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    Genre Deep Dives
    Top 0 Most Read Paranormal - Cryptid
    Features creatures from folklore, mythology, or cryptozoology, such as Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, or Chupacabra. The narrative often revolves around encounters with these mysterious beings.
    No stories Top 0 Most Read Paranormal - Cursed Objects
    Focuses on objects with supernatural or cursed properties. The plot typically involves characters trying to understand or break the curse associated with the object.
    No stories Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Paranormal Mystery
    Mystery story with paranormal elements such as ghosts, vampires, werewolves or magic. May also features a detective or investigator who deals with supernatural or occult cases. These protagonists use both conventional and supernatural means to solve mysteries.
    Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete Shadow Effect by kbois Complete Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete Special Circumstances by lawfulneutralmage Complete 40 Souls to Keep by Libby Drew Complete Hidden Secrets by Mawgrim Complete The Holly and the Ivy by Aditus Complete The Cat Burglar by Aditus Temporary Hold Kabal by Aditus Complete Caesura by Aditus Complete Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Romantic Paranormal
     is a paranormal story with romantic elements.  If you have a story that is primarily a romance, but with paranormal elements, use Romance -> Paranormal Romance.
    Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W In Process Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete Running with the Pack by WolfM Complete Shadow Effect by kbois Complete The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois Complete Timber Pack Chronicles by Rob Colton Complete Touch: A survival story. by Rhythminthemind Long-Term Hold Cernunnos by astone2292 Complete Enforcer by Rob Colton Complete Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Shifters
    Stories that feature multiple types or types other that werewolves of humans capable of assuming animal aspects or full changing into animals
    Oregon in the Fall by drown Temporary Hold Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W In Process Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete Shadow Effect by kbois Complete The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois Complete Secrets: The Truth is Slowly Revealed by Bill W Complete Spirit Wolves by kbois Complete Cernunnos by astone2292 Complete Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete Love in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Vampires
    Stories that focus on Vampires - Example: Twilight
    Into the fields of Summer by gabz2000 Long-Term Hold Re-Organizing by Justin4Fun In Process GFD 12: Blood Ties by Comicality Author Passed Away Re-Education by Justin4Fun Complete Re-Forging by Justin4Fun Complete Re-Birth by Justin4Fun Complete Re-United by Justin4Fun Complete Crave by LitLover Complete The Holly and the Ivy by Aditus Complete The Cat Burglar by Aditus Temporary Hold Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Werewolves
    Stories focusing on werewolves specifically.  Teen Wolf
    Oregon in the Fall by drown Temporary Hold Into the fields of Summer by gabz2000 Long-Term Hold Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete Running with the Pack by WolfM Complete Timber Pack Chronicles by Rob Colton Complete A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski In Process Enforcer by Rob Colton Complete Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard Complete Higher Education by WolfM Complete The Journal of Chris Williams by WolfM Complete
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    Genre Deep Dives
    Top 7 Most Read Non-Fiction - Autobiography
    is a self-written account of one's life. Takes stock of the autobiographer's life from the moment of composition. While biographers generally rely on a wide variety of documents and viewpoints, autobiography may be based entirely on the writer's memory.
    An Advent Calendar by Aditus Complete Pride Month, and other Haibun by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Second Sight: Remembering Some San Francisco Neighborhoods by AC Benus Complete Farm Tales by quokka Complete Self-help by northie Complete A Gay Man on His Own at Christmas by albertnothlit Complete My Coming Out Story by LittleBuddhaTW Complete Top 0 Most Read Non-Fiction - Biography
    is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae (résumé), a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various aspects of their life, including intimate details of experience, and may include an analysis of the subject's personality.
    No stories Top 10 Most Read Non-Fiction - Creative Non-Fic
    writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives. Creative nonfiction contrasts with other nonfiction, such as academic or technical writing or journalism, which is also rooted in accurate fact but is not written to entertain based on prose style. Many writers view creative nonfiction as overlapping with the essay.
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy Temporary Hold Headstall's Reflections by Headstall Temporary Hold Boy Story: The Road Taken by Rip Skor Complete timmy's poetry by Mikiesboy Complete Timmy's Journal by Mikiesboy Complete Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens Complete One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus Complete Cozy Contemplations by Headstall Long-Term Hold Ravings of a Rabid Werewolf - Poetry by Wolf by WolfM Long-Term Hold Musings of a Messed Up Mind by Mikiesboy Long-Term Hold Top 3 Most Read Non-Fiction - Letter
    letter is a written message conveyed from one person (or group of people) to another through a medium. [1] The term usually excludes written material intended to be read in its original form by large numbers of people, such as newspapers and placards, although even these may include material in the form of an "open letter".
    Dear Carlos by Mikiesboy Complete Azkarah by Defiance19 Complete Random Musings by Bryson Temporary Hold Top 10 Most Read Non-Fiction - Reference
    books in the reference nonfiction genre contain relevant information on a subject and where you can go to learn more about that subject. The books in this genre can be about anything people might need to know about. They can be marketing guides for writers or lists of travel destinations in a country or area – anything where one can list information in an easy to use way to help people find the information on a topic.
    The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Temporary Hold Translation Trashbin by AC Benus In Process One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus Complete WL's Mainstream Gay Book Reviews by W_L Temporary Hold Zero to Hero, a Guide by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Second Sight: Remembering Some San Francisco Neighborhoods by AC Benus Complete WL's Gay Manga and Anime Review by W_L Complete June, 2020 – Hell in a Handbasket by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Naptown 00 - Introduction by Altimexis Complete
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    Genre Deep Dives
    Top 1 Most Read Mystery - Amateur Sleuth
    Features characters who are not professional detectives but get involved in solving mysteries due to personal interest or circumstance.
    Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis In Process Top 1 Most Read Mystery - Caper
    Light-hearted mystery that is easy to read, witty and not too intense.  Can also be more comic in nature.  Examples: Clue, Scooby Doo, Hardy Boys, or Janet Evanovitch books
    A Ticklish Thriller (Revised) by Ticklishboy30 Complete Top 1 Most Read Mystery - Classic Mystery
    Often involves a murder in a closed setting like a village or a manor, with the crime solved by an amateur or professional detective by the story's end.
    The Vanishing Act by E K Stokes In Process Top 5 Most Read Mystery - Cozy Mystery
    also referred to as "cozies", are a sub-genre of crime fiction in which sex and violence occur off stage, the detective is an amateur sleuth, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community.  This is also a sub-genre with strong tropes that define it
    A Ticklish Thriller (Revised) by Ticklishboy30 Complete WHISPERS by PhillMakracken Temporary Hold Murder of a Moral Man by St. George Complete River City by Bill W Complete Bellini by Cole Matthews Complete Top 10 Most Read Mystery - Detective
    stories where the protagonist is a sleuth of some sort, ranging from nosy neighbor to retired detective that is puzzling out the details of why a crime was committed and who did it. More intense than a cozy, more serious than a caper, but not as hard core has hard boiled/noir.   Example: Agatha Christie books
    Dating Rules And Pretty Fools by Laura S. Fox Complete Keeper of the Rituals by Libby Drew Complete The Theocracy - The Blackened Cross by ValentineDavis21 Abandoned Murder on the Hudson by chris191070 Complete Death in the Honeymoon Hotel by chris191070 Complete The Abduction of Margaret O’Shea by chris191070 Complete The Fascinator Murders by Lee Wilson Complete Who's Afraid of Joe Vincente by chris191070 Complete The Case of the Disappearing Co-Eds by chris191070 Complete Murder in Alphabet City by chris191070 Complete Top 7 Most Read Mystery - Historical Mystery
    The historical mystery or historical whodunit is a sub-genre of two genres, historical fiction and mystery fiction. Raiders of the Lost Ark
    The Exchange Students by paren01 In Process Carême in Brighton — a mystery novel by AC Benus Complete Blades of Ashes by lilansui Temporary Hold Here Be Dragons, Charlie Boone! by Geron Kees Complete Demon Dream by AC Benus Complete The House of Storms by Geron Kees Complete MARDI - At the Crossroads of Life and Art - A Film Script by AC Benus Complete Top 10 Most Read Mystery - Light Mystery
    Contains light mystery elements such as crimes to solve, but solving a crime is not the focus of the story.
    Circumnavigation by C James Complete Journey Beyond the Sea by Geron Kees Complete Crossing the line by Robert Hugill Complete The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X In Process Bearpaw: An Old West Tale by Headstall Complete Box Shaped Heart by Laura S. Fox Complete The Morgan Lore by lilansui Complete The Brotherhood by The Writer X Complete Paying The Piper by Libby Drew Complete Guarded by Wayne Gray Complete Top 0 Most Read Mystery - Locked Room Mystery
    A sub-genre where the crime, usually a murder, happens in circumstances where it seems impossible for the perpetrator to have entered or left the scene.
    No stories Top 2 Most Read Mystery - Noir/Hard-Boiled
    (Strong Trope Alert) in noir the protagonist isn't a detective, but a victim, a suspect, and/or a perpetrator of crime. Hard-Boiled is a literary genre that shares some of its characters and settings with crime fiction (especially detective fiction and noir fiction). The genre's typical protagonist is a detective who battles the violence of organized crime that flourished during Prohibition (1920–1933) and its aftermath, while dealing with a legal system that has become as corrupt as the organized crime itself. Detectives of hardboiled fiction are often antiheroes. Notable hardboiled detectives include Philip Marlowe, Mike Hammer, Sam Spade, Lew Archer, Slam Bradley, and The Continental Op.
    The Theocracy - The Blackened Cross by ValentineDavis21 Abandoned Scene: An Abandoned Alleyway Leading to a Doorway by Young Sage Complete Top 3 Most Read Mystery - Police Procedural
    is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on either a private detective, an amateur investigator or the characters who are the targets of investigation
    Jail Cell Love Affair by Lee Wilson Complete Solitary by RichEisbrouch Complete River City by Bill W Complete Top 0 Most Read Mystery - Psychological Mystery
     Delves into the mind, exploring themes of sanity, identity, and often includes elements of suspense or thriller.
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