Selected for the #Wattys2018 longlist! "The Storekeeper's Daughter" is a short story set in the early twentieth century that focuses on a young, unmarried woman who works in her father's shop and becomes dangerously infatuated with a mysterious farmer.
Lilliana Burton is on the cusp of a deal with a high-end jewellery brand. But to achieve her dreams, she must work with the man who broke her heart years ago, and this time their paths would be irrevocably entwined. Can she risk her heart for her dreams? ...
They live the perfect family life in the countryside. When the septic tank in their back garden is drained of its contents one day, everything changes.
Four hundred years ago the fabulous wealth in gold and silver possessed by the Incas in what is now modern-day Peru, was discovered and then systematically pillaged and plundered by Spanish conquistadors. One hundred and sixty-nine Spaniards under the command of one Francisco Pizarro, the illiterate and illegitimate s...
{2018 Watty's Longlist Selection} As a reporter for the local newspaper, Louis Beane is shocked when the tiny southern town of Highland Park is selected as the location of the new Hunter College. Funded by the mysterious New York modern artist named Porter Talbot, the school is seen as a cultural blessing for the sma...
Can Daimeyen find the woman of his dreams in a world where he is seen as an outcast and anomaly? What secrets can he uncover about his past that will lead him to a brighter future?
A deadly plague burns through the village of Bliss, and a weary stranger approaches on a pale horse. The stranger doesn't know what treachery, fear, and pain he might encounter in the desperate village. He thinks he doesn't have anything left to lose. But it's not the plague, the murderers, or the terror he finds that...
Senior Inspector Raghav is deputed to investigate the case of a dead body of a man lying on the Suburban train tracks of Chennai. What appears to be an accident where the drunken man had fallen off the train to his death, later on, takes the form of a murder as another body is recovered a little away. Much to his shoc...
In which the Grim Reaper has a mid-life crisis and the Four Roommates of The Apocalypse get into arguments.
From the richness of Cambodia, Anwara and her friends travel to Japan, trying to get to to Tokyo. On their trip to Tokyo they face challenges and discover more about the culture of Japan. From the swaying of beautiful kimons, bamboo leaves dancing with the wind, and the sound of monkeys laughing fills their journey. A...
Inspired by a reddit writing prompt: Death has come to reap the last mortal soul on earth.
This book is still in progress Mages: Individuals who posses great power through a phenomenon known as the "Mark" Apollo is one of these many individuals. Waking up in a strange place with no memory of herself or how she arrived here, She is contacted by a man who tells her to escape. With the help of her...
[WATTYS 2018 SHORTLIST] Aliens have invaded the earth and surprisingly, they're demanding...cash?! It's up to the best negotiator on the planet, Dirk Sanchez, to face off against the leader of "The Winners". Can shameless manipulation triumph over casual brutality, or will humanity fall prey to a narcissistic, win-obs...
A young man named Jacob begins renting a room in a derelict mansion on the side of town. The longer he stays there, the more things seem off. What is the manor's master hiding? What really happened to his family oh-so-many years ago? Who is the mysterious girl trapped in the library? And can Jacob find the horrible t...
Rhyder and Ava love each other but there's something else going on...
A visionary CEO and his adventurous partner whose bots changed the way we share stories embark on a new quest to an AI-enhanced travel destination. --- Written for Marriott's #travelbrilliantly contest. [cover by author based on a public domain CC0 licensed image.]
