|| featured @newlywrittenbooks 29/12/2022. *** Michelle Thompson, the eighteen-year-old workaholic is bent on earning her boss's attention at all costs. Though not pushy or... flirty, she's soaked in solid sex dreams which gets worse with each passing day. Slowly and unnoticeably, she develops partial-obsessive tendencies; one that kept her dwindling in the thoughts of having sex with him-even as a virgin! Forgoing his harsh countenance, overly exaggerated reactions, she envisions Charles in the portrait of cold-nineteenth century men that spew flavors of love to their lovers-in the door. And Charles Jackson, built on grace and glamor, could win a medal in egocentrism, pride, rudeness, malevolence, prudishness and of course, beauty! Lurking in the shadows of her emotions and fated to be bewitched by perfect blue eyes that defied everything morality, she might discover that Charles Jackson, heir to Jackson Companies PLC and CED of Westland Airlines was truly born of STONE and FROST. And worse, everything that she believed might just be a lie! ••• Yo guys, quick message. This book is under a critical rewrite, like... at present as I want to complete this writing project before college resumption. I'll be leaving updates about rewritten chapters in the first page of the book, here on Wattapad. The message should come like this "chapter 7 is out, don't read beyond", and kindly oblige to avoid confusions and spoilers.

|| A Gladiator's Queer Star-Crossed Love Story|| *** The former Champion of Champions gladiator seizes a chance to forge the next prodigy of the arena, but when his bull-headed student and would-be-lover proves to be a hardcore enemy of the Empire, they both must decide what's worth fighting for. *** Three defeated Roman legions escaped to a whole new world through a mysterious portal. Their new Empire is savage, merciless and bloodthirsty, especially toward the natives of Naciscor - - the Barbarians. This descendants of Rome love their gladiatorial games no less than the Romans on Earth. When the former Champion of Champions Maximus seizes the chance to train the next champion of the arena when his school buys a new barbarian slave, his path to the pinnacle of his career is not easy. The bull-headed student and would-be-lover proves himself a hardcore Enemy of the Empire, sworn to destroy it. Then, the Empress bids Maximus to annihilate this Enemy, offering him a lot more than the Champion of Champions' title as a reward. So, Maximus must decide if he is a puppet of Imperial propaganda, or a man who fights for more than glory, more than his own life, more than anything he used to value. *** First published: February 1, 2022

A wealthy business owner teams up with a bumbling investigator to uncover the reason his girlfriend died four years earlier. Will he get the answers he seeks? Or will his obsessive pursuit of the truth lead to his own demise?

When 𝐋𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐇 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 and 𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐆𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐘 cross paths it's anything but love at first sight. These twenty somethings come from wildly different worlds. Lilah hails from old money with a successful career to boot. Whereas Ambrose gave up his dreams to raise his brother in the wake of a horrible tragedy. After a less than savory first meeting they instantly write each other off as nuisances and pray to never meet again. However, unforeseen circumstances continue to bring them together and they learn more about each other than they ever wanted to. In time, Lilah and Ambrose find their way through the nitty gritty components of life in this slow burn romance where, sometimes, the person you least suspect is the one that you needed all along. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬: 𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝: 𝟏𝟎/𝟎𝟏/𝟐𝟐 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝: 𝐍/𝐀 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝟏𝟖+ 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐦𝐮𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫: @𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐜_𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐬

Lucy Baylor's life is spent in the shadows, fearlessly hunting Canada's most violent predators. She's committed to curing the world of evil and hopefully erasing the stain on her family name. There is no place for love in her life and even if there was, she's not convinced that she deserves it. Sam Taylor decided long ago that he wasn't meant for love. He falls too hard, feels too much; temporary is easier and safer. That's what he tells himself anyway. When one of Sam's loved ones goes missing from his hometown, it leads him to uncover an evil the likes of which he has never seen. The need for temporary and safe fades as he works side by side with Lucy to defeat the shadows that threaten those he cares about most.

A young, under-confident Acadian woman is forced to fight for her family and homeland after they are inhumanly deported by the English. • • • Joséphine Duon has been dreaming about the perfect farm and family with her childhood sweetheart ever since she can remember. It's the way life is meant to go, according to most. As soon as things seem to be going to plan, the power of the Nova Scotian government switches hands, from the Acadians' French allies to the British... Without warning the British arrive at Grand-Pré with a proclamation: all their lands, tenements livestock of all kinds, and all other estates are fortified to the Crown. Acadian crops and homes are set aflame and families are torn apart; many men are imprisoned as rebels and women are forced to sail to American colonies. For Joséphine, money and respect are hard-earned within the colonies as she tries to return to her family. Governor of Nova Scotia, Lawrence is a real piece of work and is prepared to do anything to keep Acadians from returning. If she does not find a way to survive such hardships and help collect enough money for a passage home, the Acadians may never see their homeland or loved ones again. [First Draft] ~~~ © Mattea LeBlanc 2022 This work is protected by copyright and should not be copied, downloaded, translated or used in any way without my expressed consent. Please don't steal it. Thank you! Ni

When Reagan, Princess of Nephri, is murdered, she ends of being resurrected. Now, with a power hungry leader taking her place and demons watching her every move, she must make a decision. Win her throne back or risk dying again. ••• Reagan Andilet never anticipated being murdered for her throne, nor being in a deal with the devil. She was quickly starting to get used to her life of pain and endless torment when, suddenly, the unthinkable happened. She was resurrected. Now her kingdom is reigned by a power thirsty leader, one that will stop at nothing to keep magic to herself. Armed with a necromancer and her lover, they embark on a mission to win Reagan's throne back. Throughout the mission, Reagan and her peers will learn one thing. The Underworld does not like being stolen from. -Stunning graphic created by _Navier_170-

(This story will become free on JULY 15, 2024) They say nothing was left of Ravenna Aphelion... nothing but her ancestral amber ring and a scared little girl clinging to it and crying in the ash of her home, broken but unburnt. Season 1 of Broken But Unburnt *** Years later, three kingdoms are on the verge of war. Karil seeks to wipe out the magic that Idoria worships and Delos is caught in the middle, taking refugees and making alliances that are raising tensions more than diffusing them. A man in the West calls himself The Chaos and is doing his best to live up to the name, a prophecy has scholars on the edge, and religious zealots are flooding the streets and committing violent acts against those against the belief. This world needs salvation. And it may come from the most unlikely of sources; the bastard of a sullen king, an assassin with a deadly secret, and a monster hunter from an ancient order. They may not save the world but they will give it a choice. Resurrection or ruin? What will humanity choose?

AMERICAN HORROR STORY meets THE HANDMAID'S TALE with a bit of WESTWORLD weaved in Four women, fresh out of a super secret governmental experiment, are dragged back into the laboratory where they lived--to save the world from the specimens they helped produce. ***** It's 2050, and the world--in particular the not-so-United States of America--has undergone a lot of changes. A dictator who refuses to relinquish his presidential power reigns over the country, and humans--especially women--see their rights diminished more and more each day. Some are forced to enter special programs to stay safe from men who seek to harm them, and others accept to be part of freaky experimental trials in back-alley labs for a bit of cash to pay the rent. Four women who participated in one such trial--one *actually* sanctioned by the US government--are coping with their new lives when a member of said lab comes to find them, to let them know that the experiment they participated in has gone awry... and they are the only ones who can help fix it all. *TRIGGER WARNING for gore, violence (especially towards women, but NOT domestic abuse), oppression (to women, mostly), explicit language, possible sexual situations inappropriate for readers under 18. PLEASE DO PROCEED WITH CAUTION.*

A broken warrior, a murdered priestess, a victorious enemy. All hope seems lost, but Maigred will not stop fighting for her people. *** After his beloved Caevah died, Finten lost his connection to the land, and with it the power to protect his people from the Wyrm. The Wyrm came in and destroyed everything Finten had left. Year after year the Wyrm deflowers all the girls who come of age, taking away any possibility that Finten's people can ever regain the power to fight for their freedom again. When Maigred has a vision from the Earth Sister, telling her to reconnect the local Tarasque warrior to the land, she is shocked. She lost her virginity to the Wyrm years ago and isn't considered worthy to offer herself as a connection to the land any longer. But Maigred's daughter is growing up; in a few years she will be taken to the Wyrm's bed to be defiled, and Maigred is willing to risk everything to prevent that. Can Finten open his heart to love again? Will he try for the chance to fight for his people's freedom one more time, or has the Wyrm succeeded in crushing his once fiery spirit? Can Maigred serve as a connection between Finten and the land, granting him his powers again, or was her vision simply a product of wishful thinking? My 2022 Nanowrimo, please excuse the unedited condition :) Contains: violence, rape, suicidal thoughts, murder, drug and alcohol use. I do not post trigger warnings.