When a storm strands Ira Hale at the stately Beaufort Manor, she joins the household to work under the mysterious and reclusive Valeri Beaufort, but what secrets are lurking in the shadows? *** Ira Hale joins the Beaufort household under the employ of Beaufort Manor's mysterious master, Sir Valeri Beaufort. She soon comes to care for the reclusive noble and his haunted home. When a series of gruesome murders in a nearby town expose Sir Beaufort as a vampire, both the town and Beaufort Manor fall under the scrutiny of a ruthless police force known as the Amith Capil. In a world where monsters walk among humans, the true killer hides in plain sight. *** Book I of Kingdom at the End of the World series. 2021 Watty Winner in Horror *** Content warning: This story contains graphic depictions of violence and death.

I felt like I was falling. Falling into a deep, dark place in which there was no escape. This was my reality now, but I didn't know if I could live with it. Ari goes to a normal school, has (somewhat) normal friends, and is an overall normal teenager. But is she really all that normal? #8 Jeanine Matthews #15 Uriah

Hotel Cryptid. No one knows how long it's been open. Or when it was made. They just know, it's really old. Each floor is named after a Cryptid. Kraken, Nessie, Big Foot, Chupacabra, Yeti, Jersey Devil, and more. The theme corresponds with the name for that floor. The thing about Hotel Cryptid is, not everyone who goes in, is able to come out.

#2 badboynextdoor - 28.03.20 Every bad boy wants a good girl who is bad only for him and every Good girl wants a bad boy who is good only for her. Amelia brooks is a nerd allergic to socializing. She is often judged by her classmates and is convinced that she is ugly. Until.... Cayden Parker, the new hot badboy storms in her life. The Badboy always falls for the good girl.

When Franny learns why former popular boy Tyler fell from grace, she gets thrown head-first into his dangerous world but also closer to his timid heart. ***** Eighteen-year-old Tyler Madden used to have everything. He was captain of the football team, popular, high achiever, and was set to have a successful career. But when a secret too hard to handle comes to light, he turns to underground fighting to deal with the pain. Now, he's in too deep. And when Francesca Howard befriends him at school in the hopes of figuring out what went wrong, she unknowingly gets pulled into the criminal world he's now stuck in. As the two find comfort in each other, they find themselves faced with their impending future and trying to get Tyler out alive. Content/Trigger Warning: this story contains scenes pertaining to drug use, substance abuse, and violence. [#1 in teen fiction, romance and action]

|| 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

Vampires exist. And they live amongst us, hidden within the shadows and right under our noses. They are beautiful, forbidden beasts; everything I've been trained to hate and reject.. Yet, what is this that I feel? Lust? Desire? Love..? His crimson eyes pierce through my soul, holding me captive in his gaze. I cannot move, nor do I want to. I want him, even if it means to commit the most sinful act in humanity. All for..Hardin Romano. Anastasia Cross. Orphan. Cold. Numb. Emotionless. All of the great aspects for a Vampire Hunter. When she was 9 she was found abandoned under a tunnel. Blood soaked clothes and tear stained cheeks, with no memory other than a tall dark figure walking away from her. She was scared. But now she wants revenge.. from the very thing that erased all that she has known before the age of 9. Vampires. 3rd place - Charm Awards 2nd place - The Creators Choice Awards 1st place - Casia Flair Awards 1st place - The Coronation Awards

Hazel is seeing Augustus everywhere. Her cancer is getting worse, too. All she can think about is Augustus.

The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London.