Donovan Castle Chronicles: Volume 1 Welcome to Donovan Castle! Mason and Selene opened their home as a safe haven for supernatural creatures to take refuge. Here they are free to be themselves without being ostracized by society. Come visit and you'll follow the fantastical happenings and lives of magical beings in and around the castle. Who knows who you'll meet! You may run into shifters, unicorns, vampires, and even mermaids! How will all these individuals' lives unfold? Who will arrive at the castle and how? What dangers will they encounter and what tragedies will befall them? I encourage you to come meet these wonderful people and experience a world of magic, adventure, and mystery! Hope you enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Donovan Castle Chronicles is a supernatural mystery book that sets place in a fictitious town and city in Virginia. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Awards: 1st place in Lotus Awards for Mystery/Thriller (Oct. 2022) 1st place in Lotus Awards for Horror (Nov. 1, 2022) 2nd place in Lotus Awards for Humor/Comedy (Nov. 1, 2022) 3rd place in Lotus Awards for Historical Fiction (Nov. 1, 2022) 3rd place in The Clematis Awards for Fantasy (June 30, 2022) 3rd place in Lotus Awards for Sci-Fi (Nov. 1, 2022) 1st place in Auctor Awards for Best Cover (2022) Honorable Mention in The Banana Awards for Horror (Oct. 2022) 7th place in Lotus Awards for Adventure (Oct. 2022) Honorable Mention in Clouded Ink Awards for Action/Adventure (Dec 16, 2022) 3rd place in The Sapphire Awards for Paranormal (March 2023) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Started this story in 2010 or 2011.* This is my time posting on Wattpad. I'm open to suggestions on ideas and editing. This book is created by me, Ashley Griffith. I own this story, no one has the rights to copy and use the ideas without MY permission. I do not condone people stealing other people's work! This story is for WATTPAD publishing ONLY!!! Cover by @winteringpages-

It's been ten years since the fall of humanity. I was only ten years old when the zombies took over. The military told us to flee underground, explaining that it was safer. The zombies are smart, too smart. They can learn to hide themselves. Some of them disguise themselves to look like normal people. We tell them apart by checking their eyes. Zombies have enlarged pupils compared to humans. Achievements: 🏆 3rd place in The Flames Awards Sci-Fi category 🏆3rd place in The Slayer Book Awards 🏆3rd place in The Siren's Curse Awards @ScienceFiction added The Dead Walk Among Us to their Viruses & Zombies reading list. Best Rankings: #1 out of 113 in the tag end of days #8 out of 1,000+ stories in the tag end of the world

'Just one more question. Well, two questions. Did the Goddess ever get her voice back, and has anyone met her?' 'She did, but no one knows how. It's a mystery! The Goddess does not like showing herself to people, but she had to when it came to fixing the rum situation.' 'Maybe, I will get to meet her,' Jacques said proudly. The Captain chuckled, 'My boy, you might get to.' From that day forward, Jacques sailed the seven seas waiting for the time he would get the opportunity to meet the Goddess. As Jacques sailed on the ocean, he heard the same humming sound as the Captain once did before him. In a tale of adventure and forbidden love, Jacques, the captain of the ship Sparrow, has been sailing the seas ever since he heard a mysterious voice from the ocean. This voice belongs to Arieshell, a siren who has controlled the waves for millennia. When she encounters Jacques's ship, she falls in love with him. The story explores whether Jacques and Arieshell can find what they are searching for despite the challenges of their different worlds. The cover credit goes to @lorenasanz15 The banner credit goes to @starisredy Character Aesthetics credits edible_autumn Word count Goal: 85,000-115,000