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History's Shadow I: Legends Born (Tahir Edition) #Wattys2014 by kdzr_author
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England: circa 1310 A.D. Few are blessed with the burden of foresight. Few could feel the wind changing, or see the skies darkening; a storm was brewing. For centuries, those with magic and those without lived together in relative peace. Alas, all good things must eventually come to an end. Twelve sorcerers, condemned to centuries of slumber, would soon awaken. During a time of religious reign, their awakening would be the catalyst that turned man against magic forever. So would begin the witch hunt, the slaughtering of magical creatures once awed. Some would perish; most would hide. Others would build an army in retaliation and the world would be at full out war. All this, with the threat of a dark cult hellbent on resurrecting the one being that should not be resurrected ever looming. Indeed, dark times lie ahead. It has been said: “A man does not become great by having it easy; it is adversity that pushes him to greatness.” If that were true, then Tahir and his companions had enough adversity to become some of the greatest people ever to live. This is their story.
Feathers: Book One of The Phoenix Queen Trilogy by shadowquill
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Dear Reader. I cant really explain what's happening to me right now. Yesterday Vanessa was slapping me in the face and today I'm being followed around by a Dragon-boy who is seriously getting on my nerves. He keeps telling me that I have to follow my destiny. Find my wings and put the Marins who have enslaved his world back in their place. What's a girl to do when she's being followed around by such a lunatic?
Peace by buggybear3376
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For centuries, five great noble houses have slaughtered each other in bloody wars of hatred and spite. From the brave knights of the Virtus to the powerful mages of the Eruditio each family has grown strong through constant competition and conflict. But now their leaders seek to end that cycle of violence with a grand, unstable experiment of peace within the grand city of Aterdivitia. As the noble families strain against the peace that is forced on them, new threats arise unlike anything these mighty civilizations have ever faced. As madness and terror pour into the streets of the city, five young warriors are the only ones willing to put aside their family's hatred and cooperate. Amid bloodshed and chaos, hatred and suspicion, the heirs must fight for that which their people most despise: Peace. Copyright © 2013-2014 All Rights Reserved by Joshua Tunnell
Aika (Keepers of the Flame: Origins) by Cate_Morgan
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Aika Lareto’s life comes apart at the seams during one fatal trip to London. Instead of a romantic weekend away with her fiancé just as his career as a photojournalist comes together, chaos and destruction ends all their dreams. Suddenly everything she thought she knew turns to smoke.And there’s a lot of smoke these days, as London is systematically destroyed in what is becoming known as the Second Blitz.Then a mysterious old man reveals she’s a Keeper of the Flame, a champion destined to fight for humanity in the coming apocalypse. Aika isn’t interested; what she wants is for her life to go back to normal. When she can’t get out of London, joining the city militia seems the next best thing. It’s there The Agent finds her, and recruits her into Dreamtech–would-be government conglomerate with a plan to save the city. The question is, are they saving it from war–or for themselves?
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Wisp - Power of the Old World: Book 1 by irobynz
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Do you believe in destiny? In the New World and dreaming of what her life could have been if she didn't have to be joined with Waisel, Maddea lives by an oasis in the dusty lands of the Umtujimairs.The only remnants of the Old World, tales and speculation. Everything else is long gone... or is it? Maddea is visited by the only living creature that has survived the death of the Old World and everything is turned upside down. She is forced out of her rut and out into big wide Luredel but will it prove too much for her and will she fulfill her elusive destiny? *** I am publishing chapter by chapter although I have more completed chapters, I'm catching up to myself and I'm trying to space them out a little. So please, I implore you, have a read and let me know in some large or small way what you think. Any critiquing or advice is welcome. Thank you. If you like it, vote it up and share it. I promise you, it will make my day, scratch that, it'll make my entire week if not forever :)
Lucidity by CJLyons
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Lucidine, a drug that could save the world...or destroy it. Former ER doctor Grace Moran has been through a lot. After witnessing her husband's murder and barely surviving herself, she's left medicine and become a prisoner of her own house and mind. Until she wakes up in her old hospital, told that she has a brain tumor that can only be treated if she agrees to participate in an experimental drug protocol using Lucidine. Grace sees her brain tumor as a blessing rather than a curse. It's a chance for her to die and be reunited with her lost love, her soul mate, her husband. Before she can flee the hospital, she stumbles on two critically ill children whose lives are also at stake. Will Lucidine cure them or kill them? The three work to unravel the mysteries behind the experimental drugs and the strange effects it has on patients but unwittingly unleash a madman intent on murder. Their only allies are the ghost of Grace's murdered husband, a time-traveling Jesuit, and an ancient Irish warrior queen as they are pulled into a world where time is meaningless, fate is fluid, and love never dies....
The Writer's Clinic by CarolynLorelle
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So, you want to write, do you? Maybe you've even published a few stories (or more than a few, I don't know your life.) It's not as easy as it seemed at first, is it? There are a lot of specific writing skills involved in creating a narrative that you might not have picked up in High School English class: that's where I come in.
I Was Never Yours by JessGirl93
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When Arianna marries billionaire Zach Price to save her family, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who'd always consider her a second choice. An unexpected turn of events brings the couple closer together, but can a marriage based on lies and deceit ever survive? ***** When Arianna's older sister, Olivia, decides to run away on the day of her wedding, Arianna is forced to take her place to save her family from ruin. But her new husband is angry, heartbroken, and seems to hate her guts. The cold, elusive billionaire Zach Price has never quite struck Arianna as the kind of man she'd want to spend her entire life with. She was more than content with her sweet, thoughtful boyfriend Noah, but when circumstances force them together, Zach and Arianna's hearts get entangled in a way she never saw coming. As the couple grows closer, they must battle the demons of their past and of the lives they left behind - especially when Olivia returns and decides she wants Zach all for herself. Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse, and mentions abortion and miscarriage. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana
Growing up Wired by DavidWFleming
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While on his computer, Victor Hastings admires the provocative pictures of girls he's dating. Meanwhile, these girls are posting more and more on Facebook and all the social sites. Now, all the young men in his cramped fraternity are competing for the attention of these online, amateur pinups. And the institution of the college fraternity itself is beginning to be threatened by this emerging, online phenomenon that, in the fall of 2007, has yet to be identified as "Social Media." Three women will make an impact on Victor. Erin Masters is an alluring yet naïve co-ed. Despite outward modesty, she has no reservations about letting friends plaster her provocative images across various social websites. Emily Green-Portsmith comes from wealth and is comparatively more aware of her effect on young men, both on and offline. Technological reliance, however, does not sit well with the house mother of these fraternity boys. She is affectionately known as Ma Red. This feisty, former Vietnam correspondent from the old-school of etiquette and discipline is prepared to make a fight for her traditional values. And throughout these technological and romantic discoveries, Victor wonders: What kind of love is this? ... the wired kind. He explores the pharmaceutical, social and sexual habits of the digital age. Pills are popped, rebellions spark - a young man matures against a set of difficulties unknown to generations past. Can Victor find meaning in the close sensations of a woman from the real world?