Vampires and hunters are like cats and dogs. They either tolerate each other, or they go for the throat. There isn't supposed to be a third option. ⋅⋆⋅ Lailoken is a powerful, ancient vampire with peculiar fog powers. He's just awoken from a long slumber in his beloved woods. He thirsts for an adventure in the modern world and brings chaos everywhere he goes. If not whimsical, then bloody... He crosses paths with Josie, a strong, independent woman who isn't intimidated by his fangs. With her as his guide, he's ready for his first road trip of the twenty-first century. While hunters are on their trail looking for a vampire killer on the loose, Lailoken and Josie hide out in shady motels, vampire nightclubs, and blood dens, and their friendship grows into something more. But charming as he may be, Lailoken is a killer, and Josie has the means to bring him to justice. Trusting her may be his undoing. Their entangled tale unfolds in a story filled with campy entertainment, romantic tension, and a fresh take on the vampire genre. ⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄ ✨ ONC 2024 Ambassadors' Pick and SHORTLISTER. Prompts: 13, 58, 15, and 22. 🩸 Content warnings: blood and gore. 💕 Spice level: mild. 🖌️ Book cover artwork and design by Isobel Lynx.

Magic is everything and everywhere. It sustains the vampires, allows the weirs to transform, and gives the Fae life. Sorcerers are those humans fortunate enough to touch upon magic, form it to their will. The protectors of humanity. Elijah Lawson was the perfect sorcerer. Raised on the intricacies of magic from the time he was born, his entire life planned out. Until he lost his magic due to his own hubris, gaining an even more dangerous power in the process. Kicked out of his home, disowned by his father, and assumed dead, Eli fought tooth and nail to survive in a world that would kill him if they ever discovered his newfound ability. Able to cancel out magic, Eli hides among the criminal underground of Seaset for years, eking out a living. Now, he is forced to confront his past as students of Westmore, a magical academy, have begun to go missing. Forced by the criminal head of Seaset to go undercover to protect a single student for unknown reasons, Eli struggles to keep his secret and understand this mysterious threat to his city before it is too late. Razed by Magic, the first book in the Void Chronicles. An Urban Fantasy series perfect for fans of the Dresden Files, Super Powereds, or Alex Verus.

A vampire raised by humans, an OCD elf, a hyper active werewolf and a grumpy angel have six months to reach a forsaken realm called The Firelands (formerly The Dragon Realm). Should be simple right? Its not like they have a group of hunters of their tail, have to find four mostly-unhelpful dragons and, in general, don't get along with each other. Nah, this will be easy. Can't be that hard to escape the goblin tunnels. A giant who fancies himself a chef can't be that much of a threat. And they certainly don't almost kill each other on one very awkward night in a vampire city. What could possibly go wrong? All Kalen, Zedkiel, Incendio and Theth have to do is survive the journey of a lifetime and see that they live long enough fix a realm that Fate gave up on fifty years ago. And Lady Fate is on their side right? .... Right?

When Eko is kidnapped from his home in the deep Atlantic by members of an ancient cult, his only hope of returning to his life as a merman is the Heart of Poseidon, the source of his people's power, and the object the cultists want most. Following a grueling transformation into human form, Eko finds himself trapped in the small but dangerous town of Porthaven, Maine where he desperately searches for a way home. But the closer he gets to his goal, the more he finds himself drawn to his human savior, a kind human girl who helps him see the Upperworld and his new air-breathing body not as a prison, but as an opportunity for reinvention after the iron caste system of his old life. But even she is wrenched away when the cult leader discovers Eko's whereabouts and threatens everyone standing between him and the Heart of Poseidon. Forced to tap into a dark and lethal power in order to save the girl he's come to love, Eko uncovers ancient truths, and begins to suspect that the cult has motives poised to change both worlds forever. With consequences far worse than anyone could imagine.

The ocean was an unforgiving force that took as it pleased and gave little back. Astrid knew that to be a fact. After the tragedy of her mother's death, she watched her father's sanity collapse as he was driven to prove that it was more than just a boating accident. Unlike him, she stayed well away from the water's edge and out of its grasp, immersed in the sorrow of her loss. But what little the ocean did give back, a man of myth with the tail of a fish, could reveal more about the secrets to a harrowing conspiracy brewing below the surface.

Sean Brooks comes from a long line of witches. But unfortunately, he doesn't have a spell that can help him with relationships. When Sean meets Nate and Kaiden and discovers that they are werewolves, his attraction to them turns dangerous... ***** Separated from his coven of witches, Sean must figure out how to use his magic in a way he never has, especially when he comes face-to-face with a man bent on destroying the werewolves that Sean has grown to call his second family. But will his self-doubt condemn both him and the pack to death at the hands of a true monster? [[word count: 70,000 - 80,000]] Cover designed by Stefanie Saw Featured in: *@Wattpad "Season of the Witch" reading list - 2022 *@Wattpad "Where LGBTQIA+ stories live" reading list - 2022 * @PaidStories "Werewolves and other paranormal stories we'd die for" reading list - 2021 * @Wattpad #Editor's Picks reading list - 2021 * @Wattpad #WrittenWithPride reading list - 2021 * @Wattpad #PrideatWattpad reading list - 2020 * @Wattpad #SomethingWicked reading list - 2019 Awards: * The Flavored Awards - 1st place winner in the Werewolf Category - 2018

No one expected that it would happen until it did. Earth was dying. We, the few who survived the disease, were all contained in cells with artificial light and oxygen and food in the form of pills. So when help came in the form of C'Riel, an alien race that lived in a planet called Xe'Krein, many people found hope. But I was wary. Why would the C'Riel help us? How did we benefit them? What I didn't expect to happen was meeting him. The fire-eyed alien. My alien. And then I found out, that sometimes answers to the questions we want to know are sick and leave you wondering if everything was a lie.

Desdemona Nightingale is on the run. She's running from the label of a curse branded upon her the moment she was born. She's running from the oppressive rule of her mother, High Priestess of the most influential coven in America. She's running from the vampire who took her captive for months. She's running from the newly awakened darkness inside her, a death sentence hanging heavy over her head just waiting to drop when the secret slips out. She runs straight into Sixten Fahlström, a witchborn vampire hybrid and self-defense instructor at Salem University for Witches. Returning to Salem with him brings about a whole host of difficulties; a possessive werewolf ex-boyfriend, a nasty roommate, and the constant judgement of those meant to be her sisters. Add to that the vampire captor hounding her every step, and Desdemona just wants to start running again. As the darkness inside her grows stronger, the only thing between Desdemona and a pyre is the tenuous grasp of her self control. Only one question remains; will she be lost to the darkness, to a pyre, or to the rule of a monster? [COMPLETED]

Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option. ***** Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her... Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault. [[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]

Featured | Wattpad Picks 21/09/2018 | LGBTQ+ Arran Redfern is happy being a comparative disappointment. His first love is next in line to become the strongest werewolf in Europe. His mother is widely considered to be both the greatest mind of the 19th century and the most feared woman of the 21st. With his eighteenth birthday nearing and only one more year of school to suffer through, Arran is very much ready to settle into his promising life as a house-husband. Even if he does have to endure the hatred from the supernatural community for daring to be born a vampire. But when Cree dumps him, he finds he's lost even that lack-lustre future. Shunned by a supernatural community that doesn't want his kind, he has no choice but to throw himself into the human world that he hardly dares to join. The lines between worlds are blurring and political power systems are shifting, disrupting the uneasy peace of the past few centuries. As Arran finally starts to find a place for himself it's just as soon threatened by vampire attacks, prejudice and corruption.