The world had gone to hell long ago, taken over by the vampire race. In order to keep some sort of peace in our land, the Vampire Lords made a consecutive agreement. The rich and powerful humans could survive just as they had been, untouched by the vampires save for the occasional blood collections, or so they thought In reality, we were all under their control. Castles spread out throughout our land, one landing in each city. Each castle varied in the number of vampires residing there, but all of them carried a Lord. The Lords were the ones in charge in every city, whether we liked it or not. The vampires often roam through the city, making sure that everyone was in order and no one stepped out of line. If you stepped out of line, you died, end of story. Even if the rich were still under their control, their lives were still better than the poor. The poorest lives held a much worse fate. The men were to be put to work as slaves, whether that meant serving a specific vampire, or just building their castles, they were slaves. The women were to be pets. Pets were the lowest rank you could have. They were forced into cages that were too small to stand in with collars around their necks. They spent their lives in pet shops, just waiting for the dreadful day that they'll be bought. They were treated like animals, trained into what their master wanted, and punished if they misbehaved. Those who were lucky enough to live through that, we're to be slaughtered for their blood at age twenty-five in an act to make sure that our population would stay steady. I was born into this world. Born into this world full of blood-sucking monsters. Except, I was one of the lucky ones. Was. It all ended for me when I was 12, when I was taken away from the last bit of hope and family that I had left. Ever since then, I've lived in a cage, just rotting away, waiting, dreading for the day that some monster would make me his. This is my life. I am a pet. ~~~ Cover by: @mshacake

A campus thriller: suspense, murder & one handsome roommate. ***** When Haley Bell is offered a scholarship to study at the exclusive Woodcreek College, famous for moulding the world's brightest thinkers, politicians and entrepreneurs, she jumps at the opportunity. Except when she arrives, the murders start. In a campus hidden from civilisation in the mountains of Colorado, Haley's classmates are slowly turning up dead. As the bodies pile up and eyes of suspicion turn on her, Haley finds that there's a reason why she was brought to Woodcreek. And it wasn't to study. "That opening line will hook you (I still think about it) & it DOESN'T STOP! I binged this like crazy" - Leah, Sr. Editorial Manager @ HQ [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]] Cover designed by Ellie Sita

"Why are your siblings so disconnected?" I asked finally, my voice monotone and my expression without humour. "I mean, you're so welcoming and friendly, and they just seem like... I don't know. Like they're hiding something." I could see something change in his eyes, something I'd just triggered. But before I could confirm anything was even there at all, it vanished and was replaced with a look of amusement. "You read too many books," he replied finally, finishing his sandwich before focusing both arms now on the handball between us. "And play too many games. And watch too many movies. Too much, River. It's too much." "Two seasons in one day is never too much," I mumbled under my breath. That's how I knew he was hiding something. . . . River Sin wasn't like other stereotypical girls her age. She grew up like her twin brother; surrounded by video games, sport and the independence she got from being distant from her father. All judgement people held towards her went straight through one ear and out the other, and she cared about no one. All she wanted to do was survive a new school so she could go and survive the real world. Then the Slaters appeared, and all River Sin ever knew about her life went spiralling immediately. Tyler Slater was the eldest sibling, a mixture of god-like features and torment when it came to anyone that could possibly get close to him. He knew how to push people away before he knew how to walk, but he wasn't always like this. Neither were his siblings. Will and Adriana Slater were the exact opposite definition of twins, despite being labelled as such; Will was warm and welcoming in all the places his sister was cold and disdainful, leaving River in a mess of confusion. The gorgeous heart breaker and her tall, silent, brooding brother weren't welcoming like Will, they didn't like the attention. They didn't want to be seen. And River acted exactly the same way. Which was precisely what scared her. Because she was hiding something too.

Madi's slumber party is suddenly terrorized by a harmless dare.