Mysterieuse 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!

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

Book 2 in The O'Connor Chronicles The cover of darkness lingered about, fraternizing with the subtle breeze, dancing, taunting the Earth like a twisted game only it knew how to play. I always resided in that darkness, drinking it like an addictive drug, numbing my tongue and hating the taste; yet, incapable of terminating the bond. I needed it, so I thought. Unable to live without it, they told me. It followed me, a shadowed plague there was no cure for, and I believed the lies it spat. I gave into the harsh, chastising whispers it trickled into my broken soul. I drifted into a place where misery and sorrow inhabited with me as their company. And yet, at that moment, the glooming murk of the night did not touch me. He chipped away at her walls, until, light peeked through the cracks. Saige O'Connor; there's a lot more to the name than meets the eye, and she can't rest easy just yet. Six months after the horrible scare Cleo Val put the secluded town through, you would think things would get better. But life just loves to throw curveballs into Saige's broken world, one, in particular, putting everyone on edge. Sarah Grayson. Ky made a promise to protect Saige, but that promise is tested greatly when an Unseen traitor is floating about. Who can he trust? How can he fight an enemy he can't see? After all, The Unseen always get what they want. No one wants to be found, no one wants to be seen. But they know everything. The saga of The O'Connor Chronicles continues on an incredible adventure with winding turns, plot twists you won't see coming, blossoming romance, and an ending you don't want to miss. All images are from google, I do not own the photos. All rights reserved. Yes, this book is legit copyrighted. This book is not published anywhere else. Please report/notify me immediately if you see otherwise. Plagiarism is a crime. © 2019 Megan Victoria #2 in thriller #11 in mystery

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

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.

Alianna Winter thought her detecting days were over when she solved the case of the Merryweather Jewel Thefts. But never had she ever been so wrong. An innocent visit to the country village of Lesser Farthing twists into one of the most dangerous investigations Allie has faces so far. Two apparent suicides-but neither ringing entirely true. And the murderer will do anything to cover his tracks... -The third book in the Alianna Winter series. Her earlier cases: 1.Death At Scarlet Leaf 2. The Merryweather Jewel Thefts Her later cases: 4.Murder Is At Hand 5. The Incident Concerning The Alsatian Dog 6. At The Plaza Majestic 7.Madame Juror 8.A Murder Shall Commence 9.The Impossible Poisoning 10.The Final Endgame The Toby Smart Spin-offs: What Makes A Detective What Breaks A Detective

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

Kayleigh went to Beaumont Academy to start over, not to solve a cold-case murder.

Mapril high, the place where heir and heiress of some multinational companies study. The school where there is no place for the average or middle class students. Yet, Amanda smith, a middle class girl with highly fertile parents and financial issues, managed to land her spot in Mapril High. So what happens when after three most boring and irritating years of Amanda's life at Mapril High, something intresting finally happens? Something she never expected? What happens when she saw the most popular, feared and rich boy of the school sucking blood from the neck of a cheerleader? And What happens when he made her sign her own death warrant to prevent her from telling anyone his secret. Definitely that was not what Amanda expected for her Senior year.

| 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

She was a poison, one as sweet as honey and as lethal as monkshood. She made love to him while stabbing him in the back.

Born a Princess and widowed by age 19, Tye is now betrothed to the prince and soon to be king of a faraway land. She must now, once again, learn to love her new husband. And make him love her as well. Unbeknownst to her, she will also find she must untangle a plot of treason. If she can't, it can cost her father, brother and new husband, their lives.

"These people were monsters. Monsters who weren't afraid of the fire they were playing with, running unchecked. And what do you do with monsters? You slay them." River Jones was 11 years old when she was kidnapped, taken from the only life she's ever known. Five years later, she's stuck in a dark cell with no memories of her past, where she is, or how she got there. And even worse.... her captors are scientists that experiment on her. Now, with help from mysterious and handsome Riff, she finds a way to escape. But her captors will stop at nothing to get her back. What is it about this one girl that is so important? Can she find it in herself to trust Riff even though everything inside of her is screaming against it? And why can River suddenly do things she's never been able to do before, things she's only heard about in books and movies? In a world where the only person you can truly rely on is yourself, River has to find the inner power to do the one thing she swore to never do again; trust another person.

After being the only witness to a murder, for her protection Jessie is sent to spend the summer living with her grandmother in Yellowstone National Park where she becomes involved with two brothers in a life changing adventure.

More Alianna Winter one chapter stories, tales of Allie and all of her friends and enemies, filling in gaps and what happened afters, all because I'm a sad human being who just can't let go. Spoilers for the original series are, sadly, inevitable. THE ALIANNA WINTER SERIES: 1.Death At Scarlet Leaf 2.The Merryweather Jewel Thefts 3.A House On The Hill 4.Murder Is At Hand 5.The Incident Concerning The Alsatian Dog 6.At The Plaza Majestic 7.Madame Juror 8.A Murder Shall Commence 9.The Impossible Poisoning 10.The Final Endgame THE D.I. TOBY SMART SPINOFFS: What Makes A Detective What Breaks A Detective AUTHOR'S NOTE: THIS BOOK HAS NO SET SCHEDULE. I COULD UPDATE TWICE IN A YEAR AND THEN TWICE IN TWO HOURS. YOU WILL NEVER KNOW!

⊗ Lucy Carlyle has seen it all in the past years within her time at Lockwood & Co, a mirror conjured by a psychopathic genius in which you could see the afterlife, and a malevolent, haunted staircase which could kill you just by its blood-curdling cries, forevermore plaguing an abandoned mansion. Now, as business bubbles throughout their company, one case out of them all has caught the attention of our profound ghost hunters, Anthony Lockwood, Lucy Carlyle, and George Cubbins; An abandoned Sanatorium, recently under construction, is now proven to be manifested with a variety of ghosts. The team must test their strengths in order to figure out the mystery behind the Age-old Sanatorium, along with the help of someone Lockwood, Lucy nor George thought possible; Lockwood's late sister, whom Lucy must persuade into figuring out the truth behind the sanatorium, which could possibly be a plague on her, and all of London. It's not a simple wraith problem anymore, this is a level five ghost manifestation, in which something Lockwood & Co has never faced before. ⊗ ⊗ The characters in this book are not created by me, all rights go to the fabulous Author, Jonathan Stroud. This would also happen to be a sequel to The Whispering Skull. **Gruesome Description** Enjoy! ⊗

How do you fight evil if death is not the end? Seventeen-year-old Mia trusts no-one. She wants to - she'd give almost anything to be able to - but when your survival depends on the acute awareness of every whim and mood swing of your narcissistic, rage-filled mother, anxiety becomes a default state. Mia has become expert at reading body language, facial expressions, vocal fluctuations - permanently prepared to fight, flee or freeze at the slightest hint of anger, aggression or even just disapproval. Mia's learned it's easier to be alone. But Mia's not alone. When the people children are supposed to be safest with abuse them, it's common to develop this hyper-aware state. Doctors have a name for it: hyper-vigilance. The recruitment scouts at Kazemoto Security (Supernatural Division) have a word for it, too: potential. *** Chapters will be posted here on Wattpad as well as its own Wordpress blog and in podcast form (read by me - eek!) on iTunes, YouTube, & SoundCloud. If you'd like to receive an email from me whenever a new chapter is released, and be first to know little extras about the world of WoWaM like: what exactly are Gossips and their fellow Shades? or; what are the real-world inspirations for the international locations we'll visit as WoWaM unfolds? sign up for my WoWaM readers group at www.tinyletter.com/darcyconroy You'll also be able to send me messages, asking your own questions so that I know what interests you most. I'll do my best to answer as well as I can, as soon as I can (no spoilers, though!)

Trollop. Home wrecker. Tart. Some of the prettier names this not-so-lady has been called. She struts the ballrooms and gaming halls in a manner most proud of one so scandalised. To be alone with her, is to be of social ruin - with immediate effect. But behind those glassy eyes and frosty demeanour, lays a series of tragic tales that follow the lady in wake; as a shadow would do its mistress, only this one is waiting for the kill. A lady so ruined in society, yet so public to the upper elites eyes - what could Jeanine Hastings possibly have to hide? George is betting his hide in order to find out. Their tangled history and her abrupt reappearance in society has him reacquainting with all the ghosts of his boyhood years. Risking it all to sate a curiosity has never seemed to stupid. But bravery is a mix of courage and stupidity, don't you know? And George is about to realise he's as stupid as they come. [Book II in the League of Keepers Series]

*A Wattpad Editor's Choice* Freddie kissed him again. He groaned and pressed into it. Deepened it immediately, kissing her so hard, she thought he might draw blood. She liked it. But then he was pulling away. Backing away three steps, and freezing, miserable air rushed between them. "You're dangerous." He ran a hand through his hair. A tiny frown knit his brow. "So, so dangerous, Freddie Gellar." -- From New York Times bestselling author Susan Dennard comes a story packed with steamy romance, epic best friendship, and a dark mystery that dates back centuries. The Executioners Three is Stranger Things meets the legend of Sleepy Hollow in 1999 on the shores of Lake Michigan. After high school senior Freddie Gellar finds a body in the woods, she sets out to prove it wasn't a suicide like the sheriff ruled. But then more bodies start piling up -- and if that's not creepy enough, supernatural warning signs from the old poem "The Executioners Three" start unfolding too. To complicate things even more, Freddie gets roped into a rivalry between her high school and the local prep school. For twenty years, the two student bodies have pranked each other, and the enmity between them is vicious. Except that over the course of all these back-and-forth pranks, Freddie finds herself falling for the #1 enemy of them all: Theo Porter. New chapters every Wednesday and Friday!