'I was falling. And he was going to catch me. I just knew he was.' For Megan Walden, life is all about perfection. She's the perfect friend, the perfect wife, the perfect office dogsbody, but what happens when she makes a decision that cracks the glass protecting her perfect little world? During a night-out in the shadow of her effervescent best friend, Megan meets Harper Cain and is instantly intrigued by the mysterious tattooed rocker-type with his trace of Bostonian accent and brooding darkness that lurks behind his smile. Knowing instinctively that she is playing with fire, and yet finding herself inexplicably drawn to the irresistible Harper, Megan embarks on a course that will destroy the foundations of her whole world and force her to question everything and everyone she has ever known. Plunging headlong into a nightmare she cannot stop, Megan realises too late that playing away with a mysterious stranger is the least of her worries. It's time for her perfect life to come to an end Will Harper catch her? Or will Megan be able to save herself?

[WATTYS2018 LONGLIST!] [FEATURED AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2018] Editor: @MichaelHoliday For the first time since the Battle of Endor, the Ewoks have invited the Republic back to their tiny moon to celebrate Independence Day. Much of the Republic delight at the chance to visit this proscribed location that was the turning point in the Rebellion. The Ewoks have sent missives across the galaxy to all tribal members. Reuniting the wayward tribe proves difficult: Luke's wife Naluma is about to deliver their first child, Han and Chewie are on a "trading mission" for dubious clients, and Leia is protecting a young girl from a great evil in the galaxy. The youngest member of the tribe, Ben Solo, struggles with his parents' separation, the injuries sustained on a training mission months earlier, and the burgeoning darkness within him. But a Force-ghost has been manipulating the proceedings, bringing his family together once again on Endor. Is he in time to save his lost grandson? And who's the girl? AU Star Wars story sixteen years after Return of the Jedi. _ I do not own Disney or Lucasfilm. The characters Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, R2-D2, Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, Ben Solo, Rey, all the creatures, and Endor are the property of Disney/Lucasfilm. I make no money from this work. Naluma and everyone else and the Jedi Academy on Khalkha are mine. No portion of this story may be copied, transmitted, or used for other creative works without written permission of the author. All rights reserved. Copyright 2018 S. A. McCaffrey. (Wattpad username: @SapphireAlena)

A secret program in the United States seeks to replace human militaries with artificial intelligence-driven machines, but the machines aren't so willing to play along. *** Picture a world where humans no longer fight wars. No more families missing loved ones. No more veterans with lifelong mental and physical scars. No more conscription. For the super-secret End of War Project inside the United States government, such a reality is already here. The project models out how artificial intelligence can overcome dangerous and morally sensitive war scenarios with algorithms and automation. The centerpieces are "autonomous combat machines," or ACMs, that look like humans but function like supercomputers. After a string of brilliant successes in the field of combat, the End of War Project is preparing to reveal itself to the public, but something unusual stands in the way. Against their programming, the ACMs start exhibiting all-too-human signs of apprehension, guilt and compassion as they're pushed to perform ever more extreme tasks. The human leaders of the End of War Project race to find who "hacked" the ACMs, but what they find is even more startling--and revealing--than they could ever imagine. ***2019 Watty Award Winner - Science Fiction***

Dr. Nandita Rai is the gynaecologist for the stars. She is on TV and radio every other week talking about women's issues. She is a South Mumbai feminist. Every woman wants her to be their doctor. Until the Mumbai Police raid her clinic when they get a complaint that she does sex selective abortions. Is the celebrity doctor aborting female foetuses? If she is, then the police need to build a watertight case. Dr. Rai has friends in high places, her patients clam up and her paperwork is clean. The case seems to be going nowhere until Sub-inspector Reshma Gabuji begins to dig up Dr Rai's secret online presence and uncovers a ruthless vigilante group.