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if Rosalind follows her heart, her love for a cursed lord will plunge Transylvania into an eternal winter.* * * * * * * In nineteenth-century Transylvania, the master of the Borgo, Lord Caspian, terrorizes anyone who crosses his path. When a witch disguised as a beggar comes to his home asking for charity, he brutally attacks her. The woman, hell-bent on revenge, turns Caspian into a beast and kills his wife. The curse causes a century of snowfall and insurmountable death. One hundred years later, when the Hershel men trespass on the Beast's property during a hunt, Lord Caspian captures and threatens to slaughter them for their crime. Harlan Hershel offers his daughter Rosalind to the beast for a month to save his sons. But reality and illusions blur when the Beast sees Rosalind. Believing she is the reincarnation of his wife he becomes fiercely drawn to her. Though terrified at first Rosalind grows fonder of the abominable lord and the cold surrounding his land. The closer she gets to the secrets he keeps, especially of the mysterious stranger in the violin room, the more he awakens a darkness in her she wants to explore. When Rosalind's true calling is discovered, that she is the one prophesied to kill the Lord, her desire for him threatens to destroy the person she once was, and all of Transylvania. Beauty and the Beast meets Dracula. Other influences: Alice in Wonderland and the tale of Hades and Persephone. Highest ranking #1 Gothic, #1 Dracula, #1 Dark Romance, #2 Horror, #1 ONEMILLIONPROJECT. Amby Awards 2023 TOP PICK in Paranormal.Rosalind won first place in PrettyInPunk's Paranormal Romance category and tied for third place in the Paranormal/Supernatural including Vampire/Werewolf category in the One Million Project challenge.The beautiful cover was made by @KatrinHollister .Disclaimer for violence, dark themes, abuse, death, sex (nothing graphic but still hot), vampires, monsters, curses, and typical Christine darkness.…

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* Highest ranking: #1 Vampire #1 Dracula #1 BoyxBoy #2 Cinderella *Abused terribly since he was a boy, Kylo dreams of freedom. When his wicked stepsisters get invited to the handsome Lord Vincent's masquerade ball, the women believe they are going as potential brides. Forbidden to go by his evil stepmother, Kylo sneaks to the elegant manor to get a look at the mysterious lord. When he's captured for trespassing, Kylo fears a whipping yet the lord takes mercy upon him and invites him to the ball as his guest.As the night progresses, Kylo finds himself falling for the bewitching lord. Upon the stroke of midnight, Kylo flees from the ball, losing one of his gloves in his haste. When the lord searches the homes wanting to return the glove, he finds Kylo badly beaten. Realizing he is being abused, Lord Vincent returns that night to rescue the young man.Soon Kylo is pulled into a world of darkness, blood, and vampires. A sequel is available: The Angel And The Vampire. https://www.wattpad.com/story/288753789-the-angel-and-the-vampire-the-sequel-to-angelThis is my second entry for the Open Novella Contest 2021. My prompt is number 32: "All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream" Edgar Allan PoeThis is a Cinderella meets Dracula tale. Warning for typical Christine darkness, abuse, death, vampire stuff, sex, bad words, and other mature themes.…

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After being saved by the mysterious Lord Vincent, Kylo flees with him to Venice where a new life awaits him - a life free of his step-family yet full of dark secrets, blood, and vampires. Drawn to Kylo in unholy ways, the lord desires him for his own. Kylo must make a decision, remain a mortal and hold onto his soul, or give in to the glorious darkness Lord Vincent has to offer and step into the world re-birthed, no longer a Cinder-Boy but as a vampire. This is a Cinderella meets Dracula tale. It's the sequel to Angel which you can find here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/258542249-angel Warning for typical Christine darkness, abuse, death, vampire stuff, sex, bad words, and other mature themes.…

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a blend of glorious and grotesque.a collection of poetry.a surge of madness.There are ten poems following the MC's struggle with aching, desire, and a constant hunger for love.…

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Among the salt-licked tombstones and the blood-red roses, my mother's fragile sanity shatters and she is slowly driven to madness. My mother believes I, her only living child, is a ghost haunting her. But I am flesh and blood...am I not?A bereft mother believes her only living child is a ghost haunting her. In the gloom and solitude of her tower, the mother is slowly driven to madness. Gothic Gloom top 10 finalist! Featured on @fright 's Gloom and Doom Gothic Tales. 2nd place winner in the category Short Story in the One Million Project Awards. Part of the Wattpad Bookshelves family. Featured in @StoriesUndiscovered and @WattpadShortStory .Now a graphic novel!Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/938326Comixology: http://bit.ly/2OuSH5U Lulu: http://www.lulu.com/shop/christine-bottas/the-maggies-a-gothic-graphic-novel/ebook/product-24098361.htmlThis is powerful. Loved it! Your style is so lovely and dark at the same time. My favorite part was of the little minnows. It painted such an eerie vision. Enchanting. Well done!@Pixee_StyxI'd be lying if I say this book did not take my breath away. The writing is just elegantly morose and each paragraphs are punctuated with a poetic feel. It's beauty is almost dizzying.@fraulein_elle The Maggies is such a brilliant book that I went to the comment section to write something but I was so speechless after reading this that I couldn't find words. I haven't read such a good book for a long time! Thanks for writing this masterpiece. @MFOshinI read this and already kind of guessed what's happening but when I read the explanation. Oh. My. God. My heart died. And tears in my eyes. This is such a beautifully written short story that I can't fathom how such a story can hit your feels so hard. But this did. This is amazingly haunting and chilling and yet depressing and sad at the same time. I'm in love with everything about it. This is one of the most beautiful stories I've ever read.@KrystalM…

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When a not-so-human stripper falls in love with a blood-drinking priest, he will do anything to get closer, even risk the wrath of God and the homophobic congregation. * * *In Sina Noir's eyes, God isn't dead but He should be. Working as a stripper, he's seen the godly turn into savages and knows that religion gets you nowhere. When his best friend's lover is nearly beaten to death by a member of the church for loving a man, Sina's hatred for God, Heaven, and the prejudiced church-goers grows. After years of exile and drowning in alcohol and blood, Father Caleb Hill returns to civilization. His arrival in Heaven, Louisiana, brings people back into Saint Agatha's church after the passing of their previous priest.A chance encounter finds Sina and Cal fiercely drawn to each other. Sina, captivated by Father Caleb, will do anything to win his affection - even risk his own life. Fearing his hateful congregation, and his growing desire, Cal suppresses the way he feels, until the day he almost loses Sina. The wonderful art for my cover was made by my soul sistah, @Monrosey, whose stories are out of this world! This is the new and much longer version of Heaven! +++++ Disclaimer for bad language and situations (such as drinking, drugs, violence, murder, smoking, trashy clubs, blood, homophobia, prejudice, etc.) and typical Christine darkness. There is NO: SA, suicide, gore. +++++Heaven is only available on Wattpad.…

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Most of the world's population perished after the Great War of 2276. Whoever is left lives a harsh life void of technology and electricity. Life is basic. Life is dangerous. Nights are worse because that is when terror comes. When a group of underground scientists create The August Project, a project attempting to generate stronger and more resilient humans who can live and thrive in harsh environments, they expect near-perfect creations. What they didn't anticipate was monsters.Updates twice a week! Disclaimers: SAFE for most readers!!! Swearing is very limited. There is romance but no mature scenes. Some monsters and death but this story is pretty pg-13.…

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Upholding the fragile balance between his vampire clans and the enemy werewolves, Prince Esa Darkangelo is sworn to protect his kind - even condemn rule-breakers to death. Attending the Opera, Esa becomes enthralled with tenor Lucian Argento not knowing Lucian belongs to the Crimson Bane wolves. Enchanted, Esa is desperate to be with him. When the prince's estranged father returns, Esa learns the truth of his lineage - he is not a full-blood vampire. Threatening to expose his son, Judas pulls him into a game of betrayal. And only one person can save Esa now - the enemy wolf he has fallen for. **Warning: sexual/mature themes, drugs, alcohol, violence, swearing, eating disorders, dementia, and typical Christine darkness. **NO: gore, torture, or animal abuse.This story is only published on Wattpad and belongs to me. Please do not share/copy/pass it off as your own.…

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In a world where the majority no longer dream, and happy thoughts are easily lost, nineteen-year-old Eli sells memories. With no family or home, the young man travels the country dealing to those in need. When he runs out of memories to sell, Eli heads to the town of Los Demonios hoping to find someone to harvest from. Ashlyn carries dreams which others have lost inside her. Her thoughts are filled with recollections belonging to people she's never met. Haven is an albino Kadisin, a half-mortal, half-angel who must kill in order to survive. He is a man plagued by seventy years of things he's seen and done. Welcome to my entry for the 2021 ONC! I'm using prompt number 29 "I am in the mood to dissolve in the sky." -Virginia WoolfONC Shortlister 2021. Added to The Badass King reading list on @BadassReads. Second place in the @PrettyInPunk Mystery and Thriller awards. Warning for typical Christine darkness, swearing, some sexual and romantic themes.…

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This collection tells of life, pain, suffering, and sometimes even happiness. I hope you will enjoy. Thanks to @wendythestoryteller , a super talented writer and artist, for making this brilliant cover! Highest rank: #3 IN VIGNETTE! Featured on @flashfic 's The BreakRoom reading list. Part of the Wattpad Block Party 2017. RtL was a Wattpad featured story. My piece, Breaking Up With Anne, was published in the anthology Conversations by Kingston University Press. https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/KUPress/popular © Christine Bottas. All rights reserved 2015-2020.…

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Confined to the family's estate since birth, three sisters have never seen the outside world. Taught they are unable to leave home due to their long hair, Lexi, Lulu, and Fia secretly envy their volatile father and narcissistic mother whose short locks allow them to come and go whenever they wish. Raised believing their grandparents live in the TV set, the young women's knowledge about the outside world is skewed. On the eve of Fia's eighteenth birthday, life as they know it is altered when the girls find a young man unconscious in their yard. Believing he is an angel, they hide him in the guest house. Soon Fia's feelings for the man bloom and she finds herself sneaking to the guest house to be with him. When the lies the sisters have been told begin to unravel, Fia decides she will do whatever it takes to escape. The only thing holding her back is her long dark hair.Dogtooth x Rapunzel x The Castle of PurityWarning for abuse, swearing, romantic themes, alcohol addiction, blood, and typical Christine darkness. There is no SA.Best rank: #1 IN OPENNOVELLACONTEST2024I started writing this story for the ONC 2024. Due to work and life, I could not finish it for the contest. Which made me sad...but I continued...at a snail's pace. Thanks to everyone who kept reading!…

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When his vampire blood begins to poison him, dhampir Elio Starling falls into hallucinations. As the delusions get darker, and the line between reality and dreams blurs, he believes he is losing his mind.There is only one soul he can confide in, a mermaid and part-time lover named Lux who suffers from an intolerance to the cold. Unable to live in open waters and fearful of the outside world, she refuses to leave the villa she shares with Lio. When Elio meets Zillah in a bar he frequents, he is instantly captivated and will do anything to get close. But the young stranger plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse and pulls Lio into a world of wicked delights, opium dens, prostitutes, and violence. Prompts used: 43. You have waited a thousand years to find your true love, what's one more day?51. The problem with red flags is that I'm attracted to themWelcome to my ONC entry! Following tradition, the title of my story has a name/nickname in it. This is my 6th year entering and my 8th story! I've been short-listed 3 times and have enjoyed every year, every story, every new friend made.I hope you'll enjoy My Dark Beloved. Comments and feedback are more than welcome.Now for the disclaimer: dark stuff involved ( drugs, alcohol, cursing, sex, violence, murder, blood, mental health issues, etc.). This story is rated Mature but stays within the guidelines. This tale has been influenced by Lost Souls, Velvet Goldmine, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and a whole bunch of other amazing, dark, and deep stories and movies I've read and seen over the years. My story is only available on Wattpad. If you see it elsewhere, know I haven't put it up or OKed it.Updates whenever. Happy reading!…

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Against a backdrop of vineyards in a cozy Italian village, the Caglierie family is preparing for a lavish anniversary party.Excited to receive their son's gift - an original composition - Enzo and Isabella proudly boast to their guests about their nineteen-year-old's celebrated talent on the piano. Gianni's true love has always been music, but that changes the moment he is introduced to handsome Nikola. As the red wine from the family's vineyard flows, and the pair get closer, Gianni realizes he is falling for the mysterious guest. When Nikola begs him for a private audience, Gianni agrees. Finding themselves alone, Nikola begs Gianni to play not his creation, but a requiem.As the night progresses, and all the guests have left, the pair find themselves in the garden, drunk and obviously attracted to one another.Yet Nikola carries a tragic secret - a painful reality he cannot escape from - one that will destroy him and shatter life as Gianni knows it.…

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DARKLINGS, FYI: a new, longer version of Heaven can be found here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/321729586-heavenThe arrival of a new priest, Father Caleb Hill, causes ripples in the sleepy community of Heaven, Arizona - a place full of people who have lost their faith in God. Disgraced and damaged, Sina Noir works as a stripper at a local club catering to the needs of those who desire to drink enough to forget their existence. When the two men meet, everything they thought they knew about themselves and their beliefs shatters and they find themselves entangled in a forbidden romance. They weren't supposed to meet. They were never supposed to fall in love. The prompts I'm using for the ONC 2022 are #39 (as my main) "Fine, make me your villain." -From Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo and #79 (secondary) A love so forbidden it was unspeakable. Who would have ever thought an Angel would fall for a Demon.Warning for: bad language, dark situations (drinking, drugs, smoking, trashy clubs, etc.) and typical Christine darkness.…

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Some parts are chilling, some are hot, there are even some funny ones nestled among the dark. The Human Stain is a book dedicated to quotes and some cool bits from my stories.The title is taken from my story Salvatoria (an Ambassador's choice, ONC shortlister, winner of The Black Cat Award's contest, and winner of Oh, What a Chapter! contest), a story no longer on Wattpad."The human stain is a hard thing to wash off, kid." My father's voice spoke behind me.I knew that already. "Why don't you tell me something I don't know, Salvatore," I uttered deciding I needed a few shots of whiskey before I headed upstairs to kill Raven.…

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**Highest ranking #1 IN VIGNETTE ** I dream. The night calls to me. I howl at the stars longing for this dark paradise.Welcome to my mangled collection of flash fiction and vignettes. I hope you brought a flashlight, there is darkness up ahead.Part of @fright's Scary Shorts reading list and @WattpadAnthologies Horror/Paranormal Anthologies reading list.…

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There is a shadow lurking on the edge of our perception, in the worst of our nightmares. It is us. It has always been us. Welcome to my first collection of poetry. Here you will find a mangled mess of dark, eccentric and sometimes hopeful poems. They are suffocating, odd, haunting. Some works have been taken down and are now part of my published book. The first three poems which have been left up are included in Goblin Garden. Goblin Garden was published by the house O Kupos Me Tis Lexies (which is Greek for Garden of Words). The book is bilingual (the poems are printed in both English and Greek!).If you live in Greece you can purchase Goblin Garden from most bookshops, for those folks living abroad (and those who'd like a signed copy) just follow your nose to my WIX page---> https://ch0027.wixsite.com/christine-bottas Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible :)…

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When news of their prince's death brings his children together for the first time in centuries, a battle begins among the six powerful vampires of the clan. Who will become the new prince when only one of them can rule? Death, seduction, insanity, and lies follow the clan like a dark shadow. Their meeting takes a drastic turn when they need to come together to solve the mystery of Lucio's demise. Be captivated by the glamour and the grotesque of A Prince of Crows, a haunting tale created by seven amazing Wattpad writers. If you thirst for a gritty vampire tale, join us...we don't bite. Honest. I am honored to be a part of this amazing collaboration with@Rosaimee@IoannaKoliofoti@BeatriceLebrun@LynnS13 @silvana_md and @KarlOconnorWarning for some dark themes yet this story is suitable for most readers. This amazing cover was made by @silvana_md . If you'd like a one for one of your stories, check out her covers page: https://www.selfpubdesigns.com/?fbclid=IwAR1ar7QbGB9gJUaWjGdTNzxAyVyOfRF7HFgH3-X5Jzb0fyUEcHl8E7GvEWw…

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***Featured in @Paranormal 's Haunted Verses, @Fright's A Pocketful Of Pose and @WattpadAnthologies Reading List***There is nothing here but ghosts, uninvited guests trespassing on fragmented dreams. Welcome to my second collection of poems. This is dedicated to all of you who followed Goblin Garden from the start all the way to its publication in May 2015. Here are my newest poems. Hope you will enjoy. If you live in Greece you can purchase Goblin Garden from most bookshops, for those folks living abroad who'd like to purchase a book (and those who'd like a signed copy) click on this magical link https://ch0027.wixsite.com/christine-bottas or PM me. © Christine Bottas. All rights reserved 2018-2020.…