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The Revolution by guang36
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1774, Boston- Rebellion brews and Eden Williams is given the opportunity to be a spy and to leave her quiet life behind as a courier for the Committee of Correspondence. With the Intolerable Acts and 3,000 British soldiers arriving in Boston, Eden wants liberty, peace, and to keep her homeland safe. She slips into the British ranks as a spy, sneaking out intelligence and becoming smitten with British officer Andrew Harrison- the enemy. But when she is finally called out of Boston and sent to New York to aide a fellow spy, she is kidnapped by Revolutionaries who believe her to be an enemy British spy. As she escapes and manages to keep her cover intact, a run in with a pearl diver from the East Caribbean ruins it all. From the sophisticated life as a spy to fighting on the field, Eden Williams is one of many sparks of the American Revolution.
Black Ice ✓ | Deathsworn #1 by MyLovelyWriter
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|COMPLETE| Life after death, ironically enough, does not live up to expectations. When the entirety of the afterlife is upended by unexpected chaos after the gods took a leisurely vacation, Death himself enlists Evyionne's help to find out what went wrong. He leaves her with two things: memories of her past life, and his very domain. But with the trouble coming, it might not be enough.
Soul For Hire  by rachierayy
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Eve has died. But, that's not the worst part. After being shot in the head by a gunman at a bar on 42nd street, Eve wakes up to her dead life. Her reaper won't let her cross over and she's having the darnedest time making friends. Just when she's about to tip over the lonely scale, she hears a voice down an alley outside of Fenway Park.
Girls of Shadows by BEXybean
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Two sisters ripped apart by the confines of their kingdom; two souls seeking freedom from a bloody fate. One was given her father's legacy as a shape-shifter, while the other was long forgotten by the Gods... Or so she thought. - Lina was stripped of her titles in order to fight for her future as a Warrior. Grace was given an opportunity to advance herself as a Lady in waiting. Neither wants what their Empire offers them. War is looming over the Empire of Mantiva, with deadly prophecies lingering in the air. One that promises the fall of the monarchy at the hands of an untamed power, and another that promises to see the rule of the Empire's youngest heir. With tensions running high across the continent, the sisters will have to band together in order to survive the dangerous threads of their - *Sporadic edits and uploads* PLEASE NOTE: this story is for YA readers preferably aged 16 and up. It does contain mild sexual content/violence/mature themes/nudity/course language. It is getting more mature as it goes on. Cover by @littlegardens
Elementals (#Wattys2017) by Seaturtlemady098
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In her mind, LIna had no past, no present, and no future. She was left of the steps of a church the day she was born and was adopted. She fears she will never amount to anything as great as the mysterious masked guardians of her town. Constantly bullied about her superficial being she decides to end it all. Just before she has the chance a building full of children bursts into flames. In a desperate attempt to save them she runs into the flames without even a thought of her own life. Lightning cracks as she is engulfed in the flames having safely rescued everyone but herself from the burning building. However, she isn't hurt. She is pulled from the fire by the masked guardians without a scratch. She will discover that there is more to her than she thought. Discovering her abilities of control over the element of fire. She is taken in and trained by the masked guardians who will soon become her new family. With her newfound powers she protects the once cruel city and the people she loves with her team... The Elementals. BOOK ONE OF THE ELEMENTALS TRILOGY
Daughters of the King (Completed) by Purplejeans
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{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.*
Frost by BlueeKisses
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"Every boy I've kissed, freezes from the inside out- except for you" *** Aspen Iverson has a gift, a deadly gift that has haunted her for the past seventeen years, where everything Aspen touches- frost erupts. After another accident at school, Aspen is suddenly whisked away to Thornhill Academy, a school for people like her, and she is swept up in a world that Aspen couldn't have dreamed of. A world full of werewolves, vampire royalty, and witches that could conjure just about any potion you want. Suddenly Aspen has a new life, juggling both her attempt to grow closer to who she's destined to be and her feelings for a boy with fire in his eyes. A boy whose fiery touch could possibly melt Aspen's icy interior. But with a famous serial killer on the loose, strange things happening at school, and a friend gone missing- Aspen is determined to figure out the culprit, even if it mean't uncovering dark secrets along the way. disclaimer- not edited, first story, show mercy. *first book in the Iverson series
What the Morning Brings | #NaNoWriMo2018 by infIorescent
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15-year-old Ori is an average small-town boy. Or so he thought, until a strange circus appears in his backyard. Accepting an acrobat's invitation to join the Cirque de Reverie, he is swept up in a whirlwind of wonder. Unbeknownst to him, the circus is not what it seems, and something dark lurks beneath its golden surface. Before, there are two sisters. When one runs away, the younger girl grapples with the grief and secrets her sister left behind. It is up to her to find a way to save her before it's too late. But in a circus that thrives on magic, mystery, and manipulation, that task might just be monumental. Freedom comes at a cost, and the price is paid by both friends and foes. Can Ori escape what has been set in the stars, or will he be trapped in the circus' snare forever? [ cover by @scmimi ] [ achievements: ] 1st in Fantasy in the Grand Dame Awards - 2/28/19 Featured on @_Once_Upon's A Touch of Fairydust reading list! - 1/12/19 Featured on @YA's Stardust reading list! - 1/13/19 2nd Place in Fantasy in the Majestic Awards - 12/18/18 3rd Place in the Heavenly Awards - 1/9/19 Honorable Mention in Fantasy in the Bardic Awards - 12/29/18 [ praise: ] "You somehow managed to make me fall in love with all your first chapters. Straight up beautiful writing," @moonshinedeer "First, your world building is gorgeous and I need you to teach me how you do it. I feel like I'm in whatever early nineteenth, twentieth-century town right beside Ori and Blithe, smelling the popcorn and The Cirque and all that comes with it," - @staymelanated "Two separate paths, two characters are unique and exquisitely woven into the story with dark magic" - Sevannah_Storm, judge from the Golden Awards 2019
Silence Breaking by RobThier
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Family - the most important thing in the world, right? If it's your own, maybe. But if it's the family of the incredibly powerful, incredibly alluring businessman with whom you've been conducting a secret office affair, and they don't yet know about the affair, things are a little bit different. Life is about to get real for Lilly Linton. All those stolen moments behind closed doors, those secret kisses and whispered words are about to catch up with her. As she and her boss, business-magnate Rikkard Ambrose, travel north to his parents' palatial estate, she is about to discover whether she has the strength to step out of the shadows and change her fate forever. Volume four of the award-winning "Storm and Silence" series.
Mosaik by NelaNequin
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[Urban Fantasy Thriller | Weibliche Protagonistin | LGBTQ Content | Südafrika] Joanne. Pakhet. Vor sieben Jahren gab sie ihren alten Namen, ihr altes Leben auf, zog nach Südafrika, wurde zur Söldnerin. Seither ist ihre Welt verrückter, ihr Leben jedoch kontrollierter geworden. Sie weiß was sie tut. Sie ist gut darin. Sie gehört zu den besten, hat Ansehen unter ihresgleichen, Geld. Sie ist frei ... Solange sie für Michael arbeitet. Ein weiterer Streit mit ihm bringt seine Rache, die nicht so läuft, wie geplant. Beauftragt ein Team Neulinge für einen Auftrag vorzubereiten, gerät Pakhet nur weiter mit ihrem „Chef" aneinander. Denn in dem Team Neulinge findet Pakhet, was sie am dringendsten gebraucht hat: Zwei Freunde. Doch das führt nur zur weiterer Rache und einem Auftrag, bei dem nicht nur ihr Leben und ihre Freiheit auf dem Spiel steht ...