~~ Lainey O'Neil didn't want to move, especially after the death of her father. All that was familiar was being chipped away like the paint of what was supposed to be her new home. Nothing about the house was like her old one in Boston and she could tell just by the looks of it, it wasn't hers and she knew it would never be. It was already theirs. ~~ © retropolis

A science fiction comedy along the lines of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Further Into The Future! is the story of a scientist, Professor John Bedford, who travels from 1949 to 2099 and becomes involved in a power struggle between two American dictators. Hammer, the dictator for thirty years, is overthrown in a coup by his handsome young protégé Cold Steel, known for using baseball metaphors in his speeches. The Professor expects a hero's welcome but instead he is ignored due to the civil strife and an uninterested populace. Eventually, a struggling rock band called the Time Travelers adopts him so he can perform in their show. Their rivals, the Corrupt Cops, steal their band equipment and the Professor's time machine, so the Time Travelers team up with other victimized bands to break into the Corrupt Cops' fortress and take back their possessions. If they succeed, they can compete in the American Rock Star contest for the honor of performing in the World Heritage Festival with cultural representatives from America's dictatorial allies. But Cold Steel is allied with the Corrupt Cops, so victory is impossible unless they find a way to put rather senile Hammer back in power.

Jessa, our spunky tween protagonist, dreams of becoming a professional beast rider with her chimera, Ryder. The top racing league in this steampunk/fantasy world is filled with flying dragons, phoenixes, pegasi, etc. Ryder, being a land beast, is clearly at a disadvantage. But through hard work and determination, Jessa and Ryder are able to pass the lower league tryout with flying colors! Jessa has no idea what's ahead of her. She has no idea what kind of dark secrets are lurking in this racing world. She doesn't know that her journey on the race course is on a collision course to save her hometown from sinking into the ocean...

Brian and Christine have never been close. Now that she's disappeared, and he's changing into something monstrous, people are starting to talk. People like the police, for instance. And a strange boy who claims to be Christine's long-dead brother. Also, people are starting to shoot. At Brian. A lot. It's annoying, because all he really wants to do is find Christine and maybe ask her out or profess his undying love or something. So yeah. If he has to become an evil entity of mythical power in order to get the girl? So be it.

It begins with the breaking of a gentle monster. Lenny is a defective vampire. Shy, insecure, and literally unable to kill, he tries very hard to avoid notice until the night he is kidnapped by a creature far worse, a vicious abuser determined to turn him into what a vampire ought to be. Worse, Lenny is also a medium, a creature born for the sole purpose of aiding the dead, and Sebastian is definitely a dead thing in need of help. Trapped by Sebastian's lethal mind control and by the compulsion of his own dual nature, Lenny's only hope is Kim, a practical young wizard tasked with hunting Sebastian down, but her ancient and powerful family is not nearly as accepting as she. Perhaps she can save Lenny from his captor and from the spark of violence growing inside him... Don't want to wait on the next chapter? Buy the whole thing on Amazon: http://viewbook.at/themedium Or get it free at any of the retailers listed here: http://books2read.com/themedium Updates Wednesdays.

The day Andrew's best friend tells him there's a no-fly zone near their homes changes everything. One minute they're talking conspiracy theories, the next they're hiking into a restricted zone to uncover what they suspect is another Area 51. The armed soldiers patrolling the electric fence around the area are the big clue that they should go home, but this could be their last chance for a little end-of-summer adventure. When the teens witness another hiker murdered, they need to rethink their commitment to unraveling the mystery. Is losing their lives really worth finding out what's being hidden in the New Mexico desert? ====== TRIGGER WARNING Some gun violence and war scenes. One mild sex scene that fades to black. ======================= This might be the first book you've read or the thousandth, but did you know voting for chapters helps others find this story? It does! ======================= Selected as a Wattpad Hidden Gem in 2020 and for BRIGHT YOUNG MINDS in Wattpad @Mystery (2019) Find more selections in the Wattpad @Mystery BRIGHT YOUNG MINDS category: https://my.w.tt/4tDR5FUVQY For more WattpadExplorer's Hidden Gems visit: https://my.w.tt/tgFFncxSZ3 Cover art by wombo art

• English • half/closer - Hilary and Khloe ❝ Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of your own fear, under the sea of your limitation and behind the zone of your comfort. All you need is to obliterate the invisible streak with courage. ❞ Hilary Damien goes with the flow. Although she already has everything---popularity, friends, beauty, and wits, a tragic loss from the past contributed issues to go against her heart's desire. And she doesn't have the bravery to fight for what she truly needs. Khloe Summer goes against the flow. Although she has all the nerve to get what her heart's ambition- --a high-paying career, a modernized treehouse, an imperfection and error from the past concealed the truth about herself. And she fears that they will influence the momentum of her determination. However, because of art, they happened to be in the same flow. As they collide, will they be able to find strength from each other? Or meeting halfway and getting closer is going to be a heartbreak? ... *some events are related to Raindrops and Kiss & Tease series so it's going to be more convenient to read them first* »This is an LGBT-themed story. Read at your own risk«

Forced into an engagement with a man she doesn't love, Reyna must ignore her bond with her father's general in order to avoid a war and save her throne. ***** As the first female heir to one of the great Northern Kingdoms, Reyna panics when her claim to the throne is threatened by the discovery that her father's general is her soulbound partner. She forces herself to ignore their connection, determined to be more than a general's wife, only for her father to manipulate her into a political engagement with a man she could never love. So to forge her own path forward, keep her throne, and confront her feelings for the general who owns her heart, Reyna must find a way to refuse this arranged marriage without destroying her kingdom in the process. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] ---------- Cover designed by Ren Tachibana

College is coming soon, and Blake Warner is sure that his life is embedded into the dead-end that is Merritt Hills, Georgia. His mother has assured him millions of times, that money has nothing to do with where his future leads. But whenever he lies eyes on Brooks Sutton, he knows that isn't the truth.

Alexandra Isabelle Alvarrez - a driven, Filipino-American 17-year-old girl who just wants to breeze through her senior year and fulfill her bigger dreams. But things go haywire when she gets partnered up with the school's untouchable princess, Alexis Gray. Julia Alexis Gray - a brilliant 18-year-old girl who keeps her distance from everyone. Due to negative experiences from the past, she has learned not to let anybody get too close. That is until she gets partnered up with another Alex. Will these two people with nothing in common except for their names work things out together or will they let their differences define their relationship, leaving each other's heart in dust?