Eliza Banes, her ambition for adventure and her penchant for trouble, have often been trying on her poor mama's nerves. All her mother desires is for Eliza to be married and settled, but Eliza has other plans. Seizing an opportunity to stow away on a merchant ship to live out her dreams of seeing the world, Eliza has no idea what she is getting herself into. What she thought would be a harmless adventure sees her experience new challenges, rowdy sailors, evil pirates, and it brings her face to face with the surliest sea captain with a heart of pure gold. Eliza is about to discover the true meaning of, "be careful what you wish for."

Highest rank in Werewolf: 6 "Mate," he growled out, as he sniffed the air and began scanning the room with his shining silver eyes. When they landed on mine, it was as if time had just stopped and he was everything that I could possibly need and more. "Her," was all he said, as surprise was written on everyone's face, including Alpha Malik. All I wanted to do was just disappear from the face of the Earth as if I never existed in the first place. Alejandra Sanchez was once a radiant girl who had lots of friends and always had a smile on her face, but that all changed when her mother passed away, leaving her all alone with her father. Some time after her mother had passed, her father had remarry a woman and forgot all about his little girl who was left depressed and alone to cope with the death of her mother. One by one her friends drifted apart, the same way her father did and the teasing and bullying began. Her mother was one of the friendliest women around the pack who was loved by everyone and she looked like an exact copy of her, to fuel everyone's hatred at her, making her wish that she never existed. To make everyone forget about her, she stopped talking.

"Oh my God, Zara," he whispered, taking a good look at me. The insecurity managed to break through my amorousness. "I knew you were a beautiful woman, but damn, you're about to kill me with those curves." "I..." I wrapped my arms around chest, feebly trying to shield myself from his stare. Shame churned within my stomach. "I-Is that a bad thing?" "No, it's a very good thing." Gently, he pushes my arms away so I can't hide myself anymore. I sighed as his fingers drew little lines along the curves of my hips. "Almost makes we wish I was a race car driver so I could fully appreciate them."

Daniella Campbell is a normal highschool girl with best friends who have boyfriends, because of peer pressure, she also wants to have one. However, Daniella thinks she is too good for any guy who is courting her, that's why she never had a boyfriend in her entire life. Her best friends told her that's because she sets the bar too high. So what happens if she clicks on a popup that actually sells boyfriends? Read to find out. :)

She was just a teenager who wanted to meet her soul mate, so that they could live together forever and have that cliché romantic ending. But once she does, a whole set of problems and trouble come running their way. She knew it was going to be a difficult journey, since he was a human and was engaged to another woman.

[2013 Watty Finalist] Thea Gibson lives a normal life. She waitresses at her local bar, pays her bills on time, has a secret crush on Detective Josh Cooper and let's her friend Shae drag her to parties when she'd rather be curled up at home buried in the latest paranormal fantasy. In one night though, her life becomes a paranormal fantasy when she is attacked by Titans and saved by a man claiming to be Hermes, Messenger of the Gods. Hermes tells her she is a reincarnated deity, with latent powers she must remember so she can return the recently escaped Cronos back to Tartarus. Thea refuses to believe such nonsense but with the strange things happening around her, Thea begins to discover that fantasy is more closer to reality than she once thought... Note: Some myths have been altered for this story. Please do not presume to correct them as they are altered for the purposes of my story. Forsaken Deity Copyright © Melissa Lucas 2013 All Rights Reserved. No part of this literary work may be reproduced or used without written consent from the author.

Faith Mitchell was never confident. She was happy to blend into the background, much to the protest of her friends. At 16, her life was a normal teenage cliche. She was in love with Jace, the obnoxious player who she couldn't have, and her biggest worry was whether or not he would finally come to his senses and see that she really was the one for him. That is until she is kidnapped and recruited by a secret agency of assassins. She is torn away from her normal teenage life and thrown into a world of guns, knifes and criminals. The agency mold her into the perfect killing machine, and at 19 she is no longer the shy girl that was snatched away from her uncomplicated life, but a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to complete whatever mission she is on. Then, the agency has a new mission which involves Faith returning to her hometown, and facing her friends, family and the very boy who broke her heart just before it turned into stone. What will happen once Faith comes face to face with Jace? Will the obnoxious player be able to reach out and get the old Faith back without pressing any of her wrong buttons, considering that the shy girl he once knew now has a gun. (WATTY AWARDS 2011) (THE FICTION AWARDS 2017) ©makeandoffer

Headless bodies start appearing in the streets, so cunning Detective Rashida Heyes and her partner have to stop the killer to prevent the apocalypse ***** After bodies start appearing in the middle of the streets, hollowed and headless, Detective Rashida Heyes and her partner, Travis Virgil, are given the case. However, once they dig deeper, meeting the emotionally broken Victor Eccelstone, and realize how heavily the church is involved, Rashida has to acknowledge that this case might be bigger than she had ever imagined. These crimes aren't the act of one man - they're the beginning of the end of the world [[Winner of the 2017 Wattys Storysmith Award]] [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

It is 4761BC, and 17 year old Eve is an ordinary peasant, just trying to make her way in life by a few coin, which she gains out of stealing from rich townspeople. Suddenly, when she is caught and taken in with interest by King Titon of the Land of Eve for having the prophecy of the Chosen One, and for her unusually keen fighting skills, she must become the Lady in the Iron Mask, a soldier of Titon. Trained by the King's son and general, Kieran, Eve must learn to fight like a true killer, and practice courtly etiquette. However, maybe the fight is bigger than she could have ever imagined...and maybe, it just might destroy everything she loves.

Mythology can refer either to the collected myths of a group of people-their body of stories which they tell to explain nature, history, and customs[1]-or to the study of such myths.[2] As a collection of such stories, mythology is an important feature of every culture. Various origins for myths have been proposed, ranging from personification of natural phenomena to truthful or hyperbolic accounts of historical events, to explanations of existing ritual. Although the term is complicated by its implicit condescension, mythologizing is not just an ancient or primitive practice, as shown by contemporary mythopoeia such as urban legends and the expansive fictional mythoi created by fantasy novels and Japanese manga. A culture's collective mythology helps convey belonging, shared and religious experience, behavioral models, and moral and practical lessons.