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When a blizzard leaves party guests snowed in at a remote cottage, trust becomes their most valuable currency, even in death. 

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Hadley is no stranger to heartbreak and disappointment. For the past nine years, she's dealt with every hurdle life has thrown at her.

Now, she's finally ready to begin a new chapter of her life: her very own house by the lake. Nothing, not even the worst blizzard of the year, can stop her from celebrating this milestone with her closest friends and family. 

The night, however, soon takes a turn for the worse when a massive snow storm shuts down all roads and power, leaving everyone snowed in at a cottage amidst the wilderness. 

Relationships are tested when what is meant to be a fun housewarming party turns into four days of chaos, confusion, and even death.

No one is innocent.

And no one is safe.All Rights Reserved

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Danger by Booping123

(Book 2 of Vanished) It's been four months since everyone over the age of fifteen vanished. As food becomes scarce, hunger sets in. People desperate to get even something that wasn't canned around there. Now the real danger has begun. One powerful snowstorm, unlike any storm you'd see in society. When touched by the snow, you get burned. If you inhale the wind, you will become ill with a deadly virus. To make matters worse, the electricity has completely gone out. With the stress of injuries and illnesses, death begins to take a huge toll on their population. It all seems to be the end of everything for them. However, there are unexpected dangers such as people or even actions that may change everything.

The Last Winter by mb-oreo

One youth group. One weekend retreat. One last winter. Let the games begin. Two devastating deaths catapult Oriana's entire youth group into a heavy state of mourning and depression. Even her first semester at college can't shake this horrible loss from her life. No amount of classwork and new friends can distract her from the nightmare that had taken place the summer before. She returns back home for winter break with a sense of dread. The youth group would never be the same as it was before she graduated high school. Desperate to repair what has been broken, the youth group is taken to a weekend retreat at a big lodge in the snowy mountains of Michigan, with hopes of reviving the lost spirit of the youth. Things take a turn for the worst when members start to go missing one by one. Oriana and her younger sister, Nelia, quickly realize that there might be someone else--or someTHING--lurking around the lodge. Deception. Secrets. Revenge. Lies. Insanity. Terror. Will the youth group survive the weekend? ***WARNING: contains some gory scenes that may be disturbing to certain viewers

Damaged Souls by RosieGirl25

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TWISTED ICE (ONC 2023) by ericdabbs

Five friends, one is a killer. On fall break, twenty year old Eliza Goodchild sets off with four of her college friends for a remote cabin in Aspen, Colorado. When a blizzard strikes without warning, their SUV skids off an embankment and disappears into a wooded ravine. In the whiteout, they get lost and find themselves in a frigid wilderness where every wrong move can spell certain death. In their struggle to survive, they learn one of them is a killer. Everyone has secrets and motives, but when the killer claims a second victim, they realize all of them are targets in an icy twisted plot to get away with the perfect murder, or should we say, murders. Open Novella Contest 2023 ~~The Writing Prompt I selected~~ 5. Flip the coin and make a life choice with it. Two choices, one coin, and no turning back. Do you dare?

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Missing Pieces by luxedreams

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Trapped (ON INDEFINITE HOLD) by lovelymelyyy

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Behind The Reasons by AshleyWillows9

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Frostbite Lake by LuhBxddie_Ebony

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Danger

(Book 2 of Vanished) It's been four months since everyone over the age of fifteen vanished. As food becomes scarce, hunger sets in. People desperate to get even something that wasn't canned around there. Now the real danger has begun. One powerful snowstorm, unlike any storm you'd see in society. When touched by the snow, you get burned. If you inhale the wind, you will become ill with a deadly virus. To make matters worse, the electricity has completely gone out. With the stress of injuries and illnesses, death begins to take a huge toll on their population. It all seems to be the end of everything for them. However, there are unexpected dangers such as people or even actions that may change everything.