detective fiction

Twenty years after working with Gianni and Kinley, Agent Fin O'Clery runs into their daughter, Ripley Esposito, and finds out she is involved in an abusive relationship with a dangerous man. While fighting tooth and nail to get the much needed evidence to put him away, Fin finds himself falling deeper and deeper into a bond with Ripley. One which may just cost him everything he holds dear. Meanwhile, while worrying about his little sisters downward spiral, Renato Esposito has his own problems to deal with. Like the fact that his father can't accept his partner, Sloan O'Clery, who just so happens to be the daughter of Noah who was once a rival to the Esposito family. Follow the two new generations of Esposito's as they navigate their world and their romances to find out if love will prevail.

In a world where perfection is a facade, two damaged souls collide in a whirlwind of scandal, social media, and self-discovery. Arc, a rugged, brooding outsider, bears the scars of a traumatic past. His life is a constant struggle, marked by a crippling deformity, a dead-end job, and the weight of supporting his sister's future. Chelsea Waters, the golden boy of social media, has it all – until his picture-perfect world shatters. His boyfriend's infidelity, captured on camera, sparks a vicious backlash from his fans. Desperate to salvage his reputation, Chelsea's manager orchestrates a plan: pretend to be friends with Arc. As they weave a tale of love and acceptance, Arc and Chelsea must confront the dark secrets beneath their polished veneers Love is love. Tag words: m-m (male x male), lots of hastags, Instagram, insecurities, Arc is not an Orc, a sub character that swears alot, other disabled characters, crazy characters, a gang of quirky grandmothers, Chelsea's ex is a humbo, first time, past trauma, families are complicated and a happy ending. *Target Audience:* Fans of emotional, thought-provoking romance. Author's note: Most of the places and celebrities that are mentioned are purely out of fiction and are a work of the writer's imagination. The deformity Arc has doesn't exist and probably never will. This novel might the start of a series of other character's lives. PS: Please leave a review of your opinion on my book. XoXo.

Namih Chan is a detective. She does not believe in the ghost that will return to earth to demand justice. But since Namih Chan lived in her rented house, her perspective changed. Almost every night, she dreams of a bloody woman. She was begging for justice. It doesn't hold her back anymore. Until she decided to reopen the woman's case when she found out that someone had died in the house she was renting, few years ago. She struggled to trace the woman's origin until she met the family. She was asking for cooperation from the family, but they refused. Until she meets the eldest brother who is also a detective. Joojen Lee, a half blooded korean who used to live in the country. She worked with him. Along with her search for justice is the monthly case of murder of a half filipino women in their city. The woman died the same way as Joana was killed. She concluded that the killer of the woman in their city and Joana's killer had something to do with it. Will they succeed in achieving the justice that Joana demands, in exchange for her silence? Are they ready to find out who is the person behind the murders?

27 years old Latoya Fields Martinez married to 35 years old billionaire Carlos Martinez who is Mexican. They had a 4years old daughter Cassie Martinez. Carlos is always busy and have less time for a s family, whenever Latoya talks to him about it, he'll loose his temper on her. This cause Latoya to feel lonely and miserable all the time. She the start having an affair with her driver Josh Miller. . "What happen lastnight was a terrible mistake, we both got carried away and things happen that shouldn't have" "Toya you and I know lastnight wasn't a mistake, I made you felt love and pleasure that he never let you felt before."

Sephora is a free spirit and stubborn. She know and gets what she wants even spending and wasting money to nonsensical things. Kaya hindi niya lubos maisip nang bigla na lamang siyang ipadala ng kaniyang ama sa isang probinsyang hindi niya alam kung nag-eexist ba talaga. Napa-oo siya ng bigla siyang alukin ng isang proposisyon nito na alam niyang hindi niya kayang tugunan. Natagpuan na lamang niya ang kaniyang sarili sa isang isla kasama ang isang lalaking hindi niya kilala. Ngunit ano ang kaniyang gagawin kung matatagpuan na lamang niya ang kaniyang sariling na nasa bisig ng lalaking nagpakilala sa kaniya na kaniyang asawa? Matatanggap niya kaya ang dahilan kung bakit nauwing hindi niya alam na kasal siya rito? Mag-aaklas kaya siya o ipaglalaban ang pag-iibigan nila taliwas sa totoong rason?

Lyra is a powerful and independent werewolf living in a world where arranged marriages are the norm for those of royal blood. When her stepsister instigates her destined mate to reject her, Lyra is forced to intervene and take his place to save the only family she has. As she begins to train with a group of rebel werewolves seeking to overthrow the oppressive monarchy, Lyra discovers a shocking truth about her past that threatens to upend everything she thought she knew. Determined to take control of her own destiny and help her fellow werewolves, Lyra teams up with a human detective named Alexander to investigate a series of murders and disappearances in the werewolf and vampire communities. As they work together to uncover the truth, Lyra and Alexander develop a close bond that is tested by their conflicting loyalties. As the investigation leads them deep into a web of lies and deceit, Lyra finds herself caught in the middle of a dangerous power struggle between the ruling werewolf monarchy and a powerful vampire clan. With the fate of both communities hanging in the balance, Lyra must navigate treacherous alliances, dangerous enemies, and a growing attraction to Alexander as she fights to protect those she loves and discovers the true meaning of family and loyalty.

“What...who are you?” she asked in fear “I'm a vampire” he replied simply and she burst into laughter “vampire? Really?” she paused and studied him carefully “I believe in angels and demons, I believe in God and Satan but vampires?” she chuckled again before saying “vampires aren't real” He watched her for a long time, shrugged and said “okay” then he vanished Hadassah was a young graduate who still lived with her parents. She works as a detective, she is excellent at her job and loved by all her colleagues. She isn't afraid of getting her job done but recently, people are mysteriously disappearing and many people believe it has something to do with the old cemetery as they claimed they've been seeing a figure of a man standing at the window and dead bodies of people hanging on the rusty gates with mysterious marks on their necks. When Hadassah is appointed to find out the mystery behind the sudden disappearance, she has to decide if she would let her recent dreams, loss or a mysterious pale-looking, handsome stranger get in the way of her job. Aamon has an unexplainable love for the darkness, he frequents an abandoned old house in the cemetery. The house cast a spooky glow on the street it was and it was rumored to be haunted. It was known to host all kinds of wild creatures including a vampire... Every night, Aamon awakens from his coffin of a bed to stare out his window and no he's not just starting into space, he's watching her

Both Lexie and Leon were subject to office gossip, everybody thinking the same. Will they? Won't they? That's all well and good if you had a normal office job, which neither of them had. As their feelings develops their jobs are at risk and so is their friendship. **Please note this story discusses sexual assault**

"Some books are meant to be read, while others are to be put away." Francesca Johnson, unaware of her true identity, lives her life like every normal girl, until one day, she awakes in a strange land where she is princess and has a big duty to perform. It dawns on her that all she has been reading in a fantasy book are not mere fiction but her life's story. Things get even more complicated when she meets Rio — the runaway alpha — whose dark secrets and past deeds threaten their relationship. How will Francesca survive in this whole new world with lot of secrets and evil?

Alpha wolf pack Darius Ranlone has been at war for control of New York City with Zander Udimov's vampire clan for many years. Tired of fighting and seeking the best for his pack and his family, Darius offers a peace pact to Zander, who accepts under the condition that Darius gives him a newborn child of his to raise as his own and thus fulfill an unusual longed for wish for a vampire: that of being a father, since he cannot be one naturally. After thinking about it and despite the reluctance of his wife Amira, Darius accepts and gives him his next newborn child, achieving the long-awaited peace. A peace that would last a few years, since one night, Darius's first-born, a twenty-five-year-old wolf named Daniel, suffers an attack by a vampire when he was spending a quiet weekend with his girlfriend in a cabin in the forest; the vampire takes his girlfriend hostage and in the fight manages to bite him, managing to survive thanks to the investigations and experiments of his uncle Christopher and unleashing an incredible transformation in the young man, who full of rage and pain unleashes a ruthless hunt to recover his girlfriend and eliminate the vampire who attacked him, despite the advice of his father Darius. Since Daniel's girlfriend is missing, the New York police intervene by assigning their two best detectives, a veteran lieutenant named Roy Rodiak and an incisive young sergeant named Norma Pine, who may be very close to discovering the secret of the Ranlone family. In addition, and without realizing it, the young Daniel and the beautiful detective could be developing something more than a simple curiosity for each other. What will happen when Daniel manages to reach the vampire, one of Zander Udimov's favorites?