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When they jail her mom for slaying a Zombie, Tonya must uncover the original murderer!Forbidden to contact her friends and boyfriend (who are cursed to forget her) Tonya's parole demands remedial magic classes at Loon Lake University. But how can she pass when corrupt authorities strip her powers?Summer school with the enemy clan feels like the worst punishment until her birth mother is jailed for slaying a revenant. Helen's freedom depends on Tonya solving a 20-year-old cold case involving necromancy, thwarted love, nosy ghosts, and witchy family secrets.Meanwhile, hidden entities menace the beautiful city of Loon Lake. Suspicious fires, missing swimmers, and parasitic dragons threaten Tonya's old friends, the Digital Ninjas. Tonya must rescue the Ninjas, and save her best friend when a motorcycle hunk dupes Priya into conjuring a fire-breathing catastrophe.Can Tonya save her mother and convince the warring Old Families to restore her friends' memories? Or will she remain an outcast and estranged from her true love forever?Double Dead Magic is perfect for fans of urban fantasy, paranormal mystery, and spooky fun shows like Wednesday, iZombie, Sabrina, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.…

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WILL THE HERO BECOME THE MONSTER? Feisty university sophomore Tonya finds a woman's body on the beach with its stomach ravaged. Missing persons return, impregnated with dragon's eggs. When medicine and magic can't remove the egg , Tonya makes a deal with the serpent to spare her life. As the beast helps crush her enemies, can she outwit the dragon inside, or will a good girl start breaking bad?Dragon Town is a sequel to Watty award-winning Feeding Frenzy. Remember to add it to your library. Updates each Wednesday.…

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*Watty Winner* & *Featured Story* WITCHES - NECROMANCERS - INAPPROPRIATE TABLE MANNERS. The three-hundred-year-old town of Loon Lake looks calm as a pond, but below the surface, clans of witches and wizards clash like hungry sharks.First-year student Tonya isn't privy to her family's darkest secrets, but when campus is overrun by a deadly eating epidemic, only she can resist the hidden, mind-controlling entity behind it.Meanwhile, Tonya's new friends, artist Priya, and Digital Ninjas Drake and Zain, want to create the creepiest art installation Loon Lake Cemetery will ever know. Too bad what's lurking in the graveyard is deadly.Untrained and overmatched by occult conspirators, Tonya will need to develop magical abilities she never knew she had. Can she uncover the mystery behind the epidemic and save her town?Winner of the coveted Watty Award, supernatural thriller Feeding Frenzy is a witch's brew of intrigue with a dollop of comedy, a teaspoon of romance, and a pinch of horror.Readers say:"It's been an amazing ride! ...I've loved every minute of it!" -J. L. Weaver, author of the Penderry's Bizarre series (England)"A great ending! Loved it!" -Denise Murdoch (USA)"Just when you think there won't be any more surprises, Maaja Wentz throws us for a loop." "It's like I'm infected and you're food because I NEED MORE." -Helaine Duvenhage (South Africa)"...great novel - it has been so much fun to read! The ending wrapped things up nicely, but it begs for a sequel. With Tonya's discovery of her powers and the hints at this Loon Lake magic community...it feels like there is much more to come for Tonya and the gang." -David J. Thirteen (Canada)Zombie...meet cake. Take a spooky town, a food obsession and wrap it all up in a wee bit of @MaajaWentz creepy, ghoul-tainted humor and you end up with the kaleidoscope that is Feeding Frenzy. -Jetta Frame for WattZombie reviews (Wattpad)Vote, comment, and tell friends about FEEDING FRENZY. I'd love to hear from you.…

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In the movies, magic is big. It's all dragons and wizards and fighting evil, but in Loon Lake, magic is the family secret you just can't escape. At seventeen, Tonya can't believe the guy she wants most invited her out on her first date . Will wearing her rebellious aunt's magic knickers ensure success -- or disaster? "Blasted Bloomers," is a prequel to Watty award-winning supernatural thriller, Feeding Frenzy. Read the first part here and get the rest as a free ebook. Read it on your phone, your computer or any type of ebook reader. Click on the external link to get Blasted Bloomers at the ebook store of your choice, absolutely free: https://books2read.com/BlastedBloomers…

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By the Watty Award-winning author of FEEDING FRENZY... Eighteen-year-old Bess is a search-and-rescue specialist the government wants to search-and-destroy. Her superhuman strength, sight, and hearing make her a high-value target. When peace is declared the military wants to dismantle her. Organized crime want to enslave her. She never asked to be rescued. To escape detection, she must go dark, cut off from the signal that tells her body to heal. If the bounty hunters don't get her, cellular degeneration will. Out of options and out of time, she teams up with a young rebel who rekindles her humanity. While searching for the mysterious doctor who can restore her body, she discovers conspiracy deep in the heart of the Academy she loves. Innocent children are being exploited. -- Will she have time to save them and herself?…

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She used to bully him but now he needs her help.... When his little sister follows their dog into a haunted hotel, Austen must team up with gorgeous-but-aggressive Tiffany to rescue them. Will they all get out alive? Do you love twists, surprises and cliffhanger endings? This thrilling suspense story is an anthology of chapters contributed by prize-winning writers . Inspired by a real place, you can browse through linked media about the abandoned hotel, artist's colony, ruins, gardens, lakeside cliffs, and ghost sightings that inspire the tale. Guaranteed to give you shivers. https://docs.google.com/document/d/16nFoPgK43QR9i0He0zQcrAyjoyqhUIUNPg65ChgLj7k/edit?usp=sharingAuthors will showcase their styles as they put Austen and Tiffany into creepy conundrums and death-defying scrapes. Add it to your library to get updates about this unique serial anthology.Writers:Please contact me about writing the next chapter of Cliffhanger Castle. All styles welcome if you write entertaining, grammatically clear prose. No beginners please. Pitch me your idea for the next mysterious chapter. I am scheduling a roster of excellent writers to create a page-turning story for our readers.…

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Welcome. This is a collection of brief entertainments, some of which have appeared in anthologies. You will find short fiction, flash fiction, drabbles (100 word stories), and writing challenge pieces. Be sure to read "Wild Caving," "Global Warming," and "Advice for the Love Torn," which I think are my best. Feel free to vote or comment about your favorites, and to suggest ideas for future stories. I would love to hear from you.…

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How well do you remember school? This book is for teens and others who wish their elementary or high school experience were better. I'm looking for constructive criticism and opinions to improve learning for the younger generation.I started a website called Creative Teacher Librarian at maajawentz.com. My goal is to help teachers do a better job of reaching students by teaching more creatively. I'm blogging a book there, article-by-article and chapter-by-chapter. There are also author interviews and a newsletter where you can sign up for more about teaching and creativity, as well as updates about my own creative writing.This Wattpad book is for young people. Teens are the perfect advisers for educational reform. They don't share the same prejudices as older people about how schools should work and they can imagine whole new ways of learning. If you have ideas for making learning more engaging and rewarding for students, please send me a message. I can't do this without you.Let me know if you would like a chapter dedicated to you and your opinions. You could also refer your friends to me if they have something to say. Send me a message and let's make school better.…

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Turning and turning in a plastic gyreThe Garbage Patch grows silently.Things fall apart, degrading into plastic pills andFloating Barbie heads are loosed upon the world...…