"Beware of the spider who casts the web." To be an Oswald is to be recognized as powerful, feared, admired, and desired. A family of sorcerers who have never waned in their abilities, and has grown in power amongst the paranormal community. There is only one thorn in the flower bed. A black rose amongst the ruby red. Alicia Oswald. For the first time in nearly a thousand years, a human was born into the Oswald bloodline. Alicia must figure out how to survive and excel in a world that does not tolerate humans, while also trying to sort through the demons inside. And as she struggles to live up to her family's standards, the flaws within an ancient empire will be exposed. ----------------------------------------------------------------- NANOWRIMO 2018 WINNER FIRST DRAFT CHAPTERS POSTED EVERY TUESDAY AND SUNDAY -------------------------------------------------------------- Highest Rankings: #56 in NaNoWriMo #800 in Paranormal

1908 England. Thrown into a loveless marriage; Millicent Briggs believes her happiness must come from a mother's love. Seemingly, her dreams for a child are destroyed when her husband refuses to consummate their marriage. As he forces his nephew into her life with desperate demands, will Millie agree to his orders, or allow the kind Dr Barnes to steal her from everything she ever wanted? Thrown into a world of deceit and emotional turmoil, how will Millie ever find the happiness she desires?

Liliana "Lily" Hamill is just your average working woman. 5'5" with wavy brown hair the color of milk chocolate and blue eyes, she's never been described by anyone as "a catch." She's pretty enough, what with her athletic frame and well-proportioned face. She rises every day, runs almost every morning, and gets ready for work just like many twenty-something-year-olds in the United States. She's been working mostly in the marketing department at Andino Incorporated since she graduated from a college in Texas at twenty-one, and she's lived in New York City for the past two. She doesn't think she's anyone special. But she is, because Lily has been blind since birth, although her disability has never held her back. That burden has fallen on her insecurities. Now, though, she's attempting to face her fears. Her closest childhood friend, Joseph Montran, has invited her to a company social event, and Lily grudgingly has agreed to go. All she knows is that it's informal, that she and her guide dog, Chelise, can mostly hang out with Joe and his wife, Katherine, if that's what Lily wants, and that she shouldn't be afraid to "act natural." What she doesn't know is that social event will change her life forever. //// I KEEP EDITING AS I'M WRITING. I'm sorry to anyone who gets updates for old parts to which I make minor grammatical changes. Don't kill me. c:

In a world where faeries grant your wishes when you wish upon a shooting start, Kaea Reeves has just made a very dangerous one. She didn't really expect the wish to be granted, but the Fair Folk happen to be more bloodthirsty than Kaea ever anticipated. With a faerie with murky intentions by her side and a world of supernatural creatures to navigate, Kaea starts to realize that things aren't as simple as they appear on the surface, and the world of humans isn't as exclusive to them as they thought. With little time left in her life, Kaea decides to use her remaining wishes in an attempt to right some wrongs around her in a last attempt to let her life mean something. But the line between good and evil doesn't exist for the fae, and Kaea has some tough choices to make, especially when her fate seems irrevocably tangled with the mysterious faerie by her side... ******************************************************************************** My story for NaNoWriMo 2018 I'm trying to write faster that I've ever done before, so if you see any grammar or spelling mistakes, do tell me and I'll try to fix it as quickly as possible. Don't forget to vote and comment if you enjoy the story!

Alice knows what it is to be second best, the lesser stepsister; she's not, never will be, the great beauty of Bluethorn - that's Lilien. Lili, too beautiful, too fae to be safe - who disappears into the Samhain night. There's only person Alice can turn to - someone fae enough to bring her stepsister back safely His Lordship, Bluethorn's own monster. But there is a darker threat looming on the nights to come - something that might bring ruin to the last mortal town left in the Wildes... *a retelling of Beauty and the Beast* updates bi-weekly!

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