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She was a giver. Always poured too much of love. Never realizing watering a rock doesn't make it soft. Emma is your regular teenage-not! She's keeping her head low in her own house , keeping her mouth shut for the sanity of her mother. She's trying to escape and luck just couldn't be more cruel than Maximus!

GOOD PILOTS STAY DEAD - BUT GHOSTS GET EVEN. The Iron Empire Saga continues! Having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life, Taewon Park is dead, as far as anyone else is concerned. Separated from his squadmates and hunted by dangerous new mercenaries, Taewon will fight to uncover the deadly secrets at the heart of the Iron War - even if it costs him everything. With unlikely new allies and nothing left to lose, Taewon's guerilla war against the very heart of the corporate conspiracy will pit him not only against the ghosts of his past - but against the very people he once called family. Time is running out, and somewhere out there, another hero is rising - a saint whose path will inevitably cross his own. SILVER GHOST Coming soon. [Author's note on the cover: artwork is temporary and uses edited resources found online. No AI was used. A real cover from a paid artist will be commissioned eventually, to match the first novel.]

In Novy Mir, the genetically beautiful are considered royalty. Those without desirable traits are Selected to the warrior section. Nadia Radoslav might just be the only person in the entire country to reject her future with the lovely Viry, choosing instead to follow the path of the Kuzabn warrior. But the leader of the Viry feels her rejection as a personal insult to their kind, and a dangerous rebellion. She's left with a deadly threat: succeed and be initiated into the Kuzabn, or risk execution. Will Nadia find her place where two worlds collide? Or will she be crushed between the expectations of the beautiful and the strong? Similar to these published book series: Divergent Uglies/Pretties #ProjectWomanUp #FreeYourBody #PFCC2K16 #BadassReads #SafeLove #WrittenInAction #193 Science Fiction 4-27-16 #497 in Science Fiction 2-26-19

Frisson (noun) A sudden strong feeling of excitement or fear; a thrill. Kathryn Davis has always been the 'bad girl'. The outsider. The kind of person who never takes crap from anyone and always ends up in detention. When her archeologist parents jet off to Egypt for a year, Kat moves in with her older brother. She has the perfect opportunity to reinvent herself and to leave her past in the past. The only catch? She has to face her biggest nightmare: Suburbia. A new school where the only person she knows is her cousin seems ideal, doesn't it? But drama seems to follow Kat wherever she goes. She finds herself torn between a handsome and popular jock and a rebel misfit, much like herself. She also makes a new enemy that is hell bent on ruining her life. As if her love life and frenemies aren't enough to deal with, Kat starts to discover a whole new side of her life that she never know existed. Join Kat as she navigates the rollercoaster of high school, friendships, enemies, and the unexpected twists and turns that will leave you feeling the frisson of excitement with every page. (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE BAD GIRL) ROMANCE || HUMOR || DRAMA || //Winner of The 2017 Malibu Awards// 3rd Place in The Rebel Awards// #60 in Teen Fiction

LGBT/DYSTOPIA: Luke and Aiden escape the small community they helped build years after an apocalyptic event devastated the world, leaving the survivors to endure the wrath of their new leader, Santos. But with Santos and his men tight on their heels, Luke and Aiden hide out in an old, abandoned lighthouse where their trust for each other quickly grows. But can they face their ultimate fears to rescue the remaining survivors and survive another day? A story of building and rebuilding what was lost, with a haunting twist ending. ----- Highest rank: #872 in General Fiction (Thanks, readers, for pushing this story into the top 1000 of its genre!) Copyright © by Leslie Lee Sanders

A HEIST GONE WRONG. A GANG SHATTERED. Volya Angelov, known by the public as the Priest for his cult-like following, knows how to cut a deal and take what's rightfully his. He and his criminal prodigies have siphoned Gorod Krestov's wealth for years and are slowly draining the city's slums with their profits. Yet when he is arrested and shipped off to an island prison, his empire is left to his closest ally, Mysh, a girl who stands a mere five feet. It's up to her to manage what he's left behind and decide whether or not the syndicate should be risked for his life. But with demons from a haunting past and sinister characters converging all around her: can Mysh pull it off? "SIX OF CROWS" meets "PEAKY BLINDERS" in this twisty, 1920s-set novella with enough suspense to keep you reading until the church bells chime. Honors/Awards: ONC 2021 Top 5 Winner (4th place) ONC 2021 Ambassador's Pick (Round Two) "NOVYYE SAINTS" is 7x featured on: @shortstory's "another time, another place" reading list @action's "thriller" reading list @action's "action spotlight" reading list @historicalfiction's "decade fiction" reading list @badassreads's "the ruffians" reading list @storiesundiscovered's "historically inaccurate" reading list for august 2021 @opennovellacontest's "2021 top five winners" and "2021 ambassador picks" lists Copyright © 2021 Elle Chaika Open Novella 2021 | Prompt No. 29

Channing Blackwood is an unstoppable, problematic nineteen-year-old girl who refuses to learn her lesson. After barely completing high school, Channing spent most of her time in her parents' basement. With no job, all the vexed teen did was smoke with her friends, terrorize the local neighborhood and woo hot women. But after nearly getting arrested for the umpteenth time, her parents are fed up. Her mom takes notion and sends Channing off to Richdale Academy, an organization in which sheltered troublesome young women and taught them how to better themselves. Richdale Academy introduces Channing to nine girls, ranging from ages eighteen to twenty-one, in which all landed in Richdale for obscene behavior. Blair Cadwell was sent away by her evil step-mother at the age of eighteen, all because she may or may not have nabbed a hundred bucks from the evil witch's purse. Being labeled as a thief, she agreed and signed over the papers to be enrolled into Richdale Academy. Now, she was nineteen and was in the institution for nearly a year, but it was far better than having to live under the same roof of her step-mother. For the most part, Blair was a pretty innocent soul, despite the somewhat frequent swears and the underage drinking; but by being in Richdale Academy, the society looked at her as a delinquent, just like all the others. Paramount is about ten young women whose lives change forever after a lightning strike. With the power of the strike, the girls who were deemed detrimental to the society becomes heroines. Paramount consists of a main female cast of characters, lesbian romance, action, adventure, humor, badass superpowers and one, wicked villainess. Inspired by American Horror Story: Coven.

A girl asked for help from a villain to find the hero. The villain agreed. At first, she thought that the villain is helping her to find the hero. Then, she realized, she's helping the villain to find himself. It was one heck of a great superhero chase. ×××××××××× BlueVelvetShirt Copyright 2016 (UP, UP, AND AWAY!) Ranks: #293 in Adventure (October 30, 2016) #245 in Adventure (November 1, 2016) #717 in Adventure (March 2017-August 13, 2017) #570 in Adventure (August 13-September 3) #664 in Adventure (September 3-October) #504 in Adventure (October 3-...) A/N the list is getting longer and longer... [On-Going]

Adrianna Black a 22 year old hitman for the most dangerous man in Britain, her father - Jerome Black finds herself in a predicament when she ruins a deal for Jerome and is faced with an unusually light punishment so she can complete another kill. Only Jerome won't tell her why he wants this man in particular killed and she cant seem to find him. Killing Devin Kallis is the only way to redeem herself in Jerome's book and her only shot at survival as she notices him tiring of her presence.

Highest Rank: #466 in Romance 03|12|17 Book two of the "The Doctor Series" Read book one: The Doctor's Gangster Blood is always red, violets aren't always blue, you screwed up my life. Just wait because I'm coming after you - Kennedy Danielle King

WARNING. THIS ACADEMY COMES WITH THE FOLLOWING SET OF RULES : 1. No usage of weapons outside of the academy. 2. You must have your identity cards with you at all times. 3. Your tatoos must be covered if you ever do leave the place. 4. You must be with at least one of your group members at all times unless said otherwise. 5. No sextual activities with any other member of this academy. If any of these rules are broken then you will be punished . Rae Woods always thought she would have the same name her whole life. All she knew was that since her brother was the leader of the academy her parents thought it was a good idea to join the academy. After her seventeenth birthday she had no problem joining this place, after all, what harm can it do? One by one she encountered the five bad boys of FIVE Academy. Little did she know she was in for a surprise.

A boy washed up on shore. Twelve hours later, a girl followed. It's clockwork. Someone arrives at noon, another at midnight. Only one thing connects these people: they do not remember anything upon arrival. But hopefully, they will begin to remember who they are and how they got there. Some have dark secrets. Some want bloodshed. Some want power. Others don't want to be rescued. But soon they will discover that the Island holds more secrets and death than they do.

Cover made by Flawed_Divinity. She makes amazing covers in her cover shop, so you can go check them out :) Maybe the bad boy's not so emotionless. Maybe the good girl's not so perfect. And maybe senior year may turn out to be more interesting that expected. With problematic pasts and presents, both fake and true friendships and trust issues, Allison and Elliot conclude that maybe, just maybe: true love isn't just a myth. After all, bad boys are made for good girls and Good Girls Are Made For Bad Boys. ©Copyright2016 All Rights Reserved.

What if your fairytale romance was founded on a lie? [winner of #badassreads Secrets and Sacrifices competition]

Zoanna 'Zoe' Reynolds is no ordinary teenager. Lives in a mansion, owns eight different cars for all weathers, has admirers from every corner and gets invitations to parties every night. With her exotic looks and a billion dollars conglomerate waiting for her, the world practically worships Zoe. But there are a couple of teeny tiny problems. She lives in the confinement of the four walls of her room when she owns estates all over the continents. Rarely touches the cars even when she has Mercedes and Lamborghinis cramped in the garage. For her, admirers come and go. As for the invitations, they go straight to the trash can. Why? She's seen her parents die before her eyes. She's received the body parts of her eight years old sister as Christmas presents. She was kidnapped on multiple occasions and stood face to face with death twice. With a life as messed up as her's she labels herself as one of the most 'damaged' teenager in the world. Until she gets to know the dark haired eye candy who used to be her childhood crush. Until history starts repeating and the real destruction begins. Until all she can think was how peaceful her life had been. * I've made a couple of changes to the name.

The End was the Beginning. Adapt and conquer, or die. Sixteen-year-old Andrea Collins survives by the skin of her teeth: always on the move, and trusting no one. Until the one day, the truth hits her - and he has wings. Taking advatage of Creation's reboot, demons, vampires, Were-shifters, and other dark, twisted, monsters slither from their sanctuaries, each determined to claim the new Earth. The Angels turn to Andrea, an orphaned human girl, to save humanity, or enslave it. Genesis: 2.0, what happens when humans are bottom of the food chain? *Sass Awards May 2019 - 3rd place Paranormal *Writer's Circle Awards 2019 - 3rd place Supernatural #badassreads @Horns_and_Halos #ProjectBadassGirls © L. D. Nash Cover art by CJ Douglass

A normal couple would go on dates to the movies or dinner but not Aiden and Chris. Normal is far from what you would call their relationship. Instead of going to the park or a museum, Aiden and Chris like to visit houses. That doesn't sound to strange but they don't go there just to mingle, no Aiden and Chris like to perform heist during their date night. This particular heist is a big one. During the house party of a rich and handsome investment banker Chris and Aiden plan on leaving with more than just party favors.

"Darkness. No matter how much you tell yourself that you aren't afraid of it, it'll sneak up on you." Panicked and scared Elisa Lockhart runs away right after her family is brutally murdered. But while running from the killer she finds herself in the middle of the woods, and even there she's not safe. With no memory of the event other than a pair of red eyes that haunt her dreams, she decides to rely on a group of supernatural creatures to get out of the forest alive. But things are a lot more complicated and Elisa soon discovers things she never thought could be possible. Ultimately finding herself trapped into a reality where she can trust only her instincts. But as time ticks by, the darkness starts to loom over her, controlling and overbearing. Elisa has to gain back control of everything before it's too late, but everything comes at a price. And she's not sure she's ready to pay. Highest Rank #682 in Vampire (June 27 2016) Edited by the lovely @ingenuousness

[ highest ranking: #8 in mystery/thriller as of December 8,2015] "Kill or be killed." That's the only thing you should know once you're in The Arena. Jodi was having the time of her life until she was abducted, taken away, and forced to fight with other terrified young women to the death. A hyper-realistic tale of fighting for survival and struggling with choosing simply die to end it all or to fight and eventually be freed from The Arena and in turn unearth the grisly underground operation. If you're the type of Candy Girl who can stomach a little violence and gore, then this is definitely a read for you! * CANDY MAG ARTICLE by Daryn Agapay WARNING! May contain some foul words, lots of killing and blood. GORE. "READ AT YOUR OWN RISKS" cover by @Loraxfal PS. This is not a FANFICTION.

Rainer Chaxton is a bomb specialist and a member of a criminal organization Equinox, an organized crime group which specializes in kidnapping the heirs of the wealthiest families in the state and demanding huge sums of money for their release. Upon a new mission set in Billfort Academy, a therapeutic school for rebellious teens of the richest clans in the area, Rainer with his team crosses paths with Delthea Billfort, a young woman stuck in her own unnatural circumstance. An unexplainable string of events follow and as Rainer sees the agency he's working for in a different light, he ignites a profound affinity with a hostage they were bound not to get attached with. But secrets were bound to be discovered and were bound to change who they thought they were.