Characteristics Of Mystery Novels

“I'm going to give you the world's pleasure that will keep you away from my brother!” ~Prince Stiles~ “I know that we've been quite close for a while, so I'm going to tell you this, I love you and wish to make you my wife, just wait for me” ~ Prince Martin~ “I'm going to protect you at all cost, even though it calls for my life” ~ Prince Aiden~ ••• Cisca martin, a twenty four years old omega who was being punished for her father's crimes by the Alpha king, suddenly found herself caught between three brothers who fought to claim her. As the war calls for bloodshed, Cisca tried to stop it but the only way out was to choose one prince out of the three. Who will she pick at last? •••

Beatrice had never had it easy when it came down to her. Stuck with guardians that were junkies, and abusive gamblers, she only finds solace in the thoughts of being saved by her mate whom she is yet to find. Instead is sold as a prostitute in a brothel by her stepfather, which leads her to meet Alpha Duncan. She is brought to give him a son. If she fails to do so then she will be executed. She finds out that he is her mate, and she tries hard for them to love each other and live happily. But after he returns from a trip, she overhears him saying that she was just a tool to produce a son for him. Heartbroken and disappointed, Beatrice runs away when she is pregnant with his child. When she became a great Luna who was fought over by many Alphas, they suddenly met again. The chemistry still lingers in the air and no one is sure if Beatrice will forgive Duncan or If Duncan wants her back.

Book 1 - His Mate Book 2 - His Mate: The Demon King An unexpected union. Hatred turned to love. Mysteries arose. History explained. Unexpected fight and betrayal. The loss of a loved one and the quest to protect one. Aliyah found herself running around to protect herself and her unborn child while mourning the death of Prince Edward, her Mate. But it was proving difficult with the witches, rogues and everyone else after her and she will have to accept the help of the person she never thought would choose to help in such a dire time. Prince Edward awoke in a strange place with an unexpected companion who brings him news of His Mate almost every day but alas, he cannot meet her or talk to her himself. To do that, he will have to accomplish a task, a task so difficult that one error would cost him his only chance of ever being with his beloved again.

Everything happened too fast after I completed the sentence, one minute I was staring at the back of Damien's head, and the next minute I was pinned against the wall. His face was so close to me that I could feel his minty breath, "You can try to run but I will always catch you, you can try to hide but I will always find you. Get one thing clear, Nora, no matter what road you take it will always lead you to me." I licked my lips unable to utter any word. His thick eyelashes fell on my lips and my heartbeat sped up instantly. "Are you scared of me, Nora?" the corner of his lips curled up giving me a full blown smirk. I gulped, "No," the word came out weak between my shallow breaths. I tried to keep my face stoic even though my nerves were no longer in my control. I shut my eyes tightly as his face inched forward. I inhaled a sharp breath feeling his soft lips on my ear, "Then why is your heart beating so loudly?" ......................................................................... Eleanor has it all, loving parents, a good career, everything is presented to her on a silver platter or that's what everyone thinks. What happens when she gets tangled in a world she never knew existed because of a prince who seems to hate her but can not let her go. Will she ever be able to get her normal life back or will she become a part of his ruthless plan?

Everything North Campbell believes about her life is a lie. She doesn't discover that until the night her father dies, and she learns he wasn't her father. He kidnapped her as a baby from her birth parents, Jim and Carol Allis. They seem ecstatic to find her, but she quickly learns they, along with their powerful dragon-shifter ally Pytor Douglas, have nefarious plans for her. She runs straight into the arms of another mysterious group, and they tell her she's a Trueblood—descended from all the mythic races and capable of great power. She's at risk, but the Council assigns her six bodyguards, and the Oracle has seen her future husband is among the six. North is dragged from realm to realm to learn how to use her powers. That task seems impossible—almost as impossible as choosing just one man from among the six mythics entrusted with her protection. How can she choose between a vampire, an angel, a demon, a witch, a dark elf, and a wolf-shifter when each of the men is perfect for her in different ways? Dare she risk everything and choose them all? Will she have a chance to make the decision, or will Pytor's group get her first?

**Perfect Blind** *She pretended to be her blind twin. Then she watched her brother-in-law die. The killer tested her—held the bloody head five inches from her face. She didn't blink.* **But what he didn't know? She's not just pretending. She's hunting him too.** --- Jiang Yan has spent three months learning to be her blind twin sister: the walk, the voice, the empty stare. She breaks into Lin's apartment seeking a diary—evidence of a murder Yan committed ten years ago. Instead, she finds a body. A killer who knows sign language. And a "dead man" who won't stop breathing. Trapped in a locked room with two strangers and one lie, Yan must play the perfect blind woman while uncovering the truth: her sister isn't blind, her father isn't dead, and the murder she confessed to never happened. **In this family, everyone wears a mask. The only way out is to see through them all.** --- **Perfect for fans of:** - *The Silent Patient* (unreliable narrator) - *Gone Girl* (toxic sisterhood) - *Behind Her Eyes* (identity games) **Tags:** #PsychologicalThriller #TwistedFamily #BlindPOV #ShortRead #DarkSecrets --- **Word count:** 10,000 words | **Chapters:** 10 | **Reading time:** 45 minutes *Every chapter ends with a twist. The final page changes everything

Ten years ago, four friends made a choice that would haunt them forever. On a rainy night, a single moment of carelessness changed everything. One tragic acident, one terrible secret and a decade of lies. A decade later, the past refuses to stay buried. Anonymous messages appear threatening to expose the truth they spent years hiding. Old friendships scatter. Alliances crumble. Guilt turns to paranoia. As tension rises, they are forced to confront the events of that fateful night and the dark secrets they have been hiding from each other. Nothing is as it seems and trust is a dangerous illusion. A story where every choice carries a price, SECRETS OF THE PAST is a psyhological thriler about guilt, revenge and deadly secrets. It shows the lengths people will go to protect the lives they have built.....until the truth comes for them all.

She moved from the big city to the werewolf infested mountains and discovered that she had wolf blood in her. Targeted to become a mate to a sexy, but overly possessive werewolf neighbor in this very surreal world that's run by them, she seeks the help of her vampire lover. Can he keep her safe? Filled with action, mystery, and mythical creatures, a Wolf Affair [Book one of the dark fantasy thriller romance, a Wolf Affair Trilogy] is sure to keep you turning pages.

"Mine!" his fangs elongated and sunk into her neck, claiming her. An ear piercing scream was heard and Dove's eyes closed as she submitted to the darkness. ~~~ Lexus Gray, 26, future Alpha of the Crimson Moon Pack and also the current President of Gray Enterprises, three words could be used to describe him in the human world- cold, vicious and selfish; while to describe him in the midst of other dead werewolves who had dared to cross him, a ruthless maniac would be best to call it. He cared for no one but his pack and family. While on the side of the humans, there is Dove Brown, 22, a human with a life full of financial crisis and a family that despises her. She worked as a waitress at Freddy's Diner until she got fired. By fate, they meet and a bite on the neck gets her connected to him forever. ~~~ The Alpha finally found his Luna and a feisty one at that but he couldn't love her less. ~~~ But secrets lie in the deep waiting to be unveiled. What happens when the rogues who have been constantly attacking Lexus' pack finds out about her and is onto her for an unknown reason. Is Dove really human? Why do the rogues want her? How does she find her best friend Paisley when she goes missing? What does her abusive mother have to do with it? Who is her father?

Ellie has two years at The Academy before she can escape to freedom and leave her life amongst werewolves behind. Two years left of Mark's taunting, two years left of the elite's bullying, two years left of staring at Jake wondering if he could ever see her as more than a friend. When a student turns up dead, Ellie finds herself in the midst of a mystery that may just make those two years seem infinitely worse.