[ WATTYS '18 LONG-LISTED ] ❝ I have slit throats far more beautiful than yours.❞ In which a thousand brides have fallen, and she is the last, so she spins a tale as old as time to live the dawn. | an arabian nights x beauty and the beast crossover | (cover by ES Johnson) trailer (video by @AKfiction): https://youtu.be/2OSjakJrUeo

Antique store owner Liz brings home a Victorian taxidermy hound from auction, unwittingly unleashing dark forces on her wife and son. ***** Nat Loman has finally married the love of her life, Liz, and is getting used to her role as stepmother to Liz's 5-year-old son, Liam. The Loman family runs a bustling antique business so they attend a sale where a striking, black taxidermied hound is up for auction. Liz picks it up for the business, but it ends up being stored in their home, where Nat notices strange things occurring. She quickly discovers the past residents had died violently. Then she hears from a friend about the myth of "the devil's dog", a hound that perches in the shadows, tearing families apart from the inside. Soon, people around the Lomans are dying, and Liz is changing, darkening. It's up to Nat to save the woman she loves from the darkness closing in, and to save Liam from danger no matter what she has to sacrifice. [[Winner of the 2018 Wattys "Hidden Gems" category]] [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]

WATTY'S 2022 SHORTLIST🏅A Qing Dynasty Snow White fairytale retelling with a Princess Mononoke twist. Featured on @Wattpad's Fantasy Adventures reading list and @WattpadExplorer. ***** Snow is anything but the submissive princess the Jade Palace expects her to be. Her foster mothers find her impossible, her royal tutor labels her incorrigible, and she recently threatened to shave her head if she were forced to marry. When the Empress presents her with an opportunity to go on the imperial spring hunt with the princes and her not-so-secret crush, Prince Erden, Snow jumps at the chance. Who knew that that would lead to an assassination attempt, a harrowing escape, and her getting hopelessly lost in a dark forest during a thunderstorm--with no survival skills whatsoever. The only things she has to help her survive are lots of moxie and latent magical powers she inherited from her deceased mother. Oh, and an ethereally white fox that led seven old dwarves to her. With the Empress's malicious intent now revealed, Snow must discover her true strength, who her mother really is, and what magical powers she wields, in order to find her way back to Erden. If she fails, she might never see him again and die a lonely old crone in the mountains. . . or get murdered anyway when the bloodthirsty Empress--said to have fantastical powers of her own--comes for Snow. This beautiful cover is AI-generated by moi :D || 11x featured || Highest ranking: 1st in #asianfantasy 2nd in #yafantasy 1st in #retold 1st in #chinesemythology 4th in #retelling 9th in #fairytaleretelling 13th in #snowwhite 21st in #fairytale

'We are bound by ink. He is supposed to kill me.' [READ FOR FREE IN KU] --- In a world where stories are forbidden, Elle has a dangerous power: Creation. That's why tattooed soldier Jay is sent by the gods to kill her. But when Elle is faced with the monster sent to deliver her Ending, she catches the glimmer of curiosity in his eyes-an emotion so unusual in his kind. Convinced having a ruthless killer on her side will help her avenge her father and destroy the gods, she makes the decision not to run. And it changes everything. Soon, the two enemies are forced to seek refuge at the Circus at the Edge of the World, where forbidden passions start to grow. But both are keeping dark secrets. Their deaths have been written by the Creators. And the foretold End is coming. When all are bound to the story created by the gods, can Elle and Jay rewrite the deadly fate intended for them and the world? --- A dark epic adult fantasy romance for fans of forbidden romance, enemies to lovers, grumpy/sunshine, 'hates everyone but her', dystopia, and magic. A Circus of Ink is book one in the Ink duology. Content Warning: contains strong language, and sexual situations --- A Circus of Ink is now published. READ THE FULL VERSION FREE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED

"She found colours to paint him where the world had left him grey." Season One : Completed Season Two : Completed Started Season 1 : 18th April 2020 Finished Season 1 : 21st May 2020 Started Season 2 : 1st August 2021 Finished Season 2 : 23rd February 2022 book one in the River Cross series

Book 1 in Bombay Series. [Detailed synopsis inside.] ❝Sometimes, the devils have invisible wings.❞ ~~ Vivaan Arya. At the end of the day, we all need the pain to survive. She is strong. Like the shell that is meant to protect the delicate body of crabs and give them home. Like the fire, luring you in with the warmth in her eyes and promise of pain in her words. She was like those cookies hidden in the jar that my mom placed on the top shelf of the kitchen. Away from my reach. Forbidden for me. ❝Few things are forbidden for a reason and playing against the rules comes with a price.❞ ~~ Ahana Mehta. Lower your guards down. So I can hit you at your weak points. Just like you did with mine. He is complicated. He is that missing piece of the puzzle that I never really figured out. He is like a volcano, he burns everything that he touches. People say that he was born to destroy. Maybe my destruction will unearth the magic and cool him down. In my world full of black and white, he is red for me. A huge ass danger sign, that beckons me towards it. ❝Maybe I never bothered to find the wings of that person, declaring him the devil because he didn't bother to hide his horns.❞ ~~~ !!! The book deals with sensitive topics like racism, bullying, body shaming, LGBT and depression. ¡¡¡ All rights reserved @xEena101x

He lit his cigarette, I lit nothing. He drank alcohol, I drank water. He smirked, I smiled. He didn't love me, I didn't love him. He and I together wouldn't last a day. And then the game started... He said he found me intriguing, unique, and interesting because I didn't swoon over him. "You and me Grey, let's play a game. We'll date and in three months time I promise you will fall for me. When you fall in love with me between that time span, I win. If in any way you were to win I'll give up all the alcohol, cigarettes, and player ways." It was a game I wasn't willing to lose, but all games had accidents and consequences. It takes a broken heart to know how to break a heart.

Haley Willms is overly sarcastic. It's become a reflex at this point and Jared knows this. Jared Housley has annoyed her for such a long time and Haley has resented him for that, but she keeps getting stuck with him. With her best friend trying to play matchmaker, Haley never turning down a challenge, and an ever-lasting battle of wits Little Miss Sarcastic might just end up falling for the guy she hates. completed. if you liked this book check out the spin-off 'stealing dreams'. #jaley only published on wattpad, please notify me if you find this book anywhere else so i can take legal action. i DO NOT want to publish this book anywhere else or in any other languages, STOP MESSAGING ME ABOUT THIS.

Three friends travel to a temple to ask Buddha for more wealth, love and good fortune. Featured humor story, and 2016 winner of a Watty.