[2021 WATTYS Winner] Giovanna joins a handsome nobleman to save a friend from an arranged marriage, but they discover a plot that may have victims of Venice's Black Death rising from their graves. * * * As a child, Giovanna Visconti learned the arts of bloodletting and elixir brewing from her father with an intent to simply support his work, not take it over. But when he falls ill from the pestilence that's been ravaging Venice for months, she reluctantly dons the beaked mask of the plague doctor. Vowing to protect her father however she can, Giovanna hides him away and sees her first patient--the handsome, but alarmingly feverish Matteo Barozzi. Although she successfully treats this son of a high-ranking official, in a careless moment Giovanna fails to properly conceal her identity. The only reason she isn't tossed into a dank jail cell is thanks to the young man's honor and feelings of indebtedness. The association between the charming aristocrat and the clever commoner should end there, but when Giovanna's dearest friend goes missing right after her betrothal to the Doge's son and amid strange reports of nighttime attacks, violent commotions, and inexplicable behaviors in the community, the only person Giovanna can turn to for help is Matteo. Together, they must carefully navigate Venice's increasingly deadly canals to uncover a sect peddling false cures and a smuggling plot involving the highest levels of government or risk the entire Republic falling victim to something even worse than the plague: the risen dead. Historical Fiction with Fantasy Elements THE BORGIAS X FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH * * * WATTYS 2021 winner for Historical Fiction and special HQ prize for "Catchiest Hook" AMBYS 2022 winner for Best Zombie story Content Warning for adult situations including assault and death.

\\ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀ ᴡᴀʀꜱ ᴛɪᴍᴇʟɪɴᴇ // ⭐️ ᴡᴀᴛᴛʏꜱ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀ (2021) - ꜰᴀɴꜰɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ⭐️ Long before the Republic or the rise of the Jedi Order, the galaxy was in a state of peace and balance. Unknown to the primitive tribes on the planet Atophis, something festers in the deep black of space. A shadow and threat has slowly begun to spread, conquering all and leaving a path of destruction in its wake. When Jolis of the Opachi tribe finds himself in the very center of the storm which has suddenly beset his people, he stumbles upon a power the likes of which has never been seen and sets in motion something which will ultimately change the course of the entire galaxy. This is the story of the first Force-wielder in the Star Wars galaxy. ***2021 Watty Award Winner*** ***2022 Amby Award Winner*** August 29, 2019 - Prologue released Sept 24, 2020 - Part I completed April 25, 2021 - Part II completed August 14, 2021 - COMPLETED! November 1, 2021 - 2021 Watty Awards Shortlist November 7, 2021 - Video Trailer released December 3, 2021 - WATTY AWARD WINNER! December 26, 2021 - 5,000 Views March 26, 2022 - 10,000 views April 3, 2022 - New cover design! July 28, 2022 - Amby Award Winner!

Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs certainly feel quite accomplished after completing what they dub as the Marauder's Map. A map designed to show every classroom, hall, corridor, and even secret passageway of the Hogwarts Castle but also capable of identifying every person, ghost, and poltergeist roaming about. Or so they thought. It takes Elspeth Hayes casually strolling down the corridor one afternoon for the boys to realise that she's not showing up on the map and they want to figure out why. But Elspeth is not about to give away her secrets so easily, after all, a girl has to have her secrets to keep the boys on their toes.