[THIS STORY IS FREE WITH EXCLUSIVE BONUS CONTENT] A fake relationship, a diabolical plan and a threat to the human race. The only thing that ties them together is an eighteen year old girl's choice, that could change the course of everything. *** Every year five hundred children are abducted from planet Earth and taken to Pluto to serve as slaves to aliens who are far superior to the human species. When a slave turns eighteen they are allowed to choose their fate for the rest of their lives. They are only given three choices; remain a slave, become a fighter or serve as a Plutonian's lover. For the past eleven years, Aria has spent every second waiting for an opportunity to escape and when she's offered a dangerous but rewarding arrangement by a prominent Plutonian, she is quick to agree. But when the lines between love and hatred blur, will Aria ever be able to escape or will her risky circumstances kill her first? Editor's Picks 2021 *Winner of the Spotlight Awards* *Highest rank so far: #4 in Aliens #1 in dystopian #3 in romance (10/2/21) Cover by @Greenteadragon

" But a game of promises is a difficult game to play. Especially when there's so much to loose " A Heroes of Olympus dystopian in which... ~Gaea was never defeated ~Leo Valdez was never killed ~The gods never won the war, and Gaea did The Demigod Games were created by Gaea and the Olympians as a peace treaty. Twenty-four tributes would be selected by the Earth Goddess to fight to the death, and they would be demigods that tried to fight against Gaea in the war. With their memories wiped away, the heroes of Olympus don't know anything anymore, other than their own names. Their pasts are a mystery, one that they must piece together while fighting for survival. [ORIGINALLY "THE DEMIGOD GAMES"]

There is no good and evil. There is no difference between family and friends. The lines are thin and blurred. In the end, there is only sacrifice and pain. And for Mina Landris, the lines are getting thinner each day. [ extended synopsis inside ]

Death had followed Rowena Ashbay her entire life. At eight years old, after narrowly surviving an attack from a mountain lion, she accidentally murders her parents. All she had to do was touch them, and they fell dead to the ground. Terrified of her own powers, Rowena secludes herself, never allowing herself to touch another person in fear that her powers would take another life. For ten years, she lives alone on the streets, not daring to trust anyone. Until an attack on the city leaves Rowena's world destroyed, and she makes the same mistake she did ten years ago. But this time, there's someone there to save her. They call themselves the Embers, a group of people who each have wondrous powers. They're led by Adrian Hill, a powerfully charismatic man, and he promises to give Rowena a home and a family in exchange for training her. She would be a fool to refuse him. But even among friends, Rowena Ashbay is still a lion disguised behind a docile lamb. She has a dark power in her veins, and it threatens to consume her and everyone she has grown to love.

•EVERYTHING HAS A BREAKING POINT• Annabeth Chase, one of the bravest and most intelligent demigods of the day, was captured in the midst of the Giant War before it could be resolved, leaving the rest of the Seven scattered. Her kidnapping began the turning point of the war that ended in the giants favor, and resulted in the fall of Olympus. She spent three years locked away, all of her friends assuming her to be dead. But when the most unexpected ally saves her, Annabeth discovers that the lines are not black and white like she's always believed. They're blurred, good and evil mixing together. Her entire life, Annabeth was good. But in order to win the war, she has to let evil in. [ first place in the PJO Watty Awards ]

" the old gods were dying " Shadows had followed Annabeth Chase her entire life. They leaked into her dreams and chased her out of her home, causing her to run into two others, Thalia Grace and Luke Castellan, who had the same shadows. They form a small family fueled by secrets and running. But after both Annabeth and Thalia are Selected, their shadows follow them to the palace of Olympia, where they will partake in a competition to win the Prince's heart. The other Selected, which include Piper McLean, Hazel Levesque, and Reyna Ramírez-Arellano, admit to Annabeth that they too have been followed by shadows. Strange dreams plague the Selected, and their shadows seem to be hiding within the people surrounding them. Just as Annabeth slowly starts to fall in love, several murders occur, and several of the Selected fall as victim. Annabeth soon reveals the biggest truth of all: the Selection isn't meant to find love; it's meant to find those who are different. And once they're found, the world may never be the same. The Selected were promised love, and they found it, though not in the expected way. But as darkness falls upon the palace and friends turn on each other, can love save them?