/ complete / Life hasn't always been kind to East Winters, but for the most part, she's finally made peace with the incident three years ago that tore her family apart. The same can't be said for Edgecliff; half the town still won't look East in the eye, and the latest wave of petty crimes isn't helping. Two fires and a dead mom hardly prove her innocence. Even worse, Asher is back in town-but no matter how close they used to be, East can't forget what he did on that fateful night... As small incidents snowball into startling revelations, East begins to realize that there might be more to her family, more to her sleepy little town, more to even herself than she could've ever imagined. / best ranking: #25 in Paranormal / featured story in 2016, 2018 / Wattys 2018 longlist

Dirty Lying Faeries is now published as a Wattpad Book! As a Wattpad reader, you can access both the Original Edition and Books Edition upon purchase. ***** With a kiss of her hand, Thea is transported into the faerie world. Now she's trapped in the faerie court, with fate drawing her to Devin and into danger. ***** When recent grad Thea gets dragged to a black tie gala at an art gallery, she didn't expect to meet the handsome Devin. With a brief glimpse at some art and a kiss to her hand, Thea is unknowingly pulled into the world of the fae. She never believed in faeries, until she started seeing them for herself. With strange creatures visible on the street and fangs and colors flashing in the shadows, Thea has to accept the truth: Faeries are real and she is a part of their world. Will a blossoming romance keep her afloat in a world of magic, or will she be drawn into the darkness by threats she's only beginning to understand? For better or worse, the newest changeling has arrived. (This story is a standalone title set in the Dirty Lying Creatures universe.) [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Dirty Lying Dragons is now published as a Hardback, and E-book with W by Wattpad Books! ***** Dani, a coven-less witch, is captured by Ryker, a shifter bounty hunter. Will their connection mean something, or will he turn her in for cash? ***** Dani, a witch with no coven, is forced to flee her normal life when a bounty is put out on her. Trying to teleport herself to Seattle, she mixes things up and appears in Siberia! Almost immediately she's captured by Ryker. He's a handsome, powerful, dragon-shifter, and though he says he'll help Dani, he's secretly planning to turn her in. As they travel, though, Dani feels strangely connected to the hunter, and Ryker's own feelings are growing. As Dani is teleported away, betrayed by the bounty hunter, Ryker realizes that she's his fated mate! Captured by Vampires and betrayed by the being she loved, Dani has to stand up and fight back. (This story is a standalone title set in the Dirty Lying Creatures universe.) [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Bitten by a stranger she was trying to rescue, June realizes she is turning into a werewolf. An alluring man named Dom promises to help her as long as she stays with the pack while she transitions - but after it is all done, would she want to go back home? ***** June, a young woman who comes to the rescue of a stranger who seems to be shifting in and out of a monstrous form, finds herself in trouble as she's dragged off to Canada after being bitten. Dom, the quiet leader of a pack of rogue wolves, tells June that she will turn into a wolf like the rest of them. She has to face a new reality and decide whether she will fill the role she is meant to fill. Will she be able to become a support beam in her new community, or will her actions end up tearing the pack apart? Content and trigger warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual activity. (This story is a standalone title set in the Dirty Lying Creatures universe.) [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

A fear of flying is one thing. Being seated next to a Tetris-addict who claims to be the Reaper is quite another. "He pulled out a business card. Where his profession should have been stated, the card read 'Destroyer of Worlds'. Nodding slowly, I pocketed the card." [check out the new spin off: http://www.wattpad.com/story/19632442-reaper-man] Copyright S.Ranasinghe 2013 HG Wells Short Story Competition [shortlisted]

This woman could have been a spy, a duchess and the lover of a young cameraman all at once. She was a conjurer of a thousand stories, each unique to every observer; the elusive face behind any tale you put to her. {Written 2013.}

"Every fairytale begins in the rain." When you run into an old bookshop in the middle of Paris to escape a storm, who knows who you might meet there. {Written 2014.}

She was invincible and unfixable. She was the woman you'd been warned about since you could walk. She was the smile that robbed a million dollars, and twice as many hearts. {Written 2013.}

After a depressing rejection, botanist Carmen moves in with two lodgers: a mad astrophysicist, and what appears to be an inter-dimensional hell demon. It isn't the ideal trio, but they make it work. From accidentally dating racists, to defending their home against the friendly neighborhood Estonian mafioso, the lodgers bond to form an unlikely (and dysfunctional) family. [written in 2017]

the road trip of a lifetime. [ cover by blissom / trailer by blissom ] [ started march 30th, 2013 - ended february 18, 2015 © paulina r. all rights reserved ]