Your soulmate mark appears at last, but instead of a name, it's a countdown.[description to come]----------Entered into the Open Novella Contest 2026Summer (Bold Choices, Long Days) - Prompt #53©2026 M.DaltoPublished to Wattpad 02.01.2026…
Forced into an engagement with a man she doesn't love, Reyna must ignore her bond with her father's general in order to avoid a war and save her throne. ***** As the first female heir to one of the great Northern Kingdoms, Reyna panics when her claim to the throne is threatened by the discovery that her father's general is her soulbound partner. She forces herself to ignore their connection, determined to be more than a general's wife, only for her father to manipulate her into a political engagement with a man she could never love. So to forge her own path forward, keep her throne, and confront her feelings for the general who owns her heart, Reyna must find a way to refuse this arranged marriage without destroying her kingdom in the process.[[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]----------Cover designed by Ren Tachibana…
Assassin Lilia Cortova was given a simple task: kill a rich lord at a festival. The last thing she expected was to be betrayed by the leader of her own Guild in the process. Cassandra Cortova believes Lilia has deserted her, and is planning to marry the very man who secretly betrayed her sister. Now, Lilia must decide between her lust for vengeance and love of family as she joins forces with the dangerous and handsome man she was supposed to kill, and Cassandra must wrestle with finding the truth before it's too late. Two deadly sisters. Two intertwined fates. And a secret that may bring them back together-or destroy them both.…
Azima Rousseau, a demon hunter destined to save her world from the denizens of the Underworld, has to venture through the Seven Levels of Hell in order to face its Prince and close the rift between their worlds once and for all. ***** Ever since her eighteenth birthday, Azima Rousseau knew she would die battling the forces of Hell just as her mother had, and every other Rousseau before her. So when her destiny delivers her to Death's door, it is not the Devil who answers, but the Demon Prince Malecoda. Instead of ending her fated existence as his sworn enemy, he decides to bind her into a pact that challenges not only the intensity of her will to survive but also the integrity of her soul to persevere. Together they soon discover who the monsters truly are- Azima's own people.[[ 2021 WATTYS SHORTLIST ]]----------Cover designed by Stefanie Saw…
|| Sequel to CUT TO THE BONE ||Alisa Rousseau always knew she was born for greater things. She just didn't know how great...Eighteen years after the War of the Rift, Alisa Rousseau lives a life too far removed from the bustle of the Parish. Not until her brother's unique and rare Clerical gifts are discovered is she finally allowed to travel with him and begin her own training as a Venandi. But her Initiation into the sacred order goes unexpectedly, horribly wrong and Alisa is running for her life to the last place she'd ever consider a safe haven-The Rift to Hell.Through trials both mental and physical, Alisa must discover the truth about her past while determining her own worth as a Venandi if she's to survive the challenges presented to her by the Princes of Hell... but at what cost? ----------Cover by Tina Glasneck©2021 M.DaltoPublished to Wattpad 04.01.2021Camp NaNoWriMo April 2021Initial draft ongoing - last updated 04.24.2021…
Alera lost her mother early in life and was raised by a strict king for a father and the many nursemaids who crossed themselves before touching her. It wasn't until she was of marrying age that she learned why the people feared her. She was canny... like her forest mother. Canny and feared to be fae. The only person besides her father who didn't seem to fear her was the handsome stable boy. He knew what she was and didn't cross himself before letting his hands touch hers longer than needed for helping her to her mount. And on her 18th birthday, neither could deny the bond that dragged them together. But her father had her sold off to make an advantageous match with the neighboring king's sullen and cruel son. Even a kingdom over, the whispers of the canny princess the people feared as fae reached royal ears. But they thought to use her to their advantage...to put fear in their own people's hearts and make them bend the knee. Now with the kingdom at war with the prince she would have married, Alera must save the people who feared her from an unspeakable fate brought to their door by the sullen prince wielding a dark unknown power.--------------------Cover by Tina Glasneck©2022 M.DaltoPublished to Wattpad 06.01.2022Completed 03/30/2023…
In the Den of the Kingdom of Dreduor, money reigns supreme and one's skill at deception determines how much you can make, and how much longer you will survive.Maize is a thief- a very good thief, and one of the Den's best. So when a wealthy benefactor purposefully seeks her out to fulfill a contracted job, she is neither surprised nor hesitant to accept. Only after she discovers it's the royal palace she needs to infiltrate, Maize quickly finds herself in the middle of the grandest con of her career.Maize must position herself within the court in order to complete her mission, even if it means capturing the eye- and the heart- of the very Prince she's supposed to abscond. But will Maize be able to finish the job before her true intentions are discovered? Or worse- before she finds her heart stolen first?-------------------This is a FREE STORY with PAID BONUS CONTENT-------------------Cover by Tina Glasneck©2019 M.DaltoPublished to Wattpad 11.01.19Initial Draft ongoing - last updated 12.24.2023…
Welcome to the Empire. Where the Prophecy is law, and betrayal is the only way to survive it. ***** Two thousand years ago, the Prophecy of Fire and Light foretold the coming of the Queen Empress who would lead the Empire into a time of peace and tranquility. But instead of the coming of a prosperous world, a forbidden love for the Empress waged a war that ravaged the land, creating a chasm between the factions, raising the death toll of innocent lives until the final, bloody battle.Centuries later, Alexandra, a twenty-two-year-old barista living in Boston, is taken to an unfamiliar realm of mystery and magic where her life is threatened by Reylor, its banished Lord Steward. She crosses paths with Treyan, the arrogant and seductive Crown Prince of the Empire, and together they discover how their lives, and their love, are so intricately intertwined by a Prophecy set in motion so many years ago.Alex, now the predestined Queen Empress Alexstrayna, whose arrival was foretold by the Annals of the Empire, controls the fate of her new home as war rages between the Crown Prince and Lord Steward. Either choice could tear her world apart as she attempts to keep the Empire's torrid history from repeating itself. In a realm where betrayal and revenge will be as crucial to her survival as love and honor, Alex must discover whether it is her choice - or her fate - that determines how she survives the Empire's rising conflicts.[[ 2016 WATTYS WINNER ]]-------------------BOOK ONE OF THE EMPIRE SAGAThis is a FREE STORY with PAID BONUS CONTENT-------------------Cover by Fay Lane…
After being banished for questioning his own Fate, Reylor spent his years alone beyond the Borderlands, biding his time and honing his skills until the perfect moment to reclaim what he believed was his - the Empress. Through treachery and deceit, he clawed his way back into the Prophecy that all but abandoned him... but he didn't achieve it alone. With the help of allies new and known, the former Lord Steward will stop at nothing to see to it that both the Empress, and the Empire, remain by his side once and for all.-------------------NOVELLA ONE OF THE EMPIRE SAGA-------------------Cover by Fay Lane…
Treyan lived his life bound by duty and honor, believing his future as told by the Prophecy of Fire and Light. Even after he found his Empress, he felt he was doing as he was foretold and in the best interest for the Empire. But when his own brother threatens to ruin all he holds dear, Treyan discovers it's love, and not duty or honor, that drives him to question everything he once knew. -------------------NOVELLA TWO OF THE EMPIRE SAGA-------------------Cover by Fay Lane…
An Empress ripped back to the life she left behind.A Prince desperate to save his people.One child lost within another realm, the other dependent on their constant protection.Betrayed by those closest to her, Empress Alexstrayna must figure out a way to get it all back - her throne, her people, her son.Fulfilling a two-thousand-year-old prophecy, Reylor, the banished Lord Steward, has stripped Alex of her rightful rule and set in motion a chain of events even he, himself, does not fully understand. Determined to strip his brother of happiness by any means possible, his actions send Alex and Treyan back to Boston and away from the Empire they called home.Blinded by vengeance with hate running thick within her veins, the Empress must consider the ramifications of their return, for better or for worse. But when an unexpected visitor offers help assist with their attempts, Alex and Treyan need to determine how best to reclaim their Empire without more lives lost before whatever time they have left runs out.It's time to return to the Empire. Are you prepared to join the battle?-------------------BOOK TWO OF THE EMPIRE SAGA-------------------Cover by Fay Lane…
|| ONC 2021 HONORABLE MENTION || ONC 2021 ROUND TWO FIRST PLACE WINNER ||Three friends.One secret.Thoughts of a summery vacation in the middle of winter sounded fantastic until all plans to enjoy the Caribbean sights were thwarted by an unexpected tropical storm, keeping everyone inside. Normally spare time without current-day distractions would be beneficial to a group of long-time friends always too busy to spend time together otherwise, but this is one trip down memory lane they're going to wish they never took...----------Entered into the Open Novella Contest 2021Mystery & Thriller - Prompt #55ONC Round One Qualifier - 03.23.2021ONC Round Two Qualifier - 04.20.2021ONC Round Two First Place Winner - 04.24.2021ONC Round Three Qualifier (Longlist) - 05.21.2021ONC Shortlist - 05.30.2021ONC Honorable Mention - 06.29.2021©2021 M.DaltoPublished to Wattpad 02.01.2021Draft Completed 05.02.2021…
|| ONC 2019 OVERALL THIRD PLACE WINNER || Every card has a meaning, but not all are pleasant.Siobhan Brady is a Tarot reader, a profession that called to her ever since she was young. So when the same card begins to repeatedly present itself during her daily personal readings, her intuition tells her there's something greater at play than just a random draw.But when the mysterious MacKenzie Stewart crosses her path, Siobhan realizes the cards weren't lying, and soon finds herself in the middle of a deadly spread where not even Fate can determine the outcome.----------Entered into the Open Novella Contest 2019Suspense Fiction Prompt #6 - TarotONC Round One Qualifier - 02.12.19ONC Round Two Qualifier - 03.13.19ONC Round Three Qualifier (Long List) - 04.18.19ONC Short List - 04.28.19ONC Overall Third Place Winner - 07.03.19Cover by Lucy Rhodes©2019 M.DaltoPublished to Wattpad 01.01.19Completed 04.02.19…
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