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Time 7h 38m

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Elle Hallor's world revolves around artful lies and trickery. No one knows Myndor's underhand networks like her -- she spent years dabbling in most of them. Despite being an infamous assassin, Elle is bound by contract to carry out whatever missions her guild commands. 

Her next assignment is a death-wish: kill the Imperial Heir of DETRA.

She cannot do it alone. The heir's identity is a closely guarded secret. Her team will have to infiltrate DETRA and compete in lethal challenges to win their places inside. With the help of her DETRA mentor, Cerid, it might just be possible. But when loyalties and love become entangled, truths are unveiled and Elle's past comes hurtling back -- will she succeed?

Five notorious assassins. One deadly competition. And Elle Hallor wants her revenge...


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!!Winner of Mystery/Thriller in Discovery Awards 2019!!
!!Winner of Action in Tetralogy Awards!!
!!Winner of the Aurora Awards!!All Rights Reserved

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Beneath the stars by bestofyou3569

Emma has spent her life searching for answers about her father's mysterious disappearance, but when a deadly secret surfaces, she's thrust into a dangerous game she never saw coming. With a powerful enemy like Michael West hunting her, every step forward brings her closer to the truth-and closer to death. Enter Lucas, a brooding stranger with a dark past of his own. Bound by tragedy and drawn to each other, they must navigate a web of betrayal, violence, and trust as they uncover the dark underworld controlled by West. But when West's empire begins to crumble, new dangers emerge, leaving Emma and Lucas fighting not only for survival but for their future together. In a world where loyalty can be bought and nothing is what it seems, Emma must decide who to trust before it's too late. With deadly secrets, intense romance, and heart-pounding suspense, Beneath the Stars is a thrilling journey of love and survival, where the stars may be the only witnesses to the truth.

The Lethal Encounter: Novella by MilaSteelesHearts

[7x featured] A cold-hearted assassin must choose between loyalty to her organization or love after falling for her charming target. Ava became a KSD assassin at only sixteen years old. Fueled by anger, hate, and the hunger for revenge, Ava has forgotten what compassion or sympathy even means. Until she meets a sassy beam of sunshine who disarms her at first sight. When Ava feels that heartmelting spark, she considers betraying her organization to experience that warm feeling once again. Jennie So-Yeon has been sheltered from any speck of violence her whole life, thanks to her parents and her tough best friend. Jennie believes murder is wrong, no matter the reason. But when she meets a cold assassin who spares her in a dark alley, she finds her isolated life of sunshine and rainbows shattering into a million pieces as she falls for a killer. The truth behind KSD's purpose slowly unravels as Eve, the leader of the organization, puts out a hit on both Ava and Jennie. Ava must decide if she's going to throw away all her beliefs and years of her life out the window for that dreaded emotion: love. Will Ava and Jennie be able to hold onto their love despite the pressures and death threats around them? Or will one end up betraying the other as both their worlds fall apart? 𓆩ꨄ︎𓆪───※ ·✯· ※───𓆩ꨄ︎𓆪 Onc 2024 longlister Featured by: @Action (Action Romance, 18 Romance Stories We Are Obsessed With) @Romance (Romantic Suspense) @Ambassadors (Dangerous Love) @adventure (18 Romance Stories We Are Obsessed With) Cover by @plutointhestars

Agent Rogue: Renegade by Caitlin_Lucy

CURRENTLY UNDER EDITING An agent emotional is an agent reckless, and Agent Knight's most recent mission has her feelings entwined in the tangled web of her past. The world comes crashing down around the agents as they return to London with an old enemy apprehended. Upon arriving, they meet the agency's new Director: a pompous politician determined to reshape the agency in his own image, with or without its most trusted agents. Everyone must abide by his ways, but Knight has other plans. With her job already on the line, Amber must work under the radar to track down a figure from her past and compete to steal the funding of inhumane research from an experienced gambler. However, when attacks grow personal, the agents must decide whether morality or success is more important in eliminating their enemies, especially when their identity is blanketed in shadow. Book II in the Agent Rogue Series Cover by @E_A_Hard

The Divorcee Murder Club by Van_Carley

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐎𝐧𝐞 | 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 It's all fun and games until someone suggests killing each other's spouses for revenge. Miguel Gomez is your average disgruntled divorcée attending a support group in San Francisco to cope with the split from his wife. Life as a newly single man in his thirties seems bleak, but when an alluring woman named Angie Mendoza walks into his support group, Miguel can't take his eyes off her---until she proposes they kill their exes. At first, he thinks she's crazy, but she's done her homework and has researched reasons why he should kill his ex-wife. Still, he refuses until the abusive ex-husband of his love interest threatens to kill him, and he has no choice but to seek Angie's help. This sends Miguel down a rabbit hole with more twists than a labyrinth, and it could be his ultimate ruin. * * * 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙞𝙨 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙣𝙪𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙚. * * 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬: ~EDITOR'S PICK Sep 30, 2022 @Wattpad - Adrenaline Rush @WattpadExlorer - Adrenaline Rush @ContemporaryLit - Featured List @BadassReads - Featured Badass Reads @DangerousLove - Wattpad Picks @AdultFiction - Featured Adult Fiction @Mystery - Featured Mystery/Thriller @Crime - Detective & Crime

The Tenabrist Chronicles by neonclaire97

"No one could know about my birthright. No one could know about the magic pulsing beneath my skin. That secret held enough power to be the death of me, my father's reputation, and my family's reign. So, I clenched my fists tight and slept until Quarter One, as any dutiful daughter would. For princesses must be, in all circumstances, dutiful." Ainslie lives her life among the servant class, the lowest caste in the kingdom of Aer, serving a sweet but spoiled princess. Alva prepares to rule as Queen when she comes of age in a few years' time, trapped in a gilded cage only made cozy by her beloved lady-in-waiting. Both girls have secrets which will soon shake their kingdom and the entire alliance of Tenabrist to the core. With the help of a handsome knight, a wise librarian, and other allies made along the way, Ainslie and Alva must uncover secrets about their magic, the universe, and their kingdom before it's too late. Updates Sundays at 3pm.

Vengeful Redemption by LRObooks

1st place winner in the new adult category for the 2020 Aurora awards! Daughter to a wealthy tycoon boss. She's a headstrong aspiring journalist. Avery Conway of "Conway international industries" loves sticking her nose where it dosn't belong, her "family ties" have kept the young and curious Avery out of trouble but that all changes when she witnesses a murder and mistakes the identity of the assailant. It took Avery three years to get the facts straight. what she thinks is her saving grace, is her worst nightmare... Luke grew up poor and abandoned. He fought hard to be one of the wealthiest black market dealers of the world. When a particular deal goes sideways, he's left holding the heat. Sent to a place where death is the brighter option, Luke loses all trace of humanity until his circumstances change. Luke becomes obsessed with exacting revenge on the person who framed him. When he finds out it's Avery, the daughter of weston conway, his top buyer, and most loathed customers, he doesn't waste time meting out his retaliation tat is until he lays eyes on her. His sinister plans take a more erotic turn as Avery makes Luke come to life. When the stakes are high, the ultimate question is... Who will lose ?

Cupid's Guide to Murder by malisaray

[Featured on @Mystery's Bright Young Minds Reading List] [Bootcamp Mentorship Winner '22] This Valentine's Day, Cupid gets a little deadly. *** When Haven's vengeful ex-best friend ends up dead at a Valentine's Day party, things take a twisted turn. From the infamous gossip blogger to her so-called sweetheart boyfriend, everyone in Haven's life is now a suspect. An anonymous person under the alias Killer Cupid leaves behind a guide to murder, and it's only a matter of time until someone is next. When charming troublemaker Griffin offers to help her, Haven must deny the sparks between them to save her current relationship and focus on the case. As little white lies and motives unravel, Haven realizes one thing: Everyone has a secret... but how far would someone go to keep theirs?

Blue Flames by amba9999

"Have you no sense of self-preservation?" he asked, seeming genuinely curious. "I do. But it's kind of low on my list of priorities. Right below not sucking up to immortals, no matter if they were elders." and I really needed to shut up before I got myself killed. *** **** *** Elle Sanders is a headhunter with a secret. In a mission to hunt down a thief, Elle's life takes an unexpected turn when she's thrown into the very world she spent her entire life avoiding. Faced with a series of life changing decisions, an irritating vampire lord who's dangerously curious about her, and a crime she holds the key to solving, Elle has to choose between revealing her secrets or staying silent at the expense of innocent human lives.

Shifted by EmillyKathrynn

REWRITTEN KINDLE VERSION WITH BONUS CHAPTERS OUT NOW!! Death wasn't something she feared, especially when she lived the life of a secret assassin. Sharp-witted and seemingly innocent, Hope Taylor perfected a lifestyle nobody could catch up to. But what she never expected was to be watched. Amartolós, her rival and ruthless assassin, had one mission: to kill Hope. With devilish charm and known for his deadly sins, he finds himself caught up in the chase of tormenting The Angel of Death. But one problem: he didn't know her real identity. But what happens when the two of them are more connected than they thought? Will the dynastic plans remain the same, or will sacrifices be made? ❝Can I fuck you, Angel?❞ He whispers as his lips remain inches away from mine. ❝I have a boyfriend❞ , I admit. ❝But he's not Angels boyfriend❞ He whispers into my ear as his lips brush against my cartilage ❝Your real identity and secret one are two different people Angel?❞ Completed April 2023 Unedited ..................... "𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬. 𝙒𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚, 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙙"

Revenge Never Knocks by ssynn_xo

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Beneath the stars

Emma has spent her life searching for answers about her father's mysterious disappearance, but when a deadly secret surfaces, she's thrust into a dangerous game she never saw coming. With a powerful enemy like Michael West hunting her, every step forward brings her closer to the truth-and closer to death. Enter Lucas, a brooding stranger with a dark past of his own. Bound by tragedy and drawn to each other, they must navigate a web of betrayal, violence, and trust as they uncover the dark underworld controlled by West. But when West's empire begins to crumble, new dangers emerge, leaving Emma and Lucas fighting not only for survival but for their future together. In a world where loyalty can be bought and nothing is what it seems, Emma must decide who to trust before it's too late. With deadly secrets, intense romance, and heart-pounding suspense, Beneath the Stars is a thrilling journey of love and survival, where the stars may be the only witnesses to the truth.