Sarah Cook- a normal girl who happens to be somewhat of a closet genius. What would happen if she stepped into a not-so-normal world? This is exactly what happens when she decides to make one of the biggest decisions of her life and move to London. Here she encounters someone who will change her life forever. Sherlock Holmes- Consulting detective, sociopath; not psychopath, show off, and renowned genius. What would happen if he fell in love? Fat chance, right? Not necessarily. When Sherlock meets Sarah she takes him on the case of a lifetime as he, John and their new found friend, Sarah, unearth dark parts of her past that she had only seen the surface of. Based around the events of the BBC show Sherlock.

You try so hard to be your own person without comparison to family or friends: to live your own little life in the expanse of space with hopes and dreams. You're an advocate for freedom: the liberty to do whatever you want, whenever you want, as long as you're not an asshole. It's not like there's a Big Brother that's always watching, so why worry about it? That's the thing, though. You don't know that, but you want to know. So, you go to find out, and you do. Curiosity killed the cat, and you have no idea why you're still alive. There is a Big Brother always watching. It's not your brother, but it's big, and it's an asshole. Table City Tales: Attitudes, Academia, Existential Crises. You can't beat the case when you're the case study. Cover made with Adobe Spark.

|| Featured FREE story with exclusive paid chapters - previously a paid story || When Haley discovers the truth behind Xavier, whose silence holds a deeper meaning, she sets her mind on making his life better one small step at a time. ***** Haley Rosamond is happy with her simple life, content under the wing of her father. Well-protected, she has no idea of the darkness surrounding Xavier Hunt, with his all-black attire and infrequent presence in school-accompanied by his bruises and scars. That is, until Haley catches a glimpse of Xavier's reality and is made to question everything she knows about family and life in general. The truth, she realizes, couldn't be more different from everything she has heard. Supported by her father, Haley sets her mind on helping Xavier any way she can, and what begins with tutoring sessions, free food, and random acts of kindness blooms into friendship and something a little more. But when Haley's admission into her dream college and another tragedy in Xavier's life threaten to undo everything she has worked for, Haley needs to decide if she'll stick by Xavier or simply be another person in his life that disappears. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston

Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction? ****** Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything. [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]