[ORIGINAL DRAFT SAMPLE] She is twenty-nine when the FBI comes for her, but Catherine Themis was only seventeen, grieving and naive and angry, the first time she wiped someone else's blood from her fingers and felt the snake rise in her chest. She was seventeen when she stepped into the dark and never looked back. ***** By day, Catherine Themis is an unassuming civilian administrator for the Dedwich Police Department, but by night, she is a notorious vigilante known as The Hangman. Struggling with her violent urges and the psychological cost of her actions, Catherine becomes the target of an obsessive serial killer and a relentless FBI agent, and as the hunt for the Hangman intensifies, Catherine must decide which life she wishes to live and what she values more: vengeance or her fading humanity? A psychological thriller in the vein of MINDHUNTER and HANNIBAL, SERPENT HEART is a deep-dive into the life and history of a conflicted vigilante forced to confront her inner demons and evade a national manhunt. Catherine questions the efficacy of her own convictions as the FBI closes in and a vindictive murderer puts her family, love, and identity in jeopardy. With everything on the line and time running out, who will Catherine Themis become? --- [[AVAILABLE ON AMAZON]] [[REMOVED 24 DEC 2021]] [[2019 Watty Winner - Mystery & Thriller]]

Questo romanzo è strutturato secondo il modello delle "scatole cinesi". Oltre a essere presenti numerose vicende che corrono su binari paralleli, vi è anche la storia di questo pistolero che dovrebbe essere in grado di far redimere il protagonista (siete davvero sicuri che ci riuscirà?). È stata per me un'esperienza del tutto nuova quella di provare ad intrecciare due generi narrativi completamente diversi tra loro (quello dei drammi adolescenziali da una parte e del western dall'altra), e devo dire che, nonostante il compito non fosse dei più semplici, mi sono divertito molto nel farlo. In più, il romanzo può essere analizzato, a mio parere, sotto più punti di vista: può essere considerato come una semplice storia, che non ha altra pretesa se non quella di intrattenere, può essere considerato come un romanzo autobiografico (e in gran parte lo è), oppure può essere visto semplicemente come un esperimento narrativo in cui l'autore ha cercato di creare qualcosa di nuovo, penso mai visto prima (anche se su quest'ultimo punto non ci metterei la mano sul fuoco, visto che al giorno d'oggi è stato inventato più o meno tutto). Sotto qualunque luce abbiate voglia di vedere "Potrebbe piovere", che il libro vi piaccia oppure no, una cosa è certa: nello scriverlo ho riservato una cura maniacale sia allo svolgimento di tutte le vicende (un anno e un mese per la realizzazione), che alla cura dei dettagli (parliamo di più di 300 ore di lavoro). In sostanza, in questo libro ci ho messo il cuore e spero che possa essere apprezzato anche da chi magari non digerisce appieno il genere. Sono comunque sempre aperto a qualsiasi tipo di aiuto e consiglio, affinché possa migliorare questa opera, essendo pienamente consapevole che è pura follia pensare di aver raggiunto la perfezione nel proprio lavoro. Di Dante Alighieri ce n'è stato solo uno, ed è morto da un pezzo. BEST SCORE: #9 in Narrativa Generale

Immagina un viaggio onirico in una dimensione parallela, ispirata alle malattie mentali. Questo è quello che dovrai affrontare insieme a Ciscandra. Solo così potrà svegliarsi dal coma che la imprigiona in un sogno senza fine. Esplora i paesaggi surreali dell'inconscio, affrontando bizzarri ed enigmatici personaggi. Sei pronto a incontrare la Donna-Orologio? A scoprire un universo vittoriano in cui le persone sono seguite da ombre piene di artigli? Forse lotterai insieme a Luce contro la dispotica Regina Bipolare e sarai costretto a girovagare nel Sanatorio del Litio. Quali segreti svelerai in quelle stanze vorticanti? Dovrai affrontare Medici della Peste, un angelo in una discarica di pillole, poeti maledetti e la dolce Ophelia, dimenticata in una vasca da bagno. E ancora... una donna ragno, scheletri ballerini, inquietanti sale da tè e molto altro! Ma non preoccuparti: avrai sempre un gatto diverso che cammina al tuo fianco e Didì, una drag queen che ama follemente i nomi. 💕WINNER WATTYS 2016💕 ►Copertina◄ Illustrazione di Lavinia Bassi (Ephygenia); grafica: Skadegladje; ►COPYRIGHT◄Copyright © 2020 - Ciscandra - Solo la follia conosce il mio nome - è protetto da copyright, tutti i diritti sono riservati all'autore Linda Tovazzi. Tale opera è registrata su Proofy, CON MARCATURA TEMPORALE certificata da un'autorità pubblica e ha validità legale riconosciuta a livello europeo. È PERTANTO VIETATA LA SUA RIPRODUZIONE PARZIALE O TOTALE

*completed* *Wattpad featured story [ 17/3/16]* *2015 WATTY AWARD WINNER* *#3 in Fantasy (5/3/16)* A chance encounter with a mysterious wizard at a magic show spells more than just a broken curfew for Cady and Josh Gates. When Josh is whisked away to the hidden world of Esvanira by the Keepers, Cady tracks him down to the Hall of Games - home to Stars and Starlets alike, where magic reigns supreme and shadows lurk in every corner. Secrets lie in wait as Cady searches for her brother. Darkness rises as time slips on by, and Cady will soon realise that there is more to the Hall of Games than meets the eye. Cover by @TrafficCop Book Trailer by @beingellie

*Sequel to the Watty Award Winner--Hall of Games* *#7 in Fantasy (12/5/16)* The relic of Yana, the Fifth Founder is stolen. It is a relic so powerful, it can raise an army of the dead from their deep slumber. After leaving the Hall of Games, Cady Gates hides a secret that must never be found out, for she is a Walker, someone who wasn't supposed to exist. Her kind is exiled, extinct. The penalty of being caught? Death. But sometimes, secrets are never meant to be kept. Thrown into a foreign place ruled by a tyrant keen on rooting out her kind, Cady must learn to control her newfound powers and determine where her heart truly lies, or all shall perish. An army of the revengeful undead is rising. The legions of doom hold one belief- to avenge is to annihilate. Book Two of The Celestial Chronicles Cover by @TrafficCop Book Trailer by @beingellie

[editing-slowly] Despite doing everything she can, Lucy Ainsworth can't forget the night that she held the hand of the dying stranger, Ryden Mitchells. However; when she finds herself face to face with his ghost in her bathroom mirror, she's thrown deeper into a pit of confusion, questions and an odd attraction to the boy. As the two search for answers to this strange occurrence and do what they can to help him move on, a strong friendship bonds: and an even a stronger romance. But getting too close to Ryden could have devastating consequences for Lucy and she'll have to find it in herself to do what's best for her and for the dead boy that she's fallen head over heels for... Story Copyright 2013 © I do not own the image/s shown on the cover or in the banners. They rightfully belong to their owners

Can a natural killer learn to be human again? Regan's unique talent for murder makes her a perfect assassin. After a lethal encounter leaves her broken body washed up on a beach, she finds herself adopted by a group of teenage bodyguards. She doesn't intend to stay for long, but soon Regan finds herself faced with a choice: become a hero or stay a villain? *** The boy played with the flat brim of the cap in his hands and looked around the room. He sat back in his chair, trying to look casual, but the heel of his hi-top sneaker drummed rapidly on the concrete floor. Regan sat opposite him with her legs crossed and her hands folded on her tartan skirt. She watched him without a word and brushed a strand of blue-dyed hair behind her ear. Somehow this seemed to unsettle him more. 'Calm down,' she said. 'It's just murder.' *** Author's Note: Darkness Girl: Trickster God is represented by Louise Fury from The Bent Agency. P.S. The epic cover was made by Paul Kopetko (you can stalk him at paulkopetko.com). Enjoy!

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Religion rules Constantine's world...and she has been condemned as the Spawn of the Devil. She is a Champion, a human being blessed with superhuman abilities by the deities of her world. However, her patron happens to be the Lord of War and Strategy - and women were never supposed to be Champions of War. In order to survive in a world that would rip her apart, she disguises as a boy, training to fulfil her supposed destiny. But fate has other things in store for her. An ancient evil is rising - and only Constantine may have the power needed to fight it. Along with a brash warrior and a too-perceptive scholar, Constantine begins to unravel secrets of a prophecy foretelling the end of the world. Now, she must learn how to fight evil with nothing but a magical knife as well as powers she knows next-to-nothing of. The real problem though? She may have been the one to call the great evil in the first place. ************ Now a Wattpad Featured story! Highest ranking: #1 in Fantasy Cover by @seventhstar Previous cover by @TrafficCop Original cover sketch by @MissBookNut, colours by @AFlyingPug

BLACK MIRROR meets PRETTY LITTLE LIARS in this multimedia thriller where an anonymous advice website gets hacked and the dark origins of the site start to come to light. (shortlisted for the 2017 wattys, #1 in mystery/thriller)