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Altered

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'They wore uniform grey, their expression hard and distant, their muscles taut with expectation, as if at any moment they were ready to lead an assault, to carry out orders, to kill, to die. And yet they were. Kingston had trained these children to kill at a word, to obey their masters without question. They were machines, the ultimate weapons in modern warfare. Children, as young as seven and as old as eighteen, stood impeccable and fearless, but it was what was hidden in their minds that was to be feared most of all.'

Nineteen-year-old Charlotte Owens has entered her final year at Kingston Academy and, together with her best friends, she plans on making it through the year in one piece, away from the scrutinising eye of the headmaster and the founder's son. However, when she discovers that she has been thrust into the role of Head Girl, working alongside a boy she can hardly stand, not only are her plans for anonymity destroyed, but her plans for making it through the year at all seem to be in danger of becoming a wistful dream. Charlotte finds herself faced with the monstrous task of learning to play a game for survival in a world that seems determined to destroy her. Not only fighting for her life, Charlotte must also fight to gain control over the genetic alterations that plague her mind, in an effort to become the soldier she must be. 

A dark and tense tale of the battle between good and evil, Altered brings to life a strange and deadly world full of power and intrigue, as well as casting light on many secrets that so many hoped would remain undiscovered.

This is Book One of AlteredAll Rights Reserved

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Gangleader's Lost by PeacefullyUnknown

He loved me, He loved me not He loved me, but not, in the way I needed him to say. "When you lose someone who use to be your everything it's like if the sun was to collapse or all the oxygen in the air was to run out. You don't think you can live without it and in fact you can't, because you become so immune to it, that there isn't life without it. I guess that's what happened when he left. " -Gangleader's lost, Jinx It had been 4 years since Jinx left the town she grew up in behind her in hopes of a more stable and normal life after she was broken in the best way possible by the Anderson's. But what if a tragedy strikes in the most unexpected way causing her to have to come back? What if the Anderson's are back, the ones who caused her disappearance in the first place? // It's been 4 years since Ace Anderson took his gang and left as far away as they all possibly could, all to protect his younger brother. But what if faith takes its course and gives him another chance to say all the things he couldn't all those years ago, but would Jinx actually believe him or would it just be a Gangleader's Lost? *Book 2 but can be read as a stand alone.* Heads will bump and hearts will collide and who's to say they'll all make it out alive.

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Hunted by SorchaDeBrun

"What good is showing I care going to do me, Ethan?" James hissed. "If I care, then I am weak. Don't you get that? I am a machine. I am a soldier. I cannot miss her. I cannot ask where she is gone. I cannot care that she is not here anymore, because caring will get me killed". As James tries to come to terms with life a Kingston without the girl he loves, Charlotte finds herself thrown into the real world, far from everybody and everything she knows, a place she is meant to be safe. However, with the headmaster's vengeful sights set upon tracking her down, and the greedy desires of the patrons still haunting her every step, any plans for a safe life begin to unravel rapidly. As Charlotte begins to understand just how dangerous the world she has grown up in can truly be, she is forced to push her genetic alterations to their limit to protect herself and those she loves; and in the midst of it all she is forced to choose between her past with James, a past that could cost her, her life, and a future with Matt that would mean turning her back on her friends, still struggling to survive at Kingston Academy. The second book in the Altered series, Hunted brings the dark and twisted world of Kingston to life once more, as well as the far-reaching ghosts of its industry, the seedy underworld of human trade and the true weight having altered powers carries for the altered students. Book One: Altered Book Two: Hunted Book Three: Feared (coming soon)

Shadows Peak |✔ by SpratleyMac

"I don't trust your people." "I'm not asking you to trust them. I'm asking you to trust me." ◇Highest Rank: #2 in Journey, #8 in StrongFemaleLead, #11 in Adventure, #24 in Dystopian◇ Sydney Donovan. An 18 year old soldier in training. From Galdon, Eastern Region. Trouble in her homeland forces her to leave home and venture west. Can she survive long enough to clear her name and return home? Or will she die in the strange land she's been driven into? Casey Graham. A 20 year old hunter. From LeHorn, Western Region. Hungry to avenge the death of a loved one, he follows the only lead he has. But, it requires him to join forces with the enemy. Will he be able to put his reservations down long enough to find justice? Or will he ultimately fail? Neither was expecting the turn of events that would lead them across the treacherous mountains that separated their homes. Shadows Peak. When life, death, and justice hang in the balance, will they be able to survive the battles ahead? Read "Shadows Peak" to find out. *1st Place in Action/Adventure (The Albina Awards) *1st Place in General Fiction (The Tattoo Awards) *1st Place in Action/Adventure (The Rose Awards 2017) *1st Place in Action/Adventure (World of Champions Awards 2018) *2nd Place in General Fiction (The Polaroid Awards Winter 2017/2018) First published: Oct. 2, 2017 Cover made by me.

Fate's Return (Twisted Fate, Book 2) by SashaLeighS

"Something is special about you. I don't know what they know, but you need to prepare. Okay? Can you do that for me?" David's words stayed with Alyssa, though she doesn't remember hearing them, and has forgotten her brush with Death, the in-between, and almost all of her memories of the time that she spent with David. After a year of training, mourning the boy she loved and lost, Alyssa thinks she's ready for anything. She's fast, strong, and fearless. But when strange things begin to happen, Aly thinks she's lost her mind. How is she supposed to fight something she can't see? Nothing is as it seems, and she soon realizes everybody has a hidden agenda. The only question is: are they friend or foe? With new friends and danger lurking in the shadows, Aly doesn't know who to trust. As her birthday draws near, she needs protection, but feels alone . . . Or is she? When you can't trust yourself, who can you turn to?

Nothing Super [COMPLETED] by joymoment

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Escaping Elysia by jessicarvasko

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All Is Silence - Deserted Lands #1 by robertlslater

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Gangleader's Lost

He loved me, He loved me not He loved me, but not, in the way I needed him to say. "When you lose someone who use to be your everything it's like if the sun was to collapse or all the oxygen in the air was to run out. You don't think you can live without it and in fact you can't, because you become so immune to it, that there isn't life without it. I guess that's what happened when he left. " -Gangleader's lost, Jinx It had been 4 years since Jinx left the town she grew up in behind her in hopes of a more stable and normal life after she was broken in the best way possible by the Anderson's. But what if a tragedy strikes in the most unexpected way causing her to have to come back? What if the Anderson's are back, the ones who caused her disappearance in the first place? // It's been 4 years since Ace Anderson took his gang and left as far away as they all possibly could, all to protect his younger brother. But what if faith takes its course and gives him another chance to say all the things he couldn't all those years ago, but would Jinx actually believe him or would it just be a Gangleader's Lost? Book 2 but can be read as a stand alone. Heads will bump and hearts will collide and who's to say they'll all make it out alive.