Simoom Rising - Nancy Kay Clark - Wattpad

Story cover for Simoom Rising by NancyKayClark

Simoom Rising

Reads 842
Votes 25
Parts 30
Time 4h 12m

Reads 842
Votes 25
Parts 30
Time 4h 12m

Mature

#1 rule of detectives: Don't fall in love with a suspect

Amid civil unrest and unusual dust storms, twenty volunteer aid workers have disappeared in the slums of a mining colony on the planet of Simoom, including the long lost lover of Security Officer Vestra Gwir. Torn by guilt and heartbreak, Vestra vows to find the truth and bring the culprits to justice. But her world is upended and her beliefs undone when she's put in charge of interrogating terrorist suspect Ann Harmony. 

Ann's fragile appearance belies a steely interior. Day after day she provides only cryptic answers, and warnings about a red dust that seems to have a mind of its own. In a battle of wills, Vestra has met her match in Ann, and little by little as Ann tells her story, Vestra begins to realize guilt and innocence is not easy to define.

Inextricably entangled now, Vestra must unravel the truth behind the disappearances not only to avenge her old love, but to save her new love. If only the dust would stop swirling.All Rights Reserved

Table of contents

30 parts

Sign up to add Simoom Rising to your library and receive updates

or

Content Guidelines

You may also like

When Melts The Frost by NyraAshvale

"How do you picture this, I wonder? Do you think I'll be gentle and patient? Or raw and brutal, like the filthy Reaper I am? Tell me, Thea-do you want me to be brutal with you?" ** Seven years after a zombie apocalypse reduced the world to ruins, Thea, a skilled scout and fearless defender of The Remnants, is thrust into an impossible mission. Her leader's decision to accept Silas-a lieutenant from their sworn enemies, the brutal Reapers-as a double agent threatens everything she's fought to protect. Assigned to monitor Silas, Thea soon discovers that beneath his icy, calculating demeanor lies a storm of secrets and contradictions. As fire and ice collide, danger sharpens into desire, and the boundary between right and wrong begins to blur. Will Thea's burning resolve be enough to keep her people safe, or will the frosty shadows of Silas's past consume them both? Dark secrets, forbidden chemistry, and the thin line between survival and surrender ignite this gripping tale of love and danger in a broken world. © All rights reserved

The Truth About That Summer by kjobrien

"If you want to try again, I've learned a few things since then and now I'm sure... I would make it so, so good for you..." Luke pulls back, a troublemakers grin on his lips. "You wouldn't be able to forget it." *** Dylan Anderson never expected to be back in the small beach town where her family used to spend their summers. Especially not after that one July night that changed everything. But after a recent fall, her grandmother needs a caregiver and as Dylan recently dropped out of college, she's the perfect girl for the job. So now, after years of deliberately staying far away, Dylan is back and determined to interact with the town, its people, and the tragedy that took place there as little as possible. But when her stubborn Grams and super good looking ex-boyfriend turned nemesis, Luke Henson, team up to destroy her plan, she's in for quite the challenge. What's supposed to be a quiet summer reflecting on her new life plans turns into a whirlwind of love, pain, lust and forgiveness as Dylan finally learns the truth about that summer. All rights reserved ® kjobrien ™ TW: without giving away the plot, this story has moments which are very dark/upsetting, alluding to trauma/tragic death, and struggles with mental health. please read with care and remember to take care of your mental well-being❤️ (Started 11/30/2020) #1 in Steamy #1 in ExLovers #1 in Beach Romance #1 in Player #1 in Sad Romance #2 in Women's Fiction #2 in Mature #2 in Grieving #3 in Romance #3 in Coping #4 in Healing #4 in Moving Forward #4 in Summer Vacation #5 in Flirty #6 in Young Adult #6 in Enemies to Lovers #7 in New Adult #7 in Summer Love #7 in Drama Romance

Shadow Weaver (Back on Wattpad 2020!) by Claire-Merle

"Mooooorrrrrrrreeeeeeee, this book is like air, i need it!" @noromance101 "These chapters are written BEAUTIFULLY! You are, without a doubt, my favorite writer on this site. " @nagykt "Reading this feeds my soul." @Yrthraethra Sixteen-year-old Mirra can see people's memories. She is a Shadow Weaver, one of the outlawed, glitter-eyed race feared in her land and forced into brutal slavery as children. She and her brother Kel have escaped their fate by hiding near the frozen mountains. But when bounty hunters snatch Kel, Mirra injured and unable to track long distances will lose him unless she gives herself up to his captors. As as a Shadow Weaver who's survived childhood and whose golden-flecked irises have faded, concealing her talent, Mirra's own value is priceless on the black-market. Taken to a lawless town in the northern territories, Mirra convinces her captors to sell her to a mysterious young man destined for the same province as the officer who has bought her brother. The young man is the Kingdom's missing Prince, feared dead after his escort was attacked on an expedition. He has been in hiding, waiting for a Shadow Weaver whose skill he can use to discover who ordered his assassination. But before he will risk breaking his father's law and taking Mirra to the royal court, he must test her talent and her ability to hide it. If Mirra fails, her hopes of seeing her brother again will be cut by the noose around her neck. HIGHEST RANKING #1 in Fantasy on Wattpad. #1 Amazon Sword & Sorcery This book was taken down in DEC 2017 due to publishing restrictions. It is now possible to put it back up on wattpad. From March onwards 2 chapters will be posted per week until the completed book is available.

Wolf Bound by Loutka

[UNEDITED] Genesis Anderson knew fairy tales with happy endings didn't exist but that never made her feel indifferent about them. That is, until the night she sees a beast for herself. When she wakes the next morning in an unfamiliar room, in an unfamiliar town, her newly acquired werewolf abilities are the least of her worries. She soon learns she's been accused of a murder, and the victim? The former Alpha. Locked away by the brother of the man she supposedly killed, Genesis realizes she must fight to prove her innocence, and navigate her new life in a pack that's already rejected her, if she ever wants to make it out alive. But even as the line between enemies and foes, as well as hate and love begins to blur, a looming darkness threatens to destroy all of wolf kind and mankind. And even in this make-believe fairy tale, Genesis learns happy endings still aren't given nor promised. ✨Werewolf Week - featured 10/26/20✨ ✨From Our Stars - featured 2/9/21✨

The Curse of Seven by beforesanityhits

"Listen carefully, Amara... Seven souls have fallen from grace. You will find one who is prideful and vain, one who has become sick with that which he craves, one whose desires will control his aims, one who resents that which he cannot attain, one who consumes more than which he's ordained, one who disregards love for rage, and one who does little for those in aid. Seven Sins... Seven months, and your burden will be lifted." ~~~~~~ Amara has spent five years of her life away from the world, the weight of her past shadowing her every step. Once engaged to a beloved celebrity and on the path to a bright future, her life shattered when a single tragic moment led to her fiancé's death. Now free, she returns to a world that has moved on without her-a father with a secret, a society unwilling to forgive, and a future that feels out of reach. As Amara navigates her isolation, she begins to encounter strange things. She uncovers uncomfortable truths about her family, her fiancé's death, and the person she wants to become. In the end, Amara must decide whether she can forgive herself and embrace the chance to rebuild her life. As things continue to come to light, she must confront the darkest parts of herself.

Kadota (Love Trilogy) by Lisa_Evette

In the quiet desert village of Dey, living among the sand dunes and mirages, existed an anomaly - me. I was different, born without the ability to read, write or keep long memories. My scientist father hailed my uniqueness as a miracle, but my life was far from ordinary. To the village, I was just an oddity, a walking puzzle with missing pieces. My only solace was my best friend, always standing by me, his unspoken love for me etched in his affectionate gaze. We lived under a cruel regime with a population no more than a hundred. Every year, one of us would be chosen on the Counting Day, a ceremonious banishing ritual, to become yet another outcast to the floating prison island far off in the ocean - our village's dreaded version of population control. Our past criminals, defiant to government, and more terrifyingly, our loved ones gone missing, were thought to inhabit that island, their fate, a terrifying enigma. This year, as the Counting Day approached unrelentingly, and my loved one's life rested on borrowed time, I made a decision. I volunteered to be casted out. It was my turn to face the unknown with a hidden purpose - to locate my lost father who was sent there years ago.

White Crystal Butterflies | Wattys 2021 Shortlist | ✔ by SmokeAndOranges

❖ Interstellar pilot and ex-adventurer Alex Gallegos must keep their team safe on an icy moon as sentient storms threaten to repeat the tragedy that ended their last career. ❖ Everyone in the United Inhabited Solar Systems (for some reason, UIS for short) knows to stay away from Mahaha. The icy moon is notorious for failed probe landings and research missions that end in tragedy: the only people to ever venture to its surface needed rescuing after just two weeks. When a prestigious research group decides they want a turn, they ask Alex Gallegos to lead the team. Perfectly qualified and haunted by their past, Alex accepts, hoping to make up for old mistakes and get just a little further from the earth they've left behind. Two months into the seven-month mission, the team is struggling with discontent, damaged equipment, and blizzards acting less and less like normal weather. As Mahaha moves out of range of help and the storms take on a more malicious character, Alex must face the one foe they could never have prepared for. Mahaha may or may not be alive. ❖❖❖ Complete. Wattys 2021 Shortlister. Standalone sequel (Rocks Can Dance) coming in 2023. Comments and critiques are both welcome and appreciated. I write characters from many different backgrounds, with many different experiences. If you share those traits and find that I have misrepresented anything, please let me know! I am feedback-friendly and here to learn :)

Mission: Undercover by ann2ktheauthor

📖Featured by @adultfiction on "Kills and Thrills" reading list📖 Previously known as "Undercover: Fake Identity" *** "What are you running away from, Vanessa?" he asked, looking at her with deep, dark eyes. Those icy yet fiery eyes. And hers. Hers, full of tears, flashed in the darkness. "I'll tell you everything the day I'm ready to lose you." *** Vanessa Blake, also known to some as X, is a professional assassin whose services the Main National Intelligence Agency Special Operations Division often uses in certain and special cases. Whether outright eliminating a target or working undercover, she executes every task with precision and unmatched ability. What she doesn't suspect, however, is that her latest assignment will change her life completely. Going undercover into the life of the handsome billionaire Cole Willker will confront her with a constant struggle with waves of feelings unknown to her. Their damaged souls, fighting their demons, will collide, and one epic love will be born. *** Mysteries, secrets, conspiracies. Action, drama, romance. Friendships, love, hate, denial. A story about one big, explosive love. Love that changes. People. Fates. Worlds. Love that comes where no one expected it. Where no one believed it could even exist. *** * Dark Romance * Mature themes * Strong language * Murders, gore, and violence descriptions

It all began with a simple date... by vampire_angelz

You find yourself neglected as a human citizen of the world. No one likes to talk to you and often turn away under the excuse of being an abnormal weirdo when you first comes to town. You turn up with weird markings all over your body and the worst part is you have no memory of that. Or your previous life. And then you turn up with the best part of your life. You meet a handsome hunk and he is the first guy who ends up asking you on a date... And soon your story unfolds into a horrific misfortune for a life... what makes it worse is that you have a plan and with that plan on the side, you see someone has the legacy to follow your footsteps and you can't do anything about it. It is your job to save your life and their's too. So take a seat and enjoy the ROLLER COASTER OF HORRORS!!! #75 in short story on 18/06/16 #66 in short story on 20/06/16 #95 in short story on 26/06/16 #79 in short story on 14/07/16 #63 in short story on 16/07/16

You may also like

Slide 1 of 9

When Melts The Frost cover

The Truth About That Summer cover

Shadow Weaver (Back on Wattpad 2020!) cover

Wolf Bound cover

The Curse of Seven cover

Kadota (Love Trilogy) cover

White Crystal Butterflies | Wattys 2021 Shortlist | ✔ cover

Mission: Undercover cover

It all began with a simple date... cover

When Melts The Frost

"How do you picture this, I wonder? Do you think I'll be gentle and patient? Or raw and brutal, like the filthy Reaper I am? Tell me, Thea-do you want me to be brutal with you?" ** Seven years after a zombie apocalypse reduced the world to ruins, Thea, a skilled scout and fearless defender of The Remnants, is thrust into an impossible mission. Her leader's decision to accept Silas-a lieutenant from their sworn enemies, the brutal Reapers-as a double agent threatens everything she's fought to protect. Assigned to monitor Silas, Thea soon discovers that beneath his icy, calculating demeanor lies a storm of secrets and contradictions. As fire and ice collide, danger sharpens into desire, and the boundary between right and wrong begins to blur. Will Thea's burning resolve be enough to keep her people safe, or will the frosty shadows of Silas's past consume them both? Dark secrets, forbidden chemistry, and the thin line between survival and surrender ignite this gripping tale of love and danger in a broken world. © All rights reserved