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Dark Urban Fantasy | Vampire | Romance | LGBTQ+ Aura hated her work. Hated her life and hated her entire existence. She thought she ended it all but then she wakes up to the Aztec Deity of Death sitting on her toilet, telling her she has been given a second chance. Aura is thrust into a new life where deities are real, those who used to be mortals have died and risen from the grave and she has apparently enemies dead set on taking her down. When she is drugged at a gathering, her deity Xipe Totec gets more and more secretive. There's something he isn't telling her and the other previously mortal people in their brood. And Aura is definitely not content with being kept in the dark. There's a path to enlightenment, but maybe it's not paved with morale.

C41 was taught to fight and never trust anyone but a select few. But in order to leave prison, he might have to work with those who can break him. ***** Inmate C41 is the youngest registered "feral" shapeshifter -- someone unable to control his animal urges and aggressions. When he turns eighteen he is transferred to the Adult Feral Rehabilitation Center in Scotland, where he meets a mysterious American government agent who endlessly probes him with questions. C41 does the only thing he thinks will help him survive - he lies. And that starts a chain of events that will either end in a prison break or a life of torture. Content and/or Trigger Warning: sex and violence. [[Wattys' Shortlist]] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

***THE WATTYS 2021 & 2022 - SHORTLISTED ENTRY*** The fragile peace between the two ancient kingdoms of Han and Jin is put at risk when traitors within Han start sowing seeds of discord from inside the royal court. For the future of both nations, Jiang Ming Yue, the youngest princess of Jin and a martial arts natural with an extraordinary secret, goes undercover alone in the Han palace with a mission to find out who is so intent on leading the two kingdoms down a path back to war. However, things take a dangerous turn when she becomes much more directly involved in Han political intrigue than she intended, particularly as she finds herself growing increasingly attracted to Han's enigmatic second prince. For Zhao Weisheng, he knows that the beautiful young woman who has entered the palace is much more than she seems but, as his interest in her grows, he can't help but question his true motive for wanting to keep her near him. What will happen when attempts on both their lives force them closer together? And, even if they survive the various forces aligned against them, can there truly be any future for a Jin princess spy and a Han prince? Highest rankings: #1 in historicalmystery #1 in epicromance

[2022 WATTYS WINNER] | Tracey Higgenbottom, Mr. Porter's witty assistant, finds herself at a dead-end when constables dismiss a case of his possible kidnapping. With the unexpected help of a spunky adventurer, a chimney sweep boy and his sister, and a reluctant records keeper, she suddenly finds herself on the hunt for Mr. Porter herself. When she starts searching too deeply, however, matters complicate beyond her expectations. A steampunk adventure for all to enjoy! ***This is a late (but not final) draft!*** (Plagium || Plah-gee-um: The crime of kidnapping a child) ⭐Plagium has won a Watty in the "Mystery & Thriller" category AND The 2022 WWS Animation Prize! ⭐ NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER! Coming out July 7th wherever books are sold online. Link in author bio. :) (Relaunched February 2021) Alt. Title: A Curious Case of Plagium HIGHEST RANKINGS: #1 Middle grade, #1 Mystery adventure, #3 Family friendly, #3 steampunk, #1 cozy mystery, #5 cozy 9x READING LIST FEATURES: 🔹WATTPAD - Editors' Choice (October 2023) 🔹WATTPAD EXPLORER - Editors' Choice (October 2023) 🔹TEEN FICTION - Teen Featured (October 2023) 🔹MYSTERY - Featured Mystery/Thriller Stories (October 2023) 🔹WATTPAD PUNKFICTION - Punkfiction Favorites (October 2023) 🔹WATTPAD FRIENDS AND FAMILY - Certified Bonds | Wattpad Picks (October 2023) 🔹WATTPAD - Dangerous Worlds (October 2023) 🔹WATTPAD EXPLORER - Dangerous Worlds (October 2023) 🔹ADVENTURE - Featured Stories (October 2023) 🔹EDITOR'S PICK (July 2023) ***PLAGIUM is the first book in The Keepers Series.*** KEEPERS SERIES ORDER: 1-Plagium 2-Annulet

❝poisonous fangs can only reap poisonous fruit.❞ Nerluce - named for light - dwells in darkness. It was forged from the shadows of the great beasts, who flash their cruel fangs and crueler insults, who seek to choke the light from his chest with their iron chains, who despise all who are not like them. Disdain for gods and men is made in dim places. Hunger for ruin is cultivated on a starving stomach. Power for destruction is rarely given but when it is, oh, the world will burn. CONTENT WARNINGS (16+) Profanity, violence and gore, alcohol usage, neglect and verbal abuse, self-destructive actions and suicidal ideation, minor character death, and morally-questionable people doing morally-questionable things. [[WORD COUNT: 150,000]] COVER BY APHRODITE270

Animosity between Humans and Faeriekind has long plagued the lands of Orphic, but began to fade in recent years. However, the newfound peace between species balances on a very thin thread which may soon break. With the emergence of a group known as Ironblades, Faeriekind is once again in danger. These Humans will stop at nothing to see all Faeries, and anyone born of Faerie blood, burnt to ash. Kalian Deirdre may be his people's last hope. It is up to him to infiltrate an Ironblade unit and uncover the true nature of their plot against Faeries before it's too late, but that will prove difficult. Moira Lev is an Ironblade Commander and well known for her hatred towards Faeries. Getting close to her won't be an easy task, and remaining undiscovered will be even harder. Regardless of the risks, Kalian is determined to succeed. He has to, or it will mean the extinction of his species as a whole. Warning: This book, while being a work of fiction, still deals with real elements. There are chapters dealing with sexual content, gore, PTSD, child loss (prior to current story), genocide, torture, and other topics which some might find triggering. Completed April 2, 2022 *UNSOLICITED CRITICS MAY BE MUTED* see bio

Powerful deity Isla Develler is cursed and goes to the other side of the world for a solution, where she encounters more trouble than she imagined, among them a human who ignites her darkest desires and a mischievous god who seems to enjoy her struggles. ***** Growing up in a powerful family of Opulents, beings with blood of both the gods and angels, Isla is the best candidate to be the next Opulent Empress. But being an Opulent means getting a Curse. Isla just got hers and it's a bad one. Before her ambitious cousin finds out and ruin her chance to the throne, Isla is forced to go to the other side of the world, live in a dilapidated colonial house in the middle of a mystical forest that hides many secrets, and lead the incompetent Department of Lost Things where the temporary solution to her Curse is kept. Things get a little tricky for Isla when she encounters a human teenage girl who lost her memories. But Jade is just one trouble Isla will face in East Isles: Across the forest, in a human village, lives Lucas, a powerless but famous human jazz singer with a flock of devout fangirls, and he fills Isla's nights with dark desires that may lead to her ruin. And within the forest is Avi, a mischievous and untrustworthy god, who seems to enjoy watching it. As Isla and the peculiar team of the Department of Lost Things reluctantly help Jade find her family, while working on a case for a major goddess with a major attitude, they struggle with everything human and powerless, and other things more sinister that lives very close to home. Content Warning: This story contains mature sexual content and themes of sexual assault and violence. Cover design by Kallmegaudier