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When billionaire attorney Rowan Hale needs a respectable girlfriend to secure a merger that will save his late father's company, the last person he expects to agree is the woman who spilled coffee on him and called him "emotionally constipated." Lila Bennett is sunshine in human form-kindergarten teacher, chronic over-sharer, and allergic to grumpy men in expensive suits. But she needs money to keep her after-school arts program open. He needs a girlfriend who looks real. The contract says: • Attend public events • Play the loving girlfriend • No feelings • No falling in love The problem? Rowan hates everyone. Except her. And Lila has a habit of melting ice.

A string of gruesome murders have recently plagued sixteen-year-old Victor Au's hometown of Covington, Wyoming, further complicating his difficult passage into adulthood. While playing a game of dodgeball during gym class, Victor miraculously awakens supernatural abilities. Soon after, he learns of the existence of spiritual entities and their influence on the world around him. Are these entities related to the spike in violent crime? Follow Victor as he attempts to use his newfound powers to solve this distressing mystery, while also uncovering revelations that permanently alter the course of his life. *** Reached #1 in lowfantasy! Featured on the @Fantasy Urban Fantasy reading list! Featured on the @Paranormal Angels & Demons, and Birthday reading lists! Featured on the @QuickFantasy Fast, Furious and Fantasy reading list! Featured on @The_Reading_Room Home of the Supernatural | Paranormal/Vampire/Werewolf reading list! Cover Artist: rock_0407 on fiverr

A tale in which an angry god brings a teenage girl back from the dead. ⁂ "And at the crack of dawn, they rose from their ashes, abandoning their graves to wreck havoc upon the world." Neith Johnson was dead. Six-feet-under after being brutally murdered kind of dead. But when the god of the dead curses humanity for the first time in centuries, she returns. But the curse has a catch: she has to find whoever murdered her and kill them to quench her blood thirst, or she'll cease to exist. But how can she find her killer if she can't even remember how she died?

** WATTYS 2018 WINNER ** Big Tech meets Die Hard in this techno-thriller Kirkus Reviews calls "a clever, spirited tale with a brainy, nimble heroine at the helm." From IndieReader's 5-star (highest rating) review: "Bond weaves an entertaining tale filled with deceit, robots, Russians, and tech entrepreneurs that all combine to give the reader a reason to flip pages furiously to find out what might happen next." Deb Bollinger has no time for corporate training. Her company's top engineer at just twenty-seven, Deb has blocked off her day for the one project she truly cares about: the launch of Carebnb, an app that finds spare beds for the homeless. When she's told all employees must drop everything for some busywork exercise called Blackquest 40, it's an easy no. Trouble is, her bosses aren't really asking. Blackquest 40 is the mother of all corporate trainings. A near-impossible project to be completed in forty straight hours. No phones. No internet. Sleeping on cots. Nobody in, nobody out. Deb finds the whole setup creepy and authoritarian. When a Carebnb issue necessitates her leaving the office, she heads for the door. What's the worst that could happen? Armed commandos, HVAC-duct chases, a catastrophic master plan that gets darker by the hour - Blackquest 40 is a fresh take on the Die Hard formula, layering smart-drones and a modern heroine onto the classic action tale. Cover design and illustration by Ethan Scott.

LGBT/DYSTOPIA: Luke and Aiden escape the small community they helped build years after an apocalyptic event devastated the world, leaving the survivors to endure the wrath of their new leader, Santos. But with Santos and his men tight on their heels, Luke and Aiden hide out in an old, abandoned lighthouse where their trust for each other quickly grows. But can they face their ultimate fears to rescue the remaining survivors and survive another day? A story of building and rebuilding what was lost, with a haunting twist ending. ----- Highest rank: #872 in General Fiction (Thanks, readers, for pushing this story into the top 1000 of its genre!) Copyright © by Leslie Lee Sanders

ONE STEP GUIDE: How NOT to score yourself the perfect man. Step (1) → be named Lucky ✔ ✿-Despite my name being Lucky, luck is something I'm a little short on. ✿-Lucky Lane moves to Sydney Australia for a fresh start and hopes she'll find the perfect man. But the thing is---you can't escape bad luck, it follows you. ✿▬▬▬▬▬✿▬▬▬▬▬✿ Copyright: All rights belong to WorldofPedz.

By the 23rd century, humanity has colonized its first planet: Mars. Far removed from Earth's military power, resources, and affluence, daily life on the red planet is chaotic and dangerous. Mig is an aging mercenary who relies on dwindling civilian contracts to earn his living. Olivia is a brilliant programmer who struggles with a medical condition she's too poor to treat. They live and work together in the small settlement of New Shanidar, but a chance encounter starts a sequence of events that threatens to destroy their lives, their loyalty to each other, and all hope for a better future on Earth. (Original image credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona)

Ethan is a seventeen year old boy who has to live on the streets after he comes out to his parents. He has to fight to survive and nothing comes to him for free. One day he steals money and food from a local store, but that's where he meets a boy who captures his heart and he doesn't seem to be scared off by Ethan's gun. ----- I made this story for the Badasses meet LGBT+ contest! ^^ Thanks to @jfstone for the cover!! .^_^.

A collection of powerful poems and pieces. Highest Ranking: #1 in Micropoetry. Featured on AvantPop's The Wasteland reading list

One girl on a mysterious journey to unveil the truth behind the magician's servings This story isn't a fairy tale and gives a 70's vibe, 80's class and 90's rhythm It goes with the flow ***not every box you open is the right one*** This story has a distinct aura NOTE: I don't give a fuck if you don't like it because I am 100% percent sure about the likability of this story It goes with the flow Mature content.

Ashton is a thief and in the process of stealing items, he ends up stealing Luke's heart too. For the #BadassMeetsLGBT competiton // tw for abuse // {Fully Edited as of 18th Nov 2017} (Highest Rank - #338 in Short Story - 6/1/16) cover template © lottesgraphics pictures © bakatoria

She was so out of his league. That's what he thought. He was so out of her league. That's what everyone else thought. Who is this guy? That's what she thought.

New Britain is a society on the brink of destruction. The resources have all but dried up and the money is running out. But desperate people make desperate plans. A government clawing at a fraction of their old power reach the only solution they think possible: The Human Meat Trade. Elias Fawkes has led a life of luxury. Until now. When his father commits an act of terrorism and then takes his own life before he can face trial, it is decided that the 17-year-old Eli will take the fall. The government calls him the traitor's son with the traitor's name. The rebels call him Steel. You'll see why. --- Highest Ranking: #207 in Science Fiction #173 in Action

highest rank - #87 science fiction!!! "Don't you ever trust them, Emily. They will get into your heart, and then they will kill you" 3056 The earth was destroyed, and the world was separated into two ships of people. The Order, and The Valerie.Emily knows for sure, in her heart, that The Order are fighting for good. But when The Valerie manage to hold her captive, she begins to wonder if everything she's been told from birth is really the truth. They are villains, she knows that much, but maybe, they aren't as bad as she once thought. Maybe it was all a lie, or maybe, she really will die here. With romance, death and brand new relatives, Emily's not sure who she can trust, and who will really have her back when the ships begin war (Official WIA reading listed)

[FEATURED BY @WattpadShortStory and @CoffeeCommunity] 𝘌𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴 ~ An anthology that represents a shimmering constellation of short stories. ˜"*°•.˜"*°• Here lies a compilation of short stories that I have been inspired to write, or have written for various prompt contests. From encountering a cunning jewel thief to a mysterious Halloween night murder, each story is unique and different. You'll meet an elusive murderer, and perhaps run into an omen of bad luck. Or maybe you're the kind who'll wade into a manhole for an adventure, or hunt for a fabled lady in the woods... Mystery, humour, action and crime...dive right into this anthology and pick up a story that interests you the most!

The villains of Empire City gather to address the most recent threat to their business: a disruptive "crime-sharing" app.

Zed has always had a problem with authority figures and one wrong move against an Anubis Super turns her already messed up world into utter chaos. Opposing forces clash head on when she finally choose to fight for herself in a world that she sees as unjust, where money and power is what makes the filthy world go around. Wishing for an escape that was so close at hand leads to being trapped with the last people on earth she would want to be with at the last place on earth she expected to end up - Anubis HQ the residence of...you guessed it wielder Superheroes. In a strange turn of events that could only be seen as the divine hand of whatever messed up god there is has forced Zed to question her very existence when secrets are revealed and decades old questions are thrown on the front burner. In a story of which brings Zed close to people she never expected to find common ground with all the while breaking bonds formed way before she was even born - the present her that is.

❝Nobody can tell this story. Nobody but me.❞ Ω When Aaron McGannon struts into school with a gun and a plan, nobody is prepared. Not his boyfriend, not his sister, and certainly not the souls that hang in the balance. From then on-maybe even before-nothing is certain. Nothing, except the resounding declaration that skids across the asphalt of his mind: there will be blood. [ NO. 13 || 19.5.16 ]

Luke's family are perfectionists. They won't have anything but perfect. Luke's brothers were perfect. They had perfect grades, they were straight, had nice girlfriends, and got into good universities. Luke's perfect too. But Luke's sick of being perfect. That's why he goes to Calum.

Marcella has never felt as if she could be like one of the heroines in her vast collections of adventure books. She's always believed it would be her badass best friend who would take on the big baddie and win the day. Correction: her missing best friend. Ximena went missing for 5 weeks, and unbeknownst to Marcella, had indeed embarked on an adventure of a lifetime in which she found a home, a true love, and a powerful place in the new world she had discovered. Now, the threats that Ximena had already faced once before are back and ready for revenge. They've known for awhile about Ximena's background, and they also know about the one important person in Ximena's old life: Marcella. In order to rid themselves of Ximena, they are going after her best friend. The girl who compared to Ximena is most definitely the sidekick of our story. At least that's what Marcella believes. Marcella will sacrifice everything to find Ximena. Ximena will stop at nothing to protect Marcella. But no matter what separates them, whether it be skilled assassins or miles of distance, they are always with each other. Rating: Clean romance, slight graphic violence described, minor curse words #seizethelove #projectwomanup