RenoWriter's Reading List
8 stories
Wystwood by kaonnette
kaonnette
  • WpView
    Reads 439,724
  • WpVote
    Votes 34,475
  • WpPart
    Parts 98
THE FAE ARE STEALING HEARTS [Wattpad Picks: Editors' Choice] Many moons ago, a deal was struck with the fae by a young woman who wished to save her lover's life. Years later, Adalyn is called upon to repay the debt and tumbles into a realm entirely apart from her own. Lost within a sinister fae city, she must learn to live in a place where fates can be foretold, names are kept as secrets, and bandits can steal the beating heart from her chest. "Didn't anyone ever tell you that it's dangerous to wander into the Wystwood alone?" Fantasy│Adventure│Romance A Wattpad Editors' Choice Story [Cover designed by myself│Cover graphic '04 Dorothy Lathrop' attributed to Will (ajourneyroundmyskull) on Flickr, licenced under CC BY 4.0]
Ember's Sails by AshesAmongAngels
AshesAmongAngels
  • WpView
    Reads 2,059
  • WpVote
    Votes 115
  • WpPart
    Parts 5
Books can change everything. When Ember goes to a library looking for an amazing new book, she ends up getting much more. All the action and adventure she can find comes to her in one simple package...a dusty old book. This book however is different with it's empty pages eager to be filled with a story meant for Ember and Ember alone. By opening the book Ember begins to watch a story unfold before her like a play while she is the main character. Pillaging pirates are on the other side of the dusty ancient cover. Ember jumps into her new life with excitement though she knows not what lies ahead. One pirate in particular will catch her attention and theirs is a game of dares. Join Ember as she sails through action, adventure, and romance that will plunder yours and hers senses.
Caged by Dorothy_Ann
Dorothy_Ann
  • WpView
    Reads 1,487
  • WpVote
    Votes 25
  • WpPart
    Parts 10
Arabelle lives in a society where girls are judged at age 16. Some are sold, some are killed, and some are placed in lifelong positions not that different from servitude. It had been that way forever, and it seemed that the tradition would never change. Until all hell begins to break loose, and it seems that the society everyone thought was once perfect starts an abrupt downward spiral. Can Arabelle keep her cool as the world she knew crumbles around her? And can she escape her fate and protect her nephew at the same time?
When Snow Falls by no_kidding
no_kidding
  • WpView
    Reads 206,276
  • WpVote
    Votes 11,389
  • WpPart
    Parts 41
The kingdom Dulcia has fallen. Dark creatures have invaded the palace, inslaving all those who work there. The royal family--the only ones able to stop the creatures--have vanished into oblivion. No one has seen or heard from them since the fall. There are rumors. Rumors that they escaped the castle, rumors that they are assembling an army to fight the creatures known as Muraes. Only one thing is for certain. No one knows where they went, nor do they know if they will come back. ________________________________________ Every year, Clair's family goes to the king of Arium's palace for of the most lavish Christmas party imaginable. They meet family, old friends, new acquaininces--anyone they possibly can. Clair never enjoys the huge parties. She prefers to be by herself, drawing or dancing. Until, one year, everything changes. Presented with the most beautiful gift she could possibly imagine, Clair is filled with joy. She clings to her wooden doll with her life, never letting go. When she wakes up one night and it is gone, she panics, searching for it. Only to find a hideous creature. When she is rescued by the same doll she loved, Clair is suddenly swept up into a world of magic, lost kingdoms, and lost royalty. But she is also in the world ruled by darkness. ________________________________________ "When snow falls, the kingdom dies. Light will leave, Dark will rise. It can only be stopped by treasure as pure as gold, as light as air, but strong and bold. Only then will the leader rise, out from ashes and hidden from prying eyes." ***** 2018 Wattys Shortlist 2018 Wattys Longlist Featured story Awesome cover by @elphadora ***** Loosely based on The Nutcracker (both book and ballet)
Inside the Beast's Castle by no_kidding
no_kidding
  • WpView
    Reads 2,616,722
  • WpVote
    Votes 145,505
  • WpPart
    Parts 50
"As soon as you believe you are a monster is when you become one." After many years of war, the kingdom of Edria is finally in an era of peace--peace obtained by one thing and one thing only. A deal. King Regol has made a deal with the devil, or rather, a beast. A monster. Or so he claims. When he uses the deal for his own advantage, he threatens a girl named Zara, who has had everything but her family taken away. Zara is ordered to kill the beast Regol made a deal with, unbenownst to her that the deal even exists. When her attempt fails, she is left with two choices: to never go back home, or to learn from the beast so she can take back what is hers. She faces dangers on the castle grounds she thought were only stories; magic, creatures that kill a person in a single puff of air, and lastly, the beast, who can barely control the darkness that has buried itself in him for years. The longer she is on the castle grounds, however, the more she realizes everything is more than it seems... ...and that she has a power she could only dream about. **** A retelling of Beauty and the Beast Wonderful cover by @nicegirlsreadbooks Highest rank: #1 in Fantasy #4 in Adventure
New Horizons (A Pirate Story) by ShipwreckSamantha
ShipwreckSamantha
  • WpView
    Reads 106,666
  • WpVote
    Votes 5,767
  • WpPart
    Parts 25
"How dare you bring me aboard this ship without so much as telling me what you are?" She yelled. Kincade let out a smug grin, one that infuriated Astryd even more. She took a few more steps toward him so that they were mere feet apart. He looked down at a doubloon he was holding and slowly turned it over in his hands as he spoke. "I saw a troubled woman in a sailor's pub, obviously hiding from the royal guards. Surely you must have gotten yourself into a sticky situation. And you don't expect me to assume what you are?" Astryd fumbled for words. What was he getting at? He lifted his head to look her in the eyes. "You're a thief and now a sailor. You know what that makes you, sweetheart?" "I am not a..." she shouted, but she stumbled at the last word. She pointed her finger in Kincade's face and whispered, "pirate." -------------------------------------------- I would like to acknowledge Thompson Editing Services, who is responsible for being my editor and proofreader for this book as well as an amazing writing mentor. I own the story as well as all of the characters inside it. This book is copyrighted to me. I own the book cover art (illustrated by myself) but I do not own any of the images featured throughout the story. Highest rankings: #1 in Sailor, #1 in Sailing, and #10 in Pirate This is the first draft. This story is currently in the process of being edited.
The Forbidden Lands (Wattys 2015 Winner) by linsella
linsella
  • WpView
    Reads 1,170,053
  • WpVote
    Votes 71,486
  • WpPart
    Parts 33
Evelin is known as the wild Fendway sister. She dreams of someday escaping to the Forbidden Lands to the west, despite the rumors of its danger and dark magic. Evelin escapes to the lands and finds them to be not exactly how she expected. The creatures there need help, and only Evelin will save them. On a journey filled with bandits, elves, faeries, kingdoms, and a prince, Evelin tries desperately to break an enchantment cast long ago. Completed 9/30/15
Ursula's Beginning by RachelShubert
RachelShubert
  • WpView
    Reads 51,419
  • WpVote
    Votes 4,760
  • WpPart
    Parts 59
2018 Wattys winner and Belle Ame Award winner in the Fan Fiction category. Reached #1 in thelittlemermaid, backstory, and Ursula; #3 in headcanons; #7 in Disney. [To be edited.] Prepare to see "The Little Mermaid" in a very different light. If you grew up loving the Disney classic, this is your chance to be part of that world again--a world darker and more complex than you remember. Trace Ursula's descent into villainy, and decide whether this is a prequel to "The Little Mermaid"....or if TLM is merely a sequel to Ursula's tale. Cover by the amazing Sophia Lamons.