- A slow-burn romantasy with fae courts, false identities, and dangerous choices - "I was taken from my world to replace a girl who was already dead. They dressed me in white, gave me her name, and promised me safety if I stayed silent. I was meant to be a bride. A symbol. A lie. But the prince I was promised to doesn't see me the way he should. And the man who brought me here is watching, waiting for me to break. I am not the girl they think I am. And if the truth comes out, it will destroy us all." #fantasy #fae #fairies #romance #slowburn #enemiestolovers #royalty #forcedmarriage #fakeidentity #darkfantasy #forbiddenlove Note: This story is taking part in the Open Novella Contest 2026 #ONC #OpenNovellaContest Court of the Fae Rankings: #1 ONC2026 out of 1.22K stories #10 aesthetic out of 32.4K stories #13 fairytale out of 19.1K stories #5 fairies out of 14.9K stories

After the fall of the Brotherhood, Sunny Calder thought peace would finally come. Instead, a stolen artifact awakens an ancient threat-and the demons are closer than ever to gaining a permanent foothold in the living world. The vampire bloodlines are fracturing. Someone is willing to betray their own kind, bargain with demons, and take the throne for themselves. And no one knows who the traitor is. Sunny's magic ties her to Ralph Van Albrecht-fiery, loyal, dangerous-but neither of them has defined what they truly are to each other. And now she must travel under the protection of his cold, ruthless father: Halvar, the Winter King. A king with ice in his heart. A witch with fire in hers. And a world on the brink of war. Between werewolves ready to revolt, vampires turning on their own, and demon influence spreading through ancient bloodlines, Sunny must decipher who is friend, who is foe, and who is using her for their own rise to power. Her magic burns. His kingdom freezes. And somewhere in the shadows, a traitor is waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

In a time when gods dwelled among men, Zeus cursed a king and his sons to take on the form of nightmarish beasts. Feared and hunted, the creatures scattered across the globe, condemned to the shadows. Throughout history, their legend endured, blurring the lines between fact and fiction. In the present day, Maebh O'Cleirigh's life takes an irrevocable turn when her estranged grandmother passes away, and names her the sole beneficiary to a house. As she relocates across continents to claim her inheritance, Maebh discovers that there is more to the will than meets the eye; a reason her grandmother conspired to lure her back to her birthplace. And in the heart of the mountains, he awaits her arrival. ------------- The original version of this book was: WATTPAD FEATURED - 30/11/2017 WATTYS 2018 LONGLIST - 31/08/2018 WATTPAD WEREWOLF FEATURED - 05/09/2020 WATTPAD EXPLORER WEREWOLF WEEK - 26/10/2020 This is the rewritten and edited version. In many ways, it will read as an entirely different story, but the premise and most of the characters remain the same.

Everyone expected the quiet princess to die. The tyrant king had buried wives before, and the fragile girl forced to marry him was supposed to become just another forgotten tragedy. But the soft-spoken queen does something no one expected. She survives. While the court fears the monster on the throne, she remains beside him calm, gentle, and far stronger than anyone realizes. At first, the king tells himself she is simply useful. Her mind is sharp. Her kindness dangerous in a palace built on cruelty. And kings protect what is useful. But the longer she stands beside him, the more the kingdom begins to notice something unsettling. The tyrant who trusted no one now watches her like she is the most valuable thing in his world. His words remain cold. His temper still deadly. But everyone can see the truth the king refuses to admit. The monster on the throne has fallen in love. And the quiet queen who was supposed to die has learned something even more dangerous The only way anyone could ever hurt her... Is by surviving the king who would burn kingdoms to the ground to protect what belongs to him. (Book 1 )

Five Star Reviews for Atlantis Academy: "Omg this book was amazing I couldn't put it down or stop reading. I carried it with me open on my phone while I did everything just to keep reading. I need more of all of this. Epic story, epic content, epic visuals, just epic. LOVE THIS!" "Once I got into this story, I did not stop reading it. This is a beautiful story about a very awkward girl who is riven with so much pain and angst and yet... this makes her who she is and shapes her into the person she will become. The world she finds herself awakened to is magical and yet filled with the all-too-familiar cliques and tribes of the very human people who inhabit it. One word to describe the story: beautiful!" "The story pulls you headlong to the end and leaves you wanting to shout "No! Not yet!" ...If there were 6 stars, I would have given it that." *** Humanity is one secret society away from extinction. The children of Atlantis use magic to keep us safe. If they make it through the Academy. Hi, I'm Lyric. And I'm kind of a mess. ADHD, that's me. I'm a high school drop-out, late everywhere I go, and one screw-up away from being homeless. I'm a loner, and I like it that way. Who needs friends when you have a Redwood forest nearby? Trees never bully me like the kids did at school. Or get drunk and throw things at my head. After my mom died, I figured life couldn't get much worse. I thought it might even get better. Ha. The universe has a great sense of humor. I should've listened to the rumors about evil spirits. About the angry, ancient magical creatures haunting our small Oregon Coast town. But did I? No. That was my first mistake. And it might be my last. 'Cause now I'm in a battle for my life. A whole new world has opened up... a magical world I don't understand. And the blood in my veins says I belong here. But I have to prove myself to save myself. And when have I ever done that?

Whispers of the Forgotten Realm When Lyra, a determined and courageous young woman, stumbles upon the ancient Heart of Ember, she unknowingly becomes the key to preventing an ancient evil from consuming her world. With the shadows of the Eclipsed King stirring and whispers haunting the edges of reality, Lyra joins forces with Kael, a mysterious warrior bound by a tragic past. Together, they journey through enchanted forests, cursed ruins, and forgotten sanctuaries, all while unraveling secrets about the Bridge Between Realms-a fragile connection between light and darkness. But betrayal strikes, and Kael becomes a vessel for the lingering remnant of the Eclipsed King. As darkness threatens to consume both him and the world, Lyra must make an impossible choice: destroy the bridge and lose Kael forever, or risk letting shadows devour everything. Driven by love, sacrifice, and an unyielding hope, Lyra ventures into the Obsidian Citadel, faces nightmarish illusions in the Labyrinth of Mirrors, and discovers the Shard of Eternis-a relic capable of piercing the void. In a final desperate act, she crosses the Fracture Between Realms to rescue Kael from the shadows. But every victory comes at a cost, and the faint flicker of violet light deep in the abyss hints that the battle may not be over. Blending fantasy, romance, paranormal intrigue, and horror-thriller tension, Whispers of the Forgotten Realm is a tale of love, sacrifice, and the unyielding courage to face the darkness within and beyond.

[WATTY'S 2024 SHORTLIST] When the Ravos Kingdom abducts the Nyrial Emperor's dragon, princess Aeryn Glastos must marry the demon prince planning her assassination to save her empire and end the war while guarding her heart and a dangerous secret. ------------ The twenty-two-year-old Draconian princess is starting her final year at Insignia Academy during the height of the war between the Draconians and demons. Aeryn's dream is to graduate as a bonded Champion in the Fire Force and fight in the war. The only problem is, she is the only Draconian to never receive a power by age twenty. Ashamed of his powerless daughter, the emperor of the Nyrial Empire proposes a marriage between Aeryn and the Ravos Kingdom's demon prince to end the war and get his dragon back. Shade Cross is ruthless, cunning, and dangerously powerful. Everything he touches dies, except Aeryn. He awakens something in her she has never felt before and she acquires not one, but two powers. She must navigate both nations built upon lies, betrayals, a forbidden alliance, and a deadly curse. When she discovers the truth about her empire, she must make a choice: protect the secrets and save her father, or side with the enemy. Aeryn needs to be careful because when it reigns, it pours, and she is caught right in the middle of a feuding storm between both nations.

He executed her once. Now Elara has returned before her death , forced back into the empire that betrayed her, and engaged once again to the crown prince who will one day become her executioner. This time, she swears. Never trust Kael Varethis. Never fall for him again. But the man who once watched her die is no longer the same. Kael remembers. The ruthless prince now shadows her every step, destroys anyone who threatens her, and looks at her like losing her once already ruined him. Elara came back to survive. She didn't expect a future emperor obsessed with keeping her alive. But in a palace filled with secrets, prophecy, and bloodstained fate... the most dangerous thing she can do is love the man who killed her.

Content Warning (18+): This book contains explicit, graphic sexual content, including scenes and references to sexual assault, as well as graphic violence and gore. Intended for readers aged 18 and over. Please read at your own discretion. She ran from a crown-straight into a storm that chose her. BOOK ONE of The Breath of Aethriel Princess Serétha has spent her life being polished, paraded, and prepared to become a political sacrifice - a sacred "union" meant to bind kingdoms under the gods' gaze. But on the eve of her fate being sealed, Serétha runs. The wilds beyond the palace are not freedom - they are hunger, cruelty, and the kind of darkness stories never warn you about. And Serétha isn't just being hunted by men who believe they own her... she's being pulled toward something she doesn't understand - something old, forbidden, and waking inside her blood. A thief with too much charm. A prince with a devotion sharp enough to cut. A world ruled by gods who do not forgive. Serétha wanted a choice. Now she has one - and it might burn Aethriel to the bone.

Perfection. That's what we strive for. It's what everybody strives for. We must be perfect. Selection will help us become perfect. In a world where the government selects people to mate based on their genotypes and DNA alleles. Emmary Eaton, birthing number 45729 is ripped from her home and everything she knows to be dropped in a society she is more than unfamiliar with to be with her assigned mate. Soon she discovers that there is more to her new family and Selection than meets the eye. Secrets start to unfold as well as ulterior motives and innocent Emmary Eaton is unwillingly thrust into the middle of it all.