Life was amazing. At least, that's how Orion saw it. During the night he lived on the land, dancing with the clueless humans and learning their ways, enjoying music and the simple things of life. When dawn arrived, he would return to his rightful spot in the sea, singing about the joys of his life. That was his way of living, until that one faithful day, where he saved a human after it was forced to walk the plank. A day where he unknowingly saved the life of one of most ruthless and well-known Pirate Captain. The day that the predatory Siren, became the pirate's prey.

Carmine Lycus was bitten by a rogue alpha when he was seven years old. His parents threw him out and he's been living on his own ever since. He hops from place to place trying to avoid trouble with local packs. After he was almost found out at his last location he moves to the small town, Redwood. His hopes being that there won't be many werewolves in such a small community. To his dismay, however, he finds out most of the town's population are werewolves! Regan Faust is Redwoods next beta, his eighteenth birthday is coming up which means he'll soon find his mate. However, there are a couple complications that make it hard for him to be excited. He's gay and doesn't like any of the guys in town in that way since he's grown up with them as brothers. Then, for the first time in many years, a new student transfers into school without warning. The Redwood pack wasn't notified about this new addition to their town, and to their surprise, they can't find much information on him.

In the future, everyone who's bitten by a zombie turns into one... until Diane doesn't. Seven days later, she's facing consequences she never imagined. * * * * * As civilization collapses under a relentless wave of zombies, Diane and her friends take shelter in a military base. However, while she's rescuing another survivor, Diane gets bitten by one of the monsters. She hides it and runs away, knowing she only has days left to live. But she soon discovers she isn't turning into a zombie - she's turning into something else. --------- Excerpt: I looked up and stared. My reflection looked back at me in the mirror of the dark room. My eyes were literally glowing, there was no mistaking it. It was not a reflection of light, or any of the other excuses I had used or others had assumed. They were glowing a light sapphire blue color. It was not a bright glow, but it was definitely a glow. Glowing eyes were not normal. Okay, at this point I had to admit it, I was no longer normal. What was I then? For that, I had no answer [[Word count: 495,000]] Copyright August 2016. All Rights Reserved. Readers may not copy, alter, or steal this story. Fanfictions are allowed to use my *world* and *zombie rules* as long as credit is given. Cover was lovingly made by JimenaVivancoo.

four quirky best friend + three seemingly useless (but cute) boys + the most popular guy in school turned zombie + a stoner found hiding in a cupboard = a surprisingly efficient rat-tag group of zombie slayers on their way up the east coast of australia to their safe haven. Some of them may have biceps for brains, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. BEWARE: excessive amounts of pop culture references, bad jokes and zombie guts ahead. (PLEASE NOTE: I wrote this from 2014-2016 when I was 14-16, it has never been edited and was written on a whim with no planning. I hope it's still enjoyable but be mindful it is an old book!) #Wattys2016 [action #25]

Title: S.C.I Mystery Series (SCI 谜案集) Author: Er Ya (耳雅) Every investigation assigned to the S.C.I team are mass murders, committed by unpredictable serial killers with horrendous and gruesome methods of slaughter. Even so, amidst of the gory crime scenes and the fiery battles of wit, the love of the young men in the team still blooms... Main Characters: Bai Yutang Zhan Zhao + Other minor characters (and couples!) Warning: The following work contains mature content, including and not limited to strong language and violent + sexual descriptions. Viewer discretion is advised. *Just translating for fun since I love this series a lot.