The city of Lamorr was the crown jewel of the Empire. Now, it is anything but shiny. Darkness and shadow have engulfed the streets, while the people, the Damned, are slaves to their oppressive Count's iron law. Thieves and robbers rule the Murk, a place where Garen has lived his entire life, stealing for a living. He has known no other way, until he's plucked from the streets and thrust into a job bigger than anything he's done so far in his dark and rough life, because he'll be working for the Thief Maker, the real count of Lamorr. Copyright © 2013 by Jack R. Pagliante

SAMPLE OF PUBLISHED BOOK THAT WAS FIRST WRITTEN ON WATTPAD. Fletcher was nothing more than a humble blacksmith's apprentice, when a chance encounter leads to the discovery that he has the ability to summon demons from another world. Chased from his village for a crime he did not commit, he must travel with his demon to the Vocans Academy, where the gifted are trained in the art of summoning. The academy will put Fletcher through a gauntlet of gruelling lessons, training him as a battlemage to fight in the Hominum Empire's war against the savage orcs. Rubbing shoulders with the children of the most powerful nobles in the land, Fletcher must tread carefully. The power hungry Forsyth twins lurk in the shadows, plotting to further their family's interests. Then there is Sylva, an elf who will do anything she can to forge an alliance between her people and Hominum, even if it means betraying her friends. Othello is the first ever dwarf at the academy, and his people have long been oppressed by Hominum's rulers, which provokes tension amongst those he studies alongside. Fletcher will find himself caught in the middle of powerful forces, with nothing but his demon Ignatius to help him. As the pieces on the board manoeuvre for supremacy, Fletcher must decide where his loyalties lie. The fate of an empire is in his hands ... Did you know that the Wattpad version of Summoner: The Novice is just a large sample of the first draft? The professionally published version is longer and 100% completed, with more demons, more lessons and more action! You can buy it now in all good bookstores and online, including Barnes and Noble, Waterstones, Amazon, Kindle, iBooks, Google Play, Kobo and Nook. Please vote, follow and add my book to your reading list if you like my writing :) The cover is by Małgorzata Gruszka, one of my favourite artists: This book is represented by Juliet Mushens at The Agency Group.

When your soul is hunted, you can't hide forever. Thousands of years ago, an evil known as the corruption seeped into the land. Where once it was contained by the Sentinels -- humans or elves gifted with magic -- it now thrives unchallenged, gaining strength and claiming those that once fought it for its own. Nineteen year old Skye has always known this. Living with demons on your doorstep is a constant fight for survival, but she’s determined to not become one of the corruption’s monsters. To keep her soul pure, no matter the cost. But with the Sentinels gone, betrayed by their own, it’s only a matter of time before the corruption seizes them all. When a scouting mission goes awry and Skye is taken prisoner, her blades can’t save her. Marked by the corrupted Sentinel, she waits for a fate worse than death to take hold. Only when the Silverborn, knights dedicated to fighting the corruption come to free her does something awaken within her. Something powerful. The power of a Sentinel. Celestial. Fire. Water. Nature. Shadow. None are safe from the corruption. *+*+*+*

The year is 2043 and the nations of the world find themselves almost powerless against an unknown enemy known as Unknown Entities, or U.N.E.'s. The Worlds best weapon against these hideous creatures from space are the giant Mech's and their pilots who stand on the front lines and fight a never ending stream of U.N.E.'s to protect their lands, nations, and friends from harm. Two young pilots from very different worlds come together at a secret weapons facility as the next generation of Mech's are ready to hit the front line. One is a young British pilot born and raised in combat who is haunted by horrible memories, while the other is an American pilot who has never seen combat but has never found anything or anyone that can best her. Can these two young officers set aside their differences and pride and do what needs to be done? Or will they falter when it matters most?

It's 2066 and three billion people have vanished from the earth. Those who remain are left in chaos as the world teeters on the brink of destruction. Ben Castings, a priest who predicted the catastrophic event in a book that led to his excommunication, is determined to find a child destined to rule the next world with the help of his best friend, corporate tycoon Andrew Wyatt. They aren’t the only ones determined to find this new King. Angels and Demons alike are frantically searching for him amidst a plague of terrors about to be released onto the world. With so much confusion on both sides and as war rages between Heaven and Hell, will everything unfold as was written?

"When Death comes for you, what will you do?" Timid and awkward Abcidee Reeds discovers that there is more to her than a woman who looks like the missing singer Faye Summers. Ivan Ilyinsky, an infamous criminal, seeks her out and plunges her back to the world that was part of her forgotten past. To add to the mayhem, an assassin comes to end her life - before she poses a threat to the Light. However, when Death comes her way, it isn't in the way she imagined it to be. Forced to face the horrors of being Gifted, Abcidee must once again learn how to deal with danger and grief, and come back to the arms of those she loves the most. This time, will she be able to withstand it all... or will she make the same painful mistakes, the same ones that nearly cost her heart? [Book 3 of the Black Equation series - Stand alone]

'Absolute power corrupts absolutely' -William Shakespeare It is true that power can change people, mostly for the worse. History is ripe with evidence to this. But what if absolute power was given to someone who didn't want it or couldn't even control it properly? Would he lose himself in the power and change for the worse? Or could he overcome the addictive pull of the power and do something good with it? Jason Mitchel finds himself crossing that bridge after a trip to Athens changes his world for life. But even with superhuman powers his life is constantly in danger. Can he save himself and stop himself from hurting people? Or will he succumb to his powers and lose himself?

Codi James is a chronic underachiever. A straight C student, her life is going nowhere. Causing havoc at yet another school it looks like she's heading for another expulsion, until one teacher decides to call in a favour from an old friend. Codi is sent to the one place where her aggression might do her some good. Joining the underdeveloped Brax-Delta training academy, Codi is set on the long, bruising path to compete as a champion in the Gauntlet Tournament. Thrown together with a team of other misfits and under the tutorage of a frustrated veteran, she has one chance left to prove that she's more than just a struggling orphan. Never underestimate a desperate person. WINNER OF 2014 WATTPAD PRIZE FOR BEST EPIC

"Things will never be the same again." Gneiss Underwood never thought that he could have a shot of a normal life. Growing up in an environment where everything defied sanity, guns and loneliness were his normal companions, if not danger and Death himself. An UnGifted teenager whose soul had been sold to the devil, he rejected the life that the world had offered to pursue the shadows of his past. But when he discovered that love did exist, no matter how unlikely it was, and he became a victim of that very emotion, it was too late for him. Why? Because he is 01. He is an assassin. And he won't let her die. [Book 2 of the Black Equation series - Stand alone] [Watty Awards 2012 Finalist] [Started December 2011. Undergoing edits]

Arashi Katsuragi is a stellar individual, albeit aloof and cold. His preferred silence made his peers wary of him. Not that he had much to brag about. His entire life, he had been living among the fringes of society, acting as the fist of justice against those whose greed and evil knew no bounds. That was before he decided to drop it all for the sake of the girl he loved. However, the past wouldn't let go of him that easily. Not when he was one of the most dangerous men alive. Indeed, he might be the greatest warrior, but he might be the loneliest one as well. After all, when the only bright spot in his life was being threatened to be taken away, how could he go against it, when the happiness of the most important person in his life depended on it? [A Black Equation novella]