Driven from the borderlands by raiders, Lorel and her older brother Darion are taken in by their estranged uncle who works at Villa Thessana, Dom Arjona's renowned distillery. The refugee siblings are given strict rules of conduct and put to work. Darion joins his uncle tending the orchards while Lorel toils as a scullery maid. As a newcomer, Lorel soon finds herself alienated from the rest of the staff and succumbs to the debauched propositions of a charming woman apprenticed to a master painter. The budding romance challenges the former farm girl's boundaries and lures her into a web of secrets. Behind closed doors lies a treacherous underworld of forbidden passions she may never escape. 18+

Piper Douglas long ago accepted that her life was just meant to be sucky. After her parents' divorce, she developed something of a bad attitude, causing all but one of her friends to leave her behind. However, things take on a whole new level of sucky when Piper finds herself suddenly and inexplicably transported to another dimension, a dimension in which Piper is four inches tall relative to everything else. Things become more and more complicated when she runs into a giant teenage boy with an attitude to rival her own. New cover by: gwengreenwich

**CURRENTLY A FEATURED STORY** highest ranking: #11 in Science fiction ❝true happiness is only achieved without freedom. There is a girl who wakes to a world that she was supposed to protect. Instead, she fights it. There is a man who is cursed with the ability to dream. A glass city is their cage, a city filled to the brim with unanimity and order, a paradise on an earth laid to waste by an artificial snowstorm. Sunlight filters through the glass buildings and through glass walls, pierces glass floors. It illuminates the city square when it is strongest at noon, surrounded by a huddled mass of citizens, all as perfect as the city they inhabit. And they all think: everything is as it should be. And it is. Or, it was. -- long live perfection.❞ (c)sarahgaier2016 #diverselit | #LoveEqualsLove | #helpfightcliches | #freethelgbtq | #badassreads check out my Science Fiction novella, Sector-33, here! https://www.wattpad.com/story/62174094-sector-33

In this Chinese urban fantasy, PERCY JACKSON meets SPIRITED AWAY and JOURNEY TO THE WEST. ***** Born with blood in their veins that runs only half Chinese, Faryn Liu and her brother Alex are shunned by the other warriors in the Jade Society, an ancient Chinese order created to protect the people of Earth from demons. Yet Faryn longs to follow in the footsteps of her legendary warrior father, though her blood status will keep her from ever wielding a weapon. Then, everything changes when Faryn sneaks out on the night of Chinese New Year and, with the help of a strange old man, saves Chinatown from the wrath of the nian dragon. Days after the nian dragon has been slain, a god descends upon the Jade Society bearing a message with the opportunity of Faryn's lifetime. The Jade Emperor, ruler of the gods, has called upon his warriors to do what no mortals have managed before, and track down the mystical Peng Lai islands. Those who succeed will become immortalized as his Heavenly Generals. Demons that have been dormant for decades are stirring, and the Emperor knows war is on the horizon. Armed with a powerful spear given to her by a goddess, Faryn and her brother must find the islands and prove that they are as worthy to be named warriors as any others. But the road to glory is littered with more than tricky gods and vicious demons. It's paved with betrayal and death. And for Faryn, living up to her father's name and her own expectations might mean turning into a monster herself.

***Winner of the Wattys 2016 for Hidden Gems*** The Edgewise exists everywhere and nowhere. A sanctuary to all realms, should you find the door. Managed by one Macklemore Edgewise, proprietor, guardian of the between places, and barman of mystery. If the tavern accepts you, abide by the rules. 1. Leave all conflicts outside. 2. No murdering one another. Occasional maiming and righteous wounding exempt. 3. Never leave the door open. There's no telling what will sneak in. Cover art by Krazydiamond

Amidst an unconventional royal family of one of the most powerful nations in Veena, Princess Demetria, the fourth princess of Glamaia, is the only relatively normal one. And now she has a problem: one of her four knights has gone after a seductive siren like the perverted fool he is and now she must go fetch him back. Cover made by @MissBookNut

❝The world is a madhouse, and all the people in it are delusional and blind.❞ Pai Momozono can see 'monsters' of long-forgotten folklore. As she watches the shaky balance of the status quo that keeps two halves of one world crumble, she has to uncover the secrets of years she can't remember to find out which world she belongs to. All while one who doesn't have all the strings plays puppet master from the shadows. × TL;DR - identity crisis. Dark Fantasy | Romance | New Adult | Action | Horror | Diverse Lit | Japanese folklore Longer summary is inside. Season 1-3 complete, finale season coming soon. Pretty long chapters (don't @ me, you have been warned). My love of Japanese culture inspired this. This is realistically written, not an anime pass-off. THIS IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON WATTPAD. IF YOU'RE READING THIS ELSEWHERE, PLEASE REPORT IT.

Clark St. Murphy - internet celebrity and the child of two suits in the entertainment business - has a problem. It's not that his best friend is dating a roided-up 'alpha male' with a temper. It's not even that the blogs are spreading rumors about his relationship status, or lack thereof. His biggest problem is the dead body in the kitchen that was supposed to be him. One of his fans has a bad case of 'cute aggression' and wants nothing more than to see Clark follow in his maid's footsteps (R.I.P. Marie). And as if that weren't bad enough, his parents have decided that Nakota Locklear, an authoritative bodyguard with a rough past, is exactly what he needs. With a killer breathing down his neck and an ex-con watching his every move, Clark begins to doubt that this is all worth it. Is filming a smoothie challenge video really something to die over? Are views more important than his safety? And why does Nakota's stern look now excite Clark more than intimidate him?

"Life is a series of choices, kiddo. You either choose to trust me or you don't." Sam Grant had always wanted to become an archaeologist and live a life of adventure. But once he leaves for a study camp in the jungle of Yucatan to get him started on a dream career, he finds that his future job is not a problem. Coming out alive, however, is. Faced with his family's oldest enemy who desperately wants him dead, a secret agency who wants him to work for them and the girl of his dreams, Sam is forced to find balance before he loses his head. Literally. Murder, mysterious team mates, ancient traps and the responsibility of bringing everyone back home safely - Maybe Sam is just too young to deal with everything at once. *** Book 1 of the COMPLETED Jewel Project Series. Highest rank: [#8 in Adventure] Epic cover by @italychick The Undiscover Writer Awards Winner for Best Adventure Rose Award Winner for Best Adventure Crystal Awards Winner for Best Action