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After Humanity by stpolishook
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* 2017 WATTY WINNER!* Blurb: Humans are at the top of the food chain and always have been. But what if they weren't? What if another took our place and decided to raise and exploit us as we have every other animal on earth? Welcome to a world after humanity... No one is exactly certain where the sibla came from. Some say they evolved from humans long ago, slowly taking power as their numbers increased. Taller, stronger, and longer-lived, than homo sapiens it isn't too hard to imagine. Now humans must face a reality in which they are no more than animals, domesticated beasts bred for their master's various needs and hungers. Rachel Turner is only eight years old. Born in Demin, one of the last remaining free human settlements on earth, she has never been forced to face the reality of life under a sibla Master, living a carefree existence in her hidden village. Magnus Kendrick is a sibla farmer with a sizable estate on which he raises all manner of livestock, from chickens, to sheep, to...humans. He is also the man destined to purchase Rachel's life. *Warning: This book contains a certain degree of gore and disturbing themes Beautiful cover by @my_fairytale 2016 Fright Fest Gold Winner Cryptic's Choice 2017 WATTY Winner ( Story Smiths category) *All Rights Reserved
Mia James by lilly-rain
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Mia was just a child when she was placed into the foster system along with her older brother Moss. One thing leads to another and they both head down the wrong tracks. Her childlike innocence isn't so innocent anymore. Follow Mia's story through a downward spiralling childhood that most are fortunate enough to not have, and find out why Mia James is the hard headed, cold and gun happy person she is today.
Within These Walls by Hope-Adon
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Seventeen-year-old April Parker wakes up in an underground facility, a shock bracelet on her wrist and a five-day countdown on the clock. Dozens of other teens share her inexplicable fate, but their unseen captors never intervene no matter how brutal conditions become. When the ruthless - and unnervingly magnetic - Marcus seizes control, April's trauma-forged instinct is to lay low. But protecting her friends drives her to bargain with the boy she should fear most - a boy whose reality fractures with every tick. Then the countdown ends, and the real terror begins. Powers ignite. Alliances shatter. And predators are born. And with a saboteur among them determined to keep the doors closed forever, escaping what comes next may be the only way to survive it.
A Siren's Crown (Book Two in the APK Trilogy) by iluvdaisychain
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Book Two in the A Pirate's Kiss Trilogy (Original Title - A Pirate's Kiss: Sunken Treasures) Circe is back and she is up in the air. Literally. She is a guest at the Royal Air Temples and with Nathaniel back by her side, she suddenly feels as though she can take on the world. But the world might be slightly bigger than Circe has expected. What is she to make of the Queen of the Air, who seems to hold all the answers to Circe's questions in the palm of her hand, both those she has asked, and those which she is still to ask? And what of Prince Zalas, the white eyed boy who radiates an untamed and mysterious power from every pore? Meanwhile the dark and dangerous Obsidian Bones waits for her just outside the Kingdom walls with perhaps the biggest secret of them all ... Everything has changed from that fateful day that Circe was snatched in the night. Her questions begin to outweigh the answers she is receiving and when a shocking truth is revealed, will her priorities change in order to protect the one that she loves most? Or will she find the strength to let him go?
Vengeance Upturned by Maya_2011
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When Henrietta's twin brother was killed, she vowed to avenge his death. Four long and lonely years later, Henrietta is still on the hunt, killing any bandit she stumbles upon. Her revenge never quenched, she seeks out the master pupeteer behind them all. Over the years, the Crimson Band quieted, with only tiny breadcrumbs left for her to follow. The monsters of old resurface from the underground, and Henrietta suspects the bandits at fault. Finally reaching the end of the trail, she faces the people she spent years looking for. But things are not as they seem. Henrietta's world turns upside down, her vengeance upturned as her plans change in finding the one truly responsible for her brother's death. On the way to find her revenge, Henrietta uncovers new truths, rediscovers herself, finds love she did not seek and helps prevent the rise of Mor, the God of chaos himself. a/n This is a standalone novel, not related with the books in Dragon Series. Vengeance Upturned and its contents are © by Maya_2011/Maya Starling.
AVALON by palominolane
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PUBLISHED ON AMAZON.COM Avalon has spent her entire life on her family's Cattle Station in Northern Queensland. In her eyes there is nothing sweeter than working the land and spending as much time on horseback as possible. Due to her parents' divorce she is forced to move in with her Mother in a city beach suburb as part of the divorce agreement to save the Station she loves. Having never set foot in any type of School environment her eyes are opened to this new way of life. Being a little unorthodox, it's not long before she comes head to head with the schools one and only 'King of the Waves'. Avalon has never been one to back down no matter the situation and never refrains from speaking her mind, in fact she loves nothing more than to stir certain people up. Although she desperately misses her family and her home her eyes have been opened to this new way of life and she sure as hell didn't expect to make great friends along the way. However there is one warning that everyone should pay heed to... DO NOT GET BETWEEN HER AND HER HORSE! COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER © 2013 Palominolane Some comments... Lindsay-bell "this story has taken up my life and right now is really the only thing i get out of bed to read" ally_oshea_xoxo "I love this story, the characters, the comedy and the romance. Everything is so perfectly entwined together, I think that this story has overtaken my social life and gotten me addicted. You've literally turned pure magic into words, the story is that amazing." equine_dreams "Avalon is a wild,humorous,enjoyable read that deals with so many different aspects of life, like love, fears, bullying and family. The bond Avalon has with her horse Amber is so well described and it makes it seem so real. I'm loving it!!' ☺️" cover art by @MayTijssen