maritzataljaard's Reading List
42 stories
SECOND CHANCES (ORIGINAL WORK) by Hope_Swaluk
Hope_Swaluk
  • WpView
    Reads 35,066
  • WpVote
    Votes 984
  • WpPart
    Parts 28
[COMPLETED] When Angeline married Nathan Snyder, it was supposed to give her the perfect life. Her dream was shattered the first time her husband laid a hand on her, showing her that the life she'd married into was going to be anything but perfect. Now a twenty-five-year-old pastry chef, Angeline reaches a breaking point with Nathan's abuse when he does the unthinkable: he threatens her life. Angeline knows that this path only leads one of two ways: either she lives with Nathan and his abuse, or she allows him to take her life from her. Instead, Angeline chooses a third option. She risks everything-and runs. Escaping to a small, rural Texas community, Angeline changes her name to Aaliyah and hopes to start a new life. Traumatized by her past, she never expects to find comfort in another man again-until Jason Moore, a twenty-nine-year-old, winemaker and part-time sales associate sweeps her off her feet with more kindness and compassion than she's ever experienced. Angeline knows that Nathan would search the ends of the earth to find her and make her pay for leaving him. But when Angeline can't stop herself from falling for Jason, she's forced to face a difficult choice: Can she escape her past and be with Jason, or is she risking his life by loving him?
The Exiled Alpha | ✓ by Silverless
Silverless
  • WpView
    Reads 18,188,125
  • WpVote
    Votes 562,526
  • WpPart
    Parts 37
"It's like he's a different breed of werewolf. Something... beyond us." • • • Adrienne Gage has spent her entire life being shunned and punished for her mouthy attitude, and being loyal to a pack which doesn't deserve her loyalty. It's been a year since her last punishment, and she's been walking on eggshells to keep herself in the clear. But now, that's all being threatened to be taken away if she doesn't abide by what the Alpha's son wants; and that's her as his Luna. At the same time, terrified whispers are circulating around. Mentions of a tyrant Alpha looking for a new pack to conquer. Adrienne thinks nothing of everyone else's paranoia. That is until she finds herself half conscious and being dragged away deeper into the woods with canines around her neck. Highest Ranking #1 in Paranormal Highest Ranking #1 in Werewolf Highest Ranking #1 in Romance Cover made by @Silverless COMPLETED
LOOKOUT by jessicaellen_x
jessicaellen_x
  • WpView
    Reads 375,088
  • WpVote
    Votes 11,160
  • WpPart
    Parts 23
Everyone has a different story behind closed doors... Hunter POV "Who are you?" I spoke out She turned around quickly, quite shocked. "Ah, hi, sorry I wasn't snooping or anything. I happened to stumble across it. I'm Brontë. My eyes just locked on her; I didn't mean to -- she just caught my breath. Her curly golden hair fell just below her waist, accentuating her tan skin. Her dark brown eyes were a mix of grey and green, glistening with the light. She was wearing ripped black jeans and an oversized hoodie, along with a pair of Timberlands. I looked back up to her face, "You'd better go. The Lookout is no place for a girl like you."She nodded and walked past me, disappearing through the passage. I didn't mean to come across as rude. She just seemed dainty, like you don't want to mess with a girl like her. Brontë, I like it.
If There's Something by Present_Yet_Gone
Present_Yet_Gone
  • WpView
    Reads 2,138
  • WpVote
    Votes 210
  • WpPart
    Parts 35
Farren Sterling is living in a facade of cheerleading, fake friends and a boyfriend who is probably cheating on her instead of facing her true self who loves to be underwater to escape her falling-apart family. Until the end of senior year when her brother - Wes - comes home from college to take her away to Nashville, Tennessee, to a house that belonged to their mother's best friend - Marya; a place they had visited numerous times as children to spend summers with Marya and her two sons, until Marya passed away. Now, after not speaking to either of the sons for four years - Is Farren ready to face the brothers - Rush and Levi Hayes' - one who she's always loved and one who loves her? Will she stop living her fake life to realise that she's meant to be underwater or will the shock of her parents' divorce throw her even further under? And will Farren lose the boy she's always loved to a huge secret that will ruin his world if he finds out?
She's Bad News by Bright_as_night
Bright_as_night
  • WpView
    Reads 24,384,207
  • WpVote
    Votes 494,095
  • WpPart
    Parts 31
When Corinna Evans' mother is sent to prison, Corinna has nowhere else to go so she moves back in with her father and his family. Determined to make it through these last few months of school, she only wants to keep a low profile and get by but someone keeps getting in her way. Tyler Flynn has been best friends with Corinna's brother forever and she's never liked him. What happens when her feelings start to change? And will her family ever forgive her for her past?
Biting Temptation by Misguided
Misguided
  • WpView
    Reads 2,483,093
  • WpVote
    Votes 65,930
  • WpPart
    Parts 34
The fight for love is never-ending. And for Evie and Michael it proves to be just that. After believing a sadistic vampire had disappeared for good, she shows her unwanted face back in Vancouver. And certainly not alone. Evie's life is at its pinnacle: she has to choose between living an eternity with the love of her life or living as the human Michael is debating she should stay as. But with new vampires' around every dark corner her choices may be narrowed down to one. With her best friend facing both new life and death and her family and friends threatened, Evangeline O'Shea has to decide whether to give in to temptation or to finally run away from it. **Third and Final Novel in my Vampire Series**
Bereft: Demise by rentachi
rentachi
  • WpView
    Reads 1,685,906
  • WpVote
    Votes 131,452
  • WpPart
    Parts 75
Sara and Pride escaped Verweald's dangerous streets, but their quest to kill the Sin of Envy has just begun. In search of a way to end the immortal creature's life, Pride and the dying woman find refuge in the manor of Crow's End, where the residents harbor deadly, secretive histories, and the walls breathe with the memories of a madman as old as time. As their time draws short, Pride must manage an impossible feat no other Sin has accomplished before while Sara tries to survive the madness of Crow's End and come to grips with her own limited mortality. ---------------------------------- [[SEQUEL TO BEREFT]] [[ORIGINAL DRAFT]] [[ Highest Rank: #3 in Fantasy ]] [[Winner of the 2017 Fiction Awards (Best Fantasy Story)]] [[Winner of the 2017 Cryptic Awards (Best Dark Fantasy)]]
The Ghost Files by AprylBaker7
AprylBaker7
  • WpView
    Reads 6,704,883
  • WpVote
    Votes 154,129
  • WpPart
    Parts 33
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.
His Ghost (Ghost Series  Part 1) by Grimmy27
Grimmy27
  • WpView
    Reads 2,248,574
  • WpVote
    Votes 69,316
  • WpPart
    Parts 61
What do you do when the school's biggest player asks you to be his fake girlfriend? What do you do when you start having feelings for him? Lia is basically invisible at school, but that's exactly what she wants. That way, no one can find out about her secret - being a famous underground fighter, Ghost. Blake is a notorious player at school, changing girls like gloves. His lifestyle gets him in trouble with his parents, who want to send him to a juvenile center. In order to pacify them, Blake needs someone who'd make them believe he's changed. And that someone is none other than the girl he's never noticed before. Warning: Mature/Graphic content HIGHEST RANKINGS #1 IN MISTERY #1 IN ILLEGAL #1 IN TROUBLE #1 IN GHOST #1 IN MISERY #18 IN ROMANCE #1 IN BLOOD #9 IN HIGHSCHOOL