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Stepping Away From the Edge

Stepping Away From the Edge

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A collection of poems, written from the heart.Words to speak into the dark, words to shine a light.Some a celebration of life and love.Others a quiet search for hope.…

Himitsu (Book One of the Kakureta Hana series)

Himitsu (Book One of the Kakureta Hana series)

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Danger...Deception...Death Can she ever escape the vicious cycle? "The moment I was born, my father walked outside and screamed to the heavens for the mere reason that I was a girl. When he came back, he took me in his arms, looked straight into my innocent eyes, and told me, 'Hush now, child. For this day you are my son, and no son of mine will bawl like a girl.'" Sixteen-year-old Amachi Junichi is the only one still alive who knows that she's a woman. Struggling to hide her secret to preserve her family's name along with the clan she leads becomes harder with each passing year. It doesn't help when her general Igarashi Ryuu seems to know there isn't something quite right about her. However, when the Amachi clan is threatened by those both within and without, can Jun risk her secret to save those she's sworn to protect? Book One of the Kakureta Hana series Cover: GodGirl91 All Rights Reserved.…

Taisetsu (Book 1.5 of the Kakureta Hana series)

Taisetsu (Book 1.5 of the Kakureta Hana series)

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Life...Love...Loyalty Can she ever have what she truly desires?"I always knew that my marriage would be forged because of alliances and duties, but I never expected my heart to be stolen long before I was meant to be wed. My heart never longed for the embrace of a man accustomed to war and violence. It pined for the soft embrace of a man who loved the quiet and peace, but the fickle thing can never have what it wants because the daughter of a shogun must follow her father's wishes above her own." Fujioka Rika knew that eventually her father would choose a husband from among the young sons of his allies. She can never tell him that she would prefer a man that once tended crops outside of the Fujioka fortress and is now one of her father's retainers, a man who only picked up the sword to be close to her. And she certainly cannot admit that her heart is broken to anyone now that he has died on the battlefield.However, when Lord Amachi Junichi confides a secret in Rika, she finds that there may be a way to be both the daughter of a shogun and the wife of a peaceful man. Weaving herself into the web of half-truths and lies, Rika finds that her heart's desire may have put her in danger more than she thought it would.Falling in love was the easy part, but staying in love may prove to be the challenge. Book 1.5 of the Kakureta Hana seriesAll Rights Reserved…

Musuko (Book Two of the Kakureta Hana series)

Musuko (Book Two of the Kakureta Hana series)

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Bloodshed...Birthright...Betrayal. Can he ever discover the truth?"The first and only time that I dared to call Igarashi Sakura 'Mother', she placed a hand across my mouth and pulled me close. For a long moment, she was silent, no part of her moving except for her chest and the tears that fell from her eyes. Finally, she leaned close to my ear, whispering, 'Swallow those words, Kazuhiko, for your mother is not me. She died years ago, and the moment someone hears you call me that, all of our lives shall be forfeit.'"The young Lord Amachi Kazuhiko never questioned why his father's once-loyal general and his wife raised him. He never questioned why the last of his father's advisers was given control of the clan until he came of age and not one of his dead mother's brothers. That is until he returns from battle to find his not-mother Sakura has been captured...on the battlefield.Setting off on a journey to help Ryuu rescue his wife awakens questions that Kazuhiko never knew existed, and he begins to seek answers. Where did he truly come from? Why did the general betray his father? How did Sakura come to be on the battlefield? And what was with the girl that looked eerily similar to him?The truth may set him free, but it may also kill him in the meantime.Book Two of the Kakureta Hana seriesAll Right Reserved…

The Cost of Memories

The Cost of Memories

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Quit her successful career for reasons she can't remember... Check.Run a pawnshop that makes very little money off of people's old stuff... Check.Illegally sell memories of other people out of the backroom... Check.Try to stop her former work partner from finding out...Maeve has been struggling to keep her head above the water along with the people who sell her stuff for a little extra cash. It doesn't help that the more she gets to know them, the more she feels like she has to help them. From Mr. Pendells, the schoolteacher struggling to buy books for his students, to Mrs. Miles, the pregnant wife who holds her secrets even closer than Mae does.The bubble that she has been living in pops with the arrival of Finley, her old partner from the Department of Memory Acquisition, at the pawnshop. He comes with a vague proposition that the DMA needs help that only she can give. But she realizes with his return that she doesn't remember what caused her resignation from the Department to begin with and that her illegal memory dealing may be the least of her concerns.All Rights Reserved.…

First Love, First War, First Step |√|

First Love, First War, First Step |√|

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In the name of making everyone equal and to prevent what happened with our ancestors, we have created what will be known as the Founding Laws.1. No markings or piercings are permitted. Every citizen will be issued the same clothing with the allowance of one fancy outfit.2. Every family will have two children: one girl and one boy. The population must remain constant until our world has recovered.3. Marriage is required for every young person by age 30. There will be no marriages permitted between two citizens more than two years apart in age.4. Constant pay will be issued for every working citizen. The cost of living will not increase more than 0.3%.5. At birth, every citizen is required to receive a vaccine. This will prevent disease and early death. Failure to comply will result in death.Therefore, in this new world we are living in, we seek to make everyone equal, which will lead to happiness, which will allow us a healthier population.From the Ashes, We Rise.…

A Delicate Thing

A Delicate Thing

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Sometimes the connections we form are one-way connections, where you are the only one affected by the relationship. Sometimes the connections we form happen over months; sometimes the connections seem to happen in a mere moment.We have all loved that person from afar. We have all wondered if they would ever take the time to learn our name. We have all worried about making a fool of ourselves in front of them. We have all felt the sting of unrequited love.But love is not something that comes one day and stays forever. Love is a delicate thing, built up of a thousand little moments. Love is something that takes time to create and sometimes only an instant to destroy.Love is sometimes only ever told to a person through a letter. And sometimes those letters are never sent.All Rights Reserved.…

Hit Rewind

Hit Rewind

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Did you...Fail that major math test?Forget to put your dog in the kennel?Drive while drunk and kill someone?Even a year ago, there was nothing you could do about any of those forementioned incidents. Now, thanks to a new technology, all you have to do is hit rewind.Welcome to Hit Rewind, the technology that will change your life.Cover: SmallBobInc…

Press Play

Press Play

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Can you change the future?Will is trying to become a better person. However, when his future self emails him and brings fears to life, he must choose whether or not tell his secrets.Can you stay in love?Michael and Caitlin are struggling. Between raising triplets, working two jobs, and their first year of college, they feel like their relationship is strained.Can you face your fears?Leslie is losing her last known relative. Consumed by worry and panic, she decides to take a leap to discover if there's someone else.Forever looks easier on the page. The four of them must move forward from Hit Rewind, but they might just fracture in the process of pressing play.Sequel to Hit RewindCover: SmallBobInc…

Defy Reality

Defy Reality

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"How many ways can a body die? Hundreds and I've experienced most of them."Tanya holds something that people would kill for: immortality. However, she is sick of living century after century without any end in sight.Desperate to live a normal lifespan, she attempts to leech the immortality out of her in the only way she can think of: by dying.These are my entries for the YAWritersUnite contest. All inaccuracies are my own.Cover: MartaxSofia…

Junk Box

Junk Box

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Stories of...MysteryA strange guard dog...A writer who is hiding something...FamilyA family reunion of death...A little girl and her red balloon...LoveA high school romance...A woman desperate for escape...These stories are meant to make you laugh, cry, and check under your bed before you sleep.All stories belong to me. Please ask before trying to use anything.…

Hands Of Love (Once Upon Now) |√|

Hands Of Love (Once Upon Now) |√|

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This isn't your typical fairytale...Start with a ten-year-old girl with no hands who feels alone and unloved. Add in a ten-year-old genius who is her only friend and loves her. Stir with two parents who pack up everything the little girl has ever known and move to a little town.Fast-forward to seven years later, where a seventeen-year-old girl feels forgotten. Dash in a seventeen-year-old boy who comes roaring back into her life and who still loves her. Spice it up with an envious popular girl and a dreaded class project.You might just end up with a recipe for disaster or a recipe for love...Hands of Love is based on the Grimm Brothers' fairytale "The Girl Without Hands"Cover by @awesome_author28…

In Snapshots (Back To School)

In Snapshots (Back To School)

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I'm more comfortable behind a camera than anywhere else. Armed with my newest toy, I venture into the first day of school, ready to take on the world.However, with a new school policy implicated, my cataloging of the day may be cut short before it begins.None of the pictures used are the property of the author. All story ideas and characters belong to the writer.…