(Editing in Progress) 👑 2016 Watty Award Winner - Writer's Debut 👑 -Milestones- •1K Votes - (1.2.17) •44K Reads - (8.15.17) •Highest Ranking: #18 (Short Story - 8.16.2017) **Ranked #1 in BDD Prince William is one of many well-known princes' in New York despite the fact that no one has seen him in person for nearly four years; he has the fame, the fortune, and the power. However, he is battling a mental illness that he just can't seem to get rid of. After being diagnosed with BDD-Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Jack begins to fall into a sense of depression. His mind begins to play tricks on him, making him believe that his outer appearance is grotesque and needs to be hidden from the world. He's lost nearly all self-esteem, making it very difficult for him to find his lovely princess, and live a "normal" life; that and the fact that he never leaves his humble mansion...EVER. He's been turned down repeatedly in the past from true beauties, such as, Rapunzel, Snow White, and the one and only, Cinderella; even her ugly step-sisters wouldn't give him a chance. As time passed, his numerous experiences with rejection, his undying fear, and heart-breaking memories made his life seem hopeless, pressuring him to do desperate things. Jack later decides to seek out a way to alter his appearance. He stumbles onto what seems to be the prayer he's been asking for but he accidentally finds it in the wrong place leading him to an evil-minded con-artist. To beat all odds, Jack must face his illness head-on and overcome it before his life is left with nothing but pain, negativity, and regret. Original cover design by: @zuko_42 Art of Zuko

The devastating news Paul René and his friends learn previously leave them dumbstruck, shook. Bob's reason of death wasn't like he had imagined it, no. What happened to him was far worse. Discovering who the real villain is, Paul sets his mind to destroy his enemy, no matter the cost. Something, however, seems more urgent. Two camps are already pit against each others, promising a bloodbath if no compromise is found. Perhaps Paul's revenge will have to wait...

An old, crumbling house stands on the English moors. Half a millennium old, and empty... yet it is not forgotten. Only one family has ever owned Idyllwilde House, but they are quite the family, spanning five centuries and somehow making it through the turbulent gales of history- but not without their scratches. Cecily unravels an Elizabethan mystery that threatens her life. Nicolas tries to keep his engagement in place during the English Civil War. As the Jacobite rebellions flourish, Mairi's beliefs are challenged in an English home. The American Revolution reaches into the family and shakes it to the core. Jonathan finds a chance at joy- but will his family let him take it? Tessa tries to find home in a family that is not her own. And finally, two cousins are tasked with seven child refugees during the London Blitz. The family will see more than their fair share of life. But that is life- to be to the fullest, and even the ordinaries can be extraordinary. Highest Ranking: #295 in Historical Fiction Rather than one novel, this is made up of several short stories, which span a few chapters each. The stories can be read in any order and will always be posted together. All characters- unless explicitly mentioned- are of my own invention.

A spine chilling collection of short stories! Just figured I'd have a little fun with the Halloween theme in October!

Book 3 of the Burning series: the sequel to Dust and Ashes. The earth is no longer bound by the laws that once existed. Humanity is not contained to the desert domes as was once believed, but rather has begun to flourish throughout their broken earth. Diseases and desert monsters are among the least of the planet's worries: warfare waged in shadows, however, is another matter. They are all pawns. They are all players in this nasty little game that will never truly end. Look back on the mess you've made, darlings. This will be your legacy, if you let it. Will you let it?

**Sequel to THE BRIGHT AND THE LOST** A YA Historical Fantasy set in 1922 that mixes romance, magic and mystery! Following the upsetting events that disrupted her London Season and changed her life forever, eighteen-year-old Vita is ready to spend a quiet winter at her country estate with her fiancé. Newly wed to the handsome son of a Hong-Kong businessman, Vita's best friend Izzy can't quite believe all her dreams are finally coming true: she's escaped her ruined family and she's traded the horrid English weather for the Californian sunshine. However, when an unexpected event disrupts Vita's routine at Weatherly, she has no choice but to leave behind her home and go in search of Holden - the stranger who turned her life upside down during the summer and knows the answers to all of her questions. Her quest leads her to New York, where new dangers lurk in the shadows of the city's skyscrapers and speakeasies. From Hollywood to Manhattan, darkness soon engulfs the lives of both girls, who find themselves in a race against time to locate Holden, unravel the mysteries surrounding Vita - and avoid getting caught in a thousand-year-old secret war that threatens to destroy them all. Copyright © 2017. All works posted here are the property of EM Castellan. Please do not use without permission. Any duplication or reproduction of all or part of the work without explicit permission by the author is illegal. Cover artist: Amalia Chitulescu

The Number Series (A Dystopian Society) Second book to 4522. "She's gone." I spat blood from my mouth. "And I'm going to get her back." "Don't tell me," Quinn shook her head. "You're going to pretend you're one of them." I looked into her dark eyes. "I have to save her." I put the red mask on my face and dawned the uniform of the PC&T: Population Control and Traders. I vowed to do more than just bring my sister home; I would bring down the chaotic world I lived in and would create a place where she would always be safe.

~*Wattys 2016 Winner*~ The Ministry is in an uproar over the alleged sightings of a ghost, Damien stands torn between helping an old friend and doing his duty as a top traveler of the Ministry, while Gerard tries desperately to bring back someone he lost long ago in the midst of discovering secrets that leads him to believe he knows this ghost's identity.

After receiving a free, anonymously-written book from a rare and used bookstore, Jennifer's somewhat ordinary life takes a turn. Strange occurrences begin to happen to her and the people around her, and the further she reads it both the frequency and intensity of these events increases. It starts to dawn on Jennifer that maybe, just maybe, this book should not be in her hands. Maybe, just maybe, it is the exact thing that she was never meant to see. Yet the problem is she cannot put it down.

Getting a drivers license, college interviews and SAT scores weren't the only obstacles in Hayden's junior year. As soon as she and her mother had arrived back from Chicago, her life has turned to hell with the simple pull of a trigger. Already feeling guilty about her mother's death, Hayden struggles with depression, anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder and has even been receiving foreboding death threats. Will Hayden survive junior year, or life itself? PLEASE NOTE THE DISCLAIMER!!! This book may not be for everyone mature subjects present.