"Our kingdom was once beautiful, but now the towers are everywhere. They say that Queen Rapunzel has lost her mind--and I believe them. Before, I might have felt sorry for her, but now I just fear her. I fear the sound of her soldiers pounding at the door, demanding that I be taken away. I fear the towers." Years after the original tale of Rapunzel took place, the kingdom--left to the grief-stricken Queen after her husband's death--is falling apart. People live in constant fear of the many terrible towers across the land, built by her Majesty's decree to imprison any who dare question her. Bird's nothing but a girl from the north, but when someone she cares about is taken by the mad Queen's soldiers, she'll stop at nothing to save them. With nothing but her friends, a sled, and a mind full of songs, she sets out to get rid of the towers, once and for all. DISCLAIMER: this is a retelling of the *ORIGINAL FAIRY TALE* by the Brothers Grimm and has no connection to Disney's version whatsoever. DISCLAIMER PART II: I wrote this book when I was 15 and am still in the middle of huge revisions that I haven't posted here yet! Please feel free to read, but keep in mind this is a work in progress. :)

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Sam is the most promising swordsman among this year’s crop of Paladin trainees...and knows it. Brash, cocky, and unbeatable with a sword (well, almost), Sam is the kingdom of Thule’s best hope against the violence wrought by demons. The only problem is that Sam is really Lady Samantha, daughter of the seventeenth Duke of Haywood, and if her father has his way, she’ll be marrying a Paladin, not becoming one. But Sam has never held much interest in playing damsel-in-distress, and so she rescues herself from a lifetime of boredom and matrimonial drudgery. Pity that Tristan Lyons, the Paladin assigned to train her, is none other than the hero of her childhood. He hasn’t recognized her as Lady Samantha--yet-- but if he does, he’ll take away her sword and send her packing. Sam is not the only trainee hiding secrets: Braeden is a half-demon with a dark past that might be unforgivable. Sam, Braeden and Tristan set out for the western coast, charged with rooting out an infestation of demons that has made the West unlivable. As they travel, they uncover a deep-seated corruption of power that threatens to derail everything they stand for. Rebellion stirs, led by a rival faction of warriors who tempt Sam to join them with an irresistible offer. A war between men is coming, and Sam must pick a side. Will saving the kingdom cost her life -- or just her heart? Reminiscent of Mulan, but with a medieval fantasy twist, Paladin is a tale of adventure, action, and romance.

Something is not quite right with the Rider of Legend. Something is terribly wrong. Yet when Akira refuses to admit this she faces the danger of becoming her own worst enemy and losing everything she ever worked for. This time, the stakes are higher than ever before. This time it's not just a battle to save the Lands but a battle that will decide the Rider of Legend's ultimate fate. A fate, that no one may have seen coming or even dreamed possible. It all comes down to this.

500 years in the future, out of the ashes of her ancestor, a new black dragon has risen. Once again the Rider of Legend is called on upon to help and defeat this evil. Yet when her enemy comes up with the ultimate weapon she finds that even she, may not be able to stop what is about to happen. This time, riders from both the past and the future must unite and join the Rider of Legend in a battle more intense than ever before. Yet what none of them have foreseen is that things have been set into motion, things that will change everything. Nothing will ever be the same again. The beginning of the end starts here.

A new challenge appears, a new battle begins. Once again the Rider of Legend must fight to save the lands, only this time she finds herself five hundred years in the future.

Facing the most powerful man in the Lands armed with nothing but a sword and the hope that she could prevail, was not the direction Akira saw her life going in. After witnessing her family's death she had stayed away from it all, living in hiding. Yet when she discovers that her dragon is a Dragon of Legend and together they are to challenge Haiden, the ruler of the dark Lands, her life plummets into chaos. Taken in by the Academy, where young dragon riders are trained to fight, she must rise up and prove herself worthy of the name of the 'Rider of Legend'. Yet as Akira finds out, fighting for an almost hopeless cause when no one believes in you, is not easy. With all odds stacked against them, Akira and her dragon must fight for their own lives as well as try to fulfill all expectations and free the Lands from a tyrant's rule once and for all.

{First Draft Edit} God I hate needles. I swear the next time they take my blood I'm going to rip the needle out of my arm and plunge it into the nearest person I can find. See how that makes you feel huh? I wonder how they would cope with being forced into isolation and the only company you get is that dang radio with 2 stations sitting on your nightstand. Where's a man to get his sanity these days?! A lifetime of comfort they said. Lies. Sometimes I think I'm becoming color blind. Other times I think they transported me into a 20th century black and white movie. The food? Don't even get me started! A small tray with "a nutritious diet" placed carelessly with some sort of new pill they want you to try. Don't take the pill? Don't eat for a week. All they care about is the results. Seventeen years old and I think I'm getting close to kicking the bucket. Test after test after test after test. And one thing I'm sure they never put on that crap contract: once your in, you never come out. -Will (Chapter 1) In a world very much like our own, Will Seripha is a normal every day average teenage boy looking for a job, but with no prevail. However, that all changes when Will receives a mysterious job offer in the mail to test equipment from a high up industry by the name of Rorbc Tech. Although his family advises strongly against it, Will accepts the offer and enters the perplexing world of his new test subject job. But things are not what they seem. Will's 'test subject' job, was more literal than he thought, and now he is trapped in a cell with no way out. Every day, plain uniform attendants come and steal Will's blood, and when he is allowed to eat, he is given a unknown pill in which he must take unless he dares the consequences. Are there more prisoners being held captive in the complex? Is there a way out? Will he even survive the ruthless ways of Rorbc Tech? Is there something more dangerous and menacing lurking beneath the organization's treacherous shadow?

Meet Ailerie. Also meet her two other personalities: Carmine and Kaitlynn. Ailerie has MPD or as others would know it as: Multiple Personalities Disorder. But she is different than your typical mental person, when others switch unknowingly to their other personalities, Ailerie can access her other personalities on command. Kaitlynn is amazingly smart and hates running or any sports in particular. Carmine is the athlete. She is an avid tomboy and loves anything having to do with combat. Ailerie, well, she is just about everything else. She's alright with sports but doesn't get too obsessed. She can be smart but not a straight A student. She is pretty average in popularity and catches a little drama. But when it comes to boys, might as well go find Area 51. Some people might envy her. Some might feel sorry for her. Some might think she is a lunatic for hearing voices in her head. But to Ailerie, there is nothing like having your two best friends always in your head. (the intro will be rewritten at some point)

Seventeen-year-old botanist Isla Blume believes every life deserves a chance to survive, even in the apocalypse. So when collector droids kidnap her mom, she knows she has to fight back to save her life. No one returns from being collected, not even her boyfriend Daniel, and after a failed attempt to combat the droids, Isla is captured too. Just when she's sure she'll suffocate inside one of the droids, a group of renegade scientists, the Deathless, save Isla and her mom. They tell her that that droids have been harvesting survivors as forced labor for the government. After learning Isla's name, the Deathless become suspicious of her, and soon she hears why: A familiar voice to Isla repeats over a transmission from the bunker, "Find Isla Blume." Determined to reconnect with those she's lost, Isla faces her fear of fighting and joins the Deathless' first attack on the government. If only she could trust them to help her. A Wattpad featured story! Follow Isla's journey through post-apocalyptic US with the trilogy! Now you can read the whole trilogy here, including bonus material and extras! For the complete Deathless experience, read THE BLAST and STORIES OF THE DEATHLESS too! Beautiful cover by @MulanJiang