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Ashes and Crayons

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Vance Harmon never planned on being anyone's protector. As a homicide detective with a strange and secret gift-visions that let him relive the final moments of a crime-he's spent years buried in other people's tragedies, pushing everyone away to keep himself sane.

But everything changes the day he finds her: a tiny, silent girl stealing from a store, she doesn't trust anyone. And yet, somehow, Vance can't walk away.

Taking her in is a decision made in a heartbeat-but learning how to care for a child is something else entirely. Vance is awkward, lost, and afraid of doing more harm than good. Still, day by day, crayon by crayon, something begins to grow between them. A fragile connection. A second chance.

As Vance tries to solve the mysteries surrounding her past and protect her from the dangers that still linger, he'll have to confront his own-because healing might come in unexpected ways, and family doesn't always look the way he thought it would.All Rights Reserved

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Loved And Hated by Little1Writer

"We want you home Sorella" Mason said to me. "I couldn't give two shits what you want." I said back. He looked pissed. I could feel someone coming towards me with a needle aimed at my neck. Elijah and Everly are two identical twin girls. Elijah was suppose to be a boy, but kept the name nether the less. They look the exact same, except for the eyes. Eli has her Fathers, whereas Everly has her Mothers. Their parents loved the twins, Well Everly. Her mum and step-dad hated Elijah with a passion. Whereas Everly was treated like a princess, Elijah was treated like something on the back of their shoe. Until one day, they both got called into the office to find out they both died in a car crash. Everly cried as Elijah sat stone-faced. They also find out that they have five older brothers. Five Controlling and annoying older brothers with a huge secret of their own. Not forgetting that Eli refuses to become part of their life. Everly is enough for them in her eyes. Will Elijah survive on her own? Or will her brothers drag her home? And will she stay? Badass- #1 Twins - #1 Running - #1 Mafiaprincess - #1 Brothers - #1 Brother - #1 Father-daughter - #1 Family - #4 out of 246k stories

Sheishin High: Echoes of the Past by VesperAshen

For ten years, the Detective Club of Sheishin High has been buried under a shroud of tragedy. Once celebrated as the Silent Six, its members were discredited after trying to expose a string of suspicious deaths. Three were killed. Two vanished. One was expelled. The club was dissolved-and the school was left cursed by silence. Leo Vance, whose family was destroyed by the incident, is determined to resurrect the club and clear their name. But no one dares to join, until Aria Thorne, a transfer student and self-proclaimed mystery fanatic, hears the rumor of the Detective Club and signs up, eager for a real-life case-unaware of the bloodstained legacy she's walking into. Their revival is soon met with a murder that perfectly mirrors one of the Silent Six's unsolved cases. As Leo and Aria pursue the truth, all evidence points toward the traumatized sole survivor of the original club, seemingly enacting a twisted revenge. But Aria begins to suspect this is only the first layer of deception. To uncover the truth behind the tragedy, they must dig into the foundations of Sheishin High itself-where the true killer, the unseen architect of the first massacre, waits to finish the job they started ten years ago.

Targeted - A Cindy Powell Detective Story by SueLou66

Cindy Powell uses detective work that she learned from her father as a young girl in her job as a real estate mogul Benson Easton's assistant. Benson needs to know every detail about an associate before doing business with them. It's Cindy who digs up that information. When she has a complex case, she requests help from her police detective boyfriend, Sam. While investigating several new possible clients for Easton Real Estate, she receives threatening messages. Someone has something to hide, and they'll do anything to keep their secrets buried. Cindy becomes targeted the deeper she delves into their life. *** I wake up disorientated, with my head pounding. I touch the sensitive spot on my temple. My hands are extended and handcuffed to a water pipe. I take a moment to glance around the room that is now my prison. Slowly, everything comes back to me. How will Sam find me now? I gasp when I hear the door above me squeak open. I close my eyes while I listen to the heavy footsteps descending the stairs. "Please hurry, Sam," I whisper to myself in despair.

Eclipsed by Lust by ZiaAkter20

Some desires are whispered in shadows. Others devour everything. She thought she knew herself-until he appeared. Ethan Vance is chaos draped in silk, a phantom forged in blood-soaked loyalty and backroom deals, answering only to the silent kings who pull the strings from behind gold-plated glass. His crimes leave no headlines, no traces-only bodies, whispers, and ruin. He doesn't chase; he consumes. Aria Blake was untouchable. A rising officer, incorruptible, tasked with exposing the dark tendrils of crime within the law she trusts. She thought she was prepared. She was not. Every glance, every calculated touch drags her deeper into a world where pleasure becomes a weapon, and longing is a trap. Ethan dismantles her slowly, quietly, with the patience of a man who knows how to break someone without leaving bruises. Lies wrapped in truths make her question every conviction she's ever held, every line between right and wrong. Boundaries shatter. Trust is a fragile thread over an abyss. Lust eclipses reason, and obsession wraps around their lives like fire and velvet. Each encounter leaves scars-not just on skin, but on the soul. He offers no safety, only clarity, a cage lined in temptation and danger. Pleasure and peril entwine until desire becomes unavoidable, surrender inevitable. As the bodies mount and shadows deepen, Aria must ask herself: is she still undercover, or already claimed? This is not romance-it is obsession, betrayal, and forbidden longing. Some love stories save you. This one buries you.

Bringing Amber Home by PeaceLoveMusic1598

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Wildcard by DanGarrettAuthor

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Loved And Hated

"We want you home Sorella" Mason said to me. "I couldn't give two shits what you want." I said back. He looked pissed. I could feel someone coming towards me with a needle aimed at my neck. Elijah and Everly are two identical twin girls. Elijah was suppose to be a boy, but kept the name nether the less. They look the exact same, except for the eyes. Eli has her Fathers, whereas Everly has her Mothers. Their parents loved the twins, Well Everly. Her mum and step-dad hated Elijah with a passion. Whereas Everly was treated like a princess, Elijah was treated like something on the back of their shoe. Until one day, they both got called into the office to find out they both died in a car crash. Everly cried as Elijah sat stone-faced. They also find out that they have five older brothers. Five Controlling and annoying older brothers with a huge secret of their own. Not forgetting that Eli refuses to become part of their life. Everly is enough for them in her eyes. Will Elijah survive on her own? Or will her brothers drag her home? And will she stay? Badass- #1 Twins - #1 Running - #1 Mafiaprincess - #1 Brothers - #1 Brother - #1 Father-daughter - #1 Family - #4 out of 246k stories