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Midnight Misadventures by Angelblooded03
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"Answer me one thing, Relapse. Please." He gives me a small nod, so I take a deep breath. "Why are you a villian?" I ask. He looks off at the city, the lights becoming fireflys in the darkness. Then he turns back to me staring at me silently, his mouth drawn in a straight line. "Why are you a villain?" I repeat, his blue-gray eyes hold a brewing storm. "Because I have no reason to be a hero." _________________________________________________ My world is far from ordinary. It may sound cliché, but it's true. Normalcy was thrown out the window since our city has living, breathing superheroes. They protect us from the wide range of threats that jeopardize the safety of Crystal City. And yes, they do wear spandex and have stupid catchphrases, but they also do things that the comic books like to avoid. Which seems great, unless you're the very thing they are protecting against. Being the bad guy is cool and all, stealing candy from babies and robbing banks and all that, but it's not all it's cracked up to be either. I'm Lyrah Hodges, and as a part-time supervillian, I know this better than anyone.
CC: Shadow's Fall by Swiftpace
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Ina has never once known life outside the facility. Her goal, her only use is as a test subject and breeder for the next generation of enhancements. A failure they call her. Disobedient, disloyal, and an all out disaster. Aidan is a street rat, born and raised fending for himself. His affinity for animals lends him a hand when he applies for his dream job. A lab tech at Symposium Heights. More cash then he could every want, freedom to leave at any time, what more could he want? The rules were simple. The animals weren't to be touched without permission and no information was to ever leave the facility. A hellion of a cat, a twisted mind, a few broken rules and perhaps a dash of loyalty. What could go wrong, right?
No Superheroes Allowed by HeroBreaker
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Patrick Lee didn't want to become a super-villain. As far he's concerned, he's actually a pretty cool guy. A thrill-seeker and a dork, he spends most of his time fooling around with friends and working in a church nursery. That is, until a botched murder attempt from his handsome soon-to-be nemesis thrusts him into a world of magic and not-so-heroic superheroes. Vowing to use his powers only for good, Patrick finds himself on the wrong side of both the law and powerful superheroes. But the magician who tried to murder Pat is still hunting him down, and while other parts of his identity threaten to leave him jobless and broke, Patrick can't help but get himself wound up in cults, revolutions, and sinister plots that shake his views on good and evil. Patrick didn't want to become a supervillain, but sometimes, to do the right thing, you have to play with a little dark magic. *** COMPLETE Beautiful cover by @foxinscreamingcolor!
A- Villain by AlwaysSunny
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Beckett Coleman didn't have to be a villain. All he had to do was study a little harder. But if you were almost failing your college psychology class, and your professor offered you a guaranteed A for bringing down the local hero, you might jump at the chance too. The problem is Beckett has no idea how to be a villain. How is he supposed to take down a hero with probability powers? This might be just another assignment he fails. And failing this task could cost his life... 💥Stand-alone novel 💥 💥Takes place in the year 2045💥
Small Town Superheroes (Book 1) by CarterRayHydra
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Crane Creek isn't your average small town. With threats to the community looming larger than ever, it's up to the local heroes to protect their hometown from evil.
A Heavy Fog (ORIGINAL BOOK 1) by CarterRayHydra
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Spencer's got a heart of ice.
Sudden Superhero by Kelsea_Dove
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{Original Story} When Peter Maguire saves a man from falling off his roof, he didn't plan for that guy to be a criminal, and he certainly didn't plan to get injected with an experimental -- and stolen -- serum that gives him superpowers. What a day. Now, with the help of the people who made his new abilities a possibility, he has to learn how to become the superhero the city needs, all while studying for tests and doing his homework. {First in a duology but can be read as a standalone}
The Marvels by Kelsea_Dove
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{Original Story} Vidya Khan is an anomaly. Her powers manifest when she's seventeen -- that's unnaturally late. Things get even weirder when Celestro, the enigmatic company responsible for all things super, offers her a spot on their elite hero team. Saving the world is complicated, and Vidya is struggling to keep up. The Marvels are not the same smiling, golden heroes they are in the media, and getting along with them is actually harder than fighting the villains. And as if that isn't bad enough, supers are turning up dead, and no one knows who to suspect... Because if Vidya has learned anything, it's that anyone can be the bad guy.
The League by Kelsea_Dove
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{Original Story} Phoenix Anderson wants nothing to do with the League of Superheroes. He's not sure why he's avoiding the good guys, but then again, there's a lot he doesn't know. Like the fact that his family history is a lot stranger than it seems. After getting some unexpected news, he realizes that he's more involved than he thought he would be. Events start unfolding one after another, including a house up in flames, a heist, a dangerous city, and a plot that spells trouble for everyone. Welcome to a world of superheroes and villains, of sinister twists and turns, of family who don't know they're family, and of undefined heroism.
How To Ruin A City by darkestnightskies
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Who said heroes and villains couldn't offer each other mutual benefits? In a region run by supers, Nic is a crooked superhero only in it for the money while Catalina wants to do whatever it takes to label herself as a villain. Their conflict was inevitable, but dirty minds think alike. The duo form an alliance in order to con the biggest hero organization in the city, The Vigilante Assistance Hotline, hoping to make some extra cash on the side while never having to do any real work. But TVAH isn't what it seems. With corruption already running rampant throughout the company, Nic and Catalina are forced to step up to play hero in order to save their city from a group hellbent on hunting down supers just like them. -- "I get paid every time I fight a villain, even if I don't apprehend you." "So...If I got away and we fought again, you'd get paid even more than you would tonight, right?" His eyes lit up as he understood my train of though. With a smirk, he said, "I like the way you think." -- (TAKE NOTE THAT THIS BOOK TAKES PLACE A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AFTER THE BEST INTENTIONS BUT IT IS NOT THE SEQUEL TO IT.) -- #1 in supervillain on May 15th, 2021 #1 in cryokinesis on September 1st, 2019 #1 in pyrokinesis on May 29th, 2021