Poetry ■ Horror ■ Anthology ---- An anthology of creepy and disturbing narrative poems that each focus on a part of the human body. Inspired by Edgar Allen Poe, these tales of the macabre will leave you frightened and cringing for more.…
Orphaned Eddie is gifted a wish from the oldest star in the galaxy. Chased across space by wish-hunters and an evil djinn, Eddie must make her wish or risk everything her heart desires for something wishes cannot grant. ______________________________________Eddie Eversby is an orphan after her astronaut parents are killed during a failed launch to space. Now living with her cruel aunts who enjoy making her do pointless chores and serve them like a maid, Eddie finds her greatest joy to be with her friend making claymation videos. She thinks her life will be forever miserable until a small meteor crashes into her room. The glowing rock is the heart of a star and the essence of a wish. Coveted by the creatures of the universe, wishes are good money on the black market. A Wish-Hunter appears attempting to bargain for Eddie's wish in exchange for an intergalactic adventure. As the two discover the beauty of the cosmos, an evil djinn sets his sights on Eddie. She learns that when the greatest star chooses a young girl from Earth to have the most powerful wish, the whole universe is bound to take notice.Young Reader - Sci Fi - Fantasy - AdventureFeatured:🌟 Editors' Choice [January - May 2020]🌟 Wattpad HQ's Hidden GemsBeautiful cover design by @italychick…
When his lighthouse keeper father mysteriously vanishes in a freak storm, Gale learns he is under a family curse where all the men are taken away before their forty fifth year. Confused and alone, he is quickly met with answers for on the eve of his father's disappearance a girl falls from the sky. She is Zephyr, the Southwest Wind, and her sisters have been captured by the Storm King, an ancient force responsible for devastating weather. Zephyr tells Gale it is the duty of the winds to keep this destructive force at bay, but since the Storm King began kidnapping the winds, a terrible threat is brewing.With only the words of a mysterious song to guide them, Gale and Zephyr must discover the importance of the lighthouse, the secret to his family's curse, and save their loved ones before a terrible storm blows everyone and everything away.…
🏆Wattys 2019 Winner for Mystery & Thriller🏆Sister Mary has lost her way, or so people think. Kicked out of her convent and sent away to be reformed, this jolly nun discovers her gift of glee is perfect for solving murders and the occasional naughty peek.________________________________________Merry Sister Mary is the world's most happy-go-lucky nun, and where the nuns are concerned, possibly the worst. She has none of the qualities reserved for a traditional lady of the cloth: a fear of water, an odd relationship with an umbrella, and no talent in teaching or nursing, yet Sister Mary believes she has a special God given power, laughter. Such a belief has led her to be kicked out of her convent in Chicago for accidentally flashing a group of churchgoers and deemed in desperate need of reform. She is sent on a bus to a stricter convent in New Orleans, Louisiana, but in a drama fueled twist, God has different plans for the joyous nun. She is to solve a murder. After missing the bus Sister Mary is forced to seek refuge with a Catholic family in the small town of St. Francisville. A horrific murder occurs sending the town into a frenzy of bittersweet joy. The person killed has long been despised and so named the Stanton Witch for the mystery surrounding her husband's death and the decades of misfortune since her arrival. In an effort to expose the truth, Sister Mary finds herself in the middle of one family's terrible and insidious secret. As the bodies pile up she uses her gift of glee to uncover the clues missed by the police and hopefully stop the killer from claiming another innocent victim. Her goal-- prove to the world once and for all that one does not need to be traditional to make a difference.Comedy ■ Mystery ■ Thriller[COMPLETED]Copyright © Jules Haigler No parts of this book may be distributed, copied, or sold on any media without permission of the author. All names, places, and themes are a work of fiction.…
[Merry Sister Mary Series Book 2]Sister Mary is a nun of extreme exceptions. She loves playing pranks, manipulating people for her own gain, running and screaming from the smallest of water droplets, and finding trouble wherever she goes. But behind her unholy exterior, lies a woman devoted to doing good in her own unique and humorous way.Removed from her convent, Sister Mary is sent to New Orleans, Louisiana, to live with the Poor Clares and the Ursuline nuns and hopefully learn the true discipline of being a nun. Unfortunately for them, Sister Mary has arrived during Halloween, and New Orleans famous for its supernatural history finds a host of dark events plaguing the senator's family. Sister Mary sneaks her way into the senator's costumed gala to learn more when a mysterious murder takes place leaving a trail of clues that could permanently alter the city's political future. With her nunery struggling to find funds and a treasure hunt for a horrible buried secret, only Sister Mary has the means to find humor in the dark and bring justice to light.***Regular updates***…
[Merry Sister Mary Series Book 3]Sister Mary has made a name for herself in her current home of New Orleans, Louisiana. Renowned for her gift of glee and green thumb for trouble, this foolhardy nun knows no boundaries if it means making the world a better place. Yet with success often comes greater challenges and bigger enemies. The orphanages of New Orleans have been dismantled and the displaced children of a certain misbehaved bunch claim one last chance to redeem themselves before entering the new foster care system. Tasked to be an example of good morals, Sister Mary's dislike for children and rambunctious nature proves to be a challenge, but in a distracting twist, all that is about to change. Upon receiving an invite to a Shakespearian play, an audience member is murdered on stage. To everyone's surprise when the body goes missing and the same man is murdered again, a fear that someone is raising the dead ignites the city in a frenzy of voodoo magic. It becomes Sister Mary's job to see beyond the superstition and uncover a wicked web of secrets. Yet no web is complete without a spider, and spiders do not take kindly to funny nuns.…
[Mirror Me Series Book 1] Hope Martinez was taught to fear her reflection, but the magical world on the other side is too tempting. Descended from those who can use mirrors as weapons, Hope has many dangers to face if she wants to get home before an ancestral curse destroys everything she loves._________________________________________________After a frightening incident leaves her family shaken, Hope Martinez promises her mother to never look at a mirror again. Three years later, Hope stands between two worlds - the world of her mother, a contrived and constricted set of rules ignoring their family's Hispanic heritage and abolishing all things reflective from the home, and the world of her abuelita, which is said to contain a mysterious power that members of the family are fated to discover. When high school bullying and peer pressure start pushing Hope's limits, she finds no other choice but to gain normalcy and break her mother's promise. She soon discovers a hidden magical world beyond her reflection, one filled with strange beasts, enchanted cities, and flying walnuts. Why would such a wonderful place be kept from her? The reason - Hope's family has a terrible destiny waiting to be unleashed. Young Adult ■ Fantasy ■ Sci-Fi[COMPLETED]AWARDS:-First Place in Teen Fiction category for Chaos Awards 6-First Place in Fantasy category for Ohana Awards 4Copyright © by Jules HaiglerNo parts of this manuscript including black and white illustrations or content may be distributed, copied, or sold on any media without permission of the author. All names, places, and themes are a work of fiction.…
[Mirror Me Series Book 2]Hope Martinez is the first person in Tartarus to kill a Half-Life. Such a feat should be commended if not for the dreadful prophecy that surrounds her. In the meantime, Hope along with her band of misfit renegades have one goal in mind, make it to the ancient city of Vetra so she can learn of her Mirrorbender ancestry and further her studies as Mirrorbender of Tartarus. Unfortunately the group is captured by Juprus soldiers and brought to the capital city of Blackstone where a king with a wicked secret sits on the throne.On Earth, the Martinez family attempts to heal wounds and forget their past, but the past comes back in full force as supernatural events begin plaguing the world and an old enemy resurfaces. In a chase to outwit a dastardly secret organization and escape the chains of a ruthless king, Hope, her family, and her friends must work together to stop the terrors of the past from succeeding and keep new ones from breaking free. Young Adult ■ Fantasy ■ Sci-Fi ----Copyright © by Jules HaiglerNo parts of this manuscript including illustrations or content may be distributed, copied, or sold on any media without permission of the author. The author claims full rights to all illustrations and content within. All names, places, and themes are a work of fiction and do not relate to any person living or dead.…
Love poetry written by a gay man to his lover.…
In 16th century England, three old witches wander the moors seeking respite from their boredom. As their hands twirl and their cauldron bubbles a game of champions is devised. A winner they wager will be decided by whichever champion is the last alive.The people of England grieve over the recent loss of their beloved king. He is remembered by his vain wife, Orphillia, and their only child, Margarete. Orphillia's beauty once the fairest in her realm begins to fade as her daughter ages into grace and womanhood. Any mother would be happy to see their daughter grow up, yet when suitors begin filling the court seeking Margarete's hand in marriage, envious Orphillia cannot help but find ways to make her daughter's life miserable even if it means she must remarry. Unfortunately with the intervention of magical talking mirrors, ghostly visits in the night, seven chimney sweeps, a disguised Spanish prince, and a power hungry duke, this deadly game of love and beauty may be more entertaining if there is no winner at all.A loose historic retelling of the Snow White tale, this story is a book version of the stage play, Kiss Me Farewell, I wrote and self published back in 2013.…
"Every year on the first of April, a man is set on fire. People must burn. People must burn like books."---------------------------------Rick Lawson has never understood his place in society. Born like everyone else in the breeding facilities and genetically engineered to be homosexual, his whole life has been predetermined by the flip of a coin and recorded in a microchip implanted in his wrist. While most people accept their predetermined role, Rick feels fate has wronged him and he has been living a lie. Yet after a terrible accident leads to a stranger's death, Rick is presented with a sudden and mysterious life upgrade. While he is ecstatic to be invited to the greatest college in the nation, Rick is unaware that a secret society is the one pulling the strings. Abigail Summers, a government agent, informs Rick that like her he is an Imperfect, a heretic whose sexuality does not meet the criteria of society, and listed as one to be reconditioned. She tells Rick that a safe place for heterosexuals exists somewhere within the city, but getting there will be no easy task. The path to sanctuary is hidden by a series of clues and only upon slipping down a rabbit hole of governmental secrets can one hope to find the way. In this forbidden romance, Rick learns that while love is beautiful and confusing, it can often lead to terrible decisions and horrifying secrets, secrets that not only get people killed but could potentially destroy the nation's perfect state.…
Writing is a difficult process that no one masters overnight. This go-to guide is set up to help new and experienced writers in the art of fantasy fiction. This guide will include (not in the order presented):- Writing a successful and enticing blurb- Creating that perfect fantasy cover- Coming up with that successful pitch- World Building- Map Making- Types of fantasy- Magic systems- Religion in fantasy- Prologue or not to prologue- Glossary, terminology, and language- Races both Human and Non-human- Beasts and Monsters- Plot Development- Writing advanced story arcs- Cliches, tropes, and the chosen one dynamic- How to connect it all?- Stand alone vs. Duology vs. Trilogy vs. Never Ending Fantasy Madness- Character personalities and types- And much more…
Writing is a difficult process that no one masters overnight. This go-to guide is set up to help new and experienced writers in the art of mystery/thriller fiction. This guide will include (not in the order presented):- Writing a successful and enticing blurb- Creating that perfect mystery cover- Coming up with that successful pitch- Types of mystery- Art of sleuthing- Art of Deception - Creating the perfect detective- Prologue or not to prologue- Time period- Motives- The Crime Scene- Plot Development- Writing advanced story arcs- Cliches and tropes- The Big Reveal- Cliffhangers and Building Suspense - And much more…
Found in a dusty attic, hidden under a mound of misplaced bits and bobs, I came upon a tome full of legends, myths, and most importantly monsters. It was a glimpse into an unknown world, a window to Tartarus's most bizarre and mysterious creatures. I read into the night ignoring the time until at last my eyes grew heavy and I sank into dreams. When I awoke, the book had left my lap. For a moment I thought I had lost it. Then I saw it. Across the room it hovered in the air held in place by a pair of disembodied hands. A voice called out, "Welcome to the unseen." The hands vanished and the book fell into a cloud of dust. I have not touched it since.**This is an extension to the Mirror Me Series. Please enjoy this collection of short stories and how-to tips on banishing and befriending monsters unique to the series.**…
Want to know what a Glasswalker is, or perhaps a Doddledrum? Enjoy this this all inclusive alphabetized guide of facts for the Mirror Me series. This book contains characters, places, and interesting artifacts detailed in the fantastical world of Tartarus. To prevent spoilers, the compendium will be split and organized to each corresponding book with details added and expanded. Please enjoy this handy guide as you explore more of your favorite characters and the elaborate history that make the Mirror Me series one of a kind.Young Adult ■ Fantasy ■ Guidebook ----…