"It's not stalking when you love someone. And it's not kidnapping when you've taken what's rightfully yours." --------------------------------------------------- *multiple povs will be in this story* *warning: mature language and contents throughout story IN THE PROCESS OF EDITING****

Literaniums was composed of literary works, on which a message is formed that is meant for you to open. 6/23/23 -- Ranked #1 in Poetry 7/2/23 -- Ranked #1 in Shortstories I've been posting here since June 22, 2023.

Sam--short for Samantha, if you please--has been living in Crawley, Maine for about a year in her grandfather's lighthouse. A promising advertiser, she works from home and the local coffee shop, where she gets her daily hot chocolate fix. For her, life is perfectly normal and that's just the way she likes it. That is, until she picks up a stranger's coat, and then everything changes. ** Inspired by howtobangyourmonster & kurara-black-blog 's posts on Tumblr ** {Started Nov 11 2019 // Completed June 7 2021}

After his father's death, Davyn thought he'd found his solace in artsy Millie, but when the mysterious future he was promised comes calling, he could lose much more than love. He could lose himself. *** In the beginning of 1992 the Cold War was finally over and hope was in the air. It was no different for Davyn who couldn't wait to follow in his father's footsteps and seize the bright, mysterious future he'd been promised. But everything comes crashing down the night his father dies. As the rest of his family becomes estranged and toxic, Davyn fights to find some form of control over his life. Enter Millie, the epitome of boring overachiever who happens to be the only person in his corner. The game of cat and mouse Davyn enters with her soon morphs from outright fights to something a lot more fiery. But the shadows of the past are restless, and there are dues to be paid. Davyn's family as well as the school's resident drug dealer seem hell-bent on not letting him have his peace. Or Millie. Davyn's mysterious future might not be so far off, except the brightness of it could very well be a lie. Broken and betrayed, the only way to escape it all could be to leave himself behind and become someone else. Someone everyone who ever wronged him would fear. ♣️♣️♣️ Prequel to the Jewel Project Series. The story is Complete!

[FREE STORY with exclusive chapters] Tragedy has struck the kingdom of Iride. The crown prince has disappeared and rumors claim pirates have taken him. But, even if the news is tragic, Kat Devieux has other, much more urgent things on her plate. Her financial troubles and the unrealistic expectations of her father has her family on the brink of starvation and her only way out seems to be marriage to a man who sees her as nothing more than a pretty face. When in order to save her father, she becomes the unwilling prisoner of a cursed beast, the running of the kingdom becomes even less important to her. Until she finds herself entangled in rogue politics and magic use. Because the Beast is guilty of more than misuse of magic in a kingdom that has expressly forbidden it. He holds a secret that could be the undoing of the entire country. And for Kat, knowledge opens a door to a life where she is so much more than just another bystander. A life she never thought could be. 🥀 Book 1 of the Fairy's Gambit series *Beauty and the Beast retelling* Fantastic cover by @pennywithaney

"This is it. The curtain call. Where we go from here is entirely your choice. Funny how we're right back where we started." It has been four years since Sam and his brothers blackmailed the Agency into keeping them on board for the Jewel Project. Four years in which they did everything in their power to plant a bomb inside their employer. Four years of weddings, children and peace. When Sam accidentally discovers the pattern for the placement of the jewels, as well as the location of the final one, they have a very difficult decision to make. They know they have to finish what they started and make sure the last jewel doesn't end up in the wrong hands. But when what was supposed to be their final adventure goes terribly wrong, it becomes increasingly hard to pick up the pieces. However, the Agency wants them back in the game. They can't afford to fail. And when Snitch Gravel re-emerges to race them one final time, the stakes are higher than they'd ever been. And Sam and his team face the ultimate challenge. Can they make their way out alive, or are they destined to become their worst enemy? 🧭🧭🧭 Sequel to Ruins The last book in The Jewel Project series Cover by @italychick Story is completed. The entire series is completed!!!

"There's nothing ever certain about life. Sometimes we believe we're winning when, in fact, we only trap ourselves deeper under ruins of our own making." Everything is crumbling in a state of increased uncertainty. Even if for the past year, life seemed to calm down, the lingering state of limbo has Sam and his team on the edge. There's something wrong, something about to happen, and strange vibes are coming from both the Agency, who have been quieter than usual, and Snitch Gravel who plans one final strike against the group. The release of Snitch Gravel's right hand man is the spark needed to detonate the powder keg. Caught helpless and unprepared, the team faces the worst of what Snitch Gravel can throw at them, and the only ones who can end it are the ones who got away. An exhausted Jessie, and a Jimmy who has no recollection of his former self. As Sam tries to navigate the intricate corridors of Snitch Gravel's motivation, everyone must face off with what they feared most. The ghosts of past adventures and the consequences of the life they've made for themselves. Because consequences can never be ignored, and sometimes, you need to be more vicious than the other side in order to survive. 🏯🏯🏯 I know the blurb is super vague, but I really don't want to give anything from this book away 😅 Sequel to Lose Control Epic cover by @italychick

"It's never going to end, is it? The rivalry, the hatred, the madness. Not even now. Not even after so many years." It has been three years since the last jewel was recovered, and the Agency seems to have put the project to rest. They have a new target to bring down: Snitch Gravel. And what better way is there to do it than send out the people he is so desperately trying to kill? Years or training are showing and Sam and his team are more proficient then ever. Their goal is to find where Snitch Gravel is hiding and help the Agency end his reign once and for all. But their goal is not easy, not when their normal lives are so much harder to handle. Jobs, relationships and living on their own are taking their toll. And when the teams falls in on itself from the inside, everything goes out control. The potential of a new jewel brings everyone back together, but the team is not what it once was. With Snitch Gravel not attempting to race them to the jewel, the mystery shrouding the Agency becomes thicker. Everything else comes out into the light. And sometimes, the truth is not pretty. Sometimes, the truth cuts to the core. Sometimes, the truth can kill. ♠️ Sequel to Freeze. Completed. Epic cover by @italychick

"I know your weakness. You want to be fair, you want to do right, you want to be the good guy. I could give you a depression you'd never crawl out of." Sometimes, no matter the turmoil in our lives, it's the seemingly irrelevant, simple, normal things that heighten our pulse and tighten our stomachs. Sam Grant has come to that conclusion over the last months because after all his adventures and near-death experiences, he's still stressed out about exams. But the ordinary morphs into the unexpected when Snitch Gravel decides to break their silent deal. Home is no longer safe and rules no longer apply. As Sam and Tom try to fix what has been broken in the delicate balance between their two lives, the rest of the group embarks on a new mission to dig out one more jewel before Snitch Gravel finds it. But with no leader and just a vague hint, it's turning out to be harder than expected as tension within the group bubbles to boiling point. But glory waits for no one. The race is on. ❄ Epic cover by @italychick Highest rank #63 in Adventure

"You youngsters are stupidly adorable with your stubborn obsession with love. Love doesn't lift you. It destroys you." For Sam Grant, his family has become his sanctuary and the team that joins him on death defying adventures. But after everything he's been through over the summer, starting school is a return to more than welcome normalcy. Until he gets stuck in detention and Tom gets to leave on a spectacular internship without him. Except Sam should've learned by now that anything spectacular is merely a cover for danger. And this time, there's nothing he can do to stop it. As his broken team struggles to uncover yet another jewel, Sam is left to battle the demons inside him alone. Except this time, he might not win. *** Story is complete. Sequel to Firebomb. Highest Rank #38 in Adventure Epic cover by @italychick