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Phoenix by CESundstrom
Phoenix
CESundstrom
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  • Parts 1
Phoenix is the second installment in the Grave Misgivings series. It is a paranormal mystery about two strong women in two vastly different eras who experience ‘waking dreams’. Phoenix is the sequel to Awakenings. “The division between good and evil is a thin grey line” –Steve Maddock Julie Mahoney lives a fairly normal life in present day Kinglake, Australia. Recently she has discovered that she has been blessed (cursed???) with the gift of seeing and experiencing premonitions of the future. Though her knowledge is rather limited, she has discovered that these premonitions also offer the opportunity for her to change the future. She has also discovered that a little girl named Cassandra has been abducted and remains in great peril. So begins Julie’s quest for knowledge and to save Cassandra-at any cost. What is right and wrong will become blurred as complicated choices will have to be made in order to have any chance of saving the day. Meanwhile, 400 years earlier in Salem during the time of the witch trials Julie’s ancestor, Mary Murphy, is incarcerated, awaiting trial. She is accused of being a murderous witch. All hope seems to have evaporated in a town ruled by superstition and fear. She will have to play the game by their rules if she is to survive beyond this ordeal. The future of both women remains clouded as they search for solutions to the problems which engulf their lives.
Awakenings by CESundstrom
Awakenings
CESundstrom
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  • Votes 11
  • Parts 5
“Hope is a waking dream.” -Aristotle Julie Mahoney leads what could be described as a perfect life until the day she kills a pedestrian in a tragic hit run accident. Little does she know that this incident will be the catalyst which leads her to discover a whole new reality. Her life becomes dominated by ghosts and bizarre visions. However, she soon discovers there is a darker truth within these waking dreams that has been hidden to her blinkered eyes. Unwittingly she is led into a world of danger and dubious characters whose intentions are highly questionable.......
The Reals by ChelseaMaya22593
The Reals
ChelseaMaya22593
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  • Votes 18
  • Parts 3
"We are the truth in a world full of lies". The Empire, a utopia where no one fights, no one feels pain, but most importantly no one loves. Allison Moore is the nineteen year old daughter of the president, Trent. Enclosed in a metal wall no one has been outside since the war. She believes in what the Empire stands for, its laws, its beliefs, and its way of life. What happens when someone comes along and makes her question everything she has ever been told? No one knew what was inside those metal walls. They have never had a way in. Not until now at least. William Reynolds was chosen to be part of the first group to discover the world inside the wall. What happens when he meets a girl that's like no one he has ever met before?
The Grasshopper by JMSasha
The Grasshopper
JMSasha
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  • Parts 168
Imagine living in a world where Consumerism is the constitutional order, and where the Inspectorate is in charge of destroying goods whose season has passed, so as to maintain the Balance. In this world you can survive only if you work and buy goods with every new season. And when you are no longer able to – the only thing remaining is Euthanasia. Best ratings: 7th place in Science Fiction 9th place in Action Wattpad added The Grasshopper to VENUS - BRIGHT STARS OF SCIFI. Official Website: www.sashajm.com Amazon: amzn.com/9612830177 Facebook: facebook.com/thegrasshopper Twitter: TheGrasshopper_
Voodootown by brucerhill
Voodootown
brucerhill
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  • Parts 59
Voodootown by Bruce Elgin Under your bed, hidden in your walls, they come out when you sleep to defend you. They fight the battles you can't, make friends you thought you'd never have, and make your life better in ways you'll never know. But they aren't safe anymore. And without them, none of us are safe either. ***** When High School and life start to get even weirder than usual, Ash, Janey and their friends discover that not only do they have small, voodoo doll sized protectors that fight for them when they sleep, but these allies are under attack by a man with frightening powers. They watch as the mastermind turns people into mindless zombies by capturing their protectors. Soon, the humans and their guardians are working together and fighting for their lives and using every one of their own powers against a man who wants to turn them all into slaves. But will they be enough against a man with two armies and the powers of everyone that he captures? Book 1 of the Voodootown series Watty Award Winner! Book 1 of theVoodootown series Watty Winner! Reviews: "CORALINE meets FIGHT CLUB in a strange, metaphysical world where doll familiars protect our honor - when they are not controlling us outright." --Scott Sigler, New York Times best-selling novelist Scott Sigler is the author of NOCTURNAL, ANCESTOR, INFECTED and CONTAGIOUS, hardcover thrillers from Crown Publishing, and the co-founder of Dark Øverlord Media, which publishes his Galactic Football League series (THE ROOKIE, THE STARTER, THE ALL-PRO, and THE MVP). "The chapters go from a whisper to a scream with the panache of Anne Rice on acid. I could not stop gobbling these bad-ass little bon-bons... highly recommended!" -- Jay Bonansinga, New York Times bestselling co-author of THE WALKING DEAD: THE ROAD TO WOODBURY Content Warning: This story contains themes of bullying and violence.
till' the last breath by twerkinmasta
till' the last breath
twerkinmasta
  • Reads 168
  • Votes 10
  • Parts 7
There is nothing. Nothing at all. How do you be human in an anti-human world? That's the thing, I don't know. So many questions but no answers, so many dead and very little living. Living. This isn't living. This is surviving, because the living don't live in this kind of world. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Based of the hit tv show: The walking dead *EDITING*
Schism by brucerhill
Schism
brucerhill
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  • Parts 113
(Check out the previews at the end!) "Highly recommended!" - Jay Bonansinga, New York Times bestselling co-author of THE WALKING DEAD: THE ROAD TO WOODBURY "Very interesting...very cool." - Scott Sigler, NYT Bestselling author of NOCTURNAL, PANDEMIC and many more great books. "Intriguing and exciting as hell! If you don't pick up this novel ASAP, you're missing a terrific bet." -No. 1 Kindle bestselling author Shane Gericke, TORN APART In this paranormal thriller, an escaped mental patient must battle both a racist mastermind and a man whose powers are even more dangerous than his own in order to save the woman he loves and keep their city from burning to the ground. Look inside for contests and giveaways!