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Ichor by Trish_DW
Ichor
Trish_DW
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{SAMPLE: Published on Amazon} Five hundred years ago, humanity's freedom died. When the Greek Gods and Goddesses were usurped from their home on Mt. Olympus, they crashed upon Earth and enslaved the human race. Children spend their existence inside prisons ran by ruthless Immortals, and upon their eighteenth birthday, they are thrown into an arena to be fought after. Once won, they are scarified with their name and short-lived identity in an unforgiving world, where there is an absence of hope for people with mortality coursing through their red veins. Servitude shackled humanity, but then a girl stood in the arena on the first summer solstice since she turned eighteen years old. A nameless girl, trembling behind the safety of her friend, landed in the Gods' worlds without knowing that she was going to be their unraveling. This wide-eyed slave, who bled two colors. One red like humans. One gold like the gods. Five hundred years ago, humanity's freedom died, but she's here to take it back. Final Book Cover commissioned by @Fantastical-Ink
Blind and Bereft by scmimi
Blind and Bereft
scmimi
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In order to uncover the mystery behind her sister's death, Li Jingrui will stop at nothing even if she must become a palace maid to serve a stern bastard prince for eternity. ***** A mountain that hides the secrets of the past, a decree written with blood, a fraud emperor, and a bastard heir. When her sister mysteriously dies in the palace, Li Jingrui endeavours to find the culprit and seek justice. But when she disguises as a maid and is appointed to work under an enigmatic and dangerous bastard prince, vengeance may not be the only thing she must deal with. Caught between a sinister plot, a forbidden romance, and twisted truths and lies, she must fight to stay alive while protecting the bastard prince who has her heart in his clutches. - [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]] COMPLETED | Under last round of editing. 无色郁金 Highest rank: #2 - HistoricalFiction FEATURED ON OFFICIAL WATTPAD: @Romance @Fantasy @HistoricalFiction @Action @MythandLegend @Magic @WattpadHistoricalRomance
A Gift in the Dark by TheOrangutan
A Gift in the Dark
TheOrangutan
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A collection of paranormal, horror and fantasy short stories woven around old legends, odd characters, the occasional werewolf and the darkness within, some of which have been published or picked up the odd award. There are things you cannot see unless they want to be seen, and some legends linger on despite the modern world. A Gift in the Dark is a compilation of short works, many based around old myths and legends, and starts with a tale of a miner's descent into madness, history and legend, drifts through darkness, past a retelling of Red Riding Hood, up a crane, and along to the end of the world.
Mercatija by EliBees
Mercatija
EliBees
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**BOOK 1: COMPLETE** Mercatija (Mer - cah - tee - yah) I've always known my soul is tied to another. It's the way of my people, the Mercatija. But why does it have to be him?! Why do I need a warrior - correction- the Mercatijan's DEADLIEST warrior - to protect me? I'm just a writer! What could I possibly need protecting from? This is the first book of a two-part series and follows the journey of Jazmine Le Matise, a young author who values her independence above all else. However, her comfortable, guarded life is rattled when a certain man enters it. Darius Rekeseau, the one man her soul is tied to and the world's deadliest warrior. She rebels against him, refusing to accept this fate, she doesn't need him! That is, until a demon, the King of the Demons, begins to hunt her and she needs her soulmate to protect her...... ****** Highest Ranking #1 female warrior
Werewolf's Humanity by LethargicActionHero
Werewolf's Humanity
LethargicActionHero
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A werewolf's life is dangerous enough for an adult with a pack, but Sammy's family was murdered when he was only ten years old. Terrified, he ran away from foster care and spent several years homeless, only for his worst fear to become reality: he was discovered, and taken by a pharmaceutical corporation for horrific, inhumane experiments before he was rescued by other werewolves. But now that he's been rescued and adopted by a pack, he has a chance to start a new life. Now, can a sixteen-year-old lone wolf, ignorant of his kind's strict laws, adapt to life as part of a community, overcome his traumas and anxieties, and form the bonds he so desperately needs with his new family? This is a story about love and loss, wrath and redemption, blood and water. This is a story about survival. Cover art by Vanessa "Sidonie" Hughes
Beneath the Vaults by AmyMarieZ
Beneath the Vaults
AmyMarieZ
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Aaron, a newly-turned Vampire who is the first in years to grow fangs, must escape the clutches of the leader of the local coven to regain his freedom and discover why he's being held captive. ***** After contracting a mysterious disease, Aaron flies across the Atlantic to Scotland to meet Clara, a woman he met online who promised to help him. When she doesn't offer the cure he's hoping for, he must face that there's no going back to being human. Transitioning to a vampire is never quick or painless, but for Aaron, things take an unexpected turn when he is the first vampire in years to grow fangs. It isn't long before the leader of Edinburgh's reclusive coven of vampires learns about the unique path the disease has run, and he takes a special interest - one that threatens Aaron's life and sanity. ***** WATTYS 2019 WINNER HORROR & PARANORMAL ***** Content Warning: This story contains mature language, violence, gore, torture, sexual content, and reference to alcohol and drug use.
Reborn by tea_andbiscuits
Reborn
tea_andbiscuits
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"I never really thought about the day I would die. Death and I were old acquaintances, having known each other like intimate friends for most of my life, but I never imagined to face her myself so soon. I was paying the price for my rebellion, but I held no regrets. Except one. The throne was burning, the kingdom was in chaos and for the first time I had failed a mission, but the only thing I could think about on my death bed was Him. And how we had run out of time." ~•~•~•~•~ Six Houses. One Crown. It was game of power, greed, revenge, swords and fire. But in the end, only one would raise from the ashes to sit on the throne of the Kingdom of Kallera. Blood will be spilled, secrets will be revealed. Crowns will fall and thrones will burn. Peace will be forgotten, war will be welcomed. This is the tale of a Kingdom in ruin. And its possible savior. ~•~•~•~•~ April 2019, • 1 in #Throne • 47 in #EpicFantasy • First place in the Eca Awards 2020
A Different Kind of Animal by RosalieTarr
A Different Kind of Animal
RosalieTarr
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Imprisoned in an underground laboratory his entire life, eighteen-year-old Leonardo finally escapes, entering the real world for the first time. Overwhelmed by all the new experiences, Leo finds himself struggling to fit in and survive, all the while attempting to outrun his dangerous pursuers, who wish to recapture their very valuable experiment. As he attempts to disguise his genetically engineered mutations - including a deadly set of claws and elongated canines - Leo finds himself falling in love for the first time, as a sweet, selfless high school senior named Arabelle takes him under her wing, unaware of the danger she's just gotten herself involved in.
Big Boned by JoWatson_101
Big Boned
JoWatson_101
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WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION Can she be herself in a one-size-fits-all world? Lori Palmer is the new girl at Bay Water High, where students prize glossy hair, beach bodies, and school spirit above all else. She misses her old school―where her talent as an artist carried more weight than she does―and longs for her old family life, before her parents got divorced and her mom reinvented herself. So Lori decides that the only way to survive the rest of the year is to blend into the background, but her plans go awry when she discovers that the most popular (and hottest) guy at Bay Water High, Jake, is a volunteer at her brother's school. When her brother befriends Jake's sister, Lori is suddenly thrust into his unfamiliar and exhilarating world of water polo, parties, and stargazing. But with her relationship with her mother deteriorating, old anxieties resurface and Lori finds a new artistic release that unknowingly ignites a powerful movement. When the authorities start asking questions, Lori realizes that finding her voice might have gotten her into a world of trouble...but sometimes standing up for what you believe in is as important as standing up for yourself.