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My Life as a Retail Worker follows Layla, a hardworking retail employee trying to survive the daily chaos of Pick Your Product—a struggling local store where drama, gossip, and management disasters are just part of the job description. When a strict new manager arrives with ruthless rules and a talent for intimidation, the fragile balance among the staff begins to crack. As tensions rise, alliances shift, and the threat of closure looms closer than ever, Layla finds herself caught between keeping the peace, protecting her co-workers, and holding on to the job that keeps her afloat. Told with humour, heart, and sharp observations about working life, this story explores what happens when ordinary people are pushed to their limits—and whether teamwork, resilience, and a little rebellion can save more than just a store.

Everly, a connoisseur of orphan-to-riches tropes, always assumed her origin story began with a dramatic abandonment at the orphanage gates. Turns out, her life was even more cliché than her favorite novels! She wasn't merely dumped; she was swapped—a long-lost heiress to a vast fortune. Just when she thought her life couldn't get any more tropey, a mysterious System materialized, offering her a chance at a "good ending." The catch? Its "abilities" ranged from the utterly bizarre to the downright mortifying, making Everly question if a happy ending was truly worth the existential cringe. *** System 006: [Host, please choose 1 of these 3 system abilities!] Everly: "They're all weird! Let me just pick random!" System 006: [Hehe... host, I forgot to say that each system will have consequences, so something will happen to you when you use it...] Everly: "!!!" Days later, having been reunited with her biological family and experimenting with the System's... unique function, the consequence were already glaringly apparent. Her beloved brother: "My little sister is precious, but I need therapy to keep up with her alien-like thinking." Handsome man 1: "She's a pervert! I'm scared she'll take my innocence..." Handsome man 2: "Every time she talks, I feel like killing her. Is that normal?" NOTE: Please disconnect all logical circuits before proceeding with this novel, as it's an absolute chaotic comedy where the MC, Everly, has several screws loose in her brain. Don't expect much normalcy here—sanity checked out long ago and never came back.

Never trust who claims to be your closest one...

Aurora Waters was overwhelmed with despair when she faced the truth about her family. She had been born into a family of villains. Even worse, her family had an unhealthy obsession with faking their identities. They took “Fake it till you make it” so seriously that it usually ended with them getting killed! Her oldest brother pretended to be a CEO just to mess with the female lead, but that backfired when the male lead showed up and threw him out. Her second brother? He was an obsessive lover who pretended to be a wealthy second-generation heir—until the real heir ended his life. Her third sister? She faked being an heiress to manipulate the second male lead but ended up being killed by him. Her fourth sister? She faked an illness to attract the third male lead’s attention, only to die from a real one. Her mother? She put on a facade of being a kind and loving mom but ultimately met her end at the hands of the male lead. Her father? He pretended to be a powerful tycoon but lost his job and was drowned by the second male lead. And Aurora? She planned to impersonate the daughter of the richest man alive, but if things went the way they always did in her family, she’d probably meet her end by accidentally falling down the stairs. However, there was one glimmer of hope in this nightmare: she had a 100% rebate system that rewarded her for spending money on her family! [Beep! You bought an eraser worth 1 dollar for your eldest brother! 2 dollars have been credited to your bank account!] [Beep! You bought a candy worth 1 dollar for your second brother! 2 dollars have been credited to your bank account!] Aurora’s eyes sparkled as an idea took shape. She began spending on her family like crazy to rake in cash. [Beep! You gave a bun worth 20 dollars to your childhood crush! 100 dollars has been credited to your bank account!] Aurora: …! That’s walking money! What Aurora didn't expect, though, was that she would end up becoming one of the technology big shots herself, in the end.

Alice and Damian are two high schoolers whose perfect romance begins to unravel when they uncover long-buried secrets. As they investigate a web of lies and betrayals, they discover shocking connections that tie their lives together in ways they never imagined. Can their forbidden love survive the harsh realm?

This novel is about the Shy , witty but simple Elisa who had a crash start with our Male lead , Felix on an alley way . Stay tuned as they both move the journey of their life, with friends and family. ***** In this I will write short fictional stories, straight outta my imagination so stay tuned.^~^

Ashes & Anthems: Book One: Sweetness on My Tongue Seven years ago, Ashton Rhodes left Wells, Kansas with nothing but a guitar, a head full of grief, and a promise never to look back. Now the lead singer of the world-famous rock band Ashes & Anthems, Ashton has everything he thought he wanted. Money, success, sold-out tours, and a name known around the world. But when his estranged mother dies, he's forced to return to the small town he spent years trying to forget. He expects to spend a week settling the estate and escaping as quickly as possible. Then he opens the door to his childhood trailer and finds Lauren Carter standing inside. Lauren was his first love. His best friend. The girl he left behind. The girl who moved on. Married now with two children, Lauren has built a quiet life far from the chaos that defined their youth. She has a good husband, a comfortable home, and every reason to leave the past where it belongs. But helping Ashton clean out his mother's trailer forces them back into each other's orbit, awakening old memories, old wounds, and feelings neither of them ever truly buried. As the summer stretches on, what begins as friendship slowly becomes something far more dangerous. Because some loves never disappear. They simply wait. Caught between the stability of the life she built and the intensity of the life she lost, Lauren finds herself pulled toward the boy who became a rock star. Ashton, still battling addiction, grief, and the ghosts of his past, discovers that fame never replaced the one thing he spent years running from. Home. But every choice has a cost. When buried secrets finally come to light, the fallout will destroy more than one family. In a town that never forgets, a marriage is shattered, loyalties are tested, and two people are forced to face the consequences of a love they never truly left behind. Sweetness on My Tongue is a raw, emotional story of first love, addiction, forgiveness, and the devastating reality that sometimes getting what you want costs everything. Ashes & Anthems Book One ends with a birth, a heartbreak, and a choice that will echo through the entire series.

Have you ever wondered what it felt like to have a love that had a chance for their love to last forever? Oliver is a powerful vampire that had a chance to feel that type of love, so when a chance to have her back in his grace he would stop at nothing. Iris is a maid working at a manor, she's a young woman that keeps to herself and that causes her co-workers to pick on her. it doesn't help that Iris says strange things at times. "I can sense her...soon, she'll be mine." A young handsome fanged man said with yearning in his eyes What happens when Oliver finds Iris, his beloved. Will Iris truly find the reason behind her strange mind?

∗ ∗ ∗ Casita was a home grown from love and magic… centuries of quiet cultivation, countless cups of coffee, and sublime creature companions were the perfect tableau of Aoi and his pastoral life. B—his adoptive mother, the immortal Witch of the Wood, known only to him as Yaya—was both his methodical shepherd and a redoubtable maven of the arcane. Though fabled to eat children, she carefully tended to his altruistic soul. “I wouldn’t call this swill a Martini if it were six-three, hung, and worth twelve figures! Mary, you should be ashamed!” CRASH! B’s barrier, long believed impregnable—woven over eons by one at the apex of magic—shatters. ∗ ∗ ∗ Blood stains two centuries of memories. Maggi, Bait, Kujou, Zero, and Stewart, all of whom grew alongside him. His Yaya, an eldritch force all her own… stolen from him before they could share one last meal. Now Aoi is lost in a world that devours autonomy, white-knuckling a tightrope, searching for his way back with only a name on a scrap of paper to go by. Son of the Baba Yaga Book I: HiDE, Aoi! by HerbivorePapi There is no 'System' à la GameLit. This is not LitRPG, nor is it harem-core. This is an extremely slow-burn, unusually character-driven fantasy. CW: adult themes / trauma / graphic violence / body horror Expect: Wonder and Feels, and Fuck YEAH! PS B is Single! ∗ ∗ ∗ "HiDE, Aoi!" is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents stem entirely from the author’s C-PTSD and creative liberties. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is deeply flattering to this delulu author, but rest assured: it is all, unfortunately, fiction. Son of the Baba Yaga: HiDE, Aoi! 2025 JJ Wentworth. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or distributed without express written permission from the author.

Every night, the moon watches. But for her, it remembers. When Liora Vale begins to experience strange dreams beneath the glow of the moonlight, she dismisses them as imagination — until the dreams start bleeding into reality. Whispers in the dark, fleeting shadows, and a presence that seems to follow her only when the moon is full. Drawn to a truth she cannot explain, Liora uncovers a hidden world that exists just beyond human sight — a world bound by ancient forces, forgotten promises, and a power tied to the moon itself. At the center of it all is a mysterious figure who knows more about her than she does… and a past she was never meant to remember. As the line between reality and the unknown begins to blur, Liora must decide whether to turn away from the darkness — or step beyond the moonlight and embrace the truth that could change everything. Some secrets are not meant to stay hidden… especially under the moon.

What if Jay Jay had a twin sister? What if Jay Jay’s family was broken, but they were on good terms? What if Jay Jay didn’t have blood trauma? What if the Twins knew Serina in the past? What if Kiefer didn’t make a revenge plan for the sake of his mother? This is a Jayfer fanfiction and I am not the real author. I respect the real author Lara Flores, so now let’s dive in!!

Neva and Rhett, two young souls find their heartstrings woven in love. But just as passion and peace begin to bloom, fate intervenes. Bleak, haunting circumstances scatter blades across their romance, threatening to tear them apart. Ishmael, a man with a heart of thorns, yearns to mend the wound of losing Neva. And in the end, rays of love and joy filter through the clouds of horror that darken his world, as Neva appears before him once more. Twisted fate entangles them all, revealing the Game of Sphere, as misery scorches their souls. A concealed life beyond turns its pages, one after another, gathering a tale where faith and love and grace wins against the doubt and hatred and sin. --- The girl who once vowed to be his forever Now forbids him to ever appear. She refuses to recognize him, Disregarding all he ever was. He vows to protect her. Yet he is the terrifying truth she prays is a lie. He trips her, rips her apart— He's the living tragedy looming over her life. He once was her Elayne, now her hiraeth. He is the villain, pretending to be the hero.

Fire took Yuvan's past. A veil gave him a future he never imagined. A marriage built on panic turns into destiny. Yuvan never meant to deceive anyone - he only wanted to protect the woman who raised him. But now he is legally bound to Sebastian Sterling, Australia's most feared mafia boss. In the glittering yet deadly Sterling mansion, Yuvan is treated like precious treasure. However, love from a mafia king comes with shadows: jealousy, violence, and secrets that could destroy them both. As enemies circle and truth threatens to surface, Yuvan must decide - was this marriage a mistake... or fate? --- India boy x Australia mafia boss.

Sienna Adams’s life is anything but peaceful. She’s burdened by debts that aren’t hers and running from a past she refuses to face. Love isn’t on her mind... until she encounters Zachary Sterling. Zachary is a man shrouded in secrets. The only softness in his life is his son. Sienna should have been nothing more than a passing stranger, someone he would never recall. But something about her makes it difficult for him to walk away. Sienna doesn’t realize that Zachary is the leader of a powerful company. And Zachary doesn’t know that Sienna is the woman who once carried his child… and then vanished without a trace. Or perhaps he is the reason she vanished...? As the truth begins to surface, their past and present become intertwined. Feelings grow deeper, secrets grow darker, and love becomes dangerous. And this time, walking away may no longer be an option. ___ Excerpt: Sienna looked at him, a little hesitant this time. “Can I know your name?” she asked. Zachary glanced at her briefly. Then he said simply, “I already saved it on your phone.” Sienna's eyes widened slightly as she quickly glanced at the screen. 'Huh? Why does his name sound like Zachary Sterling?' She chuckled to herself. 'Nah, probably just a coincidence that their names are similar.' “See you later, Zach…” Before he could respond, she turned and hurried toward the conference room on the other side of the lobby, her steps quick and purposeful. Zachary didn’t move. He stood there, watching her retreating figure as she disappeared into the distance. The faint echo of her voice lingered in his mind. 'Zach—' It wasn’t a name people around him used lightly, especially not with him standing before them. For a brief moment, he remained still, his gaze fixed on the space where she had just been. Then, slowly, he shifted his attention forward again. But something felt… different. And he couldn’t quite explain why.

Journee, an NYPD officer and Archer, an FBI agent are after a common mafia boss, but they don’t know it. They cross each other’s path at every corner and involuntarily destroy each other chances to make a case against him. Each unknowingly keeps sabotaging the other. If they get a chance, they will kill each other. Finally, they decide to work together to put him behind bars and… fall in love.

In her previous life, Han Ruochen was tricked into marriage and was forcibly made the wife of the foolish brother of her husband. She failed to escape, and her legs were broken by her cousin, Han Ziyan, who not only stole her husband but her destiny. She thought that after giving birth to a son and a daughter for the fool, she would be allowed to leave, but unfortunately, fate had other plans. She was killed by her foolish husband, who beat her up until she died, and her entire family was razed by Han Ziyan, whom they had kindly adopted. Han Ruochen hated Han Ziyan to the point that she couldn’t even close her eyes even when she died. However, when she opened her eyes, she was reborn in the nineties, before she lost everything. Armed with the knowledge of her previous life, Han Ruochen started to guard against Han Ziyan and her mother, Meng Yunhan, for she knew that Han Ziyan wasn’t her cousin but her mother’s illegitimate child! And the two of them were determined to snatch her father’s fortune and ruin her siblings to fill the pit made by Han Ziyan’s biological father. But by a stroke of luck, Han Ruochen gained a ‘Golden Finger’. Not only did her strength increase by leaps and bounds, but the sea also became her golden fishing ground. She left on an empty boat and returned with tonnes of expensive seafood. That wasn’t all. With the money and strength, she straightened her siblings and made them walk on the righteous path, where they started to respect the elders and care for the young. Thefts? Corruption? What was that? Come here and let your sister straighten you up with her fishing rod!

Three years ago— Georgia Thorne had just been accepted into Portmire University, and just as she was looking forward to her future life, a bolt of lightning shattered all her beautiful dreams...

After accidentally falling off a cliff, Faye Yardley finds herself transmigrated into a male-oriented sea survival novel she had read. Not wanting to become the cannon fodder character who shares her name, and determined to ensure her brother survives, she resolves to clear this sea survival game and leave the game world alive.

In the end times, Gu Chengyu crosses over to an ancient and fictional Dynasty, becoming the most cherished peasant's son in the family. Since I have become a boy, let's lead the whole family to earn money and become prosperous! Who knew the old mother insists on becoming an imperial decree wife, how to deal with this matter? This text features a powerful golden finger.