Mysterey Stories

Just a regular job.... Get in, crack the safe, fetch the diamonds. That's what hobby cat burglar and acclaimed jewelry maker Calendar Moonstone has aimed for. Instead she finds a dead body, meets a handsome Detective, has a nosey insurance investigator on her tracks and manages a complicated boyfriend situation. And must solve a century old jewelry mystery!

There are a lot of secrets and dark intentions in St. Agnes - the perfect setting for disgrace. All he wanted was to make them pay the ultimate price. His mistake: he forgot that his biggest ally is just as hungry and unforgiving as him. (Beautiful, enchanting and awesome new cover by the extremelly talented x_Luminous_x. Thank you so much, I'm so in love with it.)

While investigating the chilling deaths of three teenage girls in the remote town of Briarwood, Detective Evan O'Riley is drawn into the unsolved mysteries of a notorious 1960s serial killer. Three sixteen-year-old girls have plunged from the roof of their school. The question lingers: did they jump, or were they pushed? Tasked with uncovering the truth, Evan O'Riley---seasoned by years of crime-solving in Riverton---arrives in Briarwood, determined to discover whether he's facing triple homicide or a heartbreaking suicide. As he delves into the case, Evan uncovers unsettling whispers about the town's infamous SAD Killer, whose string of brutal murders left Briarwood haunted---and whose identity was never discovered. Fifty years later, the ghosts of the past resurface as Evan combs through long-buried evidence, tracks down survivors, and seeks out old investigators tied to the original crimes. Driven to find answers for both the present and the past, Evan is relentless in his pursuit of justice. But as old secrets come to light and the investigation intensifies, Evan realizes the SAD Killer's legacy isn't as distant as he believed---the danger may be closer than anyone imagines.

It started with a lemon sorbet. Then a cold, dead body smiled. ✘ ✘ ✘ In a chance of a lifetime, Wendy Cain's innocent little crush on an infamous pariah, Leon Song, is swept up in a game of cat, mouse and murder as a dead body is found in his home... and the natural suspect being the amorously charming man. Can a simple crush acquit you murder? Or will you fall riddles to the hands of charm? Cover designed by Holly Thurston.

[Hightest Ranking #68 in Mystery/Thriller] Pretty Little Liars meets Criminal Minds. Class is in session and failure isn't an option. Isabeth Ovien is the campus do-gooder with a sinister secret. Faith Payson is the campus bitch. And Benjamin Lemen is the outcast they all try to avoid. But when students at their elite boarding school start dying they have to do the unthinkable; work together. Old wounds are reopened. Secrets are discovered and lies are unearthed, but will it be enough to stop the evil that's lurking. Sometimes you have to break the law to do the right thing.

Adele knows she witnessed a murder - what she doesn't know is just how personal it is. ***** A girl was brutally murdered in the basement of a sorority house in spring 2011. Adele Theroux thinks she saw the killer - and the killer definitely saw her. What she doesn't know is why this all happened and who this guy is. As she tries to solve the mystery from a distance while in witness protection, the connections keep getting weirder and more personal. Might she be able to relate to the killer in a way that no one else can? And what does that mean about her own psyche? *2019 Watty Award for Mystery/Thriller* [[word count: 50,000-60,000 words]] Cover designed by April Alforque

Before Spencer Crest left, he called you ‘doc’. He was your favourite patient, and in return, you were his favourite psychiatrist. You understood him in a way nobody else could. You didn’t know where he came from, who his parents were, or how he knew you, but you never turned him away when he came knocking on your office doors well after hours. But then your favourite patient stopped coming. You asked around, but nobody in town seemed to know him. You never heard from Spencer Crest again. Until he started calling you. Cover Credit: Photo by Willko (willko.deviantart.com/) Design by Go_Figure Trailer Credit: Trailer made by me. WARNING: Contains some gruesome scenes and foul language. Read at your own risk.

'I was banging my head on the door silently out of despair when the door suddenly opened and I fell onto him with the tray of coffee falling along with me. My head rested on his chest as I saw the coffee dripping down from his perfectly ironed white shirt to his matt black pants. My eyes widened as I felt my head swirl. My hands felt slippery while it was losing all its control as I tried to balance the tray against his stomach, to be more precise against his six packs. My brain literally ceased to function not instructing what I was supposed to do next. It was one of the most awkward moments of my life where I didn't know how to get out of it.'

❝THIS TOWN IS SERIOUSLY SCREWED UP.❞ in which charlotte romero is forced to move in with her father. [BATES MOTEL] september 2017 on hiatus by: xeloquent

After the death of her privateer captain, Fiona has nothing left but the indescribable pull of the ocean and the promise of gold owed to her by a pirate. What she didn't expect was to find herself doing Jack Sparrow another favour. In their quest to find The Crown of Immortality, she unwittingly finds herself in the company of the man with whom her fate is forever entwined; Commodore James Norrington. Against his better judgement, James Norrington comes to trust the young Irish woman he is forced to share a ship with even though she hides many secrets. What he doesn't quite comprehend is why he feels so bound to her, after a simple act of kindness. Delving into the mysteries of the ocean together, he finds that Fiona is a lot more than she seems. When the stars are aligned just perfectly, an Irish wind will blow...

With Earth destroyed the remaining survivors have to get accustomed to their new life in the virtual reality game known as Blessed Combat. Meet Arma, short for Armageddon. A typical average teenager who people cower away from due to the monstrous look he has in his eyes, earning him the nickname as the 'Lone Wolf'. He is the guy everybody loves to hate. Despite having an intimidating height and looks, he has a much kinder side and is prone to being paranoid quickly. As he continue to look down in life, he stumbles to a mysterious girl who wants him to be her partner. The rising star of Blessed Combat admit that the girl is a better player but everyone is surprised to find her tiny, weak and practically invisible. What is the secret that makes her a talented player and how will she guide Arma in not only making him number one in Blessed Combat , to let the public accept him as well? Author's note: any relevance from this book to other medium (book/movies/etc) is purely COINCIDENTAL! Not INTENTIONAL! OK? ok

It has been two and a half years since Silver the hedgehog saved the world with Sonic and Shadow the hedgehog. Now back in his own time zone, Silver is all alone due to the lost of his only best friend Blaze, and his heart has grown with longing, loneliness, and depression. Silver tries to move on by protecting and caring for the people of his time. Finally, after every thing in his life takes its toll, Silver is forced to take a short 'vacation', he goes to the past in order to relax. Sadly, his little trip will take a mind blowing turn when a mysterious dark figure appears in his life, tricking his innocent mind to think ungodly thoughts. This is book one out of five.

Blue Zircon wakes up on death row. After a chance machine malfunction allows her to reform, Zircon finds herself in the bowels of a Harvester, neck deep in an adventure she doesn't want and with a death sentence on her head. Cowardice is tempting. But justice is stronger, and Zircon may be the only one who can solve the mystery of Pink Diamond and Rose Quartz once and for all. Adventure/mystery experiment; cover art is mine!

15-year-old Ori is an average small-town boy. Or so he thought, until a strange circus appears in his backyard. Accepting an acrobat's invitation to join the Cirque de Reverie, he is swept up in a whirlwind of wonder. Unbeknownst to him, the circus is not what it seems, and something dark lurks beneath its golden surface. Before, there are two sisters. When one runs away, the younger girl grapples with the grief and secrets her sister left behind. It is up to her to find a way to save her before it's too late. But in a circus that thrives on magic, mystery, and manipulation, that task might just be monumental. Freedom comes at a cost, and the price is paid by both friends and foes. Can Ori escape what has been set in the stars, or will he be trapped in the circus' snare forever? [ cover by @scmimi ] [ achievements: ] 1st in Fantasy in the Grand Dame Awards - 2/28/19 Featured on @_Once_Upon's A Touch of Fairydust reading list! - 1/12/19 Featured on @YA's Stardust reading list! - 1/13/19 2nd Place in Fantasy in the Majestic Awards - 12/18/18 3rd Place in the Heavenly Awards - 1/9/19 Honorable Mention in Fantasy in the Bardic Awards - 12/29/18 [ praise: ] "You somehow managed to make me fall in love with all your first chapters. Straight up beautiful writing," @moonshinedeer "First, your world building is gorgeous and I need you to teach me how you do it. I feel like I'm in whatever early nineteenth, twentieth-century town right beside Ori and Blithe, smelling the popcorn and The Cirque and all that comes with it," - @staymelanated "Two separate paths, two characters are unique and exquisitely woven into the story with dark magic" - Sevannah_Storm, judge from the Golden Awards 2019

Teddy, Victoire, James, Albus, Rose, Hugo & Lily are transported 20 years back in time to the year 1997 following a misadventure with a Time-Turner. Stuck in the past with no way out, they decide to help their teenage parents along the Horcrux hunt and in the process, prevent the deaths of their dear ones. Their mission : Defeat Voldemort sooner. Harry, Ron & Hermione made plans for the Horcrux hunt, but their lives were thrown off gear with the entry of the time-travelers who claim to help them. Will they accept their help, and in turn risk the lives of their future children?

Xyra is a woman that has been apart of her fathers mafia business for seven years now. Feisty from the moment she could walk, most would say she was a bratty little thing, she can defend herself from the dangerous world that awaits. Her father is the only man Xyra is afraid of. Starting at the age fifteen, she has seduced men to their death bed, robbed the wealthy, killed without a second blink- lots of cruel things. It's her job, nothing wrong with doing what you're told, right? What happens when xyra is in the middle of a task and someone is..... strangled with a twizzler? Xyra left the room for a brief moment only to catch a blur of a blue escape the window, while an overweight man in a desk chair with a twizzler wrapped around his neck and a knife wound in his chest is sitting in the room. With help from her best friends Andrea and Lynn she is determined to figure out this mystery murder, along with untangling some of her own family secrets. - I leaned back slightly so that I could look up at him, unfortunately for me most of his face was covered, keeping me from trying to read his expression. "You think I'm trying to avoid you?" I scoffed for effect. "No." He leaned in so close to my face that I could barely comprehend the situation anymore. His hand wandered my waist, down the space of my thigh, until he felt the outline of the knife I had in my garter band. "I know so." - (SLOW UPDATES, I have commitment issues)

[Book 1 and 2 COMPLETE] Straight-A student Jane Huang cares only about acing her classes and graduating college... until a terrifying encounter with an otherworldly monster plunges her into the mysterious world of Mir. To return to the home she loves, Jane must become an 'avtorka' -- one with the gods-given power to write in Mir's Book of Truths and change reality. A brutal series of tests awaits her, each designed by the gods to target her weaknesses and shatter her resolve. Helping her train for her godstests is Nikolay, a ruthless battlemage whose Oath to protect his dying ruler is slowly killing him. Nikolay needs Jane to break his Oath -- or so Jane thinks -- and despite their mutual enmity, she agrees to help him. But as Jane endures her godstests, she is drawn into a web of magic, mystery, and deceit that forces her to question Nikolay's motives, the godstests, and the very nature of reality itself. ***Earnesty Writing Award Fantasy Winner!*** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdMY61yxdPg **First Place in the Punk Rock Awards, 2022, Action/Adventure** **First Place in the Dream Awards 2020, Adventure** **First Place in the Golden Awards, Adventure** **First Place in the Mono Awards 2020, Adventure** **First Place in the Shimmer Awards 2020, Adventure** **First Place in the Sunshine Awards 2020, Adventure** **Second Place in the Paper Awards 2020, Adventure** **Second Place in the First Impressions Award (SUAW) 2020** **Third Place in the Golden Awards 2020, Fantasy** **Third Place in the Noble Awards 2020, Action/Adventure** **Third Place in the Imperial Awards 2020, Adventure**

!!!HIATUS!!! Calm professor Shen Wei and exuberant chief detective Zhao Yunlan couldn't be more different, but the past and the stars will lead their path. The past can't be changed, but it can improve the future. The past shouldn't be forgotten, because it could come back... - - - English is not my first language, I apologize in advance! [versione italiana nel profilo]

| Galaxy Book Contest - First Prize in Fantasy | | Golden Weekly Awards Winner | One queen, two kings and a forsaken prince. Clouds of war and the shadows of rebellion darken the reign of the King of Frahadry. But it is his daughter who must pay for mistakes made decades ago by two men who loved the same woman. Princess Charlotte believes it is her duty to give up her happiness and marry the prince of the neighbouring kingdom. But things never seem to go to plan and a chain of events reveal secrets that could spell ruin for the people she has sworn to protect. Her cousin, Lady Rochelle, has her own demons to battle. Hounded by a demanding mother and never quite fitting in at court, she yearns for adventure. But when it comes knocking she might buckle under its strain. Join them as they navigate a sea of lies, secrets and betrayal. They must battle against forces both seen and unseen all the while trying to unravel the mystery of Charlotte's missing brother. Is he truly dead as so many claim? Or is he out there somewhere waiting to play his part in the last epic battle that is bound to break out? ----------- • Awesome cover by @P-Oenothera • Trailer by @hareem atif Updates every Wednesday