Her grandfather was eccentric but very kind. He filled a fatherly role since her father was never around. Main character doesn’t know that her mom is not her biological mother. She was a baby when he met his to be wife. They had twins before he disappeared. She suspected that the reason he disappeared had to do with his magical abilities so she has mixed up a tincture to give to main characte...

“All these years of work…wasted!” His anguished roars bellowed through the shack, and surrounding forest, as he lifted her viles and bottles deliberately smashing each one to the earthen floor. Losing his balance in this forceful act, he fell in a heap on the broken bottles. He stood dripping small bits of blood as he walked towards their bedroom. He screeched while he wildly clawed at the lin...

The forest was white washed in light, leaving my attacker and I temporarily blind. I never saw him again, but I was horrified to hear the scream that followed the intense blast. I knew it belonged to Selene, The Princess of Estrieal. As the light faded away, I ran towards her, watching as the shape of her body crumpled. Transportation is difficult enough, let alone the strength needed to cast ...

Twenty-five years ago, 10 days after his 18th birthday, my father attended The Soulstice Mage Trials. He was placed as a Spirit Mage with the rare allocation of Soul Searcher.

On my 11th birthday, seven years ago, he disappeared.

My name is Farrow. I am half mage and half witch, among the first small group of half mages to attend the Soulstice Mage Trials. If all goes to plan, I wil...

Zinnia Ashcroft, a sophomore at the prestigious Lensore College of Art and Design, is living her dream of studying interior design. That is, until the sudden death of her beloved grandfather reels her back to her hometown of Bridgewater, and a surprise inheritance changes everything.

She is about to learn that the fantastical stories her grandfather told her about their town, and it’s inhab...

With all the speed I could muster, I raced for the safety of the woods.

The sight of you with her in town was more than I could bare.

Strength of feelings I couldn’t understand, let alone, control overwhelmed me when she touched your face.

Of all the people in the village, why In goddesses name did she have to choose you.

Earth, branches and leaves crunched beneath my thunderous ...

Nervous eyes meet mine

Butterflies dance up my spine

Time stands still, we move

Our internal magnets pull

Closing the distance between...

He left…he just walked away.

I was left, stunned, in a vintage wedding gown on the steps of a cathedral. Billowing smoke from the incense, lit for the ceremony , floated around me stinging my already burning eyes. I should be getting married right now, but instead, the groom is gone.

Large salty tears poured from my eyes as I clawed at my made up face and pulled a multitude of pins, and b...