Briar Rose, the beautiful daughter of a powerful mobster, is cursed by a jealous witch to stop her father from making a critical alliance that will determine the fate of their family empire. ***In the wake of political downfall, the city of Forevermore has fallen, and crime families have risen to take control. Desperate to survive, Tobias Rose, patriarch of the Rose Family, devises a union to ally with the powerful Spade Family. But Phillip Spade does not want money. To ensure this union, Tobias must promise his infant child, Briar Rose, to be wed to Phillip's son, Julian. It is a monumental event, the joining of two great territories. However, Briar's private christening is interrupted by nefarious witch, Vita Hex, leader of the Hex Syndicate, who is on a mission to claim the Spade and Rose territory for her own. To sabotage the union, she curses Briar Rose to be killed on the eve of her 21st birthday, the night before she comes of age to marry Julian. Determined to stop this evil prophecy, Tobias hires the talents of his private investigator and former detective, Richard Jinx, to keep his daughter safe. But evil is persistent, and in a gritty, unpredictable world, no one is safe.***Rewind the Classics 2021 - Honourable Mention 🌹Featured in: Rewind the Classics 2021 Winner's Anthology 🌹
Step into The Evergreen Library, an enigmatic haven nestled among ancient trees, its grand architecture a testament to centuries of knowledge. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of old books and the soft glow of antique lamps illuminates row upon row of shelves, inviting exploration. But beneath its tranquil facade lies a labyrinth of secrets, where shadows dance and whispers linger, beckoning the curious to uncover the mysteries that lie within.
Diana is looking forward to finally finishing high school. Stay out of trouble. Focus only on art. This is Diana's grand plan - until she is assigned to paint the portraits of a girl she can't stand to be around: the school's obnoxious soccer team captain, Alex Perez. *****It's senior year. Diana just wants to keep her head low while dealing with a family that is slowly but steadily falling apart and a best-friend-turned-enemy that she could certainly do without. The last thing Diana wants to do is spend her last year of high school painting the portraits of Alex Perez. Everyone loves Alex - she's the town's prodigy and the school's golden girl. But Diana and Alex couldn't be more opposite; put them in an art room together and a disaster is bound to happen.[[word count: 70,000 - 80,000]]Cover designed by Ilafi Nastiti[WATTYS 2021 SHORTLIST]
"New year, new us..."Diana rolled her eyes as she turned to look at Lydia from her place in the passenger's seat of her best friend's car."New you?" She almost scoffed, reaching for her bag on the backseat and shaking her head at the way Lydia extended a hand out to her, expecting her to pass her her own bag. "You're lucky I love you."Lydia winked over at Diana in a silent thank you for her bag, already far too used to the blonde's little quirks."You are lucky I love you because you had the chance to be dating one of the lacrosse guys and you still choose not to be." She said, causing Diana to groan silently."I don't want to date him.""You could start dressing better then, at least.""I dress fine.""I'm just saying, since this is a new school year, you could try...""I'm not changing anything about myself." Diana interrupted Lydia before the girl could start with her long and very boring speeches about being perceived better around the school. "But you? You could maybe change your boyfriend.""Stop." Lydia rolled her eyes pushing open the car door as if to actually walk away from Diana and her own need of always listing out the number of reasons why she didn't particularly like Jackson Whittemore. "I'm not breaking up with him."Set in season 1Disclaimer: Some of the dialogue isn't mine and most of the characters aren't either
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My name is Angelica but people call me Angie for short, I'm 24 years old WWE diva I got called up from NXT I'm currently the first Paul Heyman girl about a year and a half ago. I've became friends with a few superstars like Seth Rollins, Cesaro, Big E, AJ, Summer Rae and became close to Dean Ambrose which I'm surprise out of everyone I'm friends with I'm closer with Dean he makes me happy, he is always there for me when I'm down and same from me. I'm currently dating Gerard from My Chemical Romance, with both of our schedules it was hard to see each other he was busy touring and writing a new album while I toured 4 sometimes 5 days out of the week depending if I'm needed or not..I don't take no as an answer I'm most daring person out of my friends and I stand up for what I believe for. But what happens when I'm forced into a story line with Dean would I see him more as a friend or not?
Soliloquies delivered by Shakespeare's women - Juliet, Ophelia, Lady MacBeth, Kate, Portia, Desdemona, Regan, Miranda, Isabella, and Marina - protesting the role given to them.A feminist critique of Shakespeare; exquisite poetry; great classroom material; fresh, new audition pieces; and a theatrical script ready for performance.(free downloads of complete collection at chriswind.net)
Emma and Regina both have a sticky situation with their son. Emma is Henry's biological mother and Regina is Henry's adoptive mother. But what will happen when the two fall in love?? Henry must never know
I was just a simple 10th grader until I was chosen to be a Miraculous Holder. The Kwami that chose me was a white wolf with yellow eyes named Noel. I was born here in Paris as I had lived my life an outsider. That was until Noel came into my life. As when I transform I wear a ring that it silver, all the time. But when I transform with Noel, I have white wolf ears, a white tail and claws like a wolf does. And when that hero time comes, I am known as Winter Howl.I one day had run into a hero that was also a Miraculous Holder, his name was Cat Noir, I kind of liked him. He had helped me a few times when fighting.