"Am I going to break you, Case? Or are you bamboo?" The days are dry and hot, school is out, and all 17-year-old Case wants to do is party hard with his friends over the Fourth of July weekend. But when a drug deal goes wrong, his plans for an epic summer vacation are cut short. Case is taken captive, driven halfway across the country, and locked in a basement he can't escape. No one knows he is missing. No one knows where he is. No one is coming to save him. With his life on the line, Case is forced into an abusive relationship with his captor. But when his own thoughts begin to betray him, twisting hope with despair, and fear with love, can Case truly survive long enough to escape? Or will he eventually break? ---- DISCLAIMER ---- Please read content warning inside. Ideal for fans of the Korean web-comic "Killing Stalking" or Kate Elizabeth Russell's "My Dark Vanessa." ---- AWARDS ---- 🥇 Horror/Thriller in Coffee After Dark - 31 July 2020 🥇 Mystery/Thriller in Upcoming Writer's Awards - 18 Aug 2020 🥇 Mystery/Thriller in The Lazy Awards - 1 Sep 2020 🥇 Mystery/Thriller in Eonia Awards - 9 Sep 2020 🥇 Mystery/Thriller in Blue Lotus Awards - 14 Sep 2020 🥇 Mystery/Thriller in The Creators Choice Awards - 9 Oct 2020 🥇 Mystery/Thriller in the Kings & Queens Awards - 13 Oct 2020 🥇 in Mystery/Thriller in The Wings of Ingis Awards - 13 Oct 2020 🥇 in The Floret Halloween Awards - 21 Oct 2020 🥇 in Mystery/Thriller in Yellow Brick Road Awards - 1 Nov 2020 🥇 in Teen Fiction in Soul Writers Awards - 1 Nov 2020 🥇 in Thriller in the Passion Awards - 24 Nov 2020 🥇 in Mystery/Thriller in the Fall Stellar Awards - 6 Dec 2020 🥈 Mystery/Thriller in Floret Awards - 17 Aug 2020 🥈 Thriller in Lunar Awards - 5 Sep 2020 🥈 Horror/Paranormal/Supernatural/Mystery/Thriller in the Lustrous Gem Award - 9 Sep 2020 🥉 Mystery/Thriller in The Prestigious Awards - 1 Sep 2020 Cover by @-starkat-

500 years had passed and Mathilda still didn't know why she was alive. There were only two aspects of Mathilda's immortal life that had been constant. Being immortal meant that people kept trying to kill you. The other aspect felt much more dangerous. Being immortal meant that she was eternally stuck with whomever shared her affliction, which exclusively happened to be her siblings. 3 brothers. 2 sisters. One eternal search for the root of their problem. After centuries of unsuccessful searches and family fights, the siblings realize that one piece of the puzzle had always been missing.

WATTYS 2021 WINNER - PARANORMAL Olivia Porter is well acquainted with death- or so she thought. With the passing of her only friend, she's given more than she bargained for when the estranged and mysterious Lee Noble enters her life. Lee brings with him more than his bad attitude and mysterious past. He's Olivia's gateway to a dark and terrifying underworld she never knew existed. The Edifice; a dimension parallel to their own, separated for a very good reason. It's a world of magic, where warlocks, fiends and monsters walk the streets in strained coexistence. Stranded in a foreign land at the mercy of its citizens, Olivia has no choice but to accept the help of Otis- a deity masquerading as a fickle young man. With seven days to escape the consequences of the deity's contract, Olivia's humanity is on a perilous countdown. Otis promises her the world if she can hold out- while Lee will sacrifice anything to see her gone. Because Otis's gift to her is worth dying for... and all of the Edifice knows it. - cover by @newsies- ~90,000 Words Mature and Horror Themes CONTENT WARNINGS for death, family trauma, adult language, kidnap, coercion, drug and alcohol abuse, suicidal ideation, mental illness, graphic violence and references to racism and homophobia..

All it takes is one knock on your door. Cassidy has always been able to overcome everything thrown in her path until a detective knocks on her front door. She is told her sister, Rose, is the prime suspect in a serial murder case. Knowing Rose would never do such a thing, she vows to prove her innocence. However, when you dig in a place you've never dug, you may find something dirty. And digging into her sister's past sheds light on secrets Cassidy never knew existed. Will Cassidy continue attempting to prove her sister's innocence or will the uncovered secrets prove too much to handle? Achievements: 1st in Mystery - Coffee after Dark: A July writing contest 3rd in Mystery/Thriller - The Noble Awards Best Underrated Author Award - The Creator's Choice Awards 2020

Two weeks. Two awkward teens. One play. For Zoe and Zak, everything is on the line. With fourteen days to fix their stage chemistry, they've bitten off a bit more than they can chew. Zoe knows the only way to embrace the chemistry test is with an open mind. What she doesn't expect--her heart must be open, too. And acting can only get her so far.

Book I in the Izoven Series ___________________________ When 21-year-old Emery Wright's therapist refuses to let her retake the police psych exam, she must face her past and visit her old family home in Bellenau-a town famous for its mystery and secrets. Her investigation leads her to unearth an old family mystery, her duty to protect a gateway to Izoven: The Land of the Eternal. If that wasn't enough, a mysterious boy is hellbent on obtaining the gateway to avenge his father, even if it means destroying Emery in the process. Will Emery be able to protect the key and destroy the prodigal son? Or will her journey lead her down a path of self-destruction?

**This is a FREE SAMPLE of Shadow of Twilight, not a full book. The full version is available for purchase as a paperback and ebook. Link is below.** From the moment Amelia's mother was brutally murdered, her father made sure she knew to never reveal the secrets of her lineage and the powers that it possessed. But no one warned her of what would be unleashed when she met her fated mate. When she shakes Alpha Gabriel's hand, Amelia knew right away that he was her mate, and dread quickly set in. Once they completed their bond, Amelia begins to receive dreams, warning her of an attack. An old enemy is lurking in the shadows, watching as she matures into the wolf she is destined to be, but can she figure out who he is and how he's connected to her past, or will she be too late to save her pack, her family, and her mate? The nightmares are only the beginning as a new wave of powers overwhelm her. It's a battle of wills, hearts, and minds, with their lives on the line, and Amelia must decide what she's willing to give up. ***Available for purchase at www.heathersmithauthor.com *** Contests Won: 1st Place Vampire/Werewolf: Phoenix Awards, June 2020 1st Place Werewolf/Vampire: Discovering Elites Awards, July 2020 1st Place Werewolf: Orca Awards, July 2020 2nd Place Romance: The High Peak Awards, June 2020 2nd Place Werewolf: The Retrograde Awards, July 2020

In a world where people are followed by animals that reflect their personality, Taylor is devastated when she starts being followed by companions of the creepy crawly variety. As her passionate science teacher's annual companion showcase rapidly approaches, Taylor's mind is abuzz with anxiety about what her newfound companions mean about who she is.

He'll have to break all the rules to keep her, but first she has to break just one and let him in... It's taken four years, but Anna Fray has finally put the past behind her. Mostly. She fills her days working in a bar and her nights watching bad romantic comedies. She's managed to keep her distance from everyone around her by following one simple rule: don't trust anyone. Life is simple. Mundane, but simple. This all starts to change when a boy walks into the bar with a book and a smile. Soon Anna finds herself the centre of his attention, whether she likes it or not. The only problem is that the more time she spends around the boy with the book, the more she notices he's not like everyone else. It's not until one winter's night that she realises just how different he is. In that moment, the world as she knows it, is changed forever. **Updated every Saturday** **Featured on the official WP Paranormal 'Paranormal Paramours' reading list** **Featured on the official WP NARomance 'Love and Faerytales' reading list** ** Featured on the official WP General Fiction 'paranormal' reading list**

***GirlXGirl Romance*** Living in New York you learn to keep up with the quick pace of the city, myself included. I was never the one to stop and smell the roses, but that was until I met her on that dull September afternoon. Her eyes were light and dark at the same time, as if a devil and an angel lived inside of her. Time itself had stopped, and since that day everything had changed, ever since I had crossed paths with Drew Wilder.