CandidCallalily | psychological | Complete
Shadows are humanity's tag-alongs, with the ability to empower, demoralize, enrich, or disturb, unbeknownst to those they tail. It is up to Violet to intervene when they cross the line, but when she has her most vivid dream in recent memory, she realizes she is up against a formidable adversary. Ian, a guitarist in a local band, joins her quest to find and stop the shadow, only for the threat to be closer to home than he ever could have imagined.
8.21 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-27 11:30
Kaylaellen92 | contemporary | Complete
Kevin's life changed forever when a mysterious girl named Zoey came knocking at his door. After his wife died, Kevin felt guilty that, as a doctor, he was unable to save her. He left his career and previous life and now liveswith his tiny dog, Ghost, across from the cemetery where he is the groundsman. He never dreamed his life would turn out thisway. Then one day, a mysterious girl knocks on his door. When Zoey comes into his life, he is intrigued when he realizes she has nomemory of her past. Kevin shares his home and eventually his love with this mysterious girl. When he discovers the truth about her,can their relationship survive?
8.21 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 14:10
Fox Bluereaver | comedy | Complete
Misty is a Gym Leader, Serena is a Performer-Coordinator. Misty is a tomboy, Serena is a girly girl. They're as opposite to each other as it could be possible. What could they have in common? There's one thing that they share: their love for the same boy, Ash Ketchum. Pok镾hipping and AmourShipping on the girls' side. Cover image made by Suki90
8.14 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 18:24
Terrenheim | psychological | Complete
After experiencing an accident, a woman finds herself in the burning shadow of a strange world as she discovers the truth behind the history she thought she knew. With cover provided by Asviloka https://www.royalroad.com/profile/108594
8.08 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 17:42
VanessaFletcher | mystery | Complete
(COMPLETE STORY) 'One bite and you're gone' - That's what the boutique bakery usually boasts about its invisibility cakes but this batch has a deadly secret ingredient - so one bite really does mean you're gone...Who would want to kill the young girl no one seems to know outside Valencia Veemer's bakery - 'Spellbinding Treats'?Who is the scruffy man who they see hanging around - but who disappears just as quick?Who was the girl?Why are they trying to frame Valencia for the murder?And who has stolen her fairies? To make matters worse, no one in Spellica trusts half-witches like Valencia, it only makes their suspicions deepen.Can she and her best friend Talbot Acres discover who the murderer is, or will Valencia lose her business - and her life, trying?
8.01 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:57
This is a short story based in the world of Wet World Wonderland. The Machine is reborn, inspired by a great light he will journey to find it once more, giving everything he has as he upholds his prime directive.
7.99 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:44
----EMMM---- | historical | Complete
An absent-minded twelve-year-old takes on uncharted waters, changing history along the way. But what does his own history have in store?
7.97 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 11:45
drewhead118 | one_shot | Complete
Dr. Laura Brandie is ready to change the world. She's the lead researcher behind the KSE, a revolutionary cure for paralysis and neurodegenerative conditions. And now, by good fortune, she's found the perfect candidate for her first human trial: a man who suffers from locked-in syndrome. Brett Harmon's paralysis is total: he can't move his arms, legs, torso, neck, or face. To the outside world, he's little more than a statue that breathes... but Dr. Brandie's KSE might be the miracle that allows Brett to run again.
7.96 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-27 17:38
Once upon a time, there lived an ordinary man. He lived among us, maybe some of you even knew him. And then he died. Explosive rounds shot to the chest aren't very good for your health. His body was buried, his brain preserved. Three centuries have passed. Our descendants discovered the old refrigerator with the brains of their ancestors, took our hero out of the ice, digitizing his persona, and implanting him into a videogame.Little did they know that they fulfilled the terms of a contract to their demise. Because Fillin doesn't intend to spend an eternity in this digital playground even if though there's no difference from the real world.But the only way he can return to reality is to become God in the game. And so our hero sets foot on the Path of the Gods, ignoring the facts that he is followed by a walking nightmare named FreakHead, that the skies mock his every step and that anyone who looks upon him sees the title "Bringer of Chaos."
7.96 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:52
Zeke Stone | satire | Complete
Max Masters wants to get away from it all. He wants to isekai, to get out of his mundane existence, just like what happened to all his heroes in the books he reads. The problem is that it is easier said than done. Yet he is certain that with perseverance he will meet a certain truck, and through it get all that he deserves; ultimate power, immortality. And a harem. My Immortal Myth-Take is a satirical fantasy short story, an entry in the Royal Road Community Magazine.
7.93 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 15:19
(Y/N - your name) After years away from your home town, you return to the old pizzeria, this time not as a guest but as a nightwatch worker.
7.84 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 13:54
The water level of Ystets Lake is rising without explanation. Maxie the hydrologist and her thrill-seeking companion are out to investigate; they've come prepared for the man-eating aliens in the surrounding forest, but what they aren't ready for is the lake itself. Also in the AUU-16 universe: Soulless (Apparently) The Departure Night Game Ystets Lake
7.83 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 17:53
Critical-meltdown1 | contemporary | Complete
This great witch will write some short stories from my life here. Updates will be irregular
7.79 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 14:09
Even aliens have legal troubles. Whenever an intergalactic being runs into trouble on earth, Lord Farkvold, the High Councilman of the Planets of Slatt, contacts Earth attorneys Marsh and Henry to help extra-terrestrials avoid unwanted attention and jail.
7.58 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 15:18
A woman is overtaken by her past actions, slowly leaving one reality for another.
7.56 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 14:30
Harmonia do Amor � uma cativante fanfic de romance que conta a hist髍ia de Sarah e Lucas, dois m鷖icos talentosos que se conectaram durante a vida escolar e embarcaram em uma revista repleta de m鷖ica, amor e supera玢o. Ap髎 enfrentarem os desafios da vida escolar, eles conquistam o sucesso na ind鷖tria musical e encontram um prop髎ito maior al閙 da m鷖ica. Ao fundarem uma funda玢o e se envolverem em projetos humanit醨ios, eles descobrem um amor que transcende como p醙inas da fanfic. A narrativa ganha um novo rumo quando decidem adotar uma crian鏰 e come鏰m uma nova etapa de suas vidas. Juntos, eles enfrentam os desafios da paternidade e descobrem o verdejante significado do amor incondicional. "Harmonia do Amor" � uma hist髍ia emocionante sobre a for鏰 do amor, a import鈔cia da fam韑ia e a capacidade da m鷖ica de unir cora珲es.
7.52 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 11:14
On the day of his 10th birthday Terry Andrew (an anxious kid) develops power beyond any mortal person. Terry's powers are causing him problems in his life. Terry must take control of his power before his power controls him.
7.50 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 17:44
Joe Kuster | sci_fi | Complete
"By far, the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it." Eliezer Yudkowsky Hey all, we're moving over to book 2. This content is in a state of transition. The book is now availble on Amazon (includes extra chapters): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W1534R8/ Artificial intelligence was nearly mankind's last invention. AI took off like a rocket, then when it racked up an impressive death toll, it crashed before it could blossom and took most high-tech industries with it. Resistance and fears became deep-set. Two decades after the infamous Rev. 4.6 incidents, humanity hasn't quit dreaming of the wealth and power that could be at their fingertips. A new generation of mega-corporations rose from the ashes. When one melds a quantum computer to a barely functional mental patient as a PR move, there are those who seek to profit, those who want to destroy it, and Alex. Alex Sage is a typical college student trying to keep up his grades and maybe find a meaningful connection with the fairer sex. Then, an automated semi crashes into his home, killing his family and turning his head into a pin cushion in the process. Alex awakens to find most of his memories gone and an illegal AI hidden in his brain implant. Now the pet project of a tech billionaire and heavily in debt, Alex struggles to stay valuable enough to be kept online. Still grappling with the repercussions of his injuries, and threats from a dangerous anti-augmentation political movement, there are no easy answers and threats loom around every corner. Alex must use whatever resources he can to escape from under the thumb of a ruthless corporation, while keeping those he comes to love safe. Chapters will stay up on RRL until Aug 10. It'll go up on Kindle Unlimited after that. How do you get those extra chapters I didn't have planned for RR? If you want them, they'll be in the published book. Book 2 will still make sense without them - I made sure of that. But... isn't $3 a lot for extra chapters? Think of it as tipping me for a good job and you'd also be getting my eternal thanks. If you enjoyed it so much that the idea of missing out a few chapters haunts you, I did my job as an author and made an engaging story. What's in those extra chapters? Resolving a few issues, set up for the cybernetic revolution, a rather intense sex scene with a new partner, revelations of who's really pulling strings, and a bit of set up for book 2. Complaints that people missed out on itwhen it was published here won't help (sorry!). I posted this for the folks who helped me shape the book, which is you all! (Again, yay!) But... Why! Why not keep it all on RR forever? My editor likes being paid for one. For two, I'd like the ability to get broader readership. If I break even on editor costs, I'll be incredibly happy. What about book 2? Drafts for Book 2 will go up around Sept 10. My draft of Book 2 is done, and it will be handed to the editor once Book 1 is published. Feedback has been even more positive. Beta readers devoured it and wanted more. I'll add a link to Book 2 once it's up on RR. I'm more or less, using you all for Beta Readers, so you get it before it's "canon" and edited. I invite active and meaningful feedback during this process. In return, you get early access to chapters. That does mean that the book content or plot might be adjusted before it gets published as I refine it. Sex Y/N? Yes. I heard the feedback, 90% wanted it explicit. You all will get the "full" experience. Will I dump all of book 2 here? Honestly, I'm not sure yet. At a minimum, it'll be up to the 75% mark as we collect feedback, much like what I did with book 1. It really depends on how good the feedback is and how nice people are. Lots of support + meaningful feedback to make it better =higherlikelihood you get all the book. Will be it up here indefinitely? No, it'll probably go up on KU at some point, but I'll make sure there's enough time for a large readership to grab it here. Then we move to book 3 which already is around 60K words already. What about other adventures in the same universe/characters? Yep. Absolutely. Nothing ready to share yet though. I plan to keep those side chapters and more slice of life stories as RR exclusive. Since I'm carving this off in book-sized segments, I'll have to figure out where those disconnected story arcs belong. I'm open to suggestions.
7.36 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 18:19
unice5656 | romance | Complete
Arael is an otherworldly being from the upper plane, a place similar to Heaven, full of Light. He now dwells on Earth, touched by Darkness, unable to return. When he rescues Sariel, an innocent angel from the clutches of Dark mages, he is no longer alone for the first time in centuries, but knows that he must return her home before she is also stranded on Earth. The question is, does she wish to go? (Pure fantasy romance) - Cover art credit goes to Cassandra DenHartog (www.cassandradenhartog.com)
7.26 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-11 18:58
A black monolith stands before my eyes, images and letters of all sort are engraved, some normal, other bizarre, many confuse and contort, pictures of beasts and monsters confuse themself in the thin white letters that are all over the monolith, I realize that they are stories, stories on the Eldrich and unknown.This is not a single story but a collection of short stories inspire by H.P. Lovecraft, E.A. Poe and other writers of strange fiction.Read them in every order that you like. I am looking for an editor, if someone wants to help me avoid typos please contact me.
7.26 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 11:55
