↠ Open Novella Contest Long List finalist. Private Investigator, Alexander Hart has it all, he oozes confidence and charm. Women want him and men want to be him. But life wasn't always so perfect, was it Alex? You can change your name and your looks, but secrets don't always stay hidden, do they? When a blast from the past, a bubbly woman named Summer Richards waltzes into his office needing him to help her find 'the one', in the form of a one night stand, Alex finds the walls he's so expertly built starting to crumble and everything he's worked so hard for starts to slip through his fingers. Things get a little tricky when old feelings resurface and 'the one' really ends up being the wrong one. Well, Mr. Hotshot, looks like it's time to make a decision. Your first love or your perfect case record? *Male point of view*

Forty-three years ago, the humans discovered that we existed. All of their spooky bedtime stories about werewolves, vampires, and fairies suddenly became real as supernaturals of all kinds began emerging from the darkness and walked out into the open. Instead of welcoming us with open arms, they went batshit crazy. Like burning down buildings and destroying families batshit crazy. Soon, supernaturals fled and tried to go back into hiding, but at that point things were already spiraling out of control. Our neighbors became suspicious, our identities were compromised. And the next thing we knew, our family was being torn apart. Our father was taken by an organization called The Shadows. The Shadows kidnap supernatural beings and experiment on us to discover our secrets and morph them into something unnatural. Our mother was murdered in front of our eyes. And it didn't take long for the rest of the world to catch fire. The thing that kills me the most is that we've literally been living amongst humans for centuries. If we wanted to kill you, I'm pretty sure you'd be dead by now. You know what I mean? But I guess that's just not the world we live in. My siblings and I have been blending in with the humans for the past eleven years, just waiting for an opportunity to arise where we can take back what's ours. We're going to find our father. And then we're going to kill every last one of The Shadows until they're nothing but a fading memory.

After the war Harry wasn't the same energetic boy we knew. He was different. His eyes grew colder and his words and actions were unmotivated and emotionless. It leaves you wondering if that piece of Voldermort inside him wasn't completely snuffed out. Harry could feel his heart blackening and the madness closing in on him at all angles. He can't escape the clutches of temptation for destruction. Draco Malfoy has lost everything. His father, the love of his mother and his pride. He can't help but bury himself in self-loathing for all the dark deeds he has done and for running from the fight instead of standing up to the madman. Draco has no one to follow and no one to love. He needs something to cling on to so He can't help but give into Harry's madness. [ I do not own any of the Harry Potter series or characters. ] [book cover is not mine]

Vivian Lorraine Ocean lived her entire life with pain and regret. She married her high school sweetheart at age 18. She thought they were made for each other, but everything changed when his father passed away, and he took over his family business. Everything changes when she is given a chance to relive her life starting from her junior year of high school.

Katherine & Conrad Bellamy have finally been accepted into Blackwood Academy, the most elite assassins academy in the world. However, little do they know, Dean Blackwood has a hidden agenda.