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The Alien Invasion has begun...And Harlan is NOT having a good time. But when you find yourself abandoned by 9-1-1 after an enormous alien ship spontaneously appears above the Waffle House, well... there's not much to do except panic a little. Or a lot.Now Harlan, the Waffle House crew, and people around the globe have to grapple with an uncomfortable truth: Aliens are real. And they're here. Right above the Waffle House. Excerpt from the Short Story Anthology 30 Days to Save the World.…

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It's been years since the infamous events of The Canefield Killer, and Detective Riley has retired from the force due to racial and social conflict. Now, there's a new string of murders, and rumours that The Canefield Killer is back. When her twin sister goes missing, Melissa Greaves tracks down Riley, desperate for him to help track down the killer and find her missing sister...but soon realizes it will be a much more dangerous mission than either of them prepared for.…

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Vampiring is HARD.Things Bob has on his checklist when he accidentally becomes a vampire: a) forget everything he knows about vampires b) Google vampire survival tactics c) don't get brutally murdered by vampires.Apparently there are vampire LAWS, and Bob, a young, romantically-challenged black man living in Toronto, never got the guidebook. Even though it's not his fault that he's broken every rule, a secret vampire society is hellbent on giving him a more permanent death. With the help of his best pal, Claude, Bob tries to stay alive and hopefully turn around his screwed-up existence in the process.This is a FREE story with Paid Exclusive Chapters.Wattys 2022 ShortlistWattpad Stormy Nights - Winner20 CHAPTERS only on Wattpad[[word count: 50,000-75,000 words]]EXCERPT:******"Look: vampires are traditionally afraid of religious symbols. It's a well-known fact. If you're any kind of vampire, you should be outta here by now, not just sitting there drinking your coffee.""I'm not actually drinking it yet. Some idiot keeps interrupting me by shoving religious symbols in my face."Claude held up an ornate brass cross with a macabre Jesus Christ in the throes of death, designed to repel any nearby vampires."Oh look," I said dryly, "the idiot's back."******Edited by Debra GoelzCover model: Ariel PachecoCover Photo by: Theik SmithCover designed by: Rodney V. SmithWant more? JOIN THE DISCORD SERVER: https://discord.gg/brxdsA9Jaime's Infinite Playlist (spotify) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7DfPirPYtLKwEeSQ1upKZY?si=NhEhkcsIQOOpb7kKXIXWNwBook Playlist: https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/jaimes-infinite-playlist/pl.u-JPVJCEXxXYv…

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A serial killer stalks Barbados and Detective John Riley returns to the island to stop them before they turn their attention to the people closest to him. ***** A serial killer stalks the tropical paradise of Barbados, leaving victims naked in canefields and the island police force is ill-equipped to handle the case. Enter Seattle homicide detective and Barbados native: Detective John Riley. John hasn't been back to Barbados in decades, and he has his own demons to face. But as he combats the heat, the media, and the very police force he's working to help, he desperately hopes he can stop the violence before the killer turns their attention to the people closest to him.[[Wattys Winner]][[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]…

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When you're a vampire, death is something that happens to other people. Now the only thing Bob wants is to get revenge on Sebastien, the lustrous-haired, girlfriend-stealing, drug-dealing sonofabitch who murdered him.Bob continues to break the vampires laws, but this time he's got an ally in the enigmatic Countess Vera as he seeks murderous revenge on newly turned vampire Sebastien. Revenge may have to wait as he tries to convince the deadly vampire Beatrice to train him. Nobody ever mentioned that vampires have to hold down a day job.NEW CHAPTERS WEEKLY on FRIDAYS! (25 in total)(50,000-75,000 words)…

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Coming soon to Wattpad....In the American and Sicilian Mafia, a made man is a fully initiated member of the Mafia. To become "made", an associate first must be Italian or of Italian heritage...And to be a werewolf, one must also be *made* into a werewolf...…

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I've been selected to write this letter in partnership with RiseUp powered by Kids Help Phone, where African, Caribbean, and Black youth can get wellness support by visiting KidsHelpPhone.ca/RISE or texting RISE to 686868. I'm excited to be a part of this because my own kid is entering high school, so for me, it's as much a letter to him as it is to my past self. Young Black kids deserve to have the guidance of perspective and mentors. I believe I'm in a position to inspire and support by sharing my own experiences.…

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A mysterious writer from the Great Northern Wasteland known only as Toronto, invites you to share his journey into writing.A look at the writing process, deleted chapters, covers and unseen artwork, a look at how to build a social media campaign... this is a no procrastination zone (ha!), a journey into sound (great music is a must), with the occasional question and answer session. Let's go!…

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There is the mafia... then there is the vampire mafia, and Jennifer Marco works for them.Hiding the existence of monsters from the world is Marco's expertise. Her boss, the irresistible billionaire vampire mafia Don, Andreas has his eyes set on controlling the entire city. When a criminal enterprise attempts to expose the secrets of the criminal and monster underworld, Marco is forced to go undercover in order to stop them even if it means betraying the trust of those who have faith in her.…

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Using an implant in his head, Chris Allman has to travel in time to prevent the murder of his girlfriend Sara. He has only 5 minutes and 55 seconds on each jump to attempt to change the past. He can only travel up to one year in the past, and never past the time of his last jump. With every jump bringing him closer to the present, Chris is running out of time.What happens, stays happened...…

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RODNEY V. SMITH traduzione italiana a cura di CRISTIAN GIANNELLANessuno si aspetta di essere trasformato in un vampiro, soprattutto un tipo come Bob.Tutti pensano, in caso di trasformazione, di diventare improvvisamente un vampiro dai super poteri, come nei film. Cattive notizie, ragazzi: niente da fare. Quello che più probabilmente accadrà, sarà che ti ritroverai ad essere uno dei poveri bastardi scombinati che partecipano agli incontri del gruppo di supporto con Bob il giovedì sera.Tu pensi di sapere come sarebbe diventare un vampiro, ma Bob è qui per dirti come stanno le cose. La sua missione personale è quella di capire cosa voglia realmente dire essere un vampiro. Gli hanno sparato, lo hanno accoltellato, gettato dal tetto di un palazzo; è persino sopravvissuto al caffè e ha dovuto sopportare ore di noia mortale - tutto questo per trovare la risposta a cosa significhi essereun vampiro.…

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An advertisement catches your eye, strange but simple. "I am in possession of a door to another world. Bring a key, any key and the door will open for you. The price is that you tell me a story. It doesn't;t have to be yours, but it has to be true."There is a telephone number, and an address. Will you go?…

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True love happens in the strangest places and at the strangest times.************Created for "The One that Got Away" anthology series by Wattpad Stars.…

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Bob has got to be the worst vampire in the world. Without a guide to learn how to be a good vampire, he's making it up as he goes along... while holding down a day job.[Previously Featured #2 Vampire ]*****Everything I'm about to tell you is a lie. Well, except the parts that actually happened, but I'm supposed to let you guess which those are. The parts about me being a vampire, working at a porn shop, and being completely clueless about vampires, those are completely true. Oh, the parts about Claude, my best friend for life, being a gentleman thief? All true. This is NOT a misguided and sordid tell-all about being a modern-day vampire. (wink wink) My vampire club for accidental vampires, Friends of Vlad does not exist. Neither do vampires like the terrifying and beautiful Beatrice. There is no big bad vampire boss named Harry pushing vampires into the 21st Century. Also nope about the vampire club in the heart of Toronto and a big nope on Madame Vera's House of the Not-so-dead.I'm just an ordinary guy who became a vampire. Nothing unusual about that. Nothing at all...[BOOK ONE of CHASING THE SUN SERIES]REVIEWS:@DavidJThirteen Humour has to be one of the toughest genres to get right. This book really pulls it off. Thank you for an enjoyable, entertaining read!@SharylFriendThis was awesome beyond mere words!!! Should be a BESTSELLER!@Signed_Sealed_96This has been by far the best and funniest book I've read. I love this and I can't wait to tell my friends about this b'%&hing vampire story I read nonstop.…

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CURRENTLY BEING REWITTEN IN THE "HOW NOW TO VAMPIRE" SERIESEverybody thinks they know what happened at the Hotel Astoria. They're so, so wrong...I'm Bob, and I'm a vampire. I could lie and tell you that I'm a bonafide seventh-level badass vampire of the highest order, but then this would be a completely different story. What I want is for you to think of this as more of an "instructional manual" on how *not* to be a badass vampire. That kind of badassery takes training and a level of dedication that's just not my style, you know what I mean? If you do want to know how to piss off the nearest city of vampires (totally my fault), get the vampire Federali on your ass (me again), and be declared Vampire Enemy #1, then I'm just the guy you're looking for. Oh yeah, I'm also kinda-sorta-maybe-definitely dating my sworn enemy and she still might be looking to kill me at any moment, but I'm not taking responsibility for that hot mess. And I do mean hot in all of the wrong ways.If you want to know about the Hotel Astoria, then skip right to the end, but if you want to know the other stuff... well, settle in.BOOK 2 of CHASING THE SUN SERIESsequel to SO I MIGHT BE A VAMPIRE…

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Vampires of legend couldn't possibly exist in our world. They would have had to adapt and had to do it quickly in order to blend in and to survive. There are a lot of myths that are plain silly and I get to poke fun at them with a close examination of why and how they're so impractical.Face it, certain aspects of the vampire legend don't hold up to close observation and logic. We're going to take a look at love, life, dating and whatever else comes into my mind. I love vampires, but there are just a few things that annoy me about the way they are characterized... it's just so impractical. Especially the sleeping in coffins thing...For a more in-depth look at how the legends of the vampire could change in modern times, read my novel HOW NOT TO VAMPIRE, which is the story form of this kind of examination. Here I get to just list the facts and rant a little... but just a little.…

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When a driver for the service called VMPR realizes that vampires are real, he has to come to terms with the moral dilemma. Everything changes when one of the vampires he works for, hires him for the night, which ends up as a wild ride visiting old friends and enemies in n what looks to be a twisted suicide pact.…

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CURRENTLY BEING RE-WRITTEN AS PART OF THE "HOW NOT TO VAMPIRE" SERIES)It's the week from Hell as Bob tries to save his ex-girlfriend Jaime from certain death... by turning her into a vampire. Needless to say, she doesn't quite agree with this plan and what follows is an epic journey in the making as Bob and Jaime try to track down the one vampire who might know how to turn Jaime back into a human. Oh yeah, and Bob's sometime-stalker-ex-girlfriend Beatrice is trying to kill them. Book 1: SO I MIGHT BE A VAMPIREBook 2: SO I'M A VAMPIRE... NOW WHAT?Book 3: SO YOU USED TO BE HUMANBook 4: SO YOU WANT TO KILL A VAMPIRE (now in drafts to return in Fall 2019?)Wattpad original: SO YOU MIGHT BE A VAMPIRE (799K reads, featured, #2 in Humor)##########This was originally Book 2 of the series, but it's now Book 3 since SO I'M A VAMPIRE... NOW WHAT has been created to be Book 2. We've done a bit of editing and SO YOU MIGHT BE A VAMPIRE is now two books instead of one. Unfortunately, this means that Book 3 (this one) is finished before Book 2. So if you;re confused, sorry. If you're willing to wait a year and read the new book 2 first as it comes out on Wattled, then kudos to you, but to be honest, this book is awesome, so go ahead and read it now. Or not. Entirely up to you. Hilarity? Hell yes. Vulgar humour and excessive use of all examples of vulgar language that Bob can think up? You got it!…