Wattys2019 Stories

ORGINALLY A 'PAID' STORY. NOW PUBLISHED ON AMAZON/KU *** 4 CHAPTER SAMPLE HERE *** When Jake Bryant's daughter is kidnapped for ransom, he's forced to gamble with her life in order to discover which of his enemies has taken her hostage and to what end. ***** Jake Bryant's daughter, Sam, is in trouble. Her all-star quarterback boyfriend gave her pills to help her study for a test, but the pair are caught on school grounds with the unprescribed drugs. Since Sam's grandfather is a district court judge, she gets off with a slap on the wrist. Austin isn't as lucky. But with Austin's precious future at stake, his brother attempts a Hail-Mary pass by kidnapping Sam for his release. Can Jake rescue her before time runs out, or will they both pay for her mistake with their lives? [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

ORGINALLY A 'PAID' STORY. NOW PUBLISHED ON AMAZON/KU *** 4 CHAPTER SAMPLE HERE *** After a great loss, Jake Bryant finds himself in Las Vegas. To fill the void in his heart, he searches for a woman's missing daughter and finds more than he bargained for. ***** Two years after his daughter was kidnapped, Jake Bryant meets a woman in desperate need of help. Seeing the opportunity to redeem himself, Jake probes Las Vegas's seemly underbelly to find the pimp responsible for abducting her daughter. But navigating Sin City's sex trade business proves tougher than Jake thought, and he finds himself digging his own grave at gunpoint. Can Jake find a way to escape? Or will his mistakes lead to more death? [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION When her initiation into her college's History Club goes awry, Sol has to come face to face with Ethan-the cute guy whose house she just broke into. ***** Soledad Gutierrez, or Sol to her friends, decides to join the History Club at her Community college. However, this club is not like other clubs: they have an initiation process and a slew of other 'extracurricular activities.' In order to join the club, Sol must break into the oldest house in her small Californian town and steal one of their forks. The club members provide all the materials to break in; she just needs to take the utensil, take a selfie in the kitchen, and get out undetected-with the fork, of course. The problem is: Ethan Winston spots Sol in his grandparent's house, and he's determined to uncover the reason behind the break-in. However, both he and Sol are thrown for a loop when feelings begin to develop between them. And as Ethan becomes suspicious of the History Club, he and Sol get tangled in an adventure none of them were expecting. [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]] [[Wattys 2019 Winner for Young Adult + Being Published by Wattpad Books in Fall 2020]]

After Denton foils a terrorist attack at an Intergalactic sporting event, he finds himself racing to save his homeworld from a plot of betrayal and revenge. ***** When Denton Staxx, a special agent with the Orbital Security Services, discovers the Intergalactic Olympic Games have been targeted by a terrorist attack, he rushes to Earth to try and stop the event before it's too late. But what he discovers on earth is far worse than he imagined, and Denton is quickly pulled into a galaxy-wide conspiracy that takes him from one solar system to another in the search for a mastermind that will stop at nothing to get his revenge on the richest man in the universe -- regardless of the innocent people who die along the way. [[Wattys' Shortlisted]] [[1st place, Month Elimination Awards, Sci-Fi Category]] [[Best Plot Development, Iced Tea Summer Bash Awards]] [[Best Adventure Scifi Story, The Ooorah's SciFi Awards]] [[1st place, Rebel Awards, Sci-fi Category]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

A pacifist with a war god trapped in her bones must decide between stirring her demons or watching her allies and enemies unite against her. ***** When Queen Nomvula finds herself threatened by a reckless prince, she's cornered into navigating a battle that will devastate the region, and her clan, should it escalate. Worse, someone knows about her deadly secret, and where its bloody trail eventually ends. Staying ahead of her enemies means risking her land, her values, and even her children, all while keeping the war god inside her from takings matters into its own hands.

***THIS STORY WILL BECOME FREE ON JULY 15t!*** Kelsey Harris, a young chef moving to LA, struggles with work, the glamour of the hollywood scene, and a new romance with mega-celebrity Ethan Glenn. ***** Kelsey Harris is heading to LA to begin her new career as a sous chef, and she's excited to work under a prestigious mentor and feed fabulous celebrities. She also meets Ethan Glenn, a movie star with doubts about his career, on the plane. But when she settles in, she learns that her new job is more intense than she expected, and her roommate is acting strange. When they happen to be on the same movie set, Ethan and Kelsey begin to grow close, though their friendship is immediately put under scrutiny by friends and the media. A romance begins, but the delicate facade of Hollywood is slipping, and Kelsey has to decide if she wants to escape the photographers and screaming fans, or if she wants to be with Ethan and put up with the consequences. [[Wattys 2018 Shortlist]] [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]

[This story is now FREE] Florette moves to Versailles, only to discover a group of Fae are destroying France. Allying with the battled-scarred Destan, she has to save the kingdom. ***** Florette, a painter's apprentice, is finally welcomed to the palace of Versailles. Ready to work, she notices that several of the courtiers are too beautiful to be human. Soon a battle-scarred warrior, Destan, tells her the truth: a faction of Fae have left the faerie and are slowly destroying the French monarchy. Determined that France must not fall, Florette is forced to use her skill to smuggle messages about the Fae inside her own paintings. Can she trust the rugged warrior at her side? And can Florette save France from creatures beyond mortal control?

Tyler is being hunted by the Grinning Man and flees to Marble Springs, where he teams up with Serling and Price, real estate agents who sell haunted houses. ***** After his brother disappears and a burial mound explodes, high school student Tyler Graves starts having strange visions. His brother warns him that something is coming for him. Soon, Tyler's entire family is slaughtered, and he's being hunted by an otherworldly entity known as The Grinning Man. Fleeing to Marble Springs, he meets Serling and Price, real estate agents who specialize in selling haunted houses. It's up to this unlikely trio to stop a madman from destroying the world - by literally unleashing Hell on Earth! (Sequel to Apartment 239.) [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Anne De Ville is a do-the-same-thing-every-day kind of ordinary. On the one day she chooses to try and do something different, she ends up dropping her shoes down several flights of stairs, right onto the head of her crush-and her brother's best friend-Hunter Denegan. Will her Prince Charming look for the girl who lost her shoe? [This book is going to be published with Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group in the Summer 2025] [[word count: 20,000-30,000 words]]

Alana has always found comfort in her bedroom, especially now with the Crown Prince of Greece warming her bed, but she never thought it'd spark disaster. *** Alana dislikes change. She's perfectly happy with her life until her father decides to ship her and the family off to Australia. In an act of rebellion, Alana refuses to find a job, instead choosing to spend her time sleeping with Phillip, a man with a body of a Greek God. But when things turn sideways and she ends up pregnant with the prince's baby, Alana realizes she's stumbled upon a lot more change and responsibilities than she has bargained for. Content/Trigger Warning: this story contains mentions of violence and abortion [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]

Jordan, LeBron, Curry, Kobe... These names are a few of the greatest NBA players the basketball world has seen. And one player, in particular, has the mindset to join those names. (YN) (LN), a five-star prospect and top high school basketball player is shaping up to deliver that promise, so much so that that the country and NBA have set their eyes and minds on you. Everyone recognized and enjoyed watching you perform on the court; including nine very specific girls. While very busy, a specific K-pop group named Twice has become quick fans of you; entertaining and intense is what they described you and each of them became a secret fan of yours to the world. Unknown to them, you admired them back; their music, the nine, everything about them was positive. And unknown to both, it seems like fate has decided to bring the two together. How? Let's read, shall we?

What will happen if the great Tony Stark, your bestfriend, went missing for three months and came back with an arc reactor in his chest to keep him alive? Will you tell what you really feel for him or you will just ignore it for the sake of your friendship? [This story is based on MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE but of course, the story will focus on you and Tony. ] // I do not own any of the characters, MCU plot, even you. // || Credits to WikiFandom for the Transcripts. No. 1 - #IronMan No. 1 - #TonyStark No. 1 - #RobertDowneyJr No. 1 - #CaptainAmerica No. 1 - #SteveRogers No. 3 - #ClintBarton No. 2 - #Marvel No. 14 - #Hawkeye

A man with a past, not tied to anyone makes a startling discovery that changes his life and his perceptions of it. Being alone Derrick found it calming, then he had a dream, or was it?

Ariella Coyne was born in space, and shes lived there her whole life. She's been a prisoner on the Ark since she was 11 for a crime she didn't commit. Now a year later all 100 juvenile criminals are being sent to the ground and she's the youngest among them. She's shy, quiet and keeps to herself at first as she doesn't know anyone, but once she gets to talking to Bellamy Blake, the stowaway who committed a heinous crime to protect his sister and Jasper Jordan the geek with the goggles she starts to come out of her shell a little more. The 100 are forced to build a camp from the ground up with no help from any adults. Tensions build as drama break out among the teens over who is in charge but that's the least of their worries as they soon realize they're not alone on the radiation-soaked planet known as Earth. {Ranked #1 in the100cw Ranked #1 in theCW Ranked #1 in Bellamy} {Completed in 2016}

‧₊˚✧「 thalassophile - a lover of the sea, someone who loves the sea/ocean. 」 "why do you have to be such a thalassophile?" she asked. "a what?" he questioned, causing her to roll her eyes. "nevermind." ophelia won the 66th hunger games when she was 15, but she could never be prepared for what was next. [ set in the hunger games: catching fire and mockingjay part 1 and 2 ] [ finnick odair x female oc ] [ highest ranking, 1# in the hunger games, 1# in finnick odair, 1# in peeta mellark, 1# in katniss everdeen, 1# in crystal reed, 1# in finnick, 1# in odair, 1# in catching fire, 1# in hunger games, 1# in Katniss, 1# in Peeta, 1# in thg!!] [ started ?/?/?, published 12/?/18, finished 6/22/20, revised 9/11/26 ]

Jim Hawkins, Wendy Darling, Ariel Triton, Peter Pan -- and their children. THE NEXT GENERATION OF DISNEY AND NON DISNEY CHARACTERS! Return of high school, Magic Bag of Tricks, shadow working magic... death of Fantasia. Once and for all: will the realms close? Will they remain open? Will the guardians ever be together? Or is happily ever after out of reach? (Unless you have a storyteller on your side...or under your control).

"This is the tale of an ancient land of lush forests and verdant meadows. A land blessed by the Goddesses where the powers of light and shadow exist in perfect balance. This is the story of the kingdom of Hyrule, of a king who sought to control the power of the gods, and of a boy without a fairy. A boy whose struggle against the shadow became a legend, riding upon the winds of time..." A novelization of the Legend of Zelda- Ocarina of Time.

Highest Ranking: #3 fiction "What were you going to say to her?" He looks down at me. "That we're not in love." I say in a duh tone. He smiles and leans forward. "You're in denial, princess. You're in denial of what we both know is going to happen." • Their families have been best friends and business partners for generations but they don't speak to each other. While Amelia Smith has always aimed for perfection and claims to have no time for guys, Liam Black is easy-going and enjoying the most of of his college life with his girlfriend who happens to be Amelia's number one rival. What happens when they get paired together for their university project? It's a Modern Fairytale with sparks flying, unbreakable bonds, secrets, heartbreak and unconditional love. Surrounded by it all, join Amelia as she discovers how one project will change her life forever.

14 years ago,Black Widow had twins by Captain America who knew she was pregnant but didn't know that the children was his.Now with Widow died in action for 13 years,Cyrus Rogers and her father Steve Roger aka Captain America finds out the truth.Clint Barton aka Hawkeye and Bucky Barnes aka Winter Soldier keeped an eye on Cyrus while she was in the system.Can this divided family reunite with each other before the team is forever divided DISCLAIMER:I don't own any characters owned and created by Marval, I only own the characters like Cyrus Rogers and others that I have created

What happens when you lose the people in your life that you love? How do you cope with it? Can you? What would the solution be? Accept. Deny. Grieve. Be guilty. Get angry. Become sad. Become depressed. Or........want revenge? It may not be the best option....But for Ken, it is. Once the top student at his school and the FBHE, Ken seemed to have the best life along with his loving sister; he seemed to have the best life he could have. Until that all changed when a tragedy befell him. Tragedies seem to come easily for Ken, so if they come easily....they can go easily, right? Now, how does one cope with death? Is revenge the answer? For Ken, it seems to be. But is murder included? Who says it can't be. Yet, does Ken know the true essence of murder? Why, of course.