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Paint Me a Murder by AliKatMeow
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REWRITING How far would you go to clear your name of a murder you didn't commit? Would you sit back and let life unfold around you, or would you take matters into your own hands? Follow young artist Kazimir Ivánovič Vassiliev down a bloody trail of revenge, deceit, and deadly secrets to uncover the truth. When he seeks help from gangster Emmett Larson for a murder investigation, he never knew how strong his feelings would grow as they search for answers and try to clear his name. Amid their murderous world, love is the last thing they need on their plate, but the heart isn't always tamable. The line that keeps good and evil divided is wearing thin, cutting deep through Kazimir's fragile heart as he struggles to piece himself back together. Will he be able to return from the shadows as a victorious hero, or will he succumb to his darkest desires and let his own demons control him? Genre: Crime Drama/Mystery Cover by the amazing @Crimson_Graves
The Liar's Silence (Chasing Illusions #2) | A Novel (On Hold)  by Mansonmarie178
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"At first, it was love I wanted. In the end, I wanted myself back." Can you construct an identity out of lies? Something big happened in Olivia's life. Something big and unspoken that ripped and changed everything in her life. Struck with an unbearable truth, Olivia becomes a liar. It's her way of coping, her way of getting what she wants when she could not-imaginary worlds in her wide mind are just a form of it. But as coping mechanisms goes, lies only bring Olivia as far as it does. Driven to a point of no return, Olivia plans her own death as an accident, a last ditch plan to escape her own life that's a cage-and not cause the feelings of guilt in her friend, Richard for her death. But before her plan came aboard, she was brought to a therapist, Diana Jones. It seems like nothing would change, except this time, Diana gives her a pen and a journal and tells her to be honest, to write everything that she can't say to anybody-even to her, a professional clinician. Olivia chooses to do it for one reason: she has nothing left to lose and if she wants to, she can burn them so that nobody sees them before she leaves the world. What she never realizes that the first step to healing is to be honest. Delving into a mind that blurs the line between truths and lies, the line between reality and fantasy, this is a story about a woman who kept silent about her losses and end up losing more than she ever wanted. This is the story about silence and how it kills someone gradually till they are left with nothing, but remains of who they are. ------------------------- This is book two, but ultimately, all books can be read as a standalone. Mature Content. Don't say I did not warn you. Cover by @CannibalisticNecro First draft, so bare with me about the mistakes. 😅