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coffee cake (n): a class of cakes intended to be eaten alongside coffee "She was like the coffee cakes you steal away at breakfast, the ones that stand alone without coffee to drink, the ones that are so sweet they rot your teeth from the inside before you realize. She was my coffee cake, but now she's my cavity." +=+=+=+=+ An experiment in writing. This project is all about reader interaction. It's the 21st century, so why can't readers get a little more control over what they read? It's time to change that. With this book, I will start and complete a full-length story based on crowd sourced suggestions. The catch? I will be speeding through the project and writing as fast as humanly possible, so readers will be able to see their suggestions come to life almost immediately. Don't worry, the quality won't suffer much. I've honed my writing and did one of those fancy college thingies for about four years, so I'll keep it as engaging as possible with as few major errors as possible. Anyone who wants to contribute or suggest an idea is welcome to leave a comment. If you ever thought about a story idea that you want to read but won't ever write, come make it happen with this book! I will incorporate as many as I can without turning the story into a joke, and hopefully everyone will win at the end! Learn more about this project inside!

Kaajal Behl, a twenty-one year old Indian girl with a dream to meet at least 1/4th of the world's population. She has lived in the same place for over 20 years with her dearest parents. With a major in English and International geography, she still remains confused. Slowly, the disagreements at home increase and not being able to handle it anymore Kajal Behl almost gives up on her break and vacation until her faith brings her upon a brilliant opportunity that turns her frown upside down. From Ladakh to Iceland to California. Along the way she makes friends and sits in a roller-coaster of adventures and emotions that leaves her breathless as well as hopeful. Read along as she embarks on this journey. A tale of friendships, romance and life. *covers and editing done by @seanarturo*

The Mahildrim Empire looks to expand again. They cover the Known World. Can they be stopped or do the people of Aliad, and those leading them, have enough to stop them? In this tug of war every battle, sometimes every decision and kill will affect the outcome.

Winnie's home life and school life are two different stories that she desperately tries to keep separate. At school she has the it boyfriend, she's co captain of the cheer squad, and her best friend is the most popular girl in town. However, Winnie's home life is far from the perfect girl she makes herself out to be. Her mother is an alcoholic, with a bad taste in men to say the least. With that extra burden on her shoulders, Winnie is left to take care of her younger sister Lillian. As Winnie balances the two different lives at once, she starts falling behind in her English class. Being co captain of the cheer squad has it's responsibilities so she's left with no choice but to be assigned a tutor. Little did she know, this tutor of her's would break all her walls and find all her secrets. Helping her rebel against popularity, and life itself.

A cupid has one job: Shoot an arrow and make someone fall in love with the right person. (Okay, that’s two jobs.) But how hard can hitting humans be, right? Turns out it’s very hard when another cupid has a target near yours. And when the targets fall in love with each other instead of the people they’re supposed to fall in love with. To set things right, the two will have to work together, with all their cards on the table. Unfortunately for River and Vanilla, since arrows can only be shot once per person, this might be a little less than romantic. Or so they think. ◦ A story co-written by seanarturo and BehindTheNiqab ◦

After bursting onto the fantasy scene with his acclaimed debut novel, Elantris, and following up with his blockbuster Mistborn trilogy, Brandon Sanderson proves again that he is today’s leading master of what Tolkien called “secondary creation,” the invention of whole worlds, complete with magics and myths all their own. Warbreaker is the story of two sisters, who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn’t like his job, and the immortal who’s still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago. Their world is one in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren’s capital city and where a power known as BioChromatic magic is based on an essence known as breath that can only be collected one unit at a time from individual people. By using breath and drawing upon the color in everyday objects, all manner of miracles and mischief can be accomplished. It will take considerable quantities of each to resolve all the challenges facing Vivenna and Siri, princesses of Idris; Susebron the God King; Lightsong, reluctant god of bravery, and mysterious Vasher, the Warbreaker.

An acclaimed, award-winning thriller, published and translated around the world, now freely available on Wattpad. Paul Wood is a modern vagabond, a man who chooses to leave the comforts of San Francisco to spend months backpacking through some of the world's most challenging terrain. While hiking in the Himalayas, Paul gets more of a rush than he bargained for when he finds the body of a murdered hiker - mutilated in a way he has witnessed once before, in Africa, years ago and thousands of miles away. The police in Nepal, anxious to quell a scandal, close the case and declare the victim a suicide. Only Paul is left to search for answers. He reaches out to his farflung tribe of fellow backpackers for help, and his discoveries lead him to a terrible conclusion: a killer is stalking the international backpacker trail, preying on victims in wild places far beyond the reach of any authorities. A killer whom Paul may already know. Finding the murderer becomes an obsession that leads Paul from Himalayan peaks, through the jungles of Indonesia, across the bleak Sahara desert -- and into some of the darkest places imaginable... Dark Places won the 2005 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Reviews "You're hooked ... the characters are delightfully delineated ... beautifully controlled ... Evans contrives to slip the necessary specialist net-head detail into the plot without being boring or patronising. He can also pin down a character with a few details deftly brushed in ... A pacy thriller for the 21st century." - The Times "Anyone would enjoy Evans' clever, relentlessly absorbing debut thriller that becomes a lot more than just another serial-killer mystery." - The Ottawa Citizen "In this haunting suspense debut, Evans takes the reader on a page-turning adventure across five continents ... (a) spooky, inventive tale." - Publishers Weekly

Six teens are devoted to a game with one rule: If a player gets tagged, they must change their life within the next fifteen minutes. The better the player, the bigger the change. One might give their car away, or punch the school bully. Another might change identities or sacrifice their virginity. Anything to keep evolving, to avoid fitting into a label or caring about the junk they own. But their quest for enlightenment has taken a rotten final turn - one of the players has murdered the game's creator, the teen prophet (cult leader?) David Bloom. Our narrator is being framed for the crime; can he clear his name and discover which of his lifelong friends is the murderer before he takes the fall? [sic] is a gritty teen murder mystery that delves into the psychology of enlightenment among the criminally dysfunctional.

Sam is the most promising swordsman among this year’s crop of Paladin trainees...and knows it. Brash, cocky, and unbeatable with a sword (well, almost), Sam is the kingdom of Thule’s best hope against the violence wrought by demons. The only problem is that Sam is really Lady Samantha, daughter of the seventeenth Duke of Haywood, and if her father has his way, she’ll be marrying a Paladin, not becoming one. But Sam has never held much interest in playing damsel-in-distress, and so she rescues herself from a lifetime of boredom and matrimonial drudgery. Pity that Tristan Lyons, the Paladin assigned to train her, is none other than the hero of her childhood. He hasn’t recognized her as Lady Samantha--yet-- but if he does, he’ll take away her sword and send her packing. Sam is not the only trainee hiding secrets: Braeden is a half-demon with a dark past that might be unforgivable. Sam, Braeden and Tristan set out for the western coast, charged with rooting out an infestation of demons that has made the West unlivable. As they travel, they uncover a deep-seated corruption of power that threatens to derail everything they stand for. Rebellion stirs, led by a rival faction of warriors who tempt Sam to join them with an irresistible offer. A war between men is coming, and Sam must pick a side. Will saving the kingdom cost her life -- or just her heart? Reminiscent of Mulan, but with a medieval fantasy twist, Paladin is a tale of adventure, action, and romance.