Ransom Stories

In the quiet, historical city of Newford, a brutal murder shatters the peace. But Chief of Detectives Miles Corbin quickly finds this is no ordinary crime. An ancient, unsettling symbol-a faint dragon etched into a victim's wall-whispers of a past long buried. Meanwhile, across the city, Chief Officer Alex Miller is drawn to an old, secluded estate where methodical digging has disturbed the earth, unearthing a mysterious locket bearing a chillingly similar design. As their separate investigations pull them into a web of forgotten claims and hidden histories, Miles and Alex discover their cases are terrifyingly intertwined. Someone is willing to kill to keep an inconvenient truth about Newford's very foundations from seeing the light. But what if the past they're chasing isn't just history, but a living echo, reaching out for them with deadly intent? And what if the deepest secrets lie closer than they could ever imagine? 🚨 BREAKING: TOP 100 HIT! 🏆 This high-stakes, fast-paced Detective/Urban Fantasy is currently trending! 🥇 HIGHEST RANKS: #5 in Foundations (out of 1.86K) #91 in Detectives (out of 34.8K!) #4 in AncientHistory #1 in Pacing #83 in Police (out of 22K!) #3 in Ransom (12/11/2025) (For all the graphics used in the book, the credit goes to the rightful owners)

A baby? On a battlefield? Marcus is a clerk in the Imperial army. When he finds an abandoned baby on a battlefield, he has no idea what to do with her. His best friend is no help; he thinks Marcus is a sucker for taking the kid in. The slave who ends up babysitting the child is no better; she thinks Marcus has ulterior motives - bad ones. Not only that, but two mysterious female assassins appear on the scene. Whether they intend to harm the baby or protect her, Marcus isn't sure. It doesn't help that the assassins have magical cloaks that allow them to turn into birds at any time. Marcus and his friends soon find themselves caught up in things they doesn't understand: the child has some connection to an ancient prophecy, one that could have implications for fate of the Empire itself.

𝑯𝒆 𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏, 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆. 𝑨𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐'𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒅, 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒅𝒐 𝒖𝒏𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔. 𝑰 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒂 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏. "𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚, 𝑨𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐. 𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒆.." 𝑰 𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒚, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓. -----

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✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*COMPLETED*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ "all i did was try my best, this the kind of thanks i get?" Peter Parker, was a sweetheart, no doubt about it. Y/N Stark, had her father's intelligence and her mothers will to not put up with bullshit from anyone. She was homeschooled,Peter knew who she was, but the two had exchanged maybe two words to each-other. But when Tony decided to send her to midtown high, they become more aquatinted with each-other, mostly their love for the Avengers, and how they can relate to Tonys overbearingness. Y/N wasnt Tonys by blood, but that didnt matter, he still loved her, She was the result in a HYDRA experiment, leaving her with healing as well as heating and ice powers. But little did she know that when they found out she gained powers, they wanted her back. 53. in #missing

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." (Isaiah 9:6) • • • Exploring Biblical Jesus. • • • Copyright notices: Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers, Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers,a Division of Tyndale House Ministries, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973 1978 1984 2011 by Biblica, Inc. ™ Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. The translation of the King James Version (KJV) is in the public domain.

Stephanie Randell is a good girl. Simple as that. She did her taxes honestly every year, she gave money to the poor and food to the homeless, always thought of someone to be an honest person but then she met a man named Nikolai Raskalov who changed her entire world from sugar and spice to something positively deadly like a price on her head.

Henley expected to spent the beginning of her post-grad life working as an assistant editor in San Francisco. Instead, a kidnapping attempt thrust her into a life on the run, under the protection of a top-secret government agency. A summer road trip filled with room service, safe houses, and a couple of close calls was one thing. But falling for the agent assigned to protect her? That's guaranteed to complicate things. Updated every Wednesday and Saturday

Ivy Miles est une collégienne comme les autres. À l'exception près qu'elle a lu toutes les aventures du héros de Conan Doyle et ne souhaite qu'une chose : mener un jour les mêmes investigations que lui. Aidée par Ransom, premier de la classe dont le rêve est d'un jour devenir scientifique, elle décide de se lancer dans une enquête qui la mènera dans les recoins les plus sombres de Londres, sur les pistes d'un certain Tueur au Ruban Noir.

Princess Gwendolyn of Elithriel is tired of living life as a royal. She secretly craves a life of adventure like one from the books she reads. Her parents Queen Grace and King Richard are always telling her she needs to find a husband before she turns eighteen. And as her 18th birthday approaches, her mother begins forcing her to meet with potential suitors, all of whom are at least ten years her senior. Andrew Duval, better known as the Peregrine for his quick escapes, is Elithriel's most wanted criminal for thievery from many noble families. On the night of Princess Gwendolyn's 18th birthday, he decides to commit his biggest crime yet, kidnap the princess and hold her for ransom. As Gwen and Drew travel together, they come to an understanding. Drew can give Gwen the life of adventure that she has always wanted and Gwen can give Drew the money that he needs to provide for his family. And once two people travel together for long enough, an inevitable bond will begin to form. But there's one problem, Gwen and Drew come from two completely different worlds. After all, a princess cannot marry a thief, right?

A beloved friend goes missing. (A/N- If you do decide to read this please read beyond the first chapter. I swear the whole story isn't like this)

i guess if you're intelligent, the title says it all? i don't know for sure though. you can be dumb and still lurk around my profile. like okay dude. go away. -------------------------------------------------- HIGHEST RANKINGS #25 in Discussion #5 in Obvious #21 in Us #23 in Ranting

Lisa Colen has been kidnapped. She was captured on her way home from school one winter evening, mistaken for the actual target- Amelia Rainer, the daughter of a multimillionaire. The kidnappers soon realize their mistake, and set out after Amelia. And Lisa? At this point, she knows too much. They can't let her go. Because this is no ordinary ransom plot...

Mystery/Thriller//Romance #justwriteit - this is part of the just write it 50,000 word challenge! And I am also writing this for NaNoWriMo! One. It took just one phone call. Just one measly phone call to change Kelly Porter's life, and everyone's around her. With that one phone call, Kelly Porter finds herself with a ransom note demanding money she doesn't have and a ticking clock. The race is on to get her daughter back.

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When a renown fashion designer and critically acclaimed movie producer fall in love, the result is Autumn Pearce. Autumn has just about everything a person could want; fame, fortune, fans and let's not forget her natural talent for acting. Starring in a teen drama series, Life's A Game, Autumn never expected for the drama to continue off screen too. After a devastating accident on set, Autumn's curiosity and stubborn resolve has her digging into the past of a friend. Of course, all actions have their consequences, especially when she comes to realise that friends do in fact hide secrets from each other, especially if they're a celebrity. As Autumn plunges deeper into her friend's unknown past, Autumn will find that never judging a book by its cover has never been so right. © All rights reserved RimUranium *30/09/12* Editing.