Ari Callahan has no idea how to talk to boys -- or how to talk to anyone for that matter. Enter Zac, the cute new guy in town who won't stop texting her. But is his interest real, or does he have a hidden agenda? ***** Found as a young child washed up on the beach, 17-year-old Ari Callahan has never uttered a word out loud to anyone -- not even her adoptive family. Psychologists have diagnosed her with a condition called selective mutism, but Ari can't help identifying with her namesake character, Ariel, the little mermaid in the fairytale whose voice was stolen by a sea witch. Mermaid-obsession aside, Ari's silence makes socializing tough. She's never had a boyfriend or been asked out on a date. Not until Zac, the confident new arrival in town, asks for her number. But Zac has his own reasons for texting with Ari. He's part of a movement to sabotage the artificial music app called SirenSong, threatening to render human singing obsolete. Zac's collaborators have scoured the globe in search of a singing voice perfect enough to break the SirenSong spell, and their search has led them straight to Ari's beachside town. Will her relationship with Zac help Ari find her voice and unlock the secrets of her origins? Or will he use her and leave her high and dry? Title: Ari and Zac (formerly The Mermaid Hypothesis) Content Warning: This story contains references to selective mutism, suicidal thoughts, and early childhood trauma.

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Christine doesn't like people. She lives alone, has a pet cockroach to defend herself with, and has her route home timed specifically so she doesn't have to talk to people. All this changes however when she is stolen from her dorm room and forced to play host to a vampire named Damien. Christine has never met anyone crueler in her life, and worse, he wants to drink her blood. Can Christine escape before its too late? Or will she be forced to live as a vampire slave forever? Find out in Diary of a Non-Conformist Vampire Victim!

This year, The fates had chosen the Kingdom of Vincia, to begin the Trials of Shadows. No one knows if this will beacon a curse or a gift from the fates, but the Kingdom, is obligated to begin the Trails, and no one can escape the Trials of Shadows. Rachel, age 17, is forced to join the Trail of Shadows.Except this year, the trails are transformed into the prince's little game of girls. This trials contain life threatening situations and competition between life and death. Only the strongest, smartest, and the best, will win the trails and be worthy of being the Prince's bride. But something goes wrong, when his Duke ship, Liam Jackson arrives to the palace. Rachel discovers an affinity that she has, and no one can find out. Magic and love will interfere between Rachel's choice; to save herself from the burdens of her unknown past or to sacrifice herself for the safety o her loved ones. Excerpt* A rough push is escalate against me and my back slams into the wall painfully, as I find him pinning me against it. "Your highness, I think you need to let go now." I try to say but his fists slam into the brick designer wall. He growls as his face lingers to my neck. His grip didn't ease a bit, but rather forces my back to mold into the wall. A throaty animalistic sound echoes from the depth of his throat and I stiffen, when his touch jolted me. Did he just freaking growl? "Let me go!" I demanded, my fists drumming his chest. "My little sweet Rae, where do you think you're going? I'm not done with you, just yet." He murmurs as icy breaths pound onto my scorching skin. I felt something sharp softly gnaw against my collarbone and snip at it. I flinch and realize his teeth had elongated into sharp incisors. My palms push him back and then I forcefully hurl my knee into his groin, when he doesn't bulge. He yelps but I am yanked back at the same moment. I inhaled for my last time, before my death followed. "Didn't I say, I'm not done yet?" Hot list: #666

The Bite was published as a Paperback and E-book from W by Wattpad Books on February 7, 2023! As a Wattpad reader, you can access the Wattpad Books Published Edition here upon purchase and the Wattpad Original Edition for free. ***** Charlotte is on the run from a troubled past to start a new life, turn a new page and begin again. Little does she know that the new life she is about to start, is one that is only supposed to exist only in fairy tales. What was a minor decision put her in the wrong place at the wrong time; a decision that will be burned into her memory, a decision that forced her to fight for her life, a decision that will turn her into a thing of fairy tales- and it only took one bite.

Chosen as one of the Top 10 stories by Harlequin So You Think You Can Write. There hasn't been one like her for 1500 years. For Callie it's survival. For everyone else it's love at first bite. A dark beginning leads to a new twist in the vampire genre. This is not a romance but a young girls survival. Some readers may find the opening chapters disturbing. Join Callie in her fight to save her soul mate and the new society she has become part of from demons and a master vampire intent on controlling her. With a little help from a few witches, shape shifters and a bit of luck can she actually get a little normality in her 'un-life'? Everybody loves her. They just can't help themselves. ~☆~