Even a Diamond can be shattered... After the owner of a security company is murdered, his sharp-edged wife goes on the run. Forced to abandon everything she holds dear - her home, her friends, her job in special ops - she builds a new life for herself in England. As Ashlyn Hale, she meets Luke, a handsome local who makes her realise just how lonely she is. Yet, even in the sleepy village of Lower Foxford, the dark side of life dogs Diamond's trail when the unthinkable strikes. Forced out of hiding, she races against time to save those she cares about. But is it too little, too late? **WARNING** If you want sweetness and light and all things bright, Diamond's not the girl for you. She's got sass, she's got snark, and she's moody and dark, As she does what a girl's got to do. Thanks to my awesome readers for taking Pitch Black to #1 on the Mystery/Thriller Hotlist!

Meet Isra; a 19-year-old Muslim girl who doesn't seem to know how to think before she speaks or act. All in all, she's funny, charming and super friendly. However, Isra's life is turned upside down when she makes a decision out of love for the ones she adores...she sacrifices her own happiness to keep them happy. Now meet Marc; he's 23 and also her boss. He's rich and handsome, arrogant and ambitious, very successful and he believes money can buy everything. Houses and Cars, Love and Happiness...absolutely anything and everything. His life is also affected after a certain somebody enters it. In this roller coaster of a life; feelings will develop, hearts will break and pain will certainly enter many lives. "But if you endure patiently, verily, it is better for As‑Saabiroon (the patient)" [al-Nahl 16:126]

He was a prince. She was a guard. When Isandra's past catches up with her, her job of protecting the royals gets harder and protecting herself in the process was near impossible. Her duty was to him and the throne he would be sitting on, but things get a bit out of hand when she gets assigned to be a royal guard. Men from the past, needed to stay in the past.

(The third installment in the 'My Life' series. Can be read alone.) Being the face of the Ace's fortune and an ex-child star, Lily Ace had everything she could ever dream of. The fame, the status, and of course the sexy heartthrob everyone wanted. But that all changed when Lily was hired to go undercover by her FBI cousins to solve a murder mystery. There, she meets the mysterious Bradlee, conflicting Hunter, and the happy-go-lucky Ian. All three are suspects. Someone is the murderer, and it's up to Lily to figure out who's lying. But, what happens when she starts falling for a suspect? Can she really love a killer? Mystery/Thriller #1 (12/14/14)

When the arrogant stranger Bess is forced to marry unexpectedly becomes a duke, she'll find herself at odds with her growing feelings as he hunts for a killer. ***** Sharp-tongued Elizabeth 'Bess' Jones is perfectly content living on her lonesome in a tiny village south of Derbyshire. She works as a nurse, owns a small home, and finds the label of 'spinster' an agreeable trade for her independence. But when her entire life is uprooted in an instant, she only has one person to blame: her new husband, Emmett Wilde, who was caught in a compromising situation with her. And now, despite his promise to fake a death certificate after their wedding--to free her of any duty to him or their marriage bed--he sends for her in the dead of night with startling news: his father has been murdered, and he is now the Duke of Ascot with a wife he can no longer deny... [[Word Count: 60,000-70,000 words]] [[Cover designed by Ren Tachibana]]

"Just know..." he said huskily. I gulped, silently as he used a finger to trail a smooth line down the side of my left arm sleeve, leaving shivers travelling down my back. "...that even though this might be fake, a sham or a lie to the rest of the world..." He leaned his body in closer and his head neared to mine as his musky, woody scented body aroma got richer and stronger. "...you," he raised his brows and whispered, "...are mine." Strangers. We all start off as strangers. But when Aaliyah Hussein, a 20 year old average muslim girl who doesn't think twice about love, stumbles across a stranger willing to offer her a life changing opportunity, the idea of 'love' doesn't seem all bad. He's your typical, arrogant business man, it's his way or no way. When 23 year old Khalil Al'Saeed meets his match, what could possibly go wrong? Little do both of these strangers know that six months together will begin a memorable journey beyond what they expected. Two worlds, two contrasting lifestyles of two different people and all it takes is a signiture. Where will his ultimate life changing love contract take her? ·imxginethatkid 2014-15·

[Completed but editing] Once reached #240 'That moment when you have only a split second to decide something that could mean life, or death, is one of the most important moments in your life. You only have that one minute, that one second to decide what's going to happen next. She was only eight. And although I didn't count fifteen as an old age, there was a difference between us. She still had her whole life ahead of her and I had messed mine up already.' There is nothing in the world that Katrina Johnson would like more than a happy family, a mother, a safe place to live. However all of this seems very far from reach as she trails through the typical Monday mornings and the weekends which seem even worse. Those weekends are when they go out into the night. Those long nights are when she wishes that she could go to bed without locking her door, or walk out of school without worrying about who might be waiting, or that her brother didn't start a gang, because that is when all the trouble seem to begin... ~Written by Mair Hayes (cherryade22) © All rights reserved.

North Carolina native, Cisely Matthews has seen and suffered much in her twenty-two years of life, and she has the scars to prove it. When amazing blessings come to her, she wonders if she will ever feel worthy enough to deserve them. Australian-born Ingo Kelly is thrown for an emotional loop when he visits his aunt in Utah and meets Cisely for the first time. He falls for her hard and fast. But getting her to accept his love is a challenge he is more than willing to take on. Adagio St. John is Ingo's best friend and the two are as close as brothers. When Adagio travels to Utah from his home in Italy to attend Ingo and Cisely's wedding, he is overjoyed that his friend has found happiness with such an amazing woman. He hopes he can find the same happiness one day and end the loneliness he struggles with on a daily basis. There are prospects aplenty, but none of the shallow beauties can capture his heart. When love does finally come to Adagio, will he allow himself to embrace it or continue to go it alone? The Saga Loved by Readers Worldwide!

It's just an ordinary day for octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover-until her yardman discovers a dead body planted in her backyard. This death isn't cut and dried-the victim was bashed in the head with one of Myrtle's garden gnomes. Myrtle's friend Miles recognizes the body and identifies him as Charles Clayborne... reluctantly admitting he's a cousin. Charles wasn't the sort of relative you bragged about-he was a garden variety sleaze, which is very likely why he ended up murdered. As Myrtle starts digging up dirt to nip the killings in the bud, someone's focused on scaring her off the case. Myrtle vows to find the murderer...before she's pushing up daisies, herself.

Irony {noun} - a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result. Khloe Matthews had never really considered how ironic her life was until she died. At parties, the head cheerleader would do something BIG to get revenge. If this meant spreading secrets and telling lies then she would do it. How ironic is it that Khloe used parties as a way of ending her peers' social lives and in turn someone used her own end of summer party to end her life? The sad thing is that Khloe didn't even really see it coming, but as she recounts her story, it becomes increasingly obvious that her so called 'friends' did. Now her friends will have to learn that just because the bitch is dead, it doesn't mean she's gone. Who said you had to be alive to get revenge? graphic by @obsessedhumor- [highest ranking = #1 in mystery & thriller {29/12/15}] All Rights Reserved Copyright © longtimegone Steal my work-face my wrath.