The Better to See
- Reads 167
- Votes 3
- Parts 35
Vermeille Greene hates her missing father, the French, and acting like a lady. When she helps a neighbor after a frightening break-in, all three are suddenly making more of an appearance in her life than she would like. Kidnapped twice over and given experimental drugs in the service of a war she never agreed to fight, she must find a way back to her mother and her life.
Sarah Blake is proud of her position as a civilian soldier. After her scientist brother is accused of treason, however, she begins to question her allies as well as her own moral high ground. Fleeing across the ocean, she must rescue a woman she's never met before her brother's research is used to horrifying purpose.
All Rights Reserved
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
Blood of a Pirate || Will Turner
"Not all treasure's silver and gold mate." ~ During the 17th Century, the crystalline waters of the Caribbean Sea are nothing more than a vast playground for mystery and adventure. For Milah the town of Port Royal is a world far away from the excitement of the high seas and she very much wishes to keep it that way. However the fates deny her this peace as Jack Sparrow, a roguish yet charming pirate captain, ruins it all. The infamous and cursed pirates of the Black Pearl have attacked the town, taking Elizabeth Swann, the beautiful governor's daughter, with them. Now Milah finds that she must place trust in a pirate she barely knows and her best friend, Will Turner, to save miss Swann before it's too late. On the journey however she has no choice but to confront and remember her past, one that she has left behind for so long and would much rather keep locked up in the depths of the sea. Can Milah keep her darkest secret hidden or will her past finally catch up to her?Complete
The Blade and The Bird
She'd spent many years playing in this forest as a child. While Selene had enjoyed her novels in the warmth of the house, a blanket wrapped around her narrow shoulders, Sidra always came home covered in mud and scrapes from hours out in the wilderness. She'd take an axe out into the forest and pretend to fight off monsters, the terrifying Mystics that her grandmother had told her stories about. She'd pretend to fight Lycans, knocking out their massive teeth one by one. She'd stand atop rocks and throw her axe at the trees, pretending they were wood nymphs come to steal her away. She'd always return home and tell Selene about the monsters she'd fought that day, spinning together a story of courage and bravery for her little sister. She felt that pain in her heart again as she thought of those times. Through the years, she'd stop going into the woods to play, and she'd instead find stories for Selene. Books of all sizes and shapes, no matter the content, because it made her feel close to her sister just as she had before her parents died. She thought of her family now, how she was all alone. Her parents had been gone for years, her grandmother, and now even Selene was missing somewhere. She needed to find her sister, she couldn't lose the last bit of her family. **Complete
What Lasts in Us
**COMPLETED** Several years after the world succumbed to a deadly strain of measles that turned those infected into crazed, mindless cannibals, Charlotte wanders the backroads alone, content with surviving day-to-day. That's until she crosses paths with Nate and his daughter, Emmi. Emmi is not and cannot be vaccinated against the disease, so the only way to protect her and give her some kind of life is to reunite her with her estranged mother in a quarantine zone on the other side of the country. Charlotte wants nothing to do with Nate or the girl who reminds her of her dead sister. She does not want to go through the grief of losing people again if something bad were to happen. And something bad does happen when Emmi is kidnapped, and it's no one's fault but Charlotte's. Through this obligation alone, Charlotte feels like it is her responsibility to get Emmi back, to right her wrong. In helping Nate pursue his kidnapped daughter, Charlotte inadvertently allows herself to feel again, to care for those other than herself. But with the clock ticking, Charlotte's new-found family may just end up like her own, dead and destroyed, if Emmi is exposed to the disease that her father tried so hard to protect her from.Complete
By Your Side (Will Turner)
SEQUEL TO YOUNG LOVE ~ After Will stopped Evelyn from marrying Leo, the two finally come together as lovers. They now face a new adventure with their friend Captain Jack Sparrow in search for the heart of Davy Jones. But what will happen when new foes are met? What will happen when old faces return? Together, Evelyn and Will must face these new challenges and save each other once more. I DO NOT OWN PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN OR ITS CHARACTERS, ONLY MY OWN!Complete
"Mi Never Deserve Dis Life"-- A Jamaican Teenage Story
From she a 7, Arielle face pain. Her real father dead in a car accident-he was her safety net. Her mother spiral into depression, and not long after, bring een a new man-Trevor. From she turn 11, Trevor start fi watch her too hard, and touch her when her mother nah look. By the time she a 13, she get bullied bad at school because she poor and quiet. No one know what she really going through at home. At 14, she find out she pregnant-but she too shame, too scared fi talk. Her mother accuse her of being "slack" and "looking man." She beg her mother fi believe her, but she sickly and weak-minded, and she side wid Trevor. They beat her. They run her out. Arielle get help from an old church sister who give her shelter. But when she try reach out again-her mother dead from cancer, and Trevor disappear. Arielle now haffi raise a child, heal her trauma, and figure out if she can love or even trust anybody again.
Tooth and Nail: An Epic Dark Fantasy Adventure
Before Bear, there was Taran. And Taran never had a chance--not with his bad luck. After being falsely accused of killing his mother, Taran ran away to avoid the noose. He hasn't stopped running since, even with warrants out for his arrest and criminals haunting the lonely dirt roads between cities. With nowhere to go and nothing to lose, Taran will have to fight tooth and nail against murderous thieves, corrupt lords, and religious zealots to keep his freedom-else he'll hang from the gallows before the true journey even begins. READ NOW to witness Taran fight his fate.Complete
Return to Me: Captain Jack Sparrow
I do not own Pirate's of the Caribbean, all rights go to the Disney company. I only own (Y/n) Rogers and Johanna Mills, savvy? Book two of the It's a Pirate's Life For Me collection It's been almost a year since (Y/n) Rogers has seen the man she loved, Captain Jack Sparrow. But when Elizabeth's marriage to Will is interrupted by Lord Cutler Beckett, who has unknown intentions with Jack, will she see him again? Better yet, will Jack realize his own feelings for her, and come to terms with them, or is he unable to outrun the devil of the sea... Davy JonesComplete
Heart of a Pirate || Will Turner
"Do you fear death?" ~ Legend has it that a tortured soul called Davy Jones lives beneath the sea with a terrible sea beast at his command. Unfortunately for the notorious pirate, Captain Jack Sparrow, this particular legend is very real. Years ago, Jack made a deal with Davy Jones, who is now expecting him to make good on his promise by handing himself over to Jones's servitude. But Jack will not give in without a fight, which is especially bad news for Milah and her now husband Will Turner, who always seem to get caught up in Jack's mishaps. If Jack can't find a way to rid himself of Davy Jones once and for all, it may just spell the end for the three adventurers. Meeting old allies and facing new threats, follow Milah Turner in the race for the dead man's chest and the heart of Davy Jones. ~ (Sequel to 'Pirate in her Blood)Complete
"Not all treasure's silver and gold mate." ~ During the 17th Century, the crystalline waters of the Caribbean Sea are nothing more than a vast playground for mystery and adventure. For Milah the town of Port Royal is a world far away from the excitement of the high seas and she very much wishes to keep it that way. However the fates deny her this peace as Jack Sparrow, a roguish yet charming pirate captain, ruins it all. The infamous and cursed pirates of the Black Pearl have attacked the town, taking Elizabeth Swann, the beautiful governor's daughter, with them. Now Milah finds that she must place trust in a pirate she barely knows and her best friend, Will Turner, to save miss Swann before it's too late. On the journey however she has no choice but to confront and remember her past, one that she has left behind for so long and would much rather keep locked up in the depths of the sea. Can Milah keep her darkest secret hidden or will her past finally catch up to her?
More detailsContent Guidelines