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The world of Avern has moved on. It has been almost a thousand years since the day the entire pantheon disappeared. Since the Abandonment, the mortals have learned to live without gods and goddesses. The world became mundane with little magic, and even less hope. Tyrants have risen, and those able to wield what is left of magic are powerful. Forces surge in the darkness that threaten to topple the already fragile world. The plight of the world of Avern is not unknown, however, and those that watch from a distance have decided to intervene. The mortals are sleeping, however, unknowing that two great powers will soon by vying for control.Then something happens that changes things. A young princess makes a bid for power by murdering her father. She then attempts to murder her sister, the crown princess of Lineria, Keiara. Despite a true strike, aided by dark powers, Keiara doesn’t die. Instead, the strike pierces the barrier between her human soul and the soul sleeping within her, the soul of the Dark Phoenix. More than a goddess, the Dark Phoenix is the legendary mother of the gods. She is a part of the Eternal Phoenix that brought life to their world eons ago, one of the primal forces of the cosmos.
What happens when Remus has a running with Sirius's brother Regulus?
The life of a reluctant Death Eater is cold, harsh, and as unforgiving as could be imagined. With few options left to him, Draco takes a dangerous risk in the hopes that his new path will keep what's left of his family safe from further harm.
From her dark hair sweeping below her waist to her soft, sexy curves, Tenley Page intrigues tattoo artist Hayden Stryker in a way no one else ever has…especially when she asks him to ink a gorgeous, intricate design on her back. Yet for all her beauty, there is something darkly tragic and damaged about Tenley that Hayden is everything.
He was a heart of Darkness and she was like the rising sun, could she cast all the shadows away or will darkness engulf them forever?
Dumbledore, Amos, Cedric, and Harry text each other.
Rose hasn't seen or spoken to Scorpius since graduation, but now he's in her office covered in blood and they need to work together to save her cousin. It doesn't help that the rest of her relatives keep being attacked and the two of them have somehow ended up as the chief suspects.
Every day Leila al-Ghani spends in Mosul is a reminder of what her life once was. Before the war, she was the daughter of one of the city's finest families. She was encouraged by her parents to get an education, to think like a modern woman. But now, with Mosul crumbling around her, she is expected to strictly adhere to traditions, to dress modestly with the hijab covering her hair, and to be arranged in marriage.
Disobeying her domineering father and secretly taking a job as a translator at an American military base, Leila's beliefs are forever challenged when she meets a host of new people with different perspectives on the war--and the world. But it is Leila's friendship with Major James Cartwright that will test her courage in profound ways. And when she discovers those she loves are deeply entangled in the most violent, controversial aspects of the war, where she places her loyalties could cost Leila her life.
The Nightingale is a riveting debut that offers a rare glimpse into war-torn Iraq--where a spirited young woman must choose between honoring the customs of the past and her own hopes for the future ...
"Morgana Gallaway has crafted a powerful story of one Iraqi woman's fight to keep her dreams alive even as her family, hometown, and country are being destroyed. There's a lot of truth in this work of fiction." — Laura Fitzgerald, author of Veil of Roses
"Gallaway's debut deftly captures a young woman's lonely battle for survival in a family and country abruptly shattered by war. The Nightingale is a poignant tale of family loyalty, taboo love and the ravages of war." — Shobhan Bantwal, author of The Dowry Bride
She always considered herself well above such silly little things as cosmetics, hairspray and being thin. All that mattered was a sharp brain and a kind heart. Unfortunetely she underestimated how satisfying starvation could be or how twisted a mind can become.
Anorexia is a cruel disorder and the only person who can fight it, is the one person willing for it to take hold.

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A/N: The eplilogue has been written.
Albus and Elora are determined to get their best friends, Rose and Scorpius, together this year. They don't care what the cost is, they'll do anything. As their plan to get their friends together unfolds, they realize, maybe they're in over their heads.
Twenty-six year old Jacoline Holcombe believes herself quite firmly on the shelf. Faced with an unfulfilling silent life, she abandons all propriety, dresses in men's clothing, and goes fencing with her brother. There, due to terrible luck and even worse planning, "Jack" is introduced to - and tries to curtsy to - the reserved and unapproachable Duke of Aspen.
Aspen is scarred over most of his face and body. He is accustomed to fending off the advances of fortune hunters and their mothers and has never known a woman to want anything more from him. Self-conscious and cynical, he dislikes social occasions and avoids the company of women. Faced with an awkward and oddly effeminate young man, however, he goes out of his way to be kind.
Believing her a gentleman, Aspen shows Jacoline a man's life in Regency-era London and trusts her with his secrets. But as much as Jacoline comes to respect and love the Duke of Aspen, she is living a lie and the truth would ruin her. She does not know that her actions also risk exposing her brother's secret: an illegal male lover and a family hidden from the world. After Aspen discovers Jacoline's lies and the house of cards begins to fall, Jacoline must beg the man she secretly loves to save her brother...
A tired policeman pulls over a speeding car and finds a stag, rat and dog in the front seat with a laughing boy in the back.
The Muggle Prime Minister's life changed forever when he discovered that one of his daughters was a witch... Cute one-shot.
One hot summer Monday Percy's dad is on a mission. He deems it to be called Muggle Monday. A day that is heaven for Mr. Weasley harbouring a keen interest on muggles. Together him and Percy visit the Museum of London. Neither of them to expect to meet Penelope Clearwater and how Percy and Penelope would fall in love.
After the loss of Cedric Diggory, Cho Chang feels without a purpose, unable to focus, and cynical. The real solution to her problem was nothing that she was predicted. Someone to see her and let her be honest in what she feels. While Luna Lovegood feels no one understands her only seeing her as someone to hurt and dresses and looks different from everyone else.
Narcissa has been carrying around a secret for over eighteen years, following Voldemort's downfall everything she has been hiding comes out to the light.
(Re-write, trying to fix typo's & changing a few storylines)
Twelve authors provide their perspectives on human ingenuity and usefulness as we try to find our place among the stars. From battletested to brokenhearted, humans are capable of amazing things. Humans Wanted shows not only what we are, but how awesome we can be.
Kind of a sequel to My Idiot, I guess. Inspired by They Knew by Gryffinclaw_31
Hitherto wand holders have constantly made up for themselves false conceptions about non-wand holders, about what they are and what they ought to be. Let us liberate them from their
creations; let us revolt against their conceptions.
There was a promise that things have changed; that the new order has made us equal, that Magic is no longer might. History has been written far too long by wand holders. Magic might no longer be might, but wand still is.
The seven years of Hogwarts from Lily Evans perspective
House-elves are not allowed to have wands. At least, that was Piffy had always been told. However, when he witnesses his master murder his best friend, he decides it's time to challenge that notion.
Grindelwald hasn't encountered an Obscurial since the unfortunate incident with Ariana Dumbledore. Now he's found this boy, abused and innocent, who's willing to do anything for him. What better weapon against Albus than to send him a poignant reminder of the past? There is no one more fitting to win over Albus's trust and then betray him at the right moment.
A sexy novel about two seventeen-year-olds—one a victim of human trafficking; the other the son of the man who enslaved her—who fall in love and question everything they ever believed…
THIS IS A STORY ABOUT SACRIFICE . . . DEATH . . . LOVE . . . FREEDOM. THIS IS A STORY ABOUT FOREVER.
Seventeen-year-old Haven Antonelli has never known freedom. From the time she was a little girl, she and her mother have been slaves— victims of human trafficking orchestrated by a vast Mafia network. But when Haven attempts to escape and is caught, one man gives her a choice: go with him or die. Agreeing to leave with Dr. Vincent DeMarco, Haven arrives at his home and meets the doctor’s defiant—yet intriguing—son Carmine. Though Carmine’s privileged upbringing is a world away from hers, Haven senses the things they share. And soon her tenuous friendship with Carmine blossoms into an unexpected love.
Carmine has breezed through life breaking every rule, scorning attachments— until he meets this strange, timid girl his father has brought home. Her innocence draws him in a way he cannot understand, and makes him feel in ways he never thought he’d experience. And when he learns the Mafia isn’t through with her, he becomes bent on protecting her . . . no matter the cost.
Ronald Weasley served valiantly in the Third Wizarding War. When Hermione Granger is forced to say goodbye, she does not know how to let go.
Hermione had the great idea to take her friends on a trip of the Wizarding World. However, she invited Draco
Recently divorced Dudley Dursley has been in a bit of a slump. It is only when he chooses to avoid an office Christmas party that he meets a quirky woman who gives him something he hasn't had in a long time: hope.
"Gabriel's Inferno" -- semi-finalist for Best Romance in the 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards
"This is not only one of the best debut books this year, but Reynard is one of the best new authors this year. 5 stars." - Donna of Offbeat Vagabond
"It's not very often that I am left so affected by a book, but this one took me on a roller coaster ride of emotions ... This novel is thought provoking, entertaining and beautiful. 5 stars." - Nix of Scorching Book Reviews
"This is one of the most romantic and sensual stories I have read ...the words he writes will sing to you. 5 stars." - JJ of JJ iReads
"I was seduced, entranced, and completely satisfied ...The narrator, and its characters were equally charming and sinful. 5 stars." - Tigris Eden's Garden of Books
Enigmatic and sexy, Professor Gabriel Emerson is a well respected Dante specialist by day, but by night he devotes himself to an uninhibited life of pleasure. He uses his notorious good looks and sophisticated charm to gratify his every whim, but is secretly tortured by his dark past and consumed by the profound belief that he is beyond all hope of redemption. When the sweet and innocent Julia Mitchell enrolls as his graduate student, his attraction and mysterious connection to her not only jeopardizes his career, but sends him on a journey in which his past and his present collide. An intriguing and sinful exploration of seduction, forbidden love and redemption, "Gabriel's Inferno" is a captivating and wildly passionate tale of one man's escape from his own personal hell as he tries to earn the impossible...forgiveness and love.
somehow the truth always manages to catch you, no matter how fast you run
. A summer of punishment soon turns into a life time of memories and possibly even... love. join the two enemies as they face their fears and open a whole new chapter in their lives xxxx
This will most likely only be a short-medium length story so the pace may be quick xxxx
somehow the truth always manages to catch you, no matter how fast you run
. A summer of punishment soon turns into a life time of memories and possibly even... love. join the two enemies as they face their fears and open a whole new chapter in their lives xxxx
This will most likely only be a short-medium length story so the pace may be quick xxxx
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