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The Land the Gods Forgot by SarahBeth9009
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**Available on Amazon KU and paperback** All Bria wanted to do was go for a hike in her favorite Fjord. She didn't plan on falling through a stone portal into a new realm. *** Now, Bria is stuck in a land full of Vikings, where dark magic and war is all they know. But a myth tells of a warrior who will enter Volheimer and save them all, freeing them from their imprisonment between worlds. But Bria isn't anyone's savior. With no other choice before her, Bria starts to make a life for herself in the town of Daganold. She becomes fast friends with a Watcher named Emblyn and she certainly isn't falling in love with the king. *** Alarik is the new King of Daganold and he isn't ready. His father wasn't meant to die on the battlefield, not yet. But such is the will of the gods, damn them. He doesn't believe in the myth, in the stories they tell children to explain their existence. But when a woman with striking eyes and sharp witt falls into his care, he doesn't know what he believes anymore. Is it true? Is their time stuck between worlds truly coming to end? And if it is, was the king falling in love with the savior foretold, too? SKY IN THE DEEP x NARNIA *CONTENT WARNINGS: violence; blood; attempted rape; kidnapping ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **Wattpad Editor's Pick August 2021** **Watty's Shortlist 2021**
When Darkness Falls (Book 1, the Darkness Falls Series) by Bella_Higgin
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When darkness falls, the vampires come out. Sixteen-year-old Kiara Morrow knows that better than anyone. She's been trained her whole life to wipe bloodsuckers off the face of the earth. But then she meets Luke. He's a vampire but he's unlike any vamp Kiara's ever known. ***** Luke may be what Kiara's been looking for her whole life, but as far as her family is concerned, the only good vampire is a dead vampire. The closer she grows to him, the more Kiara is forced to confront the foundation of lies her life has been built on. But Kiara's bloodthirsty family isn't the only problem they have to face. People in town are dying. Something evil is looming on the horizon... [[word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston
Albatross by Vapid_Ink
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Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can. ***** It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living? [[word count: 40,000-50,000 words]]
College Ruled by amieroth
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An anxious homebody gets roped into her university quarterback's scheme to get back at both of their exes. **** Highest rating: #7 in books | 7 - 1 - 23 #2 in fakedating | 7 - 12 - 23 #4 in youngadult | 9 - 17 - 23 #1 in romcom | 10 - 9 - 23
The TARN Conspiracy by scottclemons
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People all say that Archangel is as safe as can be. You can ask anybody around. They'll tell you as much. That sleepy logging town is the kind of place where people spend their summers grilling down by the lake, and where they know their neighbor's name. Heck, just walk down any road in town and see how many folks wave to you as they drive past. You'd probably even get the same treatment from the guards down at the TARN Defense Industries labs. Just mind that you don't get too close to the gate. Oh, and try not to listen too closely to any sounds coming from the other side of the fence. With Archangel being the kind of small town that it is, no one knew how to make heads or tails of the Novak boy going missing. The Sheriff-being mostly TARN's Sheriff-blamed some kind of cult for the crime, on account of all the blood and the symbols carved into the trees where they found the kid's truck. Some people bought it. Some, but not all. See, people have questions-especially people like Brandon Jones. His sister, Amanda, went missing back in '99, and from what people around town are saying, he's got an itch to prove that those TARN people had something to do with whatever happened to both Amanda, and Thomas. Archangel being what it is, he might have a shot at it. But then again, he might not.
When Mary Met Halley by FairlyLocalTreehouse
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WATTYS WINNER When her fiancé ends up in a coma and his secret mistress, Halley, shows up, Mary feels like her world is falling apart. What she doesn't realize is she's actually falling in love...with Halley. ***** Eight years after a traumatizing accident that killed one of her loved ones, Mary Kincaid is about to marry her childhood sweetheart when the universe yanks the rug out from under her yet again, leaving her fiancé badly injured and in a coma. Of course this is when his secret mistress shows up, a beautiful person whom Mary should by all rights hate - so why does she find herself inviting her to stay in the spare bedroom? She soon learns that sometimes the person you're looking for comes when you're not looking at all. Content and/or trigger warning: This story mentions violence, addiction, and childhood trauma, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]
Dirty Lying Dragons by SabrinaBlackburry
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Dirty Lying Dragons is now published as a Hardback, and E-book with W by Wattpad Books! ***** Dani, a coven-less witch, is captured by Ryker, a shifter bounty hunter. Will their connection mean something, or will he turn her in for cash? ***** Dani, a witch with no coven, is forced to flee her normal life when a bounty is put out on her. Trying to teleport herself to Seattle, she mixes things up and appears in Siberia! Almost immediately she's captured by Ryker. He's a handsome, powerful, dragon-shifter, and though he says he'll help Dani, he's secretly planning to turn her in. As they travel, though, Dani feels strangely connected to the hunter, and Ryker's own feelings are growing. As Dani is teleported away, betrayed by the bounty hunter, Ryker realizes that she's his fated mate! Captured by Vampires and betrayed by the being she loved, Dani has to stand up and fight back. (This story is a standalone title set in the Dirty Lying Creatures universe.) [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
1. Amberstone | ✓ by chrltt-t
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❝𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒕, 𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒕.❞ (the stars incline us, they do not bind us.) ━━━━━━━━━━ 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 Born as twins, yet one of them had everything, and the other had close to none. Abandoned at birth, Elianna struggled to live in the cold desolated palace located in the deepest corners of Thethia's royal grounds, while her sister was crowned a Princess and showered with affections and luxury. Yet, Elianna was happy. She was surrounded by people who sincerely cared for her and having them is more than enough for her. The only question was, how long would this happiness last for her? ━━━━━━━━━━ Golden Awards 2020: Random Category - Honorable Mention ━━━━━━━━━━ 23.12.19: Completed | ✓ 09.12.20: First Edit | ✓
A Secret Man of Blood by GaryRiddell
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Spectres are agents of the Samarian Empire, the first line of defence before diplomats or the military are required. Immune from prosecution and trained to use powerful magic, they deal out justice at the end of a blade. Lord Scipio, a legendary spectre, has gone rogue and taken a piece of dangerous alien technology. Squad Fearless, the first black spectre, is assigned to track down, and possibly kill, his mentor. He is joined by Anya Fitzwallis, A DIA agent and expert investigator, Anya's brother Indigo, an autistic mage who holds an immense power, The Kindred, a highly advanced Artificial Intelligence, and Sig, a Dwarven mercenary. In order to complete their mission, they must uncover the nature of mysterious black triangles that appear in the sky and wreak untold destruction with new types of weapons. Able to level buildings and destroy cities, if you see them, you die. Why is this unknown force interfering in a war between the Jade Empire and a powerful new enemy? The secretive head of the Samarian intelligence service is operating in the shadows. Who is The Spider and what is he working towards? All the threads are slowly coming together and when they do it will change everything. A Secret Man of Blood is high fantasy meets science fiction and contains strong language and violence. #tsc22
FAULTED  by -Goofball101
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Karla Perkins is an 18 year old trying to figure out her way through University and start a whole new chapter of her life with a whole new group of friends. Having no one she knows in school can prove to be very challenging for her as she slowly starts finding out that her friends have been keeping so many secrets from her, especially involving her love interest. She has to figure out how to forget her cheating ex, cope with life at a University that's an eight hour drive from home and try to keep her health in check without telling anyone about her condition.