she loved the mountains and they loved her back. ~a folktale inspired story~

when namjoon burns polaroids of seokjin for seokjin. --- short chapters highest rank; [#174 in short story 18032017] tyvm!! Vietnamese translation by: @FankyyFishhh Finnish translation by: @btswinner Turkish translation by: @gidiklanmayisevmem Persian translation by: @tsnymm

Have you ever said or done something you wished you could undo? If given the chance, would you erase it from existence? Trudy realizes too late that her words are hurtful when she unthinkingly utters words that devastate her best friend Jackson. As their friendship crumbles, a surprising new relationship begins. When Trudy wishes to take back her words, a fairy appears to grant the wish; with a catch. Can Trudy face the consequences of her actions? 🛑🛑⚠️***LANGUAGE WARNING***⚠️🛑🛑 Cover photo by Jaroslav Devia https://unsplash.com/@jarosphoto Book cover by Joanna Ward

"They have belligerent sexual tension." "What does that even mean?" --- James and Casper have been fighting for years - they've just never gotten along, ever. And then comes along a game of Gay Chicken and a kiss that changed everything. (BoyxBoy)

Yoongi has one friend and absolutely no interest in making any others. Insisting that Namjoon is all he needs, he spends his days hiding peacefully in his friend's shadow, never daring to venture outside his comfort zone because he deems it unnecessary. But on the first day of their senior year, Namjoon catches a cold bad enough to keep him bedridden, and Yoongi is forced to face his nightmare, the hectic battlefield of school, alone for the first time in years. It's there he meets Jimin, an angelic boy who somehow manages to force his way kindly into Yoongi's secluded life, and to the latter's utter shock, it turns out to be not such a bad thing. (minor taekook and namjin,,)

Sierra is done with being a virgin. She's tired of waiting for a boyfriend to have her first time. Determined, she navigates the world of casual dating and Tinder hookups. She throws herself in a mission to gain "experience" through online dating and one night stands, with the goal of ultimately losing her virginity. Who needs a boyfriend anyway?

Sam hasn't seen Cooper Blackwood in five years. Not since the "incident". And now that he's back, Sam wants answers and he doesn't plan to let him get away this time. However, the truth could land him in the middle of a blood feud. Welcome to Somewhere! A quiet small town in the middle of nowhere. It's also home to a strong werewolf community, but this perfect town is threatened by hordes of wolves coming to claim their place as Alpha over Somewhere. And one of them is responsible for the bodies piling up in the streets.

Shy and successful Broadway singer, Carmen, is finally at the point in her career where she is auditioning for her dream role. After meeting Owen at the local coffee shop, it seems like everything is perfectly lining up for Carmen's future. When faced with a choice between her dream job and her dream man, Carmen struggles to find a way to keep both parts of her life together. If she could learn to be more outgoing and speak her mind, maybe she could succeed at not watching her life fall apart before her eyes. ~ * ~ * ~ Featured on Wattpad Editor's Picks List, January 2021 Featured on ChickLit's reading list, May 2020

🌟2020 Watty's Winner🌟 A sixteen-year-old orphan, hoping to find a new family, joins a faction of Rogues and becomes vital in their conflict with a rival faction. *** For as long as she can remember, Valeria Torres has always been the girl no one cared about. Having immigrated to the United States as a child after her parents' deaths, she tried to play by the rules as she navigated orphanages, homelessness, and a juvenile detention center. But her luck is about to change. Valeria discovers the Rogue Faction; a group of outlaws who use real world and mystical talents to steal from the wicked and give to the poor. Things seem to click into place as she joins a new family in New York City, goes back to school, trains as a Rogue, and makes new friends. But when Valeria discovers that two of her new friends are teenagers from a rival faction, she finds herself thrust into the middle of a conflict that could determine the fate of the world. ------------------ A story that combines elements of Harry Potter, Batman, and Robin Hood with a unique female protagonist in a GxBxG love triangle. Winner of a 2020 Watty Award, with the following review: "It's super original, and dang, it's got so much heart. We love all the characters and their relationships. The plot covers difficult topics, but handles everything so well. You can't not fall in love with this story. We love the LGTBQ2+ and Hispanic main character as well!" [Updates] *3rd place in Adventure Category for the 2020 Ocean Pearl Awards! *Selected for the @BootcampMentors program by TeaNHeartache! *1rst place in Fantasy and honorable mention for the 2020 Rose gold awards! *1rst Place in Adventure for the 2020 Diluculum Awards *1rst Place in Adventure for the 2020 Red Cloak Awards *2020 Watty Award Winner for Science Fiction! (Even though I entered it as more of Urban Fantasy ;)

Geoff and Naomi are dead, and they're depressed, but when Geoff's cat Bernie dies as well, they embark on a wild journey to find it in the underworld. ***** When Geoff dies, alongside his girlfriend Naomi, they end up sharing an apartment in the Underworld as skeletons. But after a few years, Geoff starts suffering a mid-death crisis. What's the purpose of going through the motions as a skeleton if you can't really live? Then he gets word that his cat, Bernie, just died and he can collect him and bring him home! Geoff and Naomi hurry to get Bernie only to discover that, due to a clerical error, their cat has been lost. With the hunt for Bernie giving new purpose to Geoff's un-life, he and Naomi begin a quest to get back their cat. Battling skeleton pirates, climbing the sky ladder and facing off against the villain who took Bernie, Geoff is determined to find his purpose - or die a second time trying! [[2018 Wattys Winner - The Originals]] [[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]]