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The Lost Libraries Archive (The Erik Midgard Case Files Volume 2) by kdnorwich1
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Who would want to kill a time-travelling librarian? Time-travelling police detective Erik Midgard thought he had changed his fate. But now he is burdened with new knowledge that suggests the future is more flexible than he thought. He might not have escaped his predicted destiny after all. To make things worse, he has another murder to solve. At the solar system's greatest university on the moon, a group of historians and their students are using time travel to recover the great lost libraries of ancient civilisations. Travelling back to times before these libraries were destroyed, they are secretly recording the contents of all the books and bringing the data safely back to the present. They have saved the entire collections of the libraries of Alexandria, Ctesiphon, Nalanda, the Serapeum, the House of Wisdom in Baghdad and the Mayan libraries of the Yucatan and have many more still to rescue. They have already learnt countless new facts about the civilisations that created these libraries and the project has so far been an unqualified success. But when the professor who founded the project is found dead, it very quickly becomes clear to Erik and his partner Mirabi that something else is going on. Newly promoted after their success at the Time Traveller's Ball, this should be a straightforward murder investigation. But the project's staff, students and security guards are all hiding more secrets than the libraries they have rescued contain, and at least one of them is prepared to kill to protect them. But as they search for answers, Erik starts to suspect that one of the secrets might just be a way to solve the unsolvable. And if it is, could it also be a way for him to save himself?
The Prince's Wedding (The Erik Midgard Case Files Volume 3) by kdnorwich1
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How do you protect a man when everyone who wants to kill him has a time machine? Edward Minkwood does not exist. Therefore, he should not just have been invited to the prince of Jupiter's wedding. But when time travelling police detective Erik Midgard receives the invitation, he knows that fate may be coming for him once again. The Jupiter Imperia is ecstatic for the wedding of the century, but there are plenty of people who see nothing to celebrate. When Erik and his partner Mirabi arrive to investigate, they find old friends, political tensions, dangerous rebels, assassins, old enemies determined to settle ancient scores and others with mysterious agendas of their own that could literally change the universe. Cut off from their usual support network with the Chronological Operations Agency, Erik and Mirabi have nothing but their wits to keep the prince alive long enough to get to the altar. Along the way, Erik will have to face the greatest dilemmas of his life to find out if his fate is written or not.
Bolt by JaxonBlacc
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Trey has spent the last ten years drowning in drugs because he is too afraid to deal with real-life situations. He avoids confrontations whenever he can and keeps to himself, not wanting to form any kind of relationship with anyone. When the death of the most beloved peculiar shocks the entire city, Trey finds himself drawn back into the world of heroes and villains. To make matters worse, a dome appears out of nowhere and traps the people of Tombstone. With nowhere to run or hide, Trey is forced to face his demons and find out who is responsible for the dome. But his search leads him down a dark past where he has to come to terms with who he is and who he once was if he wants to get the answers he needs and save Tombstone from the evil consuming it. TRIGGER WARNING: This story contains scenes of violence and mature subject matter that may be distressing to some readers.
My Very Very Short Stories (Unedited) by vee_dolly
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A collection of scary short stories I make with my free time... So..grab your popcorn and let's go!!❤️ But don't report me if you pee your pants... Ranked: #1 for fewwords✅ #2 for scaryshortstories✅
Mechanical Gods (lgbtq+) by DAlecLyle
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THE YEAR IS 2050. Human-like androids have become integrated into society and every household, becoming part of our daily lives. They look exactly like us from the pigment of their artificial skin to every follicle of their hair. They protect. They serve. They obey. They learn. Tyler North is a struggling young photographer in New York. When he wins a voucher for a personalized android, Tyler reluctantly purchases one and names it Aiden. Instead of a dull subservient Android, he was blown away by Aiden's adaptiveness, and is not like the regular androids Tyler had met before. However, Tyler can't hide Aiden's free-willed gift against the corporation that built him who planned to use Aiden for a more sinister purpose. Whoever controls Aiden can change Earth for the better...or worse. Mechanical Gods is a near-future Science Fiction Epic by D. Alec Lyle, infused with stylized heart-pounding action, sleek thriller, and provocative intrigue. Picked as part of Wattpad's Up and Coming List (2018), and Editor's Choice List (2020). STATS: 132,385 words [ 511 pages in a paperback ] [Highest -- #1 in Science Fiction] [ #1 in Philosophical ] [ #1 in Android ] [ #1 in LGBT ] [ #1 in artificialintelligence]
Unholy Matrimony by xxinlove
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Tobias and Talia are complete opposites, yet thrown together in an arranged marriage. Can they navigate married life in the wake of a terrible tragedy? ***** After being pressured into an arranged marriage to merge their families' companies, Talia and Tobias are stuck living together as husband and wife. Although they are both unhappy, neither tries to make the best of it. Tobias is too busy, and Talia is too distraught by the tragic death of her former fianceé, Jason. But as time goes by and they spend more time together, an undeniable attraction develops between the two. Despite this, Tobias can't seem to see past his jealousy of Jason and accept Talia - and Talia, plagued by guilt, is unwilling to let Jason go. Are the two heading for better - or are they headed for far worse? [[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]
The Intruder by JoshuaBlaylock
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Trapped inside our own house, the insanity is setting in
Joni by kemorgan65
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Hi! My name is Steve and I have a strange story to tell. I don't dare to tell my Mom about it, nor any of my friends... They wouldn't believe me. But I'll tell you, because to you I'm anonymous... === THIRD PLACE SHORT STORY WINNER in The Spice Awards - 6/Aug/2017 http://my.w.tt/UiNb/RyKFKupKoF === This was a playful story I wrote long ago and I thought I'd share with you. Yeah, I know it's unbelievable but I enjoyed writing it; it's something different from what I usually write. Let me know what you think! Originally written in February 1984, and received Honorable Mention at Jamaica's Irving Burgie Literary Competition 10/May/1984. Never published. =========IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!!========= If you are reading this story on ANY OTHER platform other than WattPad you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe, form, please go to https://www.wattpad.com/story/98132722-yoni . Thank you. =========================================== © 1984/2017 by Annika Lewinson-Morgan FABULOUS COVER by @FayLane !
Shadow Of The Past Trilogy ∞ THE DISPLACED by kemorgan65
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Three Fates, Two Earths, One Chosen... After a cataclysmic event hurls three women to another Earth, they find themselves separated, stranded thousands of years in the past... in 1979. The same night an unknown object plunges into a lake, something ― or someone ― leads Danny McGahn to a mysterious girl with amnesia. Whether it was Divine Intervention or the Voice of Fate, he soon learns that being a good Samaritan has its consequences, turning his heart and life upside down. Despite the warning signs, Danny finds himself determined to help her, in any way he can, to remember who she is. Meanwhile, Lora believes she is the sole survivor and falls into a life of crime. Haunted by memories of the disaster, she tries to forget who she is. Neither girl is aware of the great lengths Selina goes through to fulfill her mission of selecting The One, and to protect them from the government's Black Ops task force hunting them. The three are aliens on American soil. But are they a threat to National Security or the first signs of a greater threat ― to this Earth? ❝This epic tale not only spans the far reaches of time but burrows deep inside all of us, exposing the love and pain behind the choices that lay out the destiny we share.❞ (@TimothyMarsh) ➖ A self-contained trilogy: 1 ∞ The Displaced ✓ ❝One Disaster ∞ Two Earths ∞ Three Survivors❞ 2 ∞ The Chaos [PG-15] ✓ ❝Three Survivors ∞ Two Huntsmen ∞ One Chosen❞ 3 ∞ The Ascent ✍ ❝One Chosen ∞ Two Missions ∞ Three Fates❞ ➖ **A WP Featured Novel** @FarFlungDreams ❝A true Sci-fi gem. This is some scintillating sci-fi.❞ @Sceritz ❝Great, natural, easy to read narrative voice...Very nice read.❞ @Just_Tassy ❝The overall cohesiveness of the storyline is absolutely fantastic!❞ ➖ PG-13 cursing. Mature from Part 2 (violence & intimacy noted in chapter)