In a small Indiana town, a teenage girl hasn't been seen for months, and her brother Reed is sketchy on the details. But seventeen-year-old Mayuri Krishnan doesn't know any of this-not yet. For her, Reed is the boy of her daydreams, the name she scribbles in her notebook, and the starring role of her online cliche mafia romance. When he stumbles upon her secrets, she first thinks Reed's claims to be from an Albanian crime family are lies intended to trick her. Soon, Mayuri begins to question the thin line between fiction and reality. Threats are made, daggers are drawn, and near-misses come too close for comfort. With Reed's promise to keep her safe from those who want her dead, and her growing belief that he may be lying about it all, Mayuri chooses to keep the dangerous part of her life a secret from her cop father. Things come to a head when she teams up with Reed's ex-girlfriend and best friend to uncover his secrets, leading to a night when a knife and a gun determine all their futures. She didn't mean to run away from a murder. She didn't have a choice. Abducted by someone she trusted, Mayuri must use all her wiles to save herself. The true lies that drew Reed and Mayuri together-and the false truths they discover along the way-could drive them apart forever.

London, 2026 - New security laws threaten the existence of the free press. Where the exposure of government secrets is harshly punished, the dangerous research is left to a squad of deviant freelancers known as the BLACK INK SOCIETY - a witty thief, a well-read anarchist and a psychopathic genius. With highly illegal methods and infamous creativity, this unlike group of investigators uncovers secrets, affairs and scandals directly under the eyes of the powerful. As a newspaper editor is murdered under mysterious circumstances and the team starts to trace back his research to a secretive pharmaceutical corporation, they find themselves in a mesh of lies and corruption that soon puts their very lives at risk - and threatens to reveal their own, dark secrets. But the Black Ink Society will deliver the news. Whatever the cost. ~ A dark, fast-paced dystopian thriller filled with coolness, wit and sardonic humour. BLACK INK SOCIETY has reached #113 in Sci-Fi and is now featured on BadassReads and Lemon-Haze's "Young Writers to Change Wattpad". "My eyes were glued and my imagination was full steam ahead. [...] Anyone who enjoys smart dialogue, quirky defiant characters and intelligent writing will get a kick out of this." - Mr. Ridiculous' Reviews "This story is amazing. There's nothing more I can say, read it and you'll see what I'm talking about." - Rainbow's Reviews "BLACK INK SOCIETY [...] reminds me of a cross between Sherlock and the A-Team. In other words, two of my favorite things put together, and I'm loving every bit of it." - Mack's Critiques and Reviews

Dane was already abandoned and treated brutally by her parents when she was 6 years old. But at 13 years old, she met a hot and cute guy, Jace., who may turn her life around. But things get more critical when the pair discovers a tree. Not a mundane tree but a special one that will bring the dead to life and help you to time travel. She needed the tree to carry out a task that will save lives. Will she accomplish it? And one more thing; will she win over Jace's heart? Text © copyright Esther423 2015. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. Highest ranking: #313 in General Fiction

A story about two, whose only way to communicate was touch. Marsia enjoyed letting someone with stained canvases and thick brushes draw in front of her in silence, even though the two of them weren't 'good' when it came to colors. He'd color the grass dark red, and the flowers an un-lively shade of green. . He taught her to live it all wrong, and perhaps she'll love it.

Closed "There is more treasure in books than all pirate's loot on Treasure Island" - Walt Disney I've been involved in some book clubs and they have been to great and helpful I have decided to start my own. Read the first part of this to find out how to get involved in this one and get your book noticed!

Tia was a regular happy teenage girl, she had a best friend who was more like a sister, Mel, and together they did everything and they shared everything but all that was about to change when Cassie came along. Will their friendship survive or will they go their separate ways?

I'd Like to think I was a good person, before it all began. I didn't cheat on tests, or steal. But throughout my entire life, I was treated if I were a monster. At the age of five, after several agonizing tests, I was diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder. But not even that title could describe just how strange I was. When another kid got hurt, I would cry. Whenever someone else was told a funny joke, I would laugh hysterically. People looked at me as if I were crazy- and for while I agreed with them. That was until I, Caddie Jones, was exiled to Nox Haven Academy, a school for truly special kids. Not the mentally ill, psychotic kind of special but the magical kind. Like witches, vampires, fairies and werewolves. Call me crazy if you want, you wouldn't be the first. But the stories are all true. The supernatural did exist and I was one of them. Life there was cool until suddenly, I was faced with two-faced witches, egotistical princes, hormone driven werewolves, and an army of evil warlocks who were threatening to destroy the world. ... Maybe Nox Haven was a school for psychos after all. ---------------------------------------------------------- Highest Rank: #2 in Paranormal 1st Place winner of The Night Shift's Killer Competition 4/10/16 Illustration by: Stephanie Pitino (www.ClairObscur.fr) (1st book in series)

They say you don't know what you're missing if you've never had it to begin with. The Johnson sisters would beg to disagree on that one. They've spent the majority of their young lives being tossed around the foster care system like debris in the ocean, struggling to catch their breath, stuck in a current not knowing whether to swim up or down. When they finally get the chance at a family after living so long without one, it's not so easy letting those walls down and risking it all. Charlie and Lydia Tanner know what they're missing too, and that's a family to call their own. After struggling with infertility for the better part of the sixteen years they've been married, they've finally been approved as foster parents. They're ready to give these two girls their chance at a happily ever after, but we all know it's easier said than done, especially with a skewed system breathing down their backs. Follow them as they go through the ups and downs of parenthood and know this: family doesn't always mean blood, just like blood doesn't necessarily make a family. Cover by: MackieJay #Wattys2015

(Chapter 1 only) In the winter of 1941-1942, Leningrad is under siege, and Karen Hamilton, a seventeen-year-old American musician, finds herself trapped and struggling to survive. Throughout the city, people are dying of starvation and frostbite, and Karen knows that if she doesn't escape immediately, she will share their fate. If she has any hope of leaving Russia and reuniting with her fiancé, Bobby, in New York, she must do the impossible: cross enemy lines and then stow away. On her harrowing journey, Karen encounters Petr, a young conscripted Russian soldier. She isn't sure she can trust him-he is equally wary of her. But as the two join forces in order to stay alive, an unexpected romance takes root. Now, as Karen gets closer to the reality of escape, she has a choice to make: Will she return to a safe life in America with Bobby, or remain in war-torn Russia with Petr? This is a sample chapter of the book that will be available October 18 from Lake Union Publishing.

The story of Michael Thomas, a family man who worked for the U.S. army, and the experiments that were done on him. Shortly after after his return home from nearly six months as a captive of war, Michael is offered a top secret job that sounds too good to be true. When Michael refuses, he is dragged away from his family and tested on against his will, finding himself a prisoner once again, in a way he never imagined. __________ S.M.A.R.T The Subject of Mind Altering Research and Testing A psychological thriller. ________ Please vote & comment if you like. Thank you for taking the time to read my stuff. This is a work of fiction. All works © 2015 Richard Harley