WATTY'S SHORTLIST 2021 WATTY'S SHORTLIST 2022 THIS STORY IS A ROUGH FIRST DRAFT. To read this story in a better state, please head to my profile and read Excalibur's Seven Second Edition! * * * BOOK 1. Prince Kristofer of Avalon wants nothing more than to gain the approval of his stubborn father, but even becoming a Knight of the Round Table is not enough. After an assassination attempt is made against the King, Kit is sure he has a shot to impress him once and for all. But along the way he faces a truth he's been hiding from, and learns that in order to save his kingdom from a growing evil, he and six others must find the seven shards of Excalibur to bring back the magic of Camelot and save the kingdom of Avalon once and for all. Can he get along with the Fair Folk long enough to do it? * * * The complete, unedited trilogy is ready to binge! But mind you, it is unedited. Stay tuned to find out when the editing process will begin! Contains violence, brief strong language, and references to sexuality and innuendo, as well as a satirical lack of historical accuracy. Reader discretion is advised. * * * #8 in celtic, 9/5/21 #14 in faerie, 11/6/21 #47 in highfantasy, 11/6/21 #151 in medieval, 11/6/21 #75 in magical, 11/8/21

[✓] [Now on Patreon] When a terrible plague strikes the city of Alkaya, Royal Chef Neveshir must attempt forbidden blood-magic in order to save his home, his people, and the Shah he isn't meant to love. ... Royal Chef Neveshir Sevelin is a Karán: a man born with dangerous magic running through his veins. Like all Maker-touched, he can use fire to transmute, but only Karán have the power to kill with it. Though most Karán spend their careers bound in service on the war-front, Neveshir has sworn off killing. He roams free in Alkaya where he uses his talents to craft culinary masterpieces for his former shieldmate and dearest friend, Shah Melík Saf Kanh, ruler of all Esenia. When a terrible disease breaks out in the city, however, Neveshir is asked to revisit the powerful magic he hasn't used in decades -- a request that has the Maker's Guild up in arms. Neveshir can't blame them. He knows what he is: a poison-blood who was Maker-made to take lives, not save them. Then Melík falls ill. The disease spreads beyond the Guild's ability to control, showing a malevolence that defies medicine and forces Neveshir to consider more extreme measures. In order to discover the source of the disease, transmute a cure, and save the man he's not supposed to love, Neveshir must overcome his fear of his own nature -- before it's too late. ... The Dark Arm of the Maker is a complete Dark Fantasy / Romance novel of 95k words with gay, bi, asexual, and non-binary characters. The romance is between two men. Read on for: found family, friends-to-lovers, forbidden romance, self-acceptance, a snarky MC, and things getting set on fire. ... [Round One Winner: Open Novella Contest. Now revised and expanded.]

Asher Northcott has always been struggling to earn his parents appreciation in their world where protecting the human world from the world of the fae is normal. Due to "recent events" he thought he finally might have that chance. Only to have that dream thoroughly crushed upon discovering an agent from America is being sent to deal with their misconduct of the rules. Asher however is still determined to show he can do anything this guy can do, better. For his sake and his family's. Gus Washington isn't used to having real friends. The closest thing he has to even a mom is the special agent who looks after him. He spends most of his time karate-chopping faeries and keeping the land of the free and home of the brave pest free. He thought this would be like every other mission he's ever been on, get in, kick butt, get out. Keep moving. Get used to new faces. Then keep moving. However, when it starts to look like it might be different this time, Gus starts to worry that between his loyalty to his job and his own heart, he might loose the first person he ever called a friend.

Hidden away in a crumbling kingdom, Calum burns for the life he should have had. The Black Hunt, however cruel and unforgiving, is his only home. Their job? To track down diseased monsters known only as "deadwings" in exchange for riches and arcane secrets from the neighboring welfling colony, who struck up the deal out of desperation to save whatever citizens hadn't already succumbed to the curse. It was simple, Kill the deadwings, eradicate the disease, save the world. At least it was simple until Calum met one.

Life is full of surprises - and not all of them are good. Kiri Yan has learned that the hard way when his parents announce their sudden divorce and that they need time for themselves, sending him off to live with his biological father for a year. What starts as a temporary solution to a permanent problem turns out to be one of the biggest challenges Kiri has ever faced: with his father being a depressed loner and his new school filled with competitive kids who like to cause trouble, he's quickly caught up in the small town's business. Left is right, up is down and good is bad when he discovers just how important one year can be. Highest ranking: #3 in lgbt

We all know the cliché story of the bad boy falling for the nerdy girl, but what about a bad boy falling for another bad boy? Every Friday, Kai Yoon and Lucas Beck fight. Not only for the enjoyment of the sport, but to release the pent-up hatred they have for one another. After a drunken night, their loathe changes into something else, something new, and their school rivalry becomes insignificant. Unforeseen romance blossoms between the two, but broken families and deadly secrets prove to be perilous obstacles. Mix hidden pasts, a thirst for revenge, and an underground fight club with two of the most lethal and dangerous fighters in the state to unravel the mysteries that lay behind the badly broken. (Under editing)

When things with his step brother finally escalate too far and Gabe gets seriously injured, he's sent to stay with another family for a while. Unfortunately the guy Gabe's sharing bunk beds with has taken an instant dislike to him for no apparent reason.

[ROUGH DRAFT] In the land of gods and monsters, humanity ravaged Malcea with endless wars. Their insatiable hunger for treasure, pleasure, and power led them to forsake the gods who had once guided them. For thousands of years, the gods remained silent, watching with grief and fury as their creations spiraled into chaos. But when humans stood on the brink of war with the ancient dragons, the gods finally chose to intervene. Their return, however, was far from merciful-for the Gods of Malcea had darker, more sinister designs for their wayward children. Karos, a soldier of Asalph, is one such pawn in their game. Trained to hunt dragons, his beliefs are shaken when he forms an unexpected bond with Ake, a dragon desperate to return home. As Karos questions the gods' motives, he must decide whether to uphold the laws of his homeland or fight for a future shaped by his own choices-and the fragile, growing bond with Ake who challenges everything he thought he knew. _______________________ @Haylee for this gorgeous cover!

Highest Rank #1 in Action 14/6/16 Chevron Raynes 'accidentally' hacks into her college mainframe and finds blueprints to a billion dollar satellite belonging to none other than the Mafia. As if that wasn't bad enough, when the blueprints and a certain Professor go missing, Chevron is thrown under the Mafia's radar. Soon she's running for her life with not one but three Mafias behind her, in a race to get the blueprints. Adrian DeLuca is a genius who has a talent for psychology and manipulation. He may be the youngest Mafia Boss ever, but his raw ambition and ruthlessness scares people twice as old as him. So what happens when his only chance of getting the billion dollar blueprint is a headstrong, intelligent little girl who was probably just in the wrong place at the wrong time? An adventure where the two unlikely allies travel the globe to solve cryptic clues and pull off the heist of the century without killing each other. Laced with humor and romance. *Strong Language* I wrote this when I was 16. Cut me some slack.

After a devastating disease wipes out most of humanity, 16-year-old Cameron MacRiada must survive alone when he misses his scheduled evacuation. ***** "0800 hours. It's been four days since I stopped going to school. Seven since the last teacher stopped showing up though, so I reckon there's not much point any more. My dad was raging - he thinks that teachers have a duty to their students or something. I did point out that their contracts probably didn't include an apocalypse clause, but here we are." Three years after the Infection first ravaged humanity, mankind is on the brink of extinction. Society is collapsing; resources are exhausted; the British Sanctuaries are overwhelmed by the constant influx of evacuees. And in the midst of the chaos, a secluded boy in the Scottish highlands decides to document his isolated lifestyle as he awaits evacuation. Who knew the apocalypse could be so fucking boring? ~a story told in sound~