When Princess Taliyah is sacrificed to a fearsome dragon lord she's been raised to hate, she doesn't expect the frustratingly handsome man he transforms into to ignite her deepest desires. Season 1 of Treasured by the Dragon *** When Princess Taliyah's parents sacrifice her to a powerful dragon lord to pay off their annual tribute, she prepares herself to be burned to ashes on her captor's altar. But instead, the fearsome beast whisks her away to his mountain castle before transforming into a handsome lord. As the leader of his dragon clan, Cephias is furious Taliyah's kingdom didn't provide the promised gold treasure. He has no use for a pampered princess. At first, the two clash, but as Taliyah picks through the dragon lord's secrets, she realizes they share a common enemy. As she finds herself drawn in by the passionate man, her plans shift from escaping to securing an alliance through a marriage of convenience to save her people. Given the way his lips burn her skin with desire, marriage would be a sacrifice she's more than willing to make.

EPILOGUE WILL BE FREE STARTING JUNE 29TH, 2023! Diana wakes up in pain, tied to a bed and unable to escape. She's been trapped by a group of surgeons with a twisted passion and she's their next victim. ***** Diana Slater, a typical University student, wakes up in pain, tied to a bed and unable to see. After a mysterious figure, known only as Dr. Sweeney, nurses her back to health she finds out the truth. The Doctor has kidnapped her and given her a cat's eyes as part of a larger ploy to turn humans into collectibles. Now she's being trained by Ben, another patient, with the skin of a snake, on how to behave. Diana and Ben are forced to work together to try to escape the murderous doctors - until she discovers Ben might not be the victim he makes himself out to be. The only person Diana can trust is herself, and if she fails, her eyes won't give her another nine lives. [[Winner of the 2018 Fiction Awards for Best Horror Story]] [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston

Determined to stay blissfully unmarried, Lady Angela Worthington hires club owner and secret matchmaker Gerard Stark to find a match for her best friend who plans on proposing to her. Love was always in the cards, she just never imagined it could be for her... ***** Angela Worthington has no intentions of finding a love match this season-she's far too busy planning a secret mission involving the Ramsbury Circus. So when she discovers her promising life as a spinster is threatened by her best friend, Spencer's plans to propose, she knows drastic measures are called for. To ward off Spencer's advances, she hires club owner Gerard Stark, who happens to be the mastermind behind a very hush-hush matchmaking service. But Stark's agreement to find Spencer a match comes at a price, and Angela finds herself quickly slipping out of her comfort zone. Angela has never longed for marriage, but there's something about the charming Mr. Stark that may be simply too hard to resist. [[Word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Cover designed by Morgan Sangster Content/trigger warning: Contains mentions of sexual assault

Amber Garrett, the newest BLINK agent, is forced to prove herself when her first mission involves an alien threat that could destroy all of humanity. ***** Amber Garrett can blink teleporting herself to anywhere she wants to go which means she's a natural recruit for the galaxy-spanning BLINK organisation. Fresh out of training she's sent to a colony on the edge of space where contact has been lost. The colony's silence however isn't due to an equipment malfunction and Amber quickly discovers she's the last hope the BLINK organisation has to stop a threat to the entire galaxy. It may be her first mission but she'll have to use every ounce of her talent not just to stay alive but to prevent the destruction of all of humanity. [NB. THIS IS A WATTPAD ORIGINALS STORY] [[word count: 70 000-80 000 words]]

Alera lost her mother early in life and was raised by a strict king for a father and the many nursemaids who crossed themselves before touching her. It wasn't until she was of marrying age that she learned why the people feared her. She was canny... like her forest mother. Canny and feared to be fae. The only person besides her father who didn't seem to fear her was the handsome stable boy. He knew what she was and didn't cross himself before letting his hands touch hers longer than needed for helping her to her mount. And on her 18th birthday, neither could deny the bond that dragged them together. But her father had her sold off to make an advantageous match with the neighboring king's sullen and cruel son. Even a kingdom over, the whispers of the canny princess the people feared as fae reached royal ears. But they thought to use her to their advantage...to put fear in their own people's hearts and make them bend the knee. Now with the kingdom at war with the prince she would have married, Alera must save the people who feared her from an unspeakable fate brought to their door by the sullen prince wielding a dark unknown power. -------------------- Cover by Tina Glasneck ©2022 M.Dalto Published to Wattpad 06.01.2022 Completed 03/30/2023

[WATTY'S SHORTLIST 2021 & 2022] "I love every part of you. Not because of who you were before, but because of who you are now, in spite of all the bullshit this universe has sent your way." Jasmine Ali is broken. After watching her best friend die, she walks through life with a strained smile and heavy heart, trying her best to seem like everything is okay. All that matters is getting through her daily routine. But when Jace Wilson appears with a limp and a frown, her mask begins to slip. And Jasmine begins to learn that nothing is ever truly broken.

NOW PUBLISHED AS 'TARNISH THE VEIL' BY C. L. CROSS The Lupine family was once a symbol for the Order of Hunters to aspire to: strong, united, ruthless and determined. But, after two decades of heartbreak, scandal and considerable loss, the future of their legacy rests of the shoulders of young Erika. She has sacrificed and trained for years in the art of defending humanity against dark supernatural forces, but nothing could prepare her for the task ahead. When a cult of rogue witches break treaty guidelines and kidnap a group of hunters, Erika is thrust into the most dangerous assignment of her career. Accompanied by fellow hunter Alex with rookies Alfie and Florence, the untested hunters take on a gruelling journey across the country to track down their abducted families. Though it is not so simple. The bolder the hunters get in their task, the more the shadows surrounding them begin to grow, and they soon discover that their greatest enemy may not be the one standing on the opposite side of the battlefield, but lurking somewhere far more sinister. NOTE: THIS BOOK IS A FIRST DRAFT WHICH MAY CONTAIN MISTAKES. IT WILL BE EDITED FULLY ONCE THE BOOK IS COMPLETE.

Every family has its demons, but the Skylar's craft a new meaning for the phrase. Before the murder, Clara's greatest worry was scaring off the gold-digging gentlemen drooling over her father's business. Now, with the family plummeting covertly into debt and a supernatural creature leaving a trail of blood-drained corpses along London's riverside, she must master the art of two roles. By day, she masquerades a cunning lady of class set on an engagement with the infamous Sebastian Knox. At night, she is a huntress. Joined by clandestine Darius Alcor, she prowls the shadows, determined to exploit a conspiracy spanning back decades. But with magic and scheming at every corner, no-one can ever truly be trusted.

Twenty-two year old Valentina McGuire returned home to Travis Springs after completing her bachelor's degree in fashion designing. Her mom wasn't keeping well and her father, the sheriff of the town, Phil McGuire couldn't cope up on his own anymore. It was at a wedding that she met the sinfully gorgeous Brody Summers, who was an architect managing their family construction business with his brothers. His bad reputation with women, his playboy good looks drives her far away from him. Brody doesn't know failure. He is hit hard by the girl who's oblivious to his charms. Will he be able to win her over or will the sheriff shoot him down when his past catches up and plays havoc in their lives? Read on to find out what happens to the two people who are hopelessly attracted to each other.