Mystrey Stories

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!

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.

Secrets, Scandal...and Murder. //// Ahmed Heavenstate just wanted to fit in. A recently adopted high school freshman in a brand new town, he'd barely gotten his foot in the door before being targeted by the headmaster's entitled son Steven. But when a cruel prank brings both boys face to face with a brutalized corpse in the school's main building, these warring adolescents are swept into a terrifying world bloodied with the long-buried secrets of their tight-lipped community. As the passions and prejudices of old money and new acquaintances whirl relentlessly through their town of sheltered closets and the skeletons inside them, Steven and Ahmed will discover a truth more terrifying than anything their paragon of sacred laws and tradition would dare allow them to believe.

When people hear the word "Salem," they think of witches. Well Salem, Oregon is full of them, and Alex and Sarah find out the hard way.

[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.

All is well in Patty's life until her best friend goes missing. No note. No texts, just got up and was gone the next day. People say she ran off with some guy, or was hiding because she was pregnant with notorious bad boy, that Patty never seemed to like, Jasper Mckinley's child. Some say, she's dead. Patty denies all of it. She knew Jasmine like the back of her hand and she was convinced she did not run away or fell in a ditch somewhere. A year has passed. But she never stopped believing her best friend was still alive. So what happens when a stranger suddenly sends her flowers with notes about things only Jasmine and her would know? And she finds herself asking for help from the very guy she suspects? Everything starts to become a game. For every flower delivered to her doorstep, the chances of finding her best friend alive, decreases.

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

In New York City the crime rate has climbed to numbers higher than the last decade in 2017. The F.B.I has put together an elite team to solve all high profile and unexplained murders. And these are their case files.. Short Story

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.

A woman who suffers in silence. Yes, it seems like a typical story you've heard but what exactly happens when the victim of cheating becomes a victimiser? All Hell Breaks loose.

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.

Captain Jordan Kellow knows all too well that change only takes a moment to rip through your life. Since the moment she escaped the Burrs and her father, her life has been a series of life-altering moments. She thought she'd built an inner strength that would see her through every obstacle until she meets Lt. Ali Ash on the eve of her first mission in command. Her feelings for Ali have her past and future colliding, setting in motion a series of events that strands her crew in an unknown galaxy thousands of light years from home. Now Jordan must decide which moment will define her future. Is she the captain of the Persephone, in command of her ship and her life? Is she strong enough to forgive her father for past wrongs? And most important of all, is she brave enough to fight for the woman she wants?

A young girl and her best friend find themselves at a boarding school for magical beings after coming in contact with a book that reveals they have powers. This isn't just any typical boarding school either: Here... there are dragons. »»-------------¤-------------«« Arina Maddison and her best friend Evie just want a normal teenage life in New York City. Almost inseparable they do everything together. Including attending a traveling dragon exhibition only Evie is invited to. Among the odds and ends the girls come across a centuries-old text, that they can somehow read, establishing a connection to a mystical race called the Dragonborns. Suddenly thrown into a world they didn't even know existed. Full of monsters, magic, and mischief, they are whisked off to the Rocky Mountain Academy. Forced to adjust to new surroundings, and a deep-rooted power that Arina can't seem to get control of. When an ancient prophecy is believed to be coming to light, the two friends find themselves in more trouble than ever anticipated. With the help of new allies and Arina's power, Friendships will be tested as they're forced to confront an evil more fierce than ever expected before. Will they defeat all odds and overcome a battle that could mean the difference between life and death for not just them, but everyone like them? Or are the two, and their new companions destined to fall at the hands of a fate they never saw coming? Especially in a place where their wildest dreams, and possibly fears as well, can come true in the blink of an eye. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2nd place in @BedtimeStoriesAwards Round 2 Summer 2019 awards - 7/12/2019 Team Flavor's May #Flavorful Reads Featured List #2 in #firstnovel - 10/05/2019 #171 in #Mystery - 5/19/2019 REVISED/NEW CHAPTERS EVERY SUNDAY! »»-------------¤-------------«« Cover Design by yours truly!

"Love isn't a game. You can't just waltz back into someone's life after breaking their heart and expect them to love you back. You can't play with someone's feelings, say three cheesy lines and expect them to forgive you for years worth of pain. Saying that you love them isn't enough." "Then what's enough? What do I have to do to get you back? I need you, Nazia. I really do." ~ Years ago, Nazia had her heart broken by the man she loved most. She switched her life around from that moment onwards. Her cherry chapstick became a vivd red, her sweet personality hidden by sarcasm and she switched out her cheerful closet for a more goth theme. On top of all that, she met Kabir. Comparing Kabir to Abeer was like comparing sweets to poison. Kabir was amazing with his sweet jokes, cheesy pick up lines and lazy personality. Her fiancé has made her fall heads over heels for him, helping her out of the sadness and aloofness that she once had. But now, her happiness is slowly breaking down as Abeer comes back to her life. He's determined to call Nazia his again - and he'll stop at no lengths to do it. In the war of hearts, lust and love, who will win?

(Rough Draft) For nearly nineteen centuries, the greatest and most advanced human civilization that has existed has been hiding in plain sight right here in Earth, watching us destroy ourselves from behind secret walls of technology in the southwestern desert of Egypt. But even this utopia of leave and harmony cannot stand by and not fight for its soul. cover by @muniwilliams 2nd Place in Chaos 2 Awards Best Cover in The Literature & Electric Awards 3rd place Sci-Fi in Stella Luna Awards 2nd Place Sci-fi in Blossom Awards 1st place in The Victory Awards/Winner of Special Awards, Most Imaginative Plot 2nd place in The Pink Awards 1st Place in S&E Awards 1st place in The Fiction Awards Best cover AND 1st place in 2018 Pastel Awards 1st place in Hidden Gems Awards 2019

[ 14 year old me thought that this was a good idea. be ready for immature writing. and thank you for reading my works :) love you all <3 ] A young architect with big dreams, new ideas and aspirations wants to show the world who she is. Annabeth Chase's firm was now a renowned one because of her famous buildings that had been built across the country. She couldn't have asked for more. But all changes when she bumps into a musician at the subway station and she is even more shocked when he turns out to be her boyfriend from high school, Percy Jackson. Percy Jackson, the once heartthrob of his school now has big dreams and plans for his future. He wants to be a musical artist. But the musician has a past that he can't remember, no matter how hard he tries. He needs a trigger and what better trigger than the ex-girlfriend and his old band of friends. Though, he doesn't know the reason his memories should be left untouched. Find out why in Flowers In Your Hair. ************** A/n: I do not own the characters or the Heroes of Olympus, Rick Riodran does. I only own the plot and a few original characters that I have put. WARNING: This fanfiction contains mentions of attempted suicide, rape, abuse, substance abuse, depression and sort of split-personality. Do not read if you get triggered by the above mentioned things.

1st PLACE in the UNICORN AWARDS! On the anniversary of her best friends disappearance, Lyra is ready to accept the inevitability of his death. But when mysterious men show up at her home, threatening her life and that of her family, she too disappears from the town, kidnapped. Unluckily, it is not an average gang who has taken her prisoner; they are soldiers from another world, looking for talented individuals to perform on the Kings 200th year as the ruler of the First Plane. Lyra finds herself in a dangerous situation; she has captured the eye of the King and the young prince of the realm. Teaming up with a group of unlikely allies, she plots her escape only to find herself further twisted into the web of secrets, darkness and magic, with no way out. WARNING: this story contains gore, images of horror, and trigger scenes. If you are sensitive to this material, please do not read. strictly first draft- edits will not be uploaded to wattpad weekly updates (sat or sun) Highest Rankings: 1 in Faerie 1 in Fey 130 in Fantasy 251 in Shadow

Long ago people worshiped gods, offering sacrifice in the hopes of blessings and fortune. Elves, myths and daemons roamed the world, but have long since disappeared. Centuries passed and now people have almost forgotten, they go about their lives as though man were always alone. Annora, princess of Graatius, aged 9 becomes part of a deal, she will wed and unite two kingdoms. When she runs away, never again to be seen her brother picks up the pieces, never knowing the true fate of his sister. Ten years later, the lost princess is a lost memory replaced with her new identity as the Phantom, she leads a band of her trusted friends using her wit and bow to become one of the deadliest creatures alive. Robbing carriages and looting from the rich, as her hatred and fear has pushed her to do so. However her world changes once again, as magic returns and she's forced to make new choices and new allies. (Some mature language)