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]]

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]]

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]]

[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?

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.

"Bridget Jones with a lot more wine! This story is hilarious, feel-good and relatable in all the best ways!" - Grace K @ HQ. She's just quit her high-flying job, and her marriage is coasting on fumes. Can Alice find a sense of purpose in the wreckage? ***** Alice's life isn't going to plan. She's tied to her phone, pointlessly managing PR for a sinking corporate megalith. She's become a bit player in her kids' lives, and her marriage is coasting on fumes. Forcing herself into action with a rash resignation, Alice sets out to make a positive impact on the world around her. But how? Meditation leads to napping, and her attempts to get closer to her teenage daughter result in the discovery of a secret that leaves her at a loss. As the months tick by and a sense of purpose continues to elude her, Alice finds herself forming bonds with the most unlikely characters: the young woman who panhandles outside her old office; the homeless boy who sits cross-legged outside the liquor store with his ginger cat; her own dog walker who, it turns out, knows a thing or two about developing a good crema. Testing the limits of marriage, motherhood and the Toronto subway system -- can Alice find her way into a purpose-driven life? Or will it all be one giant hangover? [*Wattpad Editor's Pick 2018*] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]] Readers say: "This had me laughing so loud that my sister came to check up on me to see if I'm OK!!!" "...the new Bridget Jones, a working woman's take on the digital age." About the Author: Working mother and red wine enthusiast, Renee lives in Toronto with her flawed but wonderful family (seriously, who left socks on the kitchen counter?) in a flawed but wonderful house (what *is* that smell in the basement?) where she writes flawed but wonderful stories about what it is to be a woman today.

Can had have never given a thought to getting married. Always avoiding the subject , even though he was being pushed by his mother at ever chance she got. Sanem's sister prayed that her she would find her ideal partner and settle down. A chance encounter left them with a bond that unites some people for life. In the hectic life's of a Police Officer and a reporter, can these two strangers finally find solace with each other after all the up's and downs.

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?

An impossibility come to life. The doctor finds a young girl who believes she is human, but she is not, she is more than that, she is a child of Gallifrey. The doctor finds something he has wanted back for a long time-family.

Yumi, who is Yona's older sister, but also the First Generation Cyan Dragon who has been borned again in the world with her young sister, Yona, the Crimson Dragon a year after. Before that she was also an Akatsuki no Yona fan and got isekai'd into Akatsuki no Yona World. After running from the castle, they gather the four dragons along with Hak in order to survive. What's going to happen on the way? "There is something big and important happening away from our sight while we are focusing or more like distracted by the small unimportant things." - Yumi This story is base of Yona of the Dawn, but some things in here are added and I took out some parts because I don't want to write it, due to character addition of Yumi which is the main character. (I do not own Akatsuki no Yona, I only own Yumi!) A/N: This story was edited, there might be some new parts added to some chapters.

~A FEATURED WATTPAD STORY~ COMPLETED Leonidas, a cold, rude, arrogant Alpha, was raised by his father to think that mates are beneath them. His mother was physically and mentally abused but his father, and that was what he thought was the right thing to do. Constantly warring with himself on how to treat his future mate, he decides not to accept her altogether, whoever she is. She would weaken him and his position, and it was easier to reject and forget her. Eleanor is a plain she-wolf living in a pack that treats women as servants. Women are only tools to men, only used to clean the household and produce children for their mates. She thought the right thing to do was to let men control her every decision, always look down in submission, and never speak unless spoken to. She wishes for her mate to get her out of this hell, but is afraid this hell will always be in her mind. Leonidas is stuck in his pride, Eleanor is stuck in a hell impossible to escape. Will they survive as mates? Highest Rankings: #15 in Werewolf #16 in Werewolf #52 in Werewolf (9/21/2019) #68 in Werewolf #90 in Werewolf (9/24/2019) #224 in WereWolf - #419 in Love

"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.

What's a Fault Town? A Fault Town is a fictional term for a symbolic location in a person's personal mythology, tied to the moments that define us, the people we lose, and the memories we cannot leave behind. When Hazel "Marge" Young suddenly disappears and is presumed dead, her childhood best friend, Miles Lancaster, refuses to accept the story everyone else believes. Determined to uncover the truth, Miles gathers a small group of friends and follows a trail of clues left behind by Marge herself. Their search takes them across Oregon, through abandoned buildings, hidden messages, forgotten photographs, and the three mysterious places Marge once called her "Fault Towns." As the mystery deepens, Miles and his friends begin to realize that the people we love often carry secrets we never knew existed. What begins as a search for a missing girl soon becomes a journey through friendship, first love, grief, growing up, and the complicated truths that shape who we are. Looking for the Fault Towns is a coming-of-age mystery about the people we lose, the memories we keep, and the places that change us forever. Author's Note This story is heavily inspired by the novels of John Green, especially Looking for Alaska, Paper Towns, and The Fault in Our Stars. Readers may notice similarities in certain themes, character dynamics, humor, emotional moments, and coming-of-age elements. Some characters and ideas were inspired by the feelings those stories gave me as a reader. However, Looking for the Fault Towns is an original story with its own plot, mysteries, characters, settings, and narrative direction. It is not intended to be a retelling or continuation of any existing work. This is my first published story, and I hope you'll join Miles and his friends on this journey of mystery, friendship, and self-discovery. Thank you for reading.

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.

"Poetry is when emotion has found thought and thought has found word." - Robert Frost This is how I capture myself.

Sixteen year old Filipino-Chinese Jessamine Han, is the typical shy and quiet student from your friendly neighborhood. It was just as peaceful as any other night when her best friend, Courtney, persuaded her to try omegle.com, a chat site where you get to talk to strangers. This caused Jessamine's life to change as she met a New Yorker named Finn Andersen...kind, funny, charming, and inexplicably hot. They talked for hours and soon their friendship bloomed into something else. But, of course, there was always someone - someone who would be persistent in stopping her from crossing. Juggling with her life at home and at school, she thrived hard to overcome all the obstacles in order to be with the love of her life, even if it takes crossing the International Date Line. *** Book #2 of IDL: Prime Meridian is out now Follow for more updates: @poisonous_belladonna Cover by: @oreoandmint