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How People Are

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A meticulous grifter tries to stay below the radar by hiding out in a privileged suburb, using a fictional family as a cover for his schemes. Murder, mayhem, HOA wars, and PTA meetings ensue. 

Basically, if you like self aware narrators, sarcasm, satire,  and dead bodies, this one's for you. It's super short you can read it in like forty five minutes, so as opposed to binging a whole series it's more like watching a Netflix movie you become unreasonably attached to. 


Trigger/Content Warning: violence, some disturbing imagery. Family issues, mention of substance abuse.All Rights Reserved

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Flight of the Gazebo by KentSilverhill

Drome isn't paranoid. The entire world really is out to get him. And that world isn't even Earth. It's a weird hollow world that his whole village ends up in through a thaumaturgic accident. And to make matters worse, as soon as they arrive he's taken hostage. If the creatures who abducted him, and took him to the Imperial Palace, don't kill him first, there's a queue of hostiles, sharpening their knives, right behind them. Luckily Drome escapes with the help of a living skeleton, but that relationship is more than a little strained by Drome's unerring ability to annoy everyone he meets. Getting back to his village won't be easy, seeing as he's not even sure where it is. But he needs to return quickly and warn them of the homicidal imperial troops on their way to wipe out every person in it. That's if someone else doesn't kill him first.

Sentiment ➳ Sherlock x Reader by SeraSki

Sherlock Holmes x Reader "Sentiment is a chemical defect found on the losing side." The mere thought of it would almost make him cringe. Almost. "The world is filled with vital experiences, and sometimes we have to travel to the losing side to get them." You were a new pathologist at Bart's hospital working alongside your sister, Molly Hooper. Bart's paid well and you and Molly were excellent at your work. Everything is going swell, your even introduced to an annoying sociopath who flirts with your sister just to get info on a body for a crime. Everything changes when Molly goes missing, and your suddenly chasing a kidnapper. What happens when you are teamed with Sherlock Holmes to find who kidnapped your sister? You see different sides of Sherlock Holmes that you never had seen before...but are they good? I know you little fangirls out there love your romance fills so I promise there will be romance.

Ask me no questions... by kullman

Danger Mason's world is suddenly full of lies. He's pretty used to hiding, being a warlock has meant being hidden from the outside world. But now his mother is missing, and his life is uprooted to go and live with his father who he's never met. Danger doesn't know who to trust, his father's family is nice enough but his father is denying being his parent. And with clues to his mother's disappearance piling up, Danger begins to suspect that there's more to things than meets the eye. It doesn't help that his father's family is a prolific set of vampire hunters, with a tendency to sympathize with their prey. Trigger/Content Warnings: Some unsettling fantasy violence, creature violence. Intense blood and gore. Language throughout. Some mention of child abuse and eating disorders which may be upsetting to some readers. Somewhat suggestive dialogue between a married couple. Be aware of your mental state and seek support as needed.

Somewhere in Nevada by Superstarz9

As a weak agent is disguise, your main goal is to kill Hank Motherfucker Wimbleton, as well as the shitheads that work with him from the inside. However, being treated like a person has grown on you. Now you have to decide what you're going to do: complete your mission and join the Auditor at the top or live your life hiding your secret. But for how long could you do that?

The Trust by lyttlejoe

This story was written about nine years ago, and resurrected now because I've hit a wall with another story I was currently writing. It follows a wannabe detective through a maze of characters and bizarre situations involving a family trust. It came from a previous book called The Mistake which had a bevy of characters I grew quite fond of, and on occasion, are referred to in this story.

~|A Tiny Light|~ by TMK_Prime3vil_

What happens when Shadows rampage through-out your world, Killing everyone? And the worlds only hope is a group of young adults who have no fucking idea what they are doing? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meet Tiny, a sweet trickster, who was on a quest to find her murderer, until she meets Gaira, her crazed, possessive shadow, who is on a quest to kill Tiny. With her ideals swapped, she must now find her ancestors relics, be bring a new peace, but will that be enough to stop these blood thirsty demons from whipping everyone off the face of the planet? Warning: Abuse, Saddness, Swearing, Omegaverse, fluff, BoyXBoy, Self harm, the mention of rape, etc. AU'S contain: Lots of Abuse, Depression, blood I guess, ore self harm, Suicide, cute gay boys, anxiety, death and lots of tears. If you don't want the AU package and it's contents, either skip the AU chapters or don't read the book. Thanks for clicking on the book!

Black Catz by duranricardo

In the near future, when corruption and poverty have taken over, police and government officials no longer take care of the people, but rather, those wealthy residents that can afford the protection. Because of this, families are left to protect themselves, turning their own communities into the armed forces they need to put an end to all of the violence that's quickly sweeping through each, and every, household. Will the law-abiding citizens prevail? Or will the law-breaking officials have their way in the court of life? Or better yet, will they ALL discover a truth NOBODY expected? ------------------------- (****WARNING - CONTAINS SEX, DRUGS, VIOLENCE, ALCOHOL and MORE) -------------------------

In the Absence of a Good Life by ifindedcake

Meet Jimmy. He's the guy with all the problems, the screw up who always acts like a complete and total jerk. The one guy that's forever in trouble. Well, what happens when his habits get him into situations a little more serious than your usual high school jerk's problems? Jimmy's in a hole too deep to climb out of...and he's only digging deeper... (sorry, I suck at summaries...please give it a go...)

Sort of Dead by RaghavBhatia7

**This book features short, fun, snappy chapters** **Perfectly fine as a standalone** [Caution: may pack a couple of gutpunches.] "First things first: this is the story of how I die. Over and over again." __________________________________ Marra is NOT a vampire. He is a normal human, just like you. At least, that's what he tells himself. Life pits him against odds so bleak, that he'd rather die than face them. That's precisely the problem though. He just doesn't seem to . . . die. And now he's headed towards his worst nightmare, accompanied by a grumpy one-armed adult, a quippy spirit, a copperhead nerd, a sassy actor, a beagle, and a corpse. Welcome to his wacky world. Herein lies a hilarious, heartfelt, and first-hand account from Marra himself, ridden with characters to tickle your funnybone, witchraft to bewitch you, and loads of weird but laugh-out-loud stuff. Like, loads. Enjoy. ______________________________________ { Awesome cover by @jaszthewayyoulikeit } #completed ***All rights reserved: Do not recreate or plagiarise. This is an original work.***

Secrets of Night by huntercat06

Ever have the feeling that something is not quite right, but you just can't put your finger on it? I do, I can hear the voice that tries desperately to influence my movements and tries to destroy any shred of sanity I can keep my hands on. My life always was weird from the vague memories I can recall from my childhood, but there is always something that makes me stop trying to remember. I've learned the hard way how cruel and despicable people can be. Life is complicated enough, but then people just always have to make it that much harder. ----------- Tori didn't have an easy start to life. She knew very little other than isolation and few emotions she chooses to acknowledge if she doesn't have to. Her life was turned upside down at the young age of twelve, throwing her into a tailspin unlike she had ever experienced. Not only was the only home she ever knew torn away, but she found herself thrust into a human riddled world she never knew existed. At first, she struggled with trying to accept her new life, struggled to find ways to cope, but with the help of a few friends, she found herself thriving in her new environment until her past caught up with her. --------- Sorry guys! I really suck at book descriptions, please give it a read and let me know what you think!

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Flight of the Gazebo

Drome isn't paranoid. The entire world really is out to get him. And that world isn't even Earth. It's a weird hollow world that his whole village ends up in through a thaumaturgic accident. And to make matters worse, as soon as they arrive he's taken hostage. If the creatures who abducted him, and took him to the Imperial Palace, don't kill him first, there's a queue of hostiles, sharpening their knives, right behind them. Luckily Drome escapes with the help of a living skeleton, but that relationship is more than a little strained by Drome's unerring ability to annoy everyone he meets. Getting back to his village won't be easy, seeing as he's not even sure where it is. But he needs to return quickly and warn them of the homicidal imperial troops on their way to wipe out every person in it. That's if someone else doesn't kill him first.