[ORIGINAL DRAFT SAMPLE] She is twenty-nine when the FBI comes for her, but Catherine Themis was only seventeen, grieving and naive and angry, the first time she wiped someone else's blood from her fingers and felt the snake rise in her chest. She was seventeen when she stepped into the dark and never looked back. ***** By day, Catherine Themis is an unassuming civilian administrator for the Dedwich Police Department, but by night, she is a notorious vigilante known as The Hangman. Struggling with her violent urges and the psychological cost of her actions, Catherine becomes the target of an obsessive serial killer and a relentless FBI agent, and as the hunt for the Hangman intensifies, Catherine must decide which life she wishes to live and what she values more: vengeance or her fading humanity? A psychological thriller in the vein of MINDHUNTER and HANNIBAL, SERPENT HEART is a deep-dive into the life and history of a conflicted vigilante forced to confront her inner demons and evade a national manhunt. Catherine questions the efficacy of her own convictions as the FBI closes in and a vindictive murderer puts her family, love, and identity in jeopardy. With everything on the line and time running out, who will Catherine Themis become? --- [[AVAILABLE ON AMAZON]] [[REMOVED 24 DEC 2021]] [[2019 Watty Winner - Mystery & Thriller]]

~•Featured in @WattpadVampires' 'Supernatural Crossroads | Paranormal' Reading List•~ ~•Featured in @WattpadDarkFantasy's 'The Bestiary' Reading List•~ ~•Featured in @WattpadRoyals' 'Fantastical Kingdoms and Beasts' Reading List•~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~◇◇~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~•Book 1 in The Vampire Queen Series•~ Being tortured and hated by people is one thing. But being tortured and hated by one's own parents is another thing. And that's exactly what happened to Azira Vanderwood. Ever since her birth, she was constantly hated, shunned and tortured for who she was and wasn't and for what she did and didn't. And as she grew up, the never-ending cycle of hatred intensified itself. But she didn't give up. She endlessly fought until she earned the life, the happiness and the respect that she deserved. Her dedication, her self-confidence, her intelligence and her willingness to thrive to success shaped her into the first ever, the most powerful and the most feared vampire Queen of all times. They morphed her into the supreme vampire Queen. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~◇◇~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~•Some readers' reviews that really touched me: •"This book is honestly one of the best in Wattpad" •"Wow, I honestly love it...Amazing writing" •"I envision this story to be a huge success. I think you have a best seller here 100%. LOOOOOVE IT" •"Thank you for writing this fantastic book"•~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~◇◇~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~•Awards won: •3rd place winner in the Page Turnover Awards •1st place winner in The Shimmer Awards •3rd place winner in The Young Writer's Award •2nd place winner in the New Year Awards •Best Female Character in The Women Power Awards•~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~◇◇~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A/N: Please DO NOT recreate Azira in your stories!! A/N: I do not own the pictures used in this book. Everything is from the Internet, unless stated otherwise. Note: No part of this book is to be reproduced in any way without prior permission from the author.

❝I think he is attracted to her. Look at this beauty. Which man wouldn't want to keep her for himself? After all, ruling alone for such a long time he must be in search of a queen.❞ He's said to be the first creation of the moon goddess. The lone wolf, Arles. The king of all wolves. An immortal. A god. They say he ruled ruthlessly. He had the power to change the inescapable destiny of man itself. She was a mortal. A troublemaker. She didn't know what she was getting into when she crossed him. ... the end chapters are available on Inkitt for free. the link is in my bio. I don't own the picture used in the cover.

Falling in love with your best friend's brother is never a good thing, is it? Falling in love with both of your best friend's older brothers? That's even worse. *** Emma Branson has always harbored a crush on Mason Masterson, her best friend Jessie's so-called "brooding" older brother, but as Emma journeys through high school, she realizes it's the middle brother, Caleb, who has always been by her side, leaving Emma in quite possibly the worst love triangle of them all. A story of a group of childhood best friends that navigate the complexities of life, love, and the meaning of family. {Editor's pick, October 2021} ~60,000-70,000 words~ Content Warning: This story contains mild sexual content and strong language. Cover designed by Cil Ojumo

This book will be taken down January 1st of 2022 to be rewriten and edited! (Cover by @AlberteStoev) Turning around Im met with bright red eyes surrounded by a grey mask. He has jet black hair that swirls up and back, his face is freshly shaved but that is all I can really see. He is tall and God is he built. He looks so strong and holds so much power. I then blink and breath when my lungs finally demand air. His forehead is scrunched up as he watches me calculating. I step back "Uh I-I I'm sorry " My voice comes out shaky. He nods as he then demands "dance with me," before I can protest he has his arm around my waist pulling me close and his hand in mine as we dance across the floor. I look around to see glares from women as slowly the whole place pays attention to us. By the end of the song I could feel sparks dance across my skin around the area he is touching me, a pull in my chest forms, wanting to be closer to him, we land in front of the stairs where the thrones sit That holds the former king and queen, they watch us with a raised brow. I gasp as I look up into the mans eyes as everything stops, his head lowers towards mine, our noses pass each other and our lips meet and instantly I know. He is my mate. I don't know who he is but I'm sure he is about to let me know. He breaks the kiss as he backs up keeping me close as He rips off his mask and he growls "Mine." A growl that sends a shiver down my spine. His breath taking face comes into view. People around gasps as some yells. "The Alpha King has found his mate," I gasp. This man in front of me is Bain Alexander Remington , the King. *highest rank, #1 in Alpha, #1 in king #1 in secret #1 in werewolf #1 in hidden #2 in feature* (A/n I'm big about character development. So if you looking for a book where the main character and love interest fall in love in the 5th chapter this isnt it. Any how thanks for reading! Much love!)

Meet me at midnight... When Augusta Fordham receives that message from an unknown admirer, the plot could have come straight from her favourite romance novel. Oh, wait - it did. Augusta is soon caught between wealthy doctor Gregory and a dark stranger who makes her pulse race as he indulges her fantasies. Will she choose comfort and security or take a leap into the unknown?

Two assassins. One little problem... Finding dirt on politicians is usually easy, but Congressman Clements is more careful than most. Never one to back away from a challenge, devious Diamond enlists her old friend Snow in a scheme to catch their target in a compromising position. But the world of espionage rarely runs smoothly, and Diamond soon finds herself stuck in a tight spot. Can she save the job as well as fight her feelings for the man she loves?

Emmy Rhodes is tired of relationships. She spends her days drinking coffee, doing yoga, and sleeping around. It's been nine long years since high school graduation. Almost a decade since she's seen Brooks. Meet Jay Brooks, the OG boy toy. He is tall, sexy, and secretive, and Emmy just can't help herself. She's only going home for two weeks and has zero plans to rekindle an old flame, but not if Brooks can help it. It's true that old habits die hard. Find out what happens when the one who got away comes back and these two spend the night together one more time. Sex is safe || Love is not ... One More Time is an instant sex-crazed classic. It's raw and relatable, overly dramatic and funny. It will hook you so deep, you'll wish you were friends with each and every character. *Editor's Pick List July 2021* *AWARDS* 1st Place The Golden Awards 2K20 ChickLit 2nd Place The Golden Writer Awards ChickLit #1 in millennial #1 in Amazon #3 in ChickLit #1 in GossipGirl #10 in OTH ⚠️ references to sex & drugs, frequent profanity & sarcasm [[word count: 110,000]] Cover Design: Kat Pace

! NO LONGER WRITING THIS VERSION OF THE STORY - PLEASE GO TO MY PROFILE AND SEE MY BOOK 'The Monster's Stratagem' FOR THE 2.0 VERSION ! * * * Highest Ranking: #8 in Adventure 19/11/17 Added to Wattpad's official adventure page reading list 'Fantastical Adventures' 05/12/17 * * * In the distant future of 3274, monsters rule the Earth. No one knows why or how they came onto the blue planet but that doesn't really matter anymore. One by one the humans started to disappear and were replaced by monsters until all that was left of them were their cities and knowledge. Legend has it that human survivors still exist and are living in the depths of a forest, right on the doorstep of the capital monster kingdom, Zyire. Protected and concealed by a magical border that burns monsters if they attempt to enter, the humans wait patiently for the right opportunity to strike and take back what once was theirs. 18 year-old human survivor Dawn lives within the borders of the forest, or as the humans call it, the Base. In the Base, the humans are separated into three groups; the Service, the Watchers and the Venturers. It is the Service's job to cook, what little food they have, and to heal the injured and sick. It is the Watcher's job to hide in the trees and scan the clearing, that lies before the forest's border, for monsters on the Venture days. It is the Venturers job to leave the forest borders on Venture days, and run into desolate cities to steal food, bedding and supplies that they need to survive. There is only one rule; never get caught. Venturer Dawn finds herself in a dangerous situation when she breaks the one rule. Dawn is caught by a monster, and not just any monster, but a monster who works as a Protector for their kind. Dawn soon learns that there are more to monsters than meets the eye. © 2016 by Heather Darte