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The Mosaic by Avis_Scipione
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FEATURED | #1 in whodunnit for over four weeks | #1 in the third chaos award When you can't trust in angels, you turn to the devil for a pact. Alessandro Steno is Venice's living legend. Trying to wash old blood off his hands, he hunts the city's worst criminals. Investigating the grotesque deaths of famous artists, Alessandro finds himself face to face with a ghost story. An assassin known as 'The Reaper'. And in the shadows of the dead hides something bound to destroy his city and plunge the world into chaos. In dire need of allies, Alessandro finds out beggars can't be choosers... A stranger offers him a deal: he will kill the Reaper, if the inspector let's him uncover the secrets of his father. Alessandro just might have to team up with one demon to defeat another... A girl hellbent on revenge for the murder of her friend won't stay home in the safety of wealth and marriage. Wanting to prove herself at all costs, she might just be the Reaper's easiest catch... Can liars find the truth? How long can they fight all fronts -- themselves, each other, the world? Who can beat death's game? #1 in the third Chaos Awards Mystery/Thriller #3 in the second Chaos Awards Mystery/Thriller #188 in Mystery/Thriller: 9th of May #193 in Mystery/Thriller: 7th of May #231 in Mystery/Thriller: 13st January © 2017 Avis_Scipione All rights reserved. Cover: by the absolutely amazing rikkiliao
Cupid's Match | Wattpad Books Edition by LEPalphreyman
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He's mythologically hot, a little bit wicked, almost 100% immortal. And he'll hit you right in the heart . . . --- Lila Black doesn't believe in matchmaking, let alone soul mates. So why is she constantly being hassled by the Cupids Matchmaking Service? But this gilded, cherub-bedecked dating agency isn't exactly what it seems . . . and it's about to turn Lila's entire world upside down. It turns out that Cupids Matchmaking is the real deal. As in, it's run by actual cupids―who don't look at all like they do in the paintings―and they have a serious problem with Lila's "match." Because this guy shouldn't be in the system. He shouldn't have a match. And while he's irresistibly hot, he's also incredibly dangerous. Because Lila's true love match is Cupid. The original bad boy of love. And he wants her. Now Lila's once-normal teenaged world has exploded into a mythological nightmare overrun by crime-lord sirens, wrathful cupid hit men, magic arrows that cause no end of trouble, and a mischievous, not-so-angelic love god she can't seem to stop herself from falling for . . .
Paint the Town Red (Fox & Oakby Murder Mysteries | Book II) by kkolmakov
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After solving a double murder and saving her home town from a financial catastrophe, Imogen Fox, the personal assistant of John Oakby, the Mayor of a tiny town of Fleckney Woulds, was hoping to enjoy peace and her new romantic status, but two bodies are discovered in the debris of the town dam. To make matters worse, Imogen's sudden artistic success is threatening her fresh and fragile happiness. ~ Fox & Oakby Murder Mysteries ~ Book II ~ Cosy Mystery, Romance & Humour ~ COMPLETE {Sequel to "Fox & Oakby Book I: Official Town Business." COMPLETE. The story continues in "Fox & Oakby Book III: The Toast of the Town"}
The Monster Garden (#2.5 Penderry's Bizarre) by JoanneWeaver
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Nothing says romance like a man-eating plant. Westman and Sophie are back. This time, a carnivorous plant from Africa is on display at the Royal Botanic Gardens. But are the man-eating myths true? Welcome to another Victorian mystery certain to thrill. Valentine's special short story
Betrayed And Broken✔ [completed] by shakthi
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Highest Ranking: #1 in chick-lit for more than 60 days :) [Blurb] "I clearly warned you before the marriage, you can't treat her like this! you said you love her-" "Not anymore, I don't even want to look at her." I cut across Sachin angrily. I was still half-drunk. "That's why you are the biggest loser in this world Nivin, nobody can help you if you keep doing this to yourself." Sachin sounded furious. "She planned everything to destroy me!" "If you think Riya would do something to hurt you, I don't have anything to talk to you!" "Don't talk like you know everything, Sachin, she knew everything before the marriage, but she kept it from me!" "And why did she do it? Did you even give her a chance to explain?" he asked me, "I saw the CCTV footage Nivin, She was following you, trying to explain and you nearly ran over her in the parking lot-" "Shut up, Sachin, shut the hell up-" "Hear me out you heartless jerk, she waited for you in that apartment for 48 hours, not even taking a drop of water, in that same chair, waiting for you, Nivin Aldrick, she's now unconscious, still in the emergency room, I hope you are happy." I froze then, my mind going blank. The words affected me more than it should and part of me felt the pain. Jeez! she betrayed me and I am still worried about her! ~~~ family? For Riya, who is brought up by the orphanage, it's the most precious dream. For her, a family is a group of people who will stand by you in all situations. And for Nivin, the heir of Aldrick corporation, it's where the most poisonous people in his life is at, it's where the twisted and calculated mind games start from. While Riya would do anything to get a family, Nivin would do anything to get out of it. Can Riya prove to him that love does exist in the world? Can she succeed in opening the cold heart of Nivin Rosh James aldrick? ------------ **A story of love, Friendship, Family, and of course adventure with lots of twists & turns and a HAPPY ENDING!!!**
Her Hidden Self |  ✓ by mysteriouslypoetic
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Some people merely adopt darkness, but she was born into it. Hiding every gloomy secret, covering all the lies, she walks through the life devoid of all emotions. They all labeled her, those silly people, if only they had stop for a moment and observed. Looked into her eyes and see the wreckage behind them, see the hurt and the pain behind that anger. Nobody noticed, nobody tried to care... until that someone. • • • They loath each other and there's nothing anyone could do. Winter and Ethan are like fire and ice, like darkness and light, like hurricane and tornado they don't mix at all. But, fate, my friend is one hell of a player. So, what will happen when Fate works it's magic and the two arch enemies are thrown together? Amidst all the chaos, heart breaks and tears, will the truth finally come out and surrender? or will it act just as stubborn as the person, who hid it. Copyright © mysteriouslypoetic 2018. All Rights Reserved.
Girl Next Door ✔️ by mysterio_2000
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"We need to start from the beginning. We need to find out who actually did it." ••• Alexandra Black's new found perfect life turns upside down when her psychotic ex-boyfriend, literally, crashes into her life with his car. He wants her back, he'd kill anyone who comes between him and her, even if it was Alexandra herself. But, there's this bad boy already there in the picture, who just isn't ready to give Alexandra away so easily. Now now, this isn't the cliché story where the bad boy meets the good girl and they fall in love. This is Alexandra Black's story about how she cleared all the mess she's made in her life, while falling in love with the green eyed bad boy all the way. This is the story of the bad boy's Girl Next Door. ▪▪▪ "You think I'm ugly?" Cole asked, faking disbelief. "Now now, don't think of yourself as an ugly person. Think of yourself as a beautiful monkey." I said, smirking at him. Cole's green eyes sparkled. "I knew you were attract--wait, did you just call me a monkey?" He asked, this time really in real disbelief. ▪▪▪ "I'm not the girl next door, I'm the bitch across the road." Take your inner Nancy Drew with you, as you follow Alexandra through all of the ups and downs, while trying to seek for the truth. ▪▪▪ NOW COMPLETE Needs editing.
Worst Impressions by ClarissaNorth
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A 'Pride and Prejudice' Remix. Beth Bennett, a poor girl in a fancy boarding school, faces class prejudice and romance when the school goes co-ed and she meets arrogant Will Darcy. [THIS STORY IS COMPLETE] ********** Elisabeth 'Beth' Bennett wasn't born in the same circle as the other girls at Netherfield Academy, but her mother's advantageous third marriage has allowed her to enjoy their world. Now she's at the end of her education and is looking forward to what lies beyond. That is, if she can make it to the end of the term in one piece. In a bid to bring in more students, the academy is going co-ed, and has brought in the boys early to test the waters. Among them are Charlie Bingley, a cheerful boy with a soft spot for Beth's best friend, Jenny. His companion William Darcy isn't at all pleased with the situation, or with Beth for that matter. While Beth tries to avoid interacting with the boys wherever possible, it seems fate is determined to throw them together. An adaptation of Jane Austen's classic, 'Pride and Prejudice'. [Note: 'Pride and Prejudice' and the complete works of Jane Austen are in the PUBLIC DOMAIN and can be adapted and interpreted without infringement on copyright. See also; 'Mr. Darcy, Vampire', 'Lost in Austen', 'Clueless', 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies', 'Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters', 'Bridget Jones' Diary', etc.]
Let's Play a Game [Editing] by DjBunny
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**Please forgive my mistakes and crappy-ness. I am under-going editing... It may take a while. Thank you for reading and making it hit over FIVE MILLION reads omfg :'D ^_^ BUT IT IS GETTING EDITED...SLOWLY....SO PLEASE IGNORE MISTAKES AND STUPIDITY :)))** ❝I hear you're a player... So lets play a game. Let's sweet talk. Let's play fight, let's talk 24/7. Let's tell each other good morning and good night every day, let's take walks together, let's give each other nicknames. Let's hang out with each others' friends, let's go on dates. Let's talk on the phone all night long, let's hold each other... And kiss and hug each other. And whoever falls in love first? Loses.❞
Sweepings of the Street [EXCERPT] by amanda_denney_writes
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Twelve-year-old Sarah Lee longs to remain in the golden fields under a starry sky forever, but life has other plans for her. After the bleak spring of 1816 yields meager crops, Sarah's family flees its home in the English countryside to labor at a textile factory in newly industrial London. A factory accident several months later leaves Sarah's father out of work and her family desperate for money. Despite the worries of her older brother Thomas, Sarah disguises herself and ventures into a dangerous new job. Sarah soon learns that life in London is not as simple as it seems. She meets Jamie, a sullen, aggressive boy who helps her adjust to the new conditions. But Jamie has dark secrets of his own, and his reluctance to trust strangers clashes with Sarah's burning curiosity about his past. As the city creeps towards winter, Sarah and her friends stand face-to-face with the horrors of London poverty-rising prices, rampant crime, disease, and hopelessness-and it becomes clear that not everyone will make it out alive. Everyone has a secret, and the consequences can be more devastating than any of them can imagine. "Dark, emotionally gripping, highly researched... very impressive." "Deeply moving and heart-wrenching, it will forever leave a mark on my heart." - anonymous readers WARNINGS: This excerpt contains descriptions of physical injury and child abuse. There is a more detailed content warning in the published book. Sweepings of the Street is now available for purchase! Enjoy the first 4 chapters, then consider getting a paperback or ebook version of the full book! Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, Kobo, and more, or upon request at your local independent bookstore.