Violet St. Clair has only 120 days remaining. Each morning, she counts the days left. Every month, the Covenant drains her blood to energize the wardens protecting Veridia from outside monsters. At night, she shapes shadows into her deceased mother's face, pretending she isn't afraid. She is the last of her bloodline, and the curse holding the city together will kill her on her twenty-first birthday. She has made peace with this fate. Then, the plague arrives-a series of bodies arranged like offerings, with eyes frozen open and shadow-frost spreading through Veridia like a promise. The Covenant sends the Crimson Prince-Draven Fenrys, the man who murdered Violet's father fourteen years ago, her enemy, her nightmare- to investigate. She learned to hide because of him. When a mysterious note appears in ash, signed by her dead father, Violet follows it into the ruins of St. Vrain cathedral. The crypt collapses, and something ancient awakens beneath the spire. The only person who saves her is the man she swore to kill. Now, Violet must stop the plague, contain an entity awakening within her blood, and navigate an alliance with a monster that could destroy her faster than any curse. The city is built on her blood, and she intends to burn it down. A dying shadow-weaver with four months left must partner with her father's murderer to prevent a memory-fed plague-without letting the ancient entity inside her consume them both first.

WATTYS 2018 SHORTLIST "Every person is a book, Yael. You just need to find the right way to read them." In a land where a deadly curse forces all to wear masks, Yael steals the mask and identity of a noblewoman to infiltrate the nobility and find her abducted sister, but gets sucked into a twisted game of spies. Eighteen-year-old Yael was a talented mask-maker apprentice-but not anymore. Now, she's a spy, an imposter and a murderess. In the land of Vynam, all must wear masquerade masks to ward off the curse of the spectres, ghost-like beings that kill with a single touch. After the Somaer family, the richest nobles in Vynam, abduct her sister and her parents are put to death, Yael steals the mask and identity of a noblewoman to infiltrate the nobility, find her sister and avenge her parents. Her only chance of success-and survival-is if she can outplay the shrewdest spymasters in Vynam. When her search for her sister unearths dangerous knowledge, she alone holds the power to destroy the precarious peace of the noble houses, and shake all of Vynam to its very core. But the cost might be her sister's life.

She has no magic in a world that worships it. He has power and chooses restraint. And somehow, they always meet when something is about to go wrong. Detailed Description: In a realm where magic defines worth, Valerie Elower has none - no power, no protection, and no place in a world ruled by those who command the elements. When she breaks rules she was never meant to survive, Valerie is pulled into a web of secrets, betrayals, and choices that demand more than magic ever could. He is powerful. Controlled. A man bound by loyalty, restraint, and a darkness he refuses to unleash. Not her savior; but the shadow that could swallow her whole. As loyalties fracture and danger starts wearing familiar faces, Valerie is forced to confront a terrifying possibility: that she was never powerless - only unfinished. She was never meant to matter. But she may be the one thing this world cannot afford to lose.

This is enemies to lovers with real hate. A strong female lead. A dark alpha prince. And a slow burn so intense, it threatens to consume them both. As the headstrong princess of Duskari, Aeris has always defied expectations-and her father's warnings. When the brutal Skaldur warriors march into her kingdom under a fragile truce, she meets their leader: Zerek, the cold and ruthless alpha prince who killed her brother and has come to marry one of her sisters. Including her. But Aeris would not bow. Not even when Zerek sets his sights on her, not just as a pawn, but as a prize. What begins as bitter hatred soon ignites into forbidden love. In a war-torn kingdom built on ancient grudges and deadly secrets, their attraction is a dangerous game. One misstep could cost her freedom. Or worse-her heart.

Sara Gaspard swore she'd do anything to find those responsible for her sister's death, but teaming up with the Sin of Pride is more than she bargained for. ***** Desperate and dying, Sara Gaspard promises her soul to the Sin of Pride if he'll find the madmen responsible for ruining her life, but they soon discover her wish is more complicated than expected. Together, Sara and Pride delve into a twisted world of insidious plots, occult fanaticism, and paranormal disaster as they search for answers and struggle to survive. As the danger in the city of Verweald rises, Sara and Pride must find the cult before the newest threat haunting the city's bloody streets claims them both. [[Book 1, the Bereft Series]] [[Writer's Debut Watty Award Winner]] [[Readers Choice Award]] [[Original Draft]]

When Emmy's best friend, the King of the Dark Fae, pulls her into Court for her own safety, her life shatters into a world of danger, desire, and deception. And the fae who tempts her most is the one she can never trust. *~*~*~*~*~*~* Emmy has always known her best friend isn't human-he's the King of the Fae, ruling a realm where beauty is a weapon and loyalty comes at a cost. As rebellion rises and Damien's power begins to fracture, Emmy agrees to help him find a queen-someone who can legitimize his reign and calm the chaos threatening to consume his court. But in the glittering danger of the fae world, Emmy meets a mysterious man-a ruthless, magnetic fae whose allegiance belongs to no one. His interest in her is as sharp as it is dangerous, and every moment she spends near him draws her deeper into a web of conspiracy and deceit she can't escape. Caught between loyalty and temptation, light and ruin, Emmy must decide what she's willing to sacrifice. Because in a realm where crowns are won with blood and hearts are broken for sport, love doesn't guarantee mercy.

[THIS STORY IS FREE WITH EXCLUSIVE BONUS CONTENT] A fake relationship, a diabolical plan and a threat to the human race. The only thing that ties them together is an eighteen year old girl's choice, that could change the course of everything. *** Every year five hundred children are abducted from planet Earth and taken to Pluto to serve as slaves to aliens who are far superior to the human species. When a slave turns eighteen they are allowed to choose their fate for the rest of their lives. They are only given three choices; remain a slave, become a fighter or serve as a Plutonian's lover. For the past eleven years, Aria has spent every second waiting for an opportunity to escape and when she's offered a dangerous but rewarding arrangement by a prominent Plutonian, she is quick to agree. But when the lines between love and hatred blur, will Aria ever be able to escape or will her risky circumstances kill her first? Editor's Picks 2021 *Winner of the Spotlight Awards* *Highest rank so far: #4 in Aliens #1 in dystopian #3 in romance (10/2/21) Cover by @Greenteadragon