Dirk, a tailor's apprentice from the small town of Lesser Highridge, is thrust into the middle of a national conflict when his master is discovered harboring a convicted "witch." Fleeing, the three make their way to the city of Redvale, one of the largest cities in the kingdom of Teramen, hidden for 100 years, and the sworn enemy of the Dark King in Cirthond. There Dirk will discover his ability to wield "glyphs": a form of magic involving release of the power in certain symbols. He finds love, friendship and a sense of belonging behind it's walls. But what will happen when he is forced to leave all that behind?

Tick...Tock...Tick...Tock... Life inside the Clock Tower was simple enough for young inventor Leo Calloway. Until an unfortunate deal led to him being kidnapped, that is. Now held captive by a vindicitive pirate crew, Leo is forced to assist them in stealing a priceless piece of technology unlike anything the world has ever seen before. He could try to run, but as he spirals deeper into a world of madness and betrayal, he begins to realize that there is more at stake than just his life. Alexandra, otherwise known as Alice, is a daring stowaway with a deadly secret, and she holds the key to the answers Leo desperately needs. Running from a past filled with nightmares she can't let herself remember, she is quickly swept up into a life of espionage and adventure. The past doesn't always stay buried though. Some truths are best taken to the grave; otherwise, they might come back to haunt you.

[Featured Story and Wattpad Prize Winner 2014] When Malachi, an exiled murder, activates a magic relic and duplicates his world, he uses his newly found power to win over the Larks, dog-like creatures from the North. Seeking to locate his missing daughter and plot revenge on those responsible for her disappearance, Malachi marches south, leaving destruction in his wake. Whik Winfield, a young, adventurous Hemonstalian, is swept up in the chaos. He escapes with fellow survivors to the mysterious island of Sebolt, leaving everything he knew behind, including his best friend Sonora. Whik hoped peace could be restored in his new home, but when he finds a mysterious device and creates a world of his own, his troubles double. Can Whik understand how to wield his world-building power before Malachi takes it all away? When the path of worlds can change with a shift in the wind, Whik learns that all second chances come with a price. This dark fantasy novel interweaves Whik's story at ages 9 and 17, as he comes to terms with creating another him, attempts to stop the fall of his nation from a ruthless murderer, and realizes that in order to save the girl he loves in one world, he may have to die in another.

When seventeen-year-old necromancer Sapphire Sweetman befriends the spirit of Mona Delaney, she thinks all of her problems have been solved. Mona proves to be very useful when it comes to propelling her up the social ladder at school and dishing out haunting - and sometimes frighteningly cruel - punishments to those that Saffy deems deserving, but soon she begins to realize that Mona isn't quite who she says she is. People across the county are vanishing without a trace, and when Mona demands a sinister favour in return for her loyalty, Saffy's world is upended completely. The options are clear: comply, or become subject to the rage of a spirit who is far more powerful than she first seemed. Highest chart positions: #12 in Paranormal

'He forcefully slammed her wrist down upon the table and gazed at the mark. "Do you know what this mark means?" She swallowed hard and though his eyes were covered by the hood, she felt his cold, angry glare focused on her. "Should anyone find out that you bare this mark," his voice rolled into a tone only she could hear, "you will be executed." ' Sixteen-year-old Maya Olden is a virgin maiden and soon to be a bride-to-be to one of two young men about to become chieftain of their villages. She's not happy about it though, seeing it as only another boring life. Plus, her heart as already secretly been taken by a childhood friend, though she fears her father won't approve of their love. But when she follows some boys into the ruins of Menhura, she invokes a mysterious ritual and brings something back into the world that's label as an enemy to the human race. Forced to hide what's she done, she must now find a way to undo it in order to avoid an ill-ending fate. With a dangerous journey lying ahead of her, Maya must embark on a path that'll strip away everything she knew of the world and reveal the cold hard truth. And she'll learn that fate cannot be avoided forever.

Get out your popcorn, tourists beware, here comes a paranormal adventure with a historical twist, set in Egypt--and Britain. From Chapter 29 'Darkness': 'Did I just try to dive into that goo to get at a dead guy?' Trueth asked. Define dead,' Metjen said with a half-smile. He muttered something and touched Trueth on the forehead. The rest of her giddiness faded away--only to return as Metjen crushed her in one of his bearhugs. 'For a moment I thought we would lose you. Don't do that again.' Trueth's cheeks burned. That could only be the caffeine. The stuff had never agreed with her. 'It wasn't my idea, there was a voice in my head!' *** Trueth hates being the last paranormal creature left on Earth. She needn't worry: On a trip to Egypt she runs into Metjen Al-Nour, magical member in the last temple of the sun god Ra. With sparks flying between them--not only those of the magical variety--they solve a 5000-year-old riddle where clues are literally buried in tombs, historical sites--as well as in the family safe. But their journey is far from over - where other stories end, this one really takes off... . The second novel in the trilogy, 'Cursed Times - Only Yesterday!', is completed, and 'In My Attic' - a spin-off to the world of Cursed Times is available with weekly updates. === Copyright information, given the recent acts of content piracy: All copyrights of the texts are mine exclusively. Any attempt at spreading any of the content of my works in any form will be prosecuted. If you are reading this in any form outside Wattpad-be it in print, as an e-book or as an excerpt of text, the content has been stolen and you are in breach of international copyright laws.

Long Story Short is a collection of short, short stories written for the 21st Century attention span. Featuring police chases and polish shops, romance gone wrong and romance gone right, sibling rivalry and sibling affection, human trafficking and alien abduction, revenge and reconciliation, fable and folklore, like a bag of pick 'n' mix, Long Story Short is something you'll want to dip into time and time again.

"Any last words?" "Go to hell, you sneaky...lying...god forsaken..." With a single step, he closed the distance between us. I sucked in a breath as he dipped his head, his lips curling into a wicked grin. His voice sounded by my ear in a mocking taunt. "Love, I think you mean 'Pirate'". Riley O'Connell is an orphan who has a secret. James Hook is a pirate with a quest. Peter Pan is the boy who never grew up. And all of them are searching for something. In Neverland, a world where nothing is as it seems and lies are the price of survival, where secrets are a means of trade and your closest friend could be your worst enemy, what lengths will they go to achieve their ambitions?