Surrounded by magical forests, Holtgaard has lived in peace for many years. Magic is strictly regulated, the automatic storage of memories swiftly solves crimes, and anyone who breaks the law is exiled from the village. Chaos erupts when the villagers wake up one day to find they've lost all their memories. Everyone, except Cody. To uncover what happened, he seeks the help of Orion, a former classmate (and secret crush) who was exiled five years ago. As an outcast, Orion still has his memories, and together with his talking cats, they embark on a mission to find out who stole the memory vault. Why is Cody's memory still intact? And what awaits the bewildered villagers of Holtgaard now that they can no longer tell friend from foe?

Death prowls the Basque town of Guernica, besieged by a civil war, and it falls on the shoulders of one cowardly but romantic soldier to save it...if he can overcome his anxiety first. *** Set in the Spanish Civil War, the town of Guernica has remained relatively out of harm's way of General Franco's Nationalist faction and their push to conquer all of Spain. Alférez Sebastián "Sebas" Goicochea, an officer fighting on behalf of the Basque Republican Army, dreads the day when the town inevitably falls to the oncoming Nationalist forces, aides by the Nazi regime. But after the mysterious disappearance of several of his squad mates, and reports of disturbing sounds coming from all over the town, he realizes that the enemy does not come bearing uniforms and weapons, but crosses and priest's clothing. That, and the skin of his former comrades. Follow Sebas and his squad as they overcome their personal demons in order to battle new ones, to save the love of his life, and to stop the advance of the Nationalist/Nazi forces from destroying the only place he calls a home. Will he have the courage to save what he holds dear the most? Or will his anxiety paralyze him when he stares at the face of death? Cover by: @Azanthiel

"We caused the end of the world. Turns out it's easier than you might think it is. All you need is a group of eco anarchists and an ounce of magic, and the world goes down in a poof." After another manic episode, Phoenix gets written off his parents' will, and he's trying to find a reason to keep living. Causing the end of the world and being the only one who can save the world wasn't exactly what he had in mind. Phoenix wasn't meant to have magical abilities, and he most definitely shouldn't have been able to make all the money in the world disappear just by thinking about it. To make matters worse, it came with a minor side effect: a disease called Gold fever. In other words, people started to turn into gold. Over the course of a single day, Phoenix becomes the most hated person in the world. As the economy collapses around them, only three of his friends are willing to stay by his side. Their job is to keep Phoenix alive while he tries to make money reappear and find a cure to Gold fever. Which turns out to be more challenging than they thought, as they find out someone is tailing Phoenix with the intention to kill.

Tom has always treated demons like equals, but he never expected to fall in love with one. Not Ezra, who was condemned to take evil souls because of his own dark past. An angel's virtue is never questioned, while a demon's state of mind is always doubted. Befriending a demon is dangerous. Falling in love with one is an act of lunacy, one that forces Tom to fight for change in a world that's growing more hateful by the day. Violence is on the rise, especially in the Glass Horns pub. Tom has worked behind his parent's bar for four years, and humans are irritating demons more than ever. But are the demons to blame, or is something far more unjust warping the truth?

Teenage Vampyrs, Enchanteds, and Shapeshifters join the Otherworlder Academy to train to fight off a demon horde and save the Otherworlder realm. Welcome to the rewrite of The Otherworlders! (This is v2 version, which explains the odd read to vote ratio, btw) :-) Anyway! If you're new, just a little info: ★ MY READERS LOVE ★ - Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, Miraculous Ladybug, KOTLC, Teen Wolf, and Warrior Cats. If you love those stories, you'll love "The Otherworlders" too! ****** THE STORY: Forced to call a truce to the Shadow Wars and set their prejudice aside, Vampyrs, Enchanteds, and Shapeshifters create the Otherworlder Integrated Academy. Nine students are chosen, three from each race, to train under Headmaster Pierce and his staff. But this is no ordinary school. No. These students are training to fight an encroaching demon horde while hunting down a magical tablet that could save the Otherworlder realm from destruction. "The Otherworlders" is filled with supernatural threats, magical powers, complex and layered storylines, and adorable yet complicated characters readers absolutely love! ****** [[Wattys Winner]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

|| A Gladiator's Queer Star-Crossed Love Story|| *** The former Champion of Champions gladiator seizes a chance to forge the next prodigy of the arena, but when his bull-headed student and would-be-lover proves to be a hardcore enemy of the Empire, they both must decide what's worth fighting for. *** Three defeated Roman legions escaped to a whole new world through a mysterious portal. Their new Empire is savage, merciless and bloodthirsty, especially toward the natives of Naciscor - - the Barbarians. This descendants of Rome love their gladiatorial games no less than the Romans on Earth. When the former Champion of Champions Maximus seizes the chance to train the next champion of the arena when his school buys a new barbarian slave, his path to the pinnacle of his career is not easy. The bull-headed student and would-be-lover proves himself a hardcore Enemy of the Empire, sworn to destroy it. Then, the Empress bids Maximus to annihilate this Enemy, offering him a lot more than the Champion of Champions' title as a reward. So, Maximus must decide if he is a puppet of Imperial propaganda, or a man who fights for more than glory, more than his own life, more than anything he used to value. *** First published: February 1, 2022

How do you solve a murder when you cannot reveal you are an undercover detective? The development of time travel undermined most traditional religions in the Solar System by proving there is no such thing as fate. But it left a void that had to be filled. Today, many people venerate science and evolution, but some worship time itself. In the rings of Saturn, one of the Solar System's greatest sporting events is approaching, providing the perfect cover for the secretive temporal cults to hold their annual inter-faith retreat. Members from every sect will meet to socialise, discuss their ideas and beliefs, and display their latest inventions, which can manipulate time in ways that should not be possible. Time-travelling police detective Erik Midgard is also attending in disguise, to gather intelligence on the cults for the Chronological Operations Agency. It is a risky and complicated assignment, made harder because the laws of time appear to be suddenly - and inexplicably - changing, which could have dire consequences for Erik himself. The last thing he needs is another murder to solve. Undercover in a small hotel, in a jurisdiction he is not meant to be in, with a killer among the guests who may be the most intelligent and cunning adversary he has ever faced, Erik must solve the case, and the mystery of his own origins, before it is too late. One way or another, Erik's time is almost up. The final volume of the Erik Midgard Case Files.

(Book II in the NSCM series) Rowena Flores has troubles... and we're not just talking about her lackluster love life. Just when her life is finally getting back to normal, newly discovered hexing witch Rowena Flores is volun-told to participate in a Sweeter Homes beauty pageant. If that wasn't bad enough, Rowena's book club bestie is accused of murdering the pageant's judge. With no leads on the case, her friend's freedom on the line, and a killer on the loose, Rowena takes matters into her own hands. Will Rowena find the true killer and clear her best friend's name? Will she ever be able to control her growing powers as a hexing witch? More importantly, is Rowena's crush, the local wolf pack alpha, really engaged to be married? *Cover made with Canva ***A Not So Cozy Mystery Series*** Book I: Good Witch, Bad Alpha Book II: Never Cheat a Witch Book III: Oh, Shift! (coming soon)

Seti, a humble civil servant at the Office of Information, is selected for an important mission to retrieve a cluster of 'fallen stars' with very special, and very secret, properties. But why has he -- ambitionless and without influence as he is -- been chosen? And just who wants these particular stars at all costs? As Seti becomes more and more involved in the machinations of shadowy figures, he realises he has his own personal mission to fulfil, and it has nothing to do with the one he was selected for. Distantly Falling Stars is punk genre thriller set in ancient Egypt following the 2019 Open Novella II prompt #2. (Wicked Meteors) Cover by FlavoredWolf ⭐️ Placed 2nd in the 2nd round of the ONC. ⭐️ Grand winner of the ONC 2019 ⭐️ 2nd place in The Historical Award 2019 (Historical Fiction profile)

Conspiracy is a character-driven speculative thriller set in a world where legacy, loyalty, and technology entwine across generations. At its heart are two children-Jazzmine and Adam-bonded not just by family, but by the burden of secrets they never chose. Years ago, a man named Blue Richards created Project Genesis: a classified operation that embedded artificial intelligence into a neural chip, designed to protect an inherited fortune linked to a mysterious oil field. But Blue's motives weren't pure protection-he was hiding something darker. The chip, meant to secure legacy, became a vault of dangerous code-AI that could one day awaken with a mind of its own. Now, that chip lives inside young Adam. Its presence is dormant, mostly. But subtle shifts-changes in behavior, silences that linger too long-hint at something stirring beneath his skin. Jazz, equally young but sharper than most adults around her, has discovered the truth. And she alone senses the quiet storm rising. While adults scramble to undo past mistakes, these two kids are left navigating guilt, legacy, and the weight of a growing intelligence that may not be entirely human. It's a story of awakening-not just for the AI, but for the people tangled in its design. This tale is entirely a work of fiction, born from imagination. It does not depict real events, places, or individuals. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Categorized under the science fiction genre, it delves into speculative themes and thrilling possibilities.