[Wattpad Featured Story: Fantasy Hidden Gems] When we were children they whispered about beasts that hid amongst the shifting dunes, dark things with sharp teeth and loud howls and an insatiable thirst. Animals that gutted their prey and left intestines rotting in the sun and bones sprawled out across dried riverbeds. We listened with rapt attention and shivered despite the searing desert heat. But I'm not a child anymore, and I know better. The sand-dusted coyotes, the sleepy vipers-they're just animals, dumb and slow. I've met the real beast of the dunes, and he's nothing like they say. He wears the skin of a man, and the silks of a noble, and spins lies with a silver tongue sharp enough to make the earth bleed... And he holds my life in his blood-stained hands.

The Gate, the one thing stopping an ancient evil returning to the realm of Veridun. The Key, the one thing that could ever unlock it. When the Key is stolen, Nyal Belthorne, a powerful warlock who only ever wanted to help people, must team up with the Gate Keeper, a demigod determined to get the Key back, no matter the cost. As they travel the realm they learn secrets about the history of Veridun and the gods that created it, all in a rush to retrieve the Key before the Gate is unlocked, and Veridun is thrown into peril. Book One in the Veridun Duology, written in 2017. Cover by @scmimi

[VISHERA CHRONICLES BOOK TWO] [LGBTQ+ FANTASY] On the run from King Harudan and in the middle of a war, Isiah and his friends must gather the stones of the Gods for a chance that he could become to Beast that was Promised and save the realm. Struggling to come to terms with the fact that he is the deity he worshiped his entire life, Isiah turns to Emrick, the scientist pulled into their plight through a terrible accident. With the Prince and Princess at their side, the group heads north to look for the second stone. Meanwhile, King Harudan readies his nation for war. With his brother still missing and a strange artifact in his possession, his priorities are skewed, but his eye is still on the throne of Minisia and he will stop at nothing to get it.

A hidden tower. A trapped servant. An evil enchantress. Sound familiar? In a bygone world of steam and airships, Alek builds singing automatons for the villainous Lady Elise, hoping that one day he can buy his freedom. Everything changes when a healer's apprentice happens upon the tower. With Felix's help, Alek learns of a whole new world beyond the boundaries of his tower. If they're lucky, he can escape the Lady's grasp once and for all. But to do so, they'll need allies, ingenuity, and a lot of courage. Read on for a tale rife with adventure, magic, and unexpected love, set against the backdrop of a familiar fairy tale. WINNER of LGBTQ/OnceUpon LGBT Fairytale Retelling Contest! https://www.wattpad.com/353142574-contests-contest-3-once-upon-a-time-results

Erika Lovet is used to being in the background, always in her sister's shadow. Since she was a child, her parents have always doted on Alice, have always wanted the best for her, while Erika, the other child, is always thought of second, but still expected to be like her sister. So, it's a surprise to everyone when the dashing Prince asks for Erika, and not her sister. Who knew that the only person to notice Erika first, just happens to be the one that every other girl in the land desires?

[LGBTQ+ FANTASY] [VISHERA CHRONICLES BOOK ONE] For ten years the nations of Brenmar and Minisia have been on the brink of destruction, but when a newly crowned King demands a peace treaty, most believe that war will never come to pass. Isiah, an apprentice monk of a religion on the brink of death, is about to follow in the footsteps of hundreds before him and travel to the capital of Brenmar. However, plans change when the Princess of Minisia arrives at his peaceful monastery. In the company of both the bored Princess and the young Prince of Brenmar, Isiah discovers that the treaty may not be what was promised. On the run from the cunning King of Brenmar, all three struggle to come to grips with the fact that their beliefs were wrong and that the key for saving the realm from war might be right in front of their faces. Cover art by: https://www.instagram.com/lilla.sill/