Engelchen auf der einen Schulter, Teufelchen auf der anderen, Blut tropft vom Handgelenk - und nur ein einziger Wunsch: RACHE! Ein Pakt mit einem Dämon, der Tausch gegen die Seele, der eigene Tod - doch alles läuft anders, wenn man sich mit Mephisto, oder kurz 'M', einlässt, dem Meister aller Klassen, und besonders: der flinken Zunge und geschickten Hände. Kommt dann auch noch dessen großer Bruder K dazu, der lüsterne Succubus Mona, zusammen mit ihren Gespielinnen Devi und Helly, und Hunter, der ambitionierte Star-Designer von Luxus-Schuhen, ist das Chaos perfekt! Tretet ein in die Welte der Dämonen, aber passt auf, dass ihr am Ende nicht eure Seele verkauft! AUSZUG: "Du musst warten, bis mich jemand ruft", sagte M immer noch schwer atmend. Als er sich zu ihr umdrehte, leuchteten seine Augen. „Schade, dass du Doggy nicht magst. War ziemlich geil", sagte er kichernd und fuhr mit dem Zeigefinger von ihrem Schlüsselbein über die Bauchdecke bis hinunter zu ihrer Scham. „Wie wäre es, wenn du dir das Tattoo hier machst", fragte er dann mit glitzernden Augen. „Dann weiß jeder, dass auch das hier mir gehört." 🦋 20.10.2022 1.Platz #romance 🦋 15.01.2023 1.Platz #darkfantasy 🦋 23.01.2023 1.Platz #hell 🦋 28.4.2023 8.Platz #fantasy

Zwischen dem Schaurigen liegt das Schöne, aus dem grauenhaften Ende geht ein neuer Anfang hervor. Es ist schlicht die Liebe zum Düsteren. Eine Symphonie des Grauens. [ OS-Sammlung • Kurzgeschichten • düster • Genres: Horror, Thriller, Grusel, Suspense • unregelmäßige Updates • in sich abgeschlossen ]

Ten years have passed since darkness cloaked the Whispering Woods. Madness awaits all who enter. Tamberlain. A small trading town on the border of the woods scrapes by with what they can from farming the eastern fields and fishing Lac Dualdon. A place four companions-once bound by adventure, magic and gold-call home. Otis Stonesinger is a Dwarf healer and military strategist. Haygen takes pride in his mother's human side, but has learned to embrace his barbaric Orc heritage. The Faeling, Wesley Whiteknuckle is an orphan raised in a world of Assassination and Thievery. Finally, Kayla, a mystical Elf, is trained in the magic arts. Spread far across the land of Lyborna for a much-needed rest, a tragedy brings the four friends back to Tamberlain only to be thrust into a war they never saw coming. What brings this new evil to the land? The Whispering Woods hold the answers. Book #1 of the Companions series. [Completed]

Twenty years passed in silence since the Kingdom of Niron had stretched throughout the Far North from the Emerald Sea to the North Peaks. Armies of the remnant Kingdom ravage the woods mercilessly but the winds of change have begun to blow their cold breath through the Elderwood trees. Dunn - a village of the north - is one among many but when fire falls upon it in the night Godric finds himself thrown into a world far from that read about in books. Alone with the sole surviving companion, a girl by the name of Mira, Godric is left to discover the cold truth in the woods of Niron. Alone, that is, until taken captive by a mysterious band of travelers that promise to unearth the truth about the forgotten kingdom. Mystery burns as hotly as Dragonfire in this stirring novel of courage, intrigue, and secrecy where every page peels back the shadows to reveal a new conspiracy, sharpened blade, or coiling Dragon. Cover by @ShreyaMoonlighty Highest Rank(s)- #23 in Fantasy 4-2-20, #2 in Mercenaries 7-8-18, #31 in Warrior 7-8-2018

Against many people's fears and warnings, A.I. started off as an innocent project spawned by the curiosities of scientists and tech entrepreneurs alike. It eventually evolved into a complete robot uprising. It has been 5 years since the Automation War has ended. Billions of lives have been lost and disrupted. Society hardly resembles that which we once knew. The remaining survivors have attempted to pick up the pieces of their once shattered lives. Learning from their mistakes of the past, A.I. has been outlawed and strict measures are in place to protect the human species from extinction. Out of the rubble, a new government has formed and risen to power. They call themselves The Shadow - a group of anonymous hackers who control every aspect of civilization. They monitor its citizens through chip implants, which measure every aspect of their lives from their happiness, productivity, and overall contribution to society, etc. Low performers are systematically round up, and shipped off to be executed. In a hyper-connected world where every move is tracked and even predicted, nine strangers must figure out how to stop this group and restore order in the world. *** A cyberpunk thriller set in a futuristic world. AI, artificialintelligence, brainimplants, dystopian, genetics, modification, prodigy, scifi, tech, technology, underground, geneticengineering, DNA, computers, readtogether...

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers. Cover done by @zuko_42

EPISODE 1 AVAILABLE FREE HERE IN PARTS COMPLETE BOOK AVAILABLE FREE ON: AMAZON BARNES & NOBLE KOBO ITUNES SMASHWORDS http://www.tanpepperwrites.com SERIES DESCRIPTION: In the center of Long Island's forbidden wasteland is GAMELAND, a virtual reality arcade where the privileged play horrifying, yet powerfully addictive, high-stakes game using zombies as avatars. On a whim, six hackers decide to sneak onto the island, but while breaking in is a lot easier than any of them ever imagined, getting back out is one a hell of a killer. EIGHT EPISODES 1: Deep Into the Game Zpocalypto gamer Jessica Daniels and her gang of code jackers break into Long Island's Gameland hoping to catch a glimpse of the Infected Undead. Their excitement turns to dread as the dangers become all too real. 2: Failsafe Jessie and Kelly clash after a member of their group gets stranded among the Infected Undead. 3: Deadman’s Switch Unable to escape from Long Island because of the failsafe device implanted inside their brains, the group digs in until they can devise a way to neutralize it. 4: Sunder the Hollow Ones A mutiny in the group splits the members, leaving Jessie out in the cold. 5: Prometheus Wept After one member of their group is infected, Jessie makes a decision to hand over another to a mysterious group of Undead sympathizers in exchange for a promised antidote. 6: Kingdom of Players Armed with a potential antiserum to the reanimation virus, Jessie races back to Gameland to save her infected friend. 7: Tag, You’re Dead The Undead break into their stronghold, leading the group to their darkest hour. 8: Jacker’s Code In the shocking conclusion to the high-tech horror thriller, GAMELAND, Jessie will do everything necessary to get her group home.

"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been recognized as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". C. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women. Numerous witnesses heard a suspect, though no one agrees on what language was spoken. At the murder scene, Dupin finds a hair that does not appear to be human. As the first fictional detective, Poe's Dupin displays many traits which became literary conventions in subsequent fictional detectives, including Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. Many later characters, for example, follow Poe's model of the brilliant detective, his personal friend who serves as narrator, and the final revelation being presented before the reasoning that leads up to it. Dupin himself reappears in "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt" and "The Purloined Letter".

"The Masque of the Red Death", originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy" (1842), is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague, known as the Red Death, by hiding in his abbey. He, along with many other wealthy nobles, hosts a masquerade ball within seven rooms of the abbey, each decorated with a different color. In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure disguised as a Red Death victim enters and makes his way through each of the rooms. Prospero dies after confronting this stranger, whose "costume" proves to contain nothing tangible inside it; the guests also die in turn. Cover by the lovely @CaffeinatedKiwi