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FLOOD by ELatimer
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*completed*The Jotun have been fighting amongst themselves for centuries. But now Valka, a young servant from the ice palace, is about to discover a new and terrible enemy has arisen. Note: FLOOD is a stand-alone book set in the Jotun world. It is not book 2 of the Frost series (that will be published by Patchwork Press later this year). Cover art by @SeventhStar
Hotel Ambrose by mchawkinsauthor
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Two runaway children steal a baby and attempt to raise it themselves in the world's most haunted hotel. To Ben and Sophie the abandoned hotel seems like the perfect place to hide. No adult will ever find them there. Within its strange walls they can be whatever they imagine: the world's youngest hoteliers, husband and wife - even parents. Then guests start arriving: the Ape and its master, the Egyptian man and his young daughter, and of course, Death. As Ben and Sophie slowly unravel the hotel's secrets, they realise they could become Death's next victims. They must find a way to warn him. If only they could talk to ghosts. Hotel Ambrose is an urban fantasy novel set in the 1980s. It will appeal to fans of Piranesi, Stranger Things, and Stephen King.
Dark Remains: A Maggie Power Adventure (Maggie Power #1) by SeanMcMahon
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"This powerful historical novel vividly evokes London in 1842 and the terrifying plight of 13-year-old Maggie Power and her younger brother Tom. Fine characterization...and skilled pacing make this a real page-turner." Publishers Weekly on this 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Semi Finalist. After the death of her mother and imprisonment of her revolutionary father, thirteen-year-old Maggie Power is plunged into a world of poverty and violence. Promising to protect her younger brother - come what may - she scavenges upon the mudflats of the Thames, haunted by the constant shadows of hunger and disease. That is, until a chance encounter with a charitable countess, who rescues her from the brutal streets of 19th century London. But Maggie's troubles are just beginning. For the rich life presented to her by the mysterious countess comes at a dreadful price. A suspenseful, historical mystery, Dark Remains takes the reader on a journey through the dark heart of early Victorian London.
The Sleepers | The Cave of Wonders: Book 1 by mchawkinsauthor
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Twelve-year-old Carmen has a secret: she can talk to her cat Grim. But the powerful Brotherhood has banned pets, and the penalty is death. Ward is the most wanted boy in the world. The only thing standing between him and the hangman's noose is master criminal Saint Nick. In exchange for Nick's protection, Ward must find the long-lost horn called the Oliphant, said to have the power to wake legendary beings known as the Sleepers, whom Nick believes can aid him in his guerilla war against the Brotherhood. This leads Ward to Carmen, whose family has a long and mysterious association with the Oliphant. Ward and Carmen are soon hot on the trail of the horn, but the Brotherhood are closing in on Carmen's family. Ward and Carmen realise that waking the Sleepers may be the only thing that can save Carmen's parents from certain death. If only they knew how. FOR READERS WHO LIKED Scarlett & Browne - Jonathan Stroud Fly By Night - Frances Hardinge His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
The Devil's Bones | The Cave of Wonders: Book 2 by mchawkinsauthor
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Something powerful is drawing Ward back to Devil's Island. Something he thought he had forgotten. He must evade vicious lighthouse keeper George Jaggles in order to rescue it, but Jaggles will soon be the least of his worries. Because an assassin is on his tail. With Nick gone on a journey to the other side of the world, the clans have been thrown into chaos. The Scowerers have botched a robbery and Lightfinger has been imprisoned. When Ward's dore turns up at Carmen's house, Carmen suspects Ward may be in trouble too. The Devil's Bones is the sequel to The Seven Sleepers.
Nightfire | The Whispering Wall #1 by giveitameaning
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Fear the dark. Bar the doors. Don't breathe a word. Wait for the Hooded Men to save you. The people of Nictaven live in fear of the night; governed by magic no one save a few can control, in a land plagued by demons and cannibal tribes, and isolated from all other worlds for centuries, they're right to. Only the Unspoken, a secretive guild of warriors linked with the land and its magic, provide any safety when darkness falls. For centuries, it has stayed like this. But in an abandoned crypt worlds away, Jordan Haverford is about to change that. It wasn't quite the holiday he had been hoping for. Plunged into a world where who you are and what you believe can kill you, a world of demons and knives in the dark and wars fought from behind the doors of the rich, Jordan's gentle Oxford upbringing isn't quite sufficient preparation. Instantly a pawn in a deadly game, separated from his sister and watched from the shadows by an assassin with a vendetta, he finds himself in the company of an Unspoken who has an uncanny knack for finding the Gifted - and Jordan can't seem to get rid of him. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © SEHarrison/Elinor Harrison *This book has previously been partly stolen and published on Amazon without my permission. I only post my work on Wattpad - please notify me if you find it anywhere else! Thank you.* The gorgeous cover is by Acacia H. - Caysaaaa on Wattpad!
Siren Song (The Fated #1) by UnboundWings
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Iliana Katrakis couldn't care less about the will of the gods, and she's certain they feel the same way about her. After all, it's rare for the god-touched to live normal lives--and that's all she wants. Having spent the last three years aboard the merchant ship Airlea, Iliana couldn't be happier. Sure, her best friend Kain is the only one who knows she's a girl, but it's a good life. The work is simple, and her shipmates are the closest thing to a family she has. Fate, however, is not on her side. A storm tosses the Airlea wildly off course. Within the day, she's stranded, alone and injured, on a foggy island known only as Inna's Cove. She's given a choice: become one of the islands' goddess blessed sirens and rescue her best friend, or take her chance with the monster-infested woods. The choice seems obvious. That is, until the mercenaries arrive. Their captain wants a siren--and not even the threat of the goddess' wrath will change his mind. **Cover by Morana
After (#3) by SebJenkins
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Max and Lizzie have made it to the safe haven, but at what cost? Their friends are scattered across the city, alone and scared, at the mercy of the unimaginable horde of clickers patrolling the streets. They will risk it all to find them, and to see if there really is an 'After' to all of this misery.
Death After Death (#2) by SebJenkins
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Sequel to Life After Death *BEST #38 IN HORROR!* Max finally found something worth living for, but she was taken from him. Now he will fight across a bleak and miserable landscape of death to get his revenge. With the help of a new group of survivors, will he finally be able to find peace after so much pain? Ex-military Dawson, twins Karl and JJ, and cowardly Rodney are an unlikely but tight band of survivors. They have been searching for somewhere secure ever since the outbreak... perhaps a stranger could hold the key.
Life After Death (#1) by SebJenkins
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*HIGHEST #31 IN HORROR* FEATURED + WINNER OF NINETEEN AWARDS + NBR SPOTLIGHTED! Max is in his late thirties, stuck in a dead end job, no wife, no girlfriend and no friends. In the midst of depression, and contemplating ending it all, he is plunged into an apocalyptic world of the undead, but it is in this hopeless world that he may finally find a meaning to life, after he meets loud-mouth teenager Lizzie. ******Reviews******** " It's like i'm watching a movie in my head" @jinxCM "Oh my goodness SO AWESOME! It hooks me instantly and i am DEFINITELY reading more!" @accountisabandoned "An amazing ending and an awesome book" @leannew94 NBR SPOTLIGHTED! BEST HORROR AT THE WATTPAD OSCARS! BEST HORROR IN THE MYSTICAL AWARDS HORROR OCT 2017! BEST PLOT WINNER- SPARKILING AWARDS! BEST HORROR IN THE RED CRYSTAL AWARDS 2017! BEST IN HORROR IN THE BLUE ROSE AWARDS 2017! 2ND PLACE IN THE RISING STAR AWARDS 2017 HORROR! 2ND PLACE IN THE DISCOURSE AWARDS! 2ND PLACE IN THE MAJESTIC AWARDS 2017 IN HORROR! 2ND PLACE IN HORROR AT THE GEM AWARDS 2017! 2ND PLACE IN MYSTICAL AWARDS HORROR! 2ND PLACE IN BIBLIOPHILE AWARDS 2017 HORROR! 2ND PLACE IN SPRING AWARDS 2017 2ND PLACE IN GLIMMER AWARDS 2017 2ND PLACE IN THE UNDISCOVERED WRITERS AWARDS 2017. 3RD PLACE IN 2017 MOONLIGHT HORROR AWARDS! 3RD PLACE IN THE APOLLO 2017 AWARDS HORROR! 3RD PLACE IN THE GOLD AWARDS HORROR 2017! 3RD PLACE IN THE HIDDEN AUTHORS AWARDS 2017 HORROR! BEST TITLE IN MOONLIGHT HORROR AWARDS!