🏆2017 WATTY AWARD WINNER 🥇 Olivia Chastain's life was seemingly perfect until she was violently thrust into a nightmare that would haunt her for years to come. Kidnapped by a sadistic murderer, Olivia is subjected to atrocities she'll never be able to erase from her memory. When she's inexplicably released from his grip, horrifying flashbacks plague her every waking moment, but that's not the worst of what she's forced to contend with - the masked madman roams free, preying on other unsuspecting souls. As the days pass, the deviant's reign of terror grows more and more grotesque. As the only surviving victim, Olivia fears he'll find her and finish what he started. Will the authorities catch the elusive psychopath before he strikes again?

Desperate for a break from her demanding job, Lilith is convinced to check into the Wellness Center for a week. Curious as to how effective the center is, she decides to keep a diary while she's there. As Lilith's week at the Wellness Center draws to a close, however, she is suddenly told that she is too "diseased" to leave. Her stay is extended, and her treatments are enhanced. Slowly, Lilith starts to see a darker side of the Wellness Center.

When Arianna marries billionaire Zach Price to save her family, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who'd always consider her a second choice. An unexpected turn of events brings the couple closer together, but can a marriage based on lies and deceit ever survive? ***** When Arianna's older sister, Olivia, decides to run away on the day of her wedding, Arianna is forced to take her place to save her family from ruin. But her new husband is angry, heartbroken, and seems to hate her guts. The cold, elusive billionaire Zach Price has never quite struck Arianna as the kind of man she'd want to spend her entire life with. She was more than content with her sweet, thoughtful boyfriend Noah, but when circumstances force them together, Zach and Arianna's hearts get entangled in a way she never saw coming. As the couple grows closer, they must battle the demons of their past and of the lives they left behind - especially when Olivia returns and decides she wants Zach all for herself. Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse, and mentions abortion and miscarriage. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana

Status: Completed ✔ | Editing process ▶️ We live everyday and die once. What would you do if you knew that tomorrow might be your last day? For Aurora, her life is like a time bomb; she never knows when it might be her last day. Christmas is coming soon and her heart is playing with her. Throughout the years, the items on her wishlist have been almost achieved but one still remains: to fall in love. Always scared to be a burden to someone because of an incurable disease, like every girl she wants to have her own romance. A someone that will make her live again... An undying love despite its hamartia. [Completed: December 25th, 2015.] © 2015 Mabel Akins. All Rights Reserved.

Aeons once ruled the world. Now, their empire lies in ruin, and the survivors hide on the fringes of society. Nahlia is a librarian's apprentice who's obsessed with Aeon lore, scavenging for hints of their legendary power. But others are searching too, including the Templars who seek to hunt down the Aeon survivors. When the Templars attack her family, Nahlia is forced to infiltrate a secret academy and rise beyond everything she's ever known. https://davidmusk.com/books/aeonica-the-lost-redeemer

Reece Bremer goes through life with a scowl and cold personality. Jessica Andrews goes through life with a glowing smile and positive outlook. Reece looks at life with dull, judgmental eyes that make him hate the world and the people living in it. Jessica, well... She looks at life through a camera. Literally. They're polar opposites, and that's what sparks Reece's immediate hate for Jessica the moment they meet. All he sees is a girl with the best life, put in the category of those who get everything handed to them on a silver platter. But who says Jessica's life is like that? Just like a photograph, there's more to the story than what you see. Stumbling across one of Jessica's hidden portfolio might reveal that her happiness isn't all that true. Behind that smile and each picture she takes, holds a thousand words of a very big secret - one that Reece is determined to find out. And who knows? It just might change everything between them. cover by dysanic || 2015 watty's winner for talk of the town ||

Romance -#183 [06-04-15] ♥ "I have never killed a girl before, it has been with me like a rule. You know, never to kill or hit a girl. Do you want that to change... princess?" He growls as he presses his face dangerously close, so close that his skin is pressed against my ear. The hairs on his moustache prick my skin like little needles as his hot breath run chills down my spine. "No. Please... don't! It hurts..." I cry as a single, silent tear slides down my cheek. My heart feels as if it will burst out of my chest any second now. His nostrils flare as he takes a deep breath before opening his eyes, which stare intensely at me."Will. You. Tell. Anyone?" He slowly hisses every word into my ear as if it means something that I don't know. "No, I promise... I won't. Just please... I beg you to stop." I cry, closing my eyes and biting my lip to stop myself from bursting into tears. "Good girl." He speaks unusually calm, has he done this to other people before? "I know who you are and I don't care, you just better not open your mouth to anyone, otherwise I will finish the job properly next time." He spits at me, turning away and leaving me stranded. ♥ Adrian Armstead is quiet but is known to be the cities big "bad boy" who doesn't let anyone get into the way of his life whilst Angel Heavens is the total opposite. Angel is the girl everyone wants to be, though however, she doesn't know it. Not only is her name angelic, she is vibrant and has a bubbly personality that can make anyone love her. Angel's life looks like it is perfect and her only life goal is to live up to her families expectations. Everything in her life seems like it is going well but that is until she meets Adrian, the hidden son of the world's most well-known criminal and the most handsome boy of the city, who changes her life in a way that she is left with no words. The question she has yet to answer is if this is the change she wanted. ♥ Is Our Love a Crime? © All rights reserved

Sometimes we have to live, not for the people around us, nor for our loved ones, but for ourselves. Sometimes we have to stand up when we fall, not for others, nor for a show, but for ourselves. Sometimes we have to let it all go, not for an act, nor for people, but for ourselves. Serena Kramer had forgotten. She forgot to live, to stand up when she fell, and to let it all go when the pain was too much to handle. But, her time was here. It was time for her to learn again. *Images used to create the cover do not belong to me.*

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❝ dreamwork. noun. » act of trying to revive a dream without sleeping. » an attempt to discover what deeper meaning a dream might contain. ❞