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WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION The nightmare continues when Ryan, the gay wizard, comes face to face with the most unexpected nemeses yet. He will have to figure out if love truly is the most powerful magic of all. ***** After the events of I'M A GAY WIZARD, Ryan wakes up to a startling scene--his father is driving him to begin a brand new life in a small, idyllic town called Misthaven. The dream-like memory of being trapped at the Marduk Institute relentlessly haunts Ryan's new life. In the night, Ryan comes face to face with a nightmarish force who warns him that he and his friends are, in fact, trapped in a magical dream prison created by the Institute to quell its most troublesome wizards. Ryan and his friends must immediately escape this prison for a chance at survival. Little do they know that this is only the beginning of a harrowing adventure where the limits of love and friendship will be tested and the age-old question will return--is love truly the greatest magic of all? [This is the sequel to I'm A Gay Wizard, the Wattpad Original edition.] Content and/or Trigger Warning: This book contains scenes depicting self-harm and violence, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION You do magic once, and it sticks to you like glitter glue... When Johnny and his best friend, Alison, pass their summer holidays dabbling in magic, they never expect it to have consequences. Sure, it'd be great if they could banish bullies or change their lives for the better, and what harm could come from lighting a few candles and chanting a few spells? They get their answer in the form of an earthquake unleashed at their behest, which draws the attention of the Marduk Institute, an age-old organization dedicated to fostering the talents of young wizards. Whisked away to the institute and told they can never return to their old lives, Johnny and Alison must quickly adapt to a new world shimmering with monsters, fraternities, and cute boys like Hunter and Blake. But when they're pulled into a dark, supernatural fight that could cost them their lives, they'll have to find strength they never knew they had as they battle for love, acceptance, and their own happy endings -- all with the help of a little bit of magic.

A gift from the past. A flame that cannot be extinguished. For Noah Johnson, turning sixteen should have been nothing more than a fresh start in a new city. But when his grandmother hands him a mysterious inheritance left by a grandfather he never knew, Noah's destiny is changed forever. In the town of Talland, the halls of his new school hide more than just bullies and teenage secrets. While trying to protect a new friend, Noah ends up shattering the only link to his past: an iron bracelet set with a red diamond. What he didn't know was that some things must be broken to be set free. Now, with a crystal fused to his soul and a Flame Guardian named Moto by his side, Noah discovers he is the Heir to an ancient power. But in a world where light awakens shadows, he must learn fast: the fire that warms can also consume everything he loves.

No one has ever gotten close enough to discover the secrets of Corbin White's troubling past. Not until he finds a group of other teens hiding supernatural abilities. They teach him how to see and manipulate the Rudin, the uncharted world of unseen energy, and how to fend off the terrifying beings that live there. But they don't have the answers he's seeking. What they do have is a deadly secret of their own. Now Corbin must confront the living nightmares of his past, survive the betrayal of the friends he trusted, and face his role in the earth-shattering events of the future. Anyone can save the world, but Corbin is the only one destined to destroy it.

In a world of constant noise and movement, Beatrix "Bee" Thorne is a masterpiece of isolation. Trapped behind the "Marble Veil" a rare sensory condition that leaves her unable to feel the world around her; she has spent nineteen years as a ghost in her own skin, a student of architecture who can build structures but never inhabit them. Everything changes in Room 309 at Aethelgard University. Tucked behind a rusted radiator, Bee finds a yellowed letter from Rhys, a student who lived in her room two years prior. He was a boy who felt too much; she is a girl who feels nothing at all. But when her fingers brush his frantic ink, the impossible happens: she feels a spark of heat. Now, Bee is following a trail of breadcrumbs through dusty archives, moonlit libraries, and secret campus haunts. Each letter brings her closer to the truth of what happened to the boy who wrote them and closer to a connection that defies the boundaries of time, touch, and the hollow silence between them. Some silences can only be broken by a touch.

Twelve girls. One elite team. A coach who doesn't do mercy. Fyby is fifteen, with a talent everyone can see except her. She's terrified, but she'll never admit it. Not to anyone. The noise inside won't stop. They call it Kraaks, a blade that strikes exactly where it hurts most. To survive the pressure, the rivalry and their own shadows, they'll have to learn something no one can teach them. They'll have to tune in. 📖 Based on 15 years of true events. 🔥 New chapters every week.

Emma's secret is out - and nothing in Beaverton will ever be the same. After the chaos of the Harvest Festival, Emma is learning how to live in a world where her husband Alex finally knows the truth: she's a witch, her magic is real, and the town they love is far stranger than he ever imagined. But the next disturbance doesn't come from a festival or a rogue spell. It comes from the Beaverton City Library. Books vanish from the catalog. Shelves rearrange themselves after closing. Whispers echo through the stacks when no one is there to speak them. And when a collapsing bookcase reveals an ancient magical sigil, Emma, Alex, and Luna are pulled into a mystery older than the town itself. A hidden passage. A vast underground archive. A spectral librarian bound by arcane rules. And a warning that chills them to the bone. Because someone else wants the archive's power - and they're willing to break every ward to get it. As intruders breach the library's defenses and Emma is forced to use her magic openly once again, she must decide how far she's willing to go to protect the people she loves... and the secrets buried beneath the library floor. The age of secrecy is ending. And Beaverton's magical community is no longer hidden.

When a tragedy struck a remote village in Northern Pakistan, the police must find the connections between reality and myths to unravel a brutal plot of mischief and mayhem. At the heart of it all are two best friends, each fighting to find their place in a world that feels more fractured than ever. Durbek Khush spent years alone, his past a closed book. But when a phantom starts showing up to haunt his present, he fears for his sanity. Has he been alone for too long? Diya Rahman's family is a mess where trust is a foreign concept. But when the story she wrote comes to life, she wonders if isolating herself isn't the answer. Has she detached from reality completely? Two friends. One mystery. And the line between reality and nightmare is fading fast.

Daniel Running and Eric Kirkland share a dorm, a class, even an after school activity... One of them has a secret he's protected all his life. When sinister characters enter the story, threatening the few people he's come to care about in his school, he will risk his secret to protect their lives. One of them had a plan going into this school year, standard goals well within his reach. When trouble comes knocking, a dangerous assailant threatens his closest friend's life and a mysterious 'Angel of Death' begins to stalk the island, he finds himself in the thick of a series of events well out of his control. ...by the end of the year their entwined stories may not share the same ending.

In a world where people are separated into ability users and unabilitied, Luna Ione is an ability user with only one goal: to find her missing siblings. Six years after their disappearance, a chance encounter leads her to two secret organizations. Regret. An organization that uses their abilities for good and wants to resolve things peacefully, led by the heroic and mysterious Blaze Winslow. Crime. A criminal organization that uses their abilities to take revenge on the unabilitied, led by the elusive and mystifying Thorn Shadows. But Blaze and Thorn have a feud that runs deep, and now that Luna has become entangled in it, she's about to find out that the war between Crime and Regret may be more complicated than she could have imagined...

Samantha Nova, an ordinary girl with an ordinary life, gets trapped in the world of the Domini, bearers and protectors of a key that their family has protected for centuries.

Daniel Running and Eric Kirkland share a dorm, a class, an after school activity, and ... "When I'd been accepted into The Clayworth Academy I'd made a plan and told myself come Hell or high water that I'd follow it through. My plan didn't include a Duncan or a Daniel or The Tunnel Men. The Daily Ink was something I'd never even heard of. Steadily things changed. Steadily my original plan was lost along the way. Had you told me that I'd be at the epicenter of something so chaotic and dangerous back when I'd gotten my Acceptance Letter I would have told you that you had the wrong gent." "When I was accepted into the Academy my sole focus had been to make it through without letting anyone know about my secrets. They're not your average secrets but the people I met along the way ended up not being so average themselves. People have never been my strong suit-never will be. All I wanted to do was make the grade and move on to whatever'd be next. I should have known things wouldn't go smoothly. They've never gone smoothly for me." ...by the end of the year their entwined stories may not share the same ending.

A spin-off to We love you (so please don't go) detailing some of the events that took place a month after the jail fiasco (Chapters 4-6.5) and sometime before the pancake fiasco (Chapters 7-8). There will be 4 chapters (+ a bonus chapter), with each chapter being set a week after the previous ones. PS: Here is the link to the other fics in this series: https://www.wattpad.com/list/1418716607-we-love-you-so-please-dont-go

"Let the Lightning Engulf you" Alexander Charon is caught up in the mystery of a lifetime that threatens the lives of all those around him. When beginning his new life at a boarding school for kids with special abilities, a dangerous artefact suddenly goes missing. He and his friends are labelled as the prime suspects. He must master his abilities to survive the challenges ahead and prove their innocence. Armed with resolve and the willingness to risk his life, he must learn the truth behind the school and save his friends while there is still time. Will his creativity, ingenuity and tenacity be enough? ---------------------------- Thank you so much to everyone for commenting and liking my book! I promise I read all of them and I'll respond as soon as I can. Original Image for cover by Zenopic. Cover Edited by Z.T.Soyoye using Photofunia.com

On Elena Chen's fortieth birthday, a number appears on her palm: [30]. Thirty chances. Thirty memories. Thirty opportunities to understand why every relationship she's ever had has ended the same way-with her running. A mysterious painting arrives showing six panels across six centuries. All with her face. And a man named Adrian who claims he's been waiting six hundred years for her to wake up. Each memory costs her. Each time she chooses fear over love, the countdown drops. When it reaches zero, she'll forget everything and repeat the cycle. Forever. But if she chooses to remember-if she faces every moment of cowardice across six lifetimes-the price isn't hers to pay. It's his. *Kintsugi: the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold.* *Some scars aren't meant to be hidden.* *Some scars are meant to shine.* 🏆 Entry for Open Novella Contest 2026 | Prompt #53 Content Warning: Mature themes including death across timelines, emotional patterns, LGBTQ+ relationships (historical period), war trauma (WWII), and discussions of obsessive behavior. Recommended for readers 16+.

It still feels like the old days were the normal days. I'm probably just showing my age. Back then, most of us had jobs in the suburbs. We'd drive to those jobs in cars. Gas was less than $25 a gallon. And people would go shopping for fun, of all things. Back then, when all these things were normal, the damnedest thing happened. And that damnedest thing went on for so long it started to feel normal, too. * * * How do we change, when change is hard? What happens, when we live with the absurd for so long that it becomes commonplace? Where do we look for consistency in a world that is collapsing around us, and what happens when the one thing we cling to is the one thing we cannot explain? * * * This is projected to be a four part story. I'll post on Tuesday and Friday evenings. Cover art by Donna Davis.

TW: One mention of d3@th. A fanfic of [Bish][Slug]'s; Today is Not a Gift of God and a short prequel to We love you (so please don't go) detailing how Rsch and Krus d!3d, as well as other things that happened before Essie and Affie's summer break started. PS: Here is the link to the other fics in this series: https://www.wattpad.com/list/1418716607-we-love-you-so-please-dont-go

THE MUMMY meets THE DEVOURING GRAY. Sixteen-year-old Mika Stefandottri made deal with the goddess of death, Hela, when she was young. But even believing in the old Norse gods couldn't have prepared her for accidentally unleashing their ancient curse. With the ability to hear the dead, thanks to Hela, Mika must win an archeological internship at the Vargr Academy in England if she plans to spend her life as a forensic archaeologist helping murder victims like she vowed she would. When Mika unearths a Viking artifact, she realizes it holds an ancient curse. One which she and two of her classmates unwittingly unleash. As students at Vargr Academy become haunted and possessed by angry spirits from the Underworld, Mika must team up with the others to stop the curse before it claims everyone at the academy. CHAPTERS UPDATED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY

Roxanne is a 14-year-old girl with an ordinary life. As if you called a witch life ordinary but when the government limits your powers. Roxanne learns that she has the opportunity to show what she worthy of and the possibility of becoming a leader. But the human and Immugus race hate each other and both hate witches. Roxanne got to prove that she is worthy of standing by them and risking her life to restore peace. Even if it means to go home.

When Douglas Brodie, clocks in for the night shift at Supermart 13 he's prepared to deal with the grouchy shoppers, what he is not expecting zombies. Fortunately Douglas is a wizard so he may just be able to survive the mini-zompocalypse. ZombieMart is a short story sequel to my contemporary fantasy novella "The Wolves of West Virginia", which is available at Amazon and Smashwords: http://amazon.com/author/eoghannirving