Gael has always been an outcast and a weirdo - but when he moves to the small town of Imperium, he finds himself in the middle of a supernatural community, he didn't know he needed, or existed. It only becomes more interesting when the local hot vampire boy asks him out on a date. As a previously lonely werewolf, with zero social life, Gael starts to finally feel comfortable - but only until the murders. An array of bodies starts showing up and the obvious suspect is the one person who turns into a monster every full moon; Gael. The supernatural society starts picking sides, with Gael in the middle, and he has to figure out who the real killer is - on top of also graduating university and keeping his relationship and friendships healthy. Content warning: graphic violence, sex, depictions of bullying and mental illness. Wattys Shortlist 2024

"I kinda like this human," Ed mind linked with them. "Can we keep him?" "No!" They all said at the same time. The black wolf shrank a little at their reaction, but there was still a glint of mischief in his gold eyes. Max didn't keep his attention on his friend for long. His eyes were caught on the blond man that was in the middle of the clearing. The blond that had some how captured his heart without even trying. Those meadow eyes had gotten his attention without even looking his direction. That was when Max knew he was his. The next Luna to the Crescent Moon Pack was finally found after three long years of searching. And it was a human. A human man. *** IN PUBLICATION! This is only the first twenty chapters of this story, as it's finally being published! See inside for more info!

"Well, Well what do we have here." said his voice menacingly. . . . . . . "Don't you know not to cross onto an Alpha's territory." he whispered into my ear.

The man looked me up and down, his red eyes staring through me."You... Are a werewolf." "So I've noticed" The man scowled, his lips pulling back revealing the sharp fangs nestled between his teeth. I stepped back, startled by the sudden conclusion that formed in my head. Vampire. "Thank you for the clarification, wolf. But I don't need a 'mate.' Especially not a werewolf one." My fear disappeared, and I frowned, anger filling my mind. "What's wrong with being a werewolf, Dracula?" The man turned, marching towards me until we were face to face. My heart skipped a beat as he glared at me, both fear and lust being the cause. "Let me make one thing clear. We are not mates, and never will be. Vampires are a highly respected society, and a proud people. I will not stoop so low as to 'mate' with a stupid wolf, just because he says we're 'destined to.' Let alone a male wolf." With that, he disappeared into the woods, leaving me alone.

Cursed with immortality, Mars goes on a journey with his lifelong more-than-friends partner Astral, a painfully average future-seeing mage, to find the root of magic, in an effort to ease the side effects of Astral's visions - and to finish their thesis so they can graduate from college. *** Mars can't die. He was cursed with immortality as a baby, while the rest of his family died in a housefire, set by 'bad mages'. Or so he was told. Growing up in the magical college, he's taught he isn't a mage - and not a human either. When he and his only friend and confidant, Astral, go on a journey to finish their final thes is for college, they expected everything to go smoothly. But getting around isn't easy when you've got a friend who hates to walk - and who actually isn't a friend but so much more. Complications arises and Mars has to figure out his priorities: finding out the truth about his origins, finding a cure for Astral's seizure-inducing visions, picking up strays and 'adopting' them or finishing their degree. Content Warning: gore, death, explicit sex

This story is rated 18-A! Due to explicit context and mature sexual scenes. Read at your own risk! You have been warned :) After Hailey graduates from high school at the top of her class and gets into the University of her dreams, her life takes a turn for the worse. Her parents only agree to let her move to the city to attend University in the fall if she moves in with her brother Chase, and his good for nothing best friend Link. Link and Chase tormented Hailey when she was a child. Instead of having one jerk of an older brother, she got two. For as long as she could remember Link was there with her brother. He even had his own bedroom at their house. Hailey lost count of the many times the two boys put her in the hospital with multiple different injuries. Now older and more matured Hailey moves in with the boys only to have Link start coming on to her, putting her in steamy situations with no way out. Stealing naughty kisses at ungodly hours. Teasing sexually all while his best friend sleeps in the room down the hall. ---------------------------------- (Sneak peak) His hands roamed up my back and to the back of my neck where he gripped it and held my head still, he bit my lower lip and sucked it in between his teeth. A whimper came from me this time, shocking us both. His hands moved from my neck back down my back until they were right above my ass, I could feel him clenching and unclenching his fists trying to decided if he should move lower or not. I kissed him harder moving my tongue into his mouth trying to tell him it was fine. My motion must have worked because the next thing I knew his hands were cupping my ass squeezing it and keeping a firm grip on it. This caused my body to respond, grinding my hips harder into his groin, a low growl came from him, he moved his lips from mine and kissed down my jawline and down my neck where he stopped at the soft skin between my neck and my shoulder. He paused for a moment before another whimper came out.

When Kimberly's family can't afford to send her to Miami with the rest of her friends, she is forced to spend her spring break at the house of her father's friend, Julian Carter. Kimberly was not happy with the arrangement and prepared herself for a boring spring break. What she didn't expect though, was for Julian to be young, hot, and captivating. The sexual tension between the two came as a bonus. In the course of a few weeks, Julian will enlighten Kimberly and show her exactly what kinds of things happen under his roof. **WARNING: mature themes, swearing, lots of sex (as if that ever stopped anyone) Copyright © 2015 Nabi Chung. All rights reserved.

Twelve-year-old Carmen has a secret: she can talk to her cat Grim. But the powerful Brotherhood has banned pets, and the penalty is death. Her only chance to save Grim is to seek out the strange old man who lives in the haunted Old City. Ward is the most wanted boy in the world. The only thing standing between him and the hangman's noose is master criminal Saint Nick. In exchange for Nick's protection, Ward must find the long-lost horn said to have the power to wake legendary beings known as the Sleepers, whom Nick believes can aid him in his guerilla war against the Brotherhood. This leads Ward to Carmen, whose family has a long and mysterious association with the fabled horn. Ward and Carmen are soon hot on the trail of the horn. But the Brotherhood are closing in on Carmen's family. Ward and Carmen soon realise that waking the Sleepers may be the only thing that can save Carmen's parents from certain death. If only they knew how. FOR READERS WHO LIKED Scarlett & Browne - Jonathan Stroud Fly By Night - Frances Hardinge His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman

[Completed] The Royal Guard of the Empire has faithfully served Byzantia for nearly three centuries now. Hand picked from foreign lands, these guardsmen hold no political ties, carry no agendas, and bare no creeds except to those who sit upon the Onyx Throne. They are vanguards, protectors, loyalists. They are Vangen. Change has come to the Empire. An Empress sits upon the throne now, destroying any who would rebel against her with both fire and iron. To the east, her loyal Vangen work to quash the newest rebellion, until a letter arrives one day, marked with the Empresses seal. The contents within bare only dread and disturbance for the Guardsmen. The Black Ministry, the former Emperor's cabal of Sorcerers, have turned against the Empress. The Vangen's return is bittersweet. The city they once called home is now a battlefield, every street a choke-point. Every home a possible nesting ground for rebels. The Royal Guard will have to fight tooth and nail to put down the Ministry and protect the Empress, but the deeper they go, the harder the lines begin to blur. In a world where good and evil does not exist, where then does a man's loyalty lie? (Comments and Feedback are always appreciated)