Caleb's a bit of a loner and just trying to figure his own life out, when a noise downstairs tears his reality apart. A skeleton, a questionable suicide, a murder investigation, and a smoking gun - Caleb is compelled to investigate, partly because he's captivated by the gorgeous young widow of the dead Ben Morris. **COMPLETE NOVEL, 72,600 WORDS**

When Jeremy comes home to find his girlfriend dead, his world is ruined. He has lost the great love of his life, but a stranger taunts with an offer to get her back. Jeremy would rather kill him and avenge Dani, but the option of having her back is too tempting. Feeling he has no other choice, Jeremy embarks on a journey he doesn't understand to find the answers he is desperate for. The stranger turns out to be a demon who needs valuable information from Jeremy. A journey of a human, a witch, and a demon that encompasses different worlds and times. More answers lead to more questions. Who is Jeremy? What could he have to offer a demon who's lived for thousands of years? The demon refuses to answer, claiming Jeremy will understand in time. Jeremy begins to doubt that he will ever reunite with Dani, but a deal is a deal, and that's the one promise a demon will never break. That is, if you can trust a demon. Updates come Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I do not take credit for the photos. Let me know what you think about the story so far in the comments! Thank you for reading 💕

Maera was a nymph. Or was she? She claimed to be a genuine Nereid from antiquity. Right out of the pages of Greek mythology. Well, that's what she told Doc Roussos who lived alone on the island. Kalamos was remote and sparsely populated. An exquisite pine-covered jewel that rose steep and majestic out of the turquoise and cobalt Mediterranean. Maera would visit Doc on those summer nights uninvited. Arriving unannounced, she would appear at his ruin--a formerly destroyed Venetian castle. It was a place over the years he had more-less inherited, as volunteer custodian of the archaeological structure. But who really was this honey-haired girl who began to invade Doc's chosen isolation? Somewhere in her twenties, beautiful, and with a musical voice and a graceful gait, she seemed real enough to the retired professor. But it was her nightly stories which gave him pause for disbelief. They were tales from a long-ago past. And not just of previous ages, but romances and adventures Dr. Roussos had been long familiar with. Mythological accounts capable of beguiling a charmed listener well into a world time before time . . . But were the stories all she offered him?

When the zombie apocalypse breaks out in New York, a heart-broken Rocco Maneli and his five dysfunctional younger siblings must do whatever it takes to get to Colorado. After an unexpected twist in the game of survival though, they learn there's a lot more to worry about than zombies. Can the Manelis work past their differences and learn to survive together? Or will they let their drama get the best of them and die as an alcoholic, failed musician, nervous nerd, pothead, gamer, and a baby? Survival isn't fair in this new world, especially when the Maneli's are involved. ~ Cover credit @WriterAnimated ~ (c) Copyright 2020 by Ria

Chelsea's been bullied her entire life because of her weight. She stands up to them, but she can't help but agree with them when she's alone. Her best friend Victor has been there helping her through it all. Now it's the final football game of Victor's high school career, and Chelsea has to deal with yet another bully. She thinks she has to do something to change herself, but with the help of Victor, she realizes that changing won't make her feel wanted; being herself will. THIS WAS A COMPETITION ENTRY. I CANT BRING MYSELF TO DELETE IT.