Superb Stories
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When Darkness Falls (Book 1, the Darkness Falls Series) by Bella_Higgin
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When darkness falls, the vampires come out. Sixteen-year-old Kiara Morrow knows that better than anyone. She's been trained her whole life to wipe bloodsuckers off the face of the earth. But then she meets Luke. He's a vampire but he's unlike any vamp Kiara's ever known. ***** Luke may be what Kiara's been looking for her whole life, but as far as her family is concerned, the only good vampire is a dead vampire. The closer she grows to him, the more Kiara is forced to confront the foundation of lies her life has been built on. But Kiara's bloodthirsty family isn't the only problem they have to face. People in town are dying. Something evil is looming on the horizon... [[word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston
Calista's Court by SusanHulcher
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Twelve-year-old, Sophia Templar, fights off a rape attempt as she struggles with a life bouncing between foster homes and bleak stays as a ward of the state in Twin Oaks Orphanage. Luck places her in the foster home of Elka and Edwin Gordon where, for the first time in her life, she is loved and appreciated. Four wonderful years pass and the Gordons ask Sophia if she would agree to being adopted. The next day at school, she basks in the serenity of her good fortune, knowing she will now enjoy a permanent family. Later that day, the vice principal calls her out of class. “Sophia,” she says softly. “The Gordons were in an accident. Sophia . . . they’re gone.” Sophia’s life spins out of control. She plans to run away from the orphanage, but before she can escape, new foster parents arrive to take her. They are not what they appear. Sophia finds herself spirited away to Desta, a small town in the magic realm of Calista’s Court. Adventures begin with discovery of simple magic. She soon learns that faeries, gnomes, wizards and other creatures of fantasy are real. She befriends a gargoyle named Gerard who watches out for her. But, all is not fun and safe in Desta. Some of the magic denizens hate humans.
THE SECRETS OF ALBION FALLS - VOLUME 1- THE SECRETS SERIES by scadeaux
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Living a sequestered life in magical village named, Albion Falls. Sophia’s only friend, a fairy named Rosalba, provides a welcome source of comfort and support. It is a lie. Rosalba is not what she appears to be. Rosalba’s sinister intention to devour Sophia’s soul becomes the focus of efforts by her parents and the village to protect this young woman. Unknown to Sophia, destiny demands her to become the Princess of the skin-walkers, a way of life shared secretly by her parents and local villagers. The announcement of Sophia’s plan to leave Albion Falls brings the crisis to a head as Sophia must fight for her life against the evil witch who deceived all for many years.
Ghost of Lost Eagle Sweetwater Canyon Series - Book 1 by deanNaCl
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The genre of this book is western romance with paranormal and mythological elements. Mason "Tuck" Tucker meets Sass Thornton when she saves him from death in a flash flood. She dubs him "dumb-ass" for entering a box canyon during a rain storm. It is a label he will hear many times as she fights against her own unwanted attraction to him. Sass's father, Phil, owns the cattle ranch and has been keeping two secrets from his daughter. Despite her contempt for Tuck, the father hires him to run the bunkhouse and control growing racial tension between white cowhands and Mexican vaqueros who work for him. Tuck surprises Phil with his easy, yet tough, management skill. The old man takes Tuck into his confidence and reveals a deadly truth about a killer who is terrorizing the bunkhouse residents. Throughout the book, Tuck is haunted by howls of a lone wolf and life-like dreams of an old Indian ghost named Lost Eagle. The spirit medicine man wakes Tuck when he is in danger and repeatedly warns the young man about a coming destiny he must face. Ironically, that destiny will force Tuck to choose life or death for the Indian ghost as well as another. Read what happens when the ghost of Lost Eagle, the lone wolf spirit guide and Tuck's new found love, Sass, come together in a life and death struggle. How does the murderer in the bunkhouse seek revenge against Sass and her father? Will Tuck leave the woman he loves to save the aunt who raised him, the only mother he’s ever known? Find the answers by reading the Ghost of Lost Eagle.
The Girl at the Gallows by AlysArden
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Have you ever wondered if you are crazy? What if everyone else in the entire town thought you were? What if there was only one way to prove your sanity, but it meant your guaranteed death? Would you still spill your secrets? In 1727 Bermuda there was a fine line between the crazies, the drunks, the zealots, the pirates, the witches and... everyone else. Susannah and Benjamin Bowen have always lived quiet lives as outcasts on the other side of the island from the townsfolk, but they are about to be thrown into the spotlight, caught in a whirlwind of jealousy, revenge, and magic.
The Casquette Girls (Book 1) by AlysArden
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Seven girls tied by time. Five powers that bind. One curse to lock the horror away. One attic to keep the monsters at bay. ** After the storm of the century rips apart New Orleans, sixteen-year-old Adele Le Moyne wants nothing more than her now silent city to return to normal. But with home resembling a war zone, a parish-wide curfew, and mysterious new faces lurking in the abandoned French Quarter, normal needs a new definition. As the city murder rate soars, Adele finds herself tangled in a web of magic that weaves back to her own ancestors. Caught in a hurricane of myths and monsters, who can she trust when everyone has a secret and keeping them can mean life or death? Unless . . . you're immortal.
Apocalypse's Horsemen (Devil's Assistant Series - Book 3) by me2you804
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The Devil's Assistant Series (Book 3) After surviving another near death experience, Savannah and her companions - a group of mismatched fallen angels - have set off in search of answers. With their last attempt to stop the arrival of the apocalypse, the gates to hell have been unlocked and things are starting to crawl their way out. In desperate need of help and answers, the group sets off to find the one person who knows the truth about the beasts lurking in the fiery puts of hell. Unfortunately for them, he just so happens to be the biggest traitor of them all. Danger and drama will ensue, but will Savannah and her companions be strong enough to prevent the destruction of the earth before it is too late.
Becoming The Other Woman: The Librarian Or the Stripper? by myheartscontent
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Beverly was just a normal girl with friends that all loved her and a boyfriend to die for. But one day when she happens to walk into a room at an after the game party to find her best friend sleeping with her boyfriend beverly feels like everything is over. Until she meets tristan. He's overly rude and the biggest jerk/ player in the school but for some reason she finds herself asking him for help in getting back at the people that hurt her the most. Eager to learn, she must change herself to become the other woman every man fantasizes about having and to show her boyfriend that the worst mistake he ever made was the day he decided to cheat on Beverly Thompson.
Believe Me, I'm Lying by JordanLynde
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When 17 year old Harley finds herself jobless, she needs a new job-- and quick. Her uncle comes to her house with a job offer. For her to become a teacher at his school. A school for delinquents. Watty Awards 2010 Winner of Best Overall, Best Romance, Best Female Lead, and Best Cast!
Black Equation - The Deceived Ones by natsuriayuko
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"Things will never be the same again." Gneiss Underwood never thought that he could have a shot of a normal life. Growing up in an environment where everything defied sanity, guns and loneliness were his normal companions, if not danger and Death himself. An UnGifted teenager whose soul had been sold to the devil, he rejected the life that the world had offered to pursue the shadows of his past. But when he discovered that love did exist, no matter how unlikely it was, and he became a victim of that very emotion, it was too late for him. Why? Because he is 01. He is an assassin. And he won't let her die. [Book 2 of the Black Equation series - Stand alone] [Watty Awards 2012 Finalist] [Started December 2011. Undergoing edits]