pushing boundaries lauren landish

Serafina, or "Finn," is a 17-year-old girl from a small village who doesn't always have the self preservation instinct one might desire. Rushing headlong into danger, she finds herself drawn into a treacherous whirlpool of circumstances and intrigue far beyond her illusions of control. As she leaves her village on a journey that will change her life forever, she’s joined by her neighbor Mayra and Mayra’s quick-witted and charmingly irritating brother Riley, whose kindness and admiration for Finn begins to show through his teasing banter. Roland, an orphaned doctor's apprentice, is on his own quest to help save the lives of his city’s people. Coming across the three villagers on the road, he is enchanted by Finn’s beauty but finds a wall around her heart. These four join forces in an effort to help the people they love, conquer their own pasts, and survive the onslaught of romance, magic, strife, loss, and war. As these young adventurers are bound together and torn apart by the circumstances around them, they will begin to learn just how different the world is than they had always thought. Their battle against the darkness, both external and internal, could define the future of their nations. *Book is completed and fully published, I hope you enjoy!*

Getting by to be normal isnt how it works for those of us that live our afterlife. There are the blind whom live as it is all they know. Then there is us. We see the world pause. We see the things lurking in the shadows, and the things that shouldn't be; they are among us. Even gods play chess with us as pawns. Everyone has a part to play, a script to follow. Until one day, someone breaks the rules. Uses the price of to many souls to bend law. Follow the chaos of beyond a life that was the sacrifice that acts as the catalyst. Her payment to pull it back. See the things humans shouldn't have.

Things were normal for a time. Wake up, be annoyed by my siblings, avoid the black shadow and the attic things, go to school, avoid the what aren't humans. Maybe just my day will go forward like it should be. I don't need transferring to another foster family. Or change of schools. Just please be another passive day. I am grateful for what I have. I don't need to be a street rat. ----- Welcome to a small wedge of a book series is to come. This book isn't even the first in the timeline of things. However starting here can make sense of the laws and creatures encountered in other books. Some of the volumes could each be considered its own book. Some views of the same event aren't always written the same ways. Some chapters will inevitably be repeated in other books. As the series as a whole wasn't intended to be posted online originally. The concepts touched on are just imagination and theories in a sort of storyline. I mean no disrespect towards anyone. So enjoy with a side of salt and open mindedness. Discussion is how always to resolve misunderstanding. --- Disclaimer for any spelling or grammar errors. I use writing stories as a way to counter my dyslexia. It also seems that my dyslexia has its way of telling any sort of story in the wrong order. I guess this is how I ended up with 20 books to edit and post. Good luck in the adventure. Your always welcome to comment!

From one world to another, the working cogs of the afterlife have suited the souls within those worlds. Slightly beyond the sight of living people is a system of order that keeps all in check. Away from worlds of magic (as was in the previous books), here is a world as we know it. But peel back the laws that prevent the living among the dead, befall a strange way of life for one individual. In all honesty: this 132 chapter book is more the removed sections of another. This is a very broken long draft, I would actually not have this one in paper copy. But the elements of this book are basically for 'Shroud Over Their Eyes'. Welcome to my headache of untangling this multiverse.

This was originally a delicious box of old scrap personal diaries that follow a stranger. Although as the further into the books I became, I had the urge in seeking the rest of it. Given this was a time of machines. I had my luck in finding the right souls. A sort of system has scanned, registered and submitted all data into some hidden storage database. Apparently 'any alterations were consult with administrator. All data from corresponding subjects was included among the scanned records, sometimes blended into the narrative. Makes for easier storage and reading flow.' I wasn't the only one who fell into the reading then. ___________________________________ Real Author (Kittah): This story is not a typical female lead novel, not a lot of romance but coping in a post apocalypse. Which I don't get why female lead novels have to have a element of romance. It starts out as a diary should but further on, things change. The world around was the one we know of now but this story is later set in the unknown future. At times it can feel like I am trying to write a horror novel, but that's not what it is. This really is just a bumpy journey of a female character. I must rewrite my disclaimer which is the author note of chapter one. This seems like it relevant to today with the global pandemic. However the inspiration is my personal experience during the swine flu outbreak in the UK around 2012 or 2013. The majority of this story is prewritten but I have been changing it since putting it online. And, yes story does spill over into the author notes. You will understand in the later chapters. It's a writer's choose. May the odds be in your favor.

The God of War from the world of Efra, Roki, sets his eyes on Earth and begins the process of invasion. The dormant gods of our world stir for the first time in millennia to call forth mortals to push back against the inevitable. Lawrence Able is a failed writer; still living at home with his parents. He is by all accounts, a loser, yet still those fickle gods find some ember of potential in him and send him an invite in the form of a popup on his computer. Overhauling this series, as I'm not happy with certain things. I hope to see you all on the other one!

Cynthia was once a renowned and visionary leader, the CEO of AeroGallacianSpace, a cutting-edge aerospace company leading the charge in space exploration and innovation. Known for her sharp intellect and relentless drive, she guided the company to unprecedented heights. However, her life took a tragic turn when a car accident left her with severe amnesia, stripping her of the memories that made her who she was. Now, Cynthia is a shadow of her former self, struggling to piece together fragments of her identity while attempting to retain control of her company. Prometheus, a skilled astronaut employed by AeroGallacianSpace, has always admired Cynthia’s brilliance and leadership. As he works closely with her, he becomes not only her right-hand man in professional endeavors but also a pivotal figure in her quest to reclaim her past. Prometheus is dedicated to helping Cynthia navigate the complexities of her forgotten life, all while pursuing their shared dreams of space exploration. In this tale of lost memories, rediscovery, and relentless ambition, Cynthia and Prometheus must navigate a landscape fraught with both internal and external challenges. Their journey promises not only to reshape their destinies but also to influence the future of space exploration itself.

COMPLETED Lucy Kim was a renowned psychologist, born from a family that owned Prime Hospital, the best private hospital in the country. She was a smart woman from a wealthy family of doctors. She had nothing to lose in this life when all was well and her career was smooth sailing. On the other side, lived a man who was living life in hell. His innocence was ripped off when he was eight. He saw murder, blood and pressure as a boy. He was trapped in a cage like a bird without its wings, for seventeen years. The way he was treated took a heavy toll on his mental health. The tortures he was forced to face made him become a lifeless doll. The two then met with the work of fate. Lucy saved the man unknowingly, and with her keen eyes as a doctor, she deemed him her patient the moment she laid her eyes on him. Will she be able to restore the man's life and bring him back to the track? Will he be able to live his life normally when he was diagnosed with severe PTSD and many more disorder? This is a story about the two of them, living life full of deceit and betrayal. And how they complete each other. R-18+ smut warning in some of the chapters *The picture is not mine, all rights go to the rightful owner.*

Marcus Smith was sure that Astrid Levine was the murderer who had to kill the girl he loved, so he had her committed to a women's prison as punishment. After spending three years in prison, Astrid became different. She no longer saw Marcus as the sun but rather as the demon from hell.

Qin Yao opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated from a post-apocalyptic world into the body of an ancient peasant woman. Her family consists of four stepchildren needing care. A good-for-nothing husband, who has nothing but looks, is causing a ruckus. They live in a thatched hut, without a grain of rice, the family is emaciated like refugees. If that wasn't enough, someone even comes to collect debts! Anger rises in Qin Yao's heart, and she kicks the wretched husband out, "Debt collector, feel free to just beat him to death!" The four stepchildren: !!! With the world quieted, Qin Yao rolls up her sleeves to revive the family. Hunting, carrying bags, fighting bandits, she's an expert in all. But facing the fields, with her back to the sky, and her face to the earth, even a top-tier fighter from the post-apocalyptic world waves her hand: Can't take it! Really can't take it! Qin Yao scratches her head: In the ancient times where agricultural taxes are extremely high, how can I avoid farming? At this moment, the lazy husband who was sent away to die (twisting and crawling) (struggling to stand up) (screaming and roaring): My dear! I think I can be saved!