2020/2021 Award Winners' Books
15 stories
Fall by livisalemon1212
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" 'This was where we first met, remember?' he smiled, looking upward at the top of the tree, the sunlight dappling his face and making his warm brown eyes look like melted gold- the kind you'd spend any wealth in the world on. " Louisa 'Louie' does not like high society or the idea of a husband. She would prefer taking her bow into the woods for target practice and climbing trees. She doesn't need a hero to save her. She is perfectly content with her current life. Then he rides in. Jack doesn't want a wife or children, at least not yet. He watched both of his siblings rush into loveless marriages. He doesn't want that. He vowed not to marry unless it is with someone he loves. And then she quite literally, falls into his life. Covers by me (@livisalemon1212) Photo by Everton Vila on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/@evertonvila?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText Second Photo by Jacob Rank on Unsplash
The Vampire Always Bites Twice by AHopelessNecromantic
AHopelessNecromantic
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Criminal necromancer & vampire private eye team up to solve the case of the missing barista. *** When a client drops dead in her fortune telling parlor, 'reformed' necromancer Isla has no choice but to illegally resurrect the poor gal. Your girl's got priors, alright? Hiding a corpse will send Isla back to the slammer. The client's just a Tourist, so Isla is certain nobody will notice. But you know what they say: The only things certain in life are death, taxes, and a handsome vampire poking his fangs where they don't belong. Gregor, a vampire private detective, has been hired to find another vamp's misplaced favorite bloodbag-- I mean, barista. Greg knows the fraudulent and distractingly attractive psychic, Isla, is the key to the barista's whereabouts, but he just can't put his fangs on what it is she's hiding from him. If her little whoopsie is discovered, Isla fears both the otherworldly authorities and an ancient vampire will have her throat. So she does what any girl would do in her situation. She hires Greg to find the risen barista for her first so that she can undo the resurrection. Sparks fly and blood splatters as Greg and Isla investigate Philadelphia's secret paranormal society, throw literal bones at the werewolf mafia, commune with the spirits of dead vampire-brides, dodge arrest by the magic fuzz, and occasionally pop off for late night cheesesteaks. The Vampire Always Bites Twice is the Wattys 2022 Grand Prize Winner! The "Bites Twice" Mysteries 1 - The Vampire Always Bites Twice 1.5 - Doubull Indemnity [revised version coming soon) 2 - Shadow of a Curse (Coming Fall 2025) This book contains explicit sexual content, paranormal violence, animal harm, and gore.
The Diaries of Elia Beatrix by --Charlotte13--
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My name is Elia Beatrix. Life is...well...life is hard. A deadly, contagious disease has spread across our lands, wiping out entire towns. Winter is coming and we think it will only make it worse. I'm scared. No. I'm terrified. I am determined to keep my family safe, but what can one girl do when an apocalypse is tearing through life? The world may never know...but at least I will. ******* Cover made by @--Charlotte13-- #1 in The Taurus Awards #3 in The Universal Writing Contest YouTube trailer coming soon!
The Crescent by Q13-21-18-04-05-18
Q13-21-18-04-05-18
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In 1939, young journalist Will Drachman is murdered during a visit to Dr. Norman Baker's alleged Cancer Curing Hospital. To move on, Will needs his body properly buried. But there's one problem - he has no idea where it is. Fast forward seventy-eight years, sixteen-year-old Zacari Jones is on a grudging getaway to salvage her relationship with her father at the hospital-turned-hotel named The Crescent. She discovers an old-fashioned camera beneath the floorboards of her room, also known as Baker's old office, and it proves to be more than a dusty artifact when she peers through and finds she is able to communicate with the ghost of Dr. Baker. As Dr. Baker sheds light on his legacy, Will has something to say on the matter. Faced with ghostly contradictions, Zacari must determine who is telling the truth, all the while juggling a neglectful father, a possible romance, and chihuahua sidekick prone to fits of uncontrollable urinating.
The What Ifs (A KotLC Fanfiction) by -Shadowflux-Rose-
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What if Sophie never made it to the Lost Cities? What if she was hit by the streetlight instead of using her powers? What if the Neverseen kidnapped her from the human waorld? You don't have to read Keeper of the Lost cities to read this. Thank you @Retired_Watpad_Writr for the cover. I love you. All rights go to Shannon Messenger {#1 in amnisia- 2020} {#1 in gethen- 2020} {#1 in songtwins- 2020}
The Mirrored World by Nxwspxper
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Legend says, if you say a certain thing while you are standing in front of a mirror, you can open a doorway between dimensions. Violet O'Neill thinks this is just a myth, but a truth or dare game gone wrong will prove her wrong. Now she just wants to go home, but its harder than she would think. Will she have to compromise her morals to get home? Will she be stuck there forever?
The Elementals by --Charlotte13--
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'She's different then us...and much more dangerous...' * * * Ashlyn West was always an outcast. Ever since she was found in the forest as a baby, with a name and nothing else, she felt like her life was on a leash and she never knew why. When she suddenly starts getting a strange feeling that something horrific is about to happen, Ashlyn must try to convince the alpha and wolf counsel that precautions must be taken, though they think nothing of it until the elements start to slowly wither away, one by one. Meanwhile, rumors shuffle around her pack that a strange, hostile wolf is lurking in the area with an unknown motive, and Ashlyn's pack becomes paranoid and decides to restrain her even more than she was before. But why? Who was the hostile wolf? How can she sense things that no one else can? What makes her so different? -STORY IN THE MAKING- [mild language] Completed cover made my @--Charlotte13-- Placed #3 in the Universal Writing Contest (UWC) Best ranking: #5 in 'elements'
Breaking Down by Eveleft13
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Book One of the Breaking Jessa Series: Jessa Miller is beautiful chaos. Diagnosed as Bipolar, she is always one step from burning everything to the ground. Her lows are low, but her highs are sprinkled with magical pixie dust where everything is just within her reach. She is invincible; she is unbreakable. Nothing or no one can ever hurt her. Driven by her compulsions and fueled by the influences around her, Jessa only has one true passion in life, her music. She wants to be a star and escape the small Ohio town. She will do anything it takes to live her dream, even if it means losing herself in the process. After an exceptionally bad episode, Jessa finds herself stuck, running between Nathan Webster, the man who can give her everything she wants, and Cameron Nash, her adorably goofy yet slightly grumpy best friend who has always been there to keep her grounded when she is at her worst. What happens when friendship lines are blurred and living in reality becomes too much to take? Is living your dream at any cost worth the risk of losing your sanity? ********************************************************* 💚💙 The follow-up to the Drowning Series 💚💙 Please Check out the Prequel Series: Drowning Series (Complete)- Drowning: Book One Resurfacing: Book Two Breathing: Book Three 🥇#1 Brave Girls Writing Contest- General Fiction 🥉#3 Books and Beyond Award 2020- Misc. Category 🥈#2 The Hot Chocolate Awards- New Adult Best Antagonist- Rising Phoenix Awards- Combo Category #3 in Pills out of 14.2k on 1/10/21
Every Little Thing by SueLou66
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Mallory finds herself brokenhearted when she loses the love of her life in a tragic accident. She's left to pick up the pieces of her life with the help of her best friend, Kendall. Her job as a neonatal nurse helps to keep her mind off of her broken heart when something unexpected happens; she comes face to face with Dr. Samuel Daniels. Will she find love again, or will her grief blind her from her second chance at love and happiness? *** "Kendall is under the illusion that you're in love with me. Can you believe that? I just buried my fiancé seven months ago. She told me not to be blinded by my grief, not to see that you love me," I sigh. I notice Sam lower his head. "I'm guessing that must have pissed you off." "It did! I don't want her to ruin the friendship that we have. I like how we are. You throw the love word in there, and it freaks me out." I fight back my tears. Sam raises his head to look at me. "Listen, Mallory. I would never do anything to jeopardize what we have. Please don't let other people's observations of our relationship mess that up, okay?" *** 1st Place in The Candy Cane Awards 🥇 2nd Place in the 2020 Universal Awards 🥈 2nd Place in the Books and Beyond Awards 🥈
Paradise by priya_shady
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"Look at the words in this book, I'm sure it will keep you at hook. If you don't open it now, you miss the chance to read the words above." If want to get something to relate to your life here are the collection of my poems which have many emotions (Different emotions for different poems) which everyone can relate and surely you will enjoy it..... Achievements: 🏆 1st place - The Magical Award 🏆 2nd place award - Authors Awards 🏆 2nd place Award - Universal Writing Community. 🏆 Runner up - The Winter Wonderland Awards 2020 🏆 Honourable Mentions in Royal and Golden Awards