasy; her curves…
    • Part VIII — Buttered Side Down Cover
      by LovelyMay Part VIII begins in a dim hotel room where silence feels heavier than the curtains and loneliness creeps in without apology. The leading lady of a small theater troupe, once radiant under stage lights, now sits hunched in a chair that scratches the wallpaper each time she shifts. Her makeup, once applied with precision, now smudges quietly as tears fall—not those theatrical sobs that win ovations, but the quiet kind that mark exhaustion. The scent of powder and faded perfume mixes with the stale air of…
    • Part VII — Buttered Side Down Cover
      by LovelyMay Part VII begins with Jennie pressing her cold face to the glossy pane of a grocery window, where fruits from warm shores sit in tempting disarray. The label “maymeys from Cuba” catches her attention—not for what it promises in flavor, but for what it represents: opulence unreachable. Around her, Chicago’s winter grips the streets with icy fingers, while Jennie’s own stomach tightens in quiet revolt. The glass is not just a physical barrier; it’s a symbol of what she cannot cross. Inside,…
    • Part VI — Buttered Side Down Cover
      by LovelyMay Part VI opens with Effie Bauer standing confidently behind the perfume counter, her poise shaped by years of self-discipline and hard-earned expertise in department store prestige. She knows how to match a fragrance to a customer’s personality, just as she has learned to tailor her own composure to a life lived solo. Though admired for her polished manners and tasteful fashion, she often walks home to a quiet apartment, where silence greets her more faithfully than any companion. Years of watching others…
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