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Dark Harvest  (#Wattys2018) by merikurage
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Rally Vincent promised to be a better sister. Upon returning to Boston, her main focus was to get a job and not get involved in the local supernatural politics. Easy enough, right, for a dhamphri? All she had to do is embrace her human side and ignore those dark vampiric thoughts. But when she finds out the demon who tortured her throughout her childhood is alive and assisting in selling vampire blood that, when consumed, can make anyone stronger (and insane), Rally finds it impossible to not get involved. Will her need for vengence lead her to sacrifice the very humanity she has protected her entire life or can she keep the vampiric side of her under control long enough to solve the case?
The Prodigies [First Draft] by Sibi21
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Five-year-old Kendall Frodell is a genius and has been ever since she was born. The fact that she can and does read high school material, can mentally solve a wide array of equations, and has an incredible memory for trivia could've all easily skipped her from Kindergarten to fifth grade. But Kenny's intelligence (along with her voice) hides behind vague, situation-based index cards and rewritten answers. Things quickly change when she becomes afflicted with peculiar fainting spells-- ones where she walks, writes, and even solves equations while seemingly unconscious. Her erudition is unwillingly revealed, and she's whisked off to an academy for people like her. Very suddenly becoming aware of a whole society of gifted children, school has never been more challenging. An enforced social hierarchy, infamously harsh teachers, blockheaded children-- and the brief disappearances of her classmates only add to everything. In the style of both Ender's Game and the X-Men, The Prodigies is a piece of speculative fiction that will leave you...curious. Highest Ranking: #2 in Science Fiction [©2017-2018. All rights reserved.]
Fire & Ice [OnHoldForever(?)] by JJWarren702
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He was warm like fire, she was cold like ice. What happens when the two combine? Read how Jordan goes through the struggles of her own personal teenage life with the extra problem of a very persistent boy trying to enter the walls of her life.
What's a bad boy? by queenofheartsxo
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"I'm Hunter. Hunter Jones. Nice to meet you Vee" he greets me cockily. My eyebrows crinkle in confusion. "Only my parents call me that" I warn him. He smirks at me and takes a few steps closer until he is close enough for me to reach out and touch him. "Well looks like you'll just have to tell them to stop cause that's my nickname for you now" he flirts. My cheeks flush a light pink and I look down at my feet as I see him winking at me. Logan rolls his eyes. "You never quit do you?" He asks whilst laughing. Hunter smirks at him then turns back to face me. "I guess not," he says to me in a seductive sort of way, "but I can't really help it can I? I'm a bad boy at heart." My eyebrows crinkle even further in confusion than I thought possible. "Wait, what's a 'bad boy'?" ********* Violet Willows has been homeschooled all her life. She's never watched Titanic with a box of tissues, or gone on a cringeworthy first date, or even had a sloppy first kiss. She is completely unprepared for the stereotypical high school experience. However, what will happen when she is forced to move to Bridgeville, where she will have to go to school for the first time ever? Of course, she will be introduced to loads of new concepts such as alcohol, drugs and the definition of a slut. Yet, after an encounter with Hunter Jones, the most popular guy in the school, she seems to only have one question.... What's a bad boy? Shout out to @Fangurling4Life for making the cover Warning: Mild swearing! Don't let me ruin your minds innocent babies!! :)