Desecrating the purest of hearts. They toy with women to watch them squirm, pollinate the seeds of despair, to satiate their Seven Deadly Sins. -Ellen Hopkins

It's only been 6 months since the true identity of The Doll Collector has been revealed. It rocked the city of Los Angeles, and left Maria picking up the pieces of her life. But 6 months has been enough time for her to set the ultimate goal, be reunited with the one person who did this to her. When Maria arrives at White Crest Psychiatric Hospital for the Criminally Insane, her little plot seems to have worked, but there is a killer lurking behind those walls, that is slowly killing off the dregs of society. How long before it's the one person she can't live without? Published August 25th, 2018 Finished January 27th, 2019

Six months have passed since Maria disappeared, and without her bloody mannequin to convince everyone she's dead, the search for her continues. But something is brewing in the darkest corners of Los Angeles. The Doll Collector has fallen dormant, but The Admirer has awoken, and is finally fulfilling his deepest and deadliest desires. After bloody bodies start getting delivered to the police station, addressed to Kristopher Marner, the FBI finally steps in and takes control. As the presents get bloodier and the creepy texts start rolling in, Marner realizes that keeping his identity hidden will be harder than he thought. After all... you can't hide from your admirer. WALL OF SHAME *The following people have plagiarized The Admirer* Acidfairys on Tapas - 2019 Published 12/22/17 Finished 7/6/18

After escaping from police custody, Clover tries to piece his life back together. Determined to return to home and be reunited with his family, he has to first elude the country wide man hunt. Will he be able to resist his old ways in order to remain undetected? After hearing that Colin has escaped, Summer and Becca prepare themselves for the inevitable; Clover is coming back for them. Will the police and their families be enough to protect them? Clover's coming back and he's determined to prove to the girls; 'You'll always be mine'.

The third book to the Family Comes First trilogy Time has passed, and now Hunter is seventeen and preparing to graduate from high school. Jimmy is being released from prison, and Julie is excited for them to be a family once again. Traditions start to arise when Hunter meets Ava. Julie believed that everything was going to be different once Jimmy got out of jail, but some traditions never die.

The Sharing Nightmares Anthology is an Halloween themed anthology with stories from some of Wattpad's finest 'thrill weavers' Here, you'd find stories from 20 prolific authors with enough chills and spooky to keep you on edge all Hallo-month long. Not the brightness of your phone, or the light from your lamp is enough to keep the chills from running down your spine.

*Featured Story* Readers of dark tales, are you in the mood for holiday cheer? Enter DEAD WINTER and get your fill. But mind your step! In this frozen world, victory belongs to the villains. DEAD WINTER: A CRYPTIC Anthology is a collection of 25 chilling tales penned by Wattpad's finest authors. Stories will be published one per day beginning on New Year's Day. Highest Ranking: #30 in Short Story.

"I felt so lost until I found you once again..." ⛈️⛈️⛈️ Mollie Leonhart was always intrigued by thunderstorms. The way the dark clouds rolled in and shrouded the sky in shadows as the sky cried it's sorrowful tears peaked her curiosity, ever since she was a child. She was fascinated by the lightning cracking across the black and grey gradient sky, striking anything that would fly into its path. Deep down her soul yearned to be out in the rain, feeling the cold droplets soak into her clothes and skin. But Mollie knew it wasn't safe for her to do so, she would be struck herself. One stormy night, a roof-shaking crash woke her from her slumber and she went up to investigate. Mollie- though she wasn't known to be the bravest- mustered up her courage and stepped out onto her apartment roof. Unexpected? Perhaps. A lone angel laid atop her roof, unconscious.

For months Summer is trapped in a cellar with the man who took her - and three other girls: Rose, Poppy, and Violet. His perfect, pure flowers. His family. But flowers can't survive long cut off from the sun, and time is running out...

[COMPLETED] When down on her luck, Abby Redding lands a position as the personal assistant for wealthy businessman Alex Carter, her first assignment is to fix up his new cabin in a remote town. Things don't go as planned when an unsolved murder and a haunted cabin leave Abby Redding fighting for her life. Is her handsome boss hiding secrets? Or is there something more sinister afoot?