**CURRENTLY A FEATURED STORY** highest ranking: #11 in Science fiction ❝true happiness is only achieved without freedom. There is a girl who wakes to a world that she was supposed to protect. Instead, she fights it. There is a man who is cursed with the ability to dream. A glass city is their cage, a city filled to the brim with unanimity and order, a paradise on an earth laid to waste by an artificial snowstorm. Sunlight filters through the glass buildings and through glass walls, pierces glass floors. It illuminates the city square when it is strongest at noon, surrounded by a huddled mass of citizens, all as perfect as the city they inhabit. And they all think: everything is as it should be. And it is. Or, it was. -- long live perfection.❞ (c)sarahgaier2016 #diverselit | #LoveEqualsLove | #helpfightcliches | #freethelgbtq | #badassreads check out my Science Fiction novella, Sector-33, here! https://www.wattpad.com/story/62174094-sector-33

They say a broken mirror earns seven years of misfortune; It's too bad that the Ice Queen's looking glass was laced with magic. Talia's mother was an admirable ruler and parent, up until her mirror was shattered. After being poisoned by a shard, her empire in the Glass Crest has been nothing but a frostbitten hell. Talia, known as Princess Snow White, has been sentenced to death by her own mother, but then spared by the executioner. Now, on an irrational revenge mission to get the throne, Talia will need to win over the people to her side. Unfortunately, their hearts have already been stolen by revolutionists who would love to see Talia dead just as much as her mother. Talia realizes she'll need allies, and her recruits are nothing short of bizarre: A little red hood, a band of stubborn rebels, and maybe even the devils that started it all. One things for sure: Distractions and attachments will only slow her down, but her newfound friends are making this more difficult than it has to be, especially a particular rebel by her side. ~A twist on your beloved fairytale characters.~ *ON HOLD* *Always editing whenever I can.* ••• The Fabled is copyrighted. Do not copy-paste, rewrite, claim and/or retell this story. If I have aspects similar to another story or piece of work, it is purely coincidental. ••• I do not own or claim the components used for the cover of "The Fabled."

Cara’s mother has disappeared. Her father isn’t talking about it. Her big brother Max is hiding behind his iPod, and her genius little brother Jackson is busy studying the creatures he collects from the beach. But when a watery specter begins to haunt the family’s Cape Cod home, Cara and her brothers realize that their scientist mother may not be who they thought she was—and that the world has much stranger, much older inhabitants than they had imagined. With help from Cara’s best friend Hayley, the three embark on a quest that will lead them from the Cape’s hidden, ancient places to a shipwreck at the bottom of the sea. They’re soon on the front lines of an ancient battle between good and evil, with the terrifying “pouring man” close on their heels. One chapter will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays until all 10 chapters are up. These will be followed by the second book in the series, The Shimmers in the Night. A Junior Library Guild Pick; Kirkus Reviews Best of 2011; Selected for the ABC Best Books for Children Catalog; Locus Notable Books.

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION When a summer of fun turns upside down, Olivia must figure out whether her paranoid imagination is playing tricks on her or if she's being followed - and by who. ***** It's been years since Olivia nearly drowned in Caldwell Beach, and after moving away, she's back for the summer to reconnect with old friends. However, not everything-or everyone-is the same. Her childhood best friend, Miles, is still sweet and carefree, but his older brother West is not. Disowned and working at the local garage, he's distanced himself from everyone, until Olivia accidentally uncovers the reason why. But as the two grow closer, strange things begin happening to Olivia. She can't stop seeing shadows and hearing voices, but as she slips into a downward spiral of obsessiveness and paranoia, she must fight to uncover the truth behind who is after her, and why. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]