It's a deadly plan, and it goes like this: First, become a crew member of the Avourienne, a pirate ship notorious for its charismatic captain and wicked ways. Second, trick the ship's cunning strategist, famous for winning every game she's ever played, into believing a delicately spun lie. Third, get close enough to their tyrant king to put a knife through him. Deadly doesn't quite describe such a plan. In fact, inconceivable may be the better word. But Archer Kingsley has a knack for such things, and he feels he's going to pull off this plan with the ease he does most everything. Perhaps he's not quite aware of the absolute hell that's about to break loose, but truthfully, it's so much better that way. Because true adventures are born from uncertainty. * Cover by xxsoteria Mature themes you may encounter in this book: - harsh language (it's a pirate book) - violence (it's a pirate book) - sexual implications (it's a PIRATE book) However, this story does not violate any of Wattpad's mature guidelines and therefore is not marked as such. This is book one in the Venture Series. It is standalone and can be read without any prior knowledge. Featured on the following profile's reading lists: (15x) @adventure (Voyages and Sea Epics) @YAfantasty (New Adult Fantasy) @talesofthedeep (Pirate Tales) @HistoricalFiction (Revolution and Rebellion) @WattpadSeries (Action/Adventure) @WattpadHistoricalRomance (Pirate Adventures) @WattpadRoyals (The Adventure Awaits) @action (Fantasy in Action) @action (Adventure in Action) @antiheroesglaore (Wicked Women) @adultfiction (Journeys to Another Realm) @fantasy (Romantasy) @StoriesUndiscovered (Not This Road Trip Again) @WattpadDarkFantasy (A Kingdom in Shadows) @WattpadDarkFantasy (Out of the Shadows (featured stories)) @Romance (Worlds Apart)

In a world where people with magic live hidden away in a forest, 15-year-old Destan must save his tribe from a war with the non-magical people, after accidentally having started it himself in the first place. --- The world has split in two; magicals living in packs, or tribes, doing what they can to survive. Non-magicals, or Inops, in complete ignorance of their powerful counterparts. Destan doesn't fit in with either society. Though his younger sister Julia lives with the Inops and does not have any powers, Destan can bend the atoms of any object to his will. His tribe, however, has made him an outcast for a horrible mistake he made when he was just a little boy. Lonely and desperate, Destan makes another mistake a decade later. By showing himself to Julia and her adoptive family of Inops, he makes himself a target - and by doing so, he makes his tribe a target. The costs pile up higher and higher as the quarrel between the two sides turns into a full-blown war. Can Destan make up for what he's done, before both factions turn on him? Book #1 in the Atrament series. Cover made by the amazing @infinitecovers.

Living in a world filled with wannabe tinpot dictators (aka Alphas), pack members who disagree with his every move, and dispossessed rogues, Alpha Jim of the Shadow Bluff Pack has given up on the idealism of his youth. The world he inhabits has inured him to dealing with the impasse of pack politics with practiced indifference. But then, as the world around him is destabilised by a series of seemingly unrelated and increasingly serious events, he becomes aware, slowly but surely, that something malevolent is afoot, and that he must shake off this impassiveness to preserve his and his compatriots' way of life. Cover by @ophidiae

Titus Walker has always felt that he didn't fit in. There always seemed to be an invisible gulf between him and his peers. In his final year, he just wants to fly under the radar, graduate and get the hell out of his private, all-boys high school. The quiet equilibrium of his life is shattered when he is forced to sit next to golden boy Fraser Sinclair, although he initially does not expect much to come of the arrangement. A few sidelong glances, at most. Not even in his wildest dreams could he foresee that this would lead to a wild goose chase for the one-and-only Steely Dan jukebox musical in the world, long rides on public transport, and being shadowed by a mysterious white Volkswagen Golf. Started 02/8/20.

Mature due to: mental health struggles, grief, illness. Alex Lidden; a twenty-one year old bug and bird fanatic in modern day London. He has everything he needs; three best friends, two loving parents, and one sloppy (but lovable) dog. He is not happy. It's been six months since Bailey; plenty of time to heal. But maybe it takes longer to fix what's broken on the inside. (previously "Ghost Of You") Cover: @Vex_Hellfire

When the God of Darkness decides that he wants the whole world for himself, he concocts a diabolical plan to get rid of the other deities forever. Little does he know that his plan will backfire on himself and on the world. Will the gods be able to return, or will the world of Utan become a featureless, dark wasteland? Follow along on the journey of Helios and his friends as they race to unravel the hidden secrets of an ancient academy. Will they be able to uncover the knowledge they need to push back the Darkness forever? Ascendance Trilogy Book #1

Shortly after the death of his best friend Bob, Paul René is surprised by a visit from a mysterious woman he has never met before. This woman tells him who he really is and reveals his true identity. She claims to know everything about Paul and offers to help him find the assassin who killed his friend. But is it true...does she know everything? To discover it, Paul embarks on a series of adventures and meets friends and enemies who help him in his quest to find Bob's killer. Who is the savage assassin who murdered a poor innocent without using a weapon? Are there links to the dark and terrible secrets Paul's family has been hiding for generations? Thanks @scmimi for this beautiful cover! #TheDivineAwards2020 #projectdivine #thewildflowerawards #slinkawards2020

Magic is to be feared. It is a wild, unpredictable thing, and anywhere it goes it brings mayhem and destruction. Those that wield it are even more dangerous. At least, that's what King Soren claimed when he hunted down and killed nearly every magic-user in Eldernia. The only ones he spared were sworn into Soren's service as elite agents that have one purpose, and one purpose only--find any remaining magic-users and give them a choice. Join the Valkir . . . or die. Asher, a sixteen-year-old boy, has managed to conceal his power for years. But when his secret is revealed, there will be no more hiding. || Winner of the 2020 Sinne Awards || || Third place in the 2020 Black and Gold Flames Awards - Fantasy || The fabulous cover is from @-designdistrict ! NOTE: This book is NOT public domain, whatever Wattpad says. All rights are reserved.

"Money, Strength, or Luck game? Choose one now." When a teenager finds himself trapped in a sick underground game where only the winners get out alive, he realizes that his chances of survival are close to non-existence. Despite that, he holds on to dear life until the end. ✍️REVIEWS✍️ "Very Saw like." @JesskyaBradbury "This is one of the most striking and thrilling storylines I've ever come across." @CallieChester "Wowwwww 5000-1000000 real quick. I was not expecting that at all! You always surprise me." @TheresNo_Rush ⚠️WARNINGS⚠️ Violence, Blood, Gore, Language, Triggering Themes. 🏆ACHIEVEMENTS🏆 🌟 FEATURED ON WATTPAD'S SHORTSTORY OFFICIAL PROFILE 🌟 1st place SHORT STORY WINNER of The Creative Awards 2020 Fifth Edition by @thecreativecorner_ 🌟 @TheAmbys Awards 2023 SHORT HORROR STORY WINNER! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ STARTED: Jan 6, 2020 CHAPTERS WC: Less than 1K words TOTAL WC: About 5K words COMPLETED: June 13, 2020 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ P.S. This story is based on a nightmare. You can read more of my dreams and nightmares in my book "Nightmare Journal." Cover made by the talented @MichelleManisha If you are reading this story on any platform other than Wattpad (that's W a t t p a d) you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original safe form, please go to: https://www.wattpad.com/user/Ellen_Reese Thank you!

Kidnap, torture, kill, repeat. That's how this serial killer rolls. So, what does it take for one boy to escape his horrifying captivity? It takes guts! Best friends, Kevin and Josh, are trying to juggle college classes while finding a way to launch a chemistry startup, but their lives turn into a living hell when Kevin's bad luck drives him to the doorstep of a serial killer. While Josh desperately searches for Kevin, the psycho killer is enjoying torturing his young victim in every possible way. However, there is one thing that the killer doesn't know; he picked the wrong victim to mess with. ⚠️TRIGGER WARNINGS⚠️ Disturbing contents! Strong language. Mental health issues. Media and descriptions of kidnapping, sexual harassment, blood, gore, torture, abuse, needles, violence, and death. 🏆ACHIEVEMENTS🏆 🌟 Won the FICTION AWARDS 2019 for BEST HORROR BOOK ON WATTPAD 🌟 3RD PLACE WINNER of the WATTYS 2020 BOOTCAMP MENTORSHIP PROGRAM 🌟BEST OF MYSTERY/THRILLER on WATTPAD OFFICIAL MYSTERY PROFILE 🌟FEATURED ON WATTPAD'S FRIGHT, MYSTERY, PSYCHOLOGICAL NOVEL, & BADASSREADS OFFICIAL PROFILES 🌟#1 in HORROR on May 15, 2018 🌟#16 in MYSTERY/THRILLER on Feb 28, 2018 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ STARTED: Jan 17, 2018 CHAPTERS WC: Around 2500 words COMPLETED: Jan 5, 2019 Revised chapters are marked with ✎ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Cover by @VictoriaSlater457 If you are reading this story on any platform other than Wattpad (that's W a t t p a d) you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original safe form, please go to: https://www.wattpad.com/user/Ellen_Reese Thank you!