the ghost of you keeps me awake [editor's choice 2021 | poetry] [cover by @qixing]

⚠ To be rewritten. ~BOOK 1 IN THE ROSSETT TRILOGY~ The moment Theo Lycaris first laid eyes on Anastasia, he fell for her . . . hard. But little did he know where his love for her would lead him. Anastasia Rossett had one motive for coming back to Manham: revenge. But when Theo and his friends decide to force their way into her life, a whole new story begins. Ashton Young's peaceful life is turned upside down even if all he wanted was to crash a party and dig up some dirt. With his whole life turning out to be a lie, will he be able to make the final choice? ______________________________________ Hope y'all enjoy reading!! ______________________________________ Started 23 April 2020 Ended 28 August 2020 Word Count: 61,000 ______________________________________ • Featured in Bad Girls reading list by @DangerousLove on 6th January 2021 Awards Won: # 1st in VenusVixens Awards 2020- Mystery # 1st in The Creator's Choice Awards 2020- Mystery # 2nd in The Sunshine Awards 2020- Mystery #3 in The Retrograde Awards- Mystery # 3rd in Undiscovered Awards 2020-Mystery Batch 2 # 3rd in Raindrop Awards 2020- Mysterious May Batch # Runner Up in The Savant Awards 2020-May Edition # Runner Up in The Noble Awards 2020- Mystery

[Completed] [Young/New Adult Action/Adventure] - - - What would you do if you were forced to participate in The Race, a competition where death is a possibility? If you refuse, you'll die. You have no choice but to try your best. You meet your team, you receive your special job, and you train for two weeks. Then, all too soon, The Race begins... Will your team take home seven million dollars? Or will you die trying? - - - "Two elite teams of eighteen year olds are being formed from people around the world. Each team is made of members with different skills and different backgrounds, all extraordinarily talented. They will each be given a different set of clues that lead to one end goal: seven million dollars. The players will be hurt, tested physically and mentally, possibly even killed. This is The Race." - - - Excerpt: "Now then, I don't expect us to play a get to know you game but, I mean, if we are going to be relying on each other throughout this thing, we need to at least be friendly. How about everyone says their name, occupation, and where they're from?" There was a pause for a moment as everyone stared at this pink-haired girl with an English accent. "Alright, fine. I'll start. My name is Maybelle, I am a chef and as you should be able to tell by my accent, I am from London." "I am Aralee, I am a singer and I am from Italy! I'm so excited to meet and become friends with all of you." "I guess I'll go next," the model-like girl spoke. "My name is Naomi, I am from Egypt and I am a model." Guessed it. "I am Cami, from Canada. I'm a barista," spoke the red-haired and green-eyed girl. "Lark, Russia, musician," said the blonde. "Asia, Hong Kong, and I am a certified genius." "Oh, uh, my name is Harper. I am from the U.S. and I am a dancer."

Meet 20 years old Alexis Dennis Torsney, the doted princess of the American mafia. The girl who prefers to not use her last name in public, and loves to stay low key. Now meet 24 years old Alessandro Cencio Alfonso, the Italian mob boss, who loves the face of danger, and shows a deathly aura to those other than his friends and family. What would happen when these two characters clash in unknown circumstances? Read to find out! This is my very first story, and it is fully based on my own ideas and imagination. The pictures aren't mine. Plagiarism is unaccepted😊. Cover by @RecallWriting Hope you all enjoy the story. #1 in coolmalelead(11/01/2021) #2 in hiddenpast (11/01/2021) #2 in enemytolovers(11/01/2021) #3 in italianmafia(11/01/2021)

'She could become their savour - or their destruction.' Rumours surrounding the untamed might of a young fire dragon are spreading across the continent of Ballasmara like wildfire. The seemingly limitless flames drive a variety of leaders towards the juvenile dragon to use as a weapon to gain an edge over the enemy after generations of fighting. Ember's fire doesn't stop growing in power and poses a threat for the very dragon that it lives inside, but external forces are also at work which will change her forever. Pressure continues to soar as the war continues to drive all the dragon species towards extinction, including her siblings. As three sides struggle to gain the dragoness' support; consequences of whatever choice she makes will ripple throughout her life and world. But she must choose, or outside forces may choose for her if she doesn't. The deities are watching - when they aren't arguing. ~~~ Completed! (This is a first draft that is slowly being edited) Featured in the fantasy profile reading lists: Featured Fantasy Stories Fantastic Beasts Awards: The Genre Contest [2019/2020]: Honourable Mention 🎖The Gem Reviews (Bunch 1) [2020]: Best in Creativity and Description The Bookish Awards [2020]: Honourable Mention 🥇The Gauntlet Awards [2020]: 1st in Fantasy/Adventure The Bloodstone Awards [2021, Jan] 3rd in Fantasy

Autumn Henningsen lives and breathes music. Just like her father, and his father before him, she has dreams to be a star. But those dreams won't happen if she stays in Gullwitch Cove, LA, a small town with a population of about 1000. Nothing ever happens there. The paparrazi haven't found Autumn yet, and that's a good thing. But it's SO SLOW there. When Autumn gets an offer to play for millions of people, she automatically jumps on the offer, and gets a little more than what she bargained for. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harley Davis needs to put the past behind him. After a freak accident leads him back to Gullwitch Cove, he buries himself in music, long motorcycle rides, and his leather jacket, hoping it'll keep everyone away. Annoyingly, it gives his new drummer the chance to get closer and closer until she's stolen his heart. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A funny, mushy, cliche novel by the author of Touch the Stars and Infinity, Songbird will slap you in the heart, soul, and make you cheer for Autumn and Harley as they find out what's really important. Cover designed by @IceBlueShadows Edited by @winnie_loves_honey started: 12/2/20

•2021 WATTYS SHORTLIST• Fifteen were called, Five will be selected, Ten must die. Sixteen years ago, the shadow war took place. The Shadow Queen and her shadows fought against the combined forces of Sorcerers from around the world. The Sorcerers succeeded in banishing the shadows and sealing the Shadow Queen in a wall beneath Blackstone Castle but at a great cost. Now, the seal on the Shadow Queen is breaking and it needs to be renewed. Kim Aldrich and fourteen other sorcerers from around the world were summoned to participate in the Midnight trials where the five survivors will cast the spell to renew the seal on the Shadow Queen. But what secrets are being kept from Kim? What is the true source of Shadow magic? The more secrets are unraveled, the more secrets there seem to be kept. Is Kim strong enough to survive the midnight trial? Because; In the Midnight Trial, it's either you win or you die.

[Wattpad @fanfic featured story under K-Pop & J-Pop: Asian Waves reading list since August 2022] *** "Do you believe in guardian angels, Seokjin?" *** "It's like... I've known you for long, but at the same time I don't know you at all." *** Jisoo is God's favorite guardian angel. Seokjin is an exceedingly clumsy man signed under her protection. As a reward for her hard work, God grants Jisoo the ability to live as a human for one day. When she meets Seokjin in person, things take turn in a way that makes her question everything she has believed in. Will Jisoo be able to go back into heaven? Cover by @BXXBLICIOUS

7 deadly demons and a freshman college girl. Surprisingly, they will become more attached to each other, than anyone could have predicted. *** Running away from her sorrowful past, Hailie decides to start college and moves into a new house on the suburbs. From the beginning everything seems quite strange. The neighbors stay away from her and a local handsome policeman knocks on her door with a warning. Little did she know the house is haunted by 7 demons, each corresponding to a deadly sin. Seeing her as devastated and tormented as she is, they make a baffling decision to help Hailie get back on her feet. But demons have an unusual and fearsome way of helping... ✨ 1st place in The Frosty Awards, category horror/mystery ✨ ✨ 1st place in The Golden Writer Awards, category paranormal ✨