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THE HOLLOW CROWN
Kshonda Davis
In the cursed kingdom of Nocthyr, the dead do not rest—they whisper. Every hundred years, the Hollow Crown chooses a new ruler, but the crown demands a terrible price: the monarch must surrender their soul to keep the darkness imprisoned. When 19-year-old Lyra Vey discovers she is the last heir to the forgotten bloodline of shadow kings, she is hunted by monsters, corrupted knights, and an immortal sorcerer who believes she can awaken an ancient god sleeping beneath the world.
A Drop of Haunted Blood
Rory North
Sixteen-year-old Felix Carver carries the ghosts of magicians in his blood. He can communicate with them and use the magical abilities they wielded against monsters when they were alive. His newfound power would be pretty cool, if the ghosts in question weren't his family and the man who killed them.
The first home
Obside
Some people leave their first home. Others spend the rest of their lives trying to find it again.
Flowers of the Heart
Lyvia
Danerius cant get over how much he loves Caleb, so much an illness sparked. He would do anything for him, including breaking and entering, kidnapping, and betraying his kingdom. Caleb knows Danerius too well to let it go to waste. He does everything in his little power to make sure the mission fails. A mysterious building, hybrid children, and a grueling adventure through the depths of the woods brings Dane closer to his inevitable demise. (Im still in the process of editing!!)
Villain Complex
Rory North
If killing a superhero were easy, everyone would do it. But for Julian Godfrey, defeating Storo[m Warning was far from the hardest part. What began as victory over the city's biggest hero quickly unravels into a mess, once he learns that the mysterious source of Storm Warning's power has found a new host. Charlotte Hathaway has no idea how to use her new abilities, but she won't stop trying until she destroys Julian's alter ego, Citadel.
The Lost Boys of Direhaven
burntsugarplum
A ‘choose your own mystery’ ARG (Alternate Reality Game) with CHOICES, CLUES, VISUALS & SOUND. Solve for Cold Case 174: an unknown horror surrounding 7 boys who were gone for months in the [REDACTED] Conservation Site and came back forever changed after interacting with [REDACTED]. (ADDING MORE CHOICE CHAPTERS EVERY SECOND DAY!)
Fairies Chapel
Roxanne Louise
COMPLETE No one knows why children are vanishing, or why they disappear near Healey Dell. Does Fairies Chapel hold more than just beauty? Are the tales of fairies, wishes, and ancient music true? As a haunting melody lures them in, will anyone return? Or are they lost forever? Inspired by the Lancashire folklore of Healey Dell, eerie, enchanted spaces, and the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
The first chapter
Jacob
Dont know how to start your mystery story, read this short story on how to start writing.
Of Heart & Hypothesis
Miriam W
Of Heart and Hypothesis A Poetic Memoir on Rewiring the Self We cannot heal what we cannot objectively see. By combining the raw, emotional truth of a personal history written in verse with actionable psychological concepts—like cognitive reframing, attachment theory, and behavioral conditioning—this book serves as both a mirror and a manual.
Secrets
Bay
#18+ #GTA5 #oc×trevor
The End Was Never the End?
Lady V
When surviving became my childhood.
Wrongs Make A Right
Hannah Sarah Abraham
America's sweetheart dancer and model Charlotte Spencer is afraid of falling in love but she keeps falling for men over and over again. When she leaves her first love for other lovers, things go spiraling downhill from there. She breaks several hearts in her quest to find the one. Who will she choose in the end? Will she ever learn to trust someone and find her one true love?
Tamer
Roxanne Louise
When the circus comes to town, Lulu isn’t interested in the bearded lady or the alligator man. She’s interested in the normal-looking boy locked in a cage. She brings him food, gives him a name, and eventually helps him escape, not knowing exactly what she’s set loose. A simple act of kindness will change both of their lives forever. A gothic romance that asks if love can tame all beasts.
Safe as Lighthouses: By Night
Head Lizard
James is a second generation actor struggling with being typecast, sibling rivalry, and roles that refuse to let him go. Faith works with an agency that offers unlimited assistance in whatever capacity members need. There is nothing the agency can't get you, if you are willing to pay the price. After finding out his brother has been refused membership multiple times, James accepts a meeting with Faith and finds himself quickly pulled into her gravity. But she knows far more than she lets on.
Creepy Tales from Corpse Town
burntsugarplum
My original anthology of unsettling flash fiction. Short and 'sickly'-sweet chapters. COMPLETE. Stories range from: ✓ ageless Russian high schoolers, ✓ a guy that dies every time he travels between dimensions ✓ star-walkers who wear the dead, and ✓ a bio-tech virus that 'hacks' animals and humans.
Dark sunflower
Katie Christensen
In a world where every person is born with a magical Soul Thread, a young military cadet must survive an elite war college while uncovering secrets that could change everything she thought she knew about her world.
Don't Catch The Falling Blade (Enverga Series #1)
Ia
Asia, a science, technology, engineering and mathematics student, was very clear with her one and only goal in life-to be the valedictorian. However, it became difficult for her when she met Rade, also from science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the boy version of herself or maybe...the better one.
Trapped in His Obsession
arch
Lucas Watson is used to winning. He built everything he has from the ground up and he's not the kind of man who loses, until everything starts to fall apart. What starts as a way out slowly turns into something harder to escape. And when he finally has the chance to walk away, will he still want to?
I'm In High School Again?!
Bun
Aice Figuera loved reading novels, especially one called AN ONLINE CHANCE. Though getting hit by a car and waking up inside it was NOT part of the plan. And unfortunately, the character she became wasn't any better. If she wanted to survive, she'd have to rewrite the story with nothing but her stock knowledge... that was slowly proving itself wrong.
Richard and Melissa
Hannah Sarah Abraham
It’s a love story where tenderness and terror are two sides of the same coin. When a pregnant woman finally finds the courage to leave her abusive fiancé for a kinder man, she must survive the storm of jealousy that follows—because the father of her child would rather destroy her than let her go.
Blind Boy Diaries
burntsugarplum
When 18-year-old Richard John Ryder loses his vision in his final year of high school, his future fractures. With the help of his childhood best friend, Maya Patel (who is hard of hearing), Richard learns to redefine independence on his own terms. ON HIATUS
Adverse Possession
Valiant_Charmer
“You’re about a head shorter than I expected a ‘ruthless’ Soros to be.” Nate Edmund Soros arrives in Matanzas Inlet expecting a rotting abandoned coastal house. Instead, he finds Danny. Charismatic. Infuriatingly warm. Illegally occupying the property under Florida’s adverse possession laws—and somehow caring for the house more tenderly than Nate’s own family ever did. What begins as a legal conflict slowly turns into something far more dangerous: a home.
The Soil of Daeseon
Kingsley Ogboli
During a devastating drought, King Yi Heon expands his royal court to save Daeseon. Three wives battle for power, revealing how ambition, faith, and truth shape their fate.
Sailing with you
Danny
LGBTG+/ golden age of piracy era/ first time ever writing a book let me know if i did something wrong🫶
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Fairies Chapel
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COMPLETE No one knows why children are vanishing, or why they disappear near Healey Dell. Does Fairies Chapel hold more than just beauty? Are the tales of fairies, wishes, and ancient music true? As a haunting melody lures them in, will anyone return? Or are they lost forever? Inspired by the Lancashire folklore of Healey Dell, eerie, enchanted spaces, and the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
I'm In High School Again?!
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Aice Figuera loved reading novels, especially one called AN ONLINE CHANCE. Though getting hit by a car and waking up inside it was NOT part of the plan. And unfortunately, the character she became wasn't any better. If she wanted to survive, she'd have to rewrite the story with nothing but her stock knowledge... that was slowly proving itself wrong.
The Lost Boys of Direhaven
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A ‘choose your own mystery’ ARG (Alternate Reality Game) with CHOICES, CLUES, VISUALS & SOUND. Solve for Cold Case 174: an unknown horror surrounding 7 boys who were gone for months in the [REDACTED] Conservation Site and came back forever changed after interacting with [REDACTED]. (ADDING MORE CHOICE CHAPTERS EVERY SECOND DAY!)
The Mystery Girl. Part 1
amal 🤍
When a mysterious girl named Luna arrives in a quiet town, strange events begin to unfold. One curious student discovers that she has appeared in an old photograph from decades ago—and that she may be hiding a secret far older than anyone can imagine. As darkness rises, the truth about Luna could save the town… or change it forever.
THE HOLLOW CROWN
Kshonda Davis
In the cursed kingdom of Nocthyr, the dead do not rest—they whisper. Every hundred years, the Hollow Crown chooses a new ruler, but the crown demands a terrible price: the monarch must surrender their soul to keep the darkness imprisoned. When 19-year-old Lyra Vey discovers she is the last heir to the forgotten bloodline of shadow kings, she is hunted by monsters, corrupted knights, and an immortal sorcerer who believes she can awaken an ancient god sleeping beneath the world.
Last Christmas
Roxanne Louise
At All Saints High, the girls are done. Juliet has survived school by keeping her head down. Bethany has survived by being adored. Amber is done surviving. Soon a boy-free movement spreads through their school, but with the Christmas disco days away, tensions rise, lines are drawn, and by the time the music starts, the boys won't be the same again. And the girls wonder just what they'll do to survive. STORY STATUS - COMPLETE
26:22
Roxanne Louise
The following case files contain reports of unexplained incidents across Japan. No one knows who started collecting these stories. Some were found on forgotten forums. Some were copied from police reports that no longer exist. Others were written by people who disappeared before they could explain what happened. Each file ends with a choice. The choice is yours. Choose carefully. Updated whenever the spookiness hits me Why 26:22? It’s a time in Japan. (02:22am)
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Sissy
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