//"Cloning and gene mutation is more common than you may think."// The Blackwood family has a lot of secrets. Some of which being too dark to be talked about out loud. Whether it's the fact that Olivia, the oldest, is dating her Art teacher or the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Blackwood's relationship isn't as sophisticated and happy as it seems to be, the Blackwood family is pretty skilful at hiding their deepest, darkest secrets. As soon as the Blackwoods move into the Montwood Mansion, they knew they had hit the jackpot. The mansion was breathtakingly beautiful with its ancient carved doors and huge, airy rooms and a spacious garden. All was well until Lucy, the youngest found a hidden basement in the house full of mysterious items. As time passes by, Julian and Olivia realise that something sinister is happening to their sister and strange events start taking place. They soon realise that what's happening to their sister has something to do with their fucked up yet extraordinary family history, where everyone had even bizarre secrets that were too disturbing to be believed. A tale of horror with a pint of science. Highest rank #1 in Sinister, #14 in Horror and #7 in Thriller

Seventeen-year-old April Parker's plan is simple: survive ten more months under her overbearing stepfather's roof, graduate, and get as far away from him as possible. It's the only thing that keeps her going and the reason his cruel expectations haven't broken her. The last thing she expects is to wake up inside an underground facility with dozens of other teenagers for company. Making allies doesn't come easily to her, thanks to her stepfather, and she's forced to hide the stigma of her upbringing to keep herself safe in this new world. But when the stronger teenagers fight for control over the facility, April is left with two choices: to remain the insecure person she's always been or to break free of Sam's chains and step forward as a leader-even if it means going up against the temperamental and compelling Marcus. As conditions within the facility become more stressful and the teenagers' resilience is put to the test, strange powers start to manifest. So do dangerous changes. And if their kidnappers' silence is anything to go by, no one is coming to save them.

"Our next is a girl of eighteen summers. She has smooth, unblemished skin and has been schooled in the arts of love and seduction. But most of all, she is untouched." my auctioneer and captor said as he paraded me in front of the men. They eyed their fill of my body but they were forbidden to touch. "Bidding starts at two hundred pieces of silver." I was returned towards the stage as the men stated their prices. I was a rare commodity: a slave girl yet untouched, eighteen, fertile when the land has been struck with a plague that left women barren. The price for me reached eight hundred silver coins and many have already backed down. "Two hundred gold coins!" a man spoke up. It was he, the man who stared at me with passion and desire in his eyes moments ago. That was quite a sum for a slave! "Two hundred gold coins going once, twice... Sold to the King of Ivaris!" the auctioneer shouted. There it was. My fate was sealed. I am a love slave and it is just my luck that I am sold to the same cruel king that destroyed my kingdom. *A story of love, of gods and goddesses, of reincarnation and magic, intrigue and betrayal, of kings and war...* ***Credits to @DarkLeague for the cover***