When men vanish around the city, a young, paraplegic detective takes it upon herself to uncover the truth and soon realizes the culprit might be a lot closer to home than she imagined. **** Barbara Gordon thought her career as a promising young detective ended after she was left crippled in a tragic accident. But when men start disappearing around the city, Barbara is given one more opportunity to fulfill her dream. Convinced her dad's new fiancee is not who she seems, Barbara begins her own investigation and discovers she might be responsible for the recent string of disappearances. But a darker truth lies just below the surface. If this once would-be detective wants to solve the case, then she must accept the help of some even more mysterious--and possibly dangerous--allies. [Wattpad Editors' Picks AUGUST 2021] [Wattys 2021 and 2022 Shortlist] (Cover by @lantea-)

**Available on Amazon KU and paperback** All Bria wanted to do was go for a hike in her favorite Fjord. She didn't plan on falling through a stone portal into a new realm. *** Now, Bria is stuck in a land full of Vikings, where dark magic and war is all they know. But a myth tells of a warrior who will enter Volheimer and save them all, freeing them from their imprisonment between worlds. But Bria isn't anyone's savior. With no other choice before her, Bria starts to make a life for herself in the town of Daganold. She becomes fast friends with a Watcher named Emblyn and she certainly isn't falling in love with the king. *** Alarik is the new King of Daganold and he isn't ready. His father wasn't meant to die on the battlefield, not yet. But such is the will of the gods, damn them. He doesn't believe in the myth, in the stories they tell children to explain their existence. But when a woman with striking eyes and sharp witt falls into his care, he doesn't know what he believes anymore. Is it true? Is their time stuck between worlds truly coming to end? And if it is, was the king falling in love with the savior foretold, too? SKY IN THE DEEP x NARNIA *CONTENT WARNINGS: violence; blood; attempted rape; kidnapping ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **Wattpad Editor's Pick August 2021** **Watty's Shortlist 2021**

Ada, a cashier in a consumer-tech dystopia, uses electro-pulse capabilities on a revenge mission against her father. Along the way, she hopes to discover the source of her power. Ada's life changes with her new abilities. She blames her father for her husband's death, and fears being discovered by the Prominent-run State. Unusual citizens are labeled N.A., never to be seen again. Yet, Ada has little to lose when her mother lands in the hospital and needs money for a new synth. She drives to Atlanta, intent on finding her father and making him pay. However, he's no longer the alcoholic she remembers. Moretz has transformed into a Congressman with a family and a new name, ready for a Senator's seat. Ada's scheme lands her on the N.A. list, leads a stranger to stalk her, and stunts her relationship with her newfound siblings. Soon, she has to decide which is more important: a vendetta, or forgiveness. *August 2023- WP Superhero Summer Reading List *July 2022 WP Summer Heroes Reading List *2021 Wattys Shortlist *July/August 2021 Editor's Pick* *Oct. 2021 WP Reading Radar List*

'Daisy is our only hope!' Red Plague has broken out in the kingdom of Frailing, introduced by dark sorcerer and Wise Woman hater, Morwain. The only cure is the Plaguesbane fruit that grows in a forbidden garden in the heart of enemy territory. Trainee Wise Woman and Shape-Shifter, Daisy must undertake a perilous journey to retrieve it and save her kingdom. Before it's too late. Book Two of the Annifer Trilogy but you don't have to have read the first book to understand it #19 in Fantasy 1st March 2021 #1 in Action 3rd October 2020, 1st February 2021 #3 in Unicorn 3rd April 2020 #10 in Mystery 4th October 2020

|| Featured FREE story with exclusive paid chapters - previously a paid story || When Haley discovers the truth behind Xavier, whose silence holds a deeper meaning, she sets her mind on making his life better one small step at a time. ***** Haley Rosamond is happy with her simple life, content under the wing of her father. Well-protected, she has no idea of the darkness surrounding Xavier Hunt, with his all-black attire and infrequent presence in school-accompanied by his bruises and scars. That is, until Haley catches a glimpse of Xavier's reality and is made to question everything she knows about family and life in general. The truth, she realizes, couldn't be more different from everything she has heard. Supported by her father, Haley sets her mind on helping Xavier any way she can, and what begins with tutoring sessions, free food, and random acts of kindness blooms into friendship and something a little more. But when Haley's admission into her dream college and another tragedy in Xavier's life threaten to undo everything she has worked for, Haley needs to decide if she'll stick by Xavier or simply be another person in his life that disappears. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston

Cindy Ella Woods didn't expect anything to happen when she agreed to go to the spring masquerade ball. That is, until she drops her bracelet after dancing with a masked man who happened to be Peyton Charming. Peyton Charming certainly didn't expect to dance with a beautiful stranger with only a bracelet to give a hint to her identity when she runs away from him. Did I forget to mention that Peyton just happens to be an international pop star taking a break from music so he can be a normal teenager for senior year? Did I also forget to mention that Cindy's step-sisters and Peyton’s ex will do anything to get a chance with the notorious man that she danced with? After that night, Cindy finds her world turned upside down. It seems that Peyton is obsessed with finding his ‘Cinderella’, even after a couple failed attempts.

[SLOWLY EDITING] When Eliana Johnson's parents die, she has no choice but to reside in the home of her aunt and live with her and her two evil daughters. She absolutely didn't expect that living with her own aunt and cousins was going to be hell. Prince Mathew James, the Prince of Tritania, wants to enjoy life like every commoner but cannot do so because of his duties. What will happen when his parents ask him to look for a bride, when he does not even want to marry? Will they both make a heavy decision that could lead them to the prosperous life they had always desired? **Inspired by Cinderella (2015)** #989 in Fantasy! #938 in Fantasy! (31/03/17)

The Princess Competition. Brains may save you over beauty. The event of a lifetime. 20 girls are chosen to compete. 5 being either orphans or from the very low class of society with no money. The other 15 are of the high class and more rich population. This event is to win the princes heart and throne. Challenges and clues are hidden throughout the castle, these are to help gain the princes heart, lean the standings more in your favour. Evangeline was an orphan, still getting over the fact that she was, even though she been in the same orphanage for almost eleven years. When she gets chosen to compete there in unyielding happiness, and she wants to win, not only for a better life, but because that prince is super hot! ** I wrote this when I was 12, so there are many errors and just overall child-like writing; you've been warned lol** #9 in fantasy #27 in princess #100 in competition #65 in futuristic #100 in fairytale #85 in dystopian All Rights Reserved ©2014 starysmiles/nessa

Mankind is evolving. Some love it, some fear it. Some embrace it, some envy it. For Zoey, the evolution of man has always been in the darkest part of her closet. A place no one touches. Only her family knew of her secret, and her stepfather never let the fact that Zoey was different disappear. But with mankind evolving, Zoey will soon figure out her own evolution is about to change more than she wants it too.

When a deadly plague spreads like wildfire, 17-year-old Bren Watts is trapped at Ground Zero of a global pandemic. ---- Bren and his classmates are stranded in New York City, now filled with thousands of murderous infected and desperate survivors. Forced into an unlikely alliance with his school bully and former friend, Logan Hardy, the two boys must find a way back home, traversing through the ravaged landscape of the United States. With their odds stacked against them, Bren has no choice but to use the skills taught by his ex-Navy SEALs father to fight and survive. But the path ahead is bloodied and broken, and if he wants to reunite with his family, Bren must tap into his darkest heart for not only the infected are capable of hatred and violence. The Bren Watts Diaries tells a dark and gritty account of the end, all narrated in the survivor's own voice as a first-hand witness to humanity's end. The story will cover the first year of the Apocalypse, depicting the beginnings of the disease, society's war against the pandemic, and the eventual collapse of civilization. [[Current word count: 450,000 - 500,000 words]] ----- The series portrays an LGBTQ+ protagonist and numerous other characters. Violence, like any medium of zombie stories, is described in detail.