When powerful witch Marithyda Skyelorn becomes a participant of the Royal Exposition, the last thing she expects is to fall in love with the Prince--or to be the cause of his death. ***** Every year, the kingdom of Karvoth hosts the Royal Exposition: a corrupt carnival where a race of citizens who possess powerful magic, known as the Touched, are exploited for the enjoyment of nobles. But when Marithyda Skyelorn's grand performance ends in tragedy and pits her against the deranged King, she must make the impossible choice between remaining in exile and participating again in the dangerous competition that ruined her life--to end it once and for all. (Book One of the Skyelorn Chronicles trilogy) [[2020 Watty's winner, Fantasy]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: Some scenes contain violence that may upset sensitive readers [[Word Count: 50,000-60,000]]

"James Moriarty is the criminal of the century, the new discovery of his Poison Chambers was discovered earlier today by Scotland Yard. James Moriarty is yet to be found, alongside the remains of those discovered inside them." He had never always believed violence was the answer to his problems. Killing people was an honour, not a hobby. Out of control, out of his mind. In control, controlling his mind, telling his mouth and hands what to do. Those Poison Chambers were created for a reason beyond the capability of normal humans to understand, it was never for anyone to understand. Let alone discover. Discovering his inner feelings and thoughts that he carved on the walls of each chamber, his handwriting was illegible and could only be understood by those who understood him. Sherlock Holmes could understand, right? Soon enough his intellectual mind would be on the case to discover exactly what it is that is going through Moriarty's head, what he is doing this for and why he would bother. "Sherlock Holmes is believed to be able to shed some light on the matter later on this evening. His formal interview will be conducted by Inspector Greg Lestrade, from Scotland Yard. We will bring you to live coverage later this evening, so stay tuned." *The rights to the characters in this book are credited to Arthur Conan Doyle, the man who made these amazing characters possible, therefore, the storyline is only mine, and any additional characters made to attribute more to the story*

Melissa Crawford thinks she's just a regular teenage girl. She goes to school. She has friends, boy problems, homework...you know, the typical teenage angst. But she couldn't be more wrong, for Melissa Crawford is not a mortal. Her adoptive mortal mother refused to give her up and hired a witch to erase the enchanting Faery child's memory, not realizing that things aren't that simple. You see, when she was a little girl, Melissa promised herself forever to her Leannan Sidhe (mate), a Fae Prince, and a promise to Fae is sacred. When the Fae Prince comes back to claim what's his, nothing will get in his way. "Mortals are so arrogant. So utterly narcissistic to think that they are the only intelligence in this world, to believe their realm is the only realm, their way is the only way. "Many of you believe us fairies only exist in little kids' fairy tales. We are so much more than that. We exist, living in the Realm just a blink away from yours. A few wrong turns in the park or the forest and you're there. We sometimes walk among you, and you're not even aware of it. Believe me, we exist. Across the globe, your kind calls us and our realm by different names...but as William Shakespeare once said- a rose by any other name..."