Summer Sports Contest

- Born from a prompt given by 'Weekly Love Tales - Swapped'. (and presenting it for your amusement) - Two sets of twins whose paths crossed with a random dance. (was it random?) - Parents who did not see further than top of their nose. (or did they?) - A girl, Lilly, got begged by her crying sister Petunia. (she perfected those tears) - A boy.. (well, nah he is too old to be a boy) - A man, Jonah, got swindled by his shrewd (?) brother Noah. (how she gets to be a girl, only 4 years difference? (women are girls all their life)) - A brand new series is now being presented to you! (by an author who is overpowered by characters regularly (they do what they want, I just write it down for them)) Lilly: Run, run, run, run away! Run, run, run, run away! I'm the fastest! I'm the strongest! I'm the winner of every contest! Disclaimer: as long it's in long distance running, surfing, skii jumping, decathlon, and eventually shooting range if I can squeeze it in the schedule. Jonah: I trained aikido until highschool. *silence* Well, I am a rich heir and CEO in charge of my family's corporation. *crickets* Well fine, I am a master chef of top 7 cuisines, but that's my dirty little secret, don't spread it around! Petunia & Noah *swoon* Such a perfect couple! We should open a matchmaking business.

Despite her wealthy husband's love for another, Yuri Qaisa persisted in a life of loneliness for three years before seeking a divorce, only to be ruthlessly abused by Mark Luther. When his first love was kidnapped, Mark swapped Yuri's life for hers. After waking up under a different identity, she returned to his side, seeking revenge on the reprehensible man and the condescending woman for all that they did to her. Just when Yuri was triumphant, Mark apprehended her. Yuri turned pale with fright, "When… when did you find out?" Affectionately, Mark replied, "Faces and habits might change, but your signature scent never did. Wifey, it's been five years, time to come home!"

A story of adventure and discovery. A story of bonds and fellowship. A story of mysteries and mantras. A story of a world only the brave dare to brave. The adventure of a happy young man, brave and strong. A lover of fun, one who understand the beauty of creation. A creature shrouded in enigma, as deep as the universe. The pursuit of mankind and all creatures in existence. A game of survival, a struggle for dominance. A contest of the brave.

Unbeknownst to Seraphina that she was bestowed a gift and also had a past life, she lived her nineteen years in bliss until the day her parents announced a nerve-breaking news to her. She was offered as a peace bride to the son of their family business partner who they were greatly indebted to. Tried and tired of going against the marriage, Seraphina finally succumbed and accepted the proposal to marry the Lord's son under a secret agreement which was between them, the future couple. This agreement unknown to her was a trap from her famous future husband to lure her into his cage and web where together, they revisited everything about their past life. There, she found out that she was not only the town's Belle but also a powerful woman who was bestowed with an incredible gift many fought and wished to acquire which unfortunately, she had misused for the wrong people then. Discovering the hidden dark secrets that were the cause of her death and downfall in her past life, and also about the very one person whom she trusted that was the cause of her death, she vowed to avenge everyone who had used her. But her biggest setback in accomplishing her goal was, she couldn't remember who and what her future husband was in her past life no matter how hard she tried. Without remembering him, she had no power to start her revenge. The only way and breakthrough at which she can remember him was to consummate their marriage which, sadly, was not an easy feat to fulfill. Left with the last option on her list, she chose to kill everyone from her past life including her husband-to-be. But how far could she go to attain her goal with her not-so-easy vampire husband so that fate won't be repeated? She was a determined lioness trapped in the web of a cunning vampire.

Detective Reiji Kirizawa was a genius—brilliant in logic, ruthless in combat, and unmatched in his ability to see what others missed. But arrogance was his downfall. The night he finally cornered the city’s most elusive serial killer, Mr. Z, he walked straight into a perfectly laid trap. His vision blurred, his body grew cold, and as he choked on his own blood, he saw them—three glowing red stars burning in the night sky. Then, he woke up. No wounds. No pain. Just a throbbing headache and a bloodstained shirt. And the city outside his window… was three years in the past. Seven days before the case that changed everything. Seven days before Yui Takahashi, his childhood friend and only partner, died in an unsolved crime. Seven days to rewrite fate—to stop a ghost of a killer no one believes exists. With the knowledge of the future and the scars of his failures, Reiji must race against time to outthink an enemy who has never lost. But if Mr. Z has always been ahead of him… could he be waiting for Reiji even now? This time, Reiji won’t hesitate. This time, he won’t lose Yui. But in the city where shadows whisper and killers walk unseen, the past may not be as simple to change as he hopes. And the closer he gets to the truth… the more he begins to wonder if fate itself is playing a game far deadlier than he imagined.

Gemini visits the coastal town for a break from city life, expecting a boring summer. But everything changes when he meets Fourth, a hardworking boy with a secret love for music. As they spend time together—exploring night markets, watching fireworks, and sharing late-night talks on the beach—a quiet but undeniable connection forms. However, as summer nears its end, they must face the reality of their different lives.

In this world, ascending to upper realms was a matter of resources and ability. No matter the status or power level, if you have the money and the willingness to, you can live in any realm of your choosing. However, the higher the realm, the more power there is to tap into and cultivate. However, a devastating war led to a change in the rules. Who is brave enough to seek the Supremacy and rule the world? By: Jerlani

Doctors warned her not to give birth, but she did. What should have been a life of luxury for this child born into a prestigious family turned into a white expanse of nothing. After an unprecedented apocalypse strikes earth, the human population is summoned by its creator. Promised a life of paradise where their greatest weaknesses become their greatest strengths humanity is reborn into a new world. Watch as Noah who could not form a single coherent thought struggles with the burden of being the owner of the greatest mind ever conceived in the universe.

Hu Li Hua, a 22nd-century botanist, suddenly finds herself stranded in the world of the novel she just finished reading. Damn it! She’s destined to be cannon fodder who dies at the very beginning of the story?! No! She refuses! Her family, who doesn’t love her, is doomed to die one by one as cannon fodder for the female and male protagonists? Fine! Let them be! She’ll escape with her mother and enjoy the story from afar. Huh? But why has her family suddenly started loving her? What about the Green Tea Girl they always adored? “Miss Hu, can we get married and have a few adorable children?” In the middle of the night, a seductive man’s voice whispered softly in her ear. “What?! Marriage and kids?! No, I don’t want that! I just want to be a salted fish and enjoy my lazy life!” Little did Hu Li Hua know, not only was her Melon-Eating System shaking the Imperial Court, but… her inner thoughts could also be heard by others! Can Hu Li Hua escape her fate as cannon fodder? And can the handsome man win Hu Li Hua’s heart? (Note: “eating melon” is slang for gossiping.)

Zowe Slein Martin is a simple, bubbly, happy go lucky and stupid for her crush. Bryan Lupez San Teruso, A.K.A BLUST. Isang high class, fashionable, gwapo, matalino at higit sa lahat sikat sa buong school. Isa siyang transfer student. Gagawin naman lahat ni Zowe para lang mapansin siya nito, a little things na nagagawa o naibibigay sa kaniya ni Blust. Parang umaabot na hanggang langit ang kaniyang ngiti. Pero magbabago ang takbo ng kaniyang kwento pagdating ni Blust sa school nila, Ika-crush back din kaya siya ng crush niya? Magugustohan rin kaya siya nito? Magiging sila kaya? or maybe she's the midnight summer of Blust.

"When the mind forgets, the heart will always remember the love that was once restrained." Noa and Josh were two souls bound by a love so pure, so passionate, that they were willing to defy the odds stacked against them. They fought tirelessly, refusing to let anything or anyone tear them apart. But fate had other plans. A cruel twist of destiny erased their memories of each other, leaving behind only an unshakable emptiness in their hearts. Strangers once more, they now walk separate paths, unaware of the love they once swore to protect. But can love truly be forgotten? Or will their hearts, despite the silence of their minds, find a way back to each other? A story of love, loss, and the undeniable pull of destiny because some loves are meant to be remembered.

Running Into You on a Cold Summer follows the story of Yuki Takemoto, a high school student who is no stranger to the ordinary rhythms of his life until he unexpectedly ends up at a friend’s house one summer evening. There, he meets Shiori Izumi, a girl he's only just started talking to. What was supposed to be a casual hangout soon takes an unexpected turn as the evening spirals into a series of awkward encounters, shared moments, and miscommunications.

Whispers of the Summer Sky** Arjun never planned to spend his summer at a remote countryside resort, much less on a quiet hilltop bench. For him, it was supposed to be an escape from his family and the noise of life—just him, his sketchbook, and the stars. But everything changes when he meets Naina, a spirited and opinionated girl who claims the bench as her own. At first, their encounters are marked by playful arguments and awkward silences, but as the nights pass and the stars grow brighter, they begin to share pieces of themselves—dreams, fears, and the secrets they hide from the world. What starts as a chance meeting turns into something deeper, as the hilltop becomes their sanctuary and the summer sky witnesses the fragile bond forming between them. But summers don’t last forever. As the days slip by, Arjun and Naina must face the reality of their lives beyond the bench. Will their connection survive the world waiting for them, or will it fade like the whispers of the summer sky? A heartfelt story of fleeting moments, unexpected connections, and the beauty of finding someone who truly understands you.

In a town, the prelude to youth quietly draws to a close. A young girl, Zhao Ling'er, with a vision for the future, steps into the door of Zhangchuan Middle School. She is lively and cheerful, full of unlimited fantasies about the future, eager to find like-minded friends on campus, meet the man of her destiny, and start her own youthful story. However, the gears of fate have already turned quietly, and she meets with several classmates with very different personalities on campus, and their stories are intertwined to form the most beautiful model of youth. There are laughter, tears, growing pains and the light of dreams, and they will walk through this unforgettable journey of youth together.

MAGNUS CHASE has seen his share of trouble. Ever since that terrible night two years ago when his mother told him to run, he has lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, staying one step ahead of the police and truant officers. One day, Magnus learns that someone else is trying to track him down-his Uncle Randolph, a man his mother had always warned him about. When Magnus tries to outmaneuver his uncle, he falls right into his clutches. Randolph starts rambling about Norse history and Magnus’s birthright: a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years. Stories about the gods of Asgard, wolves, and Doomsday bubble up from Magnus’s memory. But he doesn’t have time to consider it all before a fire giant attacks the city, forcing him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents. . . . Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die. ______________________________________________________ Creds to the original author Rick Riordan, transferring the book onto Webnovel just helps me read the actual book.

Is it possible to fall in love with a guy you just met on a resort? Was it fate or just coconuts? An 18 year old girl is on a fun summer vacation with her family; and later finds out that maybe the Berry sangria isn't the sweetest thing she can enjoy this summer.

The newly published "Rebirth of the Noble Lady: The Wife in Marquess House" tells the story of her past life where her mother remarried, and she became a common cabbage. While her sister got meat, she was left with soup; her sister got noodles, she had to make do with water; her sister was the princess, and she was labeled as trash. She was trapped in a life fully planned by that mother-daughter pair for her; her family, her husband, all reduced to a miserable joke. Then a car accident turned her into a bloody mess. She told him, 'my money all goes to my father, my kidney to you, because you are a good man.' At the age of thirty-three, she died in a car accident, leaving her kidney to a good man. At three, she was reborn. In this life, faced with manipulation, she fought back. What sister? She didn’t even have a biological mother, where would she get a sister from? And in this life, she didn't know if she would once again encounter that good man...

Lin Chuyi, after meticulously selecting for three years, chose a high-quality boyfriend, only to be cheated on a month into the relationship. She decisively broke up with him and immediately took the place of the Ye Family's daughter, marrying the heir of a wealthy family, Sheng Tingyuan. She planned to leave gracefully when the Ye Family's real daughter returned. Sheng Tingyuan blocked her path, "You lied to me and now you want to run away?" Lin Chuyi, "Don't you hate it the most when people lie to you? Should I not run and wait for you to deal with me?" Sheng Tingyuan pressed her into a corner, "You're not 'other people,' wife."

It’s not all K-dramas and happily ever afters. Intern with Korea’s number one record label? Yes, please. Find out there’s a huge scandal I need to help “manage”… not so much. Add in the fact that I don’t recognize the “superstars” of the label and think they’re interns… And my dream job quickly becomes more of a nightmare. But I’m in Seoul, the one place that is beginning to feel more and more like home... Except it isn’t home, and the drama surrounding the biggest K-pop group in the world, VIXX , is consuming my every moment. Spoiler alert. They hate me. Everything I do is wrong: wrong clothes, wrong honorifics, wrong manners. Till the leader of VIXX takes pity on me. But pity is dangerous when it comes from someone as beautiful as him. Every VIXX member is gorgeous, perfect, and cultivated to be an idol… lethal to a girl’s heart. And sanity. But fame plus a perfect face and voice don’t equal an easy life. As their comeback nears, the stakes rise higher. Suicide watch… Angry fans… Threats… All I want to do is survive. But the price for survival might mean losing my heart. And like a character in a K-drama, I’m not sure if there will be an actual happily ever after… Or simply a lesson learned.

The world is an ever-changing place. Right now, the world is truly changing, either from the worst or for the best. In the year 2450, humanity has enter the world of the future but suddenly, the world shook and rumble for an unknown reason. This earthquake has a Richter magnitude scale of 10. Which is the strongest earthquake in the time of humanity as all believed to be mortifying turned to the worst. The earthquake is also known as 'Super Quake' rumbled the entire earth that lasted for 5 months. Fortunately for humanity, we have developed enough technological resources to launch 3/4th of the population to space but the 1/4th who has been left on Earth, unfortunately,  faced an inevitable death As belief to be the end of mankind, everybody has thought that the earth has ended but as they continue to observe from far away, they saw the earth increase in size forming new tectonic plates and new land began to develop mysteriously expanding earth. Humans continue to observe the earth and like 5 months pass, the Super Quake has finally ended and the earth is now the size of Jupiter making it a new super planet. Seeing that the world has become quiet again, the humans in space returned to their homeland only to find out that not only has almost every man-made infrastructure fallen to ruin, the new landmass formed by the quake made new materials that has never been discovered by humans and not only that,  creatures have evolved to monsters that feed on flesh. These monsters are variants of mutation and evolution. Countless casualties had occurred in the first years of humanity but as we continue to discover and learn about the new materials and monsters, humanity had finally given a foothold to restart again by building a new and more advanced civilization that plans on subjugation to all monsters that may come to a threat to humanity. 60 years have passed, the world has changed since then. Kal a sixteen-year-old Filipino teenager has lived alone ever since his father mysteriously disappears in a hunt. He didn't have any money or job to cope with his daily expenses so, at a young age, he decided to register as a hunter. He has no good background, education, or talent at all, no one had dared to help him so he remained alone. This made hunting harder, he almost died countless times by average monsters and even the weakest ones would cost him a broken bone or two. Because of his bad record, he was considered the weakest hunter and became a laughing stock to all the hunters causing him to suffer more than he had already been. One normal day, while hiking in the mountains, he stumbled upon a mysterious crystal. After obtaining this crystal, he heard a soft bell ringing in his head, [HUNTER REGISTERED, WELCOME HUNTER KAL] A mysterious window panel suddenly appeared in his eyes.

On a quiet, nearly empty train, two young men collide, their eyes meeting as if by fate. To anyone else, it might seem like a fleeting encounter. But for them, it’s the unearthing of a shared history—one filled with years of innocent friendship, tender love, and eventual heartbreak. Known only as “Spring” and “Summer,” their lives were once intertwined, their bond forged through childhood and high school. But that was three years ago. At 20, both are scarred by the fallout of what was once sweet and hopeful. Now, as Spring attempts to retreat, the train doors slide shut, trapping him with Summer—the boy he once loved, who now regards him with disdain. Summer sits down, his glare sharp and unforgiving, refusing to break the silence. Spring hesitates, caught between his lingering feelings and the weight of his guilt. The train moves forward, and so does their unspoken tension. Can time and distance mend the fractures in their hearts, or are they destined to remain two seasons that could never coexist?

In the enchanting island town, a high school senior named Lucas finds solace in the arrival of summer. Each year, as the sun begins to warm the sandy shores, he eagerly awaits the return of his best friend, Amelia. A foreigner with ethereal beauty and a heart as pure as the summer breeze. But there's a bittersweet catch - Amelia's family only comes to the island for work during these precious few months. As the days of their final high school year wane, Lucas realizes that their time together is about to be cut short. Amelia's family has decided that after graduation, they won't be returning to the island anymore, tearing her away from Lucas indefinitely. Determined not to let fate steal their bond, the two friends hatch an audacious plan. Fueled by the urgency of their impending separation, Lucas and Amelia create a bucket list, aiming to cram a lifetime of memories into one unforgettable summer. "Our Last Summer" is a gripping tale of love, friendship, and resilience. It's a heartwarming story of two souls who discover the true meaning of love and the strength that can be found in even the darkest of times. Will Lucas and Amelia be able to overcome the odds, or will fate deal them a cruel hand? Dive into this unforgettable summer adventure and discover the power of a love that can weather any storm.

Those of us who remember the days of the writer's workshop in Iowa. Classmates, hearts involved in creative writing. Featured in books written by themselves ten years after graduation from Iowa. Best-selling Novels, Poetry books, and classroom texts, to teachers of the art of writing themselves. The Reunion will be at a Cabin resort just off Lake McBride Lake. Plenty of Fishing, boat rentals, and swimming. Lots of hiking trails, and picnic spots to grill out at. Picturesque views to paint, and write a novel about. The class of 1979, will meet at the resort cabin rental check-in. What to expect is unlimited points of view and get-togethers from June till September. What happens next is the phenomena to unfold come join us and read along as a friend. Sit back and enjoy a book serial. The greatness of these is a good Romance and the writer who writes it. Author DeeAnn Gorman.

A girl named Riona has many problem in her life. Until one day, she met a boy named Kyle. Will he change her life?