Princess Hang Li Poh was the fifth wife of Malaccan Sultan Mansur Shah (reigned 1456-1477). She was supposedly given by Ming China to the Sultan, but it is disputed whether Hang Li Po ever existed since she was never recorded in Ming Dynasty records. In the current era, wealthy merchant Khoo Chong Seng purchases a derelict mansion on Jalan Puteri Hang Li Poh (Princess Hang Li Poh Road) and sets about having it restored. On her first visit with her family, Chong Seng's daughter Ming-huá, while exploring the derelict mansion, finds that the place is occupied. While exploring the rooms, she meets the 500 year old Princess Hang Li Poh. She is the only member of the family who does so and is commissioned by the Princess to release her from captivity within the mansion. This proves not to be a simple task.

David Tanner arranges for the crew of the Waverunner to transport gold for the royal bank, the failure of which to deliver will land the crew in indentured servitude. However, the notorious pirate, Black Jack Mulligan, has caught word of the half million in gold that the they are carrying. Can David and the Waverunner's crew defeat Mulligan when outnumbered almost four to one?

* FEATURED ON @WattpadPoetry * A Haiku and Senryu collection. "All that we see and seem is but a dream within a dream." - Edgar Allan Poe

In a future very different from what 21st century science can ever predict, Ciaran Wayright, Hero of the Empire, is respected by his colleagues and peers and is an inspiration to his men and the common folk. At least, that's as far as official propaganda throughout the kingdom is willing to admit. The situation on the field is always different, and Ciaran is simply looking for an easy way out of danger. However, fate has the habit of placing him in the deadliest situations. Whether it's luck, divine intervention or sheer will of self-preservation, Ciaran is propelled to the heights of fame and recognition... assuming he can survive. _________________________________ A collection of short adventures mostly functioning as a test to see how well the fictional world works when used in actual fiction. _________________________________ No new notes here.

Three high school friends go on a camping trip that turns into an unforgettable adventure.

After her mother's death and a nasty breakup with her ex-boyfriend, Colette Vernon is forced to endure an lonely senior year at Nova Springs High School. However, her future seems to brighten once she meets and becomes friends with senior transfer Ruben Malcolm and his twin sister, Blythe. But once her destiny becomes entwined with theirs, a fearsome reality sets in -- one that is as deadly as it is inescapable. Are the Malcolm twins who they claim they are? Or is their purpose in knowing Colette stemming from something much more sinister...a dark past that involves a supernatural humanoid species? Once Colette finds herself stuck in this dangerous situation, she ends up trying to fix a man who is the paragon of all her worst nightmares -- Dalton Hawke. Though sexy, seductive, and stunning on the outside, he is a murderer and a ripper whose extremities surmount any known person in existence. Will Colette succeed in aiding him to gain a sense of humanity, or will she succumb to fear and allow him to control her?

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)