When powerful witch Marithyda Skyelorn becomes a participant of the Royal Exposition, the last thing she expects is to fall in love with the Prince--or to be the cause of his death. ***** Every year, the kingdom of Karvoth hosts the Royal Exposition: a corrupt carnival where a race of citizens who possess powerful magic, known as the Touched, are exploited for the enjoyment of nobles. But when Marithyda Skyelorn's grand performance ends in tragedy and pits her against the deranged King, she must make the impossible choice between remaining in exile and participating again in the dangerous competition that ruined her life--to end it once and for all. (Book One of the Skyelorn Chronicles trilogy) [[2020 Watty's winner, Fantasy]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: Some scenes contain violence that may upset sensitive readers [[Word Count: 50,000-60,000]]

*THE UNEDITED VERSION* Beware of typos, errors, and general mistakes. This is a very, very rough draft. "I live in a place called Compound 4. We are one of ten different compounds placed at strategic locations around the US. It's been thirteen years since the virus overtook humanity, turning about ninety percent of us into zombies. I'm not sure how it started exactly; that's classified information. I do know that in order to save what was left of the human race, the president at the time took a bunch of really smart people and kids and relocated them into new 'protected' cities. My father was one of those really smart people. I was only five at the time, but I knew what was happening." Within the walls of the compound, Jay makes stupid mistakes, mistakes even she doesn't understand, putting everyone inside at risk. All because she can't shoot someone. All because she misses the wind in her hair, the flowers on the hillsides, the sound of crickets at night. All because she's different, the only person untouchable by the Virus. When the mistakes begin to duplicate, and a girl shows up who knows her name, everything begins to change in Compound 4. Highest rank in Science Fiction: #9

The year is 2050, and this is my story. My name is Quinn, and on June seventeenth my life took a turn for the worst. I had to escape the city when the world turned mad, casual street strangers and long-time neighbors suddenly thirsting for bloody murder. This isn't my life anymore, it's my survival.

Lyra Jay Kellie has just had the second worst day of her entire life. It's right up there at the top of the list, just under her mothers death day. Her plane fell out of the sky in the middle of a storm and landed in the remote wilderness of the Montana Rockies. Her pilot is dead. Her satellite phone is worthless and she has no idea where she is. Lyra is utterly lost and alone. Good thing she's been taught a thing or two about how to survive from her world traveling partner and father. Then there's Nathan Wesley, a hunter and farmer, who later has the ultimately worst plane ride of his entire existence. Crashing just a mile or so from Lyra's camp site, he's rendered unconscious and cannot escape the flaming plane. Lyra sees the smoke and fire and hopes she can get to the plane in time. When Nathan wakes up, he decides to pay back this wild girl for saving his life by doing anything he can to help her get home. Even if that means risking his life for her. Can the pair survive the harsh Rocky Mountain wilderness and make it to civilization? Or will they fail in the face of an unseen danger? ------------------- Please be easy on me, this is my first official book. It is crazy and has some odd twists, so please do not judge. Side note: 5/18- I'm not as nice as I was when I was 14. If I see rude/disrespectful comments, I will call you out. I read every comment, and I'm not afraid to embarrass you. Be warned :) WARNING//: THERE IS SOME DIRTY LANGUAGE, SEXUAL INNUENDOS, AND SAUCY MOMENTS IN THIS BOOK, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Thank you for reading my book! - 4/5/17 Hello all! I am happy to announce that I have finished editing this entire book and It is now totally completed! Thanks to all my fans for inspiring me to fix this book and make it better than I ever thought possible. Crash was #8 in Adventure in February, thanks to all my readers! -KJ #4 in Awesome 200K April 2018 400K+ January 2019

Highest Ranking: #1 in werewolf as of 10-12-15! "Please...don't do this." I whimpered as he took a step closer. He narrowed his black eyes, "Sorry not sorry." he sneered. I closed my eyes, praying this would be over soon. *********************** Celina Blood, she's shy, sweet, caring, but she's also stubborn and strong. She's a fun she-wolf who is hiding a terrible past. Hades Black, the arrogant Alpha who is disgusted by rogues. He's cruel and heartless, something his mate learns quickly. Along with something else that may just fully break her.

*Completed* *2018 Watty's Longlist!!* *New summary* In the forest they waited. In the forest where the trees had eyes and legs made of root. In the forest where the beasts hunted when the sun fell. In the forest they waited, they waited a girl, not just any girl, but the girl who could break the curse.

They are born in the darkness, and they own it like no one else. Anna Johnson stays clear of vampires. She knows what they are capable of. As a witch of the air she is working for the Circle as a researcher, closing her eyes to that which lies in her past. Until one phone call changes everything.

I could feel the dried leaves crunch under my toes. The woods may have looked the same to someone else, but I knew where I was going. I always knew where I was going. I could feel my breath being exhaled every time I stretched my legs to run farther. Run, run, run. My dark long, brown, curly hair was being fluttered by the wind and I loved the feeling of it being whipped in the air. Almost there. I could almost see it. Oh the air smelled so enticing here. I felt as if I could do anything. My feet were so use to the Earth's ground and like always, I felt at home in the woods. They're getting closer, I could hear them. They were loud and disturbing. The river. I could see it now. I threw myself into the water and swam to the other side. I couldn't help a smirk that slid onto my face. As I pulled myself out of the water, I saw the pack barely making it from the side of the river I came from. I turned around and faced four, breathless men, seperated by the river. "Too slow. Go back to your territory, for I am no longer in yours." I smiled at that. "What's your name?" One of the men said. His voice was stern and somewhat humiliated, not that I really cared. My head turned to look back at them and the Alpha, I had the biggest smile that I couldn't seem to hold back. "Alaska." And I started to sprint towards the trees once more.

Lachlan has protected his kingdom of Lycans for hundreds of years. When his intended mate is murdered by Hunters, he must now choose a new mate amongst the warrior females to become his Queen. But what he didn't expect was to be drawn to the dainty daughter of the Master Warrior. Siobhan was destined to be a Lykae warrior forever, or so she thought. When the mysterious Lycan King chooses her as his mate, she is swept away to his castle forever. But when she starts discovering the truth about her origins, she starts to question who the real enemy is. As the hunters edge closer and closer to the Lycan territories and more Lykae's are being slaughtered, Lachlan may fight to protect his kind. Even if that meant destroying all Hunters and the trust of his beloved mate. •~•

Lost in my thoughts, I somehow find myself by the lake. I sigh and sit next to the water, staring down at it and watching little fish swim near the edge. A stick snaps a few feet away from me in the woods and I quickly look up. My breath catches in my throat when I see a giant brown wolf stalking toward me, it's lips pulled back into a snarl. A loud growl resonates through its chest and I scoot back, my heart beating wildly. Fear consumes me as the wolf walks closer, only a couple feet away from me.