Discover how power works in the world, through true stories and real-world applications. In the game of power, we all play - as either conscious or unconscious players. So we can't afford not to know the rules. The ** chapters have the most outrageous content. In each chapter, I will be summarizing one of the laws and how it can be applied to current events and pop culture. Some of you have told me the stories are what you enjoy the most. They are real, raw, and anonymous so that others may learn from my mistakes. There will be cringe-worthy stories of self-sabotage, but perhaps also some unlikely triumphs. Some of the details are changed to protect the innocent, (or perhaps guilty). "The 48 Laws of Power" by Robert Greene illustrates truths about power, through philosophy and lessons from three thousand years of history, which still hold true today. There is a lot to learn from each chapter. I encourage you to go on this journey with me by reflecting on how each law might apply to you. Together, may we learn from the past and take control of the future.

{Shortlisted for the Wattys 2022} It's 1798 and The Lenoir family controls a significant part of London's dreaded and violent underworld. They reap the rewards in high-class society but Clarissa Lenoir has little interest in society or the people within it. Instead, she is following in her grandfather's footsteps as the leader and protector of The Strand, however, a problem, in the form of a silver-eyed man and rival leader, is about to throw her world into chaos. Clarissa is determined to best this entitled and immoral duke in any way she can and refuses to fall prey to his dashing looks and lavish words. Will she risk everything, including her own life to see this man crumble at her feet? Or is there something stronger than revenge in her heart?

***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

Imagine the second you're born, a consultant removes you from your mother's grasp and runs a battery of genetic and physiological tests on you. Thirty minutes later they give you a score out of one hundred which denotes your level of perfection. If your score is above eighty and you work hard to maintain that score you will have a charmed life; well fed, well-rewarded, spoiled. But fall below eighty and you're labelled Flawed, and life will not be so kind. Hannah is adopted by a Flawed family when her birth parents choose their social standing over their daughter and endures a life of struggle, hunger and service. One day Hannah is escorted to the regional government office and told that the Consultant who delivered her, who labelled her Flawed got it wrong! Now, she is being relocated back to her birth parents, to live as one of the Ninety-Five- all medically and legally judged as perfect. Entering this new life Hannah has an impossible decision to make which puts not only hers, but the lives of everyone she cares about at great risk. "The Numbered- where no one wants to be number one". Authors notes: -This is a first draft of my story and will be edited soon. -2013 Began writing Flawed -2015 Watty Winner/ Named changed to The Numbered -2016 Completed The Numbered -2019 Optioned by eOne for development into a TV show.

2022 WATTYS WINNER - FANFIC CATEGORY "ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴜꜱᴇ, ɪᴠʏ. ᴛʜᴀᴛ'ꜱ ᴀ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴏʟᴅ. ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ꜰᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ." Ivy Albrecht has spent years navigating Saint Constantine School for Girls. On the first day of her junior year, however, things go haywire: Ivy's best friend and permanent roommate, Beatrice, is assigned a different dorm. On top of that, Ivy has a rough start with her new bunkmate, Amy. Ivy realizes she must learn to deal with her roommate's new rebellious behavior if she ever hopes of having a social life on campus. To cap everything off, Amy is hasty to introduce Ivy to a group of her friends from the neighboring Welton Academy, a prestigious boarding school for Vermont's most promising young men. With academic struggles, friendship drama, and a growing soft spot for Welton's resident genius, nothing could make Ivy's year any more complicated. Well... almost nothing. (started: 08/14/21) (finished: 05/06/22)

It's the enchanted town of Lovelain, where boy meets girl and it's forever-where every die-hard romantic found their twin flame in its snow-cascading streets. Timothée Notre Voight had lost his faith in true love after his heartbreaking divorce from his wife. Now a PhD student in Optics (Theoretical Physics), Voight mysteriously runs into a conceited, straight-talking woman named Floret Eastwood who's a PhD student in International Law. Timothée finds himself smitten by Floret at first sight and although she doesn't quite feel the same for him in the beginning, later she finds herself mesmerized by his benevolence and altruistic nature. This story unravels their relationship as they run into trivial circumstances in their day-to-day life and try to work through their love together with a commitment one's never seen before.

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Ryan Baker left New York City to care for his two-year-old nephew, but renovating homes with his brother's hunky best friend in their small Pennsylvania town wasn't part of the plan. Neither was falling in love. ***** When a devastating accident leaves his nephew parentless, 26-year-old Ryan doesn't hesitate to abandon his unsuccessful art career in New York to travel 300 miles to Windber, Pennsylvania. But once he arrives, Ryan quickly realizes he's in over his head. He doesn't know how to change a diaper, take care of a two-story house, or deal with his dead brother's face plastered on signs advertising his home renovation business all over town. The one saving grace is his brother's business partner. Unlike Ryan, Darren Reynolds is a pro at bath time and knows exactly how to soothe the baby. Ryan had always looked up to him, even as kids, the quiet jock with a gentle smile. But suddenly they're living and parenting together. All of Ryan's teenage fantasies come rushing back and Ryan must decide if he wants to renovate his life for a straight guy.

I wrote some of these a year ago and it's fascinating how so much has changed since then. I'm happy(-er) now and I'm growing. This memoir of some sort contains all my irritation, anger, happiness and memories in one place. An invitation into my brain sort of

A girl who has her once perfect life, turned upside-down right after her 8-year-old birthday. Cassie Lavoirose has everything in life, although she doesn't realise she still lack a lot. With a storm that starts her day after her birthday, Cassie's life starts to reveal it's true face and the unchanging fate that awaits for her. There's no way to change fate, even though the desire to change it is be something that will never give up hope.