Hidden Gems
14 stories
Crimson Qi, Exiled Beautiful Lady Falls in Love with a Shy Demon by DomiSotto
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An unlucky noblewoman precipitates a civil war and falls for a half-demonic beggar with a self-destructive healing talent. Summary: Tien Lyn was born lucky, but her luck ran out fast. Tossed on the currents of politics and magic, she lives in the accursed 'interesting times', during a civil war. Her worst enemy is a song that glorifies her as a rebel leader's lover. Once she helps an unassuming healer, Demure Yu, avoid execution for consorting with demons, her list of powerful enemies grows ever faster. To shelter the man she loves, Tien Lyn has to do what it takes to outrun her own legend. If you see this book on any other site, they'd stolen it. If they're charging you for it, this is the best and free version. Please read it here. First Published: May 29, 2018
Invader -- First 4 Chapters Sampler by MargieBenedict
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[Wattys2018 Longlist] 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE meets THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. When a woman washes up on a Pacific island with no memory of who she is, she helps the island's only other inhabitant to defend against a hostile alien, but contradictions in the man's story make her question the reality of her perceptions. TOP 3 FINALIST in the Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest (for the screenplay version of INVADER) This sampler includes the first four chapters only. The complete novel is now available for pre-order on Amazon: https://www.amzn.com/gp/product/B07Q4RQT9G Book cover by https://ebooklaunch.com/.
The Human Zoo (1) by rocazella
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Priya, that's my name, and I'm an inmate at this wretched place. An oasis of fun your people call it. A prison of cages it's known to mine. I'm not sure what else one would call a human zoo run by humans, though, inhumane is a good place to start. But I guess that's why you came into my world, Jax, to tell us what qualifies as a human to the real world, your world. The one outside of these walls caging us in. Well, we welcome you to our home, son of zoo tycoon owner. Please don't forget though as animals we do bite. ----------------------------- If you want, take a listen to the playlist I listen to while I write! The link is below: https://open.spotify.com/user/1253577533/playlist/75wRpDy0DQY9LD45vz4Gjs CAGED - THE HUMAN ZOO by K.J. ROCAZELLA Copyright © 2017. All rights reserved.
Underground by mikediamond1992
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It's been a year since terrorists used Magic to destroy the Empire State Building. A year since the world discovered Magicians exist. A year since we had to go into hiding. These days, anyone revealed as a Magician is beaten, imprisoned, or killed. After starting a new life with my uncle, my only goal is to avoid getting discovered. I don't plan on joining the fight for Magician equality. Just like I don't plan on saving a mysterious stranger from my old life. And I certainly don't plan on winding up in the middle of another Magical terrorist plot. Unfortunately, nobody seems to care about my plans. And the more I try to live an ordinary life, the more I seem to find myself in extraordinary danger. ---- Thanks so much to @AmaraAodhfin for the great cover!
Stolen by alexisanneb
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"My name is Eve, and my story isn't the typical one. Where a human shows many aliens, amongst many worlds, the beauty of what it means to be human, hoping they change their ways. No. This is my story, and I would never change it. Where a humans' ability to learn how to survive and adapt amongst those many aliens, on those many worlds is beautiful in its own right. I found a life I never dreamed of. It's mine now. Well, ours really. Through the devastation and through the bliss, it became our story along the way, and we'll never give it up." Eve is sitting in an alien prison, though prison is too nice a word for where Eve is thrown. Amongst animals (she assumes anyway), the aliens pay no attention to her, as they think she is no better than the monkeys and other animals that yell from their cell. When Ardaxur, another alien, is thrown in with the animals as a punishment, he can't believe that he has to spend 2 days amongst any of these filthy beasts (he's never going to do another favor for his friend again). When the animal he is thrown in with talks to him, using some type of device to translate for her, he sees her and sees that the merchants on the ship are involved in more than he ever knew. *all mature chapters have a non-mature version of the same chapter, which is posted after the mature version.* My book is rated mature, and it isn't rated mature because of a few curse words or just a little violence. There is violence, sexual content (consensual), and if there are other triggers I will make you aware before a chapter. Some books use the mature rating for reasons that I don't ever really figure out. But not this book (or any of my books). It earns that mature rating. Please do not read if these things bother you. *I try to use actual science in my sci-fi (though sometimes the laws of physics just don't want to help me out)*
Snowblind {complete} by Velfman
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All Lanna wants is to find acceptance in her new home - a tiny village on the fringes of the Great Northern Empire. But her life is soon turned upside-down when Lanna's mysterious illness draws the attention of the Empire's First Chemist. Lanna is forced to travel to the Imperial palace at the heart of the Empire. There, she must contend with court power games and a spiteful nemesis - yet she also discovers her sickness could change the fate of the Empire. This book contains some adult language. Written in British English.
Redfern by Nevervane
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Featured | Wattpad Picks 21/09/2018 | LGBTQ+ Arran Redfern is happy being a comparative disappointment. His first love is next in line to become the strongest werewolf in Europe. His mother is widely considered to be both the greatest mind of the 19th century and the most feared woman of the 21st. With his eighteenth birthday nearing and only one more year of school to suffer through, Arran is very much ready to settle into his promising life as a house-husband. Even if he does have to endure the hatred from the supernatural community for daring to be born a vampire. But when Cree dumps him, he finds he's lost even that lack-lustre future. Shunned by a supernatural community that doesn't want his kind, he has no choice but to throw himself into the human world that he hardly dares to join. The lines between worlds are blurring and political power systems are shifting, disrupting the uneasy peace of the past few centuries. As Arran finally starts to find a place for himself it's just as soon threatened by vampire attacks, prejudice and corruption.
Deathsworn (Wattys 2018 Winner) by MichaelPanter5
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** WATTYS 2018 WINNER ** Not one person in the history of the world ever said being Deathsworn was an easy thing. Fun, sometimes, and completely your fault, but never easy. You have one rule that you obey, unless, of course, you want to die. Your life is your list, your list is your life. For the Gallowmen, their journey as Deathsworn has seen them travel the broken realm of Oblivia. From Green Country to the Island Kingdoms, from Sand Country to the Scavania. Death follows where they go, their list gets shorter, and the dream of life becomes half-real. It would be fine if things were that simple. But curious things are happening in the west and the Burned Priests are charged with confronting the Empire's greatest threats. Where they point, the Deathsworn must go. They'll do their job, ask no questions, and get their freedom. Or they'll die trying. *Deathsworn is a spin-off story from a much larger trilogy I'm currently writing. Comments/reviews/feedback would be greatly appreciated wherever possible. Volume I of IV is COMPLETE ... Enjoy.
Dream Wakers: The Veiled Prophecy (Book One) by lilbecwriter
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Lost, forgotten. An entire race buried with old myths from around the world. Whether they can be awakened and fulfill an old Native American prophecy relies on Emmy and Lillian; who have no idea any of it exists. Raised in Kentucky, Emmy's grandfather had quietly kept the burdens from her, hoping she wouldn't be persecuted by those envious of her power. Lillian, an orphan raised by the church in England, was brought up to believe that she would never amount to anything. When Emmy and Lillian's lives converge in dreaming, each woman is forced to ask questions about the strangers that haunt them. Frames of time and reality start to blur and the foundations of their upbringing begin to crack. Uncovering the truth about their light bearing abilities becomes dangerous as a quiet battle for their power lurks around them. The holy want to defeat it and the esoteric strive to revive it, but only Emmy and Lillian will be able to unlock The Veiled Prophecy.
Calaistas by castleinthesky
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Leandrios Petrovious has always been good at fighting his way out of tough situations. He became so good at it that he fought his way to the International Championship for Professional Fighters, only losing once in his entire career. Before claiming the title of International Champion, however, Leandrios would have to face the same opponent once again: the undefeated cyborg. The last match that stood between him and the grand prize that could secure his future forever. He lost. Now, deserted by his team, Leandrios wanders as muscle for hire, never imagining just who this new occupation might attract. When he agrees to protect a woman as she travels to an undisclosed destination, he soon realizes she isn't any normal citizen as known killers start popping up along their way. He didn't sign up for this. But can he abandon her and hope for the best, or will his conscience win out and get him killed? (first draft) cover made with canva ♡