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The Basement Vault by Brandon_Zenner
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A fast paced crime thriller: Mickey should have been boss back in '86, before the up and coming Chuck Carlino claimed the entire organization by force. Now, years have passed, and Mickey's partner has been caught staging an overthrow of Mr. Carlino's leadership. Mickey has not only lost his partner, tortured to death at the hands of Mr. Carlino's men, but he is under suspicion of working with the enemy to topple the corrupted regime. Mickey will have to face the entire organization head on or die trying.
A Tale of Two Cities (1859) by CharlesDickens
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The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events. The most notable are Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. Darnay is a former French aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Carton is a dissipated English barrister who endeavors to redeem his ill-spent life out of his unrequited love for Darnay's wife. Cover art done by @orangedusk
Rebecca Moon and The Boy in the Bottle by TWClawson
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Rebecca Moon just wants to play her video games, but with scary noises and odd flashes of light coming from her back yard, she is a little distracted. When her cat escapes to her backyard and she sees a group of monsters ready to kill a young boy stuck in a bottle, she is suddenly thrust into a world that she could never imagine. A grand adventure ensues when she decides to help her new friend. Though along the way she will learn a lot about him, it's what she discovers about herself that changes her life.
The Realms [Watty 2017 Shortlist] by RElizabethM
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One mistake changes Hannah's life forever, exiling her from her realm and isolating her from the man who loves her. Now, Hannah must find a way to restore Ryan's memories and get them both back home before she loses everything forever. After threatening Ryan's father, the Ruler of the Realms, Hannah is transplanted into a new life in the Second Realm. Unable to get through to Ryan or to find her way back to her birth realm, Hannah enlists the help of Maizie, another banished soul who has some secrets of her own. Hannah knows that Ryan's father is abusing his power on the Third Realm and she intends to stop him, no matter the cost. Seeking out the Keepers of the Realms, Hannah and Maizie are drawn into a web of deception that leaves Hannah struggling to find the right path for herself and Ryan. Hannah's choices could save Ryan and the Third Realm but may leave her facing an uncertain future. What have people been saying about The Realms? *This book is awesome. I wish I could erase my memory of it and start it all over again - alubenlanretni *I loved this book - a3griffin32 *This is so amazing. You are truly talented - collettekozuchlepley *Love love loved this book! - shantelle721 *Loved the book! I was anxious to see what was coming next and was not disappointed when it did! - nicoleblakebontaine #5 in Adventure - January 26th, 2017 Third Place - 2016 Undiscovered Writers Awards in Adventure Featured story December 2016 - July 2017. Watty Awards Shortlist 2017 Cover by @pipo_here_
I Am Anastasia by ELatimer
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Samantha wishes she were someone else. Anastasia, to be exact. Anastasia doesn't sit in the corner and read because she's too shy to talk to anyone. She doesn't keep trying and failing. Anastasia slays dragons. Of course, Anastasia is only a character in Samantha's story. That's what Sam does, she writes. She writes to keep the monsters at bay. She creates new worlds to escape into. And she writes to block out the cranky ramblings of her jilted father, who refuses to acknowledge the woman that ran out on them years ago. But Samantha finds herself thrown into a not so magical adventure when she discovers her long lost mother has been in town all along. She has questions that need answering, and a few arrow- accusations... she'd like to sling. But there are obstacles to storming the castle, her father for one. Either Samantha makes this her happily ever after, or it all ends in tears... Either way, the story is about to change.