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Curtain Call (The Jewel Project #7) by Wimbug
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"This is it. The curtain call. Where we go from here is entirely your choice. Funny how we're right back where we started." It has been four years since Sam and his brothers blackmailed the Agency into keeping them on board for the Jewel Project. Four years in which they did everything in their power to plant a bomb inside their employer. Four years of weddings, children and peace. When Sam accidentally discovers the pattern for the placement of the jewels, as well as the location of the final one, they have a very difficult decision to make. They know they have to finish what they started and make sure the last jewel doesn't end up in the wrong hands. But when what was supposed to be their final adventure goes terribly wrong, it becomes increasingly hard to pick up the pieces. However, the Agency wants them back in the game. They can't afford to fail. And when Snitch Gravel re-emerges to race them one final time, the stakes are higher than they'd ever been. And Sam and his team face the ultimate challenge. Can they make their way out alive, or are they destined to become their worst enemy? 🧭🧭🧭 Sequel to Ruins The last book in The Jewel Project series Cover by @italychick Story is completed. The entire series is completed!!!
Ruins (The Jewel Project #6) by Wimbug
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"There's nothing ever certain about life. Sometimes we believe we're winning when, in fact, we only trap ourselves deeper under ruins of our own making." Everything is crumbling in a state of increased uncertainty. Even if for the past year, life seemed to calm down, the lingering state of limbo has Sam and his team on the edge. There's something wrong, something about to happen, and strange vibes are coming from both the Agency, who have been quieter than usual, and Snitch Gravel who plans one final strike against the group. The release of Snitch Gravel's right hand man is the spark needed to detonate the powder keg. Caught helpless and unprepared, the team faces the worst of what Snitch Gravel can throw at them, and the only ones who can end it are the ones who got away. An exhausted Jessie, and a Jimmy who has no recollection of his former self. As Sam tries to navigate the intricate corridors of Snitch Gravel's motivation, everyone must face off with what they feared most. The ghosts of past adventures and the consequences of the life they've made for themselves. Because consequences can never be ignored, and sometimes, you need to be more vicious than the other side in order to survive. 🏯🏯🏯 I know the blurb is super vague, but I really don't want to give anything from this book away 😅 Sequel to Lose Control Epic cover by @italychick
The Word Was God by Kat_On_Christ
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From the beginning of time to the modern age, gods have been assigned to lead and care for a people. Many cultures include multiple gods, some cultures mention only one. Some cultures state that everything is god, and others say that gods do not exist, so they make gods out of whatever becomes most important to them. In all of history, however, there has only been one religion that emphasized and even necessitated brotherly love as the backbone of the entire belief system. There is also only one religion in history that spoke of a savior for all people from the beginning of time all the way until his birth to a young woman in a remote part of the Roman Empire. And there is only one religion in the world that has survived and grown for 8000 years straight. Humbly, a case for the good God of the Bible. Lovely cover by @Stars_Alight
The Journey, Ceristen Series #1 by autumn_sunfire
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EXCERPT ONLY How do you shoulder responsibility... when responsibility is everything you ever feared? Fred Thorne takes his duty seriously. When a stove fire destroys his home, plunging livelihood and family into chaos, he sets out to lead his younger sisters to a safe haven. But the terrifying burden of protector weighs on him, and he waits eagerly for the moment to pass it on. If only it were so easy. Misfortunes and setbacks multiply. Peril stalks even the safest roads. And as a wedge of resentment deepens between the siblings, Fred is losing his own self under a relentless spiral of guilt. Where will the Thornes find their place of safety? More importantly, can their fractured relationships weather the intervening storms? ORIGINALLY POSTED ON WATTPAD, 2016-2018. I wouldn't be anywhere without you amazing fam.
#aboutlastnight (ONC 2020 Shortlist) by Wimbug
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For influencer Carolyn Danes, #aboutlastnight is the best hashtag. It perfectly sums up an evening filled with adventure and excitement. And her last evening out really WAS perfect. Her dress fit perfectly, her hair and makeup were on point, and she met the man of her dreams, out-of-this-world-hot and charming Damian Bradley. It just had to be ruined by something as silly as waking up in a strange empty room, in Damian's body, her own lifeless corpse lying on the floor. No amount of screaming in the world can make the nightmare go away. Her only clue about last night is a letter from Damian himself. It can all be undone. He just made a deal with the Devil, and now the Prince of Darkness wants one small favor to set everything right. Find a tiny shard of soul. But when Carolyn can see every bit of soul the world has lost, finding one particular piece may prove impossible. 👸 This is my open novella contest 2020 entry. Yay me!
Lose Control (The Jewel Project #5) by Wimbug
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"It's never going to end, is it? The rivalry, the hatred, the madness. Not even now. Not even after so many years." It has been three years since the last jewel was recovered, and the Agency seems to have put the project to rest. They have a new target to bring down: Snitch Gravel. And what better way is there to do it than send out the people he is so desperately trying to kill? Years or training are showing and Sam and his team are more proficient then ever. Their goal is to find where Snitch Gravel is hiding and help the Agency end his reign once and for all. But their goal is not easy, not when their normal lives are so much harder to handle. Jobs, relationships and living on their own are taking their toll. And when the teams falls in on itself from the inside, everything goes out control. The potential of a new jewel brings everyone back together, but the team is not what it once was. With Snitch Gravel not attempting to race them to the jewel, the mystery shrouding the Agency becomes thicker. Everything else comes out into the light. And sometimes, the truth is not pretty. Sometimes, the truth cuts to the core. Sometimes, the truth can kill. ♠️ Sequel to Freeze. Completed. Epic cover by @italychick
The League by Kelsea_Dove
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{Original Story} Phoenix Anderson wants nothing to do with the League of Superheroes. He's not sure why he's avoiding the good guys, but then again, there's a lot he doesn't know. Like the fact that his family history is a lot stranger than it seems. After getting some unexpected news, he realizes that he's more involved than he thought he would be. Events start unfolding one after another, including a house up in flames, a heist, a dangerous city, and a plot that spells trouble for everyone. Welcome to a world of superheroes and villains, of sinister twists and turns, of family who don't know they're family, and of undefined heroism.
Tattered by PaintingTheRosesRed
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For the warriors of Geatland, there is nothing greater than glory. For Brynhildr, daughter of Geatland's king, it is the only way to prove herself. Born with a freakish appearance, Bryn bears an eerie resemblance to the trolls, the vicious monsters that have terrorized her father's lands for generations. And with the trolls' sudden disappearance in the year of her birth, Bryn has had to endure the brunt of her people's fear and hatred all her life. Haunted by malicious rumors and angry at the world, Bryn only wishes for the glory that will earn her father's acceptance. But glory comes at a heavy price, one that Bryn discovers she may not be willing to pay... "Let whoever can, win glory before death. When a warrior is gone, that will be his best and only bulwark." - Anonymous author of Beowulf Winner of the Fairy Tale Community Mix-up Novel Contest and the Fairytale Community Retelling Awards! A retelling of Tatterhood, Beowulf, and The Ring Cycle. Highest Ranking: #107 in Fantasy
Frost by concussive
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When a war breaks out in the land of the fairies, the natural course of the world's seasons are thrown off, sending everyone into an enduring summer. When the influence of the battling goes so far as to affect humanity, Mother Nature knows interference must occur. Only one being can save the most wonderful time of the year, and that certain someone happens to be known best as Frost. [ #JustWriteIt | #HolidayChaos ]
Calculus II by lavenderstar
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It looks like a math textbook, doesn't it? Well, it's not. This is something far less sinister. This is a story of a murder. ~*~ Calculus II is the son of Abacus and her husband Calculus I, two Roman plebeians who serve Emperor Mathematicus. Unfortunately, life as a common plebeian is not all it's cracked up to be. For starters, plebeians aren't allowed to attend school, so Cal has to come up with his own methods of staving off boredom. Luckily, he and his friends stumble across a crime scene, and decide that solving the problem of the mystery murderer is just the thing they need to exercise their brain cells. As their calculations finally start to add up, only one question remains: will they come to the right answer? Disclaimer I: This book does not really teach anything math-related. In fact, this book does not really teach much of anything-related. Disclaimer II: This book may contain the occasional Harry Potter reference. Disclaimer III: This book does not contain Arabic numerals.