We give you The Shines Award! Few Rules Few Stories Different Genres A Panel of Judges-- NO VOTES! Will your book make it? Get ready, The Shines Award is here! Want to know more? Read on! Founder-- Saniya Akbar. Head Judges @PiesandThighs and @neubera Highest rank:- #5 in Random (23.04.17)

Wren Martin is socially awkward. She blocks off herself to the world, hiding behind her favorite hoodie. All she wants to do is keep a low profile, and graduate well enough to qualify for a college scholarship. But then a babysitting job leads her to cross paths with Asher Reed, Eastview Highʼs notorious athlete. When a field injury kickstarts his senior year, heʼs turning his free time and attention to Wren. And maybe she might not want to be invisible after all. ***** [Watty's Collector's Edition Winner] [TFA Runaway Prize Winner] [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Santoro

A star-faring religious cult has created an army of robotic zealots designed to follow holy scripture. As the robotic menace spreads across the galaxy, it takes prisoners to be 'excommunicated': hooked into a neural simulation of eternal torment. Captain Rolland Barron leads the Sol Federation Starship Excalibur on a diplomatic mission. Cassia LaCroix is a wormhole hunter, earning a living scouring the galaxy for valuable tunnels through space-time. Prince Zoojin, a psychic alien from a distant galaxy, must prove himself worthy of the throne of Paxis Prime. The paths of these characters converge as they pursue their own motives, leading them towards the mechanical legion that is sweeping across the galaxy. COVER BY: rentachi AUTHOR'S NOTE: this is an early draft of the novel. I am very grateful for your readership and your feedback, which I have taken into consideration for a major rewrite. The new novel is completely different. If you liked the book, then please look forward to the release of the finished novel.

On the day of James Robert Scott's 19th birthday, a man with a stainless steel briefcase cabled to his wrist waited outside his classroom door. The letter contained in the case was addressed to James and was postmarked 3 March 1888, 157 years in the past... It was from his grandfather who was lost somewhere in time. James was 14 when his parents died in an aircar crash and two years later his last remaining immediate family member his grandfather; a Nobel prize-winning physicist disappeared without a trace. On James' 19th birthday, just before finishing his first year of University level courses at the boarding school he had called home for almost ten years, he received the mysterious letter. It indicated that the elder Scott was lost somewhere in time. The letter contained the location of the Time Machine and access codes to the Artificial Intelligence which controlled it. It was located in a secret complex under grandfather's old Victorian mansion in the hills above Cleveland. James would not be alone in his quest to locate his grandfather somewhen in time. His longtime girlfriend, Hiroko McAdams and their two closest friends, Angelina Lincoln and Michael Watson will be part of the grand adventure. Lost: Somewhere in Time: a fun, sexy, high-tech adventure in time and space written in the Universe of Earthrise: 2176. {Formerly titled: My Grandfather's Time Machine}

Reso haunts Captain Aliyn Flynn's dreams. On a dangerous mission to discover the star system's secrets, can she and the alluring Tyr find the key to the survival of the galaxy? ***** The galactic inhabitants of the Milky Way know the dangers of the Reso star system. Its gas giant, the planet Plenare, terrorizes any ship that dares to approach. After narrowly escaping with their lives, Captain Aliyn Flynn and her crew's impressive survival catches the eye of Earth's government officials, thrusting them into an unexpected and dangerous mission to discover Reso's secrets. Complicating matters further, the alluring and secretive Tyr Logan is assigned to Aliyn's crew as her executive officer. Despite their many differences, Tyr and Aliyn must come to terms with the deep connection they share to decipher an ancient secret--a secret that holds the key not only to the past but the continued survival of the galaxy they call home. [[Word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Content warning: Violence Watty Winner 2017

Alex starts his first day of high school, but realizes something he never noticed before. He has always worn glasses and never knew why, but when he takes them off he notices he can see something no one else can...