Hiding out in an abandoned shack from their abusive pasts, Allison and Ethan Bryson entertain themselves by imaging all sorts of curious characters near the frozen lake outside their hut. But after Allison witnesses a man murder a young woman and discard her body beneath the icy lake, the line between real and imagine blurs. The struggle to survive increases when the young man discovers their shack and attempts to befriend the siblings. ***** The full-length, completed, stand-alone companion to Passing the Torch https://www.wattpad.com/story/90505120-passing-the-torch ***** [Wattpad Picks: Friday the 13th] 🏆 Long-listed in the #wattys2018! 🏆 1st place Winner of The Butterfly Awards 2019 in Mystery/Thriller. 🏆 1st place Winner of the Materia Awards 2019 in Thriller. 🏆 3rd place Winner of Top Shelf Teen Fiction Awards 2019 in Mystery. Copyright © 2019 by L.L. Sanders

An armed robbery, a kidnapping, and an enemy that's closer than anyone realises. Inspector Stone has to put aside problems at home and an ambitious underling when the daughter of a local businessman is kidnapped, and a multi-million Euro ransom demanded for her return. Can he find her and return her safely to her parents when the kidnappers are dangerously close to home? Nominated for an Ethereal Award This is now the final, fully edited version of the novel which is also available on Amazon for the Kindle and in paperback.

The snow on the mountains of the Jefferson National Park has settled. With her ankles buried deep in slush, Lily leaves her cozy cabin, bow in hand and arrows sticking out of her backpack, for the trees. There is nothing unusual about this hunt. Not until she spots something dark and mysterious underneath an old willow oak. Lily doesn't so much as flinch when her prey arrives. With her sharp eye, she strikes at the right moment, taking down her dinner. As she goes to collect her meat, a shadow catches her attention by the old oak tree-something that will change everything. ------------- Entry for the Open Novella Contest 2019 Suspense Fiction #1 - Winter Sun - 2/8/19: Title Change from HUNTED to WHEN BLOOD SPEAKS - © 2019 Sarah Lampkin Published to Wattpad 01.18.19 Initial Draft - Ongoing - Last Update 03.26.19

**If you enjoy please consider purchasing the full book on Amazon.com (it is less than the price of a cup of coffee) Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJ2NZ6GK ** Ding Dong Dell... the Witch is in the well... Reeling from a nasty divorce, Jeffrey "Bax" Baxter heads north to start over. But when his car breaks down in a small town called Primacy he finds himself trapped. In this strange place, he meets both the woman of his dreams and his nightmares. Now he must unravel a century's old mystery to try to free Primacy from the grip of the evil that has made them all prisoners of A Small Town.

A peaceful village torn apart by murder. In the small, close-knit village of Oakhurst, residents aren't willing to believe that one of their own might be a brutal killer. So when young women begin to die - their bodies found with accusatory words carved onto their skin - suspicion falls on the newcomer to the village. Charming Zack Wild, author of violent crime novels and possessor of a dark history, seems like a perfect suspect. As they investigate, Sergeant Mitchell and Constable Turner are increasingly unwilling to believe that someone they know could be responsible for such heinous crimes. But will this affect their judgement, allowing the real killer to escape?

Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction? ****** Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything. [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]