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This story will become free again on 3 March 2025. It will be removed from Wattpad at some point in the not too distant future. Jessica "Ike" Wordsworth can dive into books, but she isn't prepared for a monster - and a ruthless murderer killing her tourists. Ike is fighting the aftermath of a nasty divorce that left her husband in custody of her homesitting business - and her beloved cats. With nothing but a turquoise construction trailer to call her home, Ike invests her last quid and becomes partner in a tour company specialising in bespoke trips for book-lovers. When the guide hired to take on the first tour drops out at the last minute, Ike has to take over and steer her guests towards the cradle of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". All to soon she realises there truly are monsters on the loose, one of them a ruthless killer who's targetting her tourists. To unearth the truth, Ike will have to cooperate with her moronic partner, Gary Sands, 13th Baron of Nettlehole and founder of LiteraTours. When they don't succeed in stopping the killer, she realises she'll have to take the plunge and draw on some rather unusual skills her family has been hiding from the world . . . "Frankenstein's Guide" is the first instalment in the "LiteraTours Cozy Mystery series". [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren T

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!

Ashley Everson had cheated death, but not on his own. After a miraculous recovery, he discovers he's not alone in his body anymore. Something lurks, whispering in his ear a language he can't understand, inviting a chasm of reality he didn't even know existed, inverting his life as he knows it. Is it responsible for his survival? Or is it just using him to hide from something much worse? What does the entity even want? What does it mean to his own mortality? Where did the entity even come from? Ash decides to find out before something much worse hunts down whatever is hiding inside of him. **Awarded 1st place in the Paranormal category for the Cleaved Awards 2019.** **Highest Ranked. Number 3 in Mystery. Number 2 in Thriller.** #bookiestars #EliteAwards2019 #diademawards #tea2020

It's been smooth sailing for Evie Harper lately. Business at her café is booming and her new man seems to be on a mission to keep a smile on her face. But when her actions directly lead to one of her clients getting murdered her happiness quickly turns into guilt. Even worse, the older woman died before Evie could get paid! Just when she's about to cut her losses, opportunity comes knocking in the form of a woman begging Evie to find the killer before things get even more out of hand. Now, Evie's got to race against the clock to find a murderer, help a kidnap victim, and ease her guilt for causing all this in the first place. Being the good person she is, of course she takes on the case out of the goodness of her heart...not to mention a three thousand dollar bonus waiting if she succeeds. Evie Harper Mysteries: Book 3

The future of the nation depends on former private detective Serena Wilcox and her unlikely crew. "Angels Mark" is a quirky, suspenseful and unpredictable thriller, book 1 in a trilogy - read them all! In "Angels Mark", Serena Wilcox and her family have destroyed their old home and faked their deaths to go off the grid under new identities, after obtaining insider information about a threat to the United States. The threat results in a geographically divided America, with two governing presidents: John Williams and Japanese-American Ann Kinji. Conspiracy, greed and a lust for power are at the root of this plot-twisting thriller about corrupt American government. Revolting and oddball characters, quirky humor, shocking dialog and events: "Spellbinding!" Book #1 in the Serena Wilcox Dystopian Thriller Trilogy ["Angels Mark" The Serena Wilcox Mysteries] is cross-genre: hard-boiled mystery, suspense, futuristic, speculative fiction, political and religious thriller. It is part of a series of trilogies. In progress: "Project Scarecrow", book 1 of the new Serena Wilcox Time Travel Trilogy.

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.

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

A fourteen year old mystery is waiting to be unravelled. But there are some ghosts that should be left to rest undisturbed! Now, an accident threatens to change everything; destroying the peace-and all that is dear-along with it. Can ties of love and friendship withstand the destruction unleashed by deception? Sometimes the simplest ingredients create the most potent and explosive mixture. There is only one question waiting to be answered: Can you get to the bottom of the mystery before you end up being the victim yourself? How do you find the truth when all you are surrounded by are lies and cloaked intentions? ___________ I have written this story using the same characters names from India TV drama Swaragini, however, the characters/personalities have only limited resemblance to those in the show. Disclaimer: The plot and all of its characters, are fictitious and hold no resemblance to any real events or people. All Rights Reserved. 2016

The winds of change blow across Egypt as the death of a past ruler marks the beginning of a new reign. Nefret, a young scribe, struggles to prove herself in a society dominated by men and aristocrats. When an opportunity arises to work for the chief physician at the royal palace, Nefret leaves home in order to test her abilities and create a legacy of her own. Follow her journey from commoner to royalty as she deals with political adversity, corruption, and palace intrigue to mark her place in history as one of the most famous queens of Egypt.

After all love is all the difference between heaven and hell... Rose is punished for a terrible sin with thousand years of frozen immortality. Unfeeling and socially numb she runs a tea shop that doubles as a waiting place for lost souls who are yet to cross over to the land of beyond. The only thing that would free her - as in every tale - is true love. There are conditions however. If the man against whom she had committed an unforgivable sin was to forgive her and love her with a true heart the punishment would end. The chances of that as as bleak as an alive man crossing the threshold of her tea shop. Rose is no fool to pin her hopes on such terrible odds. But one day a man indeed walks - no, stumbles in and nothing much seems remotely impossible anymore. Black rose is a paranormal romance with touches of urban fantasy and tweaked folklore. Cover credits to Lucky03m

The livestreaming of a teenage girl's death sends shockwaves through the sleepy town of Doves End and when Autumn Barrett is followed by an account who seems to know everything about her, she realises she could be next

~ The Dreaming: Old Shalon's Story ~ It's the year 2067, and I am living in the shattered remains of Old Vancouver -- after the Cascadia quake, after WW3, after it all ended. I've been surviving all these years through the help of a young boy named Michael, a wildling, an orphan, one of the Forgotten. He's been with me since he was a little one, but now he's all grown up. This morning he told me he's going to leave Old Vancouver. He wants me to come with him... But that's ridiculous! How can I do that? I'm too old for those kinds of shenanigans.... ------ The Dreaming is a novel series spanning over 200 years and designed to be read in ANY order YOU choose. Start with any of these that interest you: - 2257: Imorah's Story --> Imorah has lived her entire life underground in The Shelter, with a religious cult called The Family. She's never seen the sky or breathed fresh air and The Family is the only thing she's ever known. One day Imorah's Grandmother disappears. They say it was a suicide, but Imorah knows better. The only clue Imorah has is the book that her Grandmother left behind -- a book that Imorah can't even read. - 2257: Liran's Story follows a young man who struggles to survive in the deserts of what is left of North America. One day he finds an old technological relic -- a robot head that still functions -- and Liran is thrust into a dangerous web of secrets and lies. - 2063: Old Shalon's Story --> this is Old Shalon's Story, please read story blurb above. COMING SOON. Starting sometime late in 2015, I will post the last installment of The Dreaming, where these five narratives will collide. Five lives bound together by an ancient book whose language has long died out, in a time and place where books are not only taboo, but could actually get you killed. The Dreaming: a place where time has no meaning, and everything is connected. All rights reserved. Copyright by Shalon Sims, 2019.

Rhylee has been a prisoner of this place for six years. They took her when she was only thirteen, injecting heroin into her veins as soon as they locked her in that pure white cell. Doctors who found the art in making illegal drugs, the money, the greed, capture innocent people and use them as their lab rats. When they test a new drug called 'Gold' on poor nineteen year old Rhylee, she finds there's more secrets in this place than she thought there were. Betrayal, love, murder and suspense have taken over her already miserable life, leading her to a mission for revenge.

--JUNE 2021 EDITOR'S PICK-- In a near future where neuroprosthetics have evolved, Nina--a young journalist--receives a hippoccampal implant after losing the ability to create long term memories. All seems well until memories that don't seem to be her own begin to surface. Now, Nina must find the truth behind these memories while struggling not to lose herself in them.

ORGINALLY A 'PAID' STORY. NOW PUBLISHED ON AMAZON/KU *** 4 CHAPTER SAMPLE HERE *** When the biker gang calls in a Jake Bryant's debt, he has no choice but to hunt down an old friend by any means necessary and retrieve their stolen drugs, even if it cost him the woman he loves. ***** Time has run out for Jake Bryant. The Devil's Hand motorcycle gang has cashed in the debt he owes them. Jake must hunt down his old friend, Rick, to retrieve the million dollars worth of heroin he stole from the gang. Soon, Jake finds himself double-crossing both Rick and the Devil's Hand, but his true loyalties will be tested when his girlfriend becomes a bargaining chip. After failing the other women in his life, will Jake finally be able to save someone he loves? [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

Niada Athusa is a 16 year old girl who fortnightly dreams of flying, followed by falling. It is not the sort of dreams you might expect... She does not fly on a plane but on the Wings of Athusa. She is taken by the SLNC to train how to control her mind. It is a place hidden from the human world; a place riddled with fear. She must take a penultimate test to prove that she is worthy of a place at Angexo- or else be consumed by her fears eternally. • One of the 2017 winners of the Teen Fiction Awards by youngadultreads - Thank you so much again!

Book 1 of the His Queen series -Formerly a Galatea Story- ~Slow updates~ "No matter what you say I won't marry you. I will find a way out of this and have Scarlet take back her rightful place then everything will be as it should be. You can not force me to marry you nor can you force me to be Queen of Awa." We stubbornly stared at each other, neither one of us breaking eye contact."No matter what you say or what prank you may pull, Rebekah, I won't let you go. We will be married after my coronation and you will be my queen. I won't have anyone not even Scarlet get in the way of that. I will prove to you that I love you, one way or another." He said with a look of determination. ------ Rebekah Northwest is the youngest daughter of the most well-known noble family in the kingdom of Awa. She has dreamed of a simple life outside the luxuries of nobility but that seems near impossible when the future king wants her for himself. Marcus Kingsley is the crown prince of Awa, and he must be wed to a woman of noble blood before he can inherit the throne. The current king and Queen have selected Rebekah's eldest sister to marry the prince but what happens when he only has eyes for her. And he is determined to make her, his Queen. © Copyright 2017, All rights reserved.

*WATTYS2018 Longlisted* He saw a pair of eyes, his eyes. But they were elongated, angled and a deep, angry red... Thame is, on the surface, an average guy. Suffocated by the politics of his city job and his increasingly complicated love life, he seeks refuge in his weekend football and the hope that there is, somewhere, something more for him. He has always felt that underneath he is special; destined for greatness. As his world becomes darker and his frustrations grow, this sense of difference grows more powerful. Daydreams are no longer idle fantasy but visions of a dark history; his reflection in the bathroom mirror is no longer quite... human. What beast lurks beneath the man? Why is he being watched? And what terrible consequences accompany the fulfilment of his ancient destiny?

[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**