{WATTYS 2020 WINNER} {FEATURED BOOK} Paris, 1663. 500 girls selected by King Louis XIV embark on a journey across the seas from their homeland. Each is given a dowry, and the expectation that they are to marry a French settler, in order to increase the population of New France. They are the historic Daughters of the King, or "les filles du roi." Eighteen-year-old Celeste Dubois is a free-spirited, educated and headstrong girl. She comes from a wealthy Parisian family that has squandered their money and is subsequently forced to journey to New France. However, Celeste doesn't plan on marrying a complete stranger. She hopes to use the dowry and the free voyage as a way to escape the poverty and social ranks of Paris. Matters are complicated when against her will, she falls in love. Romantic, kind and stunningly beautiful Lorraine Leblanc is a girl from a large family with children to spare. Unlike Celeste, she happily dreams of the day she will meet her future husband in New France. When she marries a mysterious widower with two young children of his own and still reeling after his broken heart, she realizes that married life isn't all she had hoped it would be, and begins to question her new husband's complicated past. - Wattpad Picks Blast to the Future Past list 2018 - The 50 Best Wattpad Stories of 2018/19 by Design Wizard - 2018 Youngblood Awards Winner (Romance) - 2018 True North Awards 2nd place for Historical Fiction and 2nd place Truly Canadian special category award - Featured by Wattpad Historical Fiction profile under Kings, Courtships and Empires, Young Adult Fiction profile under Love, Actually and Romance profile under Time will Tell *Please be aware that since this book covers the colonial period, it does contain sensitive themes of racism and violence that readers will find disturbing. There are resources at the back of the book that prompt further learning in the Historical Notes section.*

This novella is the first story in my series The Golden Redepennings. Lieutenant Rick Redepenning has been saving his admiral's intrepid daughter from danger since their formative years, but today, he faces the gravest of threats-the damage she might do to his heart. How can he convince her to see him as a suitor, not just a childhood friend? Travelling with her father's fleet has left Mary Pritchard ill-prepared for London Society, and prey to the machinations of false friends. When she strikes out on her own to find a more suitable locale to take up her solitary spinsterhood, she finds adventure, trouble, and her girlhood hero, riding once more to her rescue.

Harper Magee, the only female dragon rider in Philadelphia, is hiding a secret - the illegal kind with wings and talons. When she falls for a boy she has no business falling for, she puts everything she loves at risk. ***** Sparks fly when Harper, a dragon trainer and fiery redhead, meets Rory, an overly-ambitious rookie who mistakes her for a mister. Despite her initial brush-off, he shows up again to prove he's not such an arrogant flyboy. Being a polite lass, Harper lets him escort her to the World's Fair, and they end up on an airship that takes Harper's breath away. But the trouble just balloons from there when Rory discovers a family secret hiding beneath the Magee family barn. Dragons, airships, and bounty hunters abound in this steampunk tale that introduces a headstrong Scottish lass, her spunky dragons, and a flyboy who turns it all upside down. DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction and protected by the author. If you decide to steal it, don't be surprised if you find an angry dragon hiding in your barn. IN OTHER WORDS: If you find this story on any online platform other than WATTPAD, I did not allow this. You may also be exposing yourself to malware. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe form, do it here on WATTPAD.

Ulric Wolcott, know as Little Wolf by his friends and family, has no boundary between man and wolf. His Native American heritage from his mother gave him access to his spirit guide, the Spirit of the Wolf itself. The Spirit of the Wolf blended easily with the wolf nature he received from his werewolf father. The first werewolf he met outside his family set his feet on the path to a new name that would define his future. An encounter with a young girl who would become pivotal in his life would seal it. Little Wolf's spirit guide is leading him to become not only the ruling Alpha of Spirit Wolf's worldly pack but King to all werewolves! *🐺•*🐾•*•*•*•*•* This is the beginning of the Brother Wolf Saga novels. Each story stands alone but involves characters in the other stories.

I have three secrets. 1. I'm in the witness protection program. I witnessed my mother's murder when I was eight years old, and now the murderer is after me. 2. I can read minds. Or not "read" them... not exactly. But I can feel them. Every emotion has a color. An aura, as I call it. And I can feel those auras. I can feel the color of one's thoughts. 3. I can't feel Elijah Whitney's aura. [ COMPLETED - 1.28.16 ] [ LATEST REVISION - 8.17.19 ] [ SEQUEL COMING FALL 2019 ]

The Tale of a White Woman Tohbi Ohoyo is a story of self discovery in unlikely places. When Kaitlyn runs away from home and is found by a Choctaw warrior, her plans are turned upside down. She is forced into a lifestyle she is not familiar or comfortable with. Kaitlyn is faced with two options, accept her new life, or escape and fight like hell. **All historical information along with a majority of language translation is found on www.choctawschool.com

Luke slid his arm around the back of my chair and nodded toward Kai. "You two know each other?" "Kind of." There was no need to turn and see the contempt on Kai's face. Luke's eyes narrowed. "He's into you." "No." I shook my head even as shivers ran up my spine. "We can't stand each other." Luke moved closer and spoke into my ear. "Then why can't he take his eyes off of you?" When psychic Bailey is pulled from the river by a gorgeous Native American, he disappears before anyone else sees him. It's only when the new guy saunters into town that she has a name to match the face: Kai Chiwaten. Bailey's captivated by Kai, but when a crime scene and one of her premonitions collide, Bailey's dream of being accepted by Kai and his tribe is shattered by a truth only she can see.

When you are fighting for the freedom of your people, falling in love with your enemy is not a great idea. Or is it? Ayla has to defend her castle and her people all on her own, with nobody to help her but a dark warrior she hates with all her heart.

Highest Rank #2. (Published on Amazon. Six chapters available for review.) First impressions can often be wrong. Lori Forester's five older brothers raised her to ride like an Indian, shoot the head off a match with blinding speed, and hunt with skill and cunning, like a brother. Though, she also has the skills of a lady. In 1888, men challenge her will and create situations that test her fortitude. Her keen wit and beauty flock men to her, but only one gives her what the others don't - admiration for all her capabilities.

Puck You is now available in paperback and e-book! Grace wants to prove herself by making the men's hockey team at her new school. Will a rivalry with the captain - or an attraction between them - get in the way? ***** When Grace Gillman moves to California, she's determined to play hockey -- even if that means making a place for herself on her new school's only team. But Sebastian Evans doesn't want a girl on the men's team, even if she's a great player. He's convinced she'll distract the other boys and cost them their shot at the championship - and with it, his only chance at a scholarship to his dream college. But despite his icy attitude towards her, he can't help but feel a connection building between them - which quickly gets complicated when he learns she has eyes for someone else. Will they remain rivals on the rink, or will things heat up between them? [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]