On the outside, Jayla Williams is the most confident girl. She doesn't give a crap what anyone thinks of her, and is completely, utterly, fearless. At least, that's what everyone thinks of her, but no-one knows how much fear she really holds. Many of this was imposed through her teacher and appointed guardian, Mr. Jacobs. After her mother left indefinitely on a business trip, he was put in charge of her in her place. Nobody knows the truth of what her mother and especially Mr. Jacobs puts her through.
Jayla can't even fathom telling anyone about what they put her through, but eventually the bottle holding it in starts to crack and threatens her relationships with her friends, not to mention her own health. She absolutely can't let them know, though, in fear of being left with nobody, but she might not be strong enough to get through it in one piece. Will Jayla be able to conquer her fears and insecurities and finally get the happiness she deserves?
*This story contains LGBT elements, if you suck, don't read it. The main romantic pairing is between two girls so if that bothers you, uh, don't read it I guess.*
!!!TRIGGER WARNING!!!
Sexual assault
R*pe
multiple forms of abuse
Please be careful while reading this if you have those triggers, those elements are a huge presence in the entire story.
Frankenstein's Guide (Book 1, the LiteraTours Cozy Mystery Series)
59 parts Complete
59 parts
Complete
Jessica "Ike" Wordsworth can dive into books, but she isn't prepared for a monster - and a ruthless murderer killing her tourists.
Ike is fighting the aftermath of a nasty divorce that left her husband in custody of her homesitting business - and her beloved cats.
With nothing but a turquoise construction trailer to call her home, Ike invests her last quid and becomes partner in a tour company specialising in bespoke trips for book-lovers. When the guide hired to take on the first tour drops out at the last minute, Ike has to take over and steer her guests towards the cradle of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein".
All to soon she realises there truly are monsters on the loose, one of them a ruthless killer who's targetting her tourists.
To unearth the truth, Ike will have to cooperate with her moronic partner, Gary Sands, 13th Baron of Nettlehole and founder of LiteraTours. When they don't succeed in stopping the killer, she realises she'll have to take the plunge and draw on some rather unusual skills her family has been hiding from the world . . .
"Frankenstein's Guide" is the first instalment in the "LiteraTours Cozy Mystery series".
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