Lead Me Astray is now published as a Wattpad Book! As a Wattpad reader, you can access Wattpad Books Edition upon purchase and the Original Edition for free. "Ambitious and fiercely original. Sondi Warner is the exciting new voice we've all been waiting for." - Carmen Ho @ HQ When Aurie dies, only two people can save her soul: a seductive Empath who sees her ghost, and a hot werewolf investigating her death. But will she accept the desire swirling between the three of them? ***** After her death, Aurie Edison awakens in Overlay City, a shadowy world of supernaturals hidden within the ley lines of New Orleans. There, she meets a non-binary Empath named Mys who agrees to help her with her unfinished business, and Detective Zyr, a rogue werewolf investigating the sketchy circumstances surrounding her hit-and-run. A magnetic attraction soon pulls the three of them together - but can they stay out of bed long enough to catch the vampire who may have killed Aurie? [[Watty's 2019 Horror & Paranormal Winner]] [[Winner of 2018 Rune Awards Romance Category for Best Technical Skill]] [[Winner of 2018 Majestic Awards in Paranormal]] Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual activity, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

For as long as George can remember, he's always felt like an outcast. He'd learned to be cautious when letting new people into his life, never allowing anyone to get too close. As time passed he gradually got used to relying solely on himself, but he still desperately wished he could just put himself out there a little more. At the age of twenty-one he's finally ready to take some risks and meet new people, or at least, that's what he's trying to tell himself. As George battles with his self worth and feelings of discouragement, he has a chance encounter with an American stranger in the middle of the night. Could an unlikely friendship between the two change the trajectory of George's life? He certainly hopes so. {t/w}~ alcoholism, abuse, talk of mental health, slight/implied homophobia, panic attacks *there will be a disclaimer in the specific chapters that warnings appear in, some are more mild than others* please stay safe and know that you are loved! this story is purely for practice purposes and is not intended to make anyone uncomfortable, and if it does, i'll take it down right away! now with that out of the way, let's get into the story <3

Aaron, a newly-turned Vampire who is the first in years to grow fangs, must escape the clutches of the leader of the local coven to regain his freedom and discover why he's being held captive. ***** After contracting a mysterious disease, Aaron flies across the Atlantic to Scotland to meet Clara, a woman he met online who promised to help him. When she doesn't offer the cure he's hoping for, he must face that there's no going back to being human. Transitioning to a vampire is never quick or painless, but for Aaron, things take an unexpected turn when he is the first vampire in years to grow fangs. It isn't long before the leader of Edinburgh's reclusive coven of vampires learns about the unique path the disease has run, and he takes a special interest - one that threatens Aaron's life and sanity. ***** WATTYS 2019 WINNER HORROR & PARANORMAL ***** Content Warning: This story contains mature language, violence, gore, torture, sexual content, and reference to alcohol and drug use.

[ORIGINAL DRAFT SAMPLE] She is twenty-nine when the FBI comes for her, but Catherine Themis was only seventeen, grieving and naive and angry, the first time she wiped someone else's blood from her fingers and felt the snake rise in her chest. She was seventeen when she stepped into the dark and never looked back. ***** By day, Catherine Themis is an unassuming civilian administrator for the Dedwich Police Department, but by night, she is a notorious vigilante known as The Hangman. Struggling with her violent urges and the psychological cost of her actions, Catherine becomes the target of an obsessive serial killer and a relentless FBI agent, and as the hunt for the Hangman intensifies, Catherine must decide which life she wishes to live and what she values more: vengeance or her fading humanity? A psychological thriller in the vein of MINDHUNTER and HANNIBAL, SERPENT HEART is a deep-dive into the life and history of a conflicted vigilante forced to confront her inner demons and evade a national manhunt. Catherine questions the efficacy of her own convictions as the FBI closes in and a vindictive murderer puts her family, love, and identity in jeopardy. With everything on the line and time running out, who will Catherine Themis become? --- [[AVAILABLE ON AMAZON]] [[REMOVED 24 DEC 2021]] [[2019 Watty Winner - Mystery & Thriller]]

Când citești asta, asigură-te că e încă zi. Dacă vei citi în miezul nopții, cu luminile aprinse, există riscul ca acestea să se stingă singure și tu să suferi un atac de cord. Și dacă citești pe întuneric, fară să le aprinzi, probabil că cineva te va pândi din colțul cufundat în întuneric al camerei. A doua măsură de siguranță pe care te-aș sfătui să o iei, este aceea de a nu citi niciodată cartea atunci când ești singur acasă. Când ești singur și e liniște, vei avea impresia că auzi pași sau alte zgomote ciudate. Sau poate chiar se aud, depinde. Așa că ai nevoie de cât mai multe persoane în jurul tău, de preferat gălăgioase. Atenție! Muzica dată la maxim nu va funcționa. Spiritele vor observa că nu ești atât de curajos de îndată ce pornești muzica, iar în acest mod le vei atrage. Bun, iar a treia măsura, și poate și cea mai importantă, NU-ți fie frică! Ei, bine, drag cititor, lectură plăcută (asta în caz că nu te-ai răzgândit) și sper că nu te-am speriat prea tare. Va fi distractiv, promit!

A top student attempts to save his GPA by accepting an invitation to dinner with his strange new professor, Mr.Jenkins. The meal is awkward at first, until Mr. Jenkins reveals his new scientific theory, then it becomes horrifying.