Two vanished. One came back.

[ f e a t u r e d ] [ c o m p l e t e d ] [ e d i t i n g ] ❝A crush can either crush you or heal your crushed heart.❞ Victoria Becky's life is like any other normal eighteen-year-old teenager: fun with friends, crying over homework, procrastination on point, and Friday night parties. But this normal, decent life bubble flies over her head and kisses goodbye to her the day, she discovers a website in her school's computer lab with her photos and confessions about a crush. The more she reads, the more she is intrigued, the more she is scared and the more she is willing to take risks to find this person who has a massive crush on her. Because either she can start swimming for answers or wait for someone to drown her with 'em. And being a good swimmer, Victoria knows better than to drown. - cover by @bitchmafia

It started with a lemon sorbet. Then a cold, dead body smiled. ✘ ✘ ✘ In a chance of a lifetime, Wendy Cain's innocent little crush on an infamous pariah, Leon Song, is swept up in a game of cat, mouse and murder as a dead body is found in his home... and the natural suspect being the amorously charming man. Can a simple crush acquit you murder? Or will you fall riddles to the hands of charm? Cover designed by Holly Thurston.

virtues are for fools, darling.

Samuel Brandt woke up with his thoughts written all over his body. His brother woke up with his head missing. His sister woke up to find that her skin would crack open unless she stayed in water. All of the other children in the secluded Iowa town of Oak Knoll woke up having undergone strange transformations. Now, they are all forced to live at 407 West Marshall Street, the mysterious house outside of town. With the new name of The Boy with Words for Skin, Samuel wants nothing more than to hide from his new life. He painfully and unpredictably sheds his skin, there is a Voice in the entryway closet that is often cruel, and-perhaps worst of all for a naturally shy boy-the other children look to him as a leader. As his seven-year-old brother struggles with their new life, as terrifying growls start to come from the pitch black basement, and as his feelings for a girl begin to grow, The Boy with Words for Skin realizes that he wants to change. He wants to put others first, learn from his peers, and let himself hope that things will get better. The Boy with Words for Skin is the first book in the 407 West Marshall Street series. Each book will advance the story but be told from a different character. Book 2 will be The Girl without Eyes.

LIKE THEM; the cunning, the strong, the rational, the sensual, the rash. POE19 [151016]

❝ Things are only as beautiful as you make them, Charlie. Including murder. ❞ It's the opening night of Burton Abbey's production of Romeo and Juliet and all is going smoothly - that is until the climactic death scene. Romeo takes a big gulp of the poison to be with his lover, except it really is poison and Elijah, who plays Romeo, is now dead. Charlie Monet, in charge of props, is the first suspect but soon the suspicion around her turns to worry as it seems she's the next target. Khaleel Rahim, an aspiring writer, is dying for a mystery to solve at his new school. When he sees Charlie sneaking around at night he thinks he's finally found something worth writing about. After discovering Charlie's ability to see visions of the past, Khaleel decides that they're the perfect pair to solve the mystery. With threatening notes, a quiet library and poison disguised as props; somebody in the school is blurring the lines between theatre and reality and the fast friends are about to discover that there's more to boarding school than just silly rumours. [2022 Watty's Shortlist]

impossible heists, lawless youths, and centuries-old paintings that hold immeasurable power. ✧ cover art by Louise Delfin

{Highest #12 Adventure} A supernatural sword and sorcery adventure! When legendary Tilwen swordsman, Riposte Clasicant, is challenged to defend his actions toward a woman he doesn't love, he discovers her fiancé is a bigger monster than he is. In Silver Blades novellas, we follow the adventures of Rip Clasicant, who has neglected both duty and honor in recent decades. His life of debauchery often rubs society the wrong way, and just as often it pushes back. Only superior skill with a blade has kept him alive thus far. Pertuli, his sarcastic but well-meaning sidekick, has his doubts about how much longer his friend's fortune will last. Love for "A Duel Nature": ---- "A LONG time [since] I came across something sooo original on Wattpad" - @OmaimaAkbar ---- "You've spawned a winner!" - @Aceandskylark ---- "Probably the funniest thing I've read" - @Spruce_Goose ---- "Some of the best banter I've read on Wattpad, hands down." - @OctaviaLocke ---- "Musketeers meets LotR" - @NicholasCasale ---- "The kind of rare tale that makes Wattpad worth sifting through." - @Arveliot ---- "That first chapter is amazing." - @Simbaet7 ---- "One hell of an ending!" - @KellyJBurke ---- "So well written and funny as hell." - @DragonGirl_97 ---- "These characters are legendary." - @Burnedoubt ---- "Conan Doyle's partnerships mixed with the glory of all things ruffian." - @Letusfallup ---- "Love love love. The author's use of language is astounding." - Kat J. ---- "Worthy of its often-high ranking in the adventure genre." - @EmiliaGlasse ---- "An epic tale for bards to sing." - @Stormwulf ---- "Bravo! Encore! Easily one of my favorite stories on Wattpad." - @ReadmyVoice ---- "Utterly fantastic and overall very skittle deserving in every way." - @shesjustawallflower ---- "Can't believe you wrote Rip vs. Godzilla. Props." - @RedToadMedia ---- "Better than Nescafé." - @EvelynHail

A short horror story