TW: language, sexual assault, 18+ content and themes Nine people wake up in a snow covered forest, their last memory being from August 15th. They come across a large seemingly abandoned mansion. They find out that they are meant to be there. While at the house they experience weather like they've never seen, visits from strangers, love, betrayal, healing and loss.

He has the face of someone she once loved. Someone who died two years ago. The resemblance, uncanny. But in Willow's search for answers she discovers far more than she intended. Now sucked into a world she never knew existed, plagued with war and bloodshed, a threat to her life surfaces. And perhaps a threat to her world. She swore to keep everyone at arm's length, never let them in and they can never leave. But, Jassiah brought down her walls, made her feel vulnerable. And once again she was at the risk of a broken heart.

PLEASE NOTE: Only the first five chapters are available on Wattpad, as it is officially being published through Barnes and Noble. As of September 1st, 2023, The Daughter of Dust and Blood will be available for purchase on the Barnes and Noble website. Author name is Elayne Douglas Vaela lives a simple life in The Changing Rift, a treacherous place on the outskirts of the country afflicted by pillagers who burn their towns. After a peculiar day, the Raiders attack, and Vaela finds herself falling off a cliff to her death when suddenly she jolts awake in a new world with a new name and little memory of what happened. Here, she encounters a goddess who bestows the gift of her blood, only to discover later it is a gift that the fate of this world hinges on. Unsure, she stumbles across a man who's supposed to be her enemy, unaware that he is her first step towards angry gods, a malevolent king, and a bloody war that only she can win. (Formerly The Darkening Skies) Spicy 🌶 ⚠️ Rape is hinted and briefly discussed, but in minute detail (not to the MC)

A group of teens living in separate societies with different governments grow to hate the controlling nature of their societies. Eight teens decide to escape beyond their cities into the forest in a final attempt to throw off the shackles of society and break the binds that confine their cities and governments while simultaneously learning about utopias, dystopias, and the fatal flaws associated with citizens that cause the fall of our societies. New cover was made by sky_light018. I love looking at all of the amazing covers you guys send!

"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙨, 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙖𝙧, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨." Valerie Tenebris is not human. She never was, and never will be. She is a monster, a nightmare, a killer, who dreams of an ancient battlefield and a different, brutal world where stars fall and dark blood stains the earth. Kye Merran is an Ember, one who wields fire magic. When a childhood friend shows up at his house with a strange girl who is bleeding black blood, he knows that he's getting into something he definitely shouldn't. Especially when the Dark King of Rurik, who may have much more to him than it seems, is looking to conquer another kingdom or two, preferably with a powerful, dark queen at his side. But Kye can't seem to stay away from the mysterious girl with the blood of Darkness. And Val can't stay away from Kye either, no matter how much she claims that she hates him. As Val, Kye, and their friends race to stop the Dark King and his approaching army, what they don't realize is that they are playing a part in an ancient, deadly game, a game between the light and the dark, one years in the making. But it is a game which neither of them can win, for their fates have already been determined by the desperate Gods, written in blood among the stars. Cover picture credit: Laura Sheridan **VIOLENCE, MENTION OF CHILD ABANDONMENT, ALCOHOLISM, RAPE, ASSAULT, DEATH, TORTURE, AND ABUSE** 364K words •HIGHEST RANKING• #1-Wind-1/26/21 #1-lightanddark-3/24/21 #1-magicalpowers-5/4/21 #1-War-5/13/21 #1-stars-8/9/21 #3-Night-4/10/21 #5-swords-4/18/21 #11-Darkness-4/10/21 **There will be a sequel; it will be a duology!