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In the ancient legends, the land where the great refugee city of Druidago now stands was the cradle of all living things. Today, it is a city scarred by poverty, inequality, and greed—a place teeming with players and endless opportunities for those bold enough to pay the price. Read More

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Book / Mystery and Crime

December 04, 2024

Reads: 162

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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Scarlett Hayes is a young woman who has learned to suppress her emotions after a turbulent childhood of loss and instability in the foster care system. Having perfected the ability to disappear into any role or situation, she has become an invaluable yet unconventional asset to the FBI, recruited for… Read More

Tags: romance, mystery, crime, undercover

In a village, an old empty mansion is said to contain a hidden secret. Three young villagers decide to solve the mystery of the Peat House... Read More

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He awoke, still clinging to his savior piece of ice, washed up on a shoreline made up of pebbles, ice, and bones of creatures long dead. The carcass bones only reinforced the plight that he now saw himself in. With no ship, supplies, or even a notion of where he… Read More

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Book / Fantasy

November 28, 2024

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How does one go about bringing happiness to a selfish and greedy world? Amid kidnappings, stolen lottery tickets, broken crockery, stray dogs and a misplaced skull it seemed an impossible task for one gentle soul, until that is she discovered the truth behind the fifth wellspring of joy. A tale… Read More

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How will two brothers escape when they are pursued by a killer in an abandoned town? Read More

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The meadow grass was green and the flowers bright reds, yellows, and blues. The smell of morning dew invigorated while the warm sunshine seemed to infuse its energy into her body. She ran and ran and ran some more. Never tiring, never wanting anything else, but to run. Read More

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Mathematics. Murder. Mastermind. One man proves that every crime can be perfected through calculated precision. A brilliant mind grows restless with the mundane world. Mr. Keene, blessed with extraordinary intelligence and cursed with perpetual boredom, turns his mathematical genius to an unthinkable pursuit - the perfect crime. Through self-hypnosis and… Read More

Tags: mystery, crime, historical-fiction, criminal, perfect-crime

Book / Fantasy

November 22, 2024

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Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

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Dear Diary, I had found you in the attic, between old and weird stuff. Normally, I'm not allowed to enter the attic because it is 'dangerous'. But they just don't want me to look through their stuff. -R *** Leonardo is one of the most popular boys at his school,… Read More

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A romantic mysterious love story of a girl named Amrita, who finds that something is wrong in her hostel. Read More

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an intense and dramatic sequence, where a character experiences a surreal and emotionally charged dream, only to find themselves thrust into an even more dire situation upon waking. The recurring tension between the dream world and reality suggests an imminent, serious threat that the protagonist is struggling to comprehend. Read More

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This is a story about a young Kalash boy named Kavish Ansh who lives in the 13th century. The Kalash tribe is located near Kabul and has a rivalry with the Afghani-Muslim tribes. One day, the Emir of Kabul orders the extermination of the Kalash people because they are considered… Read More

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November 15, 2024

Reads: 49

Shelves: 1

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In the twilight's hush, where shadows writhe like serpents, a maestro of darkness conducts the final act. A symphony of liberation and despair, where the price of freedom is paid in the currency of the soul. Read More

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There are certain puzzles in life so challenging, so stimulating, that when you've worked out their solution, you just can't help but share. When the puzzle is something you can't talk about, like finding an undetectable way to commit murder, the manner of sharing can be a problem. And choosing… Read More

Tags: murder, mystery, serial, homicide, debraann

the story begins with a grand mansion nestled deep in the woods, seventy-five miles from buckinghamshire. although secluded, the mansion’s beauty remains captivating despite years of abandonment. the house was deserted from 1901 to 1916, but on february 11, 1917, three brothers—brian, a botany professor; michael, an archaeologist; and shaun,… Read More

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Subject X-23 was made to follow orders, but something unusual happened and he lost his memory. So let's find out what really happened with an AI Soldier X-23. Read More

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Arjun had serious crush on Avantika, the day he saw her. But being a introvert guy he never expressed his feelings. Accidentally Avantika was brutally gang raped in the college campus. So let's find out what happened next... Read More

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Arjun had serious crush on Avantika, the day he saw her. But being a introvert guy he never expressed his feelings. Accidentally Avantika was brutally gang raped in the college campus. So lets find out what happened next... Read More

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Book / Mystery and Crime /

November 08, 2024

Reads: 210

Shelves: 1

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Nero’s Fiddle is a small town in Arkansas, the seat of Narsisses County. According to the latest census, some 250,000 residents are spread across a dozen small towns they call home (although oddly, 320,000 votes are on the active voting rolls and cast whenever the County Judge or Sheriff is… Read More

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Abby is a young girl who suffers from memory loss and her father and mother who are divorced and take turns taking care of there children: Abby, Matterson, Jonathan James. Abby has suspicions of her mother and her reason is because she's a little strange ever sense Abby slowly forgot… Read More

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A rewrite of the much more rudimentary Onward in a longer and more fleshed out novel! This sneak peak contains the first 5 chapters of Onward, following Daimaru and his journey that leads him to an abandoned factory, and young prodigy Lilith. Read More

Tags: fantasy, war, magic, mystery, third-person-x-first-person

Book / Fantasy

November 06, 2024

Reads: 114

Shelves: 1

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Relye Tsyse, a school girl suffered from derealization, suddenly fell through the world to another. Later he met a man named Esyst Eyler, who explains the phenomenon of falling, known as dilation, and how it affects only 'disconnected and distant' peoples. The story narrates the journey of these two, who… Read More

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A young woman, escaping a troubled past, accepts a new job opportunity as a live in caregiver to a wealthy socialite. The more time that Anaelisa spends with Madeleine the more she understands why the elderly woman is now alone. Ana quickly becomes aware of the fact that the longer… Read More

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TW! Talk of rape, suicide, depression, torture and murder. For a young woman that lost all her family but unexpected circumstances, she has never been happier than on the anniversary of her father’s suicide… Read More

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When girls from universities across Pakistan start vanishing, it sends shockwaves through the country. Each disappearance is eerily preceded by an email—a cryptic warning from an untraceable account urging them to avoid campus. Then, just like that, they’re gone, without a trace. Years ago, the abductions abruptly stopped. But now,… Read More

Tags: mystery, suspense, pakistan, disappearances, psychological-thriller

A story about 3 friends trying to put their curiosity about an abandoned house to an end. A funny and mysterious story that will definitely keep you reading. Read More

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In the grip of a raging storm, a haunted lighthouse keeper receives an unsettling radio transmission. As the winds howl and the waves crash, the voice from the static slowly unravels Thomas Wright's past, forcing him to confront the truth he's long tried to bury. Can he face the ghosts… Read More

Tags: love, mystery, secret, guilt, self-acceptance

Summary coming soon This is a project put aside momentarily until I finish the first book of CONSTELLATION. Read More

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