| | Wattys 2025 Shortlist | | Iris is the oldest of a group of orphans, working hard and without complaint to help bring in money to feed and clothe the younger children. Everybody knows and loves her. She wants nothing more than a normal, safe life―but war looms on the horizon, threatening her plans. Char is a dragon and a certified troublemaker. He and his brother are a pain in their commanding officer's side and a favorite at parties, especially among the girls. But when Char's familiarity with humans earns him a routine scouting mission, he meets Iris―and finds more trouble than he ever expected. She's suddenly at the center of a war, shackled with a magical amulet she doesn't understand and can't control. He's too impulsive to stay out of the tangled web tightening around her, even if that means lying to his brother and risking his life to keep her out of the hands of a psychotic mage. Nowhere is safe. Nothing is normal. And Iris may hold the power to end the war and save them all. ***** A Song and a Storm: Book One

Recently exiled from the prosperous merchant kingdom of Esraya, Prince Zakkai is forced on a journey across the continent to find a new place to call home and redefine himself in the process. When he reaches a mighty empire known as the protector of the savannah, he finds himself swiftly enlisted into the ranks of her warriors. However, perilous times have befallen the empire, as a host of old enemies rise again, and tensions thought to be quenched long ago become inflamed once more. When Zakkai comes across a savage tyrant resurrected from the dead, the true scope of the conflict comes into sharp focus. The war to come is not merely a series of physical battles, but a spiritual contest for the souls of the continent... ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2024 by @Flamesword01

"r. p. if you forget" When she wakes up in the hospital with no memories of who she is, Elainne has no idea what to expect from her life. Fortunately for her, everything seems just perfect: her parents care about her a lot, and all of her classmates support her. But that still doesn't explain how she got kidnapped and lost her memories. Or that strange tattoo that pushes her to start her own investigation. From hidden notes to looking for clues on her bookshelf, Elainne realizes there's much more to her amnesia than she initially thought. As the perfect facade starts to fall apart, and everyone around her shows a different face every day, she will have to work quickly to recover her memories. Because someone made them lock themselves up inside her brain. And they will make sure she doesn't get them back. ⁂ PUBLISHED: 9/9/2022 COMPLETED: 10/23/2022 Word count: 24.6K Cover made by @ninaisawip #1 in yamystery - 9/13/2022 #1 in yathriller - 9/15/2022 #198 in ya - 10/24/2022 #143 in amnesia - 10/24/2022 #318 in mystery-thriller 10/26/2022

Amber's ordinary in every way. Or, at least, that's what she thought. Amber and four others are told they must learn to harness strange and dangerous abilities in order to defeat an evil man named Marias. But Marias is only the beginning and soon Amber finds herself in the middle of a centuries-old conspiracy that could mean the end of the world as she knows it. The only thing Sam wants is to escape his past. For him, this is the only way out. One thing leads to another, and now, with blood on his hands, Sam and his friends are running for their lives, and the old adage proves true... everything you do catches up to you in the end...

Brenorra Warring's father is going crazy. That's the only conclusion Bren can make when a fire destroys everything they own, and his answer is to take a job in the uncivilized Coalition Colonial Region on the other side of the ocean. Then disaster strikes again. Her father is lost at sea, and Bren is left with nothing but the clothes on her back, the things in her father's satchel, and the discovery that he has been lying about his reasons for leaving. When more of her father's secrets come to light, it becomes clear that someone powerful is killing innocent people to keep those secrets hidden - and they are hunting for Bren. As the only person alive who can figure out what her father knew, Bren winds up forming an alliance with two very different men. The first has been tasked with keeping her safe, and will do anything it takes to bring down the organization stalking her, no matter the cost. The other is a brilliant but icy Naval hero who has been branded a wanted man by the enemy. With time running out and danger rising, Bren must solve the trail of coded messages her father left for her and find the last piece of the puzzle before it falls into the wrong hands. The only rule of this game: do not get caught. [Longlisted 2018] [Featured on Wattpad's Wattpad Picks List, Sept-Oct 2018] [First Place in the Adventure Category in the One Million Project Awards, 2018][First Place in the Pen and Ink Awards, Summer 2018] [Tridents Award 2019 Winner][Featured on these Ambassador Profiles: Adventure, Adult Fiction, Mystery]

Story 1 in the Beauty of God Short Story Series *2nd place in the JesusFreakcontest!!* *2nd place in the Walk by Faith Awards (short story category)!!* Braylin's life has been hard. But now, with her father put in prison for all the abuse he has put her through, she is working to find a better place. As she waits for her aunt to finish moving to town, she is staying with her life-long best friend, Jonah, and has a feeling that this is her chance to change things for good. But it's hard to stop flinching everytime she feels a hand on her back or open up about all those years stuck with her dad. Memories haunt her like a ghost from her past and it's hard to believe in this God that Jonah keeps telling her about, with unconditional love and mercy. One fateful night, Jonah's kindness breaks open a door to something Braylin would never have seen coming. Somehow, this stranger that Jonah offers a meal and bed to will turn Braylin's life toward something bigger than she could have ever predicted. [Trigger warning: this story contains references of abuse and trauma]

**This draft is going to be left incomplete for the time being** An American spy must fly to Paris to infiltrate the world's most infamous assassin league, only to find she has to team up with a handsome French agent who triggers her past. *** After a tragic accident that leaves her at rock bottom, twenty-year-old Harper Medley decides to take an old family friend's offer and join the world's most prestigious espionage agency. Searching for a distraction to forget her past, she readily throws herself into the new line of work, despite the danger. Then she receives a new mission; infiltrate a cut-throat assassin league set on revenge. Yet all of her plans go awry when she realizes she has to pair up with an enraging and compassionate agent who forces her to face her past. Will she break under the pressure, or will she rise above it and complete her mission? *** ⚠ MATURE: Viewer discretion advised ⚠ *** FEATURED ON THE @StoriesUndiscovered PROFILE! Spontaneous updates until conclusion STARTED: March 20, 2022 FINISHED: EDITED:

|| Book One of the Dragonkind Duology || 𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙛 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙩; 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣. For years, dragonkind and humankind had been at war, alternating between short-lived truces and all out warfare. In this age, however, humankind had subdued the proud dragonkind and turned them into slaves. Brands seared into their arms with the mark of a weeping dragon; the symbol of their defeat. Darin vehemently hated the mistreatment of the dragonkind, and when a branded runaway boy crossed his path, he made him his apprentice to protect him. Something had to be done. But in a strange turn of events, Darin found himself the leader of a peculiar band of travelers: His new apprentice, a brooding warrior, and an elven healer. Although he rarely traveled with others, he began to enjoy it as a long-term arrangement as days turned into weeks. Yet Amaredeia was still healing its war-ravaged wounds, and the cries of rebellion and anguish rose again. Could he really continue denying the calls of his apprentice's people? 𝙈𝙖𝙮 𝙊𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙝𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙖𝙡𝙡. Blurb modified by @aleshawrites_ || Wattys2021 Shortlister and Ambys2022 Winner || || Featured on @Fantasy @highfantasy @WattpadFriendsandFamily @Watt-Dragons|| Written for the Open Novella Contest 2021, but it turned into a novel instead of a novella XD || A round one Ambassador's Pick || Milestones: ✔️2,000 words ✔️8,000 words ✔️20,000 words - Reached on 2/27/21 Total word count: 80,522 Started: Feb. 5, 2021 Completed: Sep. 7, 2021

All Encants are now required by law to be part of a guild in order to keep track of them. In order to control their magic. Even with no family or friends to miss her absence, Maevus Kildaren is still uneager to be coerced into a life suddenly filled with strangers. Ordered by the Queen into one of the largest and most prominent guilds in the capital city, Maevus soon finds guild life to be far different from what she expected. But changing times don't allow for peace. A mysterious contract and an order from the queen forces Maevus into partnering with one of the guild's most powerful Encants, known only by the name of Volt. No one can tell her what his real name is. All she knows is he's brimming with magic and dangerous. But he may just be the only way to stay alive in a city with dangers at every turn. Copyright © 2018

| 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐲𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 • 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝘆𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 | ONE RUN-AWAY PRINCE Prince Aster Jacques will one day rule the Queen's Wizard Corps. By blood and every expectation, he should be a master spellcaster. Instead, he has all the skill of some second-rate, street-corner trickster. Desperate to be the wizard his beloved country needs, he'll do whatever it takes to learn the trade--even if that means abandoning his family to chase a mysterious academy invitation. TWO DIE-HARD SCIENTISTS Half a continent away, Leavi Riveirre and Sean Rahkifellar are researchers in the underground city of Karsix. For them, spells, princes, and kingdoms are nothing but children's stories. Reality is the relentless plague unleashing death and darkness in the city. Determined to survive what they can't cure, they flee--but reaching safety will require more than braving the harsh topside winter. A LAND THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO EXIST When brutal weather and betrayal force these three together, they'll find themselves questioning everything--and each other--to survive. WELCOME TO AVADEL. ~~~ 𝟔𝐱 Grand Winner 𝟐𝟐𝐱 First Place Fantasy Winner 𝟏𝟐𝐱 First Place Action/Adventure Winner 𝟏𝟓𝐱 Featured ~~~ The Lost Roads Quartet Book 1 Published on Amazon Cover Art © 2021 Avadel Ink Animated Banners by @Lazybrew