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The Queen Below by bitysmith
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A retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth, a story of fate, the struggle for power, and love found in the most unexpected places. ***** Persephone has been raised in Olympus all her life - her mother absent, her father a cruel king, with her siblings teaching her all they know. She has seen all of what the gods and goddesses do and she is sick of it. When she learns her safety is threatened by staying in Olympus, she flees to the Underworld. There she stays until she learns that her leaving has caused the world to wilt. But leaving behind her newfound friends and Lady of the Underworld is something she will not do willingly, no matter the consequences. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Regina Dionela Content Warning: Mentions of rape and incest
Meet Me On the Moon by luneminou
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In no case is being 13 years old easy. Add some social anxiety here, a few vindictive peers there, and just a touch of lesbianism, and you've got a great recipe for disaster. Meet Alessia Sophia Newton. A seemingly quiet 8th grade girl. Fighting her feelings for her best friend, struggling to understand to inner workings of mental illness, and trying desperately to fit in, in a world that is less than gentle.
The Underworld Trials (⚢) by sweetlykhal
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You've heard the story of how Persephone fell in love with Hades. You've heard the story of how Hades kidnapped Persephone. But you've never heard the real story. Persephone fell in love with a girl, a demigod named Haliae.
Viking Tribute by JVernis
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At sixteen, Sunngifu is more of a spoiled child than a dignified thane's daughter. She is destined to a life of wealth and power. Until her father fails to pay the Viking's tribute...
A Pirate in Time (Completed) by megsley22
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After finally graduating high school, eighteen year old Elizabeth Proctor is pressured into a party at sea. When things go wrong, she finds herself thrown into an entirely different world. Waking up on a pirate ship that sailed hundreds of years before her time, Elizabeth must figure out how to adjust to her new life and hide her impossible secret. A grand adventure awaits her if she's only brave enough to take a chance. Cover by @All_AboutAssymetry *Updates on Saturdays* 11/30/16 - #236 in Historical Fiction 1/23/17 - #225 in Historical Fiction 2/12/17 - #98 in Historical Fiction 4/7/17 - #69 in Historical Fiction 4/30/17 - #34 in Historical Fiction 5/21/17 - #29 in Historical Fiction 5/26/17 - #17 in Historical Fiction 6/13/17 - #14 in Historical Fiction 6/23/17 - #7 in Historical Fiction 6/27/17 - #6 in Historical Fiction 7/5/17 - #4 in Historical Fiction 5/15/18 - #1 in Historical Fiction Started - 9/17/16 Finished - 6/10/17
Beastly Little Boy by sandydragon1
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An unruly ten year old boy, consumed by grief after the death of his father two years ago, has gradually turned into a bear. His mother has him captured and sent deep into the forest after she realizes that she cannot properly care for him. Now left to fend for himself, Bernard must adapt to life in the wilderness while struggling to preserve what's left of his humanity. Cover by @-DeeIsDead-
Constantine (Daughter of War #1) by MissBookNut
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Religion rules Constantine's world...and she has been condemned as the Spawn of the Devil. She is a Champion, a human being blessed with superhuman abilities by the deities of her world. However, her patron happens to be the Lord of War and Strategy - and women were never supposed to be Champions of War. In order to survive in a world that would rip her apart, she disguises as a boy, training to fulfil her supposed destiny. But fate has other things in store for her. An ancient evil is rising - and only Constantine may have the power needed to fight it. Along with a brash warrior and a too-perceptive scholar, Constantine begins to unravel secrets of a prophecy foretelling the end of the world. Now, she must learn how to fight evil with nothing but a magical knife as well as powers she knows next-to-nothing of. The real problem though? She may have been the one to call the great evil in the first place. ************ Now a Wattpad Featured story! Highest ranking: #1 in Fantasy Cover by @seventhstar Previous cover by @TrafficCop Original cover sketch by @MissBookNut, colours by @AFlyingPug
Spark of Chaos (Spark of Chaos #1) by SabrinaFlynn
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✴︎Featured on Wattpad✴︎ Born into slavery, bound by Fate, and forbidden to love. One faerie will do anything to be free. It's not easy being a child of chaos. Disaster follows Isiilde wherever she goes, but that's the least of her problems-she's a faerie trapped in a realm of humans. And worse yet, she's a nymph. Destined to be sold when she comes of age, Isiilde breaks into the vault of a powerful immortal to steal coin for her escape. But, instead of finding treasure, she (accidentally) releases a fiend into the realm. As penance for her crime, the immortal tasks her with capturing the fiend. Only events quickly spiral out of control amid political scheming, power-hungry madmen, and three kingdoms bidding for her ownership. One lone nymph stands at the center of destruction, with her heart bound to a man as mysterious as her strange affinity with fire. Isiilde is far more than she seems. And so is the man who wins her heart. Fate doesn't stand a chance against a chaotic fire nymph. A character-driven high fantasy novel with coming-of-age themes, pyromaniac faerie, and friends-to-lovers tropes. Previously published as A Thread in the Tangle. A story of innocence and brutality, of love and loss, and courage and hope. It contains mature subject matter. For a list of content warnings: visit www.sabrinaflynn.com This story contains sample chapters of the first book in a series that is available on all online stores.
Her (Being Rewritten) by someonesnightmare
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*** Important author's note; This story is currently being rewritten. I started this book when I was a sophomore in high school. Now being 21 I have learned a lot and have developed as a writer, rereading it I was appalled at the lack of story depth and plot line, and character growth. I appreciate all the readers sticking with the story and accepting the errors throughout the story. Coming back to this story now after I gave up on it two years ago I have so many ideas for Lacey and Emily and the rest of the crew. So, my apologies if you're just starting this, you'll most likely run into the middle of it being edited, I hope that doesn't turn you off from the book. Thank you readers for checking out my content, and happy reading! **** "Forcing my mind to ignore the negative thoughts I focused on the blonde by my side, who looked even better in my jacket than I did. Just the sight of her was enough to make my skin grow hot and my heart race. I was wrapped around her finger and she doesn't know. I would do whatever it took to make her happy. I would protect her with my life. I wouldn't let anything happen to her for as long as I could. She was meant to be in my life for a reason and I couldn't help but thank mother nature for giving her back to me. I made a silent promise to myself and Emily, I wasn't going to fuck up like I did when we were kids. I was going to cherish her." I knew it was going to be an uphill battle to make up for the mistakes I've made but I made a promise to myself that I would repair the damage I had caused. Silly me to think it was going to be easy. My life was anything but easy. * Being an Alpha's daughter Lacey has had to appease her family anyway she knew how. Little did she know it would mean leaving behind a blonde hair girl that she had grown an attachment too. Follow Lacey and Emily through their trials and tribulations as they figure out how to navigate their way through their life and relationship.
Little Saint Bride [Death and the Maiden, #1] by larissajay
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~ retelling of Hades and Persephone ~ EVERY TEN YEARS, THE GOD OF DEATH TAKES A BRIDE. In the Kingdom of Minoa, a sacrifice of a virgin girl is given to the God of Death to try and appease the never-ending winter. She's accompanied by a male sacrifice, intended to be her guardian so that she can reach the Underworld safely. THIS TIME, SHE'S NOT A SACRIFICE. SHE'S A RECKONING. When Nerissa, a bold and willful young woman, volunteers to be the bride, she forfeits her human life. Along with her less-than-capable guard, Mercer, they make their way to the palace of the Underworld to meet her husband: the King of the Underworld, and Death himself. BUT AN ANCIENT CURSE IS BINDING THE KINGDOM... Death's bitter foe has cursed him, so that he spends his days awaiting the return of his love, Persephone, who will bring back Spring. One night with Death, and Nerissa will be granted half his power...and the ability to find her brother's killer. ...SHE HAS ONE MONTH TO OUTSMART DEATH. Despite their increasing attraction to one another, her husband insists on keeping her in the dark. Nerissa must use all of her guts and guile to do the one thing he's not used to: people outsmarting him. DEATH IS ABOUT TO HAVE THE (most problematic) TIME OF HIS LIFE.