Wattys Shortlist 2022 - In the shadow of a ruined world, survival comes at a cost. Decades after modified radiation bombs decimated the earth, the survivors of New Australia live in fractured Zones-regions ruled by scarcity, controlled by gangs, and governed by fear. The bombs didn't just destroy cities; they unleashed two devastating plagues. D.V.B, a deadly airborne illness, wiped out millions. But M.A.D was worse-a mind- warping disease that turns victims into violent, flesh-hungry predators. In the RedZone, where hope is a luxury and danger is routine, Violet Warrendale has learned to hide in plain sight. By day, she's the reluctant daughter of a prominent gang leader. By night, she's Viper-a deadly ghost in the underworld, wanted for assassination. Vi has only one goal: escape Lake Darling and disappear. For good this time. But when the military storms the RedZone and abducts everyone under twenty-eight, her plan shatters. Imprisoned in a Reproduction Facility-where survival means obedience-Vi must conceal her identity from the enemy. Worse, her cellmate is the gangster responsible for her brother's disappearance. With enemies on every side, secrets buried deeper than the fallout, and a rebellion brewing in the blood-soaked cracks of the system, Vi has a choice: stay hidden, or burn it all down. ... Enemies to Lovers Young Adult Post Apocalyptic Mature (18+) ...

McKenna Jones, an 18 year old underground Street Fighter. She spent her Friday nights fighting, and her days taking care of her twin brother and sister, who called her mom. When McKenna was 13, she came home from a piano lesson to find both her parents brutally murdered. A Russian arms dealer took McKenna and her siblings in, training McKenna to be one of the best street fighters. Her senior year, they went back home to New York, the place that broke her. Now that she's back, she's determined to find the people that killed her parents, recruiting the most dangerous gang in New York City for help and protection. What she didn't expect was Nick Hayes, the leader's son. Story Rankings❤️ #1 loveatfirstsight •4/21/2021 #1 underground •12/18/2021 #2 streetfighter •8/25/2021 #2 love •10/20/2021 #3 gangs •9/3/2021 #3 tattoos •10/9/2021 #3 murder • 10/13/2021 #4 badboy •10/21/2021

[Highest Rank: #1 in Teen Fiction] 🚫WARNING🚫 :| CLICHE ALERT! This is some high class cringe stuff which will make you want to throw yourself out the window |: :|You have been warned, proceed at your own risk |: ⬇️ He stood up with his hands in his pockets, "I'll delete the video." My head snapped up on hearing this and sighed in relief. "Than-" "On three conditions." He said smirking making me glare at him. "Never Stone!" I huffed. "Okay then, I'll send it to everyone on my contact list." He said casually picking his phone up. My eyes widened and I held his arm stopping him while he gave me a blank look, but I could see the amusement in his eyes. That jerk! "I...I.." I hesitated looking down. "You what?" He asked raising his phone again. I tried to snatch it from him but in vain. "Okay fine, I agree to your conditions!" I say finally defeated making him smirk evilly. ............................................................ All Mae wanted was to complete her senior year peacefully but everything is turned upside down when Ryan Stone crashed in her life, literally. They say water is strong enough to break a stone...will the case be same for Mae Waters and Ryan Stone? ............................................................ Spin Off - 'Smirks & Glares'

"Hmm... You taste sweet.....like honey." Cover designed by: @querencia_Star

When Dante, a young 23 year old aspiring photographer, gets hit by a black Rolls Royce and is taken to A&E for emergency surgery on his fractured leg, he doesn't expect to wake up the next morning to a note of apology from the cold heart throbbing Eliana M. Van Gosvan and a bouquet of Calla Lilies. Curious, he awaits patiently for her to return to the hospital but when she doesn't show up, he shrugs his shoulders and is released from hospital a month later to find a shiny Rolls Royce awaiting for his exit. The suspicion and curiosity becomes too much and Dante gets into the Rolls Royce only too late realising that he's been soaked into the dangerous, lustful, passion filled, enigmatic world of the one and only Eliana Gosvan.... 05/11/14 = Short Story #110 16/10/14 = Romance #419 Cover by @TheMysteriousOne_ ♡ WARNING CONTAINS SOME SEXUAL CONTENT ♡

Wang Li Xun, the Crown Prince, goes out hunting for the Celestial Flower to save his mother from a terminal illness. When he nearly dies from the attack of a mythical beast, he is saved by a mysterious boy who lives in the mountains. To repay his kindness, Li Xun offers the boy a place to stay in his royal palace and employs him to be his personal bodyguard. But little does he know that he has brought home a girl instead. Completed: 4/2/2020 (Word count: 60,000 - 70,000) Highest rankings: #1 in Historical Fiction #1 in Romance #5 in Diverse Lit Featured on Wattpad || Community Curator: @KateLorraine - May 2022 Featured on Wattpad || Lunar New Year - February 2022 Featured on WattpadAsianFantasy || Asian Fantasy Recommendations - September 2021 Featured on Wattpad || Stories of Trailblazing Asian Characters - May 2021 ========================================== Copyright © 2019-2023 by Kim_Knights

Syxela always had it rough an abusive dad and a drug addicted mom but she finds her mate and she sadly gets rejected by him and he is not an asshole alpha but a cocky human and a liar at that.... What happens in the in will she give in or be strong???? READ TO FIND OUT ;}

Y'all, bitches. Who doesn't like a hot motherfucking sexy bad boy/man? Or a badass female heroine who can hold her place in a room full of tough men. Yea, I'm talking about the Mafia bosses, whether female or male. Hence, if you appreciate Mafia stories that come along with love, sex, romance and a bit of action. This book is for YOU. It will guide you in picking the best mob stories you could ever dream of.

"You are to perform every dare on me and me only. Understand?" Marcus stared at me waiting for a response. "What if they're very inappropriate and not something you want me to do?" I whispered, avoiding his gaze. "Oh I'm counting on it being inappropriate and trust me, I can't wait sweetheart!" ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Felicity Young was left heartbroken when her childhood sweatheart decided he didn't want to settle and wanted to spread his wings and sleep with other women. Dick! Fresh out of university, she moved back home with her parents and older brother, about to start her first year teaching in a primary school down the road. Felicity had completely sworn off men until her girl friends decide on an innocent game of truth or dare in a bar that involves a forgotten crush on her brothers best friend. How could it possibly end badly? #1 in Navy stories 24/5/19 #1 in Dare stories 15/12/19 #1 in British 6/6/20 #2 romance 25/1/20

"You are mine!" He roars. "I will do whatever it takes to make you know that. Whether it means I lock you up in a prison and throw away the key." Footsteps come rushing into the dining room, and I turn to see multiple men--guards I suppose, flanking one another. Each of their hands rest on things within their jackets. Which i can only guess are guns. What else would they be? He waves them off and stalks towards me, standing behind my chair. I try to turn my head to look behind me, at him, but his hands move to the sides of my face, stopping me. "I can give you the world Mia. I am no fool. I know that love takes time, and I will give you as much as it takes. But you are mine." He says so calmly. -------------------------- When Mia Jones, a College student from Australia with a mysterious past is offered the opportunity to work as a translator for a man she had never heard of in New York City, she had assumed it would be a normal job, little did she know it would be the end of her freedom. Matteo Giovanni is the most feared Mafia leader in New York, and the whole country, heir to the Italian Mafia, he is used to getting what he wants. And when he sees Mia walk into his office for a job interview, he knows he wants her. She is his light, and he is her darkness. Will Mia ever be able to escape Matteo and the Mafia, or will she fall in love before she can stop herself? WARNING: Within this story there is coarse language, themes and violence. ______________________ #1 in Romance 29/10/2020 ----------------------------------- Began: 21/08/2020 Completed: 13/01/2021