The Great American Read

“Ugh, i can’t believe i am going to mystic academy” mia said to her dad. “mia, you know you need to go to this school to learn more about your powers, and you can’t miss this opportunity” aron sighed. “what’s the use of going, everyone thinks i’m only a werewolf. dad you taught me what i know, besides you are one of the strongest werewolf known” mia argued. “mia i don’t know why you are be-” aron started but mia interrupted him. “no you don’t ever since mom and adam died people treat me like an outcast, and i’m sure if i go to the academy it will only get worst. there is no one like me to guide me” “you may think i don’t understand but i do” “then why are you forcing me to go Father” “ you are going and that is final” aron said in a firm voice. with an audible sigh mia went upstairs to pack her things. mia knows that when her dad says something in a firm voice it is final. she also know that all what her dad does is for her benefit but she cant help feeling a little bit bitter and angry.

Luca's expression turned serious. "What's going on, Isabella? You can tell me anything." Isabella took a deep breath before blurting out the truth. "I'm pregnant, Luca." The room fell silent. Luca's eyes widened in shock. Isabella continued, her voice shaking. "And the father... is Vincent Moreno." Luca's face turned grim. "The mafia king?" Isabella nodded, feeling a wave of fear wash over her. She knew what this meant. She knew that she couldn't keep her pregnancy a secret from Vincent. He would stop at nothing to claim his child. Luca's voice brought her back to reality. "You know what this means, don't you? You can't keep this a secret from him. He'll find out, and when he does... " Isabella's eyes flashed with determination. "I'll do whatever it takes to protect my child, Luca. I'll go to the ends of the earth to keep them safe from him." Luca's expression turned somber. "How long can you keep running, Isabella? You can't hide forever." Isabella's jaw set in determination. "As long as I'm alive, Luca. I'll never let him near my child." *** "WHERE IS MY CHILD, ISABELLA?" He thundered, his eyes blazing with fury. Isabella's cup fell from her hands, shattering on the floor. She felt like she was frozen in time, unable to move or speak. The man took a step closer, his eyes fixed on hers. "You've been hiding my child from me for seven years. It's time I took what's mine."

Thalia finds out she's sick and dying. On the same day, she catches her husband having an affair. Feeling betrayed and angry, she reveals his infidelity to the world and then kills herself. But in a sick twist of fate, her soul ends up in the mistress's body.

As Jimmy investigates an abandoned car, he finds a journal that sheds light on a mystery from twenty years before. As he explores his memories he discovers the truth behind the city and the supernaturals who run it. ~~~ Inside of each of us is the darkness wanting out. But what if that darkness is the ending and the beginning of us all? The full moon hung like a ghost in the night sky as Yada overlooked the lights of the city below from her tenth-floor apartment. She studied the diamond twilight for over an hour before turning away--No longer able to stomach the sight. It had been nearly a month since she had been home, having stayed in the coven’s inner chambers since the city fell under siege to a rival house a little over three weeks ago. Over the years, the city had seen many battles for control of the streets. To date, the two bloodiest battles took place within the last fifteen years. The Badens orchestrated both attacks. Led by Darius, the Badens seemed hell-bent on ruling the city with little regard for the Michelsons. The Michelsons governed the streets for nearly two hundred years and were a formidable force. Led by Gabriel, the Michelsons protected the city, and it survived unscathed. The streets were free from the blood deals, which went unnoticed by the public eye, normally. However, this last battle proved more difficult to keep quiet. It had been an all-out war for control, drawing innocent people into the blood feud as the Badens raided the streets for warriors to fortify their numbers. The Michelsons retaliated through unusual ventures to keep the war silent.

This story is about a girl who lives in New York City and is moving to a town called Bluemoon because of her father's job. Follow her to the journey of finding love and discovering new things and a newmeaning to life. And finding that everything she has ever know is a lie. A story of a teenage girl whose life turns upside.

Séptima Belleza Velasquez started her journey after entering thr Roxwell Academy. It is a place where vampires and other supernatural creatures are trained to be in a full form and to be a warrior of their Nation - Seville against the Nation of the North. When the people knew she has a blonde hair, she was criticised, feared and hated by the people of the Academy. All the things got worst when the Travenjour selected her to be one of the Dauntless. The most dangerous and dark sect of the academy. But it was nothing to her to be one of the Dauntless, until she got to knew their stories. They accepted her as one of them. But then, troubles never die. The warriors of the North attacked the Academy. They're finding her because of the said prophecy that the elders only knew about it. Then she discovered her real identity, her purpose and her mission. She's the only weapon of the North to wipe out the entire Nation of Seville. A very dangerous prophecy that will turn them all into ashes and will cover them with bloods is on her hands. And the only way to stop the prophecy, is to kill her.

A 20-year-old, Filipino-American man named Dexter Gonzales, is struggling with his studies in order to get a decent job in the outside world and his skills only pertain to video games from his childhood days. He notices an advertisement that qualifies his skills so he went to the said venue. Little does he know that this marks the start of his rollercoaster adventure.

In the world that Lycan and the werewloves is in the greatest war, the huntress is came in between. But something happened that the huntress hate to the Lycan made it impossible for the Lycan to survive the greatest war. Thus, the Lycan become the thing of the past. But the huntress yet to move the plan for the ultimate hunt! At present, the heirs of the huntress is curse! Her name is Encrinch Muadinch, and her disappearances made it impossible for the ultimate hunt to fully utilize, and the Lycan still in the hiding. But this is the time where the unexpected occure, and Encrinch migrates to the place the Lycan is secretly co-living with the werewolves!

The witch Gwanhoya is killed by the Chief of Domboguru in the early 1800s for terrorizing the people of the chiefdom. Centuries have passed and the legend of the witch (Gwanhoya) had fallen into a myth and only a few seem to remember the stories. Mukura who has not always got along with her family, discovers her magical abilities and desides to hide them from her family and upon discovering her ancestor, she decides to do a lot more digging into it and discovers she is the descendant of a powerful witch that existed in the 1800s in translated texts. She is directed to the point where Gwanhoya was killed by the spirit of Gwanhoya and heads straight to that point she was directed and resurrects Gwanhoya being guided step by step by her ancestor’s spirit. Upon resurrection, Gwanhoya immediately begins preparations to kill the descendants of her enemies and then finish her conquest to rule over everything. And while doing so kills a lot of people who defied her. Mukura, although she wanted to learn more about her ancestry and about her magical abilities, she turns against Gwanhoya who is on a killing spree and while in hiding discovers that it is her destiny alongside Gurudza her ex-boyfriend, who is also the descendant of chief Chikanda to defeat Gwanhoya. On their first attempt to battle Gwanhoya the two are defeated with ease with Mukura almost losing her life during the battle and is saved by the deity Wezhira. Who gives them a divination on the history between their ancestors and what she is doing and the possible outcome if they fail to stop her with details on the abilities they possess. The two(Gurudza and Mukura) work together in the fight against Gwanhoya and finally defeat her.

Catchline: "Maid niya lang ako! Ina lang ng magiging anak niya! Wala akong karapatang mag-inarte dahil kasalanan ko kung bakit ako nasa ganitong kalagayan. Kailangan kong itatak sa aking isipan na ang nasa sinapupunan ko ay kahalili ng anak niyang namatay— namatay nang dahil sa akin. Oo nga at masakit, pero wala pa ito sa kalingkingan ng nararamdaman niyang sakit no'ng pinatay ko ang anak niya." SYNOPSIS Dahil sa kahirapan napilitang pumunta ng Maynila si Olivia upang mamasukang katulong. Sa edad na beinte-sinco, second year college lamang ang kaniyang natapos sa kadahilanang hindi na kaya ng kaniyang mga magulang na sabay silang pag-aralin ng kaniyang kapatid. Nang tumuntong siya ng Maynila, akala niya doon na niya matatagpuan ang kaniyang pinapangarap na Prince Charming— sa katauhan ng kanyang gwapo ngunit masungit na among si Vanadium Abejero, na pangalan pa lamang ay malalaman mo na kaagad na galing ito sa mayamang pamilya. Ngunit nasira ito nang malaman niyang may asawa na ito't anak. Napakabuti ng kaniyang Senyora Isabel kaya hininto niya na ang anumang nararamdaman para sa kaniyang napakasungit na amo. Pero makalipas lamang ang ilang buwang panganganak nito sa kanilang anghel, namatay sa isang car accident si Isabel Abejero. Kaya muling nabuhay ang kaniyang pilit na tinatagong nararamdaman para kay Vanadium. At makalipas lamang din ng tatlong taon matapos mamatay ang kaniyang Senyora Isabel ay naganap ang isang aksidenting siya ang may kasalanan, na naging dahilan upang mabuo ang isang kasunduan sa pagitan nila ni Vanadium. Kasunduang maghahatid sa kaniya ng isang mapait ngunit masayang karanasan.