The Assistant (30 Book Series)

Coming into the office, I looked at my desk and found a to-do list taped to my computer monitor. I loved that my boss was old school and always wrote out everything they wanted me to do. This meant I could multitask and not have to look at my phone twenty times a day. Placing my bag in the bottom drawer of my desk, I loaded my laptop, and the intercom on my desk woke up and my boss said, "Hey Callie can you come in to my office?"

I hit the reply button and said, "On my way."

Walking into Olivia's office, she looked up and smiled. Sitting on a chair with my notebook, I asked, "What's up, boss lady?"

She laughed and said, "So I left the first list with you but I have a privae list that I did not want to leave onthe desk."

"What's going on Olivia," I asked. "I have been with you for five years and you have never seemed this serious before."

She sighed and said, "Between us."

I nodded as she continued, "I think James is having an affair."

"Well, shit," I said. "What are you going to do?"

"I hired a private detective," She said. "They will be reaching out to you on the business phone. I listed you as a point of contact and we need to maintain discretion. Whatever he text you you are to make it into a report and drop it on my desk in a rush folder."

Nodding I said, "Understood and I will refrain from taking a bat to him if I do not like what I see." 

"That would be appreciated." She replied with a smirk. "I will let you know when you can go scorched earth."

Callie- Main

Olivia- Boss James- husband

🧸1/31🧸The Theif (50 book series)

The world has changed, and the rich live in mansions where they celebrate the suffering of the poor. I watched people suffer and have worked my way up to help the poor in my community. What the community does not know is that I became a modern-day Robin Hood, taking from the rich who are stealing from the poor.

Chapter 1

I sat in the office of my home and watched the news on television. My butler walked in and said, "When I was coming in this morning, they were setting up for this."

Looking at him I asked, "What do you know?"

He sat down in front of me and said, "They are trying to push the families out of the affordable housing and build some high-rises."

"Let me guess, I said. "No options for these people they want to displace?"

He nodded and said, "So far no one is budging and I feel there is going to be trouble."

"What kind of help do they need?" I asked. Standing up I said, "Get the car ready. I have people I need to make an appearance and save some homes today."

He nodded and said, "I will call the bank."

Laughing, I said, "No need, I already did."

He nodded and said, "Miss Kara please I ask you to keep calm. These people you are going up against are top players. We need to keep these people safe."

"If I cannot save their homes," I said. "See how many apartments I have available at Mercy Estates. Owen Be discreet and let conner know that they will be special tenants."

Kara- main

owen- butler

conner- Mercy Estates

🧸1/31🧸The Market (13 book series)

 In our small town, under the shade of massive oak trees, is my open-air market. I had a small, tiny home at the back of the property. This home was not only my office but my home. During the day, I rented out spots for people to host yard sales, and at night, I rented to food trucks to set up to sell food. But with any business, there is always a story.

CHAPTER 1

My Grandparents owned this property, and when they passed, I was blessed to inherit the property. As the property was in a prime location, my family was so mad. They wanted to sell the property for immediate money, and I decided that the property could be a sucessful long term investment. My tiny home at the back of the property was comfortable, and in the first six months, I made a portion of what I could have gotten if I sold the property. I thought things would be calm from my parents and siblings, i  had went no contact with them, and boy was I wrong.

January 1sr 2026

My alarm went off at seven in the morning, and I got ready for my day.

🧸1/31🧸Front Desk (15 book series)

I worked at the front desk of a mysterious company that operated twenty-four hours a day. When most people would head home, I would come in and man the front desk. My boss encouraged me to read, write, or watch TV on my laptop, and to only answer questions if they came up and asked the question correctly. By the end of my first week, I realized what he meant.

I came into the office on my first day, and my boss Mitch came out to greet me, "Hello, Sarah, I like that you are prompt. This is the internet information for your laptop. This is the coffee room. You can make whatever you like except for fish. There is ramen and noodles galore, along with all the fixings on the bar. You do not need to worry about anything in here. Help yourself."

I nodded as he led me to show me where the bathrooms are. Then he showed me to my desk. He said, "If you step away for food, drink, or the bathroom, there is a will return in a few minutes sign. So there is a space for your laptop, and this computer has a question inquiry that you will use whenever anyone comes up with a question. If you look at the main screen, you will see three options. One for general questions. Read the response exactly as it is written. One for appointments or people looking for others. If the person is available then you will send the person to the location the person is stating to send them to. If the person is not available you state, i am sorry they are unavailable and do not supply anymore information. If the person does not come up in  th system you will be given a prompt and you read it exactly how it is written. The last will be for questions you cannot find an answer to. Remember if you cannot find an answer, you will use the third option and tell the person, we are looking into this, and you will receive a text or email once we have an answer. Do you understand?"

"Basically, it is idiot proof?" I asked. "When submitting for the third option they will provide the phone number or email correctly?"

"That is correct," Mitch said. "When there are no people, you are free to use your laptop. Now, be aware that we will see what you are doing from the camera over your shoulder."

Chuckling I said, "You sure this is to good to be true? I freelance and write. To be able to do any of that while sitting at a desk watching the lobby is a dream come true."

He chuckled as well and said, "Just follow the prompts, and if for any reason the system crashes, you will immediately place the come back later sign up and shut the window to your desk, even if someone is there. If someone starts to pound on the window, do not answer or respond unless the system is back in order. If the system crashed you will call the phone number on the wall and say, it is down. Then you sit at your desk or walk away until it comes back up."

Sarah- Main Mitch-Boss

One for general questions. Read the response exactly as it is written. One for appointments or people looking for others. If the person is available then you will send the person to the location the person is stating to send them to. If the person is not available you state, i am sorry they are unavailable and do not supply anymore information. If the person does not come up in  th system you will be given a prompt and you read it exactly how it is written. The last will be for questions you cannot find an answer to. Remember if you cannot find an answer, you will use the third option and tell the person, we are looking into this, and you will receive a text or email once we have an answer. 

🧸1/31🧸Taxi Service (25 Book Series)

My Grandfather was a taxi driver. When he passed away, he left me his condo, three cabs, and his business. I learned quite fast that my Grandfather had a unique clientele, and I learned all about the people and creatures he used to drive.

Chapter 1

My cousins left the funeral home laughing, and I went to my grandfather's small home that was left to me in his will. Looking around the home, I sighed and placed my luggage in the main bedroom. His small home had a basement with a laundry room, A master bedroom with a closet and mathroom, a spare bedroom, an office, a kitchen with a pantry and stairs to the basement, a spare bathroomm, a breakfast nook and a living room with a fireplace. Then off the living room was the garage which holds his taxi car.

Sitting in the kitchen, I read the letter he left for me.

His small home had a basement with a laundry room, A master bedroom with a closet and mathroom, a spare bedroom, an office, a kitchen with a pantry and stairs to the basement, a spare bathroomm, a breakfast nook and a living room with a fireplace. Then off the living room was the garage which holds his taxi car.

🧸1/31🧸Outside the Window (10 book series)

Sitting in my window, I watched the world go by. Lifting my leg a bit, I could feel the feeling coming back to my legs. The problem was that I had no memories of what landed me in the wheelchair. The problem with this is that I believe my family had something to do with this.

Chapter 1

Waking up, I heard my family moving around the house, starting their day. I sat up and slid myself to the side of the bed. Pulling my legs to the side of the bed, I slid myself into my wheelchair. Wheeling myself to the bathroom. Once I was done, I wheeled into my room, and started a cup of coffee, and looked at the sliding glass doors to my room. 

There was a knock at my door and I said, "Come in."

My Mom walked in and said, "Hello, Amy, did you sleep well?"

I thought to myself and thought wow Mom you are being so formal. Fake it Amy. Looking up I said, "I sure did mom."

"I am dropping your siblings off to school," She said. "Do you need anything before Fred and I leave?"

"Yes," I said. "Where did my cell phone and laptop go?"

Fred walked in and said, "They are right here, Amy. You left them in the kitchen yesterday."

Taking them, I said, "Thank you, Fred."

Mom said, "See you later."

I heard Mom and Fred call out to my younger siblings, and then the front door closed.

Amy-Main

Fred- STep dad

🧸1/31🧸At The End of The Road (25 Book Series)

I stopped at a gas station trying to find my new home. The attendant raised his eyebrows as he said, "Take a right at the stoplight and go to the end of the road."

Thanking him, I followed the directions and arrived at the home that my Grandma had lived in all her life. Chuckling to myself, I said, "Home more like a haunted castle."

When I received the letter from her lawyer, I had just ended my engagement to my fiancé, Sam. I had hoped that as our wedding approached, he would put boundaries in place with his family. Six months before the wedding, he had asked if his parents could come with us on our honeymoon. He could not understand why I got upset about them being in the same villa as us. I told him that if he could not put boundaries up, then we needed to stop planning the wedding. The next day I came home to our apartment, and all of his belongings were gone. The next day, I  received the letter from Grandma's lawyer stating that I was her sole beneficiary and that I inherited her property to do as I wanted. He even included a video of the estate that showed me everything I would need to know. With a fully furnished estate, I decided it was time to start the business I had always dreamed of. That was to create a boutique hotel. But the lawyer told me the building is a giant puzzle and there are a bunch of mysteries that will be solved in each and every room. 

When I asked him whatkind of mysteries he chuckled and said "in every room, closet or space there can be 4-5 small gist wrapped boxes and there is a website where if the mystery is answered correctly you can win a prize."

The lawyer also mentioned that there was a small store set up at the beginning of the driveway for the things I did not want to keep.

Pulling up, I said, "Home sweet home."

Pulling along the driveway, I saw the store and continued on to the castle. I pulled up to the front steps and took out my key. Going to the door, I walked in and looked around. I almost expected to hear my parents walk through, claiming who is better at tennis and challenging each other. Sighing, I said, "You know I miss you all. I could have used you all right now to help me get through this."

Taking my bag, I walked up to the second floor and went to the owner's suite. Opening the door I expected to find my Grandma sitting near the windows, knitting. I was going to walk downstairs to meet the movers when my phone rang. Looking at the screen, I saw Sam was calling. Picking up, I said, "Hello Sam, what do you need?"

"Ella," He said. "I went to the apartment today, and the maintenance guy said you moved. We need to talk about what happened."

"Talk about what happened," I said. "Sam, you wanted your parents to come on our honeymoon. When I asked you to set boundaries, you wouldn't. Then I came home, and you moved out. No goodbye, you just left. So fine, I inherited my grandma's castle, and I am going to turn it into a resort."

"But, Ella, we can have our future," He said. "My parents could move in with us and help you run your resort."

"Sam, listen to yourself," I said. "I would not have your parents live with us. If you do not understand, then we could never be together."

"Ella," he said. "I will give you time to cool down, and then my parents and I will come see you to plan the wedding."

He hungup as I started to argue with him. The gate alarm buzzed, and I let the movers bring everything from my apartment and my parents' belongings to the castle. When they pulled up, I handed the main person a map and said, "This has all the rooms labeled for the items."

He nodded and got the men to work bringing everything in. As they moved into both estates, a car honked and my best friend Maggie pulled up. She got out and asked, "You doing okay?"

"Sure I am doing great," I said. "Sam thinks we are still getting married."

Shaking her head, she said, "We will deal with him later. I cannot stay for long because I have to get Matt from the airport. Why he couldn't ask my parents to come get him is beyond me. What I do for my older brother. But I brought some sandwiches, so let us sit on the bench and talk."

We walked over to the bench, and she handed me a bag. We pulled out the food, and she asked, "How are you financially? I know you quit your job when you moved here, and I worry about you."

"You do not need to worry," I said. "When I cancelled the wedding, I got back the deposits, so that was $18000. I never touched the cash from my parents' estate, so that is, 750 thousand. From Grandma, I inherited four million. The utilities have large payments on them, so I will be good for a while."

She nodded and said, "Good. So what is your plan?"

"First things first," I said. "I am going to work on the owner's suite. That way, I have my own space in all of this chaos. Besides, do you see that building at the main gate?"

She nodded and said, "Yes, I do."

"The door is in the wall," I said. "It is my store so whatever I do not keep is going into the store. I will also have a few mysteries for us to go through at one time. There are 4-6 boxes that contain mysteries where I can win cash or prizes."

She jumped up and came back witha basket. Smiling she said, "It was going to hold your wedding gift so use it to hold the mysteries. When you fill it let me know we will spend a day working on them."

"That sounds like a plan," I said. 

Maggie looked at her phone and said, "I have to go get Matt. I will call you tomorrow."

She hugged me as the movers came out and said, "We are all finished."

I handed all the men a twenty and said, "Thank you."

One of the movers asked, "What are you going to do with this place?"

"I am going to turn this place into a boutique hotel," I said.

He asked, "Do you have a website?"

Chuckling I handed him a card and said, "I will be updating daily."

After they left, I grabbed my camera and took pictures all over the property and throughout the castle.I ran out and went to a few fast food places to have dinner and a few heat up meals. After I checked out the fridge and pantry I will do a food shopping trip. A quick 150 later, I was on my way home and brought everything up to the owner's suite. Since the sitting room had a microwave and a fridge I could store some food. Placing the bags on the table, I ran down to the front door and made sure the doors were locked. Going back upstairs, I sat at the table in the sitting area and started to update the castle's website. I did put a disclaimer on the website that only the information posted by me is the accurate truth about the castle and what is happening there. After I had finished uploading everything, I made another post about the first area being the owner's suite that will be worked on. I took pictures and added them to the website.

After I ate, I put everything away, and I went down to the store and flipped the lights on. I saw Paper an tape under the counter and wrote a sign that said, Coming soon. I arranged the shelving and racks in the store and made sure the display case was ready for the higher-end items. Then I went to my SUV and grabbed a few boxes along with my pull cart. Going upstairs, I opened my grandfather's closet and started to go through the clothes. Since this closet was bigger I would use this closet when it was finished. I remembered to check all the pockets as I sorted and tagged all the items I did not want. I carried the boxes down to the cart and by the time my 9pm alarm went off, I had finished a third of the closet, and I had a few of my grandfather's things still hanging in the closet. I also found three mystery boxes, which I placed in the basket. 

I took a shower and lay in bed ordering new drawer liners for the built-in storage drawers in the closet. I put the TV on and flipped to a show, and before I knew it, I was asleep.

Waking up the next morning, I lay in bed, sitting up to look at the website for the castle.Looking at the comments on the post I saw one that made me sit up a little more. It said, "I see here that the castle is currently not open to the public. I was told by my friend you will be offering garden tours for a fee before your upcoming wedding."

Oh sams Mom went into overdrive. Chuckling I wrote, "Thank you for reaching out. The wedding was cancelled when I ended my engagement. As for private tours for the gardens and property, you never know what may happen in the future, so I have never made any plans for this. Any information for the castle will only be accurate if you see it posted on the website.-Ella"

I got up and went to the fridge, grabbing out a Pepsi and a few slices of pizza to eat. Putting the pizza in the air fryer, I went to the bathroom and changed into leggings and a sweatshirt. Looking at my laundry pile, I brought the basket to the laundry room and started a load of laundry. When I got back upstairs my pizza was done, and I sat with my laptop answering a few more comments. On my table, I notated some suggestions for the castle. The thought of property tours that I know Sam's mom is trying to orchestrate, it is a good idea, though, and I am considering letting people come in through the store, pay a small fee, and let them walk the grounds.

As I continued to reply my phone rang and it was Sams Mom Susan. I sighed and decided to answer. I said, "Susan I am getting ready to start working. How can I help you?"

"Ella Dead I was looking at the website for your castle," She said. "You fibbed about something."

"No Susan I have not fibbed about anything," I said. "But I will humor you, what did I fib about?"

She sighed annoyed and said, "You said you were no longer engaged. That is a fib."

Chuckling I said, "No, Susan, Sam and I are over. His co-dependence on you and Mitchel is rather scary, and I decided I could no longer overlook his behavior. He didn't want a wife, he wanted someone to cater to him. So I ended the engagement and moved on with my life. I would suggest that you and Sam do the same."

"But what about Mitchel and I coming to live with you," She asked. "We need to move soon."

"Susan I never offered for you to move in with me," I said. "If your son offered that, it will have to be you moving in with him. I am no longer in the picture."

"But," She said. "You hve money and he works very hard for what he has."

"No maam you are not my responsibility," I said. "His dependence on you is why we broke up. Now if you will excuse me, I have stuff to do."

Hanging up the phone, I finished eating and put the paper plate into the garbage. I went downstairs and took the cart of items to the store. Placing the items in the store, I made sure the door to the store was locked and secured. Then, taking the boxes and cart back to the house I left the cart in the entry way and I went back to my suite. Since it was nice out I opened all the windows in the suite and got back to work on Grandpa's old closet. I would take pictures here and there and by the time it was lunch time I had a few pictures to post an update. 

After I brought the items to the store, took some pictures, and I came back inside then I posted the following post on the website: "Check out the pictures! I will be finishing what was my Grandpa's closet and starting my Grandma's closet today. Super excited on how things are progressing and found three more mystery boxes. Let me know what you think. Check out how much the store is filling up."

Ella- Main (4,768,800), 3 mystery boxes

Sam- Ex Susan-Sam's mom Mitchel

Maggie- Best friend

Matt- Maggie's brother

The Castle

1. basement- stairwell
2. under the stairsbasement-
3. landingbasement-
4. laundrybasement-
5. laundry closetsbasement-
6. furnace roombasement-
7. storagebasement-
8. canning roombasement-
9. hunters roombasement-
10. hunters closetbasement-
11. Servants kitchenbasement-
12. servents pantrybasement-
13. servents laundry basement-
14. Servants suite 1basement-
15. servants suite 2basement-
16. servants suite 3 basement-
17. servants suite 4basement-
18. servants bathroom 1basement-
19. servants bunk room 1basement-
20. servants bathroo 2basement-
21. servents loungebasement-
22. servants bunkroom 2basement-
23. mudroom basement-
24. enclosed patio for servantsbasement-
25. hallway 1basement-
26. hallway 2 basement-
27. hallway 3 basement-
28. hallway 4 basement-
29. first floor- entry way
30. poolfirst floor
31. check in roomfirst floor
32. coat roomfirst floor
33. office first floor
34. household officefirst floor
35. hallway 1first floor
36. hallway 2first floor
37. hallway 3first floor
38. hallway 4first floor
39. kitchenfirst floor
40. breakfast roomfirst floor
41. pantryfirst floor
42. butlers pantryfirst floor
43. butlerssuitefirst floor
44. head of maids suitefirst floor
45. dining roomfirst floor
46. formal party roomfirst floor
47. ball roomfirst floor
48. sitting roomfirst floor
49. mens loungefirst floor
50. smoking roomfirst floor
51. attriumfirst floor
52. sunroomfirst floor
53. bathroom 1first floor
54. bathroom 2first floor
55. bathroom 3first floor
56. storeroom 1first floor
57. storeroom 2first floor
58. grill roomfirst floor
59. storage roomfirst floor
60. cleaning roomfirst floor
61. stairs to second floor
62. landing to second floor
63. second floor- sitting area
64. owners master suite second floor- bedroom, master closet 1, master closet 2, bathroom, sitting area, office area, reading area
65. nursery second floor
66. nannys suite second floor
67. childs suite 1 second floor
68. childs suite 2 second floor
69. childs suite 3  second floor
70. hallway 1 second floor
71. hallway 2 second floor
72. hallway 3  second floor
73. hallway 4 second floor
74. cleaning closet second floor
75. bathroom 1 second floor
76. bathroom 2 second floor
77. reading room second floor
78. enclosed patio second floor
79. sunroom second floor
80. sewing room second floor
81. billards room second floor
82. music room second floor
83. theatre  second floor
84. stairs to third floor
85. landing to thirds floor
86. third floor sitting area
87. guest suite 1  third floor
88. guest suite 2 third floor
89. guest suite 3 third floor
90. guest suite 4 third floor
91. guest suite 5 third floor
92. library third floor
93. card playng room third floor
94. television room third floor
95. bethroom 1 third floor
96. bathroom 2 third floor
97. hallway 1 third floor
98. hallway 2 third floor
99. hallway 3 third floor
100. hallway 4 third floor
101. bathroom 1 third floor
102. bathroom 2 third floor
103. cleaning room third floor
104. storage third floor
105. ladies office third floor
106. movie room third floor
107. lounge third floor
108. enclosed patio third floor
109. sunroom third floor
110. stairs to fourth floor
111. landing to fourth floor
112. Guest room 1 fourth floor
113. guest room 2 fourth floor
114. guest room 3fourth floor
115. guest room 4fourth floor
116. guest room 5fourth floor
117. guest room 6fourth floor
118. bathroom 1fourth floor
119. bathroom 2fourth floor
120. bathroom 3fourth floor
121. Staff bunk room 1fourth floor
122. staff bunk room mensfourth floor
123. staff bathroom 1fourth floor
124. staff bathroom 2fourth floor
125. bowling alleyfourth floor
126. mens hunting loungefourth floor
127. Hallway 1fourth floor
128. hallway 2fourth floor
129. hallway 3 fourth floor
130. hallway 4fourth floor
131. loungefourth floor
132. enclosed patiofourth floor
133. art roomfourth floor
134. sunroomfourth floor
135. saunafourth floor
136. hot tub roomfourth floor
137. spafourth floor
138. reading roomfourth floor
139. stairs to fifth floor
140. landing to fifth floor
141. roof top garden fifth floor
142. roof top greenhouse fifth floor
143. observatoryfifth floor
144. party room fifth floor
145. hallway 1 fifth floor
146. hallway 2 fifth floor
147. hallway 3 fifth floor
148. hallway 4 fifth floor
149. bathroom 1 fifth floor
150. bathroom 2 fifth floor
151. bathroom 3 fifth floor
152. bathroom 4 fifth floor
153. dance room fifth floor
154. sporting room fifth floor
155. sun room fifth floor
156. lounge fifth floor
157. stairs to attic
158. attic
159. attic storage
160. mini suite 1 attic
161. mini suite 2 attic
162. mini suite 3 attic
163. bathroom attic
164. attic lounge
165. attic bathroom
166. attic hallway 2
167. attic cleaning room
168. pool house walkway
169. pool house suite 1
170. pool house suite 2
171. pool house mother in law suite
172. pool house bathroom
173. pool house changing room 1
174. pool house changing room 2
175. path to the gardens
176. garden suites hallway
177. garden suite 1
178. grden suite 2
179. garden suite 3 
180. garden suite 4
181. pathway to the garages
182. garage 1
183. garage 2
184. garage 3
185. suite 1 garage
186. suite 2 garage
187. suite 3 garage
188. garage tinker room
189. garage repair room
190. garage tool room
191. garage bathroom 1
192. garage bathroom 2
193. path to boat house
194. boathouse storage house
195. boathouse suite 1
196. boathouse suite 2
197. boathouse suite 3
198. pathways to garden cottage
199. garden cottage 1
200. gardern cottage 2
201. garden cottage 3 
202. garden cottage 4
203. Path to the sporting areas
204. tennis courts
205. patio to sporting areas
206. shuttle board courts
207. basketball courts
208. sports cottage 1
209. sports cottage 2
210. sports cottage 3

🧸1/30🧸The Theater (12 book series)

Looking around as I walked to the office of the historic theatre, I counted my blessings that I had this job. This theater has been in our city for over two hundred and forty years and the owner said that there were going to be new and exciting things happening. I never thought the plan he was making was going to be this crazy. I couldn't wait to see what would happen, now I am worried that we may be in over our heads.

Walking though the old theater I ran my hand over the old railing. I headed to the next building to see what work was done over the last few days. The owner was doing a historically accurate renovation.

🧸1/30🧸The Tunnel (5 part series)

In my town, there is a tunnel that people will go into, but some never come out. When I took this job, I was told there would be an opportunity for advancement. What I didn't realize was what my job really was and what secrets were beneath my feet in the tunnels below.

Pulling up th my parking spot I saw Mitch the guard I was going to relieve looking anxious. Walking up to the office I said, "Evening Mitch are you alright?"

"Evening Melody," He said. "I am fine it has been an odd day. No worries though everything has calmed down."

Mitch- Guard

🧸Mystic (15 Book series)

I can see things most cannot. I see the future and ghosts. I run my small mystical shop in St. Augustine, Florida. Some people say I am a fraud, that is, until I give them the information they needed the most.

Being a mystic, my clientele may be far, few, and scarce. So I did other things to earn money while I wait for a new customer or a repeat client. Thankfully, I owned the building my shop sat in, and my home was on the second story. Behind the shop, I had two large greenhouses where I grew herbs and spices. I had an online shop to sell what I grow besides selling things in the store. I had beehives for honey and beeswax. Then I would turn the beeswax into candles and products. That and I would write stories of what I see and learn during my visions.

Looking at the my calander I noticed it was October first. I felt a chill come through my apartment and heard, "It is coming. Keep your guard up."

Looking around I said, "Well thank you. I will keep my guard up."

🧸1/30🧸Stalker (10 part series)

There is a stalker in our town. He has also taken the lives of five of his victims. Now he has set his eyes on my cousin, and I will stop him.

My cousin Sam and I were sitting on the couch in my living room while we were watching the news. The reporter was speaking to the latest victims brother where he said, "She thought she had someone watching her and even installed video cameras. The night she was taken from us the video camera went down."

🧸1/30🧸The Path (10 Book Series)

 I was hired as a midday attendant on what is known as the beach path. This path is a seaside path that stretches two miles. When I was hired for this job, I had to sign a form that I would follow all ten rules. When I asked Mr Franks, "What would happen if we broke the rules?"

He snorted and said, "You will be stuck on the path forever."

I made a few copies of the rules and placed them in my locker.

Rules

1. Have all items needed in your push cart. Follow the master list and never run out. If you run low, go to the nearest hut and restock. Running out could be fatal.

2. If sea fog comes in before the end of your shift. Never answer the voices in the fog.

3. Never leave the path. If someone begs you to leave the path, apologize and say your manager will not let you break the rules.

4. Do not go on a walk with anyone. If someone tries to walk with you on the path, Stop and state you must stay at this location. They will leave.

5. If it gets dark during the day or pitch black at night, climb under the back of the cart, close your eyes, and count to one hundred. When you open your eyes after 100, the light will return. 

6. If the sound goes quiet around you, go to the nearest hut and lock the door till the sound returns. If you hear voices calling for a vendor while the noise is gone, do not respond.

If you do not follow the rules, you could be killed. I found this out from a former employee who reached out to me after seeing me on the path. She said that she has seen people vanish when they break a rule. she told me that she knew the money was good, however pay what I need to and leave as soon as I could. When she left the cafe we met at I sat there thinking about why I needed the job. That was easy, I needed the pay on this job because my ex took all my money and cancelled our lease, breaking up with me and I am currently living in my minivan in my friends driveway. My mini van has a bed, kitchen, toilet and I normally go to the gym in the morning to work out and shower. My goal is to get a sprinter van so I have more room. Then once I have the sprinter van I can go anywhere I want.

Rules

1. Have all items needed in your push cart. Follow the master list and never run out. If you run low, go to the nearest hut and restock. Running out could be fatal.

2. If sea fog comes in before the end of your shift. Never answer the voices in the fog.

3. Never leave the path. If someone begs you to leave the path, apologize and say your manager will not let you break the rules.

4. Do not go on a walk with anyone. If someone tries to walk with you on the path, Stop and state you must stay at this location. They will leave.

5. If it gets dark during the day or pitch black at night, climb under the back of the cart, close your eyes, and count to one hundred. When you open your eyes after 100, the light will return. 

6. If the sound goes quiet around you, go to the nearest hut and lock the door till the sound returns. If you hear voices calling for a vendor while the noise is gone, do not respond.

🧸1/30🧸The Train Station (12 book series)

Sitting at the tourist desk at our local train station, you would be amazed at what you see. I live in Key West, Florida, and the state recently opened the over-the-water rail line. I started working here a few days a week to escape my overbearing parents. They think I send customers to their fishing business, but I actually suggest their business while I save money to escape them. My manager is a friend, and she helped me set up a secret account where a small portion of my paycheck goes. When I save enough to get an apartment in St Augustine I will transfer and leave my parents.  

I woke up to hearing thunder. Getting out of bed I used the bathroom and went to get my work clothes on. I saw my phone light up with a text message from my boss, "Plan on staying later we are expecting crowds."