Lead Me Astray is now published as a Wattpad Book! As a Wattpad reader, you can access Wattpad Books Edition upon purchase and the Original Edition for free. "Ambitious and fiercely original. Sondi Warner is the exciting new voice we've all been waiting for." - Carmen Ho @ HQ When Aurie dies, only two people can save her soul: a seductive Empath who sees her ghost, and a hot werewolf investigating her death. But will she accept the desire swirling between the three of them? ***** After her death, Aurie Edison awakens in Overlay City, a shadowy world of supernaturals hidden within the ley lines of New Orleans. There, she meets a non-binary Empath named Mys who agrees to help her with her unfinished business, and Detective Zyr, a rogue werewolf investigating the sketchy circumstances surrounding her hit-and-run. A magnetic attraction soon pulls the three of them together - but can they stay out of bed long enough to catch the vampire who may have killed Aurie? [[Watty's 2019 Horror & Paranormal Winner]] [[Winner of 2018 Rune Awards Romance Category for Best Technical Skill]] [[Winner of 2018 Majestic Awards in Paranormal]] Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual activity, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Anderson is a private investigator on the hard, bleak planet of Mars. When synthetic humans start turning on their masters, Anderson has to figure out why and how. His job is made all the more difficult because clones don't talk -and neither do the dead. Anderson has to decide whether he fears the illegal world of custom-made humans more than he loves paper. And he really loves paper. A hard-boiled, noir private detective mystery with a sci-fi twist. **Making it up as I go so suggestions and guesses on where the plot is going would be helpful.

Tuesday lives with her aunt after the death of her mother in a car accident following remission from cancer. Angry at the world, she rebels against her guardian, her education and her nervous peers, and it isn't until she meets Max (with his own burdens to bear) that she begins to learn how to navigate the tumultuous waters of college, friendship and love once more. ★ WATTYS 2019 WINNER: Young Adult ★ ★ 3 TIMES FEATURED: Homepage banner & Wattpad Picks, Editors' Choice x2 ★ ★ 1ST PLACE TEEN FICTION: The Constellation Awards 2018 ★ ★ 2ND PLACE GEN FICTION: The Rising Star Awards 2018 ★ ★ 2ND PLACE TEEN FICTION: The Annual Medley Awards 2018 ★

"Now I know why I can't fall asleep. Because no matter how comfortable you get, the real world is waiting." Brandi Dean wasn't always heartless. She didn't used to leave a trail of bodies in her wake. But in a world as broken as this, there's only one person worth defending. Those who came have wiped out everything. After three years of living a calm, solitary life, Brandi must finally confront the world's horrors. Earth's resources are depleted. The population is borderline extinct. Men live ferociously, surviving by any means necessary. Cold and calculative, Brandi trusts no one. When Camp Shì, a growing community in the Oregon woodlands, takes her in, she doesn't have a choice. An epic survival adventure following the efforts of one young girl, Whatever It Takes displays the lengths we must go to survive. And when confronted with life or death, Brandi must wonder whether humanity is really worth all the risks.

In a world where eye color determines every individual's power, Cayden knows his is considered lethal. Deemed a threat to society, he has been sheltered from the outside world since he was born. Now forced to leave his home, he must figure out a world he has never been a part of while also running for his life, with a little help along the way.

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Erik's life as an innkeeper is what some people dream of having, but when hard work doesn't pay off as expected, Erik is left with nothing after a disaster occurs in his otherwise normal life. When a wanderer takes him under his wing, Erik leaves everything he's ever known to go on a journey to fulfill a loved one's final, dying wish. As Erik struggles to find the strength to push forward, he must overcome the otherworldly obstacles standing in his path. Lest he be crushed underfoot by the things that lurk in the darkest corners of the world. Literally.

To the people of tiny, scenic Willow's Crest, Rhode Island, the Harbinger is a beloved and hallowed legend. According to the stories, the Harbinger rises on the fall equinox and defends the living from the vengeful spirits of the dead that rise in the Harbinger's wake. To Stella, Willow's Crest's self-proclaimed paranormal investigator, the Harbinger is nothing but stories. Ever since her father died while investigating the legends of the Harbinger, she cannot believe that it's anything but a story. However, when the gate opens, and darker spirits bloodthirsty for revenge begin to haunt Willow's Crest, there is no Harbinger to subdue them. It's up to Stella and her team of paranormal fanatics, Nick and Jase, to find the Harbinger and send the spirits back to their world before they destroy life as they know it. [Cover by @AndressaVan]

Aliens have invaded the planet, having finally found a habitable environment for their kind. And one man awaits for his execution after a failed attempt to rebel against them... (1st place in the Short Short Story Awards)

Jenna Richards doesn't know it yet, but she's turning into a werewolf. To make matters worse a mysterious pair of siblings, brother and sister, are stalking her and the full moon is just weeks away. Will Jenna have the strength to leave her old life behind or succumb to the animal in her veins?