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The Great Ellini (Book One of The Powder Trail) by obliviablack
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Eleven years later, in the city of Oxford, he met her again for the first time... In 1870, Jack Cade is admitted to the new-breed stronghold of Pandemonium, a colony of people just like him: descendants of the vanished demon race, all of them extraordinary in little ways, and deranged in much bigger ones. There, he falls in love with Ellini Syal, a shy, insular woman who spends most of her time scampering barefoot over the Edinburgh rooftops. In 1881, he meets her again, but has no idea who she is. All he knows is that there are dark, horribly suggestive gaps in his memory, and that Ellini is running from something she refuses to talk about. Can he work out who she is and what she's done in time to save her from the creatures pursuing her? Can he save himself from the amnesia and the creeping indifference that are eating him up piece by piece? Or is amnesia preferable to the kind of memories he will have to unearth? The Great Ellini is the first book in the epic historical-fantasy-romance The Powder Trail, a series where the past and the present meet, part, and reunite with explosive consequences. AWARDS (for full list see Author Notes): 1st Place - Paranormal (The Misfit Awards 2022) 1st Place - Fantasy (Clouded Ink Awards 2022) 1st Place - Fantasy (The Pink Cloud Awards 2023) FEATURES (for full list see Author Notes): StoriesUndiscovered - Into the Abyss (01/10/2022) StudsandVixens - On-going Beaut (27/09/2022) WattpadDarkFantasy - A Kingdom in Shadows (11/09/2022) Lowfantasy - A History Unlikely (05/12/2022) Rankings: #1 Oxford (23/09/2022) #1 victoriangothic (09/09/2022) #1 darkfantasyromance (09/09/2022) #2 wellwritten (24/10/2022) #9 historicalfantasy (15/09/2022) #14 gothic (31/10/2022) #20 mysteryromance (24/10/2022) Cover and graphics by the amazing @AnnamitaMuscaria
A Thousand and One English Nights (Book Three of The Powder Trail) by obliviablack
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After spending the past month as a cheerful amnesiac, drinking gin and making jokes while his world disintegrated, Jack Cade finally has his memories back. That means he knows exactly who Ellini Syal is, and how he feels about her. Unfortunately, he also thinks he's killed her. All he's living for now is revenge against the people who took her from him, be they demons or former friends. Ellini has come to London to do what she does best: a disappearing act. She has a broken heart, a punctured lung, and a pressing need to avoid all personal entanglements. But even in the smoke and bustle of London, someone from her old life has found her - someone who, like her, is supposed to be dead. A Thousand and One English Nights is the third book in the epic fantasy romance The Powder Trail, a series where the past and the present meet, part and reunite with explosive consequences. Cover design by the awesome @AnnamitaMuscaria
Ring. Sister. Piano (Book 4 of The Powder Trail) by obliviablack
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Jack Cade has spent the past seven months avenging his dead ex-girlfriend - organizing riots, hunting slavers, even committing the worst of all Oxford crimes: setting fire to the Bodleian Library. Now he's discovered that the woman whose death drove him over the edge has been alive all this time, shacked up with his worst enemy. Can he forgive her? Can he persuade her to forgive him? Can he help her in her quest to take on the scariest woman he's ever met - Myrrha Crake, the ageless, deathless leader of the Wylies? All he has is the mysterious shopping list given to him by the mother goddess of the demon race, the one headed 'How to save Ellini from her past': Ring. Sister. Piano. Trying to find these items - trying to make Ellini invincible - will take him into the demon realms, into his past, and into his worst nightmares. Ring. Sister. Piano is the fourth book in the epic fantasy romance The Powder Trail, a series where the past and the present meet, part and reunite with explosive consequences. Cover design by the awesome @AnnamitaMuscaria
Long Live the Queen (Book 5 of The Powder Trail) by obliviablack
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Jack Cade only needs one more thing to save his girlfriend from her past: the ring she threw into the demon realms. The one she never wanted anyone to find. It's being guarded by the incarnation of despair, and he has mixed feelings about retrieving it - not just because Ellini asked him not to. Once he does, she's going to leave him to fight the mad goddess-in-waiting, Myrrha Crake. But if she doesn't, Myrrha could kill the mother goddess of the demons and lead a crazed demon army into the human world. Can Ellini find a way to stop her? Is Robin Crake really on her side? Will Alice Darwin embrace her role as one of the two divinely-appointed guardians of Oxford? And where has the other guardian been hiding all this time? Long Live the Queen, the final book of The Powder Trail, features sea-witches, silver dragons and a resurgent Ellini Syal, in control of her past and her future. But it will take every scrap of her new-found strength to fight Myrrha and the chaos that flows in her wake. Cover by the amazing @AnnamitaMuscaria
Red, White and Blue (Book Two of The Powder Trail) by obliviablack
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In the days after Ellini left, Jack devoted himself wholeheartedly to the pursuit of oblivion... In 1876, Jack Cade has won a revolution, but lost his girlfriend. In 1881, he has the girlfriend back, but can't remember anything about how he lost her or what she was to him. Still, he knows she is determined to die on the fourth of July - that it has been predicted in quite a reliable book of prophecies - and that, for the sake of his sanity, he has to prevent it. That means pitting himself against living gargoyles, Oxford dons, man-hating sorceresses and - not least - Ellini's own despair. Red, White and Blue is the second book of the epic fantasy romance The Powder Trail, a series where the past and the present meet, part and reunite with explosive consequences. AWARDS: 2nd Place - Best Romantic Scene (Mystical Mini Awards 2023). Cover design by the awesome @AnnamitaMuscaria
Why Vampires Sleep With The Lights On by TGR20-16
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Newly turned werewolf, Alec Colby, is just getting used to the supernatural side of his life. His main worries are that his parents have found out he's in a relationship, and he has no idea what to get Kian for Christmas. When Kian suddenly goes missing Alec has to delve into his vampire boyfriend's past, but what he discovers is the stuff of nightmares; A sinister organization called The House Of The Apocalypse who plan to free The Devil from hell, and the truth behind Kian's dislike of the sunrise. Why exactly do vampires sleep with the lights on? - The Moonstone Chronicles Book 2 - 'Why Vampires Sleep With The Lights On' is the second book of 'The Moonstone Chronicles', a paranormal series with a large helping of comedy, a dash of horror, plenty of cliffhangers, and bloody plot twists. There is also bxb werewolf/vampire romance involved, mature themes, and language throughout. Ideal for fans of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, The Umbrella Academy, The Vampire Diaries, Doctor Who, and Lucifer.
Loyalty and Mischief (WIP) by MermaidAriel13
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When the beautiful Lady Sigyn arrives in Asgard, the Trickster-God, Loki, is determined to use her for his next scheme. But not all is as it seems, and Loki may just get a lot more than he bargained for. *** What if... Loki had a wife? This is the story of the only woman who ever loved the God of Mischief. Lady Sigyn arrives in Asgard as the betrothed to the Crown Prince, Thor Odinson. But there is another who seeks her out. Loki, the God of Mischief and Thor's brother, means to use Sigyn in his scheme to shame Thor before all the Nine Realms. But something unexpected happens - Loki finds himself falling in love with his brother's fiancée and sets all in motion to be with her, even going against the King and Allfather himself. But others fear the immensely destructive force that resides within Sigyn, as well as Loki's influence on her. As she struggles to keep hatred and desire for vengeance out of her heart, the all-consuming fire within her slumbers beneath the surface, waiting for that one fateful day to sprout forth and eradicate the universe... or save it from another certain titanic event. *** [[This story is ongoing]] IMPORTANT; please read the author's note for all trigger warnings. I do not go easy on my characters. Advised for mature audiences only. Disclaimer; I own nothing related to the MCU or Marvel Comics nor any of the characters. No copyright infringement intended. All rights belong to their respective owners. YOU DO NOT NEED PRIOR MCU KNOWLEDGE TO START THIS STORY. The storyline of the MCU will eventually be woven into the chapters, and there will also be some details from the original Norse mythology. Let's play a game! Chapter titles are song lyrics from animated movies or their musical stage adaptations. A quote from said movie hides in the chapter. Can you spot them? The lyrics/quotes belong to the respective creator/studio; I use them only in dedication. Cover design by @AnnamitaMuscaria
Kama: Liberation (Vol-I) by Shivran86
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A werewolf king must give love a second chance in order to remove his curse. **** It is the marriage of Aryamna, the Senapati of Ishgar and a secret vampire, arranged by Rajan Rudra. The bride is a woman named Ishvara who suffers from severe amnesia and keeps it a secret. Indumala, the sixteen year old adopted daughter of Aryamna is happy that finally her father will get a companion. But when Aryamna sees Ishvara, the truth becomes clear to him- she isn't an ordinary woman but his long lost love, the forgotten princess of Ishgar. As he tries to make her remember the past and rebuild things, the badass Rajan Rudra must explore his own sweet and sour relationship with bodyguard Indumala. Both men have got a second chance at love, and both women have returned from the clutches of death. Will the Four be finally happy or the past come to haunt them? Features: AmbassadorsIN: Fantasy Action: Romantic Suspense, 18 Romance Stories We Are Obsessed With Fantasy: Diverselit Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Romantasy, Isekai and Reincarnation Vampire: Bloodlines and Royalty Justwriteit: 8CC Sept to Oct, March Milestones for 30DC APIFantasy: AAPI Heritage Month reading list
Kama: Liberation(Vol-II) by Shivran86
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A girl recalling her past life, together with her werewolf lover, must set off on a journey of liberation. [Second Part to Kama: Liberation (Vol-I). Cannot be read as a standalone] **** Indumala has finally remembered her past life identity of being Petra, the former wife of Alpha Rajan Rudra. Ishvara too is recovering from her amnesia and is happy to explore old memories with husband Aryamna. Everything appears satisfactory, and Rudra is grateful to be with his beloved again, although he knows he is still cursed. He has no hope of being freed. But Indumala isn't one to accept defeat. She will solve not only his curse but every other mystery around her, including that of a blond man ruined by history. The goddess has returned not only for her beloved Shiva, but also to redeem her children.
How Peter Won Ellen // Lindensea 2 by ella_rowan
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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝙍𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙪𝙚 King Peter of Lindensea was determined to win the hand of beautiful Princess Ellen of Everwick, but Ellen is a reluctant bride who doesn't wish to be forced into marriage. What follows is a battle of wits between two strong characters, but who will prove the victor in their struggle?