The Black Lace Award
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  • Parts 19
  • Time 35m
Complete, First published Aug 29, 2024
Welcome to The Black Lace Award, a celebration of literary excellence in the realms of mystery and thriller. Just as black lace weaves elegance and intrigue, our award honors authors whose works captivate and ensnare readers in a web of suspenseful storytelling. 🕵️‍♀️🖋️

This prestigious accolade recognizes exceptional narratives that embody creativity, originality, and the power of the unexpected. Join us in celebrating the voices that unveil secrets and craft complex characters, transforming our reading experience into a thrilling journey. 🌟 Together, let's applaud the brilliance of literature and the art of suspense, as we honor those who masterfully entwine their stories with mystery and allure. 🎉🔍

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125 parts Ongoing Mature
🗝️Detective Ryker Viltarin must uncover dark secrets before he loses not only his heart but also his life.🗝️ You're on your own, far from home The wind is blowing in the top of the pines A gloomy sky where the sun never shines Deep in the woods, where the night is so cold You're lost, far from home -Mustash- Ryker Viltarin, a former soldier and now a private detective, is asked for help by an old comrade: He has to find his ex-wife, who has kidnapped their child because of their impending divorce. At first, this sounded like an easy case for Viltarin. The search for the missing leads the investigator to the sleepy little town of Silvershore on Everbreeze Lake in Canada. When he moves into the small guesthouse Pineview Cottage, Ryker is convinced that he has found an unscrupulous child abductor. But why does this impression change more and more the closer he gets to her? Why does every step toward the truth raise more questions than answers? And what is the significance of the mysterious key that suddenly ends up in Evelyn's possession? Will Ryker succeed in saving Evelyn and Liam, or will they also fall victim to the killer from Everbreeze Lake? 🗝️ "Taking You Home" is a romantic and gripping mystery-drama story about love, betrayal, and the shadows of the past that must be overcome to finally understand the true meaning of happiness. 🗝️ *** ROMANCE READS 2024 CONTESTANT 🥇Frosty Flavour Award - Adult 🥇Wishing Socks Awards - Others & Best Blurb 🥇TheGemstoneBookAwards - Romance 🥇Inferno Awards - Romance 🥇Cloud Awards - Romance 🥇Black Lace Award - Romance 🥈ELPIDA-Awards - Romance
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THE WOMAN BEFORE by arrally
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WINNER of the EC Fiction Awards 2024 hosted by @esthetiquecommunity in mystery and thriller Ambys 2024 GRAND FAVOURITE in Mystery & Thriller |•|•|•| Now published on Amazon as a kindle e-book for as cheap as $2.99. Link before: https://a.co/d/exbimnY 𝙎𝙝𝙚'𝙨 𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙛𝙚-𝙩𝙤-𝙗𝙚. 𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙃𝙀𝙍? I have never hated someone with every fiber of my being before until I heard about Rosina Scott, my boyfriend's wife-to-be. If Evans thinks he's going to live happily ever after with Rosina, then he's being delusional. I will not sacrifice ten years of my life for a man only for him to leave me for a woman young enough to be my kid sister. I'm not a jealous ex. It's just not fair that Evans will humiliate me like this, after everything I did for him. He thinks he has gotten rid of me. Well, he hasn't. He has no idea what I'm capable of. I'm just getting started. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁? 𝗔 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴: @𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 "𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆! 𝗜 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁." @𝗮𝗻𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 "𝗜 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗹
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Monteverde Academy by pretty_poison_
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🗝️Detective Ryker Viltarin must uncover dark secrets before he loses not only his heart but also his life.🗝️ You're on your own, far from home The wind is blowing in the top of the pines A gloomy sky where the sun never shines Deep in the woods, where the night is so cold You're lost, far from home -Mustash- Ryker Viltarin, a former soldier and now a private detective, is asked for help by an old comrade: He has to find his ex-wife, who has kidnapped their child because of their impending divorce. At first, this sounded like an easy case for Viltarin. The search for the missing leads the investigator to the sleepy little town of Silvershore on Everbreeze Lake in Canada. When he moves into the small guesthouse Pineview Cottage, Ryker is convinced that he has found an unscrupulous child abductor. But why does this impression change more and more the closer he gets to her? Why does every step toward the truth raise more questions than answers? And what is the significance of the mysterious key that suddenly ends up in Evelyn's possession? Will Ryker succeed in saving Evelyn and Liam, or will they also fall victim to the killer from Everbreeze Lake? 🗝️ "Taking You Home" is a romantic and gripping mystery-drama story about love, betrayal, and the shadows of the past that must be overcome to finally understand the true meaning of happiness. 🗝️ *** ROMANCE READS 2024 CONTESTANT 🥇Frosty Flavour Award - Adult 🥇Wishing Socks Awards - Others & Best Blurb 🥇TheGemstoneBookAwards - Romance 🥇Inferno Awards - Romance 🥇Cloud Awards - Romance 🥇Black Lace Award - Romance 🥈ELPIDA-Awards - Romance