The year is 1879. When thirteen-year-old Ruth Merritt Holbrook emerges from her family's burning estate, bloody and charred, but entirely numb--She makes headlines. Reporters believe she is deranged. They accuse her of having set the fire. All the headlines read: "UNSUSPECTING FAMILY SLAIN BY DERANGED DAUGHTER." Everyone believes it. How else could a highbred girl exit a burning building, injured yet senseless? Why did she not scream or cry? The police tell her she is a killer. The doctors tell her she is mad. The nuns at St. Agatha's tell her she is possessed. Perhaps, Ruth Merritt Holbrook is all of those things-or perhaps she is much more. Mysterious and Paranormal. Romance. More than meets the eye. ******* Sgt. Barton Rucklesbee September 13, 1882 The following is an account sent to our office on the first of this month. The whereabouts of those listed in this document are currently unknown. Case Notes: Personally, I don't believe a word of this. It seems like a child's story to me. Best not to be taken too seriously. Read at your own folly as it is quite the elaborate tale and you may find yourself wasting the entirety of a day on it. Sgt. Barton Rucklesbee ******* Senseless: The Unnatural Case Of Miss Merritt Holbrook ******* Author's note: This is a novel I wrote for my undergraduate thesis. I studied the Victorian era/ genre and wrote a novel in the styles of "Dracula" and Leanna Renee Hieber's "Darker Still." There are a lot of sections but they are all fairly short. Also, it may not be perfectly edited. To the wonderful grammar wizards out there, don't worry about it. Just sit back and enjoy the story and characters, I'll deal with the grammar later. Thanks for reading! Enjoy. :) First Posted: August 31, 2018 {On the Wattpad featured list 9/20/18}

Crystal is taken from all she knows. School, family, friends, gone. And she hasn't even a clue where she is or how far away she is from home. And the man who has her is dangerous. Very dangerous.

Chosen as one of the Top 10 stories by Harlequin So You Think You Can Write. There hasn't been one like her for 1500 years. For Callie it's survival. For everyone else it's love at first bite. A dark beginning leads to a new twist in the vampire genre. This is not a romance but a young girls survival. Some readers may find the opening chapters disturbing. Join Callie in her fight to save her soul mate and the new society she has become part of from demons and a master vampire intent on controlling her. With a little help from a few witches, shape shifters and a bit of luck can she actually get a little normality in her 'un-life'? Everybody loves her. They just can't help themselves. ~☆~

Ellis in Wattpadland By Lori Ellis Wattpad author Lori Ellis is simply trying to get a bit of writing done on the weekend, when she gets sucked into Wattpad – literally! Finding herself chased from story to story, Lori learns firsthand what a dangerous world she and her fellow authors have created. From vampires to dragons, from Starbucks to alternate dimensions, from damsel in distress to butt-kicking cheerleader, Lori has to keep her wits about her if she’s ever going to get out of this! Ellis in Wattpadland is Lori Ellis’ tribute to Wattpad and the outrageous group of people who populate it with amazing stories. Whether she’s reliving a story, rewriting a story, or just doing a bit of shopping with a favorite author, Lori’s unique approach to any situation will leave you laughing! “I hope you recognize your favorite novels, characters, and authors in this very different sort of fan fiction! If not, please find the author’s links in the chapter dedications and read the original stories. I’m sure they will soon be your new favorites!” xox, Lori

When Corey DuPont finds a post-it telling him to smile because he's beautiful, he doesn't think of it as much more than a harmless joke. But when he starts writing back, he ends up in the middle of a whirlwind adventure while trying to figure out who his mystery girl is, and why some people seem dead set against him finding her.

"It's like a hurricane; therefore you can't stop it, you endure it." In a post - apocalyptic world, thousands of those apart of the human race continue to reside in a space station called The Ark. A place where several different countries came together to create a place where they can all live in peace until Earth is a safe place to live in once again. With oxygen supply running short, possibly gone within the next four months, there was only one thing left to do; send 100 convicts under the age of eighteen down to the dangerous terrain that is planet Earth. Almost everyone aboard The Ark knew about the tale of Octavia Blake, the girl who lived under the floorboards for around sixteen years, but her story pales in comparrison to Olivia Ross', the girl who was ripped away from her family the moment she was born. All because she was a twin. It was against the law to have more than one child on The Ark due to supplies available, but after a misdiagnosis, Liv's mother had twins rather than just the expected son. This immediately resulting in her jail sentence. Except when Liv finds herself two weeks away from reaching the dreaded age of eighteen, she's soon casted down to Earth along with ninety nine others just like herself. Liv knew that this journey would be dangerous, but she never expected to see the one person she had desired to meet most; her twin brother. [season one] [book one of the olivia ross series]

Cora Banished, Alone with no where to go. She is the offspring of the survivors of the apocalypse. She always thought she could manage being alone, and she did, manage. No rules, no one to tell her no, and no one to hear her cries. However, it does not pay to be alone down on the ground. Especially only being a young girl at the age of 17. It all changed when a burning rock fell to the ground near her little camp. It all changed when the 100 arrived. ~please don't be discouraged by the number of chapters :) I hope it will be worth your while~ |Drug use, violence and a bunch of other stuff|

Jensen Cane was one of those cliché kids in high school. You know, the bottom of the food chain, eye of the bullies kind of kid that everybody feels sorry for but never sorry enough to actually help? With a target on her back, Jensen struggles through her first year of high school just like all of the other clichés. Waiting for her moment to shine, waiting for the rain to pass. But the thing with Jensen is that she isn't as cliché as she may originally seem. She's quite the fighter- stubborn and strong as hell, Jensen isn't going to go down without a fight. Despite the bullying, Jensen manages to get noticed on one of the internet's biggest websites: YouTube. She's awkward and not really all that funny but she does have a voice of gold and now, the country loves her for it. Flash forward to senior year where Jensen has gone from zero to mild celebrity and the bullies have been long forgotten to everybody except for Jensen. Of course, the mental turmoil had left a scar in Jensen but she's moved on to bigger and better things with multi-million subscribers and a hopeless crush on her best friend. She's turned her whole life around, just to have it crash back down around her.

The name's Chaos. Chaos Killbourne to be exact. People call me reckless, but they're wrong. I'm more like the perfect storm. Destroy an entire city with a single glance? I can do that. Wipe mankind off the face of the earth once and for all? I can do that too. Born to lead a revolt of epic proportions so the Dark Ones can rise up and rule the world is my destiny. Refusing to follow direct orders and become a weapon of mass destruction is my downfall. Cursed by fate, I'm currently on a collision course to form the perfect union in order to balance my explosive supernatural powers before I self-destruct, and take the planet with me. There's just one tiny problem. Once formed the union can never be broken. With a bad attitude and an even worse temper I can't be tamed. Not that I have time to worry about my love life, of course. I'm just trying to make it through high school in one piece. All I know for sure is that the future of mankind rests in my hands, which really pisses me off. I never asked to save the world. After all, I was born to destroy it. Copyright © 2014 ~ Somerlea All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from the author. Cover Art by Photographer Marcus Ranum.

What happens when a #1 news team becomes the top story instead of reporting it? For TV producer Melissa Moore, crisis management comes with the job. From employee disputes to her high-maintenance boss, there’s not much she hasn’t seen or can’t handle. But no one—including Melissa—expects a fistfight during the ten o’clock news. When sexy-but-crazy Alyssa Andrews lands a punch on her co-anchor’s face, Melissa jumps on set to help. She’s determined that WSGA’s reputation won’t be destroyed on her watch. Both anchors are fired and Melissa agrees to fill in—but not before polishing her look from haircut to heels. While the new Melissa wows WSGA viewers, her personal life starts fraying at the edges. Melissa’s husband is away more than he’s home, leaving cryptic Post-it notes in his wake. Her mother’s antics spiral out of control at the nursing home and a stalker decides Melissa is her next target. What happens next? Stay Tuned to find out…