#1 this weekMagic Undone
Childhood friends Shai and Prince Jistan are on opposite sides now that they’re older; she’s with a gang of thieves because of her rare magic, while he leads his kingdom’s army, t…
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The Great Mage Above the World
FLASHY
I failed to save the world. And ever since then, I’ve been living in a forgotten corner of it. It’s been a long time…
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The Mana Engineer
David Pope
Eric Elwyn thought he was just another overworked husband and father, driving home after a long day. Then the sky tore…
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Constellations of Longing
Thurán Writes
This novelette is about two people who were childhood friends then life played it's brutal game parting them for years…
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The Haunting Of The Sixth Footprint
Thurán Writes
Five friends. A broken car. And a ghost who won't let them leave. Hazel, Xavier, Chloe, Lucas, and Ethan have been best…
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Cross
A. Sterling
Lissa is in love with a man whose loyalty lies with her father. The stolen moment together before she left for the unio…
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Ruin Shaper
David Pope
Adam was only trying to live a normal life. A hiking trip with his friends was supposed to be a break from everything…
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The Gryphon Riders
Carol Francis
In the futuristic country called "The Unification", Individual freedom is absolute, responsibility is optional, and com…
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Abomey
Christopher Whittaker - Author
In 1892 The French invaded Dahomey, a small but powerful Kingdom in West Africa. An experienced battle hardened French…
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Angels Sing Thee to thy Rest
Christopher Whittaker - Author
Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest: A Legionnaire’s Tale follows Thomas York, an Englishman who leaves behind a life he would…
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The Mana Engineer
Eric Elwyn thought he was just another overworked husband and father, driving home after a long day. Then the sky tore open and dragged him into another world. Rebuilt from the soul-thread itself, Eric wakes as an Outworlder — a rare race with higher than average stats, a lightning affinity almost no one has, and a profession tailored to his nature: Artificer. In a world where affinities define power and trust is rarer than gold, Eric finds himself bound to Welyvyne, a sharp-witted lowlander elf with her own scars and ambitions. Together, they’re outsiders in the Arcanum — the most prestigious magical academy in the realm — where every whispered rumor can ruin reputations, and every misstep can mean death. Eric quickly learns that his power makes him a target, his inventions make him dangerous, and his bond with Welyvyne makes them both infamous. But Eric isn’t here to play the prodigy. He’s here to build — to bend magic into tools, weapons, and wonders the world has never seen. If he can survive politics, professors, and the ever-growing shadow of those who want his power, he just might craft more than artifacts. He might craft a way to bring his family there.
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Constellations of Longing
This novelette is about two people who were childhood friends then life played it's brutal game parting them for years both longed for each other for years. When path crossed some misunderstandings and guilts are there. Let's see how they overcome the situations and get together. If you love to read sweat love stories do follow and star my coming stories. *Bold letters are words of male lead.*
Updated Oct 12
Before The SunsetDiscover fiction
Before The Sunset
Alya has always felt different. Mocked for how she looks and branded a freak for her strange abilities, she's learned to live as an outcast. When a surge of unexplainable power rips through her classroom and a mysterious boy named Jayden appears in her life, the strange abilities she's spent years hiding become the key to a realm beyond her imagination. He's protective, kind, and infuriatingly charming, but there's something about him that doesn't quite add up... something almost as strange as she is. Driven by Jayden's push and the pull of her own unanswered questions, Alya sets out to find the mother she thought had abandoned her and discovers a whole hidden world with people like her, and a family who's been waiting for her. But her arrival awakens an ancient darkness. A Rot that has waited a thousand years for the extraordinary power within her. To protect the family she has just found and save all life under the moon, Alya must journey alongside a blunt, ice-gliding elf and her cousins to master her powers, before the darkness finds her. Before the Sunset is Book One of the Children of the Tide series: a fantasy tale of love, loss, self-discovery, and the courage to embrace who you truly are... against all odds.
Updated Sep 17
Static to ProductionDiscover fiction
Static to Production
This book takes you from an empty AWS account to a secured, automated website deployment, built from the author's own working project. You provision a private S3 bucket and a CloudFront distribution with Terraform, then deploy with GitHub Actions using OIDC, so no AWS access keys are stored anywhere. Each chapter introduces the on-prem concept first, then the AWS service that implements it, then a build you can reproduce on a free-tier account. Where the original code uses a pattern the author would now change, an Author's Note shows the better approach. You also learn to diagram before you build, document what you did, and use AI tools to explain errors without trusting their output blindly. It is written for people entering cloud and DevOps work who want to build something real and understand why it works. No application coding or prior cloud experience is needed. It is not exam prep, and it does not survey every AWS service. It teaches one complete system in depth.
Updated Oct 7Mia Is MineDiscover fiction
Mia Is Mine
Mia ran from one monster. Leaving behind the glittering world of the Hamptons, she escapes the man who taught her that love could become a cage. Greg isn't the kind of man who accepts rejection—and she knows it's only a matter of time before he comes looking for her. With nothing but a suitcase and shattered trust, Mia flees to South Korea, where her best friend, Dal-Mi, offers her a chance to start over. But fate has other plans. When Mia crosses paths with the enigmatic Min-ho, she's convinced she's found another predator hiding behind a handsome face. Cold, possessive, and impossible to ignore, he offers her protection... but every instinct tells her to run. Is Min-ho another monster waiting to claim her? Or is he the only man capable of saving her from the one who refuses to let her go? Some monsters wear smiles. Others call you mine.
Updated Oct 28