Thrills 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!

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.

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

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.

"Oh, look, we're back home! You'll be a lamb for me now, right? Unless you'd like a bullet in that pretty little head of yours, I'd suggest you do as I say." "Starving. I've been starving for so long that I don't even care how I get it. I just want it, I need to know someone needs me." // Young Acacia finds herself kidnapped by the murderous son of a famous sociopath. How will she manage to survive the violent outbursts and mental torture?

"Soothe the devils in my head, love me to my death." In which a psychiatrist gets kidnapped by a serial killer, only to lose her mind.

Life of a teenager portrayed in an unprecedented fabulous fashion with passion . She is definitely your average teen with a bundle of wishes and oodle of dreams which she aspires to materialise . But the tidal turn of events in this story comes at this juncture when she completes her secondary scholastic education and looks forward for a wonderful Uni life filled with so many excitement, frolic , adventure and laughter. Sometimes life isn't kind enough to shower what we deserve or expect of it. Life is just awesome enough to bestow us with its uncanny unexpected twists in every mode of life. And pearl's life isnt any different and turns out to be one such unanticipated encounter that fate and destiny had in stored for her in their own twisted and shenanigan way. Come and explore the world and Odyssey of Pearl an Indian girl who has patriotism imbibed in every single fibre of her being. Rank-#1 in adventure. Highest rank- #2 in adventure

What happens when the universe tries to delete your soulmate?" After the catastrophic "Violet Fracture," Min Se-Ah woke up in a world that didn't remember her. For three years, she lived as a ghost, a survivor with a hollow chest and a name etched in nothing but dust. But Park Tae-Jun, the "Ice Prince" of Seoul, refused to let the past die. Connected by a physiological "Echo"-a rhythmic thump-thump in their ribs that belongs to each other-they must fight against a powerful empire and the fabric of time itself to reclaim the seconds the world forgot. A masterpiece of love, possessiveness, and high-stakes mystery. If you believe some connections are written in the stars, this echo is for you.

That time.. If only I wasn't so blinded by the love at first sight, I would have noticed our eyes didn't meet. I should have noticed his tender and affectionate gaze wasn't directed at me, but at pretty Dayu who was standing behind me.

The boss runs the strip club DIRTY WORK, and I work for the boss. When the boss doesn't want to make money just from the girls, he goes his own route. Which is where I come in. Pushing drugs, stealing jewels, fixing races, taking someone out for dinner or just taking them out. I do it all, and I must say, I do it so gracefully it's beautiful. It's dirty work, but someone's got to do it. CELESTRIA PHASE: 2 Original artwork (as far as I can tell) by the ridiculously talented Mitul Mistry.

(I will also be posting this on Royal Road as the User EnglishAddict.) Thank you all! Sometimes flowers wither before you can help them grow. Sometimes life vanishes before you can breathe. Sometimes all is forgotten before you had the chance to remember. Do Yun is a regular Office worker in Korea. On the hunt to disclose the truth behind his brother's deaths. At the age of 16 two of his brothers died tragically in a train crash. Said accidental, a bump in the track that swerved them to their death. He couldnt believe it. Seemed too coincidential for it to be a mistake. And 9 years later another turn of events turned him more certain everything was done intentionally. A few weeks ago, his older brother was found dead near a old abandoned car. A car crash many described. The imprinted stain of tire marks were clear on his casual clothing. For a moment he thought to believe the circumstances but many evidences proved his original theory right. Everybody belives he was insane, his Psychologist persuading him to journal his emotions. To feel control in his life. But, he had to prove brother's were not gone by accident but by purpose. And through his journey, the dead helps him prove them all wrong.

Pain turns women into warriors, but a queen turns pain into power. Little did Ace know, when he rejected his mate that he'd be crawling at her feet once she became his queen.

A search for missing sister who no one is sure is alive or dead, a turbulent family riddled with deadly secrets that threaten to ruin them all, and a serial killer charging through the countryside all culminate in this tale of forgiveness, sorrow, and retribution. Set in the 1950's. Updated on Sundays and Wednesdays ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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

Survival is more than air and water when you're being hunted by the undead. Worst yet, when you caused it. Willow ascends into what she believes is an answer to prayer, leaving the harsh realities of the world below behind her. But when she arrives onboard Proc 1, nothing is as it seems. She's quickly indoctrinated into the system by her mysterious rescuers, only to learn that she's been promoted to Lead Physicist in the NAMOS program-BioTic Corp's Top Secret protocol on genetic decomposition and mutations. The name on file is not her own, but someone else's. Cloaking herself in this new identity, she marvels at the vastness and complexities of the first floating civilization. Her curiosity is cut short as her advanced training in molecular cloning begins. This only drives the knot deeper into the pit of her stomach. It's only a matter of time before she's discovered as an imposter. The further she digs, the harder it is to decipher the truth from lies. SIND is not what everyone believed it to be. The new world government wasn't trying to save mankind; it was attempting to control it by curing death. There's just one problem; no one survived the treatments, until her. With a potential cure pulsing through her veins, will Willow be able to stop the impending apocalypse before she's turned into SIND's next science experiment? Find out in Amber Skies. Highest ranking: #8 (11/12/2016)

*Watty Winner* & *Featured Story* WITCHES - NECROMANCERS - INAPPROPRIATE TABLE MANNERS. The three-hundred-year-old town of Loon Lake looks calm as a pond, but below the surface, clans of witches and wizards clash like hungry sharks. First-year student Tonya isn't privy to her family's darkest secrets, but when campus is overrun by a deadly eating epidemic, only she can resist the hidden, mind-controlling entity behind it. Meanwhile, Tonya's new friends, artist Priya, and Digital Ninjas Drake and Zain, want to create the creepiest art installation Loon Lake Cemetery will ever know. Too bad what's lurking in the graveyard is deadly. Untrained and overmatched by occult conspirators, Tonya will need to develop magical abilities she never knew she had. Can she uncover the mystery behind the epidemic and save her town? Winner of the coveted Watty Award, supernatural thriller Feeding Frenzy is a witch's brew of intrigue with a dollop of comedy, a teaspoon of romance, and a pinch of horror. Readers say: "It's been an amazing ride! ...I've loved every minute of it!" -J. L. Weaver, author of the Penderry's Bizarre series (England) "A great ending! Loved it!" -Denise Murdoch (USA) "Just when you think there won't be any more surprises, Maaja Wentz throws us for a loop." "It's like I'm infected and you're food because I NEED MORE." -Helaine Duvenhage (South Africa) "...great novel - it has been so much fun to read! The ending wrapped things up nicely, but it begs for a sequel. With Tonya's discovery of her powers and the hints at this Loon Lake magic community...it feels like there is much more to come for Tonya and the gang." -David J. Thirteen (Canada) Zombie...meet cake. Take a spooky town, a food obsession and wrap it all up in a wee bit of @MaajaWentz creepy, ghoul-tainted humor and you end up with the kaleidoscope that is Feeding Frenzy. -Jetta Frame for WattZombie reviews (Wattpad) Vote, comment, and tell friends about FEEDING FRENZY. I'd love to hear from you.

On prom night, seventeen-year-old half-blood vampire, Carmine Redoza, and her younger brother, Blake, find a classmate's mutilated body in a park. The corpse is drained of blood. This murder is one of many committed by someone the police have dubbed the 'Vampire Stalker'. When the detective on the case pegs Blake Redoza as the prime suspect, Carmine needs to figure out the serial killer's identity and fast. Things get even more complicated when Carmine develops feelings for her new boss, Sebastian Hunter, only to find that an old flame is back to haunt her.
 Can Carmine conquer her inner demons and unmask the killer before it's too late? Join Carmine as she spends an unforgettable summer learning the truth about her former sins, complicated family history and the extent of her resolve against temptation. Highest ranking #11 in Vampire #104 in Paranormal ~A Wattpad Featured Novel~ © 2020, Jackie Wang a.k.a. "Chesmok" ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Media accompanying chapters are the intellectual property of their respectful owners.

In the second book in the series, the Valentine family struggles to survive, living under fake identities. Their hidden existence is threatened when a mysterious Silicon Valley billionaire takes a special interest in Johnny and Stella.

When Amanda was diagnosed with a reproductive disorder that was yet to be researched, she never expected to get pregnant in the strangest way possible carrying the most extraordinary child in her womb. Having an IQ of 290, which was even higher than highest ever recorded, Adam a twenty-year-old is going to set foot into the Savant University of Sciences, the best of its kind in the entire country of Pairan. What's extraordinary about him is his ability to read minds with the only condition needing to be fulfilled is that he have eye contact with them. What will happen when a series of mysteries and the buried past are unmasked to only bring up more secrets. What he doesn't know is, not every secret is a healthy one. This book is being put on hold for a while. The story is being modified and reconstructed.