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Azima Rousseau, a demon hunter destined to save her world from the denizens of the Underworld, has to venture through the Seven Levels of Hell in order to face its Prince and close the rift between their worlds once and for all. ***** Ever since her eighteenth birthday, Azima Rousseau knew she would die battling the forces of Hell just as her mother had, and every other Rousseau before her. So when her destiny delivers her to Death's door, it is not the Devil who answers, but the Demon Prince Malecoda. Instead of ending her fated existence as his sworn enemy, he decides to bind her into a pact that challenges not only the intensity of her will to survive but also the integrity of her soul to persevere. Together they soon discover who the monsters truly are- Azima's own people.[[ 2021 WATTYS SHORTLIST ]]----------This story is now available on YONDER, your next-generation reading app from the Wattpad family.Join me on YONDER today! Find it now in your app store.----------Cover designed by Stefanie Saw…

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Forced into an engagement with a man she doesn't love, Reyna must ignore her bond with her father's general in order to avoid a war and save her throne. ***** As the first female heir to one of the great Northern Kingdoms, Reyna panics when her claim to the throne is threatened by the discovery that her father's general is her soulbound partner. She forces herself to ignore their connection, determined to be more than a general's wife, only for her father to manipulate her into a political engagement with a man she could never love. So to forge her own path forward, keep her throne, and confront her feelings for the general who owns her heart, Reyna must find a way to refuse this arranged marriage without destroying her kingdom in the process.[[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]----------This story is now available on YONDER, your next-generation reading app from the Wattpad family. Join me on YONDER today! Find it now in your app store.----------Cover designed by Ren Tachibana…

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An Empress ripped back to the life she left behind.A Prince desperate to save his people.One child lost within another realm, the other dependent on their constant protection.Betrayed by those closest to her, Empress Alexstrayna must figure out a way to get it all back - her throne, her people, her son.Fulfilling a two-thousand-year-old prophecy, Reylor, the banished Lord Steward, has stripped Alex of her rightful rule and set in motion a chain of events even he, himself, does not fully understand. Determined to strip his brother of happiness by any means possible, his actions send Alex and Treyan back to Boston and away from the Empire they called home.Blinded by vengeance with hate running thick within her veins, the Empress must consider the ramifications of their return, for better or for worse. But when an unexpected visitor offers help assist with their attempts, Alex and Treyan need to determine how best to reclaim their Empire without more lives lost before whatever time they have left runs out.It's time to return to the Empire. Are you prepared to join the battle?-------------------BOOK TWO OF THE EMPIRE SAGA-------------------Cover by Fay Lane…

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Alera lost her mother early in life and was raised by a strict king for a father and the many nursemaids who crossed themselves before touching her. It wasn't until she was of marrying age that she learned why the people feared her. She was canny... like her forest mother. Canny and feared to be fae. The only person besides her father who didn't seem to fear her was the handsome stable boy. He knew what she was and didn't cross himself before letting his hands touch hers longer than needed for helping her to her mount. And on her 18th birthday, neither could deny the bond that dragged them together. But her father had her sold off to make an advantageous match with the neighboring king's sullen and cruel son. Even a kingdom over, the whispers of the canny princess the people feared as fae reached royal ears. But they thought to use her to their advantage...to put fear in their own people's hearts and make them bend the knee. Now with the kingdom at war with the prince she would have married, Alera must save the people who feared her from an unspeakable fate brought to their door by the sullen prince wielding a dark unknown power.--------------------Cover by Tina Glasneck©2022 M.DaltoPublished to Wattpad 06.01.2022Completed 03/30/2023…

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[[ 2018 WATTYS LONGLIST ]]When assassin Lilia Cortova is betrayed by the Leader of her Guild, she must decide if her vengeance is greater than her love for her family, and how much she's willing to sacrifice for the same. ***** Lady Lilia Cortova, renowned silk merchant by day and deadly assassin by night, all at the age of nineteen, mysteriously disappears while on a routine mission during the annual Midsummer festival. Left alone, her seventeen-year-old sister, Cassandra, must take her place, not only within the City, but within the Underground's Guild of Assassins as well. But when Lilia discovers she was betrayed by none other than the Leader of the Guild, she must decide if her vengeance is greater than her love for her family, and how much she's willing to sacrifice for the same. Meanwhile, believing her sister dead, Cassandra has promised herself to the same man who deceived her sister. But when it becomes apparent that the Guild's loyalties may not lie as deep as once believed, Cass must quickly decide who to trust, and who to eliminate, if she's to discover what's truly become of her sister before the same happens to her.…

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In the Den of the Kingdom of Dreduor, money reigns supreme and one's skill at deception determines how much you can make, and how much longer you will survive.Maize is a thief- a very good thief, and one of the Den's best. So when a wealthy benefactor purposefully seeks her out to fulfill a contracted job, she is neither surprised nor hesitant to accept. Only after she discovers it's the royal palace she needs to infiltrate, Maize quickly finds herself in the middle of the grandest con of her career.Maize must position herself within the court in order to complete her mission, even if it means capturing the eye- and the heart- of the very Prince she's supposed to abscond. But will Maize be able to finish the job before her true intentions are discovered? Or worse- before she finds her heart stolen first?-------------------This is a FREE STORY with PAID BONUS CONTENT-------------------Cover by Tina Glasneck©2019 M.DaltoPublished to Wattpad 11.01.19Initial Draft ongoing - last updated 12.24.2023…

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Welcome to the Empire. Where the Prophecy is law, and betrayal is the only way to survive it. ***** Two thousand years ago, the Prophecy of Fire and Light foretold the coming of the Queen Empress who would lead the Empire into a time of peace and tranquility. But instead of the coming of a prosperous world, a forbidden love for the Empress waged a war that ravaged the land, creating a chasm between the factions, raising the death toll of innocent lives until the final, bloody battle.Centuries later, Alexandra, a twenty-two-year-old barista living in Boston, is taken to an unfamiliar realm of mystery and magic where her life is threatened by Reylor, its banished Lord Steward. She crosses paths with Treyan, the arrogant and seductive Crown Prince of the Empire, and together they discover how their lives, and their love, are so intricately intertwined by a Prophecy set in motion so many years ago.Alex, now the predestined Queen Empress Alexstrayna, whose arrival was foretold by the Annals of the Empire, controls the fate of her new home as war rages between the Crown Prince and Lord Steward. Either choice could tear her world apart as she attempts to keep the Empire's torrid history from repeating itself. In a realm where betrayal and revenge will be as crucial to her survival as love and honor, Alex must discover whether it is her choice - or her fate - that determines how she survives the Empire's rising conflicts.[[ 2016 WATTYS WINNER ]]-------------------BOOK ONE OF THE EMPIRE SAGAThis is a FREE STORY with PAID BONUS CONTENT-------------------Cover by Fay Lane…

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After being banished for questioning his own Fate, Reylor spent his years alone beyond the Borderlands, biding his time and honing his skills until the perfect moment to reclaim what he believed was his - the Empress. Through treachery and deceit, he clawed his way back into the Prophecy that all but abandoned him... but he didn't achieve it alone. With the help of allies new and known, the former Lord Steward will stop at nothing to see to it that both the Empress, and the Empire, remain by his side once and for all.-------------------NOVELLA ONE OF THE EMPIRE SAGA-------------------Cover by Fay Lane…

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Treyan lived his life bound by duty and honor, believing his future as told by the Prophecy of Fire and Light. Even after he found his Empress, he felt he was doing as he was foretold and in the best interest for the Empire. But when his own brother threatens to ruin all he holds dear, Treyan discovers it's love, and not duty or honor, that drives him to question everything he once knew. -------------------NOVELLA TWO OF THE EMPIRE SAGA-------------------Cover by Fay Lane…

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The shattering of a heart when being broken is the loudest quiet ever. - Carroll BryantCordelia Marsden thought she had it all until she met Dimitri. Only then did she realize he was the piece of the puzzle she didn't know had been missing. There was something different about him though... something off. Like he possessed a power no one else could comprehend. The power to love. To choose. And to destroy.Now Cordelia must endure the one thing she never thought possible- a broken heart. And only Dimitri has the power to put the pieces back together.----------Entered into the Open Novella Contest 2024ONC Prompt #19ONC Round One Qualifier - 03.06.2024©2024 M.DaltoPublished to Wattpad 02.03.2024Draft Ongoing- Last Updated 02.29.2024…

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"And the Christmas lights serve to remind us to provide light to others during the holiday season and throughout the rest of the year. Sometimes it's hard to remain on our path, and the light shows us the way, even in the darkest of times." "And what if your life is all one big darkest time?""Then you need to surround yourself with more light."Angela's innate ability to judge people is tested when she meets Seth, who teaches her we're not all as we seem, especially around the holidays...-----©2021 M.DaltoPublished to Wattpad 11.24.2021Completed 12.23.2021…

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The red witch and the grey wolf.Their alliance was fated...Because Amethyst liked her men the same way she liked her magic- dark and powerful. However, the moment the red witch saw the Alpha sitting across the bar, she knew Fate had had a hand in leading her down the dark path towards temptation and control- both of which she was more than willing to give into for the grey wolf, and the grey wolf alone.But all that can wait until they've destroyed the factions threatening them both-unless their union could mean power and pleasure beyond their wildest dreams... or could be what may get them both killed.**UPDATES WEDNESDAY **-------------------Cover by Quirah Casey - Temptation Creations©2023 M.DaltoPublished to Wattpad 05.03.2023Draft Ongoing - Last Updated 10.16.2023…

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|| Sequel to CUT TO THE BONE ||Alisa Rousseau always knew she was born for greater things. She just didn't know how great...Eighteen years after the War of the Rift, Alisa Rousseau lives a life too far removed from the bustle of the Parish. Not until her brother's unique and rare Clerical gifts are discovered is she finally allowed to travel with him and begin her own training as a Venandi. But her Initiation into the sacred order goes unexpectedly, horribly wrong and Alisa is running for her life to the last place she'd ever consider a safe haven-The Rift to Hell.Through trials both mental and physical, Alisa must discover the truth about her past while determining her own worth as a Venandi if she's to survive the challenges presented to her by the Princes of Hell... but at what cost? ----------Cover by Tina Glasneck©2021 M.DaltoPublished to Wattpad 04.01.2021Camp NaNoWriMo April 2021Initial draft ongoing - last updated 04.24.2021…

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Malisa has been cursed since birth. A threat to those who dare to love her, she must venture to the home of the God of Love himself and endure his sadistic trials to break free from the unfortunate circumstances of her conception. Will she be able to find the love she so desperately craves? Or will she be lost to the unending void of loneliness forever?----------©2021 M.DaltoNaNoWriMo 2021Published to Wattpad 11.01.2021Initial Draft ongoing - last updated 12.10.2022…

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👽 He is the most important man in the world, and he brings a message of peace and hope for us all. Only HE knows the true meaning of the giant numbers in the sky... now if only someone would listen to him...***An excerpt from THE PROPHET, Day 1 in the 30 Days To Save The World Anthology hosted by @WritersConnX…

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|| ONC 2021 HONORABLE MENTION || ONC 2021 ROUND TWO FIRST PLACE WINNER ||Three friends.One secret.Thoughts of a summery vacation in the middle of winter sounded fantastic until all plans to enjoy the Caribbean sights were thwarted by an unexpected tropical storm, keeping everyone inside. Normally spare time without current-day distractions would be beneficial to a group of long-time friends always too busy to spend time together otherwise, but this is one trip down memory lane they're going to wish they never took...----------Entered into the Open Novella Contest 2021Mystery & Thriller - Prompt #55ONC Round One Qualifier - 03.23.2021ONC Round Two Qualifier - 04.20.2021ONC Round Two First Place Winner - 04.24.2021ONC Round Three Qualifier (Longlist) - 05.21.2021ONC Shortlist - 05.30.2021ONC Honorable Mention - 06.29.2021©2021 M.DaltoPublished to Wattpad 02.01.2021Draft Completed 05.02.2021…

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|| ONC 2019 OVERALL THIRD PLACE WINNER || Every card has a meaning, but not all are pleasant.Siobhan Brady is a Tarot reader, a profession that called to her ever since she was young. So when the same card begins to repeatedly present itself during her daily personal readings, her intuition tells her there's something greater at play than just a random draw.But when the mysterious MacKenzie Stewart crosses her path, Siobhan realizes the cards weren't lying, and soon finds herself in the middle of a deadly spread where not even Fate can determine the outcome.----------Entered into the Open Novella Contest 2019Suspense Fiction Prompt #6 - TarotONC Round One Qualifier - 02.12.19ONC Round Two Qualifier - 03.13.19ONC Round Three Qualifier (Long List) - 04.18.19ONC Short List - 04.28.19ONC Overall Third Place Winner - 07.03.19Cover by Lucy Rhodes©2019 M.DaltoPublished to Wattpad 01.01.19Completed 04.02.19…

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What was supposed to be a simple business trip out of the country turned into a whirlwind of a romantic getaway Lexi had only dreamed about. And now that she and her online best friend Kylian had not only met but unexpectedly spent the night together, what would it do to their once internet-only friendship? Not to mention the unexpected repercussions it may have on their real-life relationships... ---------Entered into the Open Novella Contest 2023ONC Prompts #6, #52 & #69©2023 M.DaltoPublished to Wattpad 02.01.2023Draft Ongoing- Last Updated 02.13.2023…

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The sun disappeared on Lilith's sixteenth birthday, and ever since she's been living with the curse that lingered in her blood since birth. She was dhampir, and the chosen liaison between the Vampire Lords and their human counterparts, whether she wanted it or not. It didn't help that her best friend was the local pack alpha, or that her lover was the most powerful vampire in Boston, or that the King Vampyr had returned after twenty-one years, seeking to harvest the source of the endless night...Her.----------Entered into the Open Novella Contest 2022Creature Feature - Prompts #18, #19 & #22ONC Round One Qualifier - 03.06.2022©2022 M.DaltoPublished to Wattpad 02.01.2022Draft Ongoing - Last Updated 02.06.2022…