'They wore uniform grey, their expression hard and distant, their muscles taut with expectation, as if at any moment they were ready to lead an assault, to carry out orders, to kill, to die. And yet they were. Kingston had trained these children to kill at a word, to obey their masters without question. They were machines, the ultimate weapons in modern warfare. Children, as young as seven and as old as eighteen, stood impeccable and fearless, but it was what was hidden in their minds that was to be feared most of all.' Nineteen-year-old Charlotte Owens has entered her final year at Kingston Academy and, together with her best friends, she plans on making it through the year in one piece, away from the scrutinising eye of the headmaster and the founder's son. However, when she discovers that she has been thrust into the role of Head Girl, working alongside a boy she can hardly stand, not only are her plans for anonymity destroyed, but her plans for making it through the year at all seem to be in danger of becoming a wistful dream. Charlotte finds herself faced with the monstrous task of learning to play a game for survival in a world that seems determined to destroy her. Not only fighting for her life, Charlotte must also fight to gain control over the genetic alterations that plague her mind, in an effort to become the soldier she must be. A dark and tense tale of the battle between good and evil, Altered brings to life a strange and deadly world full of power and intrigue, as well as casting light on many secrets that so many hoped would remain undiscovered. This is Book One of Altered

[COMPLETED] The second book in the Ballad of the Seer Series finds Lily Bishop once again dealing with strange dreams that seem to spell out danger lurking around the small town of Ashland, Connecticut. Lily has to try to figure out what's going on and what these dreams could mean, all the while trying to dodge the newly minted queen of mean, who seems to have it out for her, for no apparent reason and attempting to maintain her schoolwork. Whoever said that high school was easy was not a teenage girl or a witch. Click on the tag balladoftheseer for more from this series.

Clair Jordan has lived her entire life in the city of Manhattan, New York. Unfortunately, on her birthday, her mother was killed, and she is now forced to move in with her dad, who had abandoned her at the age of 3, and trades the city of Manhattan for the small town of Butte, Alaska. Of course, things are very rocky between her and her father, and trading a busy city for a small town in the middle of an empty, cold state has her in bad spirits. While hiking, Clair gets lost, and she has an encounter with a bear. The bear and Clair start sharing a bond that no one can break. What happens when the bear is being hunted? Clair wants to do everything in her power to protect him, but will she be able to? What will it cost her? How long can she keep everything a secret? How many lies must she tell? And who will get hurt?

Book 1. Watty Awards 2013 (COVER) We all experience a state of Metamorfoze. A baby turns into a child, child turns into an adult, then change stops… unless we catch that unique moment, and move on. Overcome fears and secrets. That's when transformation is complete. Born into an ancient family of human Metamorfoze, Lidia Graad is not aware of her future transformation and is leading a double life. Father kidnaps his daughter to force her destiny turn reality. Every painting in the Ravelin Castle is a portal so Lidia becomes an investigator of her own faith. Does she have what it takes to save Ravelin? Who committed murders? Why ancient legends are so closely connected to the present? What's hidden behind lady Ada's friendliness? Can Lars be trusted? Secrets pile upon Lidia's psyche and create a horrible result. But there is always an alternative. Scary alternative... To confront the monsters... And complete your transformation... Book 2. A year has passed since Lidia Graad made her decision to move to castle Ravelin permanently. A teenager has grown into a woman... or did she grown into a Metamorfoze? The Curse activated itself, my dear reader. Will Lars still love Lidia in her new body? Will she manage and handle the failing finances of the Ravelin Estate? Will Lidia and her friends solve puzzles and find the Treasure that her Great-Grand-Father The Ghost and his best buddy B. De Dwarf stole from World Museums? But there is always an alternative. To learn how to fly the Metamorfoze Wings ignoring the physical pain. To make friends with the Android. To locate his real Mother and Scientist. To auction the Treasures. To realize that the Real Treasure are People whom you can trust, actually are your sincere friends. Even if they are the Monsters! http://www.wattpad.com/17906731-metamorfoze-book-3-chapter-26-%7E-bounosius-the#.UbUGORbpT5Y

"Wait. I want you to keep this." he said and he gently lifted my hair and tied his mother's necklace around my neck. His hand lingered softly at the back of my neck. "I can't take it, Alec. I don't know when - if I'll be back." "My mother had told me that I would give it to the one I love. You have to keep it. Do with it whatever you want. Its yours. Just like my heart. No matter how many miles will divide us, I'll always be thinking of you. Please return. I will keep my word and not follow you, but please come back to me." he whispered softly in my ear. My urge to stay overwhelmed me but I knew I couldn't give in. I stepped away and looked one last time at his piercing burgundy eyes. "Goodbye Alec." And with that I left, leaving behind my only reason for living in this empty cold world. +Twilight Fan Fiction+