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Ulterior Motives by NJKuhr
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(Featured in Paranormal) Reagan Blake is damn good at her job, the best. She makes a living solving cases and helping her community get out of jams. She fixes things. When the supernatural Community needs someone to step in and take care of situations they call on Reagan. She loves everything about her job, that is until Oliver steps into her office asking for her help. She finds herself agreeing when all of her instincts are telling her to send him packing. Everything about him warns her that she should keep her nose out of this one. He's gorgeous, mysterious with that raw edge of danger and power. He's also a Warlock, which she knows should be enough to tell decline the job. But he's not just any Warlock, he's a member of the inner Circle of Warlocks. The most powerful and dangerous Warlocks alive. They are judge, jury and executioners for the Supernatural Community. Oliver's a walking advertisement for bad judgment calls and Reagan can't say no.
Finding Humanity by NinaMarks
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After escaping a stalled elevator into a zombie apocalypse, Emily must learn how to trust people again or risk losing everything in this terrifying world. ***** For Emily, every day of the last two years have been a blur. She keeps her head down, takes her college courses online, and only goes out to work at her mandatory internship. But all that changes on the day the office elevator breaks down, leaving her trapped when the screams begin. And when the doors finally open, revealing a dystopian world ruined by bloody teeth and disease, Emily is launched into a terrifying run for her life, caught between the strangers she's not sure she can trust and the man-eating monsters that hunger for her flesh. Now she must learn not only how to survive in this new and dangerous world, but also how to overcome her own inner demons before they cost her something more precious than her life. [[Wattys' Shortlist]] [[Promoted by AMC]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: The story contains some gore, violence, strong language, and dark themes. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
A Secret Service [NOW PUBLISHED] by joymoment
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Now available in paperback! "I LOVE IT!" - CarniaHolmes "I'm going to break your nose, because I don't like your face," Carter said. She pointed to Zac. "I'm going to dislocate your other shoulder, just to make them even." She cocked her head and gave the main guy a sickly sweet smile. "I'm going to break your wrist, taking away your baseball career. And finally you, Finch," she said, looking to the last guy. "I'm going to bust your ankle because I don't like the way you walk." She slid her hands into her pockets. "Now, how does that sound to all of you? And please feel free to look amused, skeptical or patronizing at this point. I'll have all the more fun wiping the expressions off your faces." Carter Owens, daughter of a Secret Service agent, is trained to disassemble any weapon, any situation, and anyone. Her biting sarcasm and razor-sharp mind make her impossible to beat in a word fight and when talking doesn't work, she uses her fists. She attends Hamilton Prep, Washington D.C.'s most prestigious high school, where everyone is related to someone in power, except her. When Hamilton Prep receives a flood of new students, Carter's role as social outcast changes when she makes two unexpected friends. Friends who are hiding a secret. As Carter uncovers the truth, she confronts challenges she is unequipped to handle and finds herself in a dangerous situation. For a girl trained to see everything, Carter never saw this coming. "This is one of those books that seem like it won't be really good, but then it's mindblowing-ly amazing and then you're questioning life =)" - rwrites07 "#rr for like the 10th time haha love this book" - tahls16 "I loved this book, it wasn't cringey cliche or stupid. I normally hate third person books but I loved this and all the characters, especially carter." - lenathedov Editor's Choice Talk of The Town #1 Teen Fiction, #1 Fiction #1 Love #1 Completed #1 New Adult #1 Friendship #1 Funny #1 Drama
After Humanity by stpolishook
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* 2017 WATTY WINNER!* Blurb: Humans are at the top of the food chain and always have been. But what if they weren't? What if another took our place and decided to raise and exploit us as we have every other animal on earth? Welcome to a world after humanity... No one is exactly certain where the sibla came from. Some say they evolved from humans long ago, slowly taking power as their numbers increased. Taller, stronger, and longer-lived, than homo sapiens it isn't too hard to imagine. Now humans must face a reality in which they are no more than animals, domesticated beasts bred for their master's various needs and hungers. Rachel Turner is only eight years old. Born in Demin, one of the last remaining free human settlements on earth, she has never been forced to face the reality of life under a sibla Master, living a carefree existence in her hidden village. Magnus Kendrick is a sibla farmer with a sizable estate on which he raises all manner of livestock, from chickens, to sheep, to...humans. He is also the man destined to purchase Rachel's life. *Warning: This book contains a certain degree of gore and disturbing themes Beautiful cover by @my_fairytale 2016 Fright Fest Gold Winner Cryptic's Choice 2017 WATTY Winner ( Story Smiths category) *All Rights Reserved
a jar of secrets by recklessrebellion-
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"You're my little queen," he told me, gently placing the crown on top of my head. I giggled as I gestured for him to kneel down before me. "And you're my king," I squealed, awkwardly placing a flower crown on top of his head. He chuckled, pulling me into a tight hug. ❦ Seventeen-year-old Seph Callas has no memory of her childhood nor of her parents but except for that and a stubborn repeated dream that won't go away, everything is normal. Once her eighteenth birthday strikes however, that all changes. With a sudden interest in flowers, random flashbacks, strange feelings she can't explain and being attacked in the middle of the night by three very scary looking guys. If that isn't weird enough, Seph finds herself being saved by a handsome stranger who introduces himself as a private detective named Hades. Convincing her that it's no longer safe, he instructs her to come with him to a safe house. With only the annoying and moody Hades as company, she knows it's going to be a long journey although she finds herself trusting him nevertheless. But along the way, she finds herself being chased by things that shouldn't exist; demons, gorgons, minotaurs, gods, goddesses and even a three headed dog which makes her question everything that she once thought she knew especially because they're all after one thing, her. Has Seph made the right choice to trust him? Or is he the one that wants her dead? After all when you're told you're actually a Greek Goddess named Persephone, your real father is Zeus and you've got this big destiny set out ahead of you where you're going to end up being a Queen of the Underworld, you'd end up laughing about it too. cover design >> @sinadana >> based on greek mythology
Return to Neverland by LaughandJoy
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Have you ever seen your world suddenly turn upside down? Things that seem impossible have a chance of possibility, and stories come alive? Things in our world that is odd suddenly become the most normal thing on the planet? Oh, it's happened to me, alright. My name is Julianna Owens. I've experienced questions that I wouldn't ever ponder come to life. Even the things I imagined when I was little could never compare to them. How did this happen? It all started when my grandma moved in.
The Pestilention by LaughandJoy
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FIRST BOOK IN THE DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND SERIES ONE MISSTEP Can cost you your life. ONE WRONG WORD Can earn you your worst enemy. ONE WRONG THOUGHT Can drive you insane. ONE WRONG TURN Will lead you to your death. ONE MISCLICK Can enter you into the Pestilention. Welcome to the Devil's Playground, play the game if you dare. ~~~ Once the dramatic TV shows got too boring for the world, people pushed away Hollywood for the newest type of entertainment. The Pestilention is a deadly obstacle course aired live for billions to watch. Only children and young adults between fifteen and twenty-five are allowed to enter, using their luck and skills to survive the game and each other. Katherine Parsons, an unwilling tribute of the course, is forced to rely on fear and luck against the most skilled players of the course yet. ~~~ This story was: #80 in Science Fiction on 10/2/17 #77 in Science Fiction on 12/5/17 #53 in Science Fiction on 8/28/17 Wow! You guys are so amazing! If you do enjoy this story, please don't forget to vote and share it with your friends. Thank you, and read on! :)
The Devil's Playground: The Preview by LaughandJoy
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I present to you a preview of a new story written by TehCaptainsBestGirl and myself. Prepare yourself for a sneak peek of the action packed story full of action, heartbreaks, and much more. *UNEDITED. READ THE FULL STORY FOR THE EDITED AND LONGER VERSION*
Th1rt3en: Project Eris by -Skittlefish
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"OUR DIFFERENCES ARE WHAT MAKE US HUMAN" SHE WASN'T EXACTLY HUMAN, BUT SHE WASNT EXACTLY SURE WHAT SHE WAS EITHER. JUST THAT SHE WAS A DEFECT, A MISTAKE, TOSSED AWAY WITH THE GARBAGE BY THE ONES WHO GAVE HER LIFE AND NOW IT'S UP TO HER AND A GROUP OF OTHER MISTFITS TO SAVE A PLANET. x x x x Stunning cover by @kikibuscus2259
Untouched ✔ by _salacious
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"Y-you," she stuttered, staring at the handsome man sitting on the sleek black throne, "you're..." He rolled his eyes, waving his hand impatiently and said, "Hades. Come on, say it with me. Ha-des." "Hades," Ariel breathed out, still not believing the sight before her. Every picture she had seen of the gods had not depicted Hades' beauty. The god sitting before her was not a crusty old man with a white beard; no, he was a Calvin Klein model. "Yes," Hades clasped his hands together and grimaced, "the God of Death and riches; that's me." Ariel nodded, still refusing to believe but knowing she had to and Hades' grimace turned even bitter, "And you, darling, will be staying with me for quite some time." ~*~ Cover: _nymphomaniac Published: 8/6/14