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Ricardo Torres has spent most of his twenties chasing the bohemian lifestyle, right down to the paintbrush that seems permanently attached to his hand. In his quest to capture the damage wrought to his beloved Lake Fúquene on a canvas, Rico once again finds himself lakeside. However, he soon discovers that the lake has been hiding a secret beneath its waves. With the water all but gone, a stolen Botero sculpture emerges from the cracking, muddy lakebed. Shortly after the police are called, Detective Sonia Mendoza arrives on the scene, eager to warm up this cold case. But as soon as Ricardo and Sonia are back at the police station in Bogotá, they learn that the lake was hiding one more secret. Now this unlikely pair must team up to solve a mystery neither of them anticipated.[[[ONC 2021 Longlister]]][Based on Prompt #5]…

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When workaholic "Green" is suspected of murdering his missing wife, he is plagued by a dark force as he searches for a way to find her in time. ***"Green's" wife, Angela, didn't come home last night or the night before that. In fact, she's been missing for six days, and people are starting to suggest that Green had something to do with her disappearance. Some even believe he murdered her. But ever since Angela failed to come home that evening, strange and unexplained things have been happening to her husband. One night, Green rushes over to his wife's old apartment and discovers a cell phone that seems to belong to her; he also encounters something dark lurking her bedroom.When he finally manages to leave, the cell phone he found provides the first clue about what might have happened to his wife. As he begins to follow the clues, Green soon discovers that the path to solving this mystery is filled with peril and forces he could not have imagined.…

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While visiting a local charity shop, Dominic Ashworth is taken by surprise when his friend, Miguel Guerrero comes across a book with an interesting title: Confessions of Serial Killer by Dominic Ashworth. Finding this book starts a chain of events filled with murder, suspicion and blackmail.…

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[[Last Summer 2020 Winner - PsychologicalNovel]]Guilt-stricken Sergio Amador sees blood stains on all the money he handles. What's worse, the money he keeps in his apartment bleeds, forcing him to take extra measures to clean up the blood daily. Sergio looks forward to the day when all the money in the safe is gone. But before that can happen, what he did last summer comes back to haunt him in a new way. Short on time, Sergio needs to tell his girlfriend the truth and find a way to escape the country before he loses everything.Word count: 5,000…

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When drought and famine come to the planet Vidarr, Hansel and Gretel's father makes the difficult decision of sending his children to a group of roaming aliens. On the way, Hansel and Gretel get thrown off course and crash-land on a moon inhabited by a strange woman named Hexe. *****After their stepmother convinces their father to send Hansel and Gretel to be enslaved by Talorian aliens, Hansel changes the course of their ship in an attempt to return to Vidarr. However, he fails to turn them back towards home. Instead, the new course eventually leads them into a meteor shower which all but destroys the ship. Hansel manages to successfully crash-land the ship on a nearby moon which strangely reminds them of Earth. They follow a path to the lone house on the moon and are greeted by a woman who appears to be human; she introduces herself as Hexe and invites them inside. Shortly after Hexe gives them freshly baked gingerbread cookies, Gretel begins to suspect that Hexe's intentions are less than pure, and tries to figure out how they can escape.…

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Eduardo receives a strange letter from a long lost friend, promising a surprise visit on Halloween. His girlfriend and buddies assure him it's just a messed up prank, but Eduardo isn't so sure. On the night of Eduardo's Halloween party, things take a turn for the dark.[[Word Count: 992]]…

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Ramón downloads an app to help him find the source of a mysterious voice that called to him one foggy night. He eventually learns that the intention of the voice's owner is different and darker than his own.First-year student, Ramón Lopez, is getting used to college life. After an embarrassing episode at a party, Ramón starts isolating himself in his dorm room. One night, he hears a voice calling his name in the night and downloads an app called iNauticus to help him find the source. iNauticus leads Ramón into the woods at the edge of town where he finds a mysterious woman. After their initial encounter, Ramón returns to learn her true identity at the risk of losing himself in the process.…

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Marcos has finally landed his dream apartment. It's in his favourite part of the city and it's close to work--he even got them to lower the rent. But his first night in the apartment indicates that he's not alone; there's someone or something else in there as well.Word count: 497Aim to Engage 2019: WattpadCreepypasta Prompt - You're Not Alone…

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The fate of the world rests on a successful infiltration of Area 51. The plan to carry out this mission has been in the works for the past year. And now the time has come to set it all in motion. Chris is joined by friends and acquaintances alike in their quest to help Rosario, a mysterious time-traveller to free the aliens being kept at Area 51. The situation gets complicated when one of the friends tries to capture Rosario. Will they carry out the mission in time or will they fail and put mankind's future in jeopardy?…

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Here are my entries for the ONC 2021 Winner Sticker Contest.…

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A young solicitor named Ripley is late arriving at a small rural town. After his coach driver refuses to brave the perilous road to Willows Grove by night, Ripley is forced to walk there himself. The foggy journey leads him through a cemetery, and eventually to the foreboding home of Mr Thorn. The colour of someone's blood determines the severity of their crime; the worse the person is, the darker their blood will be.Aim to Engage 2019: GothicLit Prompt - Pitch BlackWord count: 500…