**Featured Story on Wattpad Crime & Mystery** ~Inspired by a true case~ Seven-year-old Eric Staener once had a happy childhood. His parents that loved and guided him along, his elementary friends who always enjoyed his company, and his siblings in which looked up to him. He was his usual friendly, young, innocent self; until the day he is taken away. Taken away by a stranger. As the years he grows in captivity, he endures many struggles and fights that come from within. But as soon as his captor takes another boy, the now teenage Eric manages to gather up all his strength, taking the young boy with him, and finally escaping the horror he has lived in for the past eight years. (Title picture does not belong to me.)

FIRST CAME THE DRAGONS When scientists brought everyone's favorite fairytale creature to life, people flocked to see them, including 17-year-old Zelda Rissland. THEN CAME THE PARASITE But scientists created more than just dragons-they created a deadly parasite. Wyrmrot, they later called it. First, it ate your brain, and then it made you eat other people's brains. NOW ZELDA MUST SURVIVE THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE Separated from her family, the only person Zelda has left from her former life is her childhood friend turned boyfriend, Cooper Marotta. Together they've carved out a safe place for themselves in a world turned upside down, but when a zombie horde decimates their survivor group, they face a choice: attempt to rebuild or follow the mysterious coordinates that appeared on a construction sign. Zelda still hopes her family is out there somewhere and believes the coordinates might lead her to them. Cooper, however, thinks the coordinates will only bring trouble. When the remaining survivors vote to undertake the perilous cross-country journey, he attempts to deter them every step of the way. What Zelda discovers at their destination will test her loyalties and change everything she thought she knew about the apocalypse. Wyrmrot is a heart-stopping Young Adult Apocalyptic novel told in dual timelines. "Jurassic Park meets Resident Evil." This fast-paced tale of survival, secrets, and betrayal features dragons, zombies, and a touch of romance. Perfect for fans of Erin Bowman's Contagion or Emily Suvada's This Mortal Coil. Cover design and illustration by Jeff Brown (www.jeffbrowngraphics.com) Available on Amazon in paperback, eBook, and Kindle Unlimited.

The year is 1952, and when 12-year-old Elizabeth Murgatroyd discovers royal jewels hidden in her Uncle's attic, she suddenly finds herself thrust into a challenging mystery, just like one of her books... A story full of new experiences, lifelong changes, action, and excitement. Join Elizabeth as she, along with her older sister, Maddie, move to America, go to school for the first time, have to live in a house with their uncle Henry (who doesn't like children), and all the while have to solve a mystery that they accidentally stumbled upon on their first night in Henry Murgatroyd's house. Not to mention the fact that their parents died in WW2. Or so they thought...

When Gwen, desperate to feel something, kills someone, she quickly learns that one kill is never enough. Can Gwen stop before she turns on her own family? **INCLUDES BONUS BOOK - A CHILD CALLED WENDY** ***** Gwen wants to see beauty in the moment of death. For that, people have to die. It was just an experiment. Simply kill one person to see what it felt like. See if it filled the void within her. It didn't. Nor did it the next time. Or the next. Gwen is an ordinary person. Wife to Amanda. Mother to Grace and Alexandra. Suddenly, she is no longer ordinary as she finds herself battling her urges and demons before she hurts those closest to her. But is it already too late? ### **WATTY 2021 SHORLIST!** A multiple Wattpad Featured Story #1 in Fiction #1 in Homicide #1 in Killing #1 in Scary #1 in Serial Killer #1 in Terror #1 in Death #1 in Murderer #1 in Creepy #1 in Adult #6 in LGBTQ #1 in girlxgirl

There's more out there than you think. Ashley Cartwright works on a secluded island for her father as a secretary. The lab her father works at it planning on discovering something big, something Ashley doesn't find out about until it's too late. They aren't the only secluded island, and there is another species no one has ever known about until one of them is captured and brought in. Subject Zero. Cover by blck_n_whte (EDITING) #1 in Science fiction 8-2-18 #15 in Romance 1-4-19

Psychopath (noun): saɪkəpæθ / SAI-ko-path a person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior. "Never before in my life had I ever felt more vulnerable. More...hunted." Because of a fatal blow to the head that caused amnesia, Katelyn Winters had to start her life all over again. Everybody around her is a stranger, even the ones that claim to be her family. Soon, however, things start to emerge which lead Katelyn to believe that someone around her is spinning an intricate web of lies. Add that to a serial killer on the loose who seems hauntingly obsessed with Katelyn. As she runs around in circles through the labyrinth, trying to find her way to the truth, there can only be two outcomes: either she'll find a truth that will shatter everything she's ever known OR she will fall prey to the predator that had always been just around the corner... BEST RANKING: #8 IN MYSTERY/THRILLER