❝this tree was grown with rotted roots.❞ Nerluce is Darkest Shadow. He is that great and terrible entity, prophesied over a thousand years before, more like a hurricane than a man. His hair falls crooked, poorly cut by his family's blade. His fingers curl like claws, stained black by ash and war. Aristide is the Angel of Death. He is that man-made divinity which no prophecy was able to fortell, a monster made of ice and bone. Frost clings to his lashes as blood clings to his palms. CONTENT WARNINGS (16+) Profanity, violence and gore, alcohol and drug usage, non-explicit sexual content, self-destructive actions and suicidal ideation, minor character death, and morally-questionable people doing morally-questionable things. [[WORD COUNT: IN PROGRESS]] COVER BY APHRODITE270

❝poisonous fangs can only reap poisonous fruit.❞ Nerluce - named for light - dwells in darkness. It was forged from the shadows of the great beasts, who flash their cruel fangs and crueler insults, who seek to choke the light from his chest with their iron chains, who despise all who are not like them. Disdain for gods and men is made in dim places. Hunger for ruin is cultivated on a starving stomach. Power for destruction is rarely given but when it is, oh, the world will burn. CONTENT WARNINGS (16+) Profanity, violence and gore, alcohol usage, neglect and verbal abuse, self-destructive actions and suicidal ideation, minor character death, and morally-questionable people doing morally-questionable things. [[WORD COUNT: 150,000]] COVER BY APHRODITE270

Hadley Jamison doesn't know what to think when she hears that her classmate, Archer Morales, committed suicide. She didn't exactly know him, but that doesn't stop her from feeling like there was something she could have done to help him. So to Hadley's surprise, on the very night of Archer's funeral, she has a run in with Death himself and is offered the chance to go back in time to stop Archer from ending his life. The catch? She only has twenty-seven days to do it. And if Hadley doesn't succeed? Well, she doesn't want to think about that.

*Editor's Picks January 2021 and Watty's Shortlist 2021* "And one more thing," I added. "We have a safeword." His eyebrows raised and I hit his shoulder gently. "Not that kind of safeword, you pervert!" I let out a deep breath. "Like, a word we can say when we're done," I explained. "We say it and there's no questions asked. We pretend to break up and walk away. Pretend this all never happened." *** Rory Kane had perfectly planned out her senior year. Great grades? Check. First high school party attended? Check. Getting asking out by her best friend's crush? Not exactly on her list. When Rory runs away from the high school quarterback, Will Porter's, attempts to ask her out, her idea of a quiet and tame year before going to university topples to the ground. Rory is known as the always-bubbly girl with a well of secrets behind her pretty face, but no one could ever imagine the lengths she would go to keep those secrets - AKA make a deal with the school's notorious man-whore and Will's best friend, Carter Grey, to fake date in order to get Will off of her back. As a romantic who's sworn off love, the idea seems simple enough to Rory. Hold hands, maybe a few public dates, and then a dramatic, messy breakup that gets her as far away from Carter Grey as possible and back into her comfort zone. Rory's used to telling what she calls "innocent little lies". So, really, what could possibly go wrong? STARTED APRIL 28TH, 2020 - FINISHED SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2020 Cover by @diwatera

MAGIC BRINGS POWER AND POWER BREEDS WAR. There hasn't been magic in the Five Nations since The Last War, but something dangerous is brewing and the Grand Duchess can't seem to run away from the destiny that calls to her. After the Yeladelian royal family is slaughtered in their sleep, the surviving Grand Duchess Manya Kovnokozi makes a harrowing escape into a neighbouring kingdom. She knows there's a traitor among her that desperately wants to end the great Kovnokozi line, so Manya knows her only chance of finding said traitor is to not be a Kovnokozi at all. Under an assumed identity, Manya's plans to reclaim the Frostborn Throne go awry when she's whisked away to a foreign court as the Lady Lilianna Griffith for the Season. Her disguise at foreign court falters when an ancient power within Manya begins to bubble to the surface, painting a new and more perilous target on her back. Manya is stuck in a dizzying game of power, revenge, treachery, and a blossoming attraction to a crown prince that puts them both in more danger than they know. High Court has always been said to be a deadly affair, but this Season will prove just how deadly it can get. After all, revenge is a dish best served cold. BOOK ONE IN "THE NETHERWORLD TRILOGY" Word count: 100,000 - 120, 000 Cover by @-decepted

"He fell into despair and lost all hope... For who could ever love a beast?" -Beauty and The Beast ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• When Elle stumbled upon an ad for a stay in chef, she thought the universe had finally tipped in her favor. After graduating from culinary school, she wasn't sure what direction her life would go in... Until she met Stefan DeGramont. At first, he seemed like a cold hearted, presumptuous, egotistical asshole. As she grew to know him... Well... I guess you could add Mafia boss to the list. Now tangled in his crazy Mafia business, will something fragile like her heart, be on the line? Or maybe something more risky, like her life? Could all this be avoided If she can learn to love the man behind the beast... Before it's too late. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• "A thorn defends the Rose. Harming only those that will steal the blossom." **PLEASE Beware: I wrote this a few years ago so the spelling errors are there, and some cringe moments are present. I'll accept all health invoices for any emotional and mental damage inflicted during this read xoxo

New characters... New obstacles... And a brand new setting... Felicity can't seem to run away from the drama when it comes down to Anthony. Now that he's fully abandoned wearing his hoodie, college is even more difficult to navigate with her constantly feeling threatened by Anthony's new admirers. When an allegation rises, it changes everything about their relationship and Felicity doesn't know whether she can trust Anthony the same way she once did. It'll take her slowly finding out the truth for her to make her decision to keep risking it all for love. The question is: will Anthony do the same? BOOK 2 IN THE "HE WORE A HOOD" SERIES

She's the awkward girl with a troubled past and he's the dark and handsome guy who always wears a hood. Drawn to Anthony by circumstance, Felicity makes it a mission to befriend him but not without some misunderstandings along the way. What she will come to find out is that the boy underneath the hood is more troubled than she could've imagined, and it will take loyalty, love, and the raw truth to help heal his scars. But, it's a two-way street, and Felicity has wounds of her own that may just end up making even a friendship impossible. A teenage romance with a lot to say about trusting your heart, and taking chances. ACHIEVEMENTS #1 in enemies to lovers 6/20/22 #1 in teenage 4/5/20 #4 in young adult 6/23/22 [90,000-100,000 words]

THE FIFTH AND FINAL BOOK IN THE CARMICHAEL SERIES - CANNOT BE READ AS A STAND ALONE (MUST read Scar On My Heart first) Growing up in a house torn by deceit and disaster, Tansy Nicole didn't believe in love. She'd only seen two examples of it in her entire life until now. On one hand was her mother, who had her heart torn to shreds by her cheating, lying father. The other, her sister and her ever-loyal husband - though it took them years to get to the place they were today. Now add in her best friend's own unconventional tale of romance, and Tansy's set her heart on obtaining her own little slice of heaven all for herself. She planned on falling in love, but she never imagined it would start with a little girl and a flower shop. **I'm awful at summaries, so please don't judge the book off of this!** COPYRIGHT AuthorrUnknown - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED **WARNING: GRAPHIC LANGUAGE AND IMAGES - READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.** Cover by Loutka

FOURTH BOOK IN THE CARMICHAEL SERIES Brock Carmichael has been wandering through life (and more specifically beds...) ever since he was a senior in high school. Against his parents' wishes, he moved to upscale New York right out of college to get a fresh start. But then a few years later, life decided to throw him a harsh reality check in the form of a beautiful woman with a deep secret at his front door. He didn't realize he needed a miracle until it had already happened. THE FOURTH INSTALLMENT IN THE CARMICHAEL SERIES - CANNOT BE READ ALONE, MUST READ SCAR ON MY HEART FIRST Cover by Loutka HIGHEST RANKING: #102 in Romance, #5 In complicated, #20 in complicated