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The Rider of Rhorenna by madcapdragon
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Once, dragons filled the skies of Ethodien, a kingdom that lies in the North West of the world of Einn. Dragons were powerful beings that protected the world from dangers beyond what humans could face alone. When the world was new, dragons and humans formed bonds that could change the tied of war, restore peace to lands torn asunder, and destroy malevolent gods. Or so the stories say. In present day Ethodien, an orphan, known to her friends as Scab, waits to die. Her thirteenth birthday less than three days away, she has two options: be bought or adopted before her birthday, or be killed before she reaches it. When strangers arrive in the Oxport Orphanage, Scab hopes that her luck may change, but with the orphanage's history - and the tendency to favor boys - her hopes are not high. The strangers claim to be dragon riders, the mythical figures who supposedly tamed and rode the now extinct race of dragons who once lived in Einn alongside humans. What's more, they say Scab is one of them. Donning a new name and a new life, the orphan once know as scab enters a world where what she knew is wrong, and the stories she loved are coming to life. But all stories have a dark side, and all come with a price. Cover art by @camellia (Part of the Books of Einn, a collabortive world created by @camellia and myself)
Haf by madcapdragon
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"It was strange, that in her nineteen years of life, free as they were of war, she'd faced death more than most. She knew the taste of her own blood, the presence of Death warm against her neck. She did not fear death as her pack wished her too. She had been born of death, her mother dead before she entered the world completely, her twin dead earlier beside her in the womb." Haf is broken - she is a Tyreen with no wolf. Three turns ago, she returned from the Drielm - the Tyreen coming of age ceremony - with only one form. Torn apart with confusion and frustration, Haf is trying to accept herself as only half a Tyreen when her clan kicks her out. Forced out onto her own, Haf must face the dead of winter and an island brewing with war between the wolf clans. With the help of a first blood wolf by the name of Nonn, Haf is determined to find the shaman Saeth, who she believes is the only one who can help her and the fate of the Tyreen. Cover art by @camellia (Part of the Books of Einn, a collabortive world created by @camellia and myself)
As Dark as the Forest by LadyKnightMeg
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A kingdom. A curse. And a girl running from her past. When an illness affecting magic-users begins to sweep through her city, Orianne is tasked to go to the Quercian Forest to steal the healing stones from the Quercians that contain the power to heal the mages. When the guild leader, Remo does something unforgiveable, Orianne travels to the forest of her own accord to repair the damage he's caused. What she finds is a forest that is dealing with its own dark curse - one that she must break in order to win the healing stones needed to save her friends and family. On her journey, she forges new friendships and discovers some surprising things about herself. Orianne must make difficult decisions, and face her ultimate fears in order to succeed in her mission - but success may be measured in different ways than she originally thought. Cover by @mulanjiang
DRAGON MARKED (On Hold) by LadyKnightMeg
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Dragons went extinct in Emares hundreds of years ago as a result of the war waged between the Crown and the mages. Or so the Emarians thought. Blayre has always hated secrecy, but secrecy has always been a necessary skill for her survival in Emares. A girl with the ability to sense magic is a valuable asset to anyone in power. But now she must protect an even bigger secret, and an even more valuable asset - a dragonling named Azure, whose existence could change the fate of their kingdom, and maybe even the world. With Caval and Fletcher at her side, Blayre embarks on a desperate journey to the free city of Solpor, where the greatest University in the world is located. Here they must meet with scholars to learn as much as they can about dragons, and form alliances for protection. Meanwhile, Duke Rorrick has learned a difficult truth about his cousin, and must try to track Blayre down - For himself, and for what he believes is the good of Emares. Read about Blayre's first adventure in UNMARKED Cover by @mulanjiang
 No Way To Neverland by Singermay21
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a book of poems and thoughts.
Genius by SallySlater
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All of London believes Evie's husband is one of the world's greatest inventors, rivaled only by the reclusive Earl of Westmorland. Nobody knows that Evie, not her husband, is the real mastermind behind his genius inventions. When Evie's husband is brutally murdered, she is forced to seek out a new partner through whom to sell her creations. Desperation leads her to seek out the earl, a man her late husband despised and returned the sentiment. Though he neither likes nor trusts her, he can't help but feel that her husband's murder is more than it seems. And when Evie's name is added to the suspect list, he has to intervene. Striking a reluctant partnership, Evie and the earl search for the man--or woman--who killed her husband, and uncover a much larger threat--one that threatens all of England.
The Emperor's Edge 3: Deadly Games by LindsayBuroker
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When you’ve been accused of kidnapping an emperor, and every enforcer in the city wants your head, it’s hard to prove yourself an honorable person and even harder to earn an imperial pardon. That doesn’t keep Amaranthe Lokdon and her team of outlaws from trying. When athletes start disappearing from the Imperial Games, they may finally have an opportunity to show the emperor that they’re on his side. If she and her comrades can get to the bottom of such a public mystery, they’re sure to get the credit. But plans go awry when Amaranthe’s own men start plotting against each other, the new ally she’d hoped to acquire tries to turn her in, and her best fighter—and closest friend—disappears. Maybe getting involved wasn’t such a good idea after all… Deadly Games is the third book in The Emperor's Edge series. Books 1 and 2 are up on Wattpad: http://www.wattpad.com/story/3815885-the-emperor%27s-edge http://www.wattpad.com/story/5744445-the-emperor%27s-edge-2-dark-currents All of the books may be purchased from Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Apple, and Kobo.
In the Shadow of the Storm by rentachi
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Fleeing a man who steals memories with a touch, Aveline Arden finds an unlikely respite in the home of a cursed vampire trying to survive in a world that wants to see his kind destroyed _______________________ Without a home to return to, Aveline Arden seeks to start a new existence in the unassuming Maine town of Greyridge, but the presence of the local vampire, Cain Elding, derails her plans for the simple life. Threads of secrecy intertwine their paths as the monster haunting Aveline's past draws nearer and Elding battles a legacy he never wished to inherit. Strange traditions clash with modern sensibilities, loyalties are tested, and both mortal girl and cursed vampire struggle to survive together. A covert war spills into human society. Adversaries move unseen in the dark, the board is set, and the game must be played. Aveline's about to learn how scary the world can get.