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Legends... There's more truth to them than you'd think. When seventeen year old Odessa Santos returns to the Philippines for the summer, she expects she will be spending her days working on her tan and perfectly curating her Instagram profile with #summer worthy photos. Upon arriving in Acuña, her mother's hometown, complete with rice paddies and caribou, her vision for the ultimate summer getaway is crushed. Not everyone welcomes her, and the townspeople seem to know more than they're letting on... While locals caution her away from what they dub to be an Enchanted Forest, Odessa finds herself inexplicably drawn to it. Called to it. Bewitched by its lure, Odessa finds herself transported to the fairy realm, teeming with mythical creatures from provincial lore. To return, she must embark on an adventure, traversing valleys, rivers, and mountains. With the help of local guide Maya, and the cast of curious beings she meets along the way, Odessa might just make it back. But will she want to?

Vera is your average small town farmer who loves her life. That love is why she was chosen by a rag tag group of dimension hopping commandos looking to save their world from a grisly end. Vera is just what they need to right the wrongs in their world. Will Vera survive the trip through the "rabbit hole" or will she lose herself to what could be?

|| ✨ 2022 WATTYS WINNER ✨ || || x8 FEATURED || Kill the monsters. Claim the bounty. Escape to Alaska. ------------ Ten years ago, an event known as The Turning upset the balance of Earth's ecosystems. Demons emerged from the depths of Hell, dragging along with them obscure creatures from old myths and legends. In the midst of all this chaos, eighteen-year-old Raine Barlow makes a living by hunting monsters. No price is too high, no monster is too deadly. Her goal is simple: to make enough money to escape to Alaska -- where her parents are rumored to be held. And Raine just might be able to do it: the mayor of Eureka has agreed to pay her $10,000 to escort his young daughter to the City of Dust -- a former metropolis surrounded by walls and secrets. Armed with poison-tipped crossbow bolts, her own brand of small magic, and an aging battle-elk named Winston, Raine and her charge must trek across the dust-covered and desolate stretches of a California highway, all the while trying to avoid the monsters and demons who are trying to take over the world. Cover created by @Shreya_VA

Four siblings go up against an expert thief who isn't afraid to get a little blood on his hands to get what he wants. The kids don't quite know what they're doing and can never get along even in the simplest situations, so they might not have what it takes to defeat such a villain.

Monday Layeni is a rising new adult romance author. She believes in love in capital letters, and she has an ideal man in mind and won't settle for less. Kenneth Mosely is your self-made man, entrepreneur, writer, and inspirational speaker. You name it; Kenneth has done it. The man has dedicated his life to enlightening others. He believes love is essential, but another human being isn't necessary to obtain such fulfilment. Despite this, Kenneth holds a strict checklist on his ideal, Ms. Mosely. Five minutes and a few drinks are enough for the two to establish they are absolutely incompatible, all written in bold. Yet when time and a handful of coincidences begin to play, they both find themselves wondering if they can't cross out the IN of incompatible and highlight the latter in italic. @Perfectdiversity 50Kchallenge 2021 longlister.

Overly cautious and hopelessly single Julie Kendrick is finally getting over her one failed attempt at love. But now she has to join her serendipitously paired off siblings for their annual family Christmas gathering in Quebec City. Alone. Unless her mother has her way and manages to pair her off with a local who, to hear her tell it, could solve Julie's man drought. Desperate to avoid the family matchmaking game, Julie enlists her friend Christian Xie to help her run interference, but he only agrees on the condition that they tell their families they are dating. And with her options looking thinner than a cookie sheet, Julie sees no other choice but to settle into a routine with Christian. But just as she's ready to take the fake part out of dating Christian, her first and only love, Ronan Tremblay, comes waltzing back into her life. Torn between a residual love for both men, Julie tries to keep up appearances with her family while allowing Ronan a chance to redeem himself. But going from dating no one to juggling two men at once might prove to be more than Julie can handle. Especially with her family still trying to set her up with that local gentleman. ~*~ Featured in @romance 's Hot for the Holidays reading list: July, 2022 ~*~ This story is now complete! Feel free to binge read at your leisure.

Whitney Brooks compares herself to Robin Hood. She steals from the rich to gives to the poor. But she only takes money from bad people. However, after she is crippled in a carriage accident, she must change her ways. Now, she is righting the wrongs in her life, and she ends up in Fort Benton, Montana. When she recognizes a man from her past, she fears U.S. Marshal Jake Sterling might just arrest her. Although Jake Sterling is not a hero, he takes his job seriously and follows an outlaw to Fort Benton. Jake has a gut feeling that the outlaw is going to steal the rubies coming on one of the steamboats. But the more he gets to know the woman who is lovelier than a desert rose, the more he believes she is a thief and working side-by-side with the outlaw. How can he tell his heart that Whitney isn't the woman for him, when her passionate kisses tell him differently?

The Quickhall Mercenary Association has been connecting clients with hired hitmen and acquisitors for almost a century, but they haven't had a job this big since... well, ever. Enina is living day by day, working with what little money she gets from jobs and struggling to keep up with the rent for her apartment. Ever since the food poisoning fiasco that lost her a job cooking for one of the best restaurants in the Nation of Eriadrin, life's been tough. But when she's approached by a fairy with a proposition, all that could change - but can she trust him? What about all she'd be risking? She takes the job, hoping she might find someone from her past, but finds someone else instead - someone she'd been all too eager to forget. Dusty's life has been anything but idealistic ever since he left his hometown in the forest, following nothing but his dreams of exploring the world. Sure, the first year was alright, but when the library he was working for closed down and he set out in pursuit of a questionable job offer, things took a turn for the worse. Now that he's finally escaped the darkest year of his life, Dusty's been taking jobs and trying to save up the money to go visit his family. Unfortunately, money's been running a little short recently. Until he gets offered the biggest job the Association's seen in decades - that is, if he can find a partner to do it with.

Stoic college junior, Kelly Rivers, is balancing a string of heartbreaks, a pile of unread manuscripts, five summer courses, and an internship on top. And she's doing quite well--at least that's what she wrote on her résumé. No one tells the truth on those anyway. The truth is that her composure is slowly cracking and her mental health is degrading. Things only get worse when the editor she works for asks her to help sign a deal with promising but eccentric writer, Miles Whitman. Not only does he complicate her job, but he also makes it a point to break through her façade and find out why she has been ignoring her feelings for years. What's a girl gotta do to catch a break? Word Count: 50,000-60,000 words Cover created by @meha-k [Featured on Romance's "Head Over Heels" Reading List] [Featured on Humor's "Isn't it romantically funny?" Reading List] [Featured on NewAdultReads's "Featured Authors" Reading List]

[WATTY'S 2022 SHORTLIST] #1 in #SPYSTORY #1 in #BOARDINGSCHOOL #1 in #SPYWARE When sixteen-year-old Amelia Warbur's father suddenly dies, her life is upheaved and her mum wastes no time in sending her off to boarding school. With a mysterious redheaded headmistress, who Amelia meets at her fathers funeral, she's soon to find out that this is no ordinary school. Queen Aindreas School may claim it's a school for the smartest children in the UK - but it's really a school for spies. Amelia's thrown into an entirely new world she feels unprepared for, and she's especially unprepared to meet Elijah Jones. Her school might teach her how to kill a man, but it doesn't teach her what to do when she falls in love with one.

TW: Kidnapping --------- For well over a decade, people have been vanishing. It started on a beach. Then went further throughout the city. There was never a trace of any of the city-people, no matter how far and hard the police searched. The Umbers have just moved in, unaware of this fact. What they discover about the disappearances may be horrifying. ----- Cover design made by @JABrownOfficial #161 in #disappearance on May 21, 2021 #81 in #disappearance on May 28, 2021

(NaNoWriMo 2021) (Jujutsu Kaisen x Touhou Reader) Daughter of a highly skilled, special grade jujutsu sorcerer, Y/n Izayoi strives to be just like her mother, Sakuya Izayoi. Training to one day become a great sorcerer, the death of her mother leaves behind an old pocket watch that is rumored to be the source of Sakuya's overpowered time and space manipulation powers. While (Y/n) goes on adventures with her newfound friends at Jujutsu Tech, time's a ticking bomb for who will find the pocket watch first and create havoc amongst the world of jujutsu sorcerers.

Eda has never seen life outside of Asterism, a haven to most but a prison to her. Closely watched by her mother and her assigned Guardian, Alstroe, she lives a perfect, protected life, until all she knows is destroyed by Aries, a man who will stop at nothing to fulfil a century's old betrothal to Eda. Forced to leave the only home she has known, Eda must face the dangers of High Court, the dangerous affections of a wild prince, and her own fate.

Courtney Torres is a liar. Pretending for months she's been seeing someone, she's finally forced to find a fake date to bring to her family's Christmas celebration - a task that gets ultimately even harder when she convinces her coworker Liv to play the part. Liv, who not only hates Christmas, but Courtney as well. For NaNoWriMo 2021.

Shakar has never felt like he belonged in the small desert village of Hafa. One day he learns about his latent abilities as a Navigator, able to travel through time and across dimensions. Can he trust the mysterious travellers who show up to take him in? What will he find out about his father and the gift he left him?

DEAD GIRL WALKING. Hyacinth died the moment they were born. At least, that's what their father thinks. After a supernatural birth and a lonely childhood cut short by the loss of their guardian, they set off on an adventure to discover who they really are, and why they didn't die that fateful night. Dorian is an orphan, living on the streets. He dreams big, hoping to have a real home of his own, a place he can call his own. An encounter with Hyacinth sets him on a dangerous path, one he will cherish forever. Talisen Kunzea is crown prince. His father, crowned under dubious circumstances, scares him. He is to come of age in two years time, and it is time for him to learn the ways of court life. Their paths cross, and the horrible truth that binds the three will forever shake the kingdom of Anemone. ----------------------- updates when I can (PLACEHOLDER COVER - NOT FINAL)

At Phoenix Hall, even the heroes are villains. In my world, there are three kinds of people. Heroes. Villains. Plebs. Heroes save the world. Villains try to take over the world. Plebs just try to get through Chemistry without losing their eyebrows. Our school is ruled over by opposing sides; hero and villain. Their Lords are vicious, cruel, and not concerned about using their powers for the good of anyone. Around Phoenix Hall, hero is just another four-letter word. I'm Ruby Raddish, pleb. The lowest of the low. The utterly powerless child of two of our most famous heroes. Or I was. Until I accidentally blow up Lord Hero himself, after one too many bad jokes at my expense. Now the target on my back has just tripled. Plebs are wary of my change in fortune. Heroes think I'll turn villain for attacking one of their own. Villains think I'm trying to be a hero spy. No matter which way I turn, I can't win. My new powers unearth old secrets and soon it's not just my life in danger. Lord Hero wants my head between his legs. Lord Villain wants his between mine. I just want to graduate and disappear into the normalcy of a human life. Described as 'Sky High' meets 'the Boys', this New Adult superhero boarding school bully romance is not for the faint of heart. The main character has two love interests, who each have their own extra love interest, and things gets sexual between them all. However, there are no menage/group scenes, and this is not a reverse harem story.

*Now published as a full ebook and paperback novel. Buy now on www.authoranhorton.com* How far would you go to keep a promise? When twelve-year-old Oliver Ainsworth promised his life to Avery Hastings, she never believed him. After years apart, through war and tragedy, it seems even more likely that he's forgotten her entirely. And she's moved on as well. Haunted by their parents' gruesome murder and the overbearing debt they'd left behind, Avery and her sister both sell themselves into different trades to make their livings, to pay back the murderer before he comes for them too. As for Oliver? The war came for him just like it came for every other young boy in their village. Or so Avery thinks. Until her employment with a wealthy family in France forces their two worlds to collide once more and she learns there's far more to the boy she knew than she could have ever imagined. Bound by a contract neither of them ever signed, they must come together again after years apart, after being worlds away, after becoming different people. A contract which states that they are overdue for their own wedding. But, after a lengthy engagement, when Oliver gives Avery the chance to opt out... will she even want to?