{ONC2021 2nd Place Overall, Round Two Ambassador Picks & Shortlist} When Max O'Brien receives an almond with a skull painted on it, he initially plays it off as a prank. But, after his wife leaves town, he begins discovering more of the nuts hidden around the house. More disturbing than that is that some unseen intruder is keeping an accurate running count. The more almonds Max finds, the stranger things get. Mysterious noises. Moving Objects. Damaged valuables. It's a haunting that grows in power with each success in the involuntary scavenger hunt. As the almonds pile up so do the threats until Max realizes he may just not survive. __________ ONC2021 Prompt 62 Cover by @mensemortuis 1st Place in Horror/Paranormal - The Opulence Writer's Awards Also posted on Royal Road

"I have always valued kindness." - The words of a man willing to murder anyone for profit. A skilled swordsman, Daryl the Dauntless, has a new job to carry out. It is a job that is very different from the ones he has been doing for the past thirty years: taking on an apprentice. Having had a bad experience with an apprentice in his past, he is not looking forward to it, to say the least. On his path to find someone to train, he encounters a little girl with a rough past of her own, Mallory. She was left on the streets to fend for herself. Now, for a better chance at survival, and to reclaim what was taken from her, she must become a swordsman herself. Find out what becomes of the swordsman and his apprentice in the intense trilogy: Malicious (Rated "mature" for graphic scenes of violence). 1st Place in the Creative Mind Awards 1st Place in the Umbrella Awards 2nd Place in the Guilded Raven Awards 3rd Place in the Snow Trees Awards

He was cursed, attracted to the virtuous soul of a mere mortal that unknowingly walked the sacred grounds of Chesterfield. I came to believe that I was his lost soul, amongst the crowd I was the purest of them all, subjected to an eternity of damnation by his side. But, deep down, in the recesses of my mind, there was a faint whisper repeating the same maddening chant. Liar. It was then as I stared into the bottomless abyss that I realized there is no going back, not for me. Not in this life. I held the silver blade firmly, watching as the crimson drops carelessly scorched the flesh of my newest victim. Her flawless skin reduced to blistering, pus filled sores. The pungent smell of decaying flesh was momentarily masked as sandalwood invaded my senses. "Look at your whore, isn't she beautiful?" Chesterfield's freaky outcast stumbles upon a reality that only existed in horror movies as she is introduced to a world of blood, dark desires, and supernatural beings. Word Count: 85,000+ ✓ Mature Audience (18+) Explicit Content

Bullets, check! Grenades, check! Sexy vampire Prince, err... not check! When a top notch assassin and her hacker best friend stumbles upon a world full of vampires, they seem to entangle themselves in certain affairs. Affairs that involves generals, knights, wars and Princes! Things turns challenging for Biella when she goes to find her friend who has gotten himself separated from her, and she captures a stranger, who is not quite pleased with her especially, when it comes to a human abducting a vampire. Or more precisely, an ordinary- extraordinary assassin abducting a tyrant Prince. •••••••• Currently it's in its third phase. Meaning, I am rewriting the story. Sorry if you can't find the whole story. •••••••• [ WINNER OF THE FICTION AWARD 2020] •••••••• Warning: Vampire Profanities, strong languages, violence and blood DO NOT STEAL THE STORY OR THE IDEA Plagiarism is an act of cowardice. Be inspired and write from your heart. This story is entirely my imagination and I don't own any of the arts that are used in this story. This story is not for harming anyone dead or alive and any person's feelings. Any incidents that are occurred here entirely my imagination. In case you have found slight similarities it was entirely co incidental. ____________ Important Milestones: ||>Story started: 13th July, 18 || >2nd Draft started: 15th Feb, 2020 || > 2nd Draft Ended: 8th May, 2020 || > 3rd Draft started: 11th July, 2020 || > 3rd Draft Ended: Ongoing Word counts-- 2nd draft: 73,970 words upto Epilogue Third Draft: 32,786 words upto chapter 5 ||..COMPLETED..|| Text copyright © Hatuka Tachibana™2018

When neighbours Hannah and Vince find themselves trapped in their small apartment block due to lockdown, they form a pact to satisfy all their needs... A Knock Away is a mixture of 'No Strings Attached' and 'Friends with Benefits' with a yummy young twist.

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Gray was the kind of man to mind his own, yet he couldn't help looking back into the rain when he saw her.

Corinna Báthory, 16th-century nobility, is kidnapped and thrown into a male detective academy in present-day Florida. But they grabbed the wrong girl. Season 1 of Agents of Time ***** It's 1585, and things could not possibly be going any slower for Corinna Báthory. Overwhelmed with expectations as Hungarian nobility and the trials and tribulations of becoming a female playwright in a field dominated by men, Corinna would do anything for a change of pace. Of course, there's nothing better to speed up the narrative than being kidnapped...and being accused of being a serial killer. ***** [[ THE WATTY'S 2021 SHORTLIST ]]

Friday night's doorbell chime brings a hot pizza delivery dude to Evie's apartment, bringing new meaning to TGIF!