~Wattys 2025 Winner~ BLOODLINES: THE BLOOD WITCH Book One of the Bloodlines Trilogy When Morgan Doran inherits her family's ancestral estate, she expects dust, secrets, and maybe a little madness-not a haunting, a legacy of forbidden power, and a warlock sworn to kill her. But Callum Rook isn't just any warlock. Bound by blood and prophecy, he arrives at the castle with a mission-to stop the rise of the last Blood Witch. Yet Morgan is nothing like the monster he was raised to fear. She is human. Fierce. Magnetic. And when he chooses love over legacy, everything unravels. As Morgan's powers awaken, ancient forces rise to claim her. Her bloodline carries not only the power to destroy, but the memory of betrayal, sacrifice, and a curse that spans generations. The deeper she falls for Callum, the more dangerous their love becomes. With enemies closing in and her destiny hurtling toward a tragic end, Morgan must decide: will she accept her fate, or rewrite it in fire and blood? Darkly romantic, chillingly magical, and emotionally devastating-Bloodline: The Blood Witch is a gothic fantasy of love, power, and the price of defying prophecy.

Called to uphold a fragile peace treaty between humans and their sworn enemies, the Lycan, Charlotte is left with no other choice but to marry their brutal, mortal-hating king. Arrogant and cruel, Griffin of Nyxis is everything she hoped she'd never wed. Yet behind the wicked facade, Charlotte catches glimpses of a king haunted by more than just war. A king ruled by savage, bloodthirsty demons, and inexplicably, soothed by one thing only--the human bride he never wanted. As tension between nations rise, Charlotte is forced to question everything she thought she knew of her husband, his people, and the treaty that binds them. Despite her sacrifice, an unrelenting war simmers beneath the surface. And if Charlotte doesn't do anything to stop it, the fallout may just devastate them all. With chaos on the horizon and a craving for a king that could bring her end, Charlotte must make an impossible choice: protect the people she calls her own, or embrace a love that could change both of their worlds forever...if it doesn't destroy her first. 18+

It should be a simple weekly BDSM hookup, but it turns into something that could save-or kill-them both. Season 1 of Love & Other Things *** Hennessy thinks Ruby's a Chelsea socialite trapped in an abusive marriage. Ruby thinks Hennessy's a bad boy bouncer at a North London nightclub. Both have deadly secrets. Ruby is spending her days hiding out in her secret apartment, sleeping the days away to try and forget her tragic past. When she meets her neighbour Hennessy and agrees to become his Tuesday play thing, it's not long until their chemistry becomes addictive. But with the mafia watching her every move, how can she keep herself and Hennessy safe? Hennessy doesn't do love. He's open about having arrangements. Different girls to play his BDSM games for different days of the week. But once the game is over, it's over. So what is it about Ruby that makes him want her to belong to only him when the ring on her finger tells him that's not even possible? And why is it he wants to kill anyone who comes anywhere near her? Neither of them ever imagined their sex games would pull them both into a treacherous game of life or death.

Origin story to the Family Comes First series by Mason Fitzgibbon. The Wilcox family's horrifying and twisted traditions all began in 1873. Joseph: After the death of their parents, Joseph's younger brother announces he is leaving the farm and moving his family to New York City. Joseph is overcome with betrayal and is terrified that the Wilcox family will disappear. His son, Miles, is the only one to carry on the family name. The only problem is that Miles has always been...different. His odd behavior made him the scapegoat for the church fire a few years ago, and now, no one nearby will associate with the family. When Joseph meets Maisie, at a tavern, he realizes what he must do to ensure the survival of the Wilcox family. Maisie: Having a family was always a dream for Maisie. Her own family was full of abuse and abandonment. She only had her grandmother to rely on, but after her death, she was trapped in hell. Desperate for money, she begins selling herself to the men at the local tavern. She has a series of regulars that take turns tormenting her each night. When Joseph walks into the tavern, she sees a potential new customer. Completely unaware of his sinister plans, she leaves with him, not knowing that her life will never be the same. She finally gets a family, but at what cost? *This story can be read as a standalone *Thank you to @iamrodneyvsmith for the amazing cover

[Finished and being edited] Once captured by a distraught king, a fierce warrior is forced to choose between saving his family or his country. But choices are never that simple. *** Book 1 of The War of Fire and Ice. The centuries-long war between Fire and Ice has reached an uneasy standstill; but, as time progresses, that newfound peace starts cracking. Thorn, a good warrior with a dark past, has been captured by the crazed Fire King who will spout Machiavellian ideals to obtain the item he desperately requires. However, the king carries a heavy burden that the rest of his court are more than happy to take advantage of. Meanwhile, panic blooms throughout Ice as Thorn's absence creates a hole that their king and Thorn's wife are unable to fill. Seeking to unite their divided kingdom, the Ice King and his close subjects search for ways to survive the upcoming war. There is more than one layer to the Kingdoms' troubles. There is more than one issue in the rulers' hearts. There is more than one outcome of right or wrong. And sometimes, death is the only answer. If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad, you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story for free in it's original, safe, form, please go to https://www.wattpad.com/user/sylvia_shadow. Thank you. ---------- [Chapter no.]: something = the chapter is being edited. There is a line mark for where I'm up to in the chapter. ---------- Awards: 1st place in White Wolves Awards 1st place in The Seraphic Awards Added to official @YAFantasy reading list Original story. All Rights Reserved. Rated PG-13 due to blood and gore. Mentions/indications of severe abuse. A few mature themes and allusions. Music and pictures contained, belong to the original artists and I take no credit for them (unless specified).

Welcome to the Empire. Where the Prophecy is law, and betrayal is the only way to survive it. ***** Two thousand years ago, the Prophecy of Fire and Light foretold the coming of the Queen Empress who would lead the Empire into a time of peace and tranquility. But instead of the coming of a prosperous world, a forbidden love for the Empress waged a war that ravaged the land, creating a chasm between the factions, raising the death toll of innocent lives until the final, bloody battle. Centuries later, Alexandra, a twenty-two-year-old barista living in Boston, is taken to an unfamiliar realm of mystery and magic where her life is threatened by Reylor, its banished Lord Steward. She crosses paths with Treyan, the arrogant and seductive Crown Prince of the Empire, and together they discover how their lives, and their love, are so intricately intertwined by a Prophecy set in motion so many years ago. Alex, now the predestined Queen Empress Alexstrayna, whose arrival was foretold by the Annals of the Empire, controls the fate of her new home as war rages between the Crown Prince and Lord Steward. Either choice could tear her world apart as she attempts to keep the Empire's torrid history from repeating itself. In a realm where betrayal and revenge will be as crucial to her survival as love and honor, Alex must discover whether it is her choice - or her fate - that determines how she survives the Empire's rising conflicts. [[ 2016 WATTYS WINNER ]] ------------------- BOOK ONE OF THE EMPIRE SAGA This is a FREE STORY with PAID BONUS CONTENT ------------------- Cover by Fay Lane

It's been two months since Claire found herself back in the theater dressing room. Two months spent wondering whether or not the experience had been real or just a vivid dream, and if the man she loved was merely a figment of a wild imagination. No matter her mind, her heart refused to believe the latter to be true. When Claire returns home one evening to find an unexpected visitor waiting for her, she finds herself faced with a difficult choice -- go back at the risk of her own life, or remain safe and risk losing everything she holds dear. ------------------------------------- Winter Embers is the second book of a three book series. Please stop and read the first book -- Winter Fire -- before proceeding.

Now a digital pilot for SYFY The Society knows when we're going to die. They imprint it on our arms at birth. I was supposed to die yesterday. I'm the girl who's Expired. Winner of the 2020 Readers Choice Awards Cover by @Forcade

Second book of the "A Forest of Secrets" series (https://www.wattpad.com/story/101969186-a-forest-of-secrets) The Fog Ocean is vast, deep and full of dangers: will you take a leap? Are you trusting enough? Alaric's long-lost sister is not the only secret those treacherous waters hide. All evidence points to Grandmother knowing all about it, yet again manipulating her granddaughter to be in the right place, meet the right people and uncover all the lies she was told, but to what end? The Fog Ocean holds answers to questions deep inside Jo's heart, its salt will burn her unhealed wounds and set the world aflame. Meanwhile, in Ontur, Laurentius is playing a dangerous game. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer was never his motto, but he's too curious and way into deep to let it go. With Wyn's help he'll get in more trouble than he bargained for, but trying to fix a kingdom at the verge of a civil war is terribly fascinating. He can't stay away from that kind of fun, and maybe someone's counting on it- again. Both paths lead to dangerous destinations. Both paths have more in common than they think. Welcome to An Ocean of Lies. Try not to drown. Updates every friday at 5pm EST

Sequel to Indomitable -- With her little brother missing, half her family dead, and the other half pursuing a wicked plan of domination, Remi is desperate to make sense of everything. With Killure and Melee by her side, she sets out on a mission to save her little brother and find her remaining family to stop what they're planning before it's too late.