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In the world of magic there are only two options: learn control, or risk becoming the one thing everyone fears. On the anniversary of her parents' death Mara Collins must face more than her own grief; she must face a hidden world. When a series of accidents over the past eleven years leads to her discovery of witches and magic, Mara must make the decision to leave her life behind in order to hone her new abilities or stay and risk the chance that her powers could rage out of control. When people discover Mara is a descendant of one of the most powerful witches in history, they start to believe Mara will follow in her ancestor's footsteps. No pressure, right? Not everyone is excited to hear of Mara's potential power, and some even want to stop her. With a Fae for a roommate, a witch for a mentor, and a Werewolf Prince for a friend everything seems to be looking up. But when friends turn to enemies, who can Mara go to for help? who can she trust? Will she be able to control her powers before they turn her into the one thing everyone fears?

"Suddenly, I found our faces so close together, I could feel his warm breath caressing my face. It smelt slightly of mint, and an undercurrent that was all Cole-pure masculine goodness.I breathed in deeply, my eyes briefly fluttering closed. God, since when did he smell so good?" Raven has lost everyone. Her mother and twin sister died, her father left, leaving her in alone in the world with powers that she barely understands. All that Raven has left is Cole, her best friend. When a dangerous enemy resurfaces intent on killing Raven, Cole swears he will do all he can to protect her. As the two get pushed closer together, will their combined powers be enough to save them? Will Raven be able to stop her heart from shattering to a thousand pieces? *** Please keep in mind that this is a first draft, and is, for the most part, unedited. I know it's not at its best, but I'm working on it... "Wow, I am so hooked!" "You captivated me from the start..." "The storyline seems very original..." The above were just a few of the comments I received... :) As you can tell, this is also a romance as well as paranormal/fantasy :) hehe Laura__Zalenga owns the right to the picture in the cover...

Mara comes from a poor background, fighting from a young age to make something of herself. This led her to the academy, a military recruitment organization where solider bled and where spirits were broken. Its where HE is...where he grew up, Kael..... Kael is arrogant, prideful and infuriating. The golden boy, the standard, the heir of power. What happens when Mara and Kael find themselves thrown together in the academy? Working together against odds stacked against them from the corruption of power. Will they overcome these trials together? Or will they both be destined to fail? ------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a slowburn, enemies to lovers story. Its a work in progress and its not perfect. I'm just a girl who loves dystopian stories and who lives inside her mind wanting to create a simple story with some of my favorite/common tropes. Like I said this story isn't PERFECT, I wrote this many years ago and I've just never published it anywhere. So I understand it can be a bit confusing. But I tried to fix it up and I'm adding to it.

He'd left her a note and a cold cup of coffee. That's how Mara's world ended, quietly, normally, and tragically. Grief came in small details: his jacket still by the door, the mug with her lipstick print, the phone that lit up with his name she could not make herself answer. Every small thing, hurts. But the city doesn't stop for broken hearts. The rain still falls, the bread still bakes, strangers still smile. And as Mara staggers under sorrow, she finds herself stretched between the agony of memory and the fragile hope of tomorrow. This is not a story of perfect love. This is a story of losing big, of surviving by a thread, and of making beauty from the fissures that are left behind. A story where kindness comes in the form of warm croissants, a stranger's guitar, and a laugh that surprises her in the darkness. And when Mara eventually masters folding the note and tucking it away, she finds out something she never anticipated: heartbreak isn't forever. Not when life continues to move on. Not when healing arrives in tiny, stubborn bits. Not when hope, despite everything, still wants to be discovered. Until It Doesn't Hurt is a gritty, emotional romance about endings that shatter us, beginnings that rebuild us, and the quiet miracle of falling in love again.

BOOK ONE in the Stolen mental health series. --- "You're kinda weird," she says after a minute, smiling softly as she takes a step towards the fiction section, "it's cute." She possesses a type of attraction that goes overlooked at first, a beauty that makes you take a second glance at her on the streets. He was entranced by this, but he couldn't tell her. Mara Gray is an enigma. The first you see of her will also be the last. The first thing to be noticed by Elias James as she explodes through the doors of the public library he works at, singing recklessly, making him wish he were deaf. Elias James had his life flipped upside down two years ago and he hasn't spoken since. Not because he doesn't want to, simply, a defense mechanism he adapted. The last sound to leave his lips was a scream, and then he was speechless. --- This is the story of Bipolar Disorder and the aftermath of Sexual Assault, between two kids that find each other in the chaos of it all. #1 in Nightmare 2/17/2021 #1 in Third Person 2/24/2021 #1 in Awareness 6/15/2021 #5 in BoyxGirl 11/9/2021 #1 in Slowburn 12/3/2021

A story begins when a father loses his daughter after being concussed when he got caught off guard, he had searched for his daughter for a month, beginning to lose hope, resulting to him tragically killing himself with his very own sword, causing him to end up in a looped hell. (Hello! This story may have slow updates since I still have school, so I'll try my best to update as soon as possible!) Pls read I beg of you, I want you to let me know how you think of it since I SUCK at making lore for my oc's 7/24/25 7:51 PM

(A Beautiful Book #1) Highest Ranking in Paranormal: #63 Word Count: 91,000 Is true love worth the ultimate sacrifice? Looking human doesn't mean you are human, and Mara knows this all to well. She looks, talks, and even acts remotely human. But she's got a secret. A dark, evil secret: She's the daughter of the Devil, Queen of Gargoyles, and Princess of Hell. Cast out of Hell sense the fourteenth century and rounding up her father's vagabond minions, she knows the definition of "unloved". But when an old friend, Charles, shows up one night during a midnight patrol, telling her the terrible news that her mother has been cut by an Archangel's Blade, Mara's crazy life takes a twist. Challenged with old love interests and loyalty to her father, Mara must choose between following orders like a good girl, or taking a risk and following her heart that may end up destroying the world as she knows it.

In the quiet supernatural town of Stonebrook, Mara Hale-wolf-born and stubborn as hell-has always been more at home with the abandoned animals she shelters than the whispers of fate that trail her bloodline. She doesn't believe in the Moon Goddess's plans. She doesn't need a mate. Then Jude Wells arrives. A nomadic witch with haunted eyes, healing hands, and scars that speak louder than words. He's running from something that burned everything he loved-and into a town that isn't ready to trust him. Especially not with someone like Mara. But the bond between them hums beneath skin and soul. And when a long-buried ritual begins to rise, rewriting the rules of pack and coven alike, Mara and Jude will have to decide: Do they forge their own fate-or let the old gods decide for them? Rooted in dark magic, aching intimacy, and the kind of love that doesn't ask permission, Rootbound is a story about choosing connection over control-and blooming where the world tried to bury you.

When the world fell apart, Raven lost everything, including her best friend, Cole. Now, in the ruins of a civilization crawling with the undead, survival is her only rule... until she finds herself trapped inside a fortress of strangers who call themselves The Soulless Society. Trust is dangerous, love even more so. And when the masked leader of a ruthless rival gang steps out of the shadows, Raven will learn that some ghosts refuse to stay dead. ________ Warnings: smut, a lot of gore, angst, mentions of starving, drugs, alcohol, portrayals of mental health, dark themes, knife play, etc. ________

In a lakeside town where shapeshifters roam the shadows, Mara Philips, a rogue detective, must find a missing girl. But when clues lead her down a path of deadly desire and deception, she's forced to face her own demons in a race against the Bloodmoon. ***** Waking up naked on the beach isn't too off-brand for Mara Philips, considering the opened bottle of whiskey not far away. Recently forced to surrender her detective badge, she's been having a rough couple weeks. But blacking out the same night the neighbor's dog dies? A little sus. Something's amiss along the lakeshore and Mara discovers the dog might not be the only victim. Fliers for missing teenage girls are posted all over town and a mother desperate for answers begs the rogue detective to take her case. With the help of a new flame, Mara investigates the shadows of her rural town where shapeshifters roam and a government agency hunts them down. But when clues lead her on a path of deadly desire and deception, she'll be forced to face her own demons before they consume her in a race against the looming Bloodmoon. Content Warning: This story contains mature sexual content, violence, gore, pet death, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, drug mentions, kidnapping, mentions of sexual assault/trafficking, discussion of friend's suicide, homophobic slurs, racism SOUL TIDES blends dark supernatural mystery with sapphic romance and a dash of science fiction. #ownvoices WATTY'S SHORTLIST 2021 1st Place Fantasy - Elite Awards 2019 1st Place Paranormal - Writer's Oscars 2019 2nd Place Paranormal - Pride Awards 2020 3rd Place Fantasy - Majestic Inc Awards 2019 Top 3 Paranormal Finalist - Prime Awards 2020