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Liquor + Love | Novella

Liquor + Love | Novella

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Drunken sprees and dating calamities!✦••✦••✦After months of grueling hard work, Charlotte L. Swan takes a much-needed vacation to relax and unwind. But her getaway plans are disrupted when she runs into her old flame, who is also unfortunately her cheating ex-Ryan Powers, at a hotel with a staggering rating of one, sad, little star.As the pair grapple with lingering hurt and regret from their messy breakup, Charlotte is determined not to let Ryan ruin her retreat. But sparks soon reignite between them, forcing Charlotte to decide whether forgiveness is possible. But vengeance calls her name in the form of a red dress.✦••✦••✦PREVIEW"Coming from the man whose tastes change faster than his Instagram bio, I'll take that as a compliment. At least I don't float from fad to fad like a dilettante." She took a delicate sip, savoring the fruity complexities. "Some of us appreciate nuance and consistency over constant reinvention. But then, depth was never your strong suit, was it?"A glint entered his steely gaze, equal parts amusement and challenge. Leaning closer so his breath ghosted her ear, Ryan said slowly, "Now that's where you've always been mistaken, Charlotte.""Is that your line for the evening? I guess even broken clocks are right twice a day.""Are we still talking about the drink?""Careful. Not all of us flit between drinks like we do bedposts."A bark of laughter escaped Ryan, though it held an edge. "Oh, I don't know about that. You were quite the fickle mingler in your day, too.""And whose fault was that?"…

Dinosaurs Don't Dance

Dinosaurs Don't Dance

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Cowboys and dinosaurs. Where the western world had saurian denizens as normal as six-shooters.The 19th century comes alive with an adventure of unlikely friendships and the battle against dinosaur cruelty and colonial skirmishes. Follow the trio: A shrewd businessman whose love comes unrequited, a devoted dino caretaker who refuses to tame her spirit, and a relentless hunter too reckless for his own good. Amidst the backdrop of daring shootouts, classic high-stakes train heists, and dinosaur hunting, they race against time to stop all-out war.═══════ 𝙿𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙸𝙴𝚆Randall's scowl deepened. "It seems we differ in our understanding of what constitutes cruelty to God's creatures. I have no desire to subjugate nature through force when harmony can be cultivated through ethical practices. Our goal is to empower mankind through merit, not shows of dominance."Shaw's smile tightened slightly at the rebuke. "You paint me as some brutal slavedriver. Where does your morality stand with the hadrosaurs that pull our carriages? The Centrosaurus' ploughing your fields without pay or vacation, helpless before any whip or spur? Even the natives have already made use of Pachies (Pachycephalosaurus) to safeguard their land. A few scars mean little to creatures that dedicate their lives to man's service. These dinosaurs depend utterly on humans for survival. We could shoot them all and make this a man's world when we wanted. Oh, that's right! We did."═══════𝙰𝙲𝙷𝙸𝙴𝚅𝙴𝙼𝙴𝙽𝚃𝚂x6🏆 Contests awardedx1⭐ FEATURED on @ReshapeIt (formerly @SpeculativeFiction)═══════𝙷𝙸𝙶𝙷𝙴𝚂𝚃 𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙺𝚂#1 | 1880 (2023-2024)#1 | Animal Cruelty (2023-2024)#1 | English Literature (2023-2024)#1 | Speculative Fiction (2023)═══════Total Word Count: 88,700[17 Jun 2023 - 5 Oct 2024]…

Jade Fire | Origins of The Great Wall

Jade Fire | Origins of The Great Wall

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🏆WINNER of September '23 on Wattpad's @HistoricalFiction!Previously titled "Mysteries of Jade Fire"══════════After a harrowing hike towards The Great Wall of China, Quentin Trevelyan, expeditionist and scholar to all things great for the mind, has a piece for the venture he sorely wanted to solve. Hundreds of mysteries surrounding one of the wonders of the ancient world still standing under the Qing Dynasty. Yet, it was his unsatiated curiosity that planned his downfall when he sought the sparks that flamed jade fire.══════════Photo in the book cover was "The Great Wall of China, 1907. By Herbert George Ponting."A one-shot standalone Historical Fiction dedicated to the ruins of ancient China's famous mystery of The Great Wall. Based on the prompt of a Historical contest (September '23) hosted by Wattpad's @HistoricalFiction.…