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Ashes of a Madman

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Reads 163
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Parts 18
Time 12h 5m

Maria_York_Author

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Adventuring through the depths of the Dark Continent, Rebecca, with the best intentions, has just made a terrible mistake. Her new husband, Geoff Ramsay, is a titled anthropologist, a handsome, bold adventurer, who persuades her to join him and his team into the Congo, ostensibly to map the prospective railway. The team's true fixation was with a tribe on the far side of Lake Victoria. Determined to win back her husband's heart she agreed, only to discover what truly separated them was for Rebecca to indulge his darkest fantasy. Could she convince him to break his addiction to the red colored drug, and abandon his fascination with death rituals before it was too late for her? Could she return alone, thousands of miles from his nightmare and attempt to shake herself from the consequences of this mistake? How damaged must she become to discover who manipulated the conspiracy surrounding the deaths of those who came before her and protect herself and those she loves from revenge? 

This was no journey that should have been undertaken by a well-bred English lady. Rebecca unravels the mystery behind the death of her husband's colleague, only to discover Geoff's frightening intentions for her so far from civilization. Not only must she solve a murder while averting her own, but then she must make her way back to England and confront what she has become to survive. But the conspirators were not done with her yet.All Rights Reserved

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Only Broken by xwriteratheartxo

When Rebecca moves back to her hometown for a friend's wedding, unfortunate circumstances put her near her ex-boyfriend, who left her completely broken. But her return seems to be more dangerous than she bargained for, and she searches for answers that were left unsaid. *** Becca Bradly didn't know what she was expecting when she was asked to be the maid-of-honor for her best friend's wedding. She lives in LA and has a decent life after successfully acting in a recently released movie. But she definitely didn't plan to go back to her hometown. The place she hasn't visited in five years. And the place where her broken heart still lays, shattered from her one and only ex-boyfriend. Michael Campbell was once someone people could rely on, but right before their senior graduation, that all changed, and when Becca finds herself returning home, she sees a completely different man in his place. Cold, detached and heartless, Becca finds herself constantly surrounded by the man she is supposed to hate most. And even though it's hard to ignore him when he's part of the wedding party, it's harder to do so when she realizes that the secrets he's been keeping all these years, start unravelling. The truth, however, was something she least expected, and now she has to fight for her life and the people she loves most. [[word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Book Two of the Dependency Series (can be read as a standalone) Content warning: This story contains sexual content, strong language, and themes of sexual assault and violence. Cover designed by Holly Thurston

His Darkest Obsession by ellawryts_

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DELUSIONS (Sample) [PUBLISHED] by xXAmy_CXx

[NOW PUBLISHED BY LIMITLESS PUBLISHING] A deadly game is being played. The question is . . . who will survive? *** As she waits to give her statement in one of the interrogation rooms of Arcata Police Department, Abigale recites the same line over and over inside her head. I did not kill anyone. I did not kill anyone. But there's a trail of bodies, and it leads straight to her. The events that brought her to this very moment all point to one thing . . . her guilt. She must convince Detective Collins of her innocence, but how can she explain her ties to the victims, and the evidence that has her name written all over it? Then there's the mysterious Facebook profile, DarkHeart434. Who is DarkHeart434? And why does it seem like this person has all the answers, including the identity of the real murderer? As pieces of the puzzle start to come together, everything about Abigale's life begins to unravel--her past, her present . . . and even her self-proclaimed innocence. *** Copyright (C) Amy Crandall (xXAmy_CXx) Book Cover Copyright (C) Sparkes #7 in Mystery/Thriller on February 1, 2018 Published to Wattpad on August 10, 2016 Second draft published to Wattpad on July 4, 2017 Published by Limitless Publishing on September 4, 2018

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All I Have Are the Stars by seraphina_sonnet

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