"There is always a choice." Adara Konsdóttir has had to battle her way to the top of the military world. As a former Delta Force soldier turned commander of an elite private military, she lives by the Maelstrom Company's motto: "Make the world a better place." When she's tasked with her newest mission, she learns every lie carries a doubled cost. Across the world, Princess Kali Ali of Al Kamara is expected to inherit the throne. When her ritual of inheritance goes terribly wrong, Kali and her family are thrust into the spotlight as her family fractures, her brother's exile haunts the kingdom, and every choice is broadcast to a nation on the brink of war. When Adara's mission and Kali's nightmare collide, the two women - and the exiled prince caught between them, Suri Ali - must navigate a web of lies stretching from palace courts to foreign battlefields. As loyalties split and blood spills, the trio will be forced to answer: What does it mean to be native: to your family, your country, or yourself?

✨First Place + Grand Winner of ONC 2025✨ (thank you!) In the wake of her estranged mother's death, Maricel Ferrer returns to her childhood home to confront the dark secrets she left behind. 🪞 Maricel has spent years trying to forget the house she grew up in - the house where her mother's mental health slowly unraveled. But after receiving unexpected news, she has no choice but to return. The old fears should be gone, just like her childhood "imaginary friend" who liked to appear in her reflection. At first, it's easy to dismiss the strange occurrences: a flicker in the glass, a movement that doesn't quite match hers. But then the reflection smiles when she doesn't. Moves when she's still. Whispers things she doesn't want to hear. By the time Maricel realizes the truth - that the thing in the mirror has been waiting for her return - it's too late. Because now, it wants out. And it wants to take her place. ONC 2025 | Exclusively on Wattpad Prompt 55: What if the person you see in the mirror isn't really you, but something that's been watching you this whole time? Prompt 105: Your childhood imaginary friend, who disappeared years ago, suddenly returns - only this time, they're real. © 2025 Darly Jamison. All Rights Reserved. This work is protected under international copyright laws.

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WATTY'S 2022 SHORTLIST🏅An East Asian Snow White fairytale retelling with a Princess Mononoke twist. Featured on @Wattpad's Fantasy Adventures reading list and @WattpadExplorer. ***** Snow is anything but the submissive princess the Jade Palace expects her to be. Her foster mothers find her impossible, her royal tutor labelled her incorrigible, and she recently threatened to shave her head if she were forced to marry. When the Empress presents her with an opportunity to go hunting with the princes and her not-so-secret crush, Prince Erden, Snow jumps at the chance. Who knew that that would lead to an assassination attempt, a harrowing escape, and her getting hopelessly lost in a dark forest during a thunderstorm--with no survival skills whatsoever. The only things she has to help her survive are lots of moxie and latent magical powers she inherited from her deceased mother. Oh, and an ethereally white fox that led seven old dwarves to her. With the Empress's malicious intent now revealed, Snow must discover her true strength, who her mother really is, and what magical powers she wields, in order to find her way back to Erden. If she fails, she might never see him again and die a lonely old crone in the mountains. . . or get murdered anyway when the bloodthirsty Empress--said to have fantastical powers of her own--comes for Snow. This beautiful cover is AI-generated by moi :D || 11x featured || Highest ranking: 1st in #asianfantasy 2nd in #yafantasy 1st in #retold 1st in #chinesemythology 4th in #retelling 9th in #fairytaleretelling 13th in #snowwhite 21st in #fairytale

You've heard the story of Cinderella-- how she conquered the odds, danced at the ball, and married the prince. That's mostly accurate, except for the part about marrying the prince. This story is not about Cinderella. It's about her ugly stepsister, Thisbe, who also conquered the odds and danced at the ball. And if you want to find out who actually married the prince... well, you'll have to read the story. Trigger warnings: Child abuse and mentions of suicide.

Heir of Ashes is the first book in the Tales Of Ash, Chaos, And Gold trilogy: A slow-burn epic romantasy about inheritance, loyalty, and the price of being trusted. Featuring forbidden love and deep world-building. --- The dragon that once scorched half of Orine to ash is long dead, slain by the father Princess Aveline Goldhorn has spent her whole life trying to make proud. But peace, it turns out, was never her inheritance. She does not suit the quiet path laid out for her, and is helpless at the political games of a court that fears her strength. When the mercenary sent to kidnap her ends up at her mercy instead, she binds him with a vow she barely understands herself, a leash neither of them can fully see the length of. Tynan becomes her viable weapon. Her biggest secret. The one whose eyes were too precious to avoid looking at. She just needs him to obey her completely, but what he vowed was never that. Now, she has to expose whoever ordered her kidnapping without revealing what she's done to survive it. Every step forward pulls her further from the bargain she struck with her twin brother, Aaron, her one true path to the crown she was never supposed to want. And deeper into debt to a menacing witch she has no way of repaying. In a kingdom built on ashes, Aveline must decide how much of herself she is willing to burn away to become the queen no one believes she can be.

Mature 18+ Desire was only the beginning of the plague. It all starts in a lab with a simple acne medication trial... Then chaos ensues. It was supposed to be a promising harmless drug with minimal side effects. Quickly, participants become obsessed with sex and the urge to spread their disease. Then, the virus escapes to the public... Society comes apart at the seams. Kane, an original study subject, struggles to hold on to his humanity. Jason, the mad-scientist doctor, gives into his urges while hunting the object of his desire. And Colours, the sweet, unassuming woman that started it all, finds power and heroism in herself that could either save the world―or destroy it. Follow Kane, Jason, Colours, and a whole slew of other sex-crazed, zombie-like creatures as they navigate a darker side of human desire. What happens when a crazed doctor's compulsion to hold on to his possession has such dire consequences for humanity? Or worse... What if something even more sinister is at play? Trigger Warnings: Marked mature 18+ due to the following items. Sex, sexual assault, assault, abusive relationship, obsessive and possessive behavior, depression, violence, blood, gore, horror, murder, death, stalking, torture, harassment, drug usage, cannibalism, self-harm, suicide, and strong language. ©️ Copyright Carmen Johnson 2025

What would you sacrifice to bring back the love of your life? Is there a price too high to pay? Your life? Someone else's? Your soul? When the man she loved dies in a sudden, senseless accident, Areti's world shatters beyond repair. Grief becomes obsession. Obsession becomes a whisper in the dark. And when that whisper answers back, it comes with a contract written in blood. A demon offers her the impossible: one chance to reclaim the man fate stole from her. But resurrection is never a gift. It's a bargain. When hope fades and every miracle demands a sacrifice, what remains of someone who has already given everything for love? Note: All the pictures I've used in this story are not mine; they belong to their respective owners. The cover, moodboards and banners are made by me.

As a Dragon Rider with newly acquired mage abilities, Norah Crimson is trying to find her place in the world. But her self-discovery will have to wait after she and her dragon come across evidence of a growing danger that will plunge her planet into a war against the living and the dead. To defeat this new threat, Norah will have to come to terms with her family, her new home, and herself. Sequel to Dragon Rider 1: Legacy in Ruins Cover photo was not created by me. Book is an original with my own ideas and characters :)

Norah Crimson's whole life has revolved around becoming a mage like the rest of her family. However, on Choosing Day, a freak twist of fate propels her into the world of dragon riders. Norah must learn to navigate this new society and overcome training challenges to find her place among the skies. But something lurks beyond the islands that people believe to be stories.