BOTW - The Set-Up

The Set-Up

Teen Fiction / Humour

Wattpad Book Blurb:

Jasmine was more than excited to enter her freshman year high school, it was the reason she passed up the chance to go away to a prestigious military school with her older brother. But a few days before her brothers departure an incident occurs, which causes her to rethink and make the decision to go with him. Now almost after three and a half years she returns to finish out her senior year and destroy the people who've gotten away with way too much. Will her revenge be exacted on her return?

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BOTM - Meeting Ellie by Kylekay

Meeting Ellie

Ellie Coleman comes from the poor side of town. When she becomes best friends with Knox Hendrix, quarterback at Ole Miss and the pride of Stanford her life changes. Used to being ignored by the town and her parents she finds herself opening up to Knox and his family. When Knox has to leave for school he asks her to go with him. Ellie refuses after a talk with his mother that destroys her illusion of her friends acceptance of her. She leaves to make it on her own, sick of her parents and her home town.

Four years pass and she fights her way to get a job as an intern at ESPN television, while studying journalism at a local college. When Knox comes to the station for an interview he sees the girl who ran away with his heart. When she sees him she ignores the pain of his betrayal  does her job. What happens when she discovers that the thing that kept them apart for four years was a lie?

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Interview

1. Please tell the readers a bit about yourself.

I'm twenty-eight years old and married with two boys, James is two and Declan in one. They are my world, but when I need to escape just for a minute I write.

2. What types of books do you write?

I write romances. I just started a werewolf story, but it's basically a love story.

3. How many books have you written?

I have three finished works: Fighter, The Deal and Meeting Ellie and three I'm currently working on: Loving Blackmail, Wanting Jocelyn and Emery's Story.

4. What movie and/or book are you looking forward to this year?

The Fifty Shades of Grey movie!!! Although, I think it comes out next year...

5. What type of books do you enjoy reading?

I enjoy romances the most, but I love a good thriller every now and then.

6. If you were stranded on a desert island what 3 things would you want with you?

1. Chocolate...I seriously can't live without it.
2. A trunk full of books.
3. Bedding, I want to be comfy.

7. Are you considering a sequel?

I have gotten requests, but I feel like it would be forced. I have a ton of other stories I rather be writing. When I figure out the whole plot line I may write it.

8. What inspired you to become a writer?

Honestly, I was reading a horrible story on wattpad and I just thought maybe I should try to write an enjoyable story. I started Fighter and I haven't stopped writing since. I think it's the comments that keep me going, without them I wouldn't have an incentive to write.

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BOTW - List #31

BOTW WEEK 31:

Author Spotlight - Froggie27

The Devil's Daughter

Thrown out of heaven by the whims of a conceited Archangel, Abby must hide who she is from both heaven and hell. Betrayal follows her, the angels are against her and the devil is on her tail. Will she survive to save the world from a war raging between heaven and hell? And in the midst of the battles can she avoid falling for the enemy at her side?

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Interview

1. Please tell the readers a bit about yourself.

My name’s Ellie and I’m nineteen. I’m from Australia and I’ve been writing for probably ten years now. I love reading and writing and I spend most of my spare time doing so. Having my work published at some point is my ultimate dream. But at the moment I’m studying medicine and just attempting to keep up my writing in my spare time. 

2. What types of books do you write?

I love writing fantasy and the majority of my writing involves dragons of some sort. I recently discovered that I really enjoy writing paranormal as well and so I’m currently working on about three of those. Also attempting a bit of romance, we’ll see how that goes…

3. How many books have you written?

The Devil’s Daughter will be my first completed book, I have written a few short stories and a fair bit of poetry. The rest of my writing is still a work in progress that I will hopefully finish after I complete this one.

4. What movie and/or book are you looking forward to this year?

Catching Fire was the movie I was looking forward to this year, I love the Hunger Games! So obviously I can’t wait for Mockingjay to come out next year. And the movie for Fallen would be awesome.

5. What type of books do you enjoy reading?

I love reading almost any fiction. Generally I prefer fantasy or paranormal and occasionally romance or crime. My favourite books are The Hunger Games, The Inheritance Cycle, The Host, The Scorpio Races, and the Dragons of Pern. 

6. If you were stranded on a desert island what 3 things would you want with you?

1. Food and water…does that count as one or two? Oh well, I’m counting it as one…

2. My dog, because he’s awesome and I can’t leave him behind.

3. A good book to read because I love reading and so that I don’t get bored.

7. Are you considering a sequel?

I’m not entirely sure about writing a sequel, I find in a lot of cases sequels aren’t necessary and it sometimes ruins the story and I really don’t want to write a sequel that doesn’t live up to expectation. I love the characters in this book and I’m not looking forward to leaving them behind. But, since I haven’t finished the first book yet, we’ll just have to see when the time comes.

8. What inspired you to become a writer?

I guess it was reading really. I love getting lost in a story. When I started to get characters running around in my head and worlds creating themselves in my mind, writing them down was just the thing to do. Some of them don’t get far but I love coming up with ideas and working to find a way for my characters to make things happen. Creating twists and turns and events that I didn’t even see coming and finding ways to make everything fit together to create a story is the best feeling and I just love doing it.

Excerpt

"How long do you intend to stand there, projecting your thoughts to anyone with the ability to hear them?" I jump at the voice, unprepared for company. Wings flaring and blade in hand I whirl on the intruder, ready for a fight.

I have him up against the wall, blade to his throat before he even has the chance to draw his weapon.

"It's me." Razakiel says, his voice almost bored, despite the steel at his throat. His dark, green eyes are guarded as he looks down at me, no emotion visible in their depths. “A bit jumpy are we, Abby?” A jolt runs through me at his casual use of the name, only Chase ever calls me Abby. And he only ever does so in private. 

"How long have you been here?" Despite my attempt to sound confident and demanding, it comes out almost a whisper, fear leaking into my tone.

"Well, I was never asleep, if that answers your question." I almost drop my knife at the shudder of trepidation that runs through me. He knows. He knows and as soon as he tells Lucifer I’m dead; he’ll torture me, use me in his plans and then kill me, or lock me up until he needs me again. I can’t let it happen. I don’t think I’ll survive going under his knife again, let alone being the sole cause of Heaven’s downfall. 

Determination fills me as an escape route comes to mind. I press the blade deeper into his skin, feeling the edge bite in, letting blood bead around the silver surface. 

"So, I just have to kill you then?" For the first time, emotion flickers in his eyes, and a look of surprise crosses his sharp features, like he didn’t expect me to stand up for myself. Then he wipes the look from his face and the blank, guarded expression is back.

"You couldn’t kill me." He says as his hands come up, from where they had been resting at his sides, and shove me from him. In my surprise, I stumble back. Only able to watch as his own blade appears in his hands, and I lose any advantage I might have had.

My feet mirror his as he steps around me, attempting to gain an advantage. We circle each other. Waiting. His body shifts as he leaps towards me and I dive. I slide beneath him, while he stumbles with nothing to slow his momentum and hits the wall. With a light flap of my wings I’m back on my feet facing him. As he attempts to regain his balance and turn to face me. I rush at him. Blade pointed at his heart. He twists at the last second and it barely grazes his side. 

"You cut me!" He exclaims, voice overflowing with disbelief. 

"I said I was going to kill you. What did you expect? That I’d just let you win?" He regards me from the opposite side of the tunnel, a spark igniting in his eyes. Incredulity fills me as a smirk crosses his face.

Almost indignant at his careless attitude I run at him again desperate to slide my blade between his ribs; anything to prove that I can and will kill him. His smirk remains on his face even as my blade is centimetres from his chest. At the last second, he moves again twisting out from under the knife. I hit the wall and before I can turn on him again he presses his body into my back forcing me up against the rough-hewn wall. His hands reach down and grip mine, squeezing until I drop the weapon, then raising both my arms above my head and holding them in one of his. I almost growl in protest as I struggle against him. It doesn’t shift him though, he only presses harder against me forcing me into the wall. 

Adrenaline rushes through my veins as my heart races in my chest, but I can’t get him off of me. I know he can’t kill me; but he will take me to Lucifer, and the thought of that makes me wish he would drive his knife through my chest. Death would be better than my current fate.

BOTW - Vampiru

Vampiru

Teen Science-Fiction

Wattpad Book Blurb:

Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, 2012.

Dani Tamari's life is ordinary enough. But when she makes a simple decision - to skip school so she can go bird watching - things begin to change. New people, secrets, accidents, and mysteries arrive and change her life forever.

The so-called David Cross doesn't regret killing his abusive father. Instead, he's happy he rid the world of such a man. But the authorities on Vampiru, his home planet, don't see it that way, and now he's on the run. He chooses Earth to hide, and lands in Enniskillen, but there are some surprises waiting for him. Unpleasant ones.

Dani and David find their lives a mess as their worlds collide, with disastrous consequences. Dani doesn't know what she's getting into, and she wouldn't want anything to do with it if she did. But she's in too deep, she knows too much, and there's no way out.

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BOTW - The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter

Teen Romance / Paranormal

Wattpad Book Blurb:

Thrown out of heaven by the whims of a conceited Archangel, Abby must hide who she is from both heaven and hell. Betrayal follows her, the angels are against her and the devil is on her tail. Will she survive to save the world from a war raging between heaven and hell? And in the midst of the battles can she avoid falling for the enemy at her side?

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BOTM - The Boy Who Lost His Sight by Bellaaa_

The Boy Who Lost His Sight

Ellie Burke is just this simple town girl, who will never look at the wrong way about anyone. Moving to Florida means everything to her — she could turn over a new leaf, start a new life, and get the chance to actually be someone —and not just this useless nerdy girl. 

Everything's going well for her until she meets this boy in her English class —  and he's the most interesting, unique person Ellie has ever met.

The boy who lost his sight. 

She's going to fight  for what her heart wants every step of the way. This is Ellie's story, and it's going to be one bumpy, complicated romance that's nothing like the fairy tales say. A story of hope, trust and what true love really means.

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Interview

1. Please tell the readers a bit about yourself.

My name's Bella. I'm eighteen so right now I'm studying in a local university here, in Malaysia. I love reading and writing and I have the soft spot for pink.

2. What types of books do you write?

Well, for now, I have only written teen fiction and romance books. Although, I think my real interests are actually fantasy or sci-fi with a little mix of romance. I wish I have the capability to write in those two genres, though. 

3. How many books have you written?

There are two completed ones and 1243858506845849 uncompleted stories in my head, my notebook, my laptop and my sticky notes. 

4. What movie and/or book are you looking forward to this year?

In 2013, I really, really can't wait for Catching Fire to be out. The trailer looks incredibly promising. While for the year 2014, I can't wait for Divergent! Also, I'm excited to read Allegiant! 

5. What type of books do you enjoy reading?

Fantasy with a little mix of romance. I love a story which has a strong female character, like, Tris from Divergent or even, Clary from TMI series. They're literally perfect and the authors of the books are incredibly talented. I also read some of the books written by Sarah Dessen (Along for the Ride) and John Green (The Fault in Our Stars). Those two are the queen and the king of Teen Fiction. Serious talk. 

6. If you were stranded on a desert island what 3 things would you want with you?

1. My laptop.

2. A fridge which has unlimited food.

3. And Max Irons. 

7. Are you considering a sequel?

Not at all. I think a sequel would spoil the whole story. 

8. What inspired you to become a writer?

A local Malaysian artist named Yuna. She's a Malaysian but she writes and sings her songs in the English language. Now, she's been signed to an international label record and her songs are played all over the world. I think her achievement is really inspiring. She's proven to me that nothing is impossible if you have the will to succeed.

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BOTW - List #30

BOTW WEEK 30:

Author Spotlight - RoseSunshine

Taken By Destiny

Sixteen year old Lucy Harper is an average, happy girl with a good life. One decision plucks her from the life she knows in America to an unfamiliar London where she is a stranger to everyone. This mysterious place forces Lucy to realize that in life, we have to fight for those we love. We must make sacrifices. 

The longer Lucy stays in this place the more odd things begin to happen. Ominous dreams stain her sleep, where she encounters a strange girl who brings about more questions than answers. The mystery deepens with the presence of a boy shrouded in intrigue. In time Lucy learns that her presence in this place means more to some than others. In time she learns what she is fighting, and what is worth fighting for.

As she fights for those she loves, she is faced with a destiny she never thought possible.

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Interview

1. Please tell the readers a bit about yourself.

Hi, call me Rose. I am in first year of college, I have a great passion for dancing. I love football, painting and hanging out with my friends. 

2. What types of books do you write?

I have about 20 story ideas ready, all are YA Romance, mostly contemporary and suspenseful. I love the books where hero finally woes his heroine and those having realistic points. I am currently also starting a Fantasy [Magical] story, let's see where it gets.

3. How many books have you written?

On Wattpad, only one is on-going 'Taken By Destiny' and a collection of short love stories 'Laugh With Me, Cry With Her.' And I am focusing on them, as I usually focus on one story at a time. However, in future, many more are to come, since I have plots and all ready.

4. What movie and/or book are you looking forward to this year?

I just watched 'Hunger Games- Catching Fire', it was just awesome. But now, I am looking forward to a Hindi movie, 'Dhoom 3' and book by Ruthie Knox- 'Deeper'.

5. What type of books do you enjoy reading?

I enjoy reading Mysteries, I am die-hard fan of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Nancy Drew. But, I also crave for romances where hero and heroine have to face all the difficulties of the world for coming together. Because when they do, that feeling is so satisfying. But give me any book, I would read it, as I simply love reading.

6. If you were stranded on a desert island what three things would you want with you?

Um, 1. Chocolates, like loads of it.

2. My laptop, can't leave it alone.

3. And a two room small Beach House.

7. Are you considering a sequel?

 Nope, the entire story finishes in Book one and I don't want to lengthen it unnecessarily. 

8. What inspired you to become a writer?

Um, by birth I had that annoying trait of day dreaming. I was always making short stories of them, because if I don't write them down, the voices in my head give me headache. And Wattpad gave me platform to share my stories.

Excerpt

He gently plucked one and taking her hands in his, he kept one there. Even then, though only 2 years older than her, he was already a gentleman.

“Until next time, Mon amie.”

As he walked away her heart had fluttered and a glowing sweet liquid had pooled in it. She remembered his words as she remembered him. He had called her ‘his friend’ and that was the end of her.

Or rather, we should say a new beginning of an epic era had started. An era filled with love, pain, heartbreak, jealousy, hatred and anger. From that day she had started writing their story—their story which was going to be recalled in incessant generations. It was going to be no common story for people.
In her mind, he had already been vowed to her and her love had taken a new path. Tentacles of sensation, wonder and awe for him had ripened in her heart. From that day, from that moment forth, his soul had become hers.

And years may pass, people may die, gut-wrenching cries may be heard, she wouldn’t care. She would make sure it remained like that.

As she glanced at her rotting corpse, she couldn’t help but relive her last moments. She was absorbed in loving him that she couldn’t foresee her own destruction. She had never predicted that his demons would come after her too. For the girl who was in love with him, she was foolish and childish.

But she just couldn’t help it, and so she started paving her way in his heart—paving it by clutching it hard until it became trash. The last look he had given her had extinguished the fire within her soul, making it light and irreparable. She had died that day with everything she had.

From the second she died, she loathed him. Even in black waters where she had lost herself, she couldn’t forget the pain of her death, of her last breath. They said that death is peaceful, that death is our last memory, but they never said it was immortal. They had never told that it stays with us with our sin and our virtue. She was never told that it haunts us, even in heaven and in hell.

In a matter of minutes, she was gone from the world, only to be born with more strength, with a strong retribution. She floated in shadows, she craved for the dark, she swallowed his weakness, and she attacked. This time, her attack was brutal and with a sheer excitement passing through her, she had dragged his heart down with her. Her laugh had been downright cruel as she watched his destruction.

BOTW - Argonaut - The Apprentice

Argonaut - The Apprentice

Teen Fiction / Action

Wattpad Book Blurb:

David is back. Three years have passed since the events of Megiddo, and the Kinetic now lives apart from his team back in Valhalla. Of course, his story isn't over yet. That would be too simple. When a new force attacks the Archaean fortress David is dragged back in to the war, Argonauts in tow. But this new enemy is only secondary it seems. Prometheus has returned, unleashing the Archons' final secret from Ragnarok. Welcome back, the end is near.

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BOTW - Taken By Destiny

Taken By Destiny

Teen Romance / Mystery / Thriller

Wattpad Book Blurb:

Sixteen year old Lucy Harper is an average, happy girl with a good life. One decision plucks her from the life she knows in America to an unfamiliar London where she is a stranger to everyone. This mysterious place forces Lucy to realize that in life, we have to fight for those we love. We must make sacrifices. 

The longer Lucy stays in this place the more odd things begin to happen. Ominous dreams stain her sleep, where she encounters a strange girl who brings about more questions than answers. The mystery deepens with the presence of a boy shrouded in intrigue. In time Lucy learns that her presence in this place means more to some than others. In time she learns what she is fighting, and what is worth fighting for.

As she fights for those she loves, she is faced with a destiny she never thought possible.

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BOTW - First Kiss & Broken Promises

First Kiss & Broken Promises

Teen Romance

Wattpad Book Blurb:

First Kiss can be earth-shattering and so can ‘broken promises’, especially when both are sealed and delivered by the one who has held your heart in the palms of his hands since the day you turned a teen. 

Seventeen year old Divya Narayan is a high-spirited young girl with an adventurous streak in her, who doesn’t think twice before taking a risk. She learns very early in life that broken promises by ones you love equals a broken heart. So she makes two promises – Never to fall in love and never to break a promise. 

One fateful night four years ago, Aryan Diaz not only broke Divya's heart but also her trust and their unique bond of friendship. When the charming heart-breaker returns next door to Divya, he holds more than a key to her locked heart; he has answers that can set her free to break the promises she made.

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BOTW - Miss Popular and Mr. Right

Miss Popular and Mr. Right

Teen Romance / Humour

Wattpad Book Blurb:

Emma's life is totally perfect, her school 'Seclaireve Academy'. She is one of the 'it crowd' people, yes MISS.Popular.Well not for long, when Jake brings himself.  The new guy drives her attention, And her life turns upside down she is no longer the person she used to hide, she has to choose between him and her friends. Not to mention the gap between their school years and their ages. She is now hated by everyone and she blames him on and on.... They argue all along and try to prove each other wrong.

What type of a person will he turn out to be, a friend or a predator? Will he bother her for long or will he just vanish? Now everything is in her hands, will she be able to handle it?

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BOTW - The Instincts

The Instincts

Historical Fiction / Adventure

Wattpad Book Blurb:

About 7 B.C to 6 B.C, in ancient Greek, Melantha and Cliodhna were the daughters of two traders. Their lifes were a big mess of troubles and something they could not understand. They always knew they are different from people around but they couldn't figure out the problem. 

One day, in a festival, Melantha met Aetios, a warrior from the Sparta and a strange man saved Cliodhna from falling off the horses back when it got crazy. Melantha and Cliodhna both fell in love with the two men. 

And soon, they realized everything was not the way it used to be.

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BOTM - Until I Met You by Winx1348

Until I Met You

For Jessalyn and her mom, moving to the small town of Avondale, California seemed like the perfect decision; they wanted the new scenery but what they really needed was a new start.

Jessalyn Hartley had always been shy and one to keep to herself, but now, as she enters her final year of high school at Crestview High, she's more determined than ever to stay hidden in the shadows.

However, all of that may change when she crosses paths with the supposed bad boy; Cason Michaels, and figures out that maybe she just had to meet the right person to break her out of her shell.

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Interview

1. Please tell the readers a bit about yourself.

Well, my name is Emma, and I'm a seventeen year old Canadian making her way through high school. I love to read and write, but I can also be found playing sports in my free time.

2. What types of books do you write?

Teen Fiction/Humor/Romance.

3. How many books have you written?

In total three, but I have some short stories and my first story actually isn't the best :S

4. What movie and/or book are you looking forward to this year?

No word of a lie... Frozen <3

5. What type of books do you enjoy reading?

Romance, teen fiction, humor.. basically the same type of stuff i would write.

6. If you were stranded on a desert island what 3 things would you want with you?

1. Brownies

2. A blanket

3. A toothbrush

7. Are you considering a sequel?

No, i just find sequels drag on a story. while sometimes exciting and new, most of the time i find them unneeded.

8. What inspired you to become a writer?

Honestly, i just loved to read and i thought, hey, why not give writing a shot :)

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BOTW - List #29

BOTW WEEK 29: