She chose law to escape the blood-soaked legacy of her family. He chose chaos to burn it all down. Ainaz Moretti has spent years building a future that doesn't end in gunpowder and betrayal. As a top law student in New York, she's smart, sharp-tongued, and fiercely untouchable-until Rafaele Romano storms into her world with secrets that ignite everything she's tried to bury. Cold, arrogant, and dangerously calculated, Rafaele is everything she despises. He's also the only one who knows the truth about her family-and he intends to use it. What starts as rivalry sharpens into obsession, and beneath the sharp tongues and fiery stares is a chemistry neither of them can control. But in a world where loyalty is currency and love is a weakness, falling for your enemy can be fatal. Ruthless hearts. Shattered trust. And a love that could burn them both to the ground.

She was forged by prophecy, hidden in sleep, and awakened into a world that has forgotten her name. After two thousand years sealed in crystal and shadow, Dragon-Shifter Princess Willow Everlerigh awakens to a world unrecognizable. Dragons are enslaved. The Mystics-descendants of the very enemy she was created to stop-have twisted history, rewriting the truth and ruling what remains. To uncover the secrets left behind by her parents and reclaim her purpose, Willow must infiltrate an elite academy where Mystics are trained to bond with dragons-creatures they no longer understand, let alone respect. But something darker is stirring. The ancient force once sealed away is beginning to wake-and it remembers Willow. She is the last hope of a world that fears her return.

Echoes of the Forbidden is a gripping sci-fi action novel that follows John, a former operative agent, now buried in the monotony of a bureaucratic job. But when his ex-wife, Andrea, is kidnapped, his past comes crashing back. Cryptic messages begin to surface, alluding to a hidden truth and the urgent need for a mysterious "key." As John navigates a treacherous maze of secrets, betrayals, and hidden agendas, the tension escalates. Fear and desperation drive him and those around him, forcing them to confront an unknown enemy. With every step, the stakes grow higher, leading to an inevitable and dangerous showdown where the past and future collide.

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Her love is a weapon. It's killed before. And this time, she's sworn it won't happen again. Everyone at Blackthorn University thinks Kara is just another human girl juggling midterms, frat parties, and overpriced lattes. No one suspects the truth: that she's a Phoenix shifter, hiding in plain sight in a world ruled by werewolves and lycans. Even her closest friends don't know the fire simmering beneath her skin. But Kara isn't just hiding from them, she's hiding from fate. From the one thing she dreads more than anything else: her mate. She's done letting her love be a death sentence. She won't survive another loss. The scars she bears run deeper than flesh. So when Ryker, the dangerously magnetic lycan General, realizes Kara is his fated mate, she does exactly what she swore she would. She pushes him away. Again. And again. And again. But lycans don't walk away from their mates. And Ryker? He's dominant, possessive, and utterly relentless. He's a storm she can't outrun, a flame that won't go out. And every heated glance, every stolen moment, threatens to shatter the walls she's spent years building. As secrets ignite and her past begins to unravel, Kara must face the truth: Can she let herself love again, knowing it could destroy them both? Or will her lies-and the deadly curse entwined with her love-be the very thing that dooms them forever?

A cerebral, morally complex book, with (hopefully) realistic characters that try their best in the world granted to them. Incorporating light engineering concepts, heavy thinking, and strategy into combat and day-to-day interactions, this is a book I couldn't find on the shelves, so I'm trying to make it. As we move along, we follow the retired Lieutenant Colonel Cohen, a deep-thinking and surprisingly rambunctious engineer called back onto the field for a new chance. Given a new team, a spacecraft, and an outdated exoskeleton, Cohen's been given a new role in life - that of a state-sanctioned bounty hunter with little ties to any superiors, a valued expendable. And many problems await. The story is still in development, but feel free to read it as I work! It's relatively clean, with some cursing. However, there will be blood, violence, and gore, so watch out for that. I should be updating this weekly, probably during the weekends, but if I don't, feel free to annoy me in the comment section until I upload.

Nobody ever thinks their life will shatter in an instant-until it does. Not at first. You wake up, you go through the motions, and you trust the people around you. You laugh, you cry, you love. You never stop to wonder if the hands you hold today will be the same ones that destroy you tomorrow. I never did. I never questioned the warmth in his smile, the strength in his presence, the way he stood by my side like a shadow I could always rely on. I thought I had finally found someone who understood me, someone who didn't see me as an outsider. Someone I called a brother. But trust is a dangerous thing. It blinds you. It makes you miss the signs staring right at you. Because the moment I saw the truth- I realized I had been holding the devil's hand all along. #5 Survivor #36 Obsession

THE PANTHER SERIES BOOK 1/3 She's someone I must protect. Someone I need to watch out for from the watcher. She is my safe, and I'm her guard. Gareth should have never put me as his sister's guard. Night Wilson, she's chaotic, outgoing, and she has the look of a sunset dream. She was once someone I loved, but she left. Now she's back and in danger. No one threatens what's mine. He's someone I should get away from. Someone who thinks he has a say in my life. I don't know why my brother had put me under his protection. Xander Moore, he's malice, hidden, and he has the look of a dangerous prince. He's becoming too close no matter how much I push him away. But the more he stays away, the more I'll start to itch for his presence. AUTHORS NOTE: I know it needs editing and I'm trying my best here. Also, most of my stories are fast paced and this is included.

ALL IS SILENCE finished #37 of 151 for Wattpad's Story of the Year! Also a WATTYS 2015 - Dream Collections Winner! Thanks to everyone who added me to their collections! You made my year! The sequel, STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS, is available in print and e-book on all major ebook sites. If you are interested in hearing about special deals on this or any other works, please sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.desertedlands.com. #1 in Science Fiction - 57 days so far! Thank you, readers! PG-15: [Yes, you read that right. I would recommend teens not read it until they are 16!] Profanity, violence and sexual situations. Warning: There is talk of cutting and suicide. If any of these are triggers for you, please consider that when reading. Take care. Rob What if death forgot you? In a future that could be ours, Lizzie, a suicidal teen-age girl, barely navigates her own life. Then everything falls apart. In an apocalyptic land nearly deserted by disease, she lacks reasons to live until a shocking turn of events reveals a phone number. Her call pulls her dangerously cross-country to meet a stranger she thought was dead. In a world where there is plenty of food, plenty of gas, plenty of space... fear, anger and a lust for power still control the patterns of human life. This coming of age, edgy young adult novel is the debut of a former alternative high school teacher. If you like this, try Toils and Snares, a Deserted Lands novella, sampled on Wattpad.