Book of the Month on the @Ambassadors Mystery profile! This story will become FREE on August 30th, 2023! When 17-year-old Arbor Hayes' best friend turns up alive after a mysterious six-month disappearance, she must piece together the fragments of her story to make sense of what happened. But as clues emerge, she discovers how damaged Emma Navarro is ... and how dangerous the truth can be. * * * * * When 16-year-old Emma Navarro goes missing, the seemingly perfect town of Menteuse, Ohio is in shock - including Arbor Hayes, Emma's best friend and next door neighbor. After weeks of searching, Emma's truck is found abandoned hours away from home with blood in the back seat, turning the rescue mission into a recovery of her body. Six months later, Arbor receives a text from Emma's phone stating she's alive, but when her best friend reappears, she's more sinister and unpredictable than the Emma from before. And as details regarding her ordeal emerge, the more Arbor realizes how damaged Emma is ... and how dangerous the truth can be. Content warning: this story contains references to sexual abuse, mental health issues, violence, and mild drug use. ✨2022 Watty Awards Shortlist ✨Mystery/Thriller winner 2022 Amby Awards ✨Mystery/Suspense winner 2022 Punk Rock Awards ✨Best First Line - 2022 Punk Rock Awards ✨Best Action/Fight Scene - 2022 Punk Rock Awards ✨2021 Watty Awards Shortlist Emma That is Dead by Darly Jamison Copyright © 2021 All Rights Reserved Current cover designed by me, using MidJourney and Canva Pro. Photo inside created by D-Keine on iStockphoto, and edited on Canva Pro. (Previous Wattpad cover designed by Ashley Bandy) Notice: This document is not authorized for upload or use with artificial intelligence systems or platforms. Any attempt to upload, analyze, or process this content using AI technology is strictly prohibited.

THANK YOU, Wattpad, for the HQ Love Watty Award! Concept: A mysterious young woman flees from her troubled past only to discover it is impossible to escape THE SECRET that haunts her. *PLEASE NOTE: This story was originally inspired by the movie "Sleeping With the Enemy". * * * * * "I would never, Steven," she promised, turning away from him in an attempt to protect herself. "I know you wouldn't," he screamed. Cupping her chin in his hand, he forced her to look at him. "Because I would kill you." His words hung heavy in the air. Sarah's heart sank into her stomach. No matter how many times she'd heard the menacing phrase, she could never get used to it. It had the same affect on her as the first time he'd thrown the ugly words in her face. The familiar sting of bile rose in her throat, and she knew she would deplete the contents of her stomach once she was locked in the safety of their master bath. 'If I make it through this time,' she agonized. Her biggest fear was that one day he would really lose his temper with her. Who knew what would happen then? *This story is an unedited first draft. Top Ranks: Action #1, Mystery and Thriller #1 *This story contains scenes of abuse and may be disturbing to some readers. While the characters are fictional, domestic violence is a serious issue that many people across the world face. If you or someone you know is the victim of abuse, please seek help immediately. Notice: This document is not authorized for upload or use with artificial intelligence systems or platforms. Any attempt to upload, analyze, or process this content using AI technology is strictly prohibited.

To the country she was born to, she is Princess Le-anne, bastard child of the king. To the empire she is sold to, she is Lady Wei Li Lian... the traitorous spy. But who is she really? A beauty within her own right, all she ever wanted was a peaceful, ordinary life, maybe exploring and traveling the different lands while she was at it. But when she accidentally caught the eagle eye of her estranged royal father, he saw the potential in her and quickly made plans of his own for her. She was given a single mission: seduce the emperor of the enemy nation of Nevoria and become his empress for the betterment of her own country. Simple, right? She only had to train and excel at everything since an early age. Then once reaching the proper age, make her way through Nevorian court, all the while dodging the vipers of the harem, sending secret missives to her nation, scheming her way to the throne, etc. It was as easy as that. But why didn't anyone warn her how difficult it would be to deal with the enigmatic emperor? They can't go a single day without one triumphing over the other in every sense. All that she had prepared and trained for flew out of the window whenever she stared into those pair of flirtatious, amused eyes that masked the cold, sinister intention behind them. Was it too late to back out now? _____________________________ Cover By Ei_Daisuki

Of all the stories she has read about transmigration, never had she read where a main female character transmigrated after she accidentally slipped on a banana peel. Where is the fun in that? To make the matter worse, she is dead because of that tragic yet funny accident of hers too. Worst of all, the body that she has been transmigrated to is a body of the di daughter of a prime minister, but she is never the apple of her father's eyes. How predictable... The emperor has decreed for her to be married to his half brother who is known to be a cold and blood-thirsty wang ye. What did the terrified unloved daughter of a prime minister do? On her way to her husband's manor, due to extreme fright, her weak heart just stopped beating for good. Again... Where is the fun in that? There she was, transmigrated into the body of the poor young miss that has died because of extreme fright inside the palanquin. By the time she stepped out of it, things will be drastically changed, forever. There will be changes. There will be terrors. There will be paybacks. Throwing her into the tiger's domain? That tiger will be hers to command. She only wish that she could go back into her own lifetime to personally kill the one whom thrown that cursed banana peel.

She has been reborn. She has died during childbirth and, as a soul, she drifted in the living world only to see her daughter growing up in a rather sad condition. She prayed and begged the Creator to give her a second chance. She wanted to be there for her daughter even if she will have to continue living as an unwanted and unloved wife of a prominent general.

Author: Zhen Yi The later generations immensely revered Great Wei's Jianan Emperor. During the period of his reign, Great Wei entered its golden era. Interestingly, all the records, that glorified his accomplishments unanimously agreed, that Jianan Emperor had only one flaw in his life: He favored only imperial noble consort! Zhou Tong was very annoyed. She time-traveled out of blue, didn't even have time to take a breath, and yet, already had to deal with troubles. What? Her predecessor was walk-on cannon fodder*? She couldn't even be regarded as a second female lead? Zhou Tong is angry! Change, it must change! This plot needs a beautiful turn around in order to be worthy of sis's coquettish personality! This is a story of the unfortunate time-traveling lass, who possessed the body of reborn aboriginal maiden and became the Great Wei's beloved imperial consort. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- New translations will be posted weekly first at: https://thehlifestyle.com

[Xin Rui] First legitimate daughter of the third ranked scholar family, Xin. A young, ordinary merchant man with a basic background that lives in the mountains and travels on feet. Different people from different worlds meet. He watched her flew with clipped wings as she jumped from the sky and down to the surface of earth. When he thought that he had finally caught her, she slipped through his fingers like sand. She ran away from her life, from the people. She won't be trapped anymore. Free from their grasps, free like a bird. However, how will she act when her first love asks for her hand? The goddess of fate decided to spin the wheels for this pair but she was not so kind to them. "How devoted can mortal humans be?" she asks. [Not a translation] - this is my own humble story. All rights reserved. Do not plagiarize. *All pictures used do not belong to me and I take no credit for them. *Forgive the occasional grammar and spelling mistakes. This is just a rough edit. [Warning] - Viewers' discretion is advised. The story contains the following of possible strong use of language, violence, and heavily sexual contents.

He said, "Let's get married when we grow up" He said, "Your eyes are so beautiful" He said, "I will always love you the way you are" but he also said, "I love her now, I always love you like a sister". Is it wrong for me to fight for my love? For my own fiancee? Is scheming is not allowed? Everyone condemning me, but what about her? Why everyone is praising her while she snatched what was mine at the first place? What is so great about her? True, she is the heroine while I'm the villainess. Even villainess is worthy of love but why am I not? Worthy or not, I will get what I'm worthy of and it started with the proudest of the heroine's backer. I will hurt you and break you as you did to me! Synopsis: Li Xi Rui is the first miss born from the only wife of the Left Prime Minister. Growing up, she has been pampered and sheltered by her family. From when she was born, she has been betrothed to the crown prince of the Qi kingdom. Life seems beautiful till the day she was cast aside and humiliated by her own fiancee and his brother, the second prince. By determination, she schemes her way to get back her fiancee. But, the second prince managed to deflect all the plan and as a result her family died and she was thrown to the dungeon and left there to be forgotten. While the prison guard try to force himself on her, she killed herself and managed to be reincarnated. But it was too late, the time she have been reincarnated is back when her engagement has been annulled. This time, she will cherish her family but it doesn't mean she will blindly accept her fate. She will first get her revenge! Highest Ranking: #1 Transmigration #1 handsomemalelead #1 cn #1 tragedy #1 sidecharacter #1 historicalchinese #1 reborn #1 pastlife #1 blackbelly #1 historical #1 originalstory

[Chen Ju Fen] The chrysanthemum fragrant blooms at dawn. At the age of 22, she died by the hands of her so-called husband and at the feet of her 'sworn' sister. Dying regretfully for wasting her life on a man who had thrown her away so easily like an used tissue, she opens her eyes to the familiar sight of her bedroom at the age of 16; it was exactly one year before she married him. Now she makes a choice: follow with the original story or take another route. NOT A TRANSLATION: this is my own humble story. All rights reserved. Do not plagiarize. Cover picture belongs to me while other photos used throughout the chapters do not, and I don't claim them. They belong to their rightful owners. Viewer's discretion is advised. Story contains usage of strong language, violence, and heavy sexual contents. Read at your own risk! Highest Rankings reached: #1 Novel #1 Revenge #1 Short story #1 Mature

She was sold to a richer family, and then substituted their daughter to be a palace servant candidate at 15. As news spread fast like the wind, she knows that a palace servant's life is not easy. She wishes for release as soon as she enters the palace. A chameleon she wants to be, to blend in with the surroundings, attracting no attention. However, fate decides otherwise. As everyday passes, she begins to witness, one by one, the scheming yet melancholic lives of people in the palace. She wants to leave such a place, only to find out later that she can never escape the tight grasp of cruel destiny. This girl, her name is Jade Yeva/Yè Ān Yù. --- •Sequel: Princess In The Palace (can be read as a standalone) •Full summary in summary chapter. •This is actually a Historical Chinese-based story, with names tweaked into English to suit English readers too. Name translation will be provided at the end of chapters. ***HIGHEST #5 in Historical Fiction.