After escaping a kidnapping, Hayley finds herself hunted by the sinister group that took her. At first glance, they seem to be just an extreme metal band called The Crypt with a menacing stage presence, but as Hayley learns more about them and their frontman, Dread, she suspects they might not be fully human. Dread doesn't just want her blood for a stage prop...he's got something far more disturbing in mind. Hayley's only hope for safety is relying on Wraith, the man who helped her escape and the frontman of another metal band called Soul Reaper. However, as Wraith's ties to The Crypt come to light, Hayley wonders if she can really trust him...or trust herself to resist the undeniable attraction they feel to each other. In order to figure out what The Crypt wants, she'll need to dive deeper and discover the true intentions of Dread's twisted cult. There is something about Hayley that is different, and he will stop at nothing to get to her.

The curse wasn't forgotten. It was waiting. Riyana never asked for second chances. Not in truth. Not in life. But when a curse breathes her name before she remembers it herself, she learns that the shadows haven't just followed her-they created her. They weren't just below her-they were inside her heart. Rajgarh is the kind of place that pretends to forget. Where people are happy thinking about today, and dream about just tomorrow. People are content, at least that's what it looks like. To her colleagues, Riyana is the quiet, overthinking outsider. To the mirrors of her temporary house, she's an anomaly. But to the shadows, she is something far older. Something they've been waiting to reclaim. And they aren't the only ones watching. Betrayed once by those who summoned her, Riyana must decide: Will she be the girl who burns quietly, or the flame that sets it all ablaze?

Aerlene Ray awakens at the threshold between life and death, her senses sharpened beyond human limits, her soul marked by invisible wounds. Behind the mirrors, unfamiliar voices keep calling along with a dangerous figure who shadows her every step. As the heavens fall silent and the darkness begins to collect souls still in debt, Aerlene must traverse five forgotten realms, guided by a cursed immortal and a spirit-summoner seeking redemption from the shadows of a haunted past. Their goal: to uncover ancient relics, seen only by those who have died and returned. Fragments of a power capable of shaking the foundations of fate... or erasing it entirely. In a world where no destiny comes without a price... What does free will mean if every road leads to the same end? And who truly holds rule over life and death: God, the Devil... or your own heart? Current rankings (20250629) #1 cosmichorror out of 2.0K stories #1 chosenone out of 1.37K stories #1 Forbidden knowledge #22 gothic out of 8.16K stories #23 psychologicalhorror out of 2.14K stories (Originally write in Bahasa Indonesia) Genre: Dark Fantasy, Psychological Horror, and Cosmic Horror. New chapter updated is around weekend (Friday-Sunday) Sincerely, Elin H. Marlene (Author of Iyrin : A Veil of Wings & Whispers)

"You're not like the angels in scripture." "Then perhaps scripture was written to comfort you, not prepare you." ... Father Ansel. The priest was saved by an angel long ago, an angel that watches over him and is accepted as real by the church. Yet, they suddenly find out this angel's wings weren't so white.

||UMBRELLA ACADEMY x THE PRINCES IN THE TOWER|| In 2023, eighteen-year-old Grisha is upset over missing his admission to a prestigious Art Academy. Worse, he's drafted to fight in an unjust war he hates. In a fit of rage, Grisha rips his second-hand textbook and hurls it at his hardliner father. He fervently wishes he could fix Russia's violent history just like that. To erase the shadow of Ivan the Terrible, as it looms larger and larger over Grisha's world, driving him to the brink of self-destruction. In response, the world crumbles around Grisha until all that is left of him is his soul, which travels through time to find Besson in the year 1591. Also eighteen, Besson is a suspect in the killing of a child Prince-Ivan the Terrible's son -- when his only desire is to paint icons in a quiet monastery. Together Grisha and Besson hunt for a mythical assassin through time and the answers to two crucial questions. Who killed the boy-prince? And who else do you need to kill, so there is always peace? First published date: February 02, 2023

‼️ THIS BOOK HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AS I PREPARE TO PUBLISH THE REWRITTEN VERSION. SOME CHARACTERS & CHAPTERS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FOR THE FINAL STORY. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK ‼️ | The Cursed Gift is a YA Fantasy book that follows a young hybrid as she finds herself at the cusp of a looming war. | After being cast out from her witch clan, Alisa finds herself at the mercy of their natural enemies and everything she thought she knew is turned upside down. Suddenly, she's stuck between two vastly different worlds, staring down an unexpected war, when a prophecy is revealed that endangers those she loves. Can she find her true place before time runs out? 'For it is up to the half-breed to unite the two species against a greater evil which threatens to tear their world apart.' | Book I of The Cursed Series 🐺🔥 | ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ❥🥈 2ND IN GYSOT AWARDS ❥🥈 2ND IN ULTIMATE ROMANCE AWARDS ❥🥉 3RD IN NEBULA AWARDS ❥🥉 3RD IN AWARDS 2023 ❥🥉 3RD BEST BLURB & BEST FIRST LINE IN THE ASTER AWARDS 2023 | Copyright © 2019-2025 Elishia C. Xalfa © |

She was a girl from San Francisco. He was a cowboy from the California foothills. Met by chance, brought together through letters. And though the lovers are gone, the letters remain. This is their love story. And mine.

-At 18 years old, Marika Antoniewicz knows she must take action not just for herself, but for her family. The once picturesque town of Krakow, Poland that she once grew up in is nothing more than a pile of shambles now left to forage in. Surrounded by all the chaos and horrors of war, Marika is determined to make a difference starting by smuggling her younger sisters out of Nazi occupied Poland into Switzerland soil. Marika's parlous plan takes a drastic turn of events when she encounters the presence of Kommandant Hans Wilhelm Schneider. Hans Wilhelm Schneider doesn't know what he wants in life. Being forced into work with his fellow men, he feels numbed by the horror he sees every day. Wilhelm despised the person he was becoming and would do anything to change his ways...even if it meant helping a Jewish woman smuggle her two sisters out of occupied Poland. As the hands of time twist their fate, Marika and Wilhem know they can't possibly have what they both desperately want. As their feelings for each other grow, will they be able to manage the secrets they hold to welcome a new life?-

1st Place: The Melancholy Awards, The Award Contest, and The Plum Awards. 2nd Place: The StoryTeller Awards, The Honour Awards, and The Moon Awards. 3rd Place: The SummerZodiacAwards. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Elijah Marks has always dreamed of marrying the love of his life, Irina Snow. His dream is finally coming true and in the upcoming months, he'll be a happily married man. On more than one occasion, his plans are thwarted at the arrival of a stalker in the night, who leaves Elijah with bloody bites and wounded confidence. In an effort to capture the monster and prove to his family that it's not human, he sets a trap and uses himself as the bait. It is Elijah's greatest mistake that leads to his greatest obsession. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cover by @Scripturite