Thirteen years ago, Harley lost her family. Though it left some damage, she's finally ready to return to her family's pack and start her own tale. But writing a happy ending is much harder than she thought. Will Grey is a rogue hunter. Thirteen years ago, he was Harley's brother's best friend. Now all grown up and more attractive than ever, Will is Harley's closest connection to the past. Trapped between wanting to forget her past and desperately needing something familiar to hold onto, Harley isn't quite sure where to categorize Will. As Harley tries to make a home for herself, bigger problems appear on the horizon. Her family wasn't victim to a random rogue attack, but instead something much, much worse. Will she be able to find her spot in her family's pack? Or will something else wipe her out first?

One fateful day, the entire Royal Family of the Kingdom of Aeriana was killed in a horrifying attack-all except for one girl. Princess Driana Stasia Antonov: heir to the kingdom and now the last hope of her dying uncle, King Demitri. Seventeen years later, Iris Daniels is a gifted young painter with no memory of her past, who suddenly finds herself running for her life with undercover government agent Wylan Garrick. Garrick is a man with a singular goal: find the missing princess before the kingdom's enemies do. And as women who look like Iris begin turning up murdered, Garrick begins to suspect that the woman in his care is more than who she appears to be. Now, Iris must trust Garrick with her life and wrestle with her growing attraction to him, as they both attempt to bring down the very secret society that killed her family. Because if she can't remember her past in time, it will catch up with her in ways she can't see coming-and might never walk away from.

When a young warrior-turned-spy finds a rare magic wielder her people thought extinct, she must make a decision: stay loyal to those she loves, or return to her people as a hero. Season 2 of The Fated Series *** Secrets have been Brynn Alburn's companions since the moment her people left her for dead on the shores of the Western Shifter Territory. Having grown up among those once considered enemies, she's spent more time hiding from a dark past than living a peaceful life. But as the years pass, she's finally found herself settling into this new life with the shifters. Until she hears the whispers. Whispers of a separate kind of rare magic wielder-one her people thought extinct and have sought to return to their land. When the leader of the Western Shifter Territory asks her to help spy on the wielders and assist the neighboring Southern Shifter Territory, Brynn jumps at the chance to visit the territory directly connected to the rumors. Her visit leads her directly to Ronan, one of the deadliest shifters in all of Eravella, and a man she's inexplicably drawn to. Now, Brynn's been enlisted to help the Southern Shifter Territory rescue one of their own. The recovery effort puts her closer to Ronan, and gives her the chance to locate the treasure her people searched for. Except Ronan has a close eye on her, and he's refusing to let her keep her past buried deep where it belongs. Now she must fight her developing feelings, locate the wielder, and make the ultimate decision: protect the wielder and keep her secrets, or betray those she's come to love.

The wielders are coming, and they're ready for violence. With a cub in her arms, Arietta James, a dedicated vet technician in training, flees for her life and the life of the little shifter she's ready to die to protect. Her escape lands her right in the heart of the enemy territory: the shifters. Gavriel O'Connor, steadfast leader of the shifter territory, has worked too hard on rebuilding and unifying his people to allow a human to run rampant in his domain. Fully intending to turn her away, Gavriel prepares to rid his territory of another nuisance. Until his shifter side won't let him. There are too many questions about this young woman and not enough answers. His biggest question: how did she end up with one of his own? Arietta didn't imagine she'd live this long. Between the shifters and the wielders, she's braced for her final moments. However, when the shifters begrudgingly welcome her into their territory, she must make a decision: stay loyal to those of her kind, or reveal to the shifters a problem that could wipe them out entirely. Before it's too late-for them and for her. Season 1 of The Fated Series

After escaping from magic wielders, a young doctor must receive help from an enemy hawk shifter to rescue what remains of her family. Season 3 of The Fated Series *** Shifters are dark, cruel beasts. Or so Dr. Sophie Griffin has been told. After escaping from a magic wielder who held her hostage and kidnapped her sister, Sophie has no choice but to seek refuge in enemy shifter territory while searching for leads on her sister's whereabouts. Cael Haberle has a secret. One that's getting harder to keep. When strict orders force Cael to open his home to a beautiful human doctor, he begrudgingly makes space for her. Regardless of the disarming way Sophie settles his shifter side, he must keep her at arm's length-before she uncovers too much. As Sophie learns to navigate around Cael, she finds herself appreciating the quiet hawk shifter's presence. Maybe the shifters aren't horrible beasts like she'd been told. However, Sophie has no time to grow closer to anyone. Now that her captor is dead, she's racing against the clock to save her sister, before it's too late. Except, it seems, fate might have different plans...

In Sarias, a kingdom where music is magic and your rank on Musetunes is everything, talented young songwriter Nora Davis has a problem-seven of them, in fact. Forced by her scheming stepmother to ghostwrite songs for her stepsister Felicity and her six friends, Nora is barely keeping her life, and her enrollment in a prestigious music school, together. If she refuses her family's wishes, her stepmother will destroy her father's legacy. But if she keeps living for everyone but herself, an opportunity to show her talent in a songwriting contest run by one of the kingdom's hottest music producers will disappear forever. Together with Eli, a handsome musician connected to the royal family who refuses to let her push him away, Nora must find the courage to stand up for herself and take on her stepfamily, before everything she's ever dreamed of is hidden away in the pages of her songbook forever. Content warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide that may be upsetting for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.

2025 WATTYS Honorable Mention * * * Academia is a different beast all together when a university is run by werewolves and your new dean is a literal Alpha. * * * At twenty-five, Barlow Milligan is looking forward to starting her first job after grad school as an Assistant Professor at the prestigious Packard University. Little does she count on the quaint, upstate New York school being controlled by two rival packs of werewolves. Luckily, the secretive factions have made peace, at least for now, through the promised union of Clayton Ward, Alpha of Allegheny pack and Gemma Calhoun, daughter of the leader of Black River pack. That is, until Clayton sets his sights on making newcomer Barlow his Luna, instead. But Barlow doesn't know how to control her wolf, nor has she ever been in a pack outside of her family before. Can she learn to fit in and more importantly, can she avoid being the cause of an all-out pack war? * * * A Packard University Novel: Season ONE. Found exclusively only on WATTPAD. (c) 2024-25

Ashlin Crest is not the chosen one-her twin sister Odella is. Blessed by the gods, Odella sets out on a quest to slay a vile beast. The world's continued peace relies on her success. Except she doesn't succeed. She returns home without completing her mission, a broken shell of the girl she once was. The world still needs saving, though, and when a descendant of the gods appears in Ash's tiny village with an offer, she follows him. To help the world, and to save her sister. But Ash isn't touched by the gods. She wasn't chosen, and there is more darkness in the world than she ever knew. Those she should be able to trust become enemies, and everything she knew about Sominox and its gods begins to fracture. Only with the help of friends from the unlikeliest of places can she hope to succeed in this quest. As it turns out, though someone unchosen may be exactly what the world needs to save it. **Thank you pennywithaney for the cover!**

**slow burn, enemies to lovers** Maggie Sullivan always gets what she wants. And right now, she wants to stay Mayor of Little Falls, New York. With only one day left for a candidate to register against her, Maggie should gain a second term uncontested. She's sure she has it in the bag. Everyone loves her, right? Grady Castillo doesn't like Maggie Sullivan. He's convinced his brother's harsh jail sentence was her fault. So when their paths cross twenty-four hours before the filing deadline for the mayoral race, Grady can't resist throwing a wrench in her perfect life. When the race heats up and unwanted feelings surface, Grady realizes Maggie might not fit the box he's shoved her into all these years. Soon, he wonders if he wants to steal the election or if the real victory lies in winning Maggie Sullivan's heart.

Strength Is All That Matters. Liu Jie just made a blood pact with a dragon to restore her body and gain revenge on the men who murdered her family. In return, the dragon demands she save the universe from Fang Zhuyu's followers. Followers that have already slaughtered the gods who stood watch against them. Liu Jie must start from the very bottom and refine the Essence of the Heavens and the Earth into dragon lighting qi while perfecting her martial skills to grow strong enough to face her unstoppable enemies. Her mission is impossible. But Liu Jie is no stranger to hopelessness. Through fire and death, she will push on. Ever determined. Ever relentless.