Paladins Series Finale: In the great kingdom of Gascony, in the cliffside city of Ambraude, there is a queen and king who have sworn to use their power and influence to protect and serve their people and country. Even against themselves. Manon, newly crowned Queen of Gascony, has trained her entire life for this moment, and still finds herself woefully unprepared. Her people hate her, her staff are trying to kill her, and the peace she traded her life and hand for is at risk. The only joy she has in her life now is her husband. A man she married out of obligation and necessity. A man she doesn't know from a stranger off the street. A man that makes her heart flutter and her belly ache with longing. If only everything and everyone in his life wasn't trying to kill her, it might be a happy marriage. Jacques, newly crowned King of Gascony, has fought his entire life for this moment, only to find that it's trying to take everything he loves away from him. His kingdom is ripping itself apart, he can't trust even the people he's known the longest, and his wife, the one he's sworn to protect above all others, is at risk just by living. How can he serve his people when they seek to take away the only thing he ever wanted for himself?

◇ Love conquers all; so let us give in to love ◇ Sirius never wanted to fall in love. And especially he never wanted to fall in love with a girl from Hufflepuff. But once he lays eyes on the bubbly yet shy Hufflepuff witch he is lost - falling head first and finding himself falling even harder when he gets to know her better. Sirius Black x OC Book 1 STARTED: May 10th, 2021 COMPLETED: August 29th, 2021 EDITED: February 2022 best rankings: May 26th #1 siriusblack May 26th #1 padfoot Nov 30th #1 prongs Dec 5th 2021/ Apr 22nd 2022 #1 moony Apr 24th 2022 #1 hufflepuff May 17th 2022 #1 padfoot

MCRC Story 1: When lights are found on the sea floor, Joanne and the merman Kai are sent to investigate but no one is prepared for exactly what they find on this trip to the ocean depths. The Mythical Creature Relations Committee will have its hands full understanding this ominous find and the consequences it brings for all the beings of the world.

MCRC Story 2: Five months after the horrific find under the sea, Ilia is put back on the case. With her bodyguard, who's past is almost as shady as the people she's investigating is, Ilia has to break the the secrets of this evil group by following the money trail they left behind. Traitors and danger are everywhere and no one will be prepared for what they find at the end.

Years after a brutal war left humanity subjugated by vampires, King Nathaniel Bryce seeks to find his Queen among one hundred human girls through an elaborate and expensive pageant. The prize? Immortality. Avery Crawford doesn't care about being immortal, and she certainly doesn't want to marry King Nathaniel, handsome as he may be. Unfortunately, everyone around her disagrees. Thrust unwillingly into the decadent and deadly contest, Avery must conquer challenges, enemies, and her own conflicted heart.

Finale of the Blessed Princess Series: Princess Nastasya, or rather, Nat, the Forgotten Princess, is happy with her life as the palace steward. She has no interest in her mother's efforts to marry her to a nobleman nor any desire but for a simple, ordinary life. Until her father, King Linus, collapses from a dreadful, slow acting poison with only one cure: dragon's blood. With no option left to her but to steal it, Nat sneaks into the powerful, xenophobic Kingdom of Rhamnus and gets a job as a common kitchen aid while waiting for the dragon egg she must steal to save her father's life. While there, she finds herself living the exact simple, ordinary life she has always longed for with a simple, ordinary man to capture her heart. Sam's smile and laughter hides a secret and when Nat steals the egg, it's him that she betrays the most. Can she hatch a baby dragon to save her father's life? Can she return to the life of a princess after discovering love and peace? And what will Sam think when he discovers that he wasn't the only one hiding secrets?

Third in the Blessed Princess Series: Through the last five years, Larissa has held onto the memory of her lost betrothed, using his name as a shield against a world that would claim her beauty for their own, as though she were a mindless piece of art to be put on display. That shield is about to be taken away as his father plans a funeral to finally put his lost son to rest. For the first time in her life, Larissa must venture forth from the safety of Poseidonium and out into the smaller country of Methone. Her personal guard, the second-in-command of the elite Ale Santeri, Kaz has sworn that he will do whatever he must in order to protect her from a world that would seek to possess her beauty. However, when an invisible entity begins attacking Larissa, and an enemy from her past returns, can he protect her from her magical foes? And when Larissa learns of the secret that Kaz has been keeping, can she trust him not to be just as enchanted and obsessed with her beauty as everyone else?

Second in the Blessed Princess Series: A princess' expected delicacy. That was the gift that Andromeda's godmother gave to her on her name day. It caused her endless pain, made her weak, and it trapped her away from the world. Though that had never been so literal before. Her elder sister, determined to keep her safe from harm, has forbidden Andromeda from leaving her tower any longer. However, her tower can't protect her when her kingdom comes under attack. Meanwhile, her parents have found a man to betroth her to, her sisters have begun keeping secrets to protect her, and Vasili Xenos has returned to begin his hunt again. Following after him, from the barbaric south, is the warrior Nero. When he finds a magic tinderbox that allows him to summon a massive hound to do his bidding, his curiosity bids him to call forth the princess of the copper tower. Now bewitched by her beauty and ferocity, he wants to help protect her kingdom from this new threat while hunting down the murderer he has come to kill. Will they succeed, or will they wind up as Vasili Xenos's next victims?

First in the Blessed Princess Series: Princess Reanna, first in line for the throne, has reached marriageable age and it's time for her to settle down with her betrothed. As the future queen, this doesn't bother her. As the princess cursed with the improper attitude to be a suitable princess, this is a large problem for her queen mother. Reanna doesn't know how to be delicate, demur, or deferential. When she accompanies her betrothed on a hunt, she doesn't even know how to be sensible and run from the very large, injured lion that she stumbles upon. Aurelius was cursed by a very powerful witch and takes the form of a lion during the day. However, no matter the pelt he wears, he is still a human man underneath. A human man that is very drawn to the fierce, strong willed princess who is determined to protect and help him no matter what people say to her. Passions rise quickly between them, but Reanna is engaged, planning her wedding and Aurelius can't even show his face as a man any longer. Despite the obstacles, they can't stay away from one another. Reanna is determined to see Aurelius's curse broken, and Aurelius is determined to keep his hands off of the crown princess. Facing a betrothed determined to hunt the forest's lion, a mass murdering madman, and the powerful witch who cursed Aurelius in the first place, who shall get what they are determined to have?

Paladin Series 9: Trapped within the madness of her mind, Laudine has been missing for the better part of ten years. Unable to recognize herself, much less friend or foe, she haunts the abandoned remains of the Stone City and struggles against the screams of her mind. Gael, Master of the Sacellum, is sent to find her and bring her home. Though he is in charge of the hearts and souls of the people of Vasconia, he doesn't understand them. His own emotions are buried so deep, he can't even feel them anymore. The woman who feels everything and the man who feels nothing must work together as the war between the countries builds to a deadly head and they're forced to contend with a loss they never anticipated and a reaction that can't be controlled.