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Star's Crossing by Madeleine_Graves
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{WATTY'S 2020 WINNER & EDITOR'S PICK.} Hopeless romantic and aspiring writer Mare Atwood has fallen madly in love with her childhood correspondent. There's only one catch-she doesn't know who he is. When the beaus of Star's Crossing return from boarding school to begin the courting season, Mare is determined to uncover the identity of her writer, flout her family's intentions of orchestrating an advantageous marriage, and procure the life of writing and romance she's always sought. But as in the tales she so adores, it won't be easy. Galas, masquerades, picnics, and hunts-alongside an old friend, a former teacher, and an unlikely ally, Mare delves into an investigation that leaves her torn between three clever, deceptive, and wealthy young bachelors. If Mare can confirm which is her writer and claim his hand before the courting season ends, she'll have her wish: the love of her life, a valuable marriage, and a future of writing romance. But with the eyes of Star's Crossing upon her, a business plot forcing invisible hands, and the unwillingness of her writer to come forward-Mare's future may not end in triumph, but tragedy. Set against the gilded Victorian backdrop of coastal Connecticut and lush with pre-war luxury, fans of Jane Austen, Margaret Mitchell, and Louisa May Alcott are sure to enjoy this lighthearted, lyrical novel of young love, independence, and identity. #1 Literary #1 YA Romance #1 Victorian #1 Lyrical #8 General Fiction
Legacy (Daughter of War #2) by MissBookNut
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**ON HOLD INDEFINITELY** It's been two years since the great battle in the shrine. However, as Perinus strives to recover from its losses, shadows continue to grow throughout the land... A dangerous sickness is spreading throughout the country--one that ravages minds and turns friend against friend. One that reeks of Death itself. With the help of unlikely allies in unlikely places, it's up to Constantine to seek the root of this sickness and stop it. But first, Constantine will have to master her abilities. She will have to recover her legacy and stand for everything good. She must make a final choice: fire or shadows? Only one side can emerge dominant, while the other will consume her whole. ****** Sequel to 'Constantine' cover by @seventhstar
Talking to the Moon ✔ by OmaimaAkbar
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| Previously Featured | | Book One of the Moon Chronicles | "To hear, one must be silent." The Power of the tongue and intelligence of a human being is what makes them different from God's other creations. It is what makes them powerful, it is what makes the human being rule every other creation. But they forget to listen and that is what will lead them to their doom ------------------------ Ayah Beizeen is a sixteen-year-old village girl with a peaceful and content life. She has loving parents, a supportive elder brother and an adorable younger brother. But she is different: Ayah was born mute. She didn't cry when she was delivered and hasn't uttered a word ever since. Sometimes, she wishes she could - she was envious of everyone who could convey their emotions through words, for she has no other option but to keep them bottled up inside her. However, Ayah Beizeen has a special friend from the age of five, when she was found on her terrace staring at the Moon. She talks to the Moon and it listens. Talking to the Moon is the only way, Ayah knows, to share her feelings. One night, the Moon comes with strange tidings - it says that everything that she knew about her life is going to change. She has somehow stumbled upon a strange path and the destination is uncertain. It all depends on the choices she makes. A tale of love, heartbreak, dreams, failures but above all - redemption. Follow Ayah's journey as she surpasses all odds. Is she the 'living miracle' that the Voice of the Moon claims her to be? [ Highest rank - #4 ] [ Cover by - @MayTijssen ] [ Unedited - First draft ]
Secrets of the Gods by WickedLovely13
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There is nothing one can do to escape the inevitable. Even if what is to come might just destroy you. There are simply things in this world that cannot be explained using words known to man. And, while you can change parts of your life, Fate remains the same. Adaline Grey thought she was your average, normal, everyday teenager, but when she drives her car off a bridge-and survives- her body begins to exhibit strange things. Her dreams begin to become reality, her hearing is abnormally acute, and everything in this world seems more vibrant. Yet, she cannot fathom why. Danger looms in the darkest of places, and with power there are those who seek to steal it. Adaline must decide whether to look to the one person she hates most in the world, or to stay helpless to the new world around her. Cover by: @lostwinter
Stolen by ShabTuSubah
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He was famous for something no one should ever be famous for. He protects the people in his country, therefore they protect him. Guards, security, personal assistants, paparazzi at his heels 24/7. He had everything he could ever want---fame, fortune, and above all, women, all of them falling to his feet, all of them wishing they could be with him--if only just for one night. He never needed just one, never needed to "settle down." He didn't want to. Until her. She was a sweet, innocent, unsuspecting girl, destined to be tied to his name, his wealth, his fame, his fortune. Without realizing when or how, she quickly rises from her middle-class title to become the wife of the most well-known, most handsome, and most eligible bachelor in the country. And yet, she could not be more unhappy, even when the world loves her and all the women desire to be her. How could she, when the only man that should love her, doesn't?
Shattered Lines by MermaidMetanoia
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Sang Sorenson. Violinist. Victor Morgan. Pianist. Both are household names, but one isn't said without the other. Not since they became everyone's favorite couple. Again, they make beautiful music individually, but when they perform together it's like nothing you've ever heard. In fact, when they're playing music together is the only time in public that they aren't putting on a performance. Their relationship in the eyes of the rest of the world is a performance to keep the press and their families relatively happy. When it's just Sang and Victor, though? That's when they're real. And through the stress of their families, through their shared distaste of fame, and through all the trials they must face, they form an unbreakable bond. Through Victor, Sang gets to meet the rest of the Blackbourne Team and experience true friendship, along with finally knowing what it feels like to have a family who doesn't care where you live, how much money you have, or what you look like. With the Blackbourne Team, Sang finds her true family. Ghost Bird Story. Idea from @JalizaBurwell
Defying Gravity by StarofMidnight_
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For years, Calissa has dreamed of her curse breaking. But when it finally does, she was in no where prepared for what happened next. >< Years have passed since she has escaped the tower and all the weakness she had formed are now stuffed inside a locked cage inside her heart. Her mission now is to stand up against the strong evil and go against the tyrant king that has imprisoned them all in a lowly society. As a member of the Masked Bandits, she will do everything in her power to stop the tyrant king from finding the Eternal Dark-- the crystal that grants all evil to the master. With the mind and spirit of an animal, her talents shine above all others. So much, that she has been chosen by the masked man to act upon her desire of protection. By the masked man's unfailing trust around her neck and her instincts of honour and loyalty bound around her soul, she is determined to put an end to the kingdom's darkness. However, along the way, her courage will be tested. Along with her heart. The weaknesses that she caged in so long ago, will threaten to spill out. Including a dangerous, unbreakable bondage between her and another that even she cannot deny. ~~~~~ A Sleeping Beauty, Robin Hood, and Mulan retelling. With a hint of Rapunzel. Winner of the FairytaleCommunity Mix-up Contest Cover by me Cover picture by Laura Caseley (https://goo.gl/izkOCG)
Treeline by SageChara
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"Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand. For the world's more full of weeping Than you can understand." - William Butler Yeats Hello human. Yes, I will tell you my tale. Listen and listen well for I will not repeat it twice. During the tale you will hear whispers of love, of friendship, of family and a people bonded. You will also hear screams of terror, of pain, of heartbreak. A roar of the great injustices performed in our world, injustices I...well, you may be the judge of whether I deserved them or not; still, on they came. It is not too late to leave if your poor heart faints for such things. You're staying? Good. Pay attention. My name is Treeline. I am a faerie. No, I don't have wings. I don't sparkle. Truly, I would eat you if I were not currently bound. This is my story. [Highest Rank - #586 in Fantasy 10/22/2016] [Treeline is a WIP and generally pasted in rather raw and un-edited. Contents likely to change as we go along, constructive criticism welcome. Chapters will be added at least every Tuesday and Friday. Your feedback will be pulled into the editing phase once the first draft is completed!] [Soundtrack https://open.spotify.com/user/getyourgoat/playlist/3D02uXeXF7MIhQFy4Ewnhr ]
The Mafia Man by KAnnReads
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Rosalie O'Neil is sheltered and protected by her Irish mafia father and brothers. Taken out of her all-girls school during fifth grade, she's been tutored at home within thick iron gates for six years. No boyfriends, no sleepovers, no freedom. Her safety has always been her family's number one priority until they can't afford to keep her hidden from the new mafia man in town. Read on to learn about how an innocent girl changed the New York mafia game once and for all. **SET IN 1950s** [No images used belong to me. All credit to creators. All likeness to real people, alive or deceased is coincidental. Please leave constructive criticism! This is my first story :)] COVER ART BY: Casparita
Smoke and Mirrors : Royal Angels I by TabbyMax
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He was the prince who got away. He had it all - power, fame, glory, honor. (Did I mention the unlimited supply of money, alcohol and women?) Yet he chose the human world. She wasn't shy, quiet or even remotely sweet. She wasn't your girl next door and she certainly was not a princess. When Victoria is hired to kill a mysterious stranger, she didn't know she was dealing with royalty. Of the immortal kind. Their worlds are about to get intertwined in a way neither could've foreseen. Welcome to a place where pretences are everything and everyone lies to get what they want. There will be scandals. Conspiracies. Betrayal. Love. Vampires, angels, magic and smoking hot men. And of course, a whole lot of "What the hell just happened?" *** Current ranking - #1 on Fantasy Wattpad Featured book Fiction Award Winner 2017 Completed