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A Ballad for Maryam by sourmetal
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Maryam Balan is drab. She's unpretty, kind of boring, and is tired of fighting to be seen, lost among her prettier, more talented sisters. But when her big sister Ellie whisks her off to DC for the summer to be an accompanist to Georgiana, a budding star in the opera world, Maryam is lost in a whole new world full of music, fame, and unexpected romance. Pride & Prejudice adaptation/sequel. UPDATE: This is on hiatus for now because of my work schedule, but it will start updating again in late September. Thanks for reading!
Rosemary | ✓ by earthian
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" after she loses her best friend rosemary to suicide, kate decides to writes letters to rose that might just help her heal. " 「 #108 in short story #367 in spiritual 」 copyright © 2017 by 15-year-old layla. all rights reserved.
Unsent Emails | Watty Award Winner ✓ by earthian
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" he broke up with his supposedly true love, her. she can't seem to do anything but write. " 「 watty award winner 2015 / #1 in short story 」 copyright © 2015 by 13-year-old layla all rights reserved.
Sky Woman: Book One of The Empress Saga by drahcirwolf
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Enfri is the last sky woman of her village. She is a healer, herbalist, and midwife. The day she is visited by Jin, a beautiful assassin in service to the king, Enfri starts down a path towards the truth of her heritage and the reason why she has been condemned to die by the crown. Using her wits and the magic of a scholarly dragon to survive, Enfri flees into the desert from a coterie of beast-eyed killers. (New and revised version is now available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon.)
Something Unexpected by NaniGarcia
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Alana Mitchell came to accept that her life was destined to be a hard and miserable one. In her mind it was only fair. After all, it was her fault her dad was dead and her mother turned to drugs and alcohol. So she was determined to protect her little sisters and spend her life making up for her mistakes. But things get difficult when her mother's condition worsens and tragedy strikes again. When her past and forseeable future threatens to tear her apart, she's forced to fight to keep the promise she made to her father. This is the tale of how one dark night sent Alana Mitchell down the path of pain, misery, and self-hate. The very same path that also leads her to the road to peace of mind, acceptance, and love. Caution: This isn't a story for the faint of heart.
Flower Boy by ghostIines
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Growing up, learning everything that comes along with it, including the varying perspectives in life, death and everything in between. A story told by two boys trying to figure out their fleeting youth, in a coming-of-age story of their own. Copyright © 2016 Zen. All Rights Reserved.
The Free Willies: a webcomic by aelliotlee
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When old memes start taking over a tragic all-girls high school, it's up to six lame-os to embark on an interdimensional adventure and use their wits, poor athleticism, and various memeing skills to save their school. 2016 WATTYS WINNER! Edit: Most of these memes might be...aged. Please note that this comic was first created in late 2015/start of 2016, and it shows in the early updates.
Prude by Authoritative
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She just wears it as worship to the god she is faithful to She wants to wait til her marriage night, is that so wrong? Why must her friends tease her for not wanting to have sex like them? He doesn't want his friends to know he doesn't want to have sex with just anyone; that isn't 'manly', right?
Lighter than Before (discontinued) by sunnyday41
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Sometimes you just need a little sunshine. **updated every week**
Deadwater Kings • Part I ✓ by ferocities
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❛power isn't everything. it's the only thing.❜ [complete] wattys 2018 winner ❧ Lin is a hunter, one of the magically enhanced witch slayers that roam a flooded world. Under the laws of four Kings and Greymark, who rules them all, Lin is untouchable. She could massacre thousands and no-one would blink. But she is a pawn among Kings, all of them vying for total dominion of the seas and ready to rip each other apart for it. When Lin carries out a sentence that leaves her plotting revenge against her superiors, she unwittingly explores the multiple fronts to the coming war. Shabina, a leader determined to overthrow the Kings, and Hadrian, a secretive prince born into a game of shadows are but two of them. One thing is certain: they are all willing to burn the world for what they want. wattpad achievements: wattys 2018 winner • the breakthroughs wattpad picks • diverse worlds gladiator pit book of the month [february] • dark fantasy gems of wattpad blog mentions: matthew dawkins • 8 wattpad books for halloween designwizard • the best 60 wattpad books of 2019 original fiction features complicated friendships, lgbt (and i do mean lgbt) characters, female antiheroes, characters of color, post-apocalyptic feudalism, witches, and cathartic violence.