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X-Marks: Rising Shadows by imtayokay
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»» BOOK #3 of the X-MARKS: Shadows Series «« Valen and her friends have ended their long journey but all isn't as it seems. In the care of their new hosts they find riches, fame and the watchful eye of Genevieve Vossler, the beautiful and mysterious leader of the Vossler Union. Once Valen learns the dark truth that lives underneath their new home their secrets unravel faster than she can keep. Can Valen and her friends make it in this strange new world? Or are they risking more than ever before? Finish the series, and learn why when together shadows prove to be a rising force.
Shadows May Fall by annemariehartnett
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Winter, 1917. Dorothy never really thought that war would take her older brother, but like so many others before him, Ian enlisted and departed Canada in khaki, leaving Dorothy to care for the youngest Gaston, Charlie. The return of her employer's son eats away at Dorothy: why should he, the rich man's son, the spoiled brat, be back home sleeping in his bed while her brother sleeps in the muck somewhere in France or Belgium? Robbie Monroe isn't the brat who ran off for a great adventure. Nearly deaf in one ear and deeply lonely, he is a man struggling to put his life back together after his time "over there," and Dorothy seems to be the only one he can talk to. She doesn't want to trust him but she can't help it, and Dorothy soon finds herself with something she didn't realize she desperately needed: a friend. Before the war's end, fate has one final reminder for Dorothy that happy endings don't always happen in real life, no matter how much she tells herself they can. Set in in the weeks before the 1917 Halifax Explosion, Shadows May Fall is a non-traditional World War I romance.
The Red Door by OriginalRevolver
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When Mollie starts to prefer the dreams she's having to the painful reality of life, she's forced to choose between embracing a fantasy or the man she loves. ***** Since she was seven, Mollie Cutright has known two truths: she loves Howard Flynn and her dreams are the most magical part of her life. Each day she suffers at the hands of her abusive parents, but each night she is surrounded by a loving family who call her by a different name. Growing up in 1930's Virginia, no one has patience for a girl who might be mad, so Mollie strives to keep her dreams (and how often they intrude on her reality) a secret. But when her secret comes out, Mollie is sent to an asylum, though not before she and Howard are secretly engaged. It is at the asylum she discovers the dreams are echoes of her past lives. She's an immortal, if she makes a journey to claim her heritage. The problem is, if she continues down this path, she can never see Howard, the love of her life, again. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]
Shallows (Preview) by DenverEvansAuthor
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The sea isn't safe. Only the bravest and strongest become sailors. Luminescent mermaids roam the depths and the shallows, mouthing words no one can hear, never surfacing. Raised all his life in an island fishing village, bookish Emerson Kadwell has always been warned away from the shore. But an infant memory of a song and the lapping of waves continually draw him. When Emerson finds a mermaid stranded in an isolated part of the shoreline, the truth about his past and hers will change his world forever. A luminescent mermaid. A bookish inventor. A terrible truth. Shallows is a clean YA fantasy novel with elements of paranormal and romance. It is the first in a series. --- NOTE: NOW THAT THIS NOVEL IS AVAILABLE ON KINDLE, I CAN ONLY LEAVE A SAMPLE AMOUNT HERE ON WATTPAD. Thanks for understanding and I hope you enjoy! (The full book is free to read if you have Kindle Unlimited and just 99c otherwise. Get it on Amazon: hyperurl.co/readshallows ) I'm WRITING A SEQUEL!! Add "Phantoms" to your reading list. Don't forget to request your FREE Shallows bookmarks and learn how you can get a free paperback copy! (hyperurl.co/freeshallows) (Cover made by Perry Elisabeth Design with images licensed from depositphotos.com)
The One-Hundred by renesmeewolfe
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Each baby born beneath the waves is killed--with one exception: the one hundred thousandth is spared. There's one rule shared between the island's tribes: don't touch the water. When Cressa-la breaks this law, her world, and body, changes. Sure, change is normal... but when has growing scales ever been normal? • • • Watty Award Winner 2015: Best Use of Visuals • • • Each baby born beneath the waves is killed--with one exception: the one hundred thousandth is spared. Among the spared, magic chooses a rare few, connecting them to the moon or sea. These are the One-Hundreds, mermaids and humans with the power to save the world-or corrupt it. When Cressa-la breaks the first rule of her tribe and touches the water surrounding her island, everything she knows turns on its head. Talking, sinister dolphins, mind control, and a whole world just under the waves await her on her eigteenth birthday... but she never asked for any of this. All she wanted was to become a Tribe Leader and take care of her village. It's amazing how one screw-up can change everything. A relentless darkness reaches for her, wanting her affections for his own twisted purposes. In opposition stands a fractured light, haunted by a painful past where corruption eroded friendship. Unless Cressa-la can bring the darkness to his knees and fight the war raging inside, the world is doomed. • • • Content warning: This story contains themes of depression and violence.
X-Marks: Hiding Shadows by imtayokay
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»» BOOK #2 of the X-MARKS: Shadows Series «« Valen and her friends are on the run once again. After their camp is disassembled, they take shelter in a series of traveling homes and meet hosts that will shape their journey in unexpected ways. When their world is changing all around, will it change them? And will they reach the refugee they need? Continue this series and learn the dangerous truth behind their marks. They can run but they'll always be marked. »» BOOK #1 X-MARKS : Stealing Shadows «« ▲ BOOK #1 AVAILABLE ON WATTPAD NOW▲
Iron Frost - Clan of the Rim Chronicles #1 by KN_Campbell
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*COMPLETED* YOUTUBE TRAILER: https://youtu.be/N7Fl0a2QAYA When her first kiss turns into ice-cold murder, seventeen year old Eerika Arnesen's life is turned completely upside down. Her parents aren't her parents, this world isn't her world, and the only thing somewhat clear is that someone really wants her dead. After a failed attempt on her life, Eerika is rescued by a hard-hearted man named Calder, and is brought to the Vinter realm and to the Clan of the Rim. There, she discovers her royal heritage and learns of the evil that has been plaguing the land for decades. With her powers growing stronger and the threat of the realm at large, Eerika must accept the crown and take hold of her destiny, if only to save the Vinter realm and the ones she loves most. ⓒcopyright 2017 KN_Campbell (Katelyn Noel Campbell) All Rights Reserved. (cover by solidarity_)
Living Legends by SummerSurfs
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For the first time in her life, Hayley Slade is going on an adventure. Naturally, she expects seasickness and a mild storm as the worst of her problems, so when she runs into a castaway on a deserted island, gets kidnapped with said castaway, and is thrust into a pirate's world of centuries-old treasure hunting, she is totally unprepared. Though Hayley remains guarded, the castaway-Jack-also carries secrets of his own. If they want to get out of their Caribbean adventure, the girl with the camera and the boy with the mysterious past will have to band together and look death straight in the eye. [ previously "Love and Legends" ] [ adventure #37 ]
A Nymph of the Ossian Forest by xeniaquinox
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❤️ Now available on Amazon as a paperback ❤️ A village Elder's daughter rebels against her fate by running from an ancient matchmaking ritual. Instead, she gets kidnapped by a hostile tribe convinced she is a forest nymph whose blood can cure their dying leader. To survive, Arian must pretend to be what she is not until she can escape and warn her village about a deadly danger that's coming for it from the forest. And discover who she is along the way.
Lethe by MaydeWinter
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Rich beyond imagination, engaged to his old childhood friend, kind and humble, Vincent Nero was Manhattan's golden boy. Until his disappearance left the whole of New York talking. Where did he go? Is his unusual behavior connected to his disappearance? Is he even still alive? The truth is much bigger than his friends and reporters could imagine. Because while they muse about his fate, Vincent is fighting his way through the Underworld in a quest few have ever survived from. Who set him on this path? And will he manage to reach the end alive?