A possible future in less than 500 words, if plastic wins. This was my entry for the WattPad/National Geographic #PlanetOrPlastic competition back in late 2018. It reached their Top 10 Submissions which, given that there appeared to be well over 5000 entries, was a very pleasant surprise! The competition itself had a limit of 500 words so, for those who keep asking if I intend continuing the story, the answer (for now!) is no - unless I can find a very good reason for adding any more. Many thanks to everyone reading and voting on this story and getting it to number 1 in the #sciencefiction category in May/June 2020! I did try to thank the voters individually on their pages but Wattpad have a daily limit on the number of times I'm allowed to do that and there are now too many of you (not that I'm complaining)! Here's the top 10 submissions page: https://www.wattpad.com/list/738243473-planetorplastic-top-10-submissions If you want to read the story in Polish please head over to https://www.wattpad.com/story/236405960-m%C4%85dro%C5%9B%C4%87-staro%C5%BCytnych-t%C5%82umaczenie-pl where @juliatlumaczy has done a fine job - thank you, Julia! @juliatlumaczy has now sent me a version of the cover she used for her Polish translation - thanks again, Julia! @alex_sokolova has also translated the story into Russian as well. You can read that here: https://www.wattpad.com/976002417-мудрость-древних - many thanks, Alex! We now have a third translation! @AlfonsoLucassen has kindly translated it into Spanish and you can find it here: https://www.wattpad.com/1063634347-la-sabidur%C3%ADa-de-los-antiguos

When Naina Mittal walks into the pristine Headquarters of The Maurya Group, one of the world's largest conglomerates, to meet the CEO AKA the most admired billionaire bachelor in town, she expects to find a cocky, rude playboy; not the sexy stranger, whom she couldn't stop dreaming about since the day they met two months ago. When Veer Maurya decides to step into the iron and steel world by collaborating with the CEO of the most respected name in the industry, Mittal Steel; he gets the shock of his life when instead of an inexperienced, spoilt, rich brat, his lioness walks into his office. The same angel who had stuck like a glue in his mind since the day he had stumbled into her two months ago. ___________________________________________ "In our world, you don't ask for permissions, you go and steal what you want," Veer said with a smirk on his face. His eyes were dark and distant. "But you always ask for mine." I placed my chin atop my hand that rested on his desk. Veer chuckled as he typed a password to secure his computer. He walked around the desk, still smirking, and faced me. Turning my chair towards him, he knelt in front of it. Staring up at me, Veer confessed boldly, "Of course I do, Lioness. You are not one of the cubs I manipulate, you are the queen of my pride." ___________________________________________ This is my first book, constructive criticism is appreciated, negative comments not so much....

[WINNER : DesiLihaaz 2019 : Love Letters Category] • - • - • Sidhanth and Aneesha, two strong-headed, practical individuals of the middle class society, are brought together for an arranged marriage alliance. There is no attraction or compulsion in their story. Just the need for companionship. This is their journey from stranger to spouse. Completed : 2019 Edit-1 : 2021

Imagine the second you're born, a consultant removes you from your mother's grasp and runs a battery of genetic and physiological tests on you. Thirty minutes later they give you a score out of one hundred which denotes your level of perfection. If your score is above eighty and you work hard to maintain that score you will have a charmed life; well fed, well-rewarded, spoiled. But fall below eighty and you're labelled Flawed, and life will not be so kind. Hannah is adopted by a Flawed family when her birth parents choose their social standing over their daughter and endures a life of struggle, hunger and service. One day Hannah is escorted to the regional government office and told that the Consultant who delivered her, who labelled her Flawed got it wrong! Now, she is being relocated back to her birth parents, to live as one of the Ninety-Five- all medically and legally judged as perfect. Entering this new life Hannah has an impossible decision to make which puts not only hers, but the lives of everyone she cares about at great risk. "The Numbered- where no one wants to be number one". Authors notes: -This is a first draft of my story and will be edited soon. -2013 Began writing Flawed -2015 Watty Winner/ Named changed to The Numbered -2016 Completed The Numbered -2019 Optioned by eOne for development into a TV show.

"KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, BUT IGNORANCE IS BLISS." Naomi Swanson is fresh out of college, working as an assistant in a small paper supply company and inhaling coffee by the gallons. When an accident knocked her out, Naomi woke up in a world she had only seen through screens. Armed only with her phone and a questionable data plan, Naomi attempts not to be killed as she comes face-to-face with the Avengers, and so much more. Winner in Fanfiction Category | Watty Awards 2020 Cover by @zaramartinez- Spanish Translation available: @CrazyCattGirl French Translation available: @chrisebass Infinity War Spoilers! Disclaimer: Some explicit language will be used throughout this book. Do not read if you cannot handle light swearing. No sexual content. Disclaimer pt. 2: I do not own Marvel or any of the characters aside from Naomi Swanson. (Don't sue me Disney.)

This book will become a sample of 15 chapters on the 7th of February, 2022. Please read the 'It's happening!' chapter for more information. ~An obligated billionaire, a selfless waitress, and the dark past that binds them~ "Do you want to go and sit somewhere? There's some business I would like to discuss with you," Nathan said after a moment. Jenny's eyes flickered back to his own, confusion evident on her face. "Me? Are you sure you have the right person?" she couldn't help but ask. What possible business could she have with a billionaire? ~~~ Jenny Fox is a girl with a brain and a heart of gold. Ever since she was little, she aspired to be one of the best cardiothoracic surgeons in the world and to help those in need. However, her plans take a violent change of direction when her sister unexpectedly leaves her daughter in Jenny's care. Jenny now finds herself years later, a college dropout, up to her eyeballs in debt, and barely managing to feed herself and her young niece when she receives a job offer she cannot refuse. This story is rated PG 13 for trigger chapters, which will have the warning of a * in the chapter title. All rights for the lovely cover go to M_Rainberry.