People say that her voice could bring tears to your eyes, that it could leave you in a state of complete aw. But does she realize it? No. Does she see what people really think of her, how beautiful she is, how funny and adorable she is when she's trying to her hide her laugh? No. All she see's or hears, is what her father says to her at home. What her father does to her at home. "He makes me call him father since it makes him feel more in control of me." She doesn't see or hear the truth, she only hears what she is being told inside her head and what her father spits out of his cruel mouth. But, what if, one day all of that turned around? A certain someone found his way into her life, just when she thought that her life was a nightmare that she would never wake up from. Would she finally realize what was true and what was a lie?

''Shhh!'' He said. I did what I was told and went silent. ''They're here.'' He said looking through the whole in the door. I slowly walked over too him and screamed towards the door for someone to help me. Hoping someone would here me.

Carter Castello is the daughter of a wealthy bank owner in London. Harry Styles is a member of the famous boyband One Direction. When a hostage situation take place inside Castello Bank, will Harry and Carter find strength in eachother? Or will their differences make the situation a living hell? As the whole country sits glued to the TV folllowing the hostage situation, no one really knows what's going on inside the walls of Casetllo Bank.

Brianna is a normal 13 year old girl. But all that changes the night when she watches her parents get murdered right in front of her eyes by her own kidnappers. Will Brianna get out alive? Will she even want to get out?

It was a normal day and I was outside walking my german shepherd, Sammie. She had just stopped to take care of her business and I noticed the hooded man who had been following us for quite some time, approach us. I had figured he just didn't want to be rude and pass us, so I didn't mind. Now as he was approaching us, I knew I was wrong. I started to tug on Sammie's leash to get her to hurry up. When she wouldn't budge, I started to panic. I started to pull harder and as the man got closer, he took something out of his pocket. A gun. I screamed as he took aim and fired. Hannah Jansen was 17, a senior in High School. Her family was rich, her dad was a lawyer and her mom, a heart surgeon. She was an only child, and had tons of friends at school. She wasn't the snobbish kind of rich girl. She was sweet and nice to everyone. When Hannah was supposedly, "killed", everyone was devastated. While her father was working hard to find out who did this, everyone else was either grieving, or arranging funeral plans. When a letter came in the mail a week after the incident, everyone was shocked. The letter read: Dear friends and family of Hannah Jansen, I have your daughter here with me at my house. She is in my bedroom tied up and gagged. I have a gun on my bedside table and if you do not agree to my conditions, I will be forced to use that gun. And because I don't want to do that, I want 1 thing, not that hard, right? No. I want $10 million. If you ever want to see your daughter again, leave the money at 4565 Oakwood Rd. on August 1st, 3:00 A.M. Today is June 1st, so you have approximately two months to get this money. If you fail to do this, your beloved daughter shall die. Sincerely, Tyler West P.S. Just to save you trouble, don't even try to search my name or find out where I live, because trust me, it won't work. I don't exist.

From being neglected by her foster parents to being an outcasted at school, Emma never felt like she had control over her life. Emma never realized she deserved any better, she never realized she had the right to hope for better. However, it took Emma losing her freedom to realize she has more power than she ever realized. It started on the night she was walking home from work, Emma witnessed something she shouldn't have seen. She was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but it didn't matter to the gang of men who kidnapped her. Being ripped from her miserable life she is thrown into another type of hell. Faced with challenges with her life on the line, Emma finally decides to fight. She had nothing to lose, and everything to gain. ⚠️ Warning: verbal, mental and physical abuse. Cover art by Ko Byung Jun

When Danielle Roberts or rather known as Danny, receives a history assignment about one of the world's most ruthless pirates from the 18th century, Captain Cox, she immediately goes to her local museum to do some research. After being chased throughout the museum late at night, she finds herself aboard Captain Cox's legendary ship, the Black Swan, in the 21st century with pursuers on her tail. A series of events lead her to being stuck in the 18th century aboard the Black Swan. How will she possibly survive with the notorious Captain Cox searching for the truth and another mysterious man after her and the Black Swan? And why not add another twist to the tale? Highest ranking in Adventure #14 Highest ranking in Pirates #1 {24/02/2020}

Alexis Gray is a killer. Known infamously as Red Death, she has death held at her fingertips. Her style is bloody, bold, and merciless with no room for imperfections. Her heart has long turned cold by a perfect murder record. She's the best at it all. She's a friend. Apart from being an internationally infamous killer, she balances a normal life. Her work rests on loyalty-and money-but when you betray a teenage girl with a high tendency to kill-all hell breaks loose. She's a runaway. Compromised and hunted down by the nations most wanted gangs, she finds herself in a blood bath. Tricks, lies, and deceit come along. But something else surfaces-something she didn't expect-her heart. Murder is an art form and she has it mastered. In a life of running and murder, there's only one thing left to do-kill or love? 1 Girl. 4 Boys. Pick a target. ©2015 All Rights Reserved Cover photo by @ambitchous- Warning: may contain graphic descriptions of murder. #51 in Action #72 in Action

They Said It Was An Accident... Sawyer Dodd is a star athlete, a straight-A student, and the envy of every other girl who wants to date Kevin Anderson. When Kevin dies in a tragic car crash, Sawyer is stunned. Then she opens her locker to find a note: You're welcome. Someone saw what he did to her. Someone knows that Sawyer and Kevin weren't the perfect couple they seemed to be. And that someone—a killer—is now shadowing Sawyer's every move... "What a ride! Full of twists and turns—including an ending you won't see coming!"—April Henry, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die I will be posting new chapters of Truly Madly Deadly every WEDNESDAY as a run-up to the release of my brand new thriller See Jane Run (JAN 2014). Enjoy!