After escaping a stalled elevator into a zombie apocalypse, Emily must learn how to trust people again or risk losing everything in this terrifying world. ***** For Emily, every day of the last two years have been a blur. She keeps her head down, takes her college courses online, and only goes out to work at her mandatory internship. But all that changes on the day the office elevator breaks down, leaving her trapped when the screams begin. And when the doors finally open, revealing a dystopian world ruined by bloody teeth and disease, Emily is launched into a terrifying run for her life, caught between the strangers she's not sure she can trust and the man-eating monsters that hunger for her flesh. Now she must learn not only how to survive in this new and dangerous world, but also how to overcome her own inner demons before they cost her something more precious than her life. [[Wattys' Shortlist]] [[Promoted by AMC]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: The story contains some gore, violence, strong language, and dark themes. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Together they located the chest and Ingrid ordered Pandora to open it, she was reluctant and refused. With persuasion and lies Pandora was soon convinced the box could offer her gifts and she opened it... **** Curiosity is a dangerous thing. It lies in wait for every secret, every mystery. It draws you in and compels you to discover. Whether what you find is good or bad is of no concern to this insatiable urge to know. Ebony Crescent is about to find out just how dangerous it can be. As a little girl she was enthralled by a make believe world her grandmother had woven, a land of magic and mystery. But when her grandmother died, so did her dreams and Ebony fell in to a cruel and unforgiving world, reality. Little did she know how real fantasies could be, and with real heroes comes real villains. Join her as she is thrust into a world she had long forgotten, with new friends and old enemies; this is going to be the epitome of adventure. Where will your curiosity lead you...?

'Never look at a siren in the eye'. Their ever so alluring eyes would take you into the water where they will drown you and feed on your flesh. William 'Will' Hail has vowed to avenge his father when he was taken by sirens and killed. Never trust a pirate, they say. Will you let someone you love stop you from what you originally set out to do? And what if that someone is part of that promise you made to your father? Torn between vengeance and love, which will you choose?

Scarlett Nyx didn't think life could get any better, or worse, for that matter. For eleven years she was trapped in her house by her unloving parents who felt she was worthless compared to her four other perfect siblings. After she convinces them to send her to Hogwarts, life changes dramatically. She makes new friends, breaks the first month detention record, becomes Draco Malfoy's new target for the year, befriends the Boy Who Lived, and travels into an unfound Chamber underneath the school. Things will be different this year.