|| Sometimes in Space Things Disappear || Nadja Bikram traveled to the distant and alien world of Skiathos to work one problem, a puzzle that had vexed her for seven years. But on reaching the savage desert world, she found the planetary survey team she was to join in disarray and its leader missing. It was up to her to take command and to sort things out, but she swiftly discovered the harsh and brutal planet held a hidden danger, one so lethal and dreadful that it threatened them all. Nadja would need to use her every wit and to risk her life and the lives of those around her to find out what it was. But would she find the answer before it was too late? 2018 Wattys Shortlist || Magic Awards 1st Place in Science Fiction

ORIGINAL DRAFT. SEE UPDATED NOVEL FOR REWRITE VERSION RELEASED 9/2025. Wattpad Featured Author | 800K+ Reads | AMC TWD Partnered Story | Ranking #1 in Adventure | Wattpad Beta book for text-to-speech accessibility A Dystopian Society 4522. Both a name and a number that had labeled many. Within a society of the alive, yet not living, 4522 struggles to conform. She finds herself lost while surrounded by strict rules of direction. Deep inside, she knows there is another way to exist than following orders in a herd of humans who do not think for themselves. 4522 believes there is more to life than numbers and laws; she just has to find it. When her hall Officer is replaced, and she forms an unlikely friendship with the boy next to her, the opportunity for change arises. When the mysterious Officer selects her and her friend, 4313, for testing she knows something is wrong; 4522 can only think she was picked because they know about her secrets that she had been keeping. They know she is different and different only meant one thing. Death. Pronounced: Four-Five-Two-Two

"Sean, Sean, where is she? Where's my sister?!" I panic, my eyes darting over the room. "Calm down we'll find her." He takes me by the forearm and leads me out of the empty storage room. All I can think about is Demi, where could she be? What have they have done with my sister? "What if we don't find her?" "We'll find her. Don't say if-" "But Sean--" "I said we'll find her now stop worrying! God, have little faith in me." He yells squeezing my hand. I cringe and pull away from him. Seeing my reaction he takes a breath and gives me a gentle smile. His smile is the calm in the eye of the storm. "Stay strong Audrey, for Demi." I frown wondering if I can when strength doesn't come so easy anymore. .... After the brutal death of her parents and being transported to The Refuge, Audrey's world gets a lot bigger. She and her sister, Demi, never expected to be teleported from their small rural home and thrust into the care of a secret organization under their Uncle Vince. There they learn the real truth about their parents, meet new family members, make new friends, and a couple enemies along the way. More importantly, they learn where they fit in in the fight against the corrupt government and the terrorists who raise havoc out on the streets and behind the scenes. However, the roles they must play prove valuable to not just to those at the encampment, but their enemies, too. Las, after The Refuge, takes a hard hit Alyssa is sure it's a direct message to her in efforts to shake her down and bewildering The Refuge was only a bonus. So, when a mission goes wrong, lies are uncovered, secrets are exposed, trust runs as cold as betrayal, and death comes in waves for Alyssa, nearly suffocating her. Sadly, the only thing left to do when the damage is done is to take refuge in her silence.

Distorted and twisted, she broke her soul. The woman was patient, she had waited years for this moment, and now there was nothing in this world that could stop what came next.

Jaren "Jericho" Young is on top of the world. Both his career and personal life are finally aligned. His music is bigger than he ever dreamed it could be and he is engaged to a woman who he loves more than life itself, Fatima Ward. Fatima Ward is living her dream! Rather than pursue a career in medicine like her strict parents expected, she took a leap of faith on her real passion-writing. Her gamble paid off because her first book, "A Chosen Dream" was a literary and commercial success. On top of her professional success she is also newly engaged to Jaren Young, an extremely successful Hip Hop artist. From their unusual meeting up until their engagement. Jaren and Fatima have survived a year full of multiple trials and tribulations. Through it all one thing remained true, they both loved each other enough to fight for what they had. With all the scandals now behind them they are ready to focus on their growing careers and their future together, but things don't always go as planned. Will these two continue to fight for each other or will the pressures around them become too much? ***This book is the sequel to Unapologetically Me*** © 2017 D.S. Little All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the author, except as permitted by U.S. Copyright law. ************