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Slate | ✓ by seaofgreen
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Some ghosts never die. For William Slate, there's always been his troubled older brother Charlie. When Charlie left home in the aftermath of a violent confrontation, scars and a childhood cut short was the legacy he left behind. Seven years later, William Slate is finally in control, and he won't give that up for anything. Athena Slate is an open book. Self-reliant and brutally honest, she refuses to let anything get in her way. Not an increasingly distant twin brother, not a best friend she hasn't seen in months, and certainly not the things people start to say about her at school... When their father announces that Charlie is returning home, Will and Athena must navigate minefields of memory and family. ⭐️FEATURED by @StoriesUndiscovered, @YA, @CommunityTeam, and @NewAdult ⭐️
Breeder (The Ephemeral: Book 1) by gtgrandom
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[12 Chapter Preview of 2019 Edition-2025 Edition Available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble] When an army of darkness falls from the sky, Alex Kingsley enlists the help of her male peers and ventures into spirit-infested lands to save humanity. ***** She's an outcast cursed to consume the memories of anything she touches. A woman fated to repopulate the nation's army. A breeder barred from the sword. And she's desperate for a taste of freedom. So when a tournament is held to recruit the army's best candidates, Alex Kingsley does what she does best: she intervenes. But it's only after dark forces are unleashed upon humanity that Alex finally has the chance to prove herself -- and put her curse to good use. ***** 2020 Watty Award Winner: Fantasy 1st Place Admiration Awards 2020: Fantasy
The Ghost Files by AprylBaker7
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Cherry blossom lipstick: check Smokey eyes: check Skinny jeans: check Dead kid in the mirror: check For sixteen year old Mattie Hathaway, this is her normal everyday routine. She's been able to see ghosts since her mother tried to murder her when she was five years old. No way does she want anyone to know she can talk to spooks. Being a foster kid is hard enough without being labeled a freak too. Normally, she just ignores the ghosts and they go away. There's a little glitch this time. The ghost she sees is her foster sister, Sally. Everyone thinks she's just another runaway. Mattie knows the truth, though-she's dead, murdered. Foster kids look out for each other and Mattie feels like she has to help Sally, but she can't do it alone. Against her better judgment, she teams up with a young police officer and together they set out to discover the truth of Sally's disappearance. Now the killer has set his sights on her. It becomes a race to see if she can find the truth before the serial killer finds her.
Soul Tides by cjtruz
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In a lakeside town where shapeshifters roam the shadows, Mara Philips, a rogue detective, must find a missing girl. But when clues lead her down a path of deadly desire and deception, she's forced to face her own demons in a race against the Bloodmoon. ***** Waking up naked on the beach isn't too off-brand for Mara Philips, considering the opened bottle of whiskey not far away. Recently forced to surrender her detective badge, she's been having a rough couple weeks. But blacking out the same night the neighbor's dog dies? A little sus. Something's amiss along the lakeshore and Mara discovers the dog might not be the only victim. Fliers for missing teenage girls are posted all over town and a mother desperate for answers begs the rogue detective to take her case. With the help of a new flame, Mara investigates the shadows of her rural town where shapeshifters roam and a government agency hunts them down. But when clues lead her on a path of deadly desire and deception, she'll be forced to face her own demons before they consume her in a race against the looming Bloodmoon. Content Warning: This story contains mature sexual content, violence, gore, pet death, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, drug mentions, kidnapping, mentions of sexual assault/trafficking, discussion of friend's suicide, homophobic slurs, racism SOUL TIDES blends dark supernatural mystery with sapphic romance and a dash of science fiction. #ownvoices WATTY'S SHORTLIST 2021 1st Place Fantasy - Elite Awards 2019 1st Place Paranormal - Writer's Oscars 2019 2nd Place Paranormal - Pride Awards 2020 3rd Place Fantasy - Majestic Inc Awards 2019 Top 3 Paranormal Finalist - Prime Awards 2020
Yakusoku (Avara Stadium Book 1) by LilySeabrooke
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CW: depression, suicide Akiko never breaks a promise. With no friends, her life destroyed by a past she can't even mention, and with spiraling depression and alcoholism, it's all she can hold on to. And when a classmate comes to her door asking her to join him in the blossoming robotics show business of 2034 Japan, it's the last thing she'll accept: she's promised her mother she'll become an accountant. But when a whirlwind romance with a robotics agent makes her feel things she hasn't in years, she'll put everything on the line for one more chance to have her--and when she ends up with two conflicting promises, the only thing she lives for is at stake.
Blood Ink ✔️ by pocketbangtan
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"That's my tattoo, Y/N, on your body. You know exactly what that means." BTS Jungkook x Reader tattoo artist AU gang AU Thanks and credits to all of the original artists of the amazing edits and fan arts, as well as the creator of the cover @namjoonkie and original artist @diatybx?❤️ Highest Ranking: [#1 in Fanfiction]