"How are you?" "I'm living, quietly bleeding."

When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets. ***** Natalie Driscoll is dead. She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined. Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

It's been smooth sailing for Evie Harper lately. Business at her café is booming and her new man seems to be on a mission to keep a smile on her face. But when her actions directly lead to one of her clients getting murdered her happiness quickly turns into guilt. Even worse, the older woman died before Evie could get paid! Just when she's about to cut her losses, opportunity comes knocking in the form of a woman begging Evie to find the killer before things get even more out of hand. Now, Evie's got to race against the clock to find a murderer, help a kidnap victim, and ease her guilt for causing all this in the first place. Being the good person she is, of course she takes on the case out of the goodness of her heart...not to mention a three thousand dollar bonus waiting if she succeeds. Evie Harper Mysteries: Book 3

Waking up with a strange letter in his closed room wasn't exactly how Rain imagined how his day would start. It was an admission letter from a particular elite academy. How it got there, he has no idea. And what better way to find out than go to the said academy itself? Celestia Academy. A prestigious academy that only accepts those gifted beyond belief. Not a single soul in Celestia have not heard of its name and the grandeur it brought with it. But his troubles didn't just end there. In fact, it was just the beginning. Even an academy that shines under the spotlight has its own secrets. Secrets that have been buried as centuries pass, Rain unknowingly stumbles upon them. And the more he knew, the more he realizes how he is no outsider to these dark secrets.If anything else, he's among the ones that are at the very core of it. With a sly headmaster that's always up to no good, an annoying student president, a childish teen idol and a girl with countless mysteries surrounding her, will Rain survive long enough to uncover all of its secrets? Or rather, can he fit all the puzzle pieces together fast enough to come out of this ordeal alive? **SPORADIC UPDATES**