Sealed inside the towering city walls of Acadia, magic users known as Wielders are feared and hunted for the abilities they have been blessed with. They're living in hiding, terrified of revealing themselves to the Authorities that hunt them. But while Acadia digs into the earth for the magical stone that weakens the Wielders, they are unaware of the ancient evil, known as Foulings, trapped underneath. Three young Wielders, scattered across Evaros, have the power to not only end the oppression of innocent Wielders, but also stop the Foulings from repeating a history of chaos and death. Determined to save her brother, Marina fights to control the ice she manipulates. Going against her own rules, she makes dangerous deals with a flame from her past. Adira, imprisoned for powers she has just discovered, gives hope to the others that one day her unique abilities will free them. She doubts she is the savior they want, when she doesn't even understand the powers she has. Soren struggles to reconnect with a girl seared into his memories. Controlled by a dark Wielder whose plans put the world in jeopardy, he realizes that the girl might be the key to restoring his humanity. Against the odds, Marina, Adira and Soren fight for freedom, strength, and love with their lives and their hearts on the line. / Fantasy / Romance / Young Adult / **First Draft** **Current Cover by @sugarcrystals**

MISTBORN x GAME OF THRONES *Wattpad YA profile Featured story* If Cadence had said no to a blood spirit, the noble family she worked for would still be alive. Her brother wouldn't be conscripted into the Hall of Games. She wouldn't have to follow him and be a soldier for the rest of her life. Her Papa would still have his head. A close brush with death awakens her necromancy abilities, and she becomes hell-bent on resurrecting her father. However, necromancy is forbidden, and if her secret is exposed, the Hall of Games will execute her. As her new powers demand more than her body can ever give, it will ultimately push her humanity to its limits-if saving her father doesn't destroy her first. Highest ranking: #91 in Fantasy [11/7/17] Book trailer by @ice-breaker

In the Den of the Kingdom of Dreduor, money reigns supreme and one's skill at deception determines how much you can make, and how much longer you will survive. Maize is a thief- a very good thief, and one of the Den's best. So when a wealthy benefactor purposefully seeks her out to fulfill a contracted job, she is neither surprised nor hesitant to accept. Only after she discovers it's the royal palace she needs to infiltrate, Maize quickly finds herself in the middle of the grandest con of her career. Maize must position herself within the court in order to complete her mission, even if it means capturing the eye- and the heart- of the very Prince she's supposed to abscond. But will Maize be able to finish the job before her true intentions are discovered? Or worse- before she finds her heart stolen first? ------------------- This is a FREE STORY with PAID BONUS CONTENT ------------------- Cover by Tina Glasneck ©2019 M.Dalto Published to Wattpad 11.01.19 Initial Draft ongoing - last updated 12.24.2023

[ nanowrimo 2019 ] Lynette never asked to be a swan. While her sisters love the grace and beauty the moon and their swan-feather cloaks bestow upon them, Lynette would like nothing more than to be free. But her Maman's grip is too tight to escape, and even if she could, the moon's magic is not willing to let her slip away. Luckily for Lynette, Wylan is willing to trade. His older brother escaped from their abusive father, but he left Wylan behind. So when Wylan spies a swan become a girl cloaked in silver feathers, he doesn't hesitate. But no matter how hard he tries, it will take more than borrowed feathers to make him a swan. The moon demands a sacrifice, and it will be paid in blood. [ beautiful cover courtesy of @Ferret-bird ]

Ametrine - A glowing jewel of an empire, resting on the western side of a continent that is split down the middle by a vast, impassable forest. Once with great power and wealth, Ametrine's light is slowly dying, as its nine courts ignore the needs of the country and bicker amongst themselves about land, commerce, politics, and their individual rights to the Garnet Throne; the seat of power that has remained untouched for the past twenty-two years. With the country sinking, all eyes begin to turn in fear towards the barbaric tribes in the South, and Ametrine's jealous cousins to the North. Amidst all of this lives Lenora Sparks, the second daughter of the late Lord Gabriel Sparks, and possibly the most headstrong, wilful, and fiercely stubborn young girl in the Emerald Court. Stuck in a life with no freedom, Lenora's plans to escape her prison and live like her adventurous father seem utterly impossible. Until the adventure and danger come to her. Literally overnight, Lenora is taken from her home and wakes up next to an unfamiliar sea, on the side of the forest where her people have not tread in over 300 years. Lost and alone, Lenora joins forces with two terrifying allies whom are also trying to get home, though the bond they make may very well end Lenora's life. That is, if the curious soldiers with the playing cards stitched to their uniforms and a crazed circus ring leader don't get to her first. The unfamiliar will become familiar and the home she once knew will become more and more dangerous, as Lenora's journey across the Eastern Side unearths the truth about herself, her family, and her country - a truth that will change the faces of who she can trust forever. Back in Ametrine, a formidable foe has returned to take back what rightfully belongs to them. When Ametrine can no longer stand, friendly faces will show their dark side, enemy will become ally, and not even the dead will be able to hold back the secrets that could very well destroy the kingdom.

15-year-old Ori is an average small-town boy. Or so he thought, until a strange circus appears in his backyard. Accepting an acrobat's invitation to join the Cirque de Reverie, he is swept up in a whirlwind of wonder. Unbeknownst to him, the circus is not what it seems, and something dark lurks beneath its golden surface. Before, there are two sisters. When one runs away, the younger girl grapples with the grief and secrets her sister left behind. It is up to her to find a way to save her before it's too late. But in a circus that thrives on magic, mystery, and manipulation, that task might just be monumental. Freedom comes at a cost, and the price is paid by both friends and foes. Can Ori escape what has been set in the stars, or will he be trapped in the circus' snare forever? [ cover by @scmimi ] [ achievements: ] 1st in Fantasy in the Grand Dame Awards - 2/28/19 Featured on @_Once_Upon's A Touch of Fairydust reading list! - 1/12/19 Featured on @YA's Stardust reading list! - 1/13/19 2nd Place in Fantasy in the Majestic Awards - 12/18/18 3rd Place in the Heavenly Awards - 1/9/19 Honorable Mention in Fantasy in the Bardic Awards - 12/29/18 [ praise: ] "You somehow managed to make me fall in love with all your first chapters. Straight up beautiful writing," @moonshinedeer "First, your world building is gorgeous and I need you to teach me how you do it. I feel like I'm in whatever early nineteenth, twentieth-century town right beside Ori and Blithe, smelling the popcorn and The Cirque and all that comes with it," - @staymelanated "Two separate paths, two characters are unique and exquisitely woven into the story with dark magic" - Sevannah_Storm, judge from the Golden Awards 2019

Soulless, heartless, selfish. She's heard it all before. Sometimes, you must take matters into your own hands to forge your freedom. Astra knows this. She's known for seventeen years. Still, it's not an easy feat for her to successfully escape Varaly, decide to seek passage through Auxerre, and leave behind everything she's ever known for the distant and isolated Beaukarou Basin, where she hopes to find peace and solace from her past. But fate has other plans, and sometimes, the harder you try, the farther you fall... Winner of Fantasy Genre in The Pink Awards [2018] Winner of Best Protagonist in The Lunar Awards [April 2018] Winner of Fantasy Genre in The Stella Luna Awards [2018] Winner of Fantasy Genre in The Flavored Awards [2018] Winner in the X-Factor Awards [2018] Winner of Best Story Setting in the X-Factor Awards [2018] Runner-Up of Fantasy Genre in The Albina Awards [2018] Winner of From Magical Elves and Other Fantastical Creatures in Winter Wonderland War [2019]

Samuel Brandt woke up with his thoughts written all over his body. His brother woke up with his head missing. His sister woke up to find that her skin would crack open unless she stayed in water. All of the other children in the secluded Iowa town of Oak Knoll woke up having undergone strange transformations. Now, they are all forced to live at 407 West Marshall Street, the mysterious house outside of town. With the new name of The Boy with Words for Skin, Samuel wants nothing more than to hide from his new life. He painfully and unpredictably sheds his skin, there is a Voice in the entryway closet that is often cruel, and-perhaps worst of all for a naturally shy boy-the other children look to him as a leader. As his seven-year-old brother struggles with their new life, as terrifying growls start to come from the pitch black basement, and as his feelings for a girl begin to grow, The Boy with Words for Skin realizes that he wants to change. He wants to put others first, learn from his peers, and let himself hope that things will get better. The Boy with Words for Skin is the first book in the 407 West Marshall Street series. Each book will advance the story but be told from a different character. Book 2 will be The Girl without Eyes.

❛power isn't everything. it's the only thing.❜ [complete] wattys 2018 winner ❧ Lin is a hunter, one of the magically enhanced witch slayers that roam a flooded world. Under the laws of four Kings and Greymark, who rules them all, Lin is untouchable. She could massacre thousands and no-one would blink. But she is a pawn among Kings, all of them vying for total dominion of the seas and ready to rip each other apart for it. When Lin carries out a sentence that leaves her plotting revenge against her superiors, she unwittingly explores the multiple fronts to the coming war. Shabina, a leader determined to overthrow the Kings, and Hadrian, a secretive prince born into a game of shadows are but two of them. One thing is certain: they are all willing to burn the world for what they want. wattpad achievements: wattys 2018 winner • the breakthroughs wattpad picks • diverse worlds gladiator pit book of the month [february] • dark fantasy gems of wattpad blog mentions: matthew dawkins • 8 wattpad books for halloween designwizard • the best 60 wattpad books of 2019 original fiction features complicated friendships, lgbt (and i do mean lgbt) characters, female antiheroes, characters of color, post-apocalyptic feudalism, witches, and cathartic violence.