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Unsteady ▸ Jasper Hale [2]

❝I'm trying to keep myself together, to keep myself sane through all of this, but there are moments when I'm completely losing my mind.❞[the twilight saga: new moon][book two in the cassadee swan series][cover by @volbeats]

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Control ▸ Jasper Hale [3]

❝Goddamn right you should be scared of me.❞[the twilight saga: eclipse][book three in the cassadee swan series][cover by @volbeats]

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Dagur x Reader x Heather (How To Train Your Dragon)

Y/n was a young child who lived on Berserker Island as the Chief's child alongside their brother and sister, Dagur and Heather. They had gone missing at a young age when a boat they were travelling on had capsized, they were never heard of again along with the many other Berserker Vikings travelling on said ship. Both Heather and Dagur, who are now Dragon Riders, acknowledge the death together whenever they reach Berserker Island. Hiccup and the gang decide to travel to Melody Island to collect Death Song amber from the deserted island, although they find much more than amber and something much more serious than just a new Death Song.Achievements#1 On HowToTrainYourDragon!

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Just a little Deranged

Dagur would do anything for his sister, even if that means entering a relationship with Hiccup in order to secure a hit.

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Nobody Knows Your Secret

It was a heck of a shot. It was the perfect murder.Someone killed Kyle Winthrop as he lay in his bed. His mother, Claire, doesn't care much - she's too strung out on prescription pain pills. But his Grandmother cares, and she begs her good friend, Hadley Pell, to try to solve this horrible crime. Hadley runs into a brick wall - there's little to go on. Still, her curiosity and keen mind won't let her abandon the case. She's determined to help her friend.In the middle of another Appalachian murder mystery, Hadley doesn't have clue where to begin. She's up to her eyeballs in clutter. Literally. While cleaning out a hoarder's house, she stumbles upon old papers. Could these dusty old newspapers and legal documents hold information that will help her crack the case? A humorous tale full of local color and wit, this is the second book in the Hadley Pell Cozy Mystery NOBODY mystery series.The Hadley Pell Cozy Mystery Series:1. Nobody's Sorry You're Dead2. Nobody Knows Your Secret3. Nobody Can Say It's You4. Nobody's Fool Y'all5. Nobody Says It's Easy

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Down on His Luck

While Mala is away on a diplomatic mission, Dagur decides to explore the icy caves under his island where Hiccup had previously discovered the King of Dragons, the massive Bewilderbeast with its egg. It turns out to be not such a great idea when Dagur discovers that the icy caves are inhabited by something else as well, something much less accepting of human intrusion. *idea inspired by @Atali_Maiden , thanks!*

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Progressive Dinner Deadly:  Myrtle #2

Retired octogenarian schoolteacher Myrtle Clover is fit to be tied when her book club votes to change to a supper club. Who wants chips and dip when they can have Dickens and Twain? The first supper club is a progressive dinner...where Myrtle loses interest during the hors d'oeuvres. But when a body is discovered during the main course, the evening quickly gets interesting. Myrtle pits her sleuthing skills against her police chief son's to find the killer....if the killer doesn't find her first.

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Sounds of Murder

When Psychology Professor Pamela Barnes discovers her department's star researcher strangled to death in the computer lab, she's determined to find out who did it. Will an accidental recording of the murder allow Pamela to use her expertise in acoustics to identify the killer? A unique cozy mystery--set in the world of academia and high-stakes research--full of excitement, humor, and romance.

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A Parasitic Relationship

Dagur's dragon, Sleuther, shows up at Dragon's edge, scared and riderless. Back at the base he seems to be slowly recovering, until his strange condition makes itself known. This takes place around the season 4-6 range. (warning for parasitism- sorta. This is the weirdest thing I've ever written, I'm so sorry.) I just had this idea after the twins talked about parasitism... *please, for the love of God, if you know me do not read this D: You will never be able to look at me the same way ever again lol...* Also, I am the unfortunate owner of this, but not httyd.

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Nobody's Sorry You're Dead

A Clean Cozy Mystery - Mountain Air and MurderHadley Pell, a college-educated housewife and widow, is still reeling from the loss of her beloved husband five years ago. She lives in a small town in the Southern Appalachians where nothing much happens. Nothing much, that is, until murder comes to town. And it isn't until Hadley is given the job of cleaning out the victim's house, an incredible hoarder of the first degree, that Hadley begins to unravel the mystery.When it's discovered that Eustian Singlepenny has been poisoned and a friend is arrested for his murder, Hadley dives head first into the muddy maze, searching for clues to the killer's true identity. A humorous tale full of local color and wit, this is the first book in the Hadley Pell Cozy Mystery NOBODY mystery series written under the pen name of Jeri Green.The Hadley Pell Cozy Mystery Series:1. Nobody's Sorry You're Dead2. Nobody Knows Your Secret3. Nobody Can Say It's You4. Nobody's Fool Y'all5. Nobody Says It's Easy

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Death at Scarlet Leaf.

On the eve of a hot summer's day, a body is found in the summerhouse of a great estate. It is up to the young, inexperienced, newly appointed governess Alianna Winter to find the killer before he or she strikes again.-The first book in the Alianna Winter series.Her later cases:2.The Merryweather Jewel Thefts3.A House On The Hill4.Murder Is At Hand5.The Incident Concerning The Alsatian Dog6.At The Plaza Majestic 7.Madame Juror8.A Murder Shall Commence9. The Impossible Poisoning10.The Final EndgameThe Toby Smart Spin-offs:What Makes A DetectiveWhat Breaks A Detective

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Beastly Bones » P. Lahote

❝We're soulmates, Lola.❞❝I have a girlfriend. Sorry.❞The Wilde family had moved to La Push, Washington for a new start. They expected to live a better life somewhere where the past didn't haunt them. What they didn't expect was for the old tribe legends of the Quileutes to be true. They didn't expect that one of them carried the gene that allowed him to shift into a wolf. And Lola certainly didn't expect to be soulmates with Paul Lahote.[book 1][completed]

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A Body in the Backyard:  #4

It's just an ordinary day for octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover-until her yardman discovers a dead body planted in her backyard. This death isn't cut and dried-the victim was bashed in the head with one of Myrtle's garden gnomes. Myrtle's friend Miles recognizes the body and identifies him as Charles Clayborne... reluctantly admitting he's a cousin. Charles wasn't the sort of relative you bragged about-he was a garden variety sleaze, which is very likely why he ended up murdered. As Myrtle starts digging up dirt to nip the killings in the bud, someone's focused on scaring her off the case. Myrtle vows to find the murderer...before she's pushing up daisies, herself.

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Cherry Springs

Oregon 1887Anna goes on a journey of discovery as she sets off to find her missing brother. She wants to be more than a housewife and dreams of working as a ranch hand. She finds a job at Belle's ranch and meets Duke, the ranch hand at the neighboring ranch. Follow her adventures as she learns more about ranching and clues to track her missing brother, and accidentally gets to know Duke, a solid man with an unfortunate past. Adventures ensue, including rustlers and the mystery of Belle's ranch as she discovers herself and more. A great read with sweet romance, personal growth, and mystery.

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Fudge Brownies & Murder - Culinary Competition Mystery #4

Amateur sleuth, Amy Ridley, has a lot on her plate. Her very pregnant best friend, Carla, can barely move from her couch. So Amy is tasked with preparing meals for the expanding family along with baking endless pans of brownies to quench Carla's pregnancy cravings. Not only is she playing chef, but she's also trying to convince the mommy-to-be that she needs to have a baby shower. But when a restaurant owner is murdered at a blogging conference, Amy finds herself in a race to catch the killer before the baby is born.

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Nobody's Fool Y'all

Fly fishing was something that her late husband, Harry Pell, loved to do. When Hadley's friend, Hobie Stricker, invites her to try for the Big One, she only has trout in mind. A dead body brings a lot of unwanted attention and a lot of unanswered questions, too. Her brother-in-law, Sheriff Bill Whittaker has sworn Hadley to secrecy. The newly elected mayor of Hope Rock County is giving the good sheriff a fit. There are rumors that he wants to clean house, especially at the local law enforcement's office.How can you not trust your younger sister with all that you know? How do you keep the peace in the family and keep Bill's trust? It seems you can't. At least, not without one big sister fight. To mend family fences and help heal Maury's hurt feelings, Hadley decides to take her little sister on a road trip. But this is not just any road trip.Hadley makes reservations at the VistaView Motor Court, a revamped and renovated resort built in the 1920s. She visits her local beauty shop for a trim before heading off, but when Lou Edna, proprietor of the Beauty Boutique, hears that she and Maury are planning to hightail it out of town, the beautician insists she must accompany the pair.It's going to take a lot of fast talking to smooth this out with Maury. There is mystery surrounding the VistaView, and it's been decades in the making. The answers are there, but will Hadley be clever enough to pick up on the clues? Will she live to tell what she has uncovered? Will they lock her away in an insane asylum if she does? Join these ladies as they embark on another wacky mountain mystery.The Hadley Pell Cozy Mystery Series:1. Nobody's Sorry You're Dead2. Nobody Knows Your Secret3. Nobody Can Say It's You4. Nobody's Fool Y'all5. Nobody Says It's Easy

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Good Witch, Bad Alpha (A Not so Cozy Mystery)

Rowena Flores has problems...and we're not just talking about her anger management issues. After cursing her cheating ex-boyfriend, this home goods cashier's life is turned upside down when a pack of werewolf shifters accuse her of being a murdering witch. Will Rowena ever prove she's not a witch? Will the hunky pack alpha ask her out? More importantly, will she clear her name before she's burned at the stake? A Not So Cozy Mystery Series:Book I: Good Witch, Bad AlphaBook II: Never Cheat a Witch Book III: Oh, Shift!*cover made with Canva

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Nobody Can Say It's You

A monster is running down Main Street! An old mountain hermit, dressed as Death, drops dead at a Halloween festival in Hope Rock County. Nobody knows why. But mysterious forces are at work on the Appalachian ridges. Granny witches and the Ancients. Black witches and sin eaters. Most folks think the old ways and traditions are a thing of the past. But the past rears up its aged head, and there's more going on here than meets the eye. A lovely tract of land is threatened by developers. Will life in the sleepy little town be forever changed? Can Hadley Pell solve the murder and keep Paradise from being lost forever? The Hadley Pell Cozy Mystery Series:1. Nobody's Sorry You're Dead2. Nobody Knows Your Secret3. Nobody Can Say It's You4. Nobody's Fool Y'all5. Nobody Says It's Easy

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Cozy Mystery: Cake Spell Disaster (A Haven Witch Woman Sleuths Book) COMPLETED

Mistmoor Point has a new dirty word... poison!Welcome to Mistmoor Point...A small town on a small island where magic is standard practice and witches rule. Felicity Redfern has a lot of jobs. Baker, girlfriend, novice witch... and... worst of all, private investigator. When the mayor's anniversary party goes wrong, disaster happened!1. Half the town is sick. 2. The mayor's in a coma.3. The most disastrous part... One person's dead.And someone will take the blame. Felicity's mother and her supernatural bakery.Is this a case of magic accidentally gone wrong, or is something more sinister at bay? Felicity's counting on her boyfriend, master warlock and sheriff of Mistmoor Point, Lincoln Maxwell, to help her solve the crime. But ... Lincoln thinks he already knows who the culprit is-Felicity's mother!With no one on her side, Felicity has no choice but to use her novice witchy powers to investigate on her own. But the job proves too big for one witch alone... or one amateur witch to be exact! When her own life gets threatened, there's only one friend Felicity can turn to for help...Her mother's familiar, a fuzzy feline named Sunny. But can they fix this mess before someone else gets killed? What if Felicity's mother really is to blame?

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Sweater Weather ๛ Edward Cullen ( ENG VER ) ✔

sᴡᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴡᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀ 𖦆 Devon is often described as a problem boy. He always gets hit in the face and has a folder full of reports from the multiple fights he has gotten into.However, it couldn't be further from the truth. But who could believe him? After all, he is a nobody and not even his own father can stand him, preferring to spend more time with his new family.So after a fairly intense fight, Devon's father decides to send his son to his mother in Forks. Devon agrees as he prefers anywhere else to stay with his father and that horrible school.However, Devon could never have imagined that things would completely change for him..꒷ twilight fanfiction .꒷ edward cullen x male!oc .꒷ written by nova wayneThis is the English version but in my profile you can find the Spanish and Portuguese versions

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Malpractice Makes Perfect

When heiress Alexis Dupont asks part-time P.I Evie Harper to search her sisters room for an expensive missing heirloom it seems like an easy gig to give Evie a little pocket change and a look into the life of one of her business idols. Instead, Evie finds a family haunted by the death of their matriarch, whose sporadic ramblings point to murder. But why would someone risk killing a woman rapidly dying of disease? And can Evie prove there was a murder when her body is already dead and buried? With the go ahead from Alexis, Evie is determined to put to rest all doubts into Diana Dupont's odd death and give the family the closure it needs. But did the illness take her, or was there foul play? And most importantly, will she ever get paid?Evie Harper Mysteries: Book 4

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Killer Cupcakes (Complete Novel)

Ava's first day of work at Celebrity Cupcakes and Coffee goes horribly awry when television star Penelope Rose drops dead after eating the first cupcake. Horrified that she might be at the top of the list of suspects, Ava and her totally hot co-worker Easton set out to investigate what happened. Will they be able to solve the mystery or will Ava's first day of work be her last?Celebrity Cupcakes Cozy Mysteries:#1 - Killer Cupcakes#2 - Murderous Muffins#3 - Death by Chocolate

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Sleuth-Hound

[Ghostface x Gender Neutral!Reader] DISCONTINUEDAfter the untimely death of Casey Becker and Steve Orths, you can't help yourself from playing detective to find the man behind the cheap ghost mask.© Scream (1-4) is owned by Dimension Films[also published on my AO3 @ renoed]

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The Merryweather Jewel Thefts.

Can a diamond ring really disappear from a table into thin air? How can it be possible for an emerald necklace to vanish from a locked safe, the code of which only the owner knows? And how on earth does a ruby bracelet disappear from a lady's wrist while she is eating dinner? These are all questions Alianna Winter must answer, if she is to solve the mystery of the Merryweather Jewel Thefts. But, as Allie fully knows, nothing is ever as straightforward as it first appears. -The second book in the Alianna Winter series.Her earlier cases:1.Death At Scarlet LeafHer later cases:3.A House On The Hill4.Murder Is At Hand5. The Incident Concerning The Alsatian Dog 6. At The Plaza Majestic7.Madame Juror8.A Murder Shall Commence9.The Impossible Poisoning10.The Final EndgameThe Toby Smart Spin-offs:What Makes A DetectiveWhat Breaks A Detective

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Nobody Says It's Easy

A reluctant mountain housewife joins ghost hunters. Hadley Pell lives in a small town in the Southern Appalachians with her feline friend, Onus. She and her boyfriend, musician and instrument maker, Hobie Stricker, are on the outs. She's also on the outs with her baby sister, Maury. Strange things are happening to her that she just can't explain.Lou Edna is one of Hadley's oldest friends. When a man in the beautician's trailer park turns up dead, Hadley insists that she, Maury, and Lou Edna must take a vacation. Nothing soothes frayed nerves better than a relaxing all-girls trip away. Until Beanie finds out about Hadley's plan.Beanie is one of Hadley's oldest friends, but he's is not the brightest light bulb in the pack. All fun breaks loose as the group heads out on an adventure that proves to be the camping trip of a lifetime.The Hadley Pell Cozy Mystery Series:1. Nobody's Sorry You're Dead2. Nobody Knows Your Secret3. Nobody Can Say It's You4. Nobody's Fool Y'all5. Nobody Says It's Easy

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