A short novel about interstellar colonization, the dangers of scientific discovery, and the end of the world. Image credit goes to Space Engine.

❤️WINNER OF WATTPAD INDIA AWARDS 2020 (BOTH JUDGES CHOICE AND POPULAR CHOICE IN MYSTERY/THRILLER GENRE)❤️ A SNEAK PEEK INTO THE STORYLINE: The Mhatre's of Mumbai are one of India's most powerful and rich families. In the eyes of the public, it's all glittery, shiny, and picture-perfect but what happens when the eldest daughter-in-law of the family Anna dies under mysterious circumstances and the case is quickly closed as a suicide? With the media speculating her husband Shreekant Mhatre as the reason for her suicide, the story slowly begins to unfold many secrets the family has been hiding for years. In these circumstances enters Dr. Amna Biswas, a Second-year Resident Doctor of Emergency Medicine at Savitri Devi Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore who gets unintentionally trapped in the power struggle, lies, and facade the Mhatre Family has put up for years. Will Amna be able to save herself from the unknown danger lurking around her and for how long? Her fate and choices make her cross paths with the Mhatre Family who unknown to her are not what they seem to the world. Someone is after her life... Someone wants her dead but destiny intervenes and she meets Shreekant. Together these two begin a tumultuous journey to find the truth, and in return get entangled in more and more conspiracies. Slowly they start to get hold of the bottled truth that can change their lives forever but decide to put an end to the game which is responsible for all their miseries. What will happen when secrets of past and present mingle and bring out the long-buried truth that has been hidden? The truth is unimaginable and beyond comprehension, which will link the lives of many in an unparalleled fashion. Will fate help them? Will their venture be successful? Will Shreekant go against his own family? Why was Amna chosen by destiny? Why did Anna have to die? Was it suicide? Accident? Intentional Murder? Copyright © 2020. All rights reserved Ananya Mohapatra

The Demon Diaries are a series of paranormal comedy stories. A HINT OF MAGIC - Prequel Dora Carridine is fed up with her life as a preacher's daughter and sets out to explore the darker side of life instead. If she can find some magic in the world, then maybe she will find a place she belongs. When she comes across a coven of witches, she takes on their trials to try and join them. But the witches aren't all they appear to be, and Dora finds herself slipping into a darker world than she imagined. She has to make a choice to do the right thing, but Dora's never been very good at doing anything right... DEMONIC DORA - Book One She's finally managed to summon her first demon... Dora Carridine is trying to summon a demon, but she's not very good at Latin and nothing ever works out the way she plans....

Elle Grayson's guilty pleasure is reading cheesy romance novels. Always has been, always will be. Maybe that's why she's never had a boyfriend - no guy can live up to her expectations of the guys in romance novels. She doesn't think there is one guy that can prove to be even half as decent as guys in books. But when there's somebody set on doing exactly that, things just might start to change. Romance #110 Short Story #23 - May 28, 2014

Diagnosed with a terminal illness, Peter Katz hires a hitman to take him out. But when a cure is discovered, Peter's got to outrun the assassin to stay alive! ***** When douchebag lawyer Peter Katz gets diagnosed with terminal cancer, he wants to die painlessly. Still, death seems to elude his every attempt, so he hires an assassin to kill him at a random time and place within the month. Unfortunately for Peter, right after he orders the hit, a treatment is discovered that would add decades to his life. Now Peter Katz has to start running, until the month-long deadline ends. Desperate to survive, he has to deal with tall-dwarves, unionized suicide workers, art terrorism and all the insanity that being alive has to offer. Will he make it to the end of the month? Or will Peter Katz live a life's worth of craziness in however many days he has left? For what is Comedy, but Tragedy + Time? [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.

Sam is the most promising swordsman among this year’s crop of Paladin trainees...and knows it. Brash, cocky, and unbeatable with a sword (well, almost), Sam is the kingdom of Thule’s best hope against the violence wrought by demons. The only problem is that Sam is really Lady Samantha, daughter of the seventeenth Duke of Haywood, and if her father has his way, she’ll be marrying a Paladin, not becoming one. But Sam has never held much interest in playing damsel-in-distress, and so she rescues herself from a lifetime of boredom and matrimonial drudgery. Pity that Tristan Lyons, the Paladin assigned to train her, is none other than the hero of her childhood. He hasn’t recognized her as Lady Samantha--yet-- but if he does, he’ll take away her sword and send her packing. Sam is not the only trainee hiding secrets: Braeden is a half-demon with a dark past that might be unforgivable. Sam, Braeden and Tristan set out for the western coast, charged with rooting out an infestation of demons that has made the West unlivable. As they travel, they uncover a deep-seated corruption of power that threatens to derail everything they stand for. Rebellion stirs, led by a rival faction of warriors who tempt Sam to join them with an irresistible offer. A war between men is coming, and Sam must pick a side. Will saving the kingdom cost her life -- or just her heart? Reminiscent of Mulan, but with a medieval fantasy twist, Paladin is a tale of adventure, action, and romance.

The world as we know it ended 209 years ago. From a desert wasteland springs a single kingdom, ruled by a tyrannical King and trapped in an endless war against the shadowy desert warriors. As a desperate bid to save what remains of humanity, society has been split into two distinct classes, nicknamed the Court and the Commons. For an oppressed population on the brink of revolution, a common thief could be the last hope. Up until now, Kay has survived by her wits alone. Reckless and impulsive, wanted by the King's guard, Kay has become known as the Runner. Using the city's rooftops as her personal domain, she manages to keep one step ahead of the King with one hand buried in the purses of the courtiers. Driven by the plight of the commoners and the unjust death of her family, Kay seizes the chance to graduate from small-time thievery to full-scale rebellion. Her opportunity comes in the form of Will, a wealthy ex-soldier with a dark past. Plucked from the streets and thrown into the shimmering palace court, Kay must use her every strength to blend into a world where she doesn't belong, closer to the enemy than she ever thought she would be.

London socialte Zara is in the gossip pages again, but this time she's gone too far! To her horror, her father ships her off to Africa. But what Zara thinks will be a relaxing Safari full of mud wraps and days at the Spa, soon turns into her worse nightmare when she's put to work. Not only does she have to contend with scrubbing toilets, but Riaan the game ranger is also rubbing her up the wrong way. (And not in the way she'd like... not yet!) But her nightmare is just beginning, and her whole life is about to change.