Gritty Stories

It goes without saying the world changed after the invention of the Infinite Stratos. Despite what is known, the change over the decade since the creation has been far f...

hon·ey·trap ˈhənēˌtrap noun A stratagem in which irresistible bait is used to lure a victim. In life your either a victim or a survivor. Either your playing the game or...

kick hive, gather honey. / © girldirt ≪ ◦ 2023 WATTYS SHORTLIST ◦ ≫ "It's all about money, Clay. It's only ever about money." Clay Signy is a man frozen in tim...

"In 'Four Guardians: Legacy of the Fallen', four disparate souls are drawn together by the mysterious death of community icon, Lionel Harper. United by respect and...

Hiding out in an abandoned shack from their abusive pasts, Allison and Ethan Bryson entertain themselves by imaging all sorts of curious characters near the frozen lake...

When Adrienne's app TMI is a resounding success, she can't wait to reveal the dirty secrets of the glamorous "it" crowd of her prestigious school, but soon, li...

In this "weird west" tale of grit and vengeance, an eccentric bounty hunter pursues a killer who uses poisonous ink to terrorise the folk of the Wild North.

Steven Universe wonders, what if Rose never had him? Would everyone be happy like they used to be? Wishing there was a possibility of having his mother back. However, St...

{ONC 2022 Shortlister} [Soon undergoing editing for publication] For centuries, war has raged between humans and the Netherworlders. And for generations, Luan's family h...

"I feel like I'm never enough. I just want to be good at something. Why won't no one love me." Set in the continent Prythoze, we set on a journey of a prostitu...

The age of the first gods have come to a pass after the greater will took possession of the lands between and the golden order was founded. The lands of between were n...

The Sudrian landscape, So beautiful. . . Ah well it used to be. Due to a collapsed laboratory all hell breakers loose on the island as the common fog becomes hostile.

In a world ravaged by good and evil, those toeing the line find solace in nothing. Blood runs thicker than water, but is risking your life and livelihood for a war you n...

Maybe the title doesn't sound too serious. I must warn you, this book is not funny. It's no walk in the park, it's a gritty reflection of the deep sins of our species. T...

Cynical seventeen-year-old Lycia wakes up in the dark, twisted town of Greenwood, unable to remember how she got there. Aside from her mother, who is trapped in a coma-l...

The indescribable longing for the love of changbin puts an end to a long term committed relationship and sparks a new love with uncharted boundaries.

Corruption and violence lurk everywhere in the Megalopolis known as Night City, a place where people do whatever it takes to survive.... Even if it means relying on dang...

A simple domestic abuse case turns deadly when the alleged abuser is killed and Stephanie Ann "Sam" McRae's client disappears. When a friend asks Sam to find M...

Deep in the Arizona desert live a girl and her dad, burying secrets--and bodies. ***** Mesa Kingsto...

A grieving man obsessed with karma seeks vengeance on his brother's murderer by implementing an eye for an eye tactic while ignoring the true laws of cause and effect. #...