Türkü dediğimiz şey dört, beş mısradan oluşsa bile, dünyasına girince bir romanı, hikayeyi anlatır aslında.

"Koparılması mümkün olmayan tek bağ, anne ile evlat arasındaki bağdır." Kabuslarla dolu dünyasında tek umudu küçük kızının battaniyesine sinmiş kokusuydu. Yıllardır bıkmadan, usanmadan Dicle nehrine gidip kocasının yasını tutuyor, küçük kızının yollarını gözlüyordu. Her ne kadar köylü, kızının öldüğünü söylese de, hiç birine kulak asmadan kendi bildiği yolda devam ediyordu. "Umut etmek" Zelal'in ekmeği olmuştu...

16 Mayıs 2021 güncellemesi: Bölüm yorumlarında fazlasıyla spoiler olabilir, eğer hoşlanmıyor ve keyif alarak okumak istiyorsanız yorumlara bakmayın. Bütün Sokak Nöbetçileri'nin gözleri benim üzerimdeydi, benim gözlerim ise onun turkuaz rengi gözlerinden ayrılmıyordu. Hepimiz yine bir amaç uğruna toplanmıştık. "Sokak çocuklarını her gördüğünüzde saçlarını okşayın," dediğimde gözlerim onun kumral saçlarına kaydı, alnına bir tutam saç düşmüştü ve her zamanki gibi dağınık, özensizdi. "Onları sevin, gülümseyin. Bir gün o çocukların büyüyeceğini ve karşınıza çıkacağını unutmayın." Hafifçe tebessüm ettiğimde canım hiç olmadığı kadar fazla yanıyordu. "Büyüdüm, büyüdün, büyüdük." Ona doğru bir adım attım ve başımı kaldırıp "Keşke hiç büyümeseydik," diye fısıldadım. "Keşke büyümeseydin. Keşke o sokaklara ait kalsaydık." Öfkeli değil, bıkkındı. Ruhsuz değil, tepkisizdi. Yalnız değil, kimsesizdi. "İçimi sokaklara çevirmenin bir yolu var mı?" diye sorduğunda sesinde ilk defa başkaldırı yoktu, vazgeçiş vardı. "Kendimi değil ama seni o sokaklarda yaşatıp gizlemek istiyorum."

Lead Me Astray is now published as a Wattpad Book! As a Wattpad reader, you can access Wattpad Books Edition upon purchase and the Original Edition for free. "Ambitious and fiercely original. Sondi Warner is the exciting new voice we've all been waiting for." - Carmen Ho @ HQ When Aurie dies, only two people can save her soul: a seductive Empath who sees her ghost, and a hot werewolf investigating her death. But will she accept the desire swirling between the three of them? ***** After her death, Aurie Edison awakens in Overlay City, a shadowy world of supernaturals hidden within the ley lines of New Orleans. There, she meets a non-binary Empath named Mys who agrees to help her with her unfinished business, and Detective Zyr, a rogue werewolf investigating the sketchy circumstances surrounding her hit-and-run. A magnetic attraction soon pulls the three of them together - but can they stay out of bed long enough to catch the vampire who may have killed Aurie? [[Watty's 2019 Horror & Paranormal Winner]] [[Winner of 2018 Rune Awards Romance Category for Best Technical Skill]] [[Winner of 2018 Majestic Awards in Paranormal]] Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual activity, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

When the arrogant stranger Bess is forced to marry unexpectedly becomes a duke, she'll find herself at odds with her growing feelings as he hunts for a killer. ***** Sharp-tongued Elizabeth 'Bess' Jones is perfectly content living on her lonesome in a tiny village south of Derbyshire. She works as a nurse, owns a small home, and finds the label of 'spinster' an agreeable trade for her independence. But when her entire life is uprooted in an instant, she only has one person to blame: her new husband, Emmett Wilde, who was caught in a compromising situation with her. And now, despite his promise to fake a death certificate after their wedding--to free her of any duty to him or their marriage bed--he sends for her in the dead of night with startling news: his father has been murdered, and he is now the Duke of Ascot with a wife he can no longer deny... [[Word Count: 60,000-70,000 words]] [[Cover designed by Ren Tachibana]]

Wren Martin is socially awkward. She blocks off herself to the world, hiding behind her favorite hoodie. All she wants to do is keep a low profile, and graduate well enough to qualify for a college scholarship. But then a babysitting job leads her to cross paths with Asher Reed, Eastview Highʼs notorious athlete. When a field injury kickstarts his senior year, heʼs turning his free time and attention to Wren. And maybe she might not want to be invisible after all. ***** [Watty's Collector's Edition Winner] [TFA Runaway Prize Winner] [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Santoro

When billionaire playboy Nick Sinclair sets his sights on the one woman who wants nothing to do with him, will he be able to change his ways to win her heart? ***** Sparks fly when trouble comes knocking on billionaire playboy Nick Sinclair's office door. Enter: Caroline Stewart, his new temporary secretary, who's twenty-one and blissfully unaware of the effect she has on her notoriously womanizing boss. The problem? Before Nick can convince her he's after more than a one night stand, their first (innocent) kiss is caught on camera and goes viral. Now forced to pretend they're in a serious, committed relationship to appease both his parents and the press, Nick isn't sure which of Caroline's kisses are real and which are just for show. And as one kiss leads to another and another, the line between professionalism, deception, and love threatens to blur beyond anyone's recognition... [[Word Count: 100,000-150,000]]