In the late 1960s, orphaned Maddie is sent to live with her aunt - the same aunt who detested Maddie's father and consequently disowned her sister, Maddie's mother, for marrying him. However Maddie's humble resilience wins over even the coldest of hearts. Well, almost.... When a family secret is exposed, one member of Maddie's family vows to neither forgive nor forget and is determined to make Maddie the scapegoat for the sins of the past, recruiting a corrupt politician's son to help ruin Maddie forever. After a harrowing experience leaves her vulnerable and alone, Maddie finds refuge in the Australian bush with a kind artist named Bill Shakespeare. Bill is heading to the Aquarius Festival, selling trinkets and his calligraphy at markets along the way. Love is the last thing on his mind, but there's something about Maddie. She might just be the girl he's been looking for... Literally.

Book 2 in The Chronicles of Tweldor Urban Fantasy Series. Like a lot of people, Theodora thought she had finally found love... But that was before the creatures in her mind found HER! They whisper that love is not real and... she is listening. The evil voices have driven her to a place of darkness from which she may never return. The trouble is, this isn't just her problem anymore... Theodora discovers that her fiancé Myrddin has been trapped in the very place that she is struggling to avoid. To free him from a coma caused by dark magic, Theodora must journey to Limbo, where Abraxas, the demon they call the "reaper of minds" performs macabre experiments... If she fails, Abraxas will trap her in Limbo with Myrddin - both of them insane - probably forever. Just great! Could you do it? Would you go OUT OF YOUR MIND for love? What could possibly go wrong? "Love conquers all"... right? But... if love is enough to make everything right, then why is a Dragonlord's daughter choosing to remain in Limbo? Time may heal a broken heart but how do you persuade a broken mind to return to the world that broke it?

Bedlam is the hottest nightclub in town and it just happens to be situated across the road from the brothel, Jezebel's. Du Malum, a corporate giant, owns both establishments and business is booming. That is, until people begin to die in a manner that defies logic. Du Malum's involvement is suspected but how, and why? Only Du Malum's elite board members are aware of the tunnel hidden by dark magic, linking Jezebel's to Bedlam... Authors note to Wattpad Readers: This is Book 1 in the Tweldor trilogy, and is the revised and edited version of the story previously titled, "The Blood Of Jezebel," which had in excess of 16K reads prior to being taken down.

Daisy Marie "Dee" Del Buono and Luca "Kai" Romano have lived next door to each other their whole lives-but they've never lived in the same world. At school, Kai is untouchable: the star of the track, the golden boy everyone talks about, the name everyone knows by heart. He is the center of the stadium lights, loud and inevitable. Dee is a different kind of sound-the first-chair oboe who everyone hears but no one truly sees. She's the girl who lives in the static between band practice and her two best friends, hiding her 88-key heart behind a music stand and a wall of hoodies. And between them sits a lie they've both agreed to believe: They're not friends. Until one summer night, they cross a line they swore they'd never touch. When Dee's older brother, Arlo-Kai's best friend-leaves for college, everything shifts. The fence between their houses becomes a bridge. Late-night talks replace old arguments. They learn each other's secrets. They learn each other's smiles. Now it's senior year, and they're trying to pretend it didn't happen. Pretending they're fine. Pretending they can go back. Pretending the truth isn't pulsing every time they lock eyes across the hallway and across their bedroom windows. But the sweetest lies are the ones you tell to protect your heart- until the night they finally destroy it. "The Sweetest Lie" is a story about first love, quiet longing, and the moment when pretending isn't enough anymore. For readers who crave the chaos of Never Have I Ever, the longing of The Summer I Turned Pretty, and the quiet devastation of Normal People, The Sweetest Lie will absolutely wreck you (in the best way).

Multiple rollicking romances, and unexpected twists in the world of espionage as viewed by telepathic cats who twice save the world from a nuclear Armageddon. A fun read, just ask your cat.

When a killer feral hog invades Verity State Park, Officer Rylee Harding quarantines the entire area until the threat can be eliminated. She soon discovers doing the right thing isn't easy, because summer has just begun, and the livelihood of Verity's residents depends on the seasonal flood of tourist dollars. Facing opposition from town officials, her neighbors, and even members of her own family, Rylee stands firm in her decision and risks her life and the life of her unborn child to face down the remorseless monster. This story is written for ONC2026 using prompt number 78: You begin to realize that nothing is quite what it seems. Jowls, Copyright ©2026 by Dennis Royer, @dennisroyer All Rights Reserved. Cover art by Deviant Art / ArtVixen0520. Used by permission.

When hostile townsfolk imprison a transient teen girl accused of murder, her best friend struggles against a stacked legal system to protect her from being railroaded.--- Local law enforcers eager to solve the case rush to judgment and arrest Cozbi Miraslova, a pretty teenager of Roma heritage working with a traveling carnival. The evidence against her is scant but the tight knit community believes carnies to be nothing more than gypsies, tramps, and thieves. After the carnival leaves town, Cozbi's best friend and co-worker, Jason Muir stays behind to defend her. In the process of solving the mystery, he discovers Cozbi's manipulative and duplicitous nature and learns how blind loyalty comes with a steep price. Cover photo credit: Shutterstock/Kisto

An unlikely romance sprouts from a chance encounter between Cliff and Hannah after she spurns his good deed. ---------- Cliff tries doing a good deed for financially distressed Hannah by paying for her expensive car repairs. He expects nothing in return. What he gets is her hostile rejection of his selfless offer. Frustrated and confounded, Cliff can't stop thinking about her stinging rebuke and haunting beauty. When serendipity brings them face-to-face again, sparks fly, this time igniting a slow-burn romance. Standing in the way of the couple's happiness are their own stubborn egos, scheming parents, and a dangerous ex-lover. Cover Photo Credit: Shutterstock/Geobor

Enora is tired of living in her brother's estate and putting up with the endless stream of suitors her father has arranged for her to meet. Five more days and she will have the freedom to control her own destiny - far away from her domineering family. Only her father has other plans for her when he invites a pocket poor, but land-wealthy nobleman to be her bridegroom. Aaden Cadel hasn't met Enora but he's willing to take her sight unseen as long as he can get his hands on the substantial inheritance her mother left her. But when things don't go according to plan, Enora will face her biggest challenge yet... learning to trust a man long enough for them to work together against a powerful enemy who poses a threat to both their futures. A little magic might help...