Lacra is a mirrorpainter, capable of seeing the past in all reflective surfaces. She's on the run from a troubled past when Count Boyar's daughter is kidnapped and she, and her strange talents, are drawn out of hiding to find the girl before it's too late. This story won first place in the Writers of the Future competition, and appeared in the Writers of the Future vol. 30. If you enjoyed this story, you might also like to check out my debut novel, Steal the Sky, which is about an airship heist. You can find Steal the Sky at: Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24727881-steal-the-sky Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0857664905 Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1121727155 Or sign up for my mailing list for publication updates and general tomfoolery: http://eepurl.com/bvNPsv

It begins with a meeting... where a promising new technology for amputees and soldiers is demonstrated. But soon, the truth is discovered: the mastermind who created such miraculous prosthetic limbs is not interested in a business deal. He only wants to ruin the family of his former student, Marcus Stanwood. Marcus knows firsthand of his former mentor's cruelty, and sets a desperate plan in motion. The fate of his son Ethan hinges on his success or failure in this introduction to a paranormal Steampunk series set in a Victorian London that could have been.

Look I was 16 when I wrote this

"As Hazel Grace once said, in all her Natalie Portman-esque glory, cancer is a side effect of dying. I don't know how true that is, but what I do know is that Luther was a side effect of leukaemia. And I was a side effect of Luther." * When Camilla's best friend loses a 12 year long battle with leukaemia, she feels as if her world is falling apart. In an effort to distract herself she vows to complete Luther's bucket list before she graduates. Because only then can she let go of the past. And only then can she begin to heal. © cordelia milton, twenty fifteen

“Who we are, and the purpose that binds us, has been observed and misinterpreted by many over time. These people saw us as exotic, powerful, and dangerous. They weren’t wrong. But that’s because they could never understand where our power comes from or why we have it. So eventually we became feared and then marginalized. We had to learn to blend in. We live as humans do now.” When Eoin travels to his hometown in rural Ireland, he thinks it’s just a short visit between getting his degree and a brilliant future. But the people back home have other ideas. They claim him as a member of an order that he's been destined to join since birth. Confusion and disbelief quickly turn to horror when Eoin learns what he is now expected to do, and the lengths they are willing to go to make sure that he does. Eoin escapes to New York, only to find himself face to face with the very thing he desperately tried to avoid. Niamh is counting down the days until she graduates high school and starts college in Ireland. She is eager to leave her small New Jersey town behind, but she has no idea how big her world is about to become. When she happens to meet Eoin one night in New York City, the connection hurls them both into the center of a conflict that spans time and space. Together, they learn how truly powerful knowledge can be. When the full force of that power is turned against them, they must find a way to overcome things they cannot understand. As the shadowy figures of myth wreak some very real havoc on their modern lives, failure means death for one and devastation for the other, but neither can foresee the epic implications of their struggle.

Maddie Nguyen is a homeschooled teenager who happens to be a maladroit employee of a family owned smoothie bar, who was supposed to have her senior year as an unquestionably stress-free adolescent. But that was before-before she ran smack into the teen acting sensation, Ash Parker -whom is apparently looking for girlfriend. Before they know it, everything is spiraling out of control. Fans. Gossip. Pranks. And lots of smoothies. Everywhere. Even under mattresses. -- a modern retelling of princess and the pea in the form of poetry and prose. beautiful cover made by leichter