Aboard the cruise ship, The Carrier, Clara Sutton is employed as a stenographer. She takes dictation, typing up whatever the passengers need her to type. When she realizes that she did work for a passenger not on the passenger list, she has no idea the trouble she's about to get pulled into. Written for a writing group prompt of "Gap".

Kallista Rosi was raised on an island paradise, but now her entire world is threatened with the death of her father. Her beloved island has been left to her step-mother, who has decided to sell. Kallista is in the fight of her life against the company that is purchasing her beloved home. Kavanaugh Financial has sent Vaughn Kavanaugh, a handsome, charming, and frustrating rouge to negotiate the deal, and Kallista is fighting not only for her home but also for her heart.

When life gives you a second chance in a medieval fantasy world, make sure you revolutionize it. Getting hit by a truck wasn't on my post-graduation bucket list. Neither was waking up as Quinn Fairchild, the illegitimate daughter of a cruel lord in a world of magic and monsters. But at least I got some cool magical powers out of the deal, right? Well, sort of. Sure, I can create modern conveniences and heal people, but now I'm being married off to the infamous Earl of Norsewood-a man whose reputation makes hardened warriors tremble. Turns out this supposedly ruthless earl is actually a gorgeous, caring leader desperately trying to save his dying land. Armed with my 21st-century knowledge, a know-it-all magical creation skill, and a determination to build something amazing, I'm turning this medieval fantasy world upside down. One modern convenience at a time. Now if only I could figure out why my hunky husband keeps looking at me like I'm his personal miracle... The Modern Countess Series (formerly Apparently, I'm the Infamous Earl's Legendary Bride) is a fantasy romance series features a vivacious transmigrated heroine determined to revolutionize a medieval-like, war-torn world with her modern knowledge and magical abilities, alongside a hunky warrior-earl husband hell-bent on protecting his land and people while claiming his wife's heart. This series contains: • Slow Burn Romance • Kingdom Building • Magic System • Found Family • Politics & Intrigue • Food & Cooking • Slice of Life Note: A kingdom-building fantasy series follows protagonists as they develop and manage their domain, from humble villages to sprawling empires, while gathering loyal citizens and allies along the way.

✨ The Masked Billionaire's Bride > They sold her for a debt. To a man who never shows his face. She was seventeen. Innocent. Brilliant. Beautiful - though she didn't know it. After years of abuse, her reflection meant nothing to her. He was a myth. A ghost. A billionaire whose face was hidden behind a mask that sent shivers down every spine. But what no one knew was that behind that mask lived not a monster... but a man whose beauty could ruin lives. A man richer than empires. A man who didn't need to buy her. He chose to. For her, he'd risk everything. For him, she'd learn her worth. Let the world tremble. The girl no one wanted is now the bride of the most dangerous man alive.

The Shortys 2024 Winner (Short Story Category) A historical para-romantasy story about a painter and his undying love for a medieval princess :) Trigger warning: an old case (centuries old and entirely fictional) of rape, murder and suicide is mentioned in chapter four. It isn't described in detail, only mentioned as a part of the ghost mystery.

THE AMBY AWARDS 2022 WINNER (Best Series) Book One (Book Three of the trilogy is on the WATTYS 2022 SHORTLIST) Wattpad featured story. The Adept Pen 21 finalist. Samara, a young woman from London, visits Bran Castle in Romania during a Halloween night. Somehow, she's always felt drawn to the story of Vlad the Impaler, the historical character who allegedly inspired the writer, Bram Stoker, to write his Count Dracula. Annoyed by her noisy friends, she strolls behind her group when they enter the castle and thus gets approached by their tall dark and handsome guide. Samara can't fight the attraction she feels for him, even after he claims to be Vlad Dracul himself, obviously making fun of her...or? At the end of the tour, unable to resist her curiosity, she follows the guide through a dark corridor and time travels to another time, a late medieval world populated by very unusual vampires, where she had once belonged. The mysterious guide turns out to be her husband, none less than Vlad III, the Prince of Wallachia, the Impaler... Dracula. Samara's memories start to trickle back slowly, both good and bad. The man she loves so much that she feels overcome by her feelings for him is not exactly as he was when she left him before, when she... died. A lot of things have changed in her absence, in six hundred years. But she is changed too, having grown up in the 21st century this time around, she is not quite the same girl as when she lived in Vlad's castle, in the late medievals. Will the great love they feel for each other despite their long separation be strong enough to overcome all their differences? Will Samara and Vlad accept each other as they are now and fight for their love? Will they defend it in the dangerous world they live in, full of people, or better vampires, who would rather see them apart? In this place where nothing and no one is what they really seem to be at first sight? Cover: @WakeWriteWrath

When Alexis agrees to help the school's player, she must guard the secret that could unravel everything - even as unexpected feelings complicate the game. *** What happens when Alexis Dawson, the 'resident loser' of Redwood High, agrees to help the school's notorious player, Aaron Walker? How can she stop herself from falling for him? It isn't all love and romance - Alexis has a secret of her own. Join them on a journey of jealousy, betrayal, trust, friendship, and love. A little favour just got a whole lot more complicated. *** He was so close, his breath hit my lips. His eyes darted from my eyes to my lips. I stared intently, awaiting his next move. His lips fell near my ear. "Shut up and kiss me" He whispered roughly. A chill shot up my spine. I pulled back, staring at his eyes and leaned in...

Scarlett Brown arrives at Harrow Abbey with one goal: keep her head down. After a police raid leaves her family splintered and her old school behind her, she's meant to be grateful-a scholarship girl given a clean slate among the country's future politicians, athletes, and heirs. But Harrow isn't built for keeping quiet. It's built for loyalty and legacy, for golden boys who never fall and the people who circle them like satellites. Hugo Pratt is one of them-the school's star, adored, untouchable. Archie Stokes used to be the same, until something broke between them. Now one's the pride of the place, the other its scandal, and Scarlett, the girl who doesn't belong, ends up in the middle of a rivalry that runs deeper than anyone will admit. At Harrow Abbey, everyone's pretending to be something. And sooner or later, the truth always gets out.

Julie Leong always does as she's told. Studies hard, works late shifts at the family restaurant, and carefully lays out a plan for a well paying career. But with an impossible-to-please dad and annoyingly perfect sister, Julie can't seem to ever catch a break. Everything changes one stormy night, when an awkward food delivery for Callen Sterling, mysterious and handsome CEO of Sterling Studios, leads to the offer of a lifetime, and her perfect plan goes out the window. What starts out as a harmless side gig quickly grows into so much more as they find themselves impossibly drawn to each other. She learns of anonymous threats Callen has been receiving - and they're only getting worse. But it takes a lot more than a few death threats to scare the determined (and stubborn) Julie away. Her life becomes more and more entangled with Callen's, until she ultimately finds herself torn between two paths. Misery in exchange for money and success, or risking it all for a chance at love and happiness.