Mara Lynn is the most beautiful girl in the world. James Parker is the ordinary boy who discovers her power. Set on the beaches of Michigan in 1994, the book depicts the joys and consequences of young love as Mara and James meet, shoot a movie, fend off bullies, and explore the potential of infinite beauty. "The Accidental Siren" is a dark, contemporary fairytale available on paperback and ebook at the end of June! To learn more, check out my website at www.JakeVanderArk.com!

Martin is a 38-year-old virgin marked for greatness by the insurance gods. In his professional life, he is paid to assess risk, but in his personal life he plays it safe. Experience has shown him that lonely is better than brokenhearted. George is a wannabe architect with white man's dreadlocks. He risks his neck on the streets of Toronto every day as a bike courier, but his job is unchallenging and he chooses apathy over the risk of failure at what he really wants to do. When George tags along with Martin to investigate the scene of his latest claim, they stumble upon a burglary in process. Now they are being hunted by an unknown adversary who will stop at nothing to get what he's after, forcing Martin and George into a dangerous game of cat and mouse in which they must risk everything. This novel is now complete, but your comments (and votes) are always welcome! Thanks for reading.

A former #1 AMAZON Kindle download! A Wattpad Featured story. Project Sparta is "Maze Runner" meets "The Bourne Identity". As soon as Xander Whitt entered the Compound, he no longer existed. Alongside nine other adolescent prodigies, he would be forged into the US government's deadliest weapon - no matter the cost. Five years after Project Sparta, Xander hunts a rising terrorist, code-named Agent Zero, who is plotting an attack on Washington, DC. With the clock ticking, Xander and his fellow recruits must play Agent Zero's game of cat and mouse to stop the attack before it is too late. But when the Spartans discover Agent Zero is one of them, who can Xander trust?

**Featured Story on Wattpad Fright & Mystery** How well do we really know the people we call our friends? For years Jaycee Thompson has been on the run. Trying to escape from the unknown monster who threatened and attempted to kill her, she has hidden her true identity as she hides out in another town. However when she is forced to return home, she slowly begins to adjust back to her normal life with her old family and friends, starting to believe her mysterious stalker is truly gone. Although when she begins to get unknown calls and messages containing the familiar threats, Jaycee is thrown back into the same terrifying and twisted game from years earlier. And this time, she is beginning to completely doubt that she will make it out alive. {Amazing cover design by @_chanceuxx_ }

Richard Carstairs was twenty-two, impressionable, and eager to embrace the interest the Agency had shown in him and it was not long before they had him following the sugar path they so adroitly laid down. The offer was one of romance, adventure and important service to the country. That was the promise, the lure-the lie. Wattpad Mature for violence

It's 1933 and the height of Boston's social season. Claire Healey overhears a terrible argument between her industrial-tycoon father and her socialite mother. Claire's father sends her mother away, declaring she is hysterical with fatigue. Displaced by this disastrous outcome, Claire is brought to New York by her spirited aunt, to be raised beyond the reach of the damaging turn of events. Nine years later, Claire returns to her childhood home to face her past once more. The world has long since exploded in war. A mysterious stranger named Carsten Reiniger has infiltrated the scene, placing his commanding presence among the old familiar faces of Boston's elite. Intrigued by the newcomer, Claire struggles to piece together his identity and finds a dangerous connection to her troubling past. When Claire's prying comes to light, she and her aunt are whisked away in the middle of the night to ensure their silence. Can Carsten Reiniger be trusted or is he implacably loyal to duty alone? Get the paperback/ebook wherever books are sold - amazon, b&n, i-books -- See BlueHonor.com for links. Hurry, this book won't be here for much longer (expires January 2016).

--JUNE 2021 EDITOR'S PICK-- In a near future where neuroprosthetics have evolved, Nina--a young journalist--receives a hippoccampal implant after losing the ability to create long term memories. All seems well until memories that don't seem to be her own begin to surface. Now, Nina must find the truth behind these memories while struggling not to lose herself in them.

KILL ANYONE, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME...AND NEVER GET CAUGHT. John Savage is a special force of one. A corporate investigator who had to leave when an investigation went wrong. He's become a 21st century warrior serving overseas but not for any one government only the highest bidder. When he finds a dead body with links to his old life he returns and finds that what forced him out was only the beginning of a conspiracy to commit murder on a grand scale. The Dark Market. In which anyone can take part and anyone can be a victim. Now Savage must battle to finish what he started. "There is something refreshingly Hemingway-esque about Coles..." BBC's Focus magazine. [The story you are about to read is intended for readers age 18+ due to its content and language. It may not be appropriate for all audiences. Please read at your own discretion.]

Emma is an 18-year-old girl who lives with her mom and stepfather. She was sent to a boarding school when her parents moved to Europe and didn't want to take her with them. She is sweet, kind, and always willing to help. Emma has a twin brother who she hasn't seen since her parents' divorce. She misses him a lot, but she knows that he hates her. Why wouldn't he answer any of her calls and messages if he didn't hate her? She is happy to attend one of the best schools in the country, but she isn't ready to face her past, which awaits her when she gets there. Mason is the school's most popular guy. He is charming and used to getting everything he wants. He has a good relationship with his father, but he has never forgiven him for something that happened in the past. Mason is ready for a senior year filled with parties, booze, and girls throwing themselves at him. But he gets a surprise in the form of a girl, whom he hates more than anything. Mason and Emma are the most interesting topic at Forest Lake Boarding School. Until the first disappirance.

Emily Hayden is more than enthusiastic about her second year of college. She's enrolled in the best classes, one year closer to getting her teaching degree, and has her two best friends to hang out with every step of the way. Vincent Graves is just glad to be in a new town with new faces. With a less than savory past, he has no interest in getting to know any of his fellow classmates. That is, until he lays his eyes on Emily. Immediately taken with the beautiful girl, Vincent finds himself thinking about her day and night until he becomes obsessed. What is it about Emily that fascinates him so? Well, Vincent is determined to find out. One way or another....even if it means taking her away from everything and everyone she's ever loved. Warning: This story contains disturbing themes such as sexual assault and murder. Reader discretion is advised. Highest rank: #1 in horror Cover made by: MayaDemonAngel This is a first draft so there are probably a few errors. 😅