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❝ Things are only as beautiful as you make them, Charlie. Including murder. ❞ It's the opening night of Burton Abbey's production of Romeo and Juliet and all is going smoothly - that is until the climactic death scene. Romeo takes a big gulp of the poison to be with his lover, except it really is poison and Elijah, who plays Romeo, is now dead. Charlie Monet, in charge of props, is the first suspect but soon the suspicion around her turns to worry as it seems she's the next target. Khaleel Rahim, an aspiring writer, is dying for a mystery to solve at his new school. When he sees Charlie sneaking around at night he thinks he's finally found something worth writing about. After discovering Charlie's ability to see visions of the past, Khaleel decides that they're the perfect pair to solve the mystery. With threatening notes, a quiet library and poison disguised as props; somebody in the school is blurring the lines between theatre and reality and the fast friends are about to discover that there's more to boarding school than just silly rumours. [2022 Watty's Shortlist]

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[Wattys 2022 Shortlisted] [Wattys 2021 Shortlisted] The Crown Assassins rule the world's largest nation in a broken world where criminals sit on top. And Indigo is sick of it. As one of the lower members of the Court, Indigo Fluor is stuck in the prestigious Evandor Prep where Assassins, including the Crowns, learn to be the ruthless leaders their parents were. But, after her best friend was found dead and the Crowns were the only possible culprits, she was ready to take action. She would climb up the ranks and dismantle the throne in the name of revenge and justice. And she would start with all those at Evandor Prep. But then the bodies start to appear. As more and more Court members are found dead, it seems as if someone else has the same idea. And she may be next on their list. The Assassins will fall, one-by-one. FEATURED BY @wattpad, antiheroesgalore, YASciFantasy, & more! What Readers Said: "Thank you for creating a masterpiece." - @EmzzyQueen "Wonderfully addicting to read. If you want to experience an edge of your seat, anxiously holding in your breath, and mind-boggling once in a lifetime moment in a book, this is what you need. You will not regret reading this." - @_ambitchious_ "Chills." - @baarishein "That was the most twisted, murderous, dark, bloody, and straight-up evil sometimes. And I loved it!" - @Lone_Wolf- "The amount of twists and turns in this book is amazing and the writing is at a professional level!!!" - @girlseesyellow 🏆 Wattys 2022 Shortlisted 🥇 1st Place in The Lunar Awards 🥇 1st Place in The Eternity Awards 🥇 1st Place in The Winter Awards 2020 🥇 1st Place in The Rising Star Awards 🥇 1st Place in The Writersgram Awards 🥇 1st Place in The Dysania Awards 🥈 2nd Place in the Tricolor Triennial Awards 🥈 2nd Place in the Sweet Dreams Awards 🥈 2nd Place in The Ecarlate Awards Crown Assassins Trilogy Book 1: School of the Crown Assassins Book 2: Secrets of the Crown Assassins

[ Sci-Fi ] A "Little Women" retelling. Jo has survived an alien invasion and an HSV-11 outbreak, and must travel to Sector-4 to get her peptide approved and into production. Her sister, Beth, is infected and isn't faring well. She will suffer a fate worse than death if Jo can't get back in time with a treatment in hand. Featured on @Retold "Darker Shadows" and @classicauthors "Spins on Miscellaneous Classics"

Hamlet is one of the wildest stories in human history. And it's about to be retold like it's never been told before. A storm brews in the illustrious town of Elsinore, Massachusetts, and no one knows it yet. Not Hamilton "Ham" Dane III, who's angry because his uncle has taken control of the family empire and started dating Ham's mother a mere month after the untimely death of Ham's billionaire father. Not Harry Yeoh, who's desperately in love with his best friend but finding it more and more difficult to hide as dark secrets threaten to destroy their relationship. Not Lia Polonio, who's struggling to find the balance between her feelings and the demands of her controlling father and older brother. And certainly not Rosie Chan or Gil Stern, who think they've just landed the internship that will get them into Harvard, their dream school. But all it will take is one mysterious message-a call for revenge from Ham's late father-for Elsinore to descend into chaos. And once the downward spiral begins, there's no guarantee that everyone will make it out alive. A bold retelling of Hamlet for a modern audience, Allegra M. Walker's sophomore novel puts a fresh new spin on Shakespeare's classic story. Poignant, dramatic, and often darkly humorous, HamLIT is guaranteed to delight teens and young adults. NOTE: This is a (rough, not fully edited) sample of the first few chapters! It's a completed and published novel, so if you're interested, you can find more here: https://books2read.com/HamLIT

Enforcement Officer Church Tyrell wants nothing more than to put her lethal talents to use, but instead she's deployed to collect taxes at a low-rent spaceport. But one person's trash heap can be another's prize. One big bust is all she needs to change her life and bring it meaning. Short story written for Ooorah's 'Return to the M'Verse' Jan 2023 issue.

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Love, Crime, Action! When the world's richest blogger is secretly the world's only superhero... you'd think he couldn't have it any better. But throw an alien race of conquerors into the picture, and the 24-year-old Jason Leo McLean is on a mission to save Earth from a fullblown invasion while at the same time sorting out his love life. *** For the longest time, Jason thought he was in love with his highschool crush, Gina Orwell. Even through college, he couldn't seem to get her out of his head. That is until his path links with June Austere, a famous popstar, at a special event. Their brief shared moments make him feel like they're a match made in heaven. A feeling he doesn't have time to process as he constantly battles criminals in his alien tech armor. However, a warrior from the stars arrives on Earth with sinister plans, forcing Jason to switch into the next gear or risk losing everything he holds dear--including Gina, who pops back into his life, all grown and sassy. And then there's Alain Archer, king of New Chronos City's underground, as dangerous as he is elusive. Hence, it's a full plate; two threats and two love interests. So as the galactic warrior hunts him down, the press gets alarmingly curious about his wealth, and his friends become increasingly suspicious, Jason must wear many masks while trying to save the world and get the girl--whoever she may be. As the saying goes; 'You win some, you lose some'. But sometimes you can either win it all or lose it all. ------------------------------------------------ 🏆1st Place winner in the sci-fi category of the 2023 Datura Awards. #FEATURED by @ScienceFiction #FEATURED by @AmbassadorsNG ▪︎▪︎▪︎ *Cover by the awesome @still_just_me ▪︎▪︎▪︎