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*Wattys Winner 2022* Charles Abbot is finally living the life he has always dreamed of. At only 25, he has managed to turn his unique magical ability of copying memories into a profitable business. However, his comfortable life is shattered when he is tricked by a thief into extracting a dangerous memory. Not only does it reveal that there's a cult murdering children in their city, but by possessing this memory, Charles' life--and the lives of everyone close to him--are now in danger.Recruiting the help of a gay potion-maker and a ten-year-old lightning-wielding prodigy, Charles must now find that thief and try to put an end to this cult's workings. But it won't be easy. In a world where each magician's power is unique and at times undetectable, it's hard to know who to trust...Set in a world of magic inspired by 1860s Victorian England, Dangerous Thoughts is full of diverse characters and interesting twists that will keep you guessing until the very end. Perfect for fans of Sorcery of Thorns, Clockwork Angel, and Netflix's Stranger Things.Victorian Fantasy - New Adult - Diverse Characters~70,000 words~~~Originally written for the 2020 Open Novella Contest; now a full-length novel!Awards:ONC 2020 ShortlisterWinner in the "Sci-Fi/Fantasy" category for the 2020 Prime AwardsFeatured on the Badass Reads Ambassador ProfileFeatured on the Wattpad Stars official profileFeatured on Wattpad's "Fresh Reads" listThe Wattys 2022 Winner in Fantasy!If you are reading this story on any other website than W A T T P A D or Y O N D E R, then this story has been stolen, and you are likely getting a virus on your computer! Please beware of plagiarizing websites!…

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What would you trade your soul for?The answer is simple for Jessa: nothing. Life isn't perfect, but it's pretty good with her best friend Taylor at her side.But everything changes when the Devil--disguised as an attractive high school girl--comes to town. Soon Jessa--the girl with absolutely no experience with love--finds herself doing the unthinkable: trying to set up the fallen angel with heartthrob Billy Stevens.It's easier said than done, and in the resulting chaos, the lines between friend and foe, good and evil, begin to blur. Jessa starts to wonder: Is the Devil truly her friend? Who is worthy of love? And what, exactly, does Jessa want?All is fair in love and war.- - -A genre-bending tale that's one part teen fiction, one part paranormal/fantasy, and one part slow burn romance! A Wattys 2018 Shortlister! LGBTQ+!Cover made by @bdicocco in Canva.…

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Kayden Lee is a girl from New Jersey with newly divorced parents and an annoyingly perfect cousin staying with her for an entire summer. Blaze Merg is a wizard... but not a particularly good one. He's still surprised that he managed to graduate, and finding a job has proved to be a lot more difficult than expected. Their lives become intertwined just as the magical world erupts into chaos. Spells begin failing, people start dying, and the two are magically bound together against their will. As the magical community struggles to survive without magic, Blaze and Kayden try to find a way to break the spell that has physically bound them together. But as they navigate through magical politics, they must also control their growing attraction to one another, which may just be another unfortunate side effect of their spell gone wrong.* * *Awards and Featuring:Ranked #13 in Fantasy (Dec 2016)Wattpad Featured (Dec 2016)Editor's Choice (May 2020)Featured on @ContemporaryLit (Jan 2020)Featured on @Fantasy (Feb 2021)Featured on @WattpadUrbanFantasy (May 2021) Cover image by @TheRainbowPig…

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Complete!Raizia has already died twice and she's not planning on dying again anytime soon.The 20-year-old necromancer makes ends meet by offering her resurrection services to a select few for an exorbitant fee. There's just one condition: she will only resurrect souls who have died within the past three days, and only for five minutes so they can share final goodbyes with their loved ones.But then she meets Aris, an attractive soldier reeling from the recent death of his mother. Raizia agrees to resurrect her, but when Aris ignores her cardinal rule, all hell breaks loose. As punishment for his deed, Raizia binds the soldier into her service. But Aris isn't going to come quietly...Fantasy ~ Romance ~ Adventure ~ Novella- - - Written for the 2021 Open Novella Contest, based on prompt #66: When you die, you come back. But you never come back the same. There's always a price to pay for resurrection...Open Novella Contest 2021 Round One Ambassador Pick and Short ListerCompleted!Image by Rav89 on Deviantart.…

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Ever had to land your plane on top of an enormous UFO?Yeah, neither had Leslie. Until tonight.Trapped 12,000 feet in the air with her estranged father, she is going to have to do a lot of things she's never done before if she wants to survive.The good news? The alien ship has an edge, and she's going to figure out how to get down.Or die trying.- - - - "The Edge" is one of 39 short stories in WritersConnx's latest summer anthology "30 Days to Save the World." Check out the whole story--and the whole anthology--on the WritersConnx Wattpad page.- - - -Thirty days. The countdown has started, North America shivers under the shadow of a massive alien spacecraft, and humanity is hurtling toward an unknown future that lurks at the end of the timer. Somewhere, somehow, the heroes are making their plans to fight the extraterrestrials.But this isn't about them.From the team at WritersConnX comes a new anthology about the rest of us - the average, the ordinary, the unassuming - and the many paths we run when our time is cut short. And no damn aliens!…

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Winner of the September Serenade writing contest!Krista is no stranger to magic. She lives in the woods of Fard, a place where magical creatures--both friendly and unfriendly--roam free.One day, a creature known as an Elder gives her a small jar of lightning with two explicit instructions: 1) Deliver the jar to a trapped faerie. 2) Do not open the jar.But as she embarks on her journey and encounters others who have jars of their own, she begins to wonder what makes these jars so special, and who is this mysterious faerie who needs it...Fantasy - Short Story…

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A short story (500 words) inspired by Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale."In the near future, rations are no longer used as a method to conserve food.…

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I only cry in the bathroom.A poem.…

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A poem about emotional pain.Also: I do not want people to read this and think that you should use physical pain to counteract emotional pain. If you ever feel alone, know that someone out there is willing to listen to you and to help you, myself included.Leave me a comment or PM if you have any thoughts about this. I'm always open to listen.…