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Do you love me, James Taylor?

The story revolves around Stony Hill's resident genius, James Taylor as he enters his senior year of high school. He decided that he just wishes to finish his year without drama but that gets thrown out the window when he is assigned lab partners with his ex-girlfriend, Sophia Vanderbilt. One thing led to another and they kiss despite her having a boyfriend. Now his drama-free year is nothing more than a distant memory as secret affairs and past feelings make their way to the light of day.

Ryder Daniels · Urban

James Potter and The Court of Owls

50 plus years after the events of the deathly hallows, Angus Potter a descendent of Harry Potter is an American now living in Fort Worth Texas. He has retired from his military service in the magical world and is living as a Rancher and magic weapons smith. That all comes to an end one fateful night he hears loud banging at the front door of house.

Guardiandogg · Urban

Please Divorce Me, Mr Baldwin.

They were childhood sweethearts. They lawfully got married in a chapel. And she became his legal wife, But how she ended up becoming the other woman, is something beyond her imagination.

Gift_Dennis_2383 · Urban

James Taylor's Love

The story revolves around Stony Hill's resident genius, James Taylor as he enters his senior year of high school. He decided that he just wishes to finish his year without drama but that gets thrown out the window when he is assigned lab partners with his ex-girlfriend, Sophia Vortex. One thing led to another and they kiss despite her having a boyfriend. Now his drama-free year is nothing more than a distant memory as secret affairs and past feelings make their way to the light of day. Chapters will be updated weekly.

Ryder_Daniel_4395 · Teen

The Fall and Rise Of James Brown

James Brown as a civilian: A former soldier who was once a pillar of courage and integrity. With his undying loyalty to his people, he served as a savior on the battlefield, protecting lives and earning the trust of his peers. But his rock-solid morality made him enemies at high levels. James, falsely accused and dishonorably discharged, gray in a world that no longer valued his principles and cast out. Genuine examples of forgiveness come in the form of beautiful and sometimes comedy inflected exchanges as James acclimates to life as a civilian with the help of Sarah, one of his former savees from a peacekeeping mission who becomes his unlikely rock. Thankful for his past deeds, Sarah sticks by James as he wades through the danger of his losing his way. But James’s life takes a much darker turn when he discovers a powerful and shadowy syndicate behind the conspiracy that ruined his career. A secret group of corrupt elites known as "the syndicate" operatives the city from the shadows, controlling law enforcement personnel, the politicians, and information. Looking to protect their carefully designed web of lies, they consider James a threat, one that needs to be taken care of. Now with Sarah by his side, James starts a dogged quest for the truth, unraveling layer upon layer of the syndicate’s secrets. Along the way, they are joined by Hassan, James’s faithful boon companion, and Lina, a former intelligence officer who has her own vendetta against the syndicate. They band together as an unlikely alliance to defeat a seemingly indestructible enemy. With the syndicate closing in, James and his allies must maneuver through a treacherous maze of betrayal, espionage, and high-stakes confrontations. From abandoned warehouses to clandestine server hubs, each step they take reveals the layers of the conspiracy—and brings them closer to danger. And nuance, the show reveals, can make all the difference when the stakes are much higher than they could have imagined and as they sift through the syndicate’s secrets. Synopsis: The Web Tightens The battle is no longer simply one of James’s redemption; it is a fight for justice, freedom and the soul of t Once, James Brown said, he was a courageous, ethical soldier become a civilian. He was loyal to a fault when it came to his people; He had saved lives as a soldier and earned the trust of the people around him. But his uncompromising sense of right and wrong earned him enemies in high places. Targeted with false accusations, dishonorably discharged, the army spat him out, leaving him to seek survival, in a world which no longer appreciated his values. As he settles into civilian life, James finds an unexpected supporter in Sarah, a young woman whose family he saved during a peacekeeping operation. Having been in awe of his past heroism, Sarah rediscovers him as a trusted companion through the treacherous aftermath of James' fall from grace. But James’s story darkens when he learns that a powerful and shadowy syndicate has orchestrated the conspiracy that ruined his career. Hidden syndicate of corrupt elites that manipulate the city from the shadows, controlling law enforcement people, politics and information flow. James is a risk to their Creep cannon, and so he must be removed. Sarah stirs him to seek the truth, and he embarks with her on an unrelenting campaign of discovery, peeling away tier after tier of the syndicate’s facade. Along the way, they are joined by Hassan, James’s loyal friend, and Lina, an ex-intelligence officer who has a vendetta of her own against the syndicate. They join forces in an unlikely alliance to defeat an unstoppable enemy. With the details of the syndicate's involvement becoming clearer, James and his allies find themselves in a deadly game of cat and mouse where every ally can be a potential enemy.

ThomasMiller · War

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