Being adopted is hard, being adopted by a serial killer is even harder. Cover by: Verde56

Headless bodies start appearing in the streets, so cunning Detective Rashida Heyes and her partner have to stop the killer to prevent the apocalypse ***** After bodies start appearing in the middle of the streets, hollowed and headless, Detective Rashida Heyes and her partner, Travis Virgil, are given the case. However, once they dig deeper, meeting the emotionally broken Victor Eccelstone, and realize how heavily the church is involved, Rashida has to acknowledge that this case might be bigger than she had ever imagined. These crimes aren't the act of one man - they're the beginning of the end of the world [[Winner of the 2017 Wattys Storysmith Award]] [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

Secluded from the outside world for the majority of his life, a mentally impaired middle-aged man with the mindset of a young child wants nothing more than to go trick 'r treating this Halloween. When he manages to sneak out past his overprotective mother, he finds the local neighbors less welcoming by his presence than he had expected. Already disappointed and on the verge of an emotional breakdown, he is brutally attacked on his way home by a group of reckless teenagers who could care less about his condition. What they fail to realize is the true reason he has been locked up all these years. His temper. Looks like pumpkins won't be the only thing he'll be carving tonight.

Straight-A student, Ziva Kritikos, loves to learn. She's always been curious about new things. So when she wishes on a star to know more, she's gifted the ability to eat words. More intrigued than horrified, Ziva eats to her heart's content at first. With knowledge comes power, and this can't be more true for her. Every word she eats gives her everything she's ever wanted to learn and more. However, the consequences of such a power turn out to be much more than she bargains for. Cover by lidlesaun

{was FEATURED} Cannibalism [kan-uh-buh-liz-uh m]; noun 1. the eating of human flesh by another human being. ~~~~ Welcome to the Church of Cibus. A place where people come to strengthen their enlightenment with Jesus Christ. The services are short; the people are helpful, kind, and caring; and the food is outstanding- which leaves people insatiable and has them coming back for more. But if you defy our pastor, do not pay your dues, or go snooping in his secrets, then you may just end up on the menu. ~~~~ This story takes place in Southern Georgia- meaning that the dialect maybe in English but there will be a hard southern accent with some characters. This story's style is Local Color and is based off of my sane imagination. ~unedited~ Church of Cannibalism is now active on the game, Episode, so you can interact with all your favorite characters. Just go to the app store; download Episode (it's free) and search up "Church of Cannibalism" or go to the Trending Tap.

* 2017 WATTY WINNER!* Blurb: Humans are at the top of the food chain and always have been. But what if they weren't? What if another took our place and decided to raise and exploit us as we have every other animal on earth? Welcome to a world after humanity... No one is exactly certain where the sibla came from. Some say they evolved from humans long ago, slowly taking power as their numbers increased. Taller, stronger, and longer-lived, than homo sapiens it isn't too hard to imagine. Now humans must face a reality in which they are no more than animals, domesticated beasts bred for their master's various needs and hungers. Rachel Turner is only eight years old. Born in Demin, one of the last remaining free human settlements on earth, she has never been forced to face the reality of life under a sibla Master, living a carefree existence in her hidden village. Magnus Kendrick is a sibla farmer with a sizable estate on which he raises all manner of livestock, from chickens, to sheep, to...humans. He is also the man destined to purchase Rachel's life. *Warning: This book contains a certain degree of gore and disturbing themes Beautiful cover by @my_fairytale 2016 Fright Fest Gold Winner Cryptic's Choice 2017 WATTY Winner ( Story Smiths category) *All Rights Reserved

Easternport used to be a major trading hub for the whole continent. It wasn't a giant city, but it was a prosperous city. But in such a short time, sectarian violence and gang wars turned the city upside-down. Now the gangsters, or the "society members" as they want to be called, are in charge. And all eyes are turned to watch four foolish teenagers challenge the whole city for the right to do whatever the hell they want. I don't think anyone knows what it is that they want. But Steven seems to think that they will give us back our dignity or something. --Chief Officer Howell, Easternport Police Note to self: Request Chief Howell to write another draft. This one is no good. --Steven Buccanan Cover Art brought to you by @TessRebellious @TessRebellious Doing all my visual media because she's lovely and I'm poor and broken and pitiful.

Misunderstood and overmedicated, twelve-year-old Lilith Bloom finds the prospect of a grand family reunion decidedly dull... That is, until she discovers that the rose garden surrounding her grandfather's Berlin mansion is, well, completely and utterly carnivorous. Armed with Panther, her talking pet whippet, and the help of the mute boy next door, Lilith must unravel the secrets behind the mysterious estate, all while her family remains gloriously unaware that they are about to be devoured.

Aeryn Rivell has been a prisoner for over a year. Held captive and forced to endure the horrors of prison, the only thing keeping her from giving up is the silver eyed boy in the cell next to her... and her dragon, Sakala, waiting for her on the outside. After an old friend breaks in to help her escape, Aeryn finds herself on the run in a kingdom sworn to wipe out dragons entirely. Hunted by the king's most ruthless trackers and traveling with those who could betray them at any moment, Aeryn and Sakala's only hope lies in making it to the neighboring kingdom of Kalis, where freedom awaits. But it soon becomes clear that there's more at stake than their freedom, and Aeryn must face her past and embrace her future when she discovers that she might be the only one who can save the warring kingdoms.

ONCE UPON A TIME, at the End of the World, there lived a necromancer. His name was Theodosius, and years ago he made the terrible mistake of falling in love. This is the story of his (mis)adventure. You should read it. Theodosius is mildly interesting, and there is a cat. WATTPAD FEATURED STORY: August 2018 FIRST PLACE WINNER - 2018 Ocean Awards - Short Story Category FIRST PLACE WINNER - 2018 Iris Awards - Humor Category FIRST PLACE WINNER - 2017 Bibliophile Awards - Humor Category FIRST PLACE WINNER - 2017 Shines Awards - Short Story Category HONORABLE MENTION - 2017 Romance Awards - Supernatural Category CONTENT WARNING: I do not consider the content of this short story "mature," but there are themes some people may find scary and troubling! It's all there in the title: necromancy ... and love at first sight. ;)