Now published, links to all ebook vendors here = https://books2read.com/u/31Re7a Everyone knows that rebellion ends in fire. Dissatisfied with her life, Sorne finds an escape in the training offered by an orc locked away in the depths of Mauléon's dungeons. But Duke Aldana's punishment for an act of silence sparks a flame that cannot be contained. With a darkness growing in the west and answers to be found in the north, Sorne must leave everything she has ever known to become someone who can help shape the course of history. Companion to The Lady Penitent and The Desolate Throne.

Blight: The Catalyst is now a published novel on Amazon, with an eBook, paperback, and hardcover copy available for purchase! Consider supporting me by purchasing a copy! Four years into the most devastating epidemic humanity has ever seen, Cassandra Fields and her two younger siblings fight their way to the CDC to deliver valuable information that could turn the tide of the outbreak. But when things turn deadly and secrets are being kept, trust runs thin, and betrayal runs high. When the true nature of the infection is unveiled, the allies Cassandra has gathered will have to make a choice; sacrifice their own safety to save the lives of the few survivors left, or abandon the mission and save themselves. Book One of Five. Blight will be a part of the Project Lazarus series. HIGHEST RANKINGS: 🎖 #44 out of 280k in action 🎖 #6 out of 1.29k in outbreak 🎖 #22 out of 2k in infection

The year is 2163, and the 700 Isles drift along seas blackened with secrets and scandals and the souls of men too wicked for damnation. A Nation bound by science and pride. A Nation that rose above. Denden is the only reality Zaharah has known since an accident left her and her sister orphaned. With graduation and her art degree within reach, she dreams of making a better life for her family. But when her primary caretaker is killed, her reality is turned on its head, and the people she once called family hunt for her head. She will have to choose between sacrificing herself for a better life for her sister, or challenging powers that be and being forced into a life of running and hiding.

Love, hate, fear; these are only words to Alethea Atlas. Born a prodigy among Sera Society, she's neurologically modified to feel nothing. But when her younger sister fails to meet Sera standards and is to be executed, Alethea feels for the first time. Seeking help from enemy rebels, she contrives a plan to take her sister's place. But she's shocked to wake after her execution in the care of the rebels and finds they treat her and her sister humanely. A rebel leader, Esmeralda, confesses they are about to be eradicated by a bio-weapon Alethea invented. Falling for Esmeralda, and her new found-family, Alethea vows to save them. But in order to save what's left of humanity, she must first awaken her own.

(Rewrite is going on RoyalRoad) Every dwarven city has its Spark, one that grants life to the great artifices carved into living rock and cruel steel by the god Tek himself. A machine set in motion when the turning of the world began again, Dhuldarim has survived millennia without faltering. Until now. The Spark, it seems, is going out. Divine help is impossible: the great god Tek is silent, slumbering where none can reach. The ingenuity of dwarves is their only hope of salvation. To return the Spark, a great power is needed-power that can only be found in the Deep. To trespass so into the depths of the earth is suicide even for a dwarf, but the Heartforge has spoken: Tali Khondurahl must go, and go alone. There are things that live in the Deep, they say, that dream of the red flower wielded by the dwarves. They dream...and they hate. Aided on her journey by a golem of stone, a siren freed from eternal imprisonment in the Deep, a human mage far from home, a strange deep-dweller, and a scion of her people's most ancient foe, Tali must face an evil so powerful it has survived the millenium since the Revealing without interruption, lording over a dominion of misery and subjugation. With every leg of the journey, loyalties become increasingly divided. In the end, it is her choices that shape the future of Dhuldarim and its ancient enemies alike.

Ethilir, eldest of the kingdoms of men, ruled by the righteous bringers of light and life to the East, has endured since the Revealing as a force of order and civilization. The star of its capital, Sarom, however is now troubled. Oracles hint that the sacred gift that burns in the blood of those chosen to sit upon the Sunlit Throne no longer touches that artifact. Something is not as it should be as forces move in the shadows of a city that boasts such brilliant lights. Marred and exiled from her homeland, Vassa Ithrennyn is used to solitary wandering. Her mask hides memories as much as marks and her hidden heritage spells danger for all who approach. However isolated she might prefer to be, however, a simple rescue in the Sea of Sand pulls her into a web of danger spun by those with designs on the power of the Sunlit Throne. Protecting the young fire-speaker she saved is a task more dangerous than she could have ever expected, but cunning and gifted with ancient magic, perhaps she can save Seben from them...and herself.

(Posting to RoyalRoad) Old sins, they say, cast long shadows. Born into a world of magic with not only none of her own, but with a power inside her that actively negates magic, Mara Spell-Breaker has learned to endure her place as a pariah and perpetual outsider among the people of the Red Mountains. At least, until a chance meeting in the woods promises a new world and hope of escape. The past is not only her prison, though, but the punishment of Heaven on all her kind. The hubris of Mara's people summons forth the end of their world at the hands of a power so great that it will not stop until only the ashes of a civilization remain.

Lily is a laidback slacker with a phobia for commitment...who happens to owe the devil her (nonexistent) firstborn. When the ruler of Hell comes knocking, what choice does she have but to let the devil play matchmaker? *** Lily has never been good at relationships, not that it matters to her. That is until Eve, a seductive woman claiming to be the devil's apprentice, shows up to collect a debt Lily doesn't remember owing: her firstborn child. Without a firstborn to give, and with the threat of eternal damnation at her heels, Lily finds herself on a chaotic matchmaking quest with the devil herself. Eve swears she's only playing matchmaker to collect the debt owed to her, but with each failed set-up, Lily suspects there may be something more to the devil's plan. [[word count: 60,000 - 70,000]] Cover designed by Joe Resch [[Wattys 2020 Winner]] Content warning: this story includes dark humour, mature themes, and scenes of violence and gore

After the Ship Masters arrive Violet seizes her chance to experience life beyond the Farm. She learns that a planet nestled in the stars is waiting for her. But will her love, Zia, be welcome there? In the Moon Colony, Lucille rises to Presidency from humble beginnings. She enacts a plan to save humanity's dwindling population but is torn between two warring classes. Life in Genesis is luxurious and technology has slowed aging. Underground, in Ickwall, citizens serve the city above and scrape by however they can. *** This book is written in third person with multiple points of view. There are roughly six key characters with their own focuses, inner dialogues, and story lines. You'll get to watch them weave their lives together. *** Featured in Science Fiction Winner of @LGBTQ July Book of The Month 2016 Highest Rank: #21 in Sci-Fi *** I've added a chapter oriented playlist and note from me to the end of the book. Your votes, comments, and encouragements are appreciated. I love feedback and suggestions for improvement. Thank you in advance for taking a chance with this book. I hope you love reading it as much as I loved writing it for you. *** Here's a review from the fantastic @HunterTheWriter: "Find Violet Hyde: Secrets In Space is a superb book. When you read this you will go on adventures you have never dreamed, you get to live lives of characters who seem real. You will feel things only unique to this book. You're going to fall in love with new places and characters while finding the secrets only this book holds." *** Cover by the amazing @RachelS8766

The world is divided, the supernatural and humans. Alexis has to decide who she will be in this world as the powerless witch of a powerful legacy. Alexis has been struggling to find her place in a supernatural world as the powerless daughter of an influential witch lineage. While her girlfriend and family do their best to understand, it doesn't help the pressure she's under. When she is given the chance to help an overlooked werewolf find his way back to a pack, she seizes the opportunity to prove her worth. It's an easy mission until a mysterious death had fingers pointing to the town's supernatural residents. As the townspeople become agitated and unpredictable, nobody is safe, and Alexis realizes her mission is only just beginning.