Forced into an engagement with a man she doesn't love, Reyna must ignore her bond with her father's general in order to avoid a war and save her throne. ***** As the first female heir to one of the great Northern Kingdoms, Reyna panics when her claim to the throne is threatened by the discovery that her father's general is her soulbound partner. She forces herself to ignore their connection, determined to be more than a general's wife, only for her father to manipulate her into a political engagement with a man she could never love. So to forge her own path forward, keep her throne, and confront her feelings for the general who owns her heart, Reyna must find a way to refuse this arranged marriage without destroying her kingdom in the process. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] ---------- Cover designed by Ren Tachibana

When the arrogant stranger Bess is forced to marry unexpectedly becomes a duke, she'll find herself at odds with her growing feelings as he hunts for a killer. ***** Sharp-tongued Elizabeth 'Bess' Jones is perfectly content living on her lonesome in a tiny village south of Derbyshire. She works as a nurse, owns a small home, and finds the label of 'spinster' an agreeable trade for her independence. But when her entire life is uprooted in an instant, she only has one person to blame: her new husband, Emmett Wilde, who was caught in a compromising situation with her. And now, despite his promise to fake a death certificate after their wedding--to free her of any duty to him or their marriage bed--he sends for her in the dead of night with startling news: his father has been murdered, and he is now the Duke of Ascot with a wife he can no longer deny... [[Word Count: 60,000-70,000 words]] [[Cover designed by Ren Tachibana]]

A jolt. A small hitch in the rhythmic beating of my heart. Dèjà vu didn't even begin to describe it. ... My heart stopped, my breath jostled forward, shock rippling through my system. It happened again. For a few precious seconds my mind froze up and, together with my body, went into a complete lockdown. It was the same each time I saw him.

*A Wattpad Editor's Choice* Freddie kissed him again. He groaned and pressed into it. Deepened it immediately, kissing her so hard, she thought he might draw blood. She liked it. But then he was pulling away. Backing away three steps, and freezing, miserable air rushed between them. "You're dangerous." He ran a hand through his hair. A tiny frown knit his brow. "So, so dangerous, Freddie Gellar." -- From New York Times bestselling author Susan Dennard comes a story packed with steamy romance, epic best friendship, and a dark mystery that dates back centuries. The Executioners Three is Stranger Things meets the legend of Sleepy Hollow in 1999 on the shores of Lake Michigan. After high school senior Freddie Gellar finds a body in the woods, she sets out to prove it wasn't a suicide like the sheriff ruled. But then more bodies start piling up -- and if that's not creepy enough, supernatural warning signs from the old poem "The Executioners Three" start unfolding too. To complicate things even more, Freddie gets roped into a rivalry between her high school and the local prep school. For twenty years, the two student bodies have pranked each other, and the enmity between them is vicious. Except that over the course of all these back-and-forth pranks, Freddie finds herself falling for the #1 enemy of them all: Theo Porter. New chapters every Wednesday and Friday!

All her life, Saidy has only known two things: servitude to her slave master and the weight of a blade. Captured at a young age by a race of demons called oni, Saidy is forced to fight time and again against other slaves of the oni as their masters wager on who will win. Her desires of freedom were long abandoned until she meets a mysterious figure who inspires her to free herself from her master by any means possible. He promises her a new life, but never specifies freedom, and she finds herself trading one master for another. However, this new master holds a dark power that threatens the Northern Realm of Tallenhiem, and Saidy finds herself fetching a rare artifact for him to use in his lust for power. Too late does she realize the weight her actions carry in the Northern Realm's future. Which leads her to one burning question-what will she do with this revelation? *** This story is complete! This story is also rated Mature for the following: -Graphic depictions of violence -Strong language -Other mature themes #TheBawards2019

The death of the Beast Collector was the beginning of a new life for firefox kit Zanixa. Sold to werewolves as an illusion in a bottle, the pack is reluctant to take responsibility for the fox kit who is alone in the world. Now she's freed after centuries of imprisonment, the pack's resident vampire takes care of her. Zanixa has other ideas than staying with them, though. She is eager to find her mother... if her mother is still alive. The world is a big, dangerous place for a young magical fox who knows nothing about werewolf wars, hungry rogues, or nature spirits. -=-=-=-=- [Bottled: Book One] [High-Fantasy | Werewolf] [Cover by @calmwolf] [Featured by @werewolf | Other Worlds, Werewolves & Other Creatures reading lists] [Featured by @WattpadVampires | Featured reading list] [Featured by @ForbiddenWorlds | Fantastical & Fancy reading list] [Featured by @magic | Featured Magic Stories (twice), Magically Thrilling / Unexpected reading lists] [Featured by @childrensfiction | Age 10-12: English stories reading list] [Featured by @WattpadChronicle | Monthly Spotlight reading list] [Third place in the Flavored Awards] [Third place in the Blue Rose Awards] [Featured on national Dutch television]

A rogue werewolf finds her mate, a beta from a pack in the far north. They're an unlikely match. After all, it's not often a scoundrel, killer and liar finds love with a man that spends his days baking and doing paperwork. She has a dark past that haunts her. Now it's catching up with her, can she find the path to redemption? Or will she corrupt the ones she holds most dear and drag them into her life of knives and poison? A massive thank you to @Zoriey for the cover art. Highest rank- 1# in romance 03/08/18

[Finished and being edited] Once captured by a distraught king, a fierce warrior is forced to choose between saving his family or his country. But choices are never that simple. *** Book 1 of The War of Fire and Ice. The centuries-long war between Fire and Ice has reached an uneasy standstill; but, as time progresses, that newfound peace starts cracking. Thorn, a good warrior with a dark past, has been captured by the crazed Fire King who will spout Machiavellian ideals to obtain the item he desperately requires. However, the king carries a heavy burden that the rest of his court are more than happy to take advantage of. Meanwhile, panic blooms throughout Ice as Thorn's absence creates a hole that their king and Thorn's wife are unable to fill. Seeking to unite their divided kingdom, the Ice King and his close subjects search for ways to survive the upcoming war. There is more than one layer to the Kingdoms' troubles. There is more than one issue in the rulers' hearts. There is more than one outcome of right or wrong. And sometimes, death is the only answer. If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad, you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story for free in it's original, safe, form, please go to https://www.wattpad.com/user/sylvia_shadow. Thank you. ---------- [Chapter no.]: something = the chapter is being edited. There is a line mark for where I'm up to in the chapter. ---------- Awards: 1st place in White Wolves Awards 1st place in The Seraphic Awards Added to official @YAFantasy reading list Original story. All Rights Reserved. Rated PG-13 due to blood and gore. Mentions/indications of severe abuse. A few mature themes and allusions. Music and pictures contained, belong to the original artists and I take no credit for them (unless specified).

[FIRST DRAFT] ☆Long forgotten powers are stirring...☆ After years of captivity under the King's will, Avira -an Arcane, those tainted by magic- is finally freed from his grasp by an enigmatic stranger who vanishes into the night. With the taste of freedom fresh in her mind, she sets out across the realm to find and reunite with her brother. But between evading the deadly Shivané assassins sent after her and the constant threat of death by man and monster looming over her, will she survive long enough to see her brother again? ☆...roiling and creeping within the shadows...☆ Rollen's world is swept from under him when he is framed and taken prisoner. Convicted for aiding the theft of one of the most powerful remnants of the Ancient World, he narrowly evades immediate death. Determined, he seeks out the real culprit and renew his tarnished name, before his postponed fate catches up to him. ☆...extending their reach to choke all occluding their aspirations.☆ COVER BY THE AMAZING @RachelS8766 ●2ND PLACE WINNER OF THE SILVER AWARDS◇ ●3RD PLACE WINNER OF THE WOTY AWARDS◇

The chancellor has been overthrown. And the Empire of Light has risen. Everything the Watchers and the Saints have worked for has come. The lowborn have risen up to form their own nation under the leadership of the sorceress, Medea. And the hope of their new empire is spreading across the world. But freedom did not come without a terrible cost. And no one knows just how great that cost was. Except Tori Burodai. Everyone believes she is dead. And her magic has vanished. But after the last things in her world are stolen from her, Tori is determined not to go down without a fight. And she is not the only one. The chancellor may have lost his realm, but he has his own schemes to take back his empire. Ambitions, monster, and nations will collide in the thrilling third installment of the Shadow Watch series. Start reading now! © Stephen Klopfenstein 2019 All Rights Reserved