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When visiting Canada for a wedding, a commitment-averse dive instructor must pretend to date her Australian seatmate to avoid conflict with her ex and judgmental mother. ***Audrey Clarke rarely felt like other women her age. Not as a teen who'd never gushed about gorgeous celebrities, nor at almost thirty, with no desire to marry, have kids, or settle down. She would much rather explore reefs in Southeast Asia and adventure around exciting places. Even when she meets travellers with similar dreams, none are the right romantic match. Until Caleb.When flying home to Canada for her friend's wedding, Audrey dreads confronting the pain she caused her ex and facing her judgemental mother. It drives her to connect with her seatmate, Australian environmental scientist, Caleb, who also craves a distraction. Despite his charm, he is enigmatic about the cause of his stress. They agree to fake a relationship to make their lives easier. The more time they spend together, the more real their act feels. Will Audrey be brave enough to share her true feelings before the trip is over?***Featured on - Ambassador's recommendations "Aces! Bows and Aros" chapter (Nov 2024) - Chicklit's "Rom-Com" reading list (August 2024)- Romance's "Slow Burn" and "Fake and Arranged Relations" reading lists (June 2024)Winner- Grand Winner Aro/Ace Awards by the TripleACommunity and FreetheLGBT communities (Dec 2024)- First Place Harvest Festival Astania Awards Wild Card category (Nov 2024) by the Asatnia Community- Honourable Mention, Romance Awards, Romance category by the Romance profile (Oct 2024)…

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Inventor Selene Mintz and her partner Arch Kenton are on the cusp of breaking into the upper levels of Inno-Tech with their latest inventions when she is rocked by a devastating betrayal. Unsure who to trust but hellbent on making the person pay, she fights for control of her idea before the materialistic tech company turns it into a sinister capitalistic nightmare capable of destroying the lives of millions.Cover image by Noah Buscher from Unsplash…

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Sadie takes her dream trip to Australia where she embraces solo travel life until she crosses paths with quirky Irish traveller Neil. The two discover they share more than their love for adorable Aussie animals as they complete bucket lists they'd planned with their exes. As their connection strengthens, Sadie considers unsettling her newfound peace and self-acceptance for a connection she'd thought impossible since her destructive break-up. ONC Shortlisted Story 2022Featured on ContemporaryLit's 'Hot Encounters' (Dec 2024) 'Contemporary LGBTQIAP+' (June 2024) reading listsRomance's 'Slow Burn' reading list (June 2024)StoriesUndiscovered 'Tales of the Heart' reading list (May 2022)Copyright all rights reserved 2024…

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Fitness-trainer Winston settled in Corbeau Woods for a quiet life with his husband, free of the superstition and madness of his childhood. When a mysterious statue of an eye circulates the town, people go missing and he and his husband make a shocking discovery about their neighbour's inexplicable fate. After the statue lands on his doorstep, Winston must wrestle with his denial of the paranormal to avoid losing his husband and his life. 2nd place and Best Cover Horror Category The Berry Pancake Awards (2023)ONC Shortlister and Round 3 Ambassador's Pick (2021)1st Place Winner Mystery/Thriller 'The Level Up Awards' 2021WattpadDarkFantasy's 'Dark Arts' reading list (May 2022)PsychologicalNovel's 'Terrible Speculation' reading list (Sept 2021)Paranormal 'Chills and Thrills' reading list (Sept 2021)StoriesUndiscovered 'Can You See Me Now' reading list (Sept 2021)Ghost's 'Featured Ghostly Tales reading list (August 2021) Cover image credit: Perchek Industrie on UnsplashStory copyright 2021 Sarah Paradis…

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When her first love falls apart, a Filipina-Canadian foodie is devastated. To salvage their relationship, Maria joins a social-media cooking contest despite her family's advice to move on. Her efforts draw him back until he reveals his loyalty to his new girlfriend. Crushed, Maria uproots her life to move to Thailand to teach English. As her vibrant photos and contest posts catch her ex's interest, the feelings she tried to suppress resurface. The stress of being a new teacher and handling Adrian's mood swings pushes Maria to her breaking point. As her new friends, including her flirty next-door neighbour, encourage her to move on, she must decide between her ex's apologies and promises, a fling with her hot, commitment-phobic neighbour, or time alone to heal and find herself. More to Life is Book 1 in the More to Life series.[Rated mature for the topic of self-harm and emotional abuse] Copyright © 2022 All Rights Reserved Cover images: Grimnoire (Emy) from Unsplash…

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What's better than sex? To Naomi, it's going out with friends for delicious food, winning softball games, and having a whirlwind romance with her close friend. The only problem: despite a decade of friendship, she has yet to come out to him as asexual, and she's unsure if romance with an allosexual guy is even possible with the rotten luck she has had.Since Kieran's move to a Canadian city miles away from his unsettling past, life has felt dull. Only the near-impossible dream of hooking up with his friend gives him a spark of energy. After failing to win her affection again, he connects with a stranger in a similar situation whose refreshing honesty and unique perspective on relationships intrigue him. As Naomi and Kieran's paths cross and they help each other with contrasting goals, will they find happiness or will they want more?4 times featured on the official Romance, Contemporary, LGBTQ, and Stories Undiscovered profilesThis book is rated mature as late in the book one character experiences some suicidal ideation (but it is short and there is no attempt).…

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Until recently, Mia's biggest challenge was attracting visitors to a province whose unsolved crime rate keeps climbing. After her Bear Claw Lake ice fishing tourism campaign gets axed because a body was discovered, an unusual stranger offers her unconventional help to catch a potential serial killer. Even with his help and that of her childhood friend from the affected community, the clues leave Mia with more questions than answers. But she must discover the truth to keep the province safe, get justice for the victims and save her job. Trigger warning: This story is related mature because there are brief mentions of the suicide of a family member having an effect on a supporting character as well as one scene that flashes back to child abuse in the form of neglect resulting in a near-death experience. Cover photo by Simon Wijers (from Unsplash)…

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As Maria accepts being a newly single expat teacher in Thailand, she can't forget the passionate kiss she shared with her hot neighbour. Mitch, who would sooner move back to his boring tiny American hometown than commit to a relationship, is drawn to his friendship with Maria. Tom shares her dream of finding love and raising a family, but can he evoke the feelings in her that Mitch has? When faced with passion and potential heartbreak or safety and shared values, Maria must choose which risk is most worthwhile.This is Book 2 in the More to Life series. It can be read as a stand-alone or as part of the series. Cover image photo: Azlan Baharudin from UnsplashCopyright Sarah Paradis 2021…

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After quitting our jobs, my partner and I hopped on a one-way flight to Asia to spend six months exploring.Come along for the ride!Journey through historic and busy China, beachy and rural Thailand, temple-tastic Myanmar, delicious and sleek Malaysia, the stunning and surprising Philippines, jaw-dropping, adventure-filled Nepal, classy Singapore, and Indonesia's underwater wonderland. Combining my love of travel, writing and photography, Travel Drabbles is an ongoing collection of bite-sized, visual chapters. The strange love child from when travelogue met poetry. Brace yourself for the good the bad and the ugly, plus the funny bits in between.…

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A poor farmer enlists the help of a memory snatcher to discover the truth about his sister's suspicious death.***Upper-Caldozzans have access to everything: wealth, power, advanced technology, even memories of things their overindulged bodies could never achieve. Lower-Caldozza's creators feed themselves and their families by selling their experiences to the elite through memory snatchers. When a prolific creator, Messita, dies suspiciously, her brother, Runan, a poor farmer with a grudge against the memory selling business, enlists the help of a childhood friend, now memory snatcher, Solara, to discover the truth about Messita's suspicious death.***Cover image by Rohan Makhecha from Unsplash…

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Violent disasters rage across America and society collapses. The living fight against the clutches of natural disasters and disease in a post-apocalyptic world. A militaristic group gathers survivors by any means to rebuild a functional society with the shards of the last, but its intentions are not as they seem. Survivors in this crumbling society need the wit and skill to make it or face the consequences.[This story is rated mature for strong language, drug and alcohol references, scenes of a sexual nature.] Cover made by theotherday. Thank you!…

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Sequel to Survival.With the knowledge that civilization shattering natural disasters were orchestrated by a network of brash individuals, a community of survivors bands together to fight their power and influence over what is left of society. The deeper they dig, the further and stronger they find the connection extends. Kidnappings, forced labor, deprivation of basic needs are all tactics the powerful use to control the weak and which drive the survivors to fight harder for their cause. Can they succeed with few resources and without detection? Cover Photo copyright Georgie Pauwels: https://www.flickr.com/photos/frosch50/11932893863…

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After spending a year teaching in Thailand, I longed to travel with only my quirky self to keep me company. My journey started in Myanmar where temple cycles and village treks exposed me to the past and present of this intriguing nation. I returned to Northern Thailand for a volunteer experience and some of the most ingenious and adrenaline-pumping New Year's celebrations. Indonesia's smiling faces warmed my heart and even coaxed me out on a date or two.Join in if you've ever wanted to experience the beauty of a volcanic sunrise, the joy of Javanese hospitality or the thrill of a five-day water festival where joining a water war is as easy as saying 'Sawatdee!' or 'Hello' for my English readers.…

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This collection is comprised of a series of short stories, some written based on photo prompts and others for contests. Each chapter can be read independently.1- Scream (Horror) : A woman loses her boyfriend in a traumatic kidnapping in the woods. She returns two years later to mourn his passing.2- Burn Bright: Ellie is the girl standing in front of the burning village. There's more to this peasant looking girl than meets the eye.3- Fire (Fantasy/Adventure): Brittany ran away to Indonesia but finds that the fate she wanted to escape brought up close and personal.4- Secret War (Historical Fiction/Romance): Thooey lives through the bombings in Laos during the Vietnam war and shares her story with her grandchildren.5- The set up (Romance) 6- Snake (Action/Thriller) A secret service break-in gone horribly wrong. Will Snake, the daughter of an apprehended criminal, make it out alive?7- 13 word Halloween challenge8- Double trouble (adventure)…

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This novella is set in the 'More to Life' series universe and will contain major spoilers if you plan to read the series, but haven't read to the end of book 2. This can also be read as a stand-alone novella.When a tragic death turns a trio of childhood friends into a duo, Shawn must cope while ensuring his best friend, Mitch doesn't self-destruct. Guilt consumes Shawn over the distance between him and Emily and how he broke her heart, which led to her enduring more abuse and addiction in her short life. Determined not to fail his living best friend, Shawn pulls Mitch away from partying with toxic people who'd hurt Emily until they have a big fight the night after Emily's funeral. Mitch's choice leaves Shawn devastated and more committed to protecting his friend. With the help of notes Emily left him after her death, will Shawn save his friend and forgive himself for the past? Warnings: This work deals with the topics of depression, self-harm (briefly and not explicitly), and addiction. Cover image by Alessio Lin from Unsplash…