Following the murder of his species' ruler, riots make blood and suffering become Vishnear's daily life. He desires nothing more than peace for his people. The priest's life takes a turn, however, when the primordial deities elect him to be the next leader. They grant him godlike powers, and his people expect him to use them. The problem is he can't summon them-not without complications. Fearing failure, he elicits help from a god, Sytrix, who promises to reveal his true potential. But he finds more questions than answers when a feisty Wikev is captured. Yet, through everything, what Vishnear fears the most is not the threat of war, the awakening of the lost deities, or the budding, forbidden attraction between him and the female Wikev. It's the secret hiding beneath his skin. ***** First draft, so not refined yet. Started as myth shorts (hence strange beginning chapters). Constructive feedback appreciated, especially in chapters beyond chapter 3.

Why does Kat feel she knows Will when she's never met him before? Or has she? Kat has been too busy fighting the demons of her past to focus on love. But when she meets charismatic Will in London her world is turned upside down. An enigmatic woman named Destiny, saying she has a secret to share, whisks Kat and Will off to magical midnight parties where champagne flows freely and nothing is what it seems, almost like the soirées are happening in another time. And then there are those dreams that unfold in an elegant 19th century British castle... Torn between fear of the unknown and fascination at what might happen between her and Will, Kat must find the courage to change her life and discover true love. Alternating between the reality of day and the mystery of night, Close to Destiny is a story of déjà vu and righting past wrongs. Honorable Mention in the Pretty in Punk Book Club's Punk Rock Awards Participant in #TheSparklingAwards

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Damien Andrews is the type of guy any parent would be proud to call their son. What's not to love? With a gorgeous girlfriend, wealth he doesn't brag about, 4.0 GPA and the title of star quarterback, he's on track for a scholarship at any university of his choosing. Senior year will be smooth-sailing. That is until circumstances force him to collide with Addison Blake: the foster girl he once knew as the girl next door. But Addison doesn't remember him. And Damien won't give up until she does. Can they rekindle their past friendship? Or will time prove to be too chaotic?

As Detective Drew Lucy typed up the report on the Waterton case the pretty ankle slipped into his line of sight. It was shaped like trouble. The chief's sixteen-year-old daughter Millie was worried about her brother, Ike, who had started to disappear some nights. The chief could fire Drew for messing with family business, but Drew reluctantly agrees to tail Ike. The trail leads to a speakeasy and the mushrooming business of organized crime during Prohibition in Chicago. Clues from the Ebony Gardens murder point to the same gang, but the gangsters can smell Drew coming, and bullets are cheap. By the time Drew enters the seductive orbit of a mink-eyed vixen addicted to risk, he's in over his head. If he isn't shot full of daylight by gangster tommy guns, he'll drown in Bianca's perfumed embrace. It's enough to make a gumshoe readjust his fedora. ----- This noir flavored detective yarn is set 100 years back in time. It's a bit grittier than my usual breezy output. This story is basically clean and I did not flag it as mature. However, darker human failings (alcohol use, sexual desire, and violence) drive the plot. I don't dwell on those aspects, but it's definitely a story for grownups. The intended audience is new adult or adult. Winner! 2022 Amby Awards, Mystery and Thriller category. Winner! 3rd place in the Ballsy Tea Awards 2022, Action and Adventure category.

That is not dead which can eternal lie. And with strange aeons even death may die. [H.P. Lovecraft] - Accepted in the Urban Reading List @WattpadUrban - Accepted in the Magic Reading List @magic - [5th Place [81/100 pts.] in the Ruby Awards [@The_ruby-awards] Paranormal/Horror Section - Winner of the Wattpad Nobel Awards - Supernatural Section [91/100] A trigger happy Irish ex-soldier who's not afraid to put her tactical mind, her cooking abilities and her utter ignorance of the Magic world on the field. A Mexican Palo Mayombe priest who'd very much prefer to live a quiet life between his magical studies and his parish. A Russian engineer who has lost most of his memories and would just like to spend his days in his cellar, where nobody knows what happens. A bureaucrat at heart, forced to he the Enforcer, and thus the tactical chief - or as he likes to define himself: glorified babysitter - of the aforementioned three subjects. A powerful Order of Mages, working behind the scenes of the world... in the most bureaucratic and organized way. What happens when a simple mission, who would lift the Coven of the Pollos Rojos de la Revolucion at least up the rank where they'd have the right to a home with, at least, one room each and two bathrooms, goes south in a totally unpredictable way? Follow the adventures of Banshee, Chico, Vopros, and Garaham, as in Strange Aeons, unnamed supernatural forces, and very named ones, find themselves at the beginning of a plan eons in the making, that will change everything. Especially the lives of the three minimum-wage mages. ********************************************************************************************

Cera has finally settled for her life, although she is rebelling against it deep within her. Left alone most of her life, she has decided to take on a life that she is sure will give her the security and family bonds she always longed for. That is until she is thrust into a world that shows her she never knew the meaning of security or what true family bonds were. Brae has always been the protector of his family, the one who makes sure no one gets hurt or wants for anything. After his parents' death, he made sure that no one would be apart of his life unless he chose. He would be the one to control his life, his destiny. To Brae, his family's happiness was his life until an unexpected legend began to unfold before him. As Cera and Brae's paths cross, they will have to fight to hold on to what they've always wanted for themselves, even if that means either refusing to believe or accepting destiny.

(Available on Amazon Kindle) ✯ How love finds its way to reach you ✯ Meera Rao ~ Harsha Kumar She is introverted enough to mess up with her hidden emotions. He is extremely optimistic & overconfident to assume getting what he wants. Different in nature but similar in one emotion, love. Loved each other secretly since their teenage. Lived in the neighborhood. Acted like strangers as they had their own barriers to step forward. The duo parted their ways without even having a single proper talk! After four years, when she finally decided to give up her feelings on him, he crashed into her life. She wants to stick to her decision. She wants to, but what if he doesn't let her? __________________ First Update - 08/06/2019 Last Update - 14/02/2020 PS: This is my first-ever story, so kindly ignore the mistakes. Copyright©2019@jsnj_writes