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Arielle is a failure. She couldn't kill the human prince; she couldn't defeat her uncle. She couldn't stop war. But there's still time. Two weeks ago, mermaid-princess Arielle came face to face with her dark warlock uncle and nearly died along with him. Since then, he's vanished. If she wants to find him and finish what she started, she'll have to journey to the farthest and coldest reaches of her world--the kingdom of Snejorn. At least she has Eero by her side as she faces some of her darkest days.In this final installment of the "These Gilded Seas" duology, both Ari and Eero's limits will be pushed as new bonds are forged and old ones are severed. **Note: This is a sequel. You cannot read it without reading These Gilded Seas! The cover is also temporary until the final one comes. :)…

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There's one thing in the world that Arielle hates above all else.Humans. Eighty years ago, the human kingdom of Anjord destroyed the merfolk kingdom of Vandya and banished her people to a distant corner of the sea. Since then, the merfolk have become little more than a myth to the rest of the world. But when the formidable Prince Eero crosses the border into her kingdom, Ari has reason to believe he's trying to start another war -- one her father won't engage in. Desperate to protect her people and get her own revenge, Ari makes a deal with her exiled uncle. In exchange for legs and the opportunity to kill the crown prince of Anjord, Ari trades the warlock her seat on the throne. Now, she has one month to bury a dagger in the prince's back or lose her home and future. In this dark retelling of The Little Mermaid, Arielle's alliances will be tested as she discovers a plot thicker than honey and romance in the most unexpected places.…

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"I can do this, and even if I can't, I have to."Eden escaped the Anthros and all the evil that lived within- the Artificials, the Idyllics, and the horrors of the experiments she endured. Leaving the city behind is impossible though. It follows her through the wilderness, haunting her during the weeks that follow.Beneath the tranquility of the mountains, a secondary threat hides. The Cheyenne Complex houses a colony of humans with a personal vendetta against Idyllics. They've used their advanced technology to incapacitate the superior machines before, and they aren't afraid to do it again to protect their people.When Poppy, a resident of the Cheyenne Complex who lost her sister to the Anthros four years ago, stumbles upon the unsuspecting Eden, an unlikely alliance is formed. Can two natural enemies work together to protect their most valuable asset from the machines that are closing in?In this thrilling sequel to Caged, Eden and Poppy will both have to ask themselves just how much they are willing to give up to save those they love the most.**This is book two of the Idyllic Series. It is not a stand-alone. You need to read the first book.**…

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Eden has never seen a zoo before. In her world, zoos don't exist. The Anthros do. Anthros are 'human zoos' created by the machines that have taken over Earth, pushing humans into being critically endangered. Humans are hunted for their desirable qualities and put behind the 20mm thick glass for other cybernetic organisms to view and study. Behind the walls, though, humans deemed "imperfect" are tortured and subject to nightmarish medical experiments. Eden is a runner-- an individual given the task of going above ground and retrieving materials necessary for the free humans to survive. Together, she and her best friend Linux are experts at their job and have raided countless warehouses. When one botched supply run lands them in the hands of the cybernetics, Eden makes an easy decision: save Linux and sacrifice herself. This leads to her becoming a prisoner and lab rat to the machines, and she will be forced to undergo horrors she never dreamed of. Saving herself will be the hardest thing she's ever done. When your life consists of running from one hiding place to another, dodging being captured, and living in fear of the grinding of machinery, freedom is just a state of mind.…

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"This is The Island, a prison designed for minors like me- too young to be executed, too old to be reformed, and too much of a stain on humanity to let exist. It was 'the answer' to the growing crime rate resulting from a world that was falling apart. The details evade me, but there is one thing I know. The water doesn't seem as scary as it did before."When Jordyn wakes up in the middle of a tropical forest in the mouth of a cat too big to be real, she decides this isn't how she wants to die. The Island has other plans, though. It was designed to kill her, and it will bring out every gun in the arsenal to do so. Her life becomes a game of survival from the mutant and venomous animals, severe temperature changes, and impossible weather scenarios that exist in this government manufactured prison. The twist? She has no idea who she is, where she came from, or why she committed first-degree arson.In this mixture of "The Hunger Games" and "Maze Runner", Jordyn has to unravel the truth before nature kills her- or die not knowing.Highest Ranking: #45 in Science Fiction**2nd Place Winner of the 2017 Rose Awards****Featured as a Wattpad Pick on 11/8/19**…

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Compound 4 was supposed to be a sanctuary away from the virus and the Infected that came with it, but to Jaelyn, it's prison. It's too crowded, she's treated like a disgrace, and her only friend is an old man who loves Checkers. But outside The Wall is nothing but destruction and death. ... Right? When an unexpected visitor shows up at the compound who recognizes Jaelyn's name, Jay starts to question everything she's been told. With her new partner Isaac's help, she escapes the compound. What she finds is more than zombies, ghosts, and ruins. A plot will be uncovered, and Jay may be the key to saving what's left of humanity-- or killing them all.**This is the new, edited version of Immune!!**…

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*THE UNEDITED VERSION* Beware of typos, errors, and general mistakes. This is a very, very rough draft. "I live in a place called Compound 4. We are one of ten different compounds placed at strategic locations around the US. It's been thirteen years since the virus overtook humanity, turning about ninety percent of us into zombies. I'm not sure how it started exactly; that's classified information. I do know that in order to save what was left of the human race, the president at the time took a bunch of really smart people and kids and relocated them into new 'protected' cities. My father was one of those really smart people. I was only five at the time, but I knew what was happening." Within the walls of the compound, Jay makes stupid mistakes, mistakes even she doesn't understand, putting everyone inside at risk. All because she can't shoot someone. All because she misses the wind in her hair, the flowers on the hillsides, the sound of crickets at night. All because she's different, the only person untouchable by the Virus. When the mistakes begin to duplicate, and a girl shows up who knows her name, everything begins to change in Compound 4. Highest rank in Science Fiction: #9…

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Our eyes meet for the first time since I've had him trapped here. The black slits dilate for a moment, and the human shows through.For half a second, we are two children-kidnapped from our home and morphed into something so inhuman that our creators themselves can't stand to look at us. In that blink, every mistake I've ever made rushes back to me, and I wonder how he ended up here as well. How old is he? Does he have a name, or has he forgotten that like so many others of our kind? More importantly, is he as terrified as I am right now? Does the threat of instantaneous death make him forget that we are both one-third human, like it does to me? Somewhere, deep under the muscle and fur and claws and starvation and nightmares, we are still human. Aren't we? ~~~~~Sixteen-year-old Cani is a Dreck-- a genetically engineered mixture of human and animal. While constantly battling to maintain her fragile humanity, she's pitted against her own kind over and over in The Arena. Loss means death, but winning means more training and mistreatment. Escape isn't even an option. Where would she go? When a new Dreck trader shows up at The Estate, offering Cani and her best friend Fell a new opportunity, the sun seems to be shining down on them for once. Daylight never lasts forever, though, and even in the beauty of night, there are dangers. Cani can't escape the Arena. No one can.…

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"Just because you can't see something doesn't mean it ceases to exist. I believe in many invisible things- ghosts, Bigfoot, unicorns. Mainly, though, I believe in myself- the girl hidden within the pale blue walls of this five-room, two story building under the unnerving fluorescent lights. I'm the girl no one has ever seen.But I exist. Don't I?"Compound 4 was burned to the ground. Compound 5 was liberated. Compounds 2 and 3 wait patiently for Jay and Isaac to arrive with the vaccine that has been created to protect what's left of the human race from The Virus that nearly wiped them out fifteen years ago. That leaves Compound 1, nestled in the deep woods of the northern United States. The warning they sent to Jay's supporters was clear: stay away. But Jay's never been good at following directions. Outside Compound 1, a laboratory exists. The bottom floor is a home; the upper floor is anything but. Mya Julien's life consists of needles, machines, tests and sickness. Being immune comes with a price, and when a dark-haired stranger crashes unwillingly into their life, she and her brother Finn discover a haunting truth.No one can miss you, if no one knows you exist.This is the last installment in the Immune series. Be sure to check out book one (Immune) and book two (Selected) before reading.…

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"We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to..."~Terry Swearingen, Nurse & Winner of Goldman Environmental Prize in 1997When we destroy the world we've been given, where else is there to go but beneath? This micro-story focuses on the remnants of a world left in ruins after widespread pollution. Ahead is my entry for the #PlanetOrPlastic contest.…

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"As far back as I can remember, I've been surrounded by water. The salt in the air even now makes it hard to breath, forcing me to squint. Sand clings to every inch of me, caking my pants and shoes. The wind from the ocean picks my hair up, sending it blowing back towards the multi-colored houses lining the shore line. ***'Quinn, don't panic,' Lexi says through gritted teeth. She holds fistfuls of my shirt now, and I hear the rubber soles of her shoes squeaking. 'Too late,' I whine, grabbing the barbed wire in a last desperate effort to regain some balance. The razor sharp blades cut into my palms, making me jump again. Lexi sucks in air and loses her grip on me. I hold my breath and close my eyes, feeling the wind cradle me from all sides as I fall at about twenty-four miles per hour, considering the height of the wall and my weight. Now, I wish I was surrounded by water."South of Compound 4, another compound exists. Within the wall of Compound 5, children are trained and tested for perfection through the Intelligence Exam, a test that every student takes during their sixteenth year. Pass, and you stay within the compound. Fail, and you are sent to another compound. It's common knowledge that they are building a perfect population to remain when the rest of the world falls to the Virus. Yet, what happens when Quinn faces the threat of Compound 5, a short blonde girl whose name he can't pronounce, and begins to question everything he's ever been taught, pushing the limits of the system and his own comfort zone? When a student receives the compound's first ever perfect IE score, a storm makes its way in from the ocean. Can Q unravel the secrets held within the walls, or will he lead his family and friends to a war they can't win against a woman who seems to be triumphing against all odds?Selected is the sequel to Immune, found on my profile. Record Ranking: #25 in Science Fiction…