Terri Oakeley's abnormal height has always attracted stares and whispers. However, that's the least of her problems when a man attacks her in an elevator. Fortunately, a stranger with metal wings comes to her rescue. Then, she learns that her family has long guarded an entrance to a realm of giants, and her mother is...
Marisol Hoffman dreams of becoming a clock master just like her Uncle Drosselmeyer. On the eve of Winterfest, she meets his latest invention - a clockwork soldier that can break nuts. While the house sleeps, the dolls come to life, unlocking a world of clocks, juju, and sugar. From traversing secret fey gardens, to b...
When an army of darkness falls from the sky, Alex Kingsley enlists the help of her male peers and ventures into spirit-infested lands to save humanity. ***** She's an outcast cursed to consume the memories of anything she touches. A woman fated to repopulate the nation's army...
{2022 WATTY SHORTLISTER} {18+ COMPLETED} England, 1842 Lady Hutton, otherwise known as Penelope Chapman, cares not that her husband has a wandering eye. That is, until he wanders away completely--all the way to the continent with his mistress, where he's been for the last five years. Abandoned, Penelope decides she...
[REMOVED FOR PUBLISHING - NOV 1] Former childhood enemies Julian and Juniper are forced to work together, but a simple exchange could change everything-he needs help with his case and she needs a fake boyfriend. *** Julian has finally graduated from law school and is on the way to his new gig as an associate attorney...
| 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐲𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 | What do you do when everyone seems to want you dead? Kill them first, of course. Minerva Pyroline, assassin by night and heir to an empire by day, has one goal: Survive. No matter the obstacles. No matter the cost. But with political tensions on the rise, strange feelings...
"This is all your fault, director's pet. This is a play. I'm not falling in love with you, and I would never ever go out with you, Jack Garrison." Jack and Shayna can't get through a rehearsal without fighting. Cheerleader Shayna loathes perfect Jack for her own reasons. Her boyfriend is pulling away, and she might h...
Eleanor Hastings is hardly an ordinary debutante. She is entering her first London Season at the age of twenty-four, after spending the past nine years with her father in India. With her mother determined to have her make a good match amongst the ton, Eleanor has more pressing matters on her mind. Namely, hunting vamp...
WATTYS 2021 Historical Fiction winner | Writers Of The Past Series. 4000 years ago, in an empire where women were little more than flowers on the wall, one princess cemented her story in history and changed the art of writing for centuries to come. **...
DOUBLE WATTY AWARD WINNER - mystery/thriller AND biggest twist! After her mother's death, Blaire Bloxham moves in with an aunt she never knew she had, and discovers the dark history of her new town. Armed with a mysterious book and a podcast with an enchanting narrator, Blaire's determined to crack the key to Anchor L...
{WATTYS 2020 WINNER} {FEATURED BOOK} Paris, 1663. 500 girls selected by King Louis XIV embark on a journey across the seas from their homeland. Each is given a dowry, and the expectation that they are to marry a French settler, in order to increase the population of New France. They are the historic Daughters of the K...
Ambys Award Winner 🏆 Cassiopeia has lost something very important. She has lost her song. A mermaid who can't sing is no Mer at all. Determined to regain her voice and her honor, Cass takes a journey of discovery to the infamous Museum of Vanished Things with nothing but her courage and an old compass to guide her...
No one lives on the island anymore. But plagued by a lack of sleep and an unshakable feeling of wrongness, its last visitor begins to question whether they are really alone.
Centuries worth of starvation. When your blood does not flow, there is no satisfaction in the daily actions of the living. Only in the thought of removing the spark of life of those around you. Seren has been dead for half a millennium. In his eternal cruelty, he has forced innumerable others to share his fate. Unlike...
Parfait (n) 1. a rich cold dessert made with whipped cream, eggs, and fruit. 2. perfect (linguistics) All Summer wanted was a peaceful summer with her friends and study her dream major in the upcoming fall. Instead, she got a job at the local ice cream shop along with one of her least favourite people in the world, lo...
In the dark ages of ancient Greek, Hades, the cunning lord of the underworld who had been tremendously hating humans he thought to be hypocrites for several Centuries, would see himself plotting once more against humanity in a desperate attempt to expose the true nature of the puny mortals he tremendously despised. R...
"I'm in love with a fairytale Even though it hurts 'Cause I don't care if I lose my mind I'm already cursed" Fairytale song lyrics Stars and Short Stories Monthly Competition-Prompt 3
Titania has the worst luck of the ancient world. First, her brother steals the Queen of Sparta and leaves her behind to deal with it, and then she's taken prisoner and forced to watch as 1000 ships sail to destroy her beloved city: Troy. The worst fact is that she's forced to stay with the unpredictable hero Achilles...
[Cover made by @Vanoeuxx] After moving to Connecticut to room with her best friend for the summer, Chastity Blake doesn't know what to think of the charm bracelet she finds, caught under the floorboards in her new bedroom; with the initials D.K. engraved into it. But ignoring the bracelet's origins isn't an option whe...
When Princess Roesia comes to the kingdom of Winter with her father in the role as one of his subjects, she finally feels like he respects her. Until his true plans are revealed... Little does she know that her life will be changed forever.
On a warm spring night in May, three lives changed forever. Lucy Anderson was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Cody Cunningham lost his life. And Aaron Matthews couldn't stop it. As their senior year begins, Aaron and Lucy must learn to navigate Holton High after the loss of its popular star athlete. Practically...
Bronwyn Larson has spent her whole life not depending on her mother, a constantly recovering addict, until the moment her life was literally torn apart when an EF4 tornado ripped through their trailer park and her mom is found dead, miles away after the storm. Suddenly, her estranged father is a part of her life, a pr...
Blackwell Boarding School is swarmed with cameras that prey on the students in order to film for the reality TV show that shows an exclusive inside to an elite school. Zora McQueen avoids the glistening TV screen when her nudes are spread around campus, instead taking comfort with the only other person who keeps secre...
[2022 Wattys Winner] When love cynic Madison Watson starts university, she vows to follow three simple rules. One: Work out at least twice a week. Two: Get an internship. Three: Stay away from men. But after a chance encounter with three guys in the dorm halls, Madi's enlisted to transform a shy and lov...
Meet Gwen Turner. Recently, she turned 40. She and her friends are the worst bowlers at their ladies-only wine and bowling league. She's content with her life until she falls for her neighbor, Nate Bai, a single father who happens to be the object of another woman's attention. Suddenly Gwen's rival bowling competitor...
When Aleta Kami's father dies in a horrific accident, she vows to never tell the truth to the Kingdom's Empress. After years of successfully concealing her magical powers she is ousted, and the power hungry Empress with genocide on her mind entraps her as a weapon. In a Kingdom forsaken by the stars and gods, Aleta i...
Lady Emilia Shepard loved Lord Trotten--before he left her. Before he ruined her. Years later, can she forgive him when the truth behind his actions comes to light? ***** Emilia Shepard is a wallflower. Or rather, she was, until she met Will Graham...
A short story written for the Red Feather Award Summer 2019 Writing Contest. Thana, living on war-torn Earth, is pulled from her life and learns shocking secrets about herself and her family. Old questions are answered and new questions are asked when she meets the Universe and time is ticking for her to make an impos...