LOTL #1 A Wave of Vermilion Book 1 of the Lies of the Lycoris series *** My skin suddenly feels warm. Suddenly feels seen. My heart starts to race. Like my body senses that someone has been observing, watching... Gazing. The scent and sensation grow heavier with each passing second. I can sense my closeness to the source. My body has been aware of it the whole time. For the past three hours, the prickling feeling of fixated attention never left me. At first, I thought it was just coming from the guests approaching me. But now I can sense it clearer. Because I can feel it mere inches from me. From my peripheral view, a strange mystifying man wearing a wolf mask stands beside me, leaning against the same wall. #AWaveofVermilionWP #AWOV

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

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃 (𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐍𝐄) "Living full of regrets and pain is worse than dying." Kristine's life didn't just fall apart, it was ripped away from her piece by piece. Zachary, the man she trusted with her entire world, cheated on her and got Stella pregnant. And when Kristine finally told him she was carrying his child too, he didn't choose her. He didn't fight for her. He rejected her, pushed her away, and left her alone in the darkest moment of her life. Then she lost the baby. And with that loss, she lost herself. Now Kristine moves through her days feeling like she's underwater, breathing, but barely. The trauma and betrayal haunt her every waking moment. The grief drags her deeper, and the silence becomes a place where dangerous thoughts grow louder. She's slipping deeper, drowning in a pain no one sees, and on some days, she wonders if disappearing would finally give her peace. But how do you save yourself when you're no longer sure you're worth saving?

Alodia Valentina De Levine-Furujes was the adaptive heir of a couple who ran an illegal website, wherein illegal transactions of people on underground business took place. She was trained and raised under pressure from her adoptive parents. She was cherished by her parents but not in the same situation as her childhood friend/bodyguard, Chase. Everything went smoothly on her end, not until a guy showed up to interfere with their mission, making her fail for the first time. To save Chase from the hands of her adoptive parents, she begged that man to help her out. But what will be the cost of his help?

Lewuiela Via La Borra is a woman who is raised to be strong and dependent to protect her twin brother. She was forced to fight at a young age, and trained to be a woman that can protect people around her when no one did the same for her. Namuhay siyang na ninilbihan sa isang taong may napaka laking utang na loob siya, at and kapatid nito. Pero, anong gagawin niya kung nasanay siyang may ibang taong prinoprotektahan bilang trabaho, kaso bigla siyang tinaggal sa serbisyo? She devote herself to take care other people, as she forgot about herself entirely. What would happen if she met a guy, who would remind her to choose herself now? That she needs to live her life more freely, than how she was living it. What will happen if she finds out the darkest secret of the only guy, who made her feel that she was a worthy woman? Would she defend her love for him? Or her love will defend him?

She was kidnapped by the mafia prince, Lander Montenegro, at the age of five. He stole almost half of her life, so it's only fair that he repays her with his own, right? And for the interest, even if his heart was made of ice, she'd also take it. Montemayor Saga Jamille Fumah Stories

Zinadia Claire Pimenova embraces her unlucky life since their mom abandoned them, as she tried to hold on to her younger sister. She was forced to act strong and independent because of her aunt who keeps on mistreating her. When her button was pushed, she decided to take a breath away from everything for a while. But, that breathing will take her to the man who won't be able to breathe without her presence as they both shared the night that ruined her life.

(COMPLETED) Angelica Louise 'Angel' Mendoza is a famous model and actress, she has a bitchy attitude, she does whatever she wants to do, she gained a lot of haters because of that but she doesn't care because she's happy. She finally achieved her dreams and plans in life, she couldn't ask for more. Her best friend, Jaze, has a long-time boyfriend. Angelica knew that Jaze is deeply in love with him that's why she was shocked when Jaze left without any notice, leaving her boyfriend behind. And now, she's being held as a hostage by her best friend's ferocious boyfriend... Zakarius Cavalcante.