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Ebony Antebellum

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StevenUnderwood1

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Ty Dubeaux is an impoverished teen born four generations after Magic awakened spontaneously in 21st century America and ripped the nation into fragments.  Now, the segregated city of Antebellum is one of the few places where humans can live in safety from environmental hazards and the lovecraftian devils that wander aimlessly in the Abyss outside. But a paradise is everything it isn't and will never be.

All Ty wants to do is stand side-by-side with his best friend Victor, and ensure he lives long enough to leave his family name unsmeared and better than how he left off. However, after a fiasco that results in Ty being ousted from one of the only chances for potential survival for a Slum Rat like him. Desperate to give his mother hope while she is on death's doorstep, Ty shoots his shot at the city's magical coming-of-age trial: the Forge Ceremony. 

Ty's choices land him in the middle of several plots for the future of the not only the city, but the Eastern Territory itself  as he ends up in the one position a Slum Rat would sooner die: training to become one of the hated, and oppressive enforcers for the city's magical government: The Coven Marshalls.

Trapped in the web of lies, betrayals and mass manipulations Ty must tread the thin lines of right and wrong or fall like his father before him.All Rights Reserved

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As the Crow Falls | ✔ by SmokeAndOranges

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Of the Forgotten: Cal Wants to Be Famous by lazyscorpii

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The Banished Hybrid book 1: Hybrid's Revenge (14+) (Draft 1) by ShadowWolfGirlWrites

"Most people don't remember their birth. But I do." Plagued by a dream eighteen year old Emily Wolf can't get rid of, Emily blames herself for the deaths of her human sisters caused by her and her mother being hybrids, half witch and half werewolf. But throughout her childhood, Emily has been safe living in an apartment in Moonville with her mother and her friend and adoptive sister Jasmine Wolf, a former criminal and fellow werewolf who has lived with them for eight years after a murder scandal she caused on accident. Emily's not sure she would ever want to leave the apartment but under encouragement from Jasmine, Emily and her sneak out of their apartment despite her mother's warning not to go outside. But Emily fears she would never be free of her torturous dream and decides that the best way to get rid of the dream is to take revenge on her father and his new human family a few days after her mother mysteriously goes missing. So they go on a journey to bring her home. Jasmine helps Emily along the way and together the two of them meet obstacles, such as a few new friends, and as Emily learns more about the world she was hidden away from, the more she wants to get her mother back. But when Emily finds her mother at the mercy of her father, Emily takes revenge. But the question is, will Emily get what she wants from her father or will she destroy him and all he stands for? *copyright: All rights reserved, stealing my story will not be tolerated. *also please do not edit when completed. I'll take care of the editing. Thank you

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Who will Arise? by MashBap

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As the Crow Falls | ✔ cover

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As the Crow Falls | ✔

Niccola is a demi-queen undercover in enemy territory. Her little sister went missing seven moons ago, but one lead remains: a picture of a woman's face, drawn by a diviner shortly after the disappearance. Tracking her down has led Niccola to Calis, the realm next door whose border with her own remains closed for a reason. There, the trail goes cold. Until, that is, Niccola runs into a man in the marketplace who bears a family resemblance to the woman she seeks. His name is Isaiah, crown prince of Calis, and he's investigating disappearances, too. They join forces, faking courtship to sneak Niccola into the palace and get Isaiah's wedding-minded mother off his back. It doesn't take long to suspect that a common threat might underpin both their realms' problems. And as Niccola begins to develop real feelings for Isaiah, she's faced with an impossible choice: reveal her secrets and risk breaking his trust, or leave him in order to chase down the woman who stole her sister... a woman whose forbidden magic comes with a cost that could bring both realms to ruin. ❖❖❖ Complete and fully edited. Cover credit goes to @CeeMTaylor. Go check out her books too if you like Dark Fantasy Romance-she writes some pretty incredible stuff! 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 :)