Mystery/thriller
4 stories
The Cellar by natashapreston
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For months Summer is trapped in a cellar with the man who took her - and three other girls: Rose, Poppy, and Violet. His perfect, pure flowers. His family. But flowers can't survive long cut off from the sun, and time is running out...
The Whole Truth by jaxharlow
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Adele knows she witnessed a murder - what she doesn't know is just how personal it is. ***** A girl was brutally murdered in the basement of a sorority house in spring 2011. Adele Theroux thinks she saw the killer - and the killer definitely saw her. What she doesn't know is why this all happened and who this guy is. As she tries to solve the mystery from a distance while in witness protection, the connections keep getting weirder and more personal. Might she be able to relate to the killer in a way that no one else can? And what does that mean about her own psyche? *2019 Watty Award for Mystery/Thriller* [[word count: 50,000-60,000 words]] Cover designed by April Alforque
Four Walls by MCRomances
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It doesn't matter how she ended up in this four-walled room. What matters is she gets out. ***** After a night out in New York City, Liliana Rossi wakes up in a windowless room with no recollection of how she got there. And she's not alone. The dark and tattooed Mateo Aguilar is also held captive. As the two struggle to survive and hatch an escape plan, they also struggle with growing attraction toward each other, facing Lili with the biggest question yet: is Mateo the reason she's here, or the one who's going to save her? ✨ Wattys 2018 Shortlist & Featured Story ✨ Content warning: this story references themes that readers might find triggering, including drug use and sexual assault. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]] Cover designed by Stefanie Saw
THE AMBITIOUS WOMAN by Danwhitesnow01
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She is on the verge of making a grave mistake, but is it really a mistake? When twenty-eight years old Elizabeth is offered an outrageous amount of money to commit an unthinkable crime in New York, she suddenly sees herself as another Woman of Color, dominated by her White Masters. Firstly, she has been lured into the ESOS; a powerful white women's organization, and now, she is being seduced with breathtaking promises of affluent living. But then, what if she commits the crime? With the prize money, she could buy anything she's ever desired. Her life would suddenly be transformed from a struggling school teacher to a higher class. The odds are in her favor. Elizabeth accepts to be the decoy. She arrives in New York and gets into action. But as she moves closer to her ordeal, observing her prey and knowing his weaknesses, she implores the most repulsive form of attraction, leading him, teasing him, and pleasing him. And just when everything seemed to have fallen into place, something bizarre happens, throwing the entire escapades into witch-hunting. Elizabeth couldn't understand what went wrong, as she was suddenly the haunted one. She wishes more than ever now to turn back the hands of time.