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A professor and a detective must pair up to discover the secrets of the bog behind the former's new home. ***The Autopsy of Jane Doe meets Predatory Natures by Amy Goldsmith in this tale of folk terror. Following an incident at her workplace, professor of psychology Raisa Thorne decides to take a sabbatical at her late great-grandmother's house in North Wales which she has only just inherited. She has a history with this place; back when she was six certain things had happened during a fateful summer that claimed the life of her only aunt. Raisa doesn't remember anything about it, save for a lingering sense of unease. But when she discovers a body in the bog behind the house soon after her return, things start to unravel as Raisa experiences a wealth of uncanny phenomenon. Indira Mukherjee is the first coloured police chief in this small Welsh town. No-nonsense and practical, she believes it to be just another murder case when the body in the bog is retrieved. But when strange events happen, some of which get downright bloody, Indira is forced to think beyond the bounds of logic. The two women must team up to find the truth; what is it that lies beneath the bog?…

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In which the author yaps about the books she's reading (mainly for ONC 2025) in major details. Stats, the odd diary entry, and rudimentary attempts at making gifts are included. For the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.…

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||Formerly featured by @Fantasy in their Serialised Spotlight reading list.|| A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin meets What Grows in the Dark by Jaq Evans, in this tale of fantasy and terror. ***A missing lady. A king whose grip on reality is loosening day by day. A forest hiding a nefarious secret. Princess Maysa Memor of Domhnall and the Crown Prince Remus Desher must give their all to find Lady Lysa Trellis. Some say she has been abducted, while others believe she has gone missing. Yet one thing is clear - the Æscford woods hold the answer about what really has happened to Lysa. As the princess and the prince set out with a search party comprising of Lysa's brother and betrothed, they hardly realise what waits for them in the woods. One horrifying event after the other, they will soon come to the conclusion that something is following them. Something inhumane. Elsewhere in the capital, King Ayan Desher is slowly losing his mind. After a terrible accident, his family realises that something happened to him decades ago in the same woods where Lysa Trellis has gone missing. History, it seems, is intent on repeating itself...***Cover by @plutointhestars.…

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ONC 2023 Shortlister & An Ambys 2024 Favourite (Fright)***Accomplished writer Ríone Embers' life takes a turn when she learns from the solicitor that her dead mother has left her their childhood home in Loutham. It unearths memories buried deep in her past, threatening to unravel the life she has made since leaving that place. Seeking the advice of her therapist, she decides to confront the demons of her past. Nestled by the ocean, Loutham is a quiet town with no discerning feature that might make it different from any other American small town. It's forgettable, a mere pointer on a map. Yet it has a chilling secret hidden in the very waters by which it is situated. And it is calling Ríone to come back home. *** Started: 1/02/2023Ended: 15/04/2023Cover Credits: @MoranaInDesign (a total magician!)…

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An Ambys 2024 Favourite (Poetry)***A poetry collection in which I tell you stories about princes, princesses, ghosts and ghouls. Some of these are based on folklore, some from popular culture, some from history, and rest of them come from my mind. It is dark, satirical, and melancholic, following various styles.***…

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Askew /adjective/wrong; awry.Sometimes things go wrong. Even the greatest of loves die sometimes, like the petal of a winter rose left to wither under the harsh rays of the sun. A poem on loving and losing, cause they are inclusive. Based on a real life incident. ***AAPIHM 2024 Contest Favourite. Featured by @APIRomance and @QuickFantasy. "We found your poem to be incredibly creative and evoking strong emotion. The piece appears to be very personal and it shows when you illustrate the feelings of abandonment, nostalgia, and sorrow with your word choices and overall flow. The writing was clear, concise, and enjoyable for our judging team. Every verse in the poem can stand on its own, carrying a powerful message to the reader and evoking emotions that are easy to relate to. For these reasons, we chose this poem as one of our favorites."- The Asian & Pacific Islander Romance Team.…

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A librarian gets sucked into a web of horror as she investigates a century-old disappearance in the new town she has moved into.***Yvaine Agan had always led a quiet life and had expected to do the same when she moved to the small town of Andrasville. Little had she expected to encounter a message in a bottle dating back to the 1800s and the whispers that accompanied it. As her curiosity grows she finds herself immersed in the mystery of the disappearance of Wilhelmina Andras and the darkside of the seemingly peaceful place. Will she be able to unravel the century-old mystery? Or will she be sucked into oblivion, becoming one more tragic memory of the town? And most importantly, is the disappearance of Wilhelmina Andras the only conundrum that haunts Andrasville? ***Started: February 1st 2022Ended: March 31st 2022Word Count: 32,304Cover Credits: @Atwin_MayAchievements (Currently/Previously): ONC 2022 Longlisted, General Category Winner at Dusk Awards, featured by @Paranormal, @fright, @Mystery, @action. Featured by @fright for AAPIHM 2023.…

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In which three friends make a feast out of a nosy relative on a Halloween night. ***@WattpadSeries Halloween Spin-off Contest Winner 2023.…

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In which a mortal daughter speaks to her immortal mother through the magic of verses and lyrics.…

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A collection of poetry on death, dying, healing from loss and bearing it throughout your life. Poems written for all those destined to die by one whose fate is just the same. ***Started: 1/01/2023Ended: 29/07/2023…

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REWIND THE CLASSICS 2022 2nd Place Winner***A poetic retelling of the Isis and Osiris myth.…

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Ambys 2023 Winner. REWIND THE CLASSICS 2022 Honourable Mention. Featured by @retold for AAPIHM 2023.***Mahina is determined to exact revenge for the death, nay, the slaughter of her sister. But is she prepared to pay its price? A dark Little Mermaid retelling.…

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[Ambys 2021 Genre Winner]*** There's life in death, there's death in life. Often we have wondered what happens after death, fearing that our existence shall end with it. However what if this isn't the truth? What if there's life after death? Maybe we are all immortals; maybe we just have to realise that immortality!***Cover Credits: @Exequinne…

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"My heart resides in these pages." A collection of nonfiction poetry about the magnificent and benevolent gods of the past told through the eyes of a mortal girl millions of years younger than them. "What I hate, is the smallness of mind, the lack of imagination and eyes that don't see beyond its lashes." ***Achievements: Winner Of Wattpad India Awards 2020 (Popular Choice). Featured by @MicroBytes, @WattpadPoetry, @generalfiction, @WattpadSeries, @WattpadPoetryIN, @WattpadAsianFantasyWord Count: 5000-6000 (5692)Cover Credits; @-DeeIsDead-…