Veronica wants Jackie back, dead or alive. Preferably 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥. Jackie and Veronica are madly, fiercely, disastrously in love. But there's just one problem: Veronica is a deranged sociopath with a penchant for murder-and she's also a high-ranking member of the Italian mob. When Jackie tries to end things mid-killing spree, the breakup goes about as well as you'd expect: in blood, tears, and Veronica's family swearing to bust Jackie's kneecaps if they catch her. With the entire Italian mafia and the Russian mob on her heels, Jackie dives headfirst into a mob war armed with nothing but her trusty baseball bat, a pocketful of inhalers, and zero plans-just her relentless determination to move on from a girlfriend who refuses to let her go. What does it really take to rid yourself of a furious, unhinged ex? *** Inspired by the song "Bust your kneecaps - Don't Leave me Johnny by Pomplamoose. Features a trans main character. Queer love(?) story. If this disturbs you, touch some grass. Copyright 2026 by Sol Tuberosum

Nagsimula ang lahat bilang isang reyna ng Elydia hanggang sa muling nabuhay si Margo ng ilang daang taon nang siya ay naging isang imortal. Sa modernong mundo, kilala si Margo Sinclair bilang isang mayaman at makapangyarihan. Siya ay tinitingala, hinahangaan, at sinasamba ng mundo. Lahat ay kayang angkinin ni Margo ngunit wala pa ring katumbas ang lungkot ng pagiging imortal. Naging libangan na lang ni Margo ang pagpatay ng kriminal, pampalipas oras sa buhay na walang hanggan. Isa lang ang iniiwasan ni Margo: ayaw niyang mapalapit at umibig dahil batid na niya ang magiging kapalaran. Lahat ng tao ay namamatay, lumilipas sa mundo, at maiiwan ulit siya na malungkot at nag-iisa. Ngunit lahat ay nagbago nang nakilala niya si Aveline, isang bayarang babae na kabaligtaran sa buhay na tinatamasa ni Margo. Pinandidirihan si Aveline, kinukutya, at walang halaga ang pagkatao. Magagawa kayang ibigin ni Margo ang isang katulad ni Aveline? Makakaya niya kayang umibig nang walang hanggan?

Norah Cook knows nothing about love, about romance, about affection. Nor does she understand it. But after a few teenager years without it all, she meets Mio Reed, the woman who unintentionally changes everything. The woman who is also her best friend's mother. All of her classmates and friends are experiencing teenage affection and relationships, all while Norah has always found she's had no interest. But in an unlikely turn, her first feelings end up being pointed towards a woman who's married and far older. But over time, something begins to change in that woman too and both their lives are changed forever.

When a simple job goes horribly awry, ghosthunter Anya must prove she has what it takes to do spirit work or risk losing her job, her brother, and a second chance with the One Who Got Away. *** Second-rate ghosthunter Anya Iteri comes from a family of metalweavers -- powerful mages who can forge iron, shape steel, and even bend blood. Down on her luck and struggling for work, Anya bribes her little brother, a city guide, to let her drum up business on one of his tours. The plan is simple. Summon a hibernating ghost to give the tour a good show, return it to its slumber, and collect a hefty tip. But the moment the tour begins, Anya encounters a ghost of a different kind: Eleira Soti, talented hunter and former love of her life, newly returned to the city after years away. El's familiar face leaves Anya fighting distraction and attraction alike on her way into the city's most haunted grounds. The night goes from bad to worse when the wrong ghost gets summoned and fingers are pointed Anya's way. A malignant spirit emerges from the veil, bent on destroying the tour and everyone on it. Racing against time, Anya must team up with El to trap the ghost, save her brother, and prove, once and for all, that her abilities aren't as second-rate as others think. *** Silverweaver is now available across all major platforms. Once titled just "Weaver," it won an honorable mention in the 2021 Open Novella Contest.

#WATTYS2017 Winner - HIGHEST RANKING # 5 - DOWNTON ABBEY meets Libba Bray's THE DIVINERS in this YA Historical Fantasy set in 1922 England. Unlike all the Debutantes she knows, eighteen-year-old Vita couldn't care less about her coming out ball. Trapped in her gloomy country estate, all she wants is to spend the summer dancing to jazzy numbers in East End clubs with her best friend Izzy. Freshly returned from a year abroad, Izzy is ready for the thrill of the London Season, with its endless whirl of balls, shopping sprees and horse races. Most importantly, she's counting on Vita to help her find the rich and handsome husband every high society girl deserves. But when Vita is kidnapped and found barely alive in an East London alleyway, the carefree summer the girls had planned turns into something much stranger than they could ever have imagined. With flappers turning up dead all over the city, and Vita terrified of hybrid monsters she swears she can see lurking in Mayfair's marbled houses, Izzy can't help noticing that darkness is seeping into their lives. As Vita starts to believe she's turning into a monster herself, Izzy suspects her friend's sanity is slipping away. Both girls have to find out what's happening before they lose their friendship and status, and their crowd of Bright Young Things becomes a thing of the past. *** A Wattpad Featured Story from 16/02/17 to 25/07/17 HIGHEST RANKING: # 5 on the Wattpad Historical Hot List *** THE BRIGHT AND THE LOST Pinterest Board: http://uk.pinterest.com/emcastellan/the-bright-and-the-lost/ *** Cover designer: Amalia Chitulescu *** Copyright © 2016. All works posted here are the property of EM Castellan. Please do not use without permission. Any duplication or reproduction of all or part of the work without explicit permission by the author is illegal.

Con Artist (noun): a person who cheats or tricks others by persuading them to believe something that is not true. The Scene: New York City 1926 The Girl: Claire Manor knows little about the world outside of her tenement slum. However, she's sure of one thing, the dazzling life of a liberated young woman in the 20s. But she can only fantasize about the dresses, booze, and glamour because her duty is to help her widowed mother make ends meet. The Opportunity: One night she goes to a speakeasy and engages in a risky act. Soon after, she is caught by a mysterious man, Leonardo Bendino, who offers her the chance to experience the world of wit and art as her mentor. The Problem: Claire begins to fall for the handsome and arrogant mentor while realizing how dangerous conning can be. There's a reason why con artists are so exclusive and Claire is about to find out what it takes To Become A Con Artist. *I do not own any of the images. Images in this story are copyright to their respectful owners. *COMPLETED

As if by fate or luck, or maybe the simple strangeness of an encounter, Ying Yun was bound; a simple contract with a simple clause to pretend to be a blind concubine. Yet despite the glimmering gold and the false adoration that defined her every step, the misgivings of intrigue could never be erased from her mind nor could the treacheries of the imperial palace. Every word a dagger and every movement invoking potential death, Ying Yun not only discovers clues of corruption, but clues of her bitter past. Greed, truth and an undeniable love. In the end, which one will she choose?

In the distant future there are two powers that control Merridian city. The first: A dictatorship known as the Silver Sun, whose militant soldiers enforce the law. The second: A crime lord known as Scorpion. She controls the entire black market, faction gangs, and every other killer for hire in the city. They are Division 52. When sudden and lethal attacks with Silver Sun marks start littering around the upper class sectors action must be taken swiftly. The chaos quickly climbs on both sides and tensions within sectors reaches its boiling point. But the game all changes when Scorpion discovers that the Emperor of the Silver Sun has a daughter. This girl is impulsive and illusive. Nothing of the pampered royalty that was first suspected. With different agendas and impossible backgrounds, the pair are quickly caught between wanting to kill one another and build something much more in the farthest depths of Merridian...

When Gwen, desperate to feel something, kills someone, she quickly learns that one kill is never enough. Can Gwen stop before she turns on her own family? **INCLUDES BONUS BOOK - A CHILD CALLED WENDY** ***** Gwen wants to see beauty in the moment of death. For that, people have to die. It was just an experiment. Simply kill one person to see what it felt like. See if it filled the void within her. It didn't. Nor did it the next time. Or the next. Gwen is an ordinary person. Wife to Amanda. Mother to Grace and Alexandra. Suddenly, she is no longer ordinary as she finds herself battling her urges and demons before she hurts those closest to her. But is it already too late? ### **WATTY 2021 SHORLIST!** A multiple Wattpad Featured Story #1 in Fiction #1 in Homicide #1 in Killing #1 in Scary #1 in Serial Killer #1 in Terror #1 in Death #1 in Murderer #1 in Creepy #1 in Adult #6 in LGBTQ #1 in girlxgirl

Paraiso--iyan ang tingin ni Ariella sa Isla ng Bughawi. Ngunit hindi niya akalain na sa isang linggong bakasyon niya, mahuhulog ang loob niya kay Isagani, ang misteryosong lalaki na kilala ng lahat, at ito ang mitsa ng muling pagkabuhay ng isang natatanging alamat na matagal nang bumabalot sa isla. *** Sa wakas ay nagkakaroon na rin ng pagkakataon si Ariella na makaalis ng Maynila at magbakasyon sa mala-paraisong isla ng Bughawi kasama ang kanyang matalik na kaibigan. Ngunit ang hindi niya alam, sa tagong isla na ito sa probinsya ng Quezon ay nananahan ang isang alamat. Tuwing ika-limampung taon, isang dayuhang babae ang iniaalay para maging asawa ng engkantong matagal ng naghahari sa isla. At ngayong taon, si Ariella ang napili nito. Cover Design by Rayne Mariano