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The Cursed Gift | B1 [DISCONTINUED] by footnoteofhappiness
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‼️ THIS BOOK HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AS I PREPARE TO PUBLISH THE REWRITTEN VERSION. SOME CHARACTERS & CHAPTERS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FOR THE FINAL STORY. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK ‼️ | The Cursed Gift is a YA Fantasy book that follows a young hybrid as she finds herself at the cusp of a looming war. | After being cast out from her witch clan, Alisa finds herself at the mercy of their natural enemies and everything she thought she knew is turned upside down. Suddenly, she's stuck between two vastly different worlds, staring down an unexpected war, when a prophecy is revealed that endangers those she loves. Can she find her true place before time runs out? 'For it is up to the half-breed to unite the two species against a greater evil which threatens to tear their world apart.' | Book I of The Cursed Series 🐺🔥 | ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ❥🥈 2ND IN GYSOT AWARDS ❥🥈 2ND IN ULTIMATE ROMANCE AWARDS ❥🥉 3RD IN NEBULA AWARDS ❥🥉 3RD IN AWARDS 2023 ❥🥉 3RD BEST BLURB & BEST FIRST LINE IN THE ASTER AWARDS 2023 | Copyright © 2019-2025 Elishia C. Xalfa © |
WORTH IT by disha_dg
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"Some scars are imprinted on your soul for the rest of your life. However if you're lucky enough, a kind soul will find its way to you to make you feel beautiful even with those imprints all over you." ***************************** Loneliness. It's just a word but what it comes along with is much more than that. Fear, anxiety, trust issues and forever debate of no one ever wanting you anymore. Lavanya had her share of such emotions until him. He came into her life and turned her world upside down for good. All her life she thought men are nothing but a disappointment because of the male figures in her life. But he was ready to prove her wrong. He was ready to give it a shot because for him, she was-worth it. ********************************* Lavanya Bansal, a strong-headed middle-class Indian girl, was always very sincere about her career. She thought love is the most useless thing to have in one's life. So, she never allowed herself to get that in her way to success. Little did she know, an American guy, Theo Zachary, was waiting around somewhere over the seas to prove all her notions about life wrong and make her see that the real world can be beautiful too. ______________________________ *Highest rankings* #5- biracial #8- workinprogress *******
Night of the Crane | By @WendyyWolfe by WendyyWolfe
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Complete || Grand WinnerNanoWatt2024 || A SciFi Lite Adventure in small town America. Blurb: Lacy just wished she hadn't seen what she did in the distant night sky over the small country town she called home. But she had seen it. In her mind she relived the events she had witnessed tonight, and yet all explanations fled except for the one that made the most sense to her. They were being invaded. ━━━━━━ ◦🛸◦ ━━━━━━ 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 Not far from the Gulf Coast the small, very ordinary town of Brew Town, Alabama was established around the only industry that existed there in 1879. The local brewery. If you lived in Brew Town your job was bottling beer and then after work, you imbibed what you bottled. Macallan Crete has lived here his entire life. But he hasn't let that little fact disrupt his perfect little life. Sarcasm and bar fights rule the day for Macallan and that was a normal reality for him. Until it wasn't. Lacy Thibodaux. The sweetheart of Brew Town. Daughter of Deputy Storey Thibodaux. Also a life long resident of Brew Town with a true love/hate relationship for Macallan Crete because she just never needed his kind of drama making her look bad all over town. But what would happen when the normalcy of Brew Town was suddenly invaded by strange flying objects, leaving it's quaint landscape riddled with fear and loss. Could Macallan save the day? Could Lacy depend on him? Could she even trust him? As Brew Town devolves into anything but normal, thrusting these life long frenemies together for better or worse the whole town stumbles along with them to fight an unseen terror that threatens life on earth in ways none of them could have ever imagined. About Brew Town Loosely based around the real live town of Brewton, Alabama, a quaint and beautiful town in South Central Alabama about 100 miles from the panhandle of Florida and the Gulf Coast. WendyyWolfe
The Bird People  by WendyyWolfe
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In 1600s Virginia, a small colonial village sprang up unceremoniously on the sacred burial grounds of the Native American people it was taken from, the Nottoway. Now, an ancient evil has been awakened in the form of Elementals known as The Bird People and it is suspected that the Nottoway Tribe has cursed the ground in revenge for being encroached upon by colonial settlers. After failed crops, still births, deaths, burnt homes and facing starvation, superstitions run rampant and the townspeople do the only thing they can think of in the late 1600s to appease these angry and destructive spirits. Give them an offering. It is quietly decided by the elders of the community, in an effort to keep these spirits of the bird people at bay, that every woman should give up her first born infant daughter to them. One such young mother cannot bear this resolution much less imagine giving up her only child. In order to keep her only child, a daughter, she makes a baby out of straw and gives that instead, bringing chaos to their puritan village. A cursed girl. The man who loves her. A questionable death. Native American Lore. Elemental Guardians. A village built on sacred burial grounds. What could go wrong? -An ONC Shortlisted Winner- -ONC Ambassadors Pick- MAIN PROMPT No. 56 In a world where humans and magical creatures coexist a detective must solve a murder case that threatens to plunge the two communities into war. **My twist of the prompt is that the 'other community' are Wendigos. Wendigos are similar in effect to Skin-Walkers. Ⓜ️𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 Will include: Paranormal Activity, Ritual Activity, Superstitions, Early American Colonial Life, Native American Lore/Subjects, Descriptions of child birth and death. Maybe some difficult situations.
The last of the Dragons-Set 2 by DragonFliesFly99
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(Book 4-Chapter 201-270) (Book 5-Chapter 271- 296) (Book 6-Chapter 297-330) ***Inspired by Game of Thrones*** A follow up to the first three installments of "The Last of the Dragons", things have really changed since Jessica hatched the first dragons in over one-hundred years. Her world has fallen into chaos once again, and her world has changed dramatically. She has gained and lost so many people, her relationship with her dragon is currently gone, and she has been forced to live as a slave of her homeland invaders for several months since Magar(One of her dragons) was shot down. Now, Jessica must find a way to escape, take back her homeland, and avenge the death of her loved ones.
The Last of the Dragons-Set 1 by DragonFliesFly99
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I wrote this when I was a teenager! So Sorry about the grammatical errors and all that! Hope you enjoy the story! Book 1:The Last Dragon(chp 1-125) Book 2:The Return(chp 126-170) Book 3:Friend or Enemy(chp171-200) ***Inspired by Game Of Thrones*** For generations, the people of the western world had lived under one, corrupt, ruthless government, even though the population outnumbered the military two-hundred to one, the military forces were simply too strong for any kind of uprising. A sixteen year old girl, Jessica Albo, is destined to change her worlds reality when she is gifted three dragon eggs, found in the mountains by her father after he was forced to the bass of a volcano during a storm. Dragons had been extinct for hundreds of years, but so long as the eggs remain heated, the dragon chicks within lie dormant. All that is required for them to hatch is to be heated to the temperature of their mothers breath... Jessica's fate will be forever changed the moment she is gifted the last dragons eggs, and the mystery of her enemies would one day be revealed after dragons had returned to the world once again. Book 1:The Last Dragon Book 2:The Return book 3:Friend or Enemy
This Would Be Paradise (Book 1)-A Zombie Novel by N_D_Iverson
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(Book 1) In a world where a virus has spread turning most of the population into flesh eating monsters, there are two friends partying it up in New Orleans when the infection hits. Far away from home, they are trapped and trying to make sense of all that has happened with the help of new friends and enemies along the way. Zombies aren't the only thing to fear... Copyright © 2013 by N_D_Iverson All Rights Reserved. (Warning: This is the unedited, raw first draft) **The edited and polished version, with bonus content and a never before seen chapter, is now available on all eBook retailer websites!**
Earth Is Mine by SoniaJohn
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(Sequel to Plutonian) Aria's actions have created a rift in the Plutonian empire. The universe is divided and the fight for power has never been more apparent. Although successful, Aria doesn't know that everything that has happened so far has all been a part of a much larger plan and she is nothing but a pawn in a game played by the most powerful forces in the universe. A war has begun and it is heading straight for Earth.
Brides of the Stars by rachel_towers_
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***Formerly titled "The Privilege"*** In a distant galaxy, an advanced and powerful alien race known as the Azuli face a dire crisis: a biological war has left all their women dead or infertile, threatening their species with extinction. In a desperate bid for survival, they turn to the genetically similar humans of Earth. After making a covert treaty with the United Nations, the Azuli offer their advanced technology in exchange for Earth's women. Unbeknownst to the world, a secret selection process begins and numerous women are abducted and transported to the alien planet. Among them is investigative journalist, Elizabeth Crane. Just as she's about to uncover the truth of the disappearances, she is taken by Zy'ra Xantheris, an Azuli spy sent to stalk her and abduct her. Zy'ra is assigned as her escort to help her navigate the aliens' society and ensure her she is matched with one of their best warriors to bear children. However, the more time they spend together, the more attached she becomes to her human and her feelings threaten to break the surface. Commander Rhys Vorian, a fierce and loyal warrior, is one of the Azuli males who volunteers to be matched to one of the human females. He ends up being paired with Elizabeth and vows to protect her with his life. He quickly begins to fall for her, but senses her hesitation. When he uncovers a secret plot that may put her in danger, he wonders if she would be safer back on Earth. Together the three must navigate their alien love triangle, uncover hidden agendas, and make unexpected choices amidst political intrigue and cultural clashes. Elizabeth must decide which path she will take: trust Rhys and embrace a future she never imagined or escape and return to Earth and expose the truth for all to see. In a race against time, will love blossom in the stars or will the shadow of a war and mistrust doom them all?