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The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (boyxboy) by Ciphertext
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Azaziah Azar is not like the pirates he shares a ship with. He never would have led them to the fabled Golden Siren if he'd known it really existed. He wishes he hadn't. Az and the siren are both trapped on board The Merry, captained by the unstable Rowan Slade and forced to work for him. At first, they want nothing to do with each other. To Az, the siren is an unfeeling, dangerous predator. To the siren, Az is just another pirate out to make a pretty penny off his shining golden scales. But as Slade's plans for the siren escalate, Az realises that maybe sirens and humans aren't so different after all. When feelings start to develop between the two, and Slade's work causes the siren's stress to reach its peak, Az will learn that what is right isn't always what is easy. Cover art by Limey
Madness of Magic by Annany
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Abie is a Madren man living in Ckastia whose nationality makes it difficult to find work in a city still bitter from the war seventeen years ago. To care for his family, he accepts an offer to work as a testing subject for a mad witch who lives in a creepy tower. Maeva is a witch who hears voices in her head and needs an ordinary person to test her invented spells. To complete her work and protect others from her fate, she must hide the truth of her madness with the help of her sister. Natasha is a near identical copy of her witch sister if not for her complete lack of magic. To fulfill her greatest desire, she reaches out to a figure from Abie's past who appears to have a secret even darker than his tendency for black magic. In a desperate attempt to prevent a second war, the testing subject, the witch, and the sister must test the strength of their relationships as well as their own power to save the city of Portwenn in its darkest time. But as the truth emerges, even the power of the gods may not be enough to quell the rising tensions.
Haunted Rayne by AnneMcKae
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A young murderer with amnesia enrolls in a reform school exclusively for wealthy teens. This steep tuition pays to clean records and erase evidence of heinous pasts. There's only one problem: The campus is haunted. »»-------------¤-------------«« "Like a starting pistol for a track event, this thriller should snap readers to attention and propel them headlong until the end." - JK Donahue HIGHEST RANK: #3 Mystery - Feb 2019 FEATURED: Wattpad Picks - Editor's Choice, May-August 2019 • @Mystery's Trending List • @Fright's Gothic & Eldritch List AWARDS: 2019 Futhark Awards, "Most Engaging Characters" - Horror/Thriller • 2019 Black Cat Awards, 1st Place "Horror" • 2018 Annual Medley Awards, 1st Place "Paranormal, Horror, and Mystery" »»-------------¤-------------«« It's been one year since Rayne Foster killed a young girl in the middle of the street, and after months of endless therapy, she still doesn't remember it happening. The psychiatrists at Aurora Hospital finally approve her transfer to Maria J. Westwood Correctional, a glorified reform school for the wealthiest teens in America; the steep tuition pays for a fresh start, wherein students can graduate and receive forged diplomas from blue-ribbon schools across the nation. Clean slate. But there are dark secrets on campus. A hidden history of blood, death, and darkness. Spirits haunt the campus grounds in the form of whispers, shadows, and vague apparitions. Rayne is one of the only students who can see them, and given her history of hallucinations, she begins to wonder if they are even real. That is until one night, she discovers a young boy on campus who can see them too. Could it be she's really not alone? Together, they may be the only ones who can put an end to the murders that terrorize the prim hallways of Maria J. Westwood. Rayne is determined to unlock the school's secrets in order to save her peers, whilst uncovering the secrets of her own past as well...
Colorless II: Black & White by Annany
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Five years after meeting the young Prince Varick, Rinian now works as King Varick's personal bodyguard. In his short rule, Varick has made drastic changes to the kingdom that, coupled with the spread of dangerous rumors, have led to countless assassination attempts. For Rinian, life in the palace is filled with new friends, more rules than he can follow, and an unending fight to keep Varick alive. Soon, a series of reunions leads to a confrontation that even Rinian cannot overcome, and they are forced to flee. Overthrown and powerless, Varick gathers a small group of fierce friends and tentative allies who swear to assist him in reclaiming his throne. With the entire kingdom against them, their last hope lies with Essen, Varick's irritable advisor, who has a desperate and risky plan. To attempt it, they must travel to the farthest edges of the country where color and magic thrive and plea to an enemy with a grudge against the kingdom stretching centuries. Rinian must use the power of his black blood to protect all those he cares about while once again discovering that the line between enemy and friend is a blurry one.
Desert Tango by JeNicholeWrites
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She's a dancer, the star attraction and the adopted daughter of the wealthy owners of the Hotel De La Flor; a lush and chic resort on the edge of the Mexican desert overlooking the gulf of Mexico's intoxicating tropical paradise... He's a guest on business, not pleasure. A guy who after a life spent being responsible, finds himself loosing his will to stay restrained, drawing her in like a moth to his combusting flame and threatening to burn her again and again... He couldn't have come at a worse time as far as she's concerned. He's only in the way of her plans to break free from what she sees as a luxurious life of dancing servitude to the very people who saved her from a life of poverty on the streets. Explosive passion threatens to ruin carefully laid plans, producing a hurt so good they both begin to fear they're trading one gilded cage for another in D e s e r t T a n g o