Lovely Lunacy

Lovely Lunacy

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Vigil lives in fear of her own mind. Voices live inside her head. She should have been in an asylum, but her parents' are determined to keep her condition a secret. In order to hide the sickness, she is kept in the luxurious manor house, only allowed in public for a couple hours. When she meets the family's young gardener, she relies on him to show her the world-- to show her what love is. Make them stop. Make it stop. Sweaty palms were clamped over the sides of her head, though ears were not required to hear the voices. A scream was building in her throat, but she couldn't let them know. Couldn't give away the demons that lurked inside her brain. So she let the fear out in a different way. Fingernails tore the carefully painted murals that adorned her bedroom walls. Teeth ripped into linen sheets. Her mouth gaped open in a silent scream. I won't stop until you give up. The voice was still booming through her skull. Her hands dug into her hair. "Shut up, shut up, shut up!" She hissed, willing herself from sobbing. I won't stop until you give up. Jump! The last part was a head-splitting roar, and the girl threw herself upon the bed. A knock at the door. A soft voice, her mother. "Vigil? Did it happen?" The door slowly creaked open. Her mother cautiously inched toward her body, like a hunter approaching a half-dead wild animal. Not like a half-dead wild animal. Vigil was, at the end of the day, just that.…

Finding Nemo: A Thriller

Finding Nemo: A Thriller

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Eleven years after a serial killer murdered FBI agent's Marlin Burns' wife and three sons, this single dad is raising his only son, Nemo. He thought-- hoped the organization had forgotten their rough past with him and the FBI. He was wrong. Now they have targeted Nemo, kidnapping him and holding him as bait for Mr. Burns-- or so he thought. In an effort to find his son he partners up with Dorothy Cobalt, a former police officer laid off after being diagnosed with Mania; causing short-term memory loss. The two partners must rescue Marlin's son and solve the mystery of who this secret organization really is.…

Scales - A Lunar Chronicles Retelling of The Little Mermaid

Scales - A Lunar Chronicles Retelling of The Little Mermaid

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Scales just wants to be normal. But the only normal she knows is gills in her neck, flippers on her feet, and webs between her fingers. She is the daughter of the most famous Earthen marine biologist-- which means a whole lifetime spent under the sea. In an effort to make her more comfortable aboard his submarine, he had her body genetically modified, enabling her to breath and swim inhumanly fast underwater. Yep, she's a human fish, and not happy about it. Her oddities scare away the other scientists she lives with, and she is forbidden to peek even a hair above water. But after spotting the handsome Prince Erickson aboard the Rampion, she is determined to find a way to meet him-- even if that means losing her Voice.…