In a dark and deep land lives young Marjorie, a woman desperate for something more than her conventional life in her tiny village, Core. She aches for something dangerous, something like the dark forest, Mirkwood, which borders her home. Yet, there is a curse which haunts her people: a Wolf. For the last eighteen years, he takes one innocent life. Fate seems to change at the hands of Vivian, a Wardeness who promises Core a safe passage through Mirkwood. For a moment, Marjorie has everything she has ever wanted: An escape from a fate set in stone... until the Wolf set its dark intentions on her. Now, she is forced to decide: Will she defeat the Wolf or will she willingly be devoured? __________________ The stranger turned to face her. This close, it was easy to see his handsome features. From his high cheekbones to his piercing gray eyes, he was unlike any sully-faced villager. Instead, he wore his beauty with a casual grace, as if he were clueless to the plumpness of his lips or the flat, smooth surface of his chest. "Am I a what?" The man cocked a thick, dark brow up. He pushed his right hand into the pocket of his trousers, but not before Marjorie caught a glimpse of the heavy jewels on his fingers. He drowned in an opulence few villagers could afford. "I take that as a no," she said. "What is your name, stranger?" He looked to her, and then his gaze traveled to where men and women continued to fling themselves around the heat of the bonfire. You don't belong here, she thought.

David is ten and a half years old when he becomes the de facto family shepherd and he's twelve when a man called Agent Samuel declares David will be the next ruler of Israel. One of those things seems more likely to happen than the other, even with the strange man's reassurances, and David's not surprised when it turns out to be the sheepherding side of things. Initially, at least. However, time passes. Years pass. David becomes President Saul's unofficial musical therapist, developing a close friendship with his son Jonathan--the man who should be ruler next. He defeats Goliath, the result of genetic experimenting done by the Philistines, with nothing more than a rock and a slingshot, and quickly becomes a beloved hero of Israel. And the more experience that David gets, the more that people become obsessed with him, the more he is willing to concede that maybe that Agent Samuel guy was onto something. He's not the only one who sees his rise in popularity, though; President Saul is keeping a close eye on him, too. A deadly eye. And it soon becomes evident that David will either live to see himself become President or a legend forever remembered as the man who defeated Goliath. CAVALIER is a modern day retelling of the early life of King David, from when he first becomes a shepherd to just before he becomes ruler over Israel. It is a Featured work in the Spiritual section.

Everyone knows of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter--the four seasons. Who they don't know of is their sister, Equinox, or how the four seasons came to be. Equinox is the daughter and Day and Night. People always considered her to be the oddball, the weirdo, the ugliest, the runt. She didn't care. When a trip to the villiage makes her feel the need to help someone, she sneaks out at night, hoping to not be noticed. She soon becomes friends with the hunter of the villiage, Orion. When she is given an exciting choice on what type of "power" to have, she soon realizes that it comes with a price. Will she be willing to pay the price? ***WINNER of RetellingsUnite Creation Story contest*** Word count: 9,490 Awesome cover by @cleverwren Highestrank: #150 in Fantasy

After losing her daughter, Margaret is drawn into a battle against Depression, a vile conniving demon determined to take her life. This story is UNEDITED.

Everyone has them. The days when you feel a lot like crap. "I'm fat, I'm ugly" run through your mind all day, making you shrink into yourself, afraid that someone will comment. Afraid someone will be mean. But what if you were already gorgeous? What if you were already loved? And you didn't know it yet? Written by a gal who's struggled through self-consciousness herself, this book will take you through a long but rewarding journey through Christ: learning to love yourself. Even if you're not a Christian, Katrina Hunter's advice will help you walk through your day with a little more self-esteem. So whether you believe in God or only yourself, try reading this book today. {I wrote this myself. Do not use without written permission except for reviews in which quotes may not exceed 200 characters (unless you have written permission for a longer quote). Thank you.} Categories: Christian, self-worth, love, romance, self-help, counseling, inner beauty, outer beauty

A girl covering up her own darkness. A boy hiding his own light. Two troubled teens are thrown together, with broken hearts and hurting souls, struggling to find a way to escape the pain of their problematic pasts. *** Paige, a senior in high school, meets Chris, a troubled boy who might entirely change her life and turn it all upside down in an effort to discovering his own identity and healing a heart broken by his past. Though largely unknown to each other, they'll have to place their trust in one another to discover themselves, and the meanings to their disturbing and mysterious pasts and futures. The only thing they don't realize about each other yet is Chris and Paige were destined to cross paths, and just at the point they are in their lives right now as well. They both possess deep shades of black and white, dark and light, that they have yet to fully realize they themselves possess. Thank you to the talented @emojimojo for the creative and gorgeous book cover! ~Updates every Monday & Thursday~

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