Lightholder mages live by many rules. Among these: second-born twins must die for the good of all. In this sequel to Garden of Light, Domi, a fifteen-year-old apprentice sorcerer, has just learned the terrible secret that he is the younger twin brother of the world's most powerful wizard and was abandoned at birth in order to save his life. Worse, his mere existence threatens not only his brother's safety but the lives of every person on the planet. For Domi's twin brother is the Princeps Worldholder, a wizard whose royal magic defends and maintains the world, and Domi's illicit magic naturally interferes with his brother's health and sorcery. If the Princeps dies, magic itself could be destroyed, and the world that depends on it could crumble. The twins find themselves in a race against time to save magic, the world, and each other. But what does it mean to survive, and what is the price of existence?

Surrounded by mountains, Valle is a city cut off from the rest of the world. Fueled by the freedom that comes with seclusion, its people have largely been left to their own devices- a place where humans have lived side-by-side with the mysterious- and powerful- spirits for generations. Fela has spent her entire life in Valle with no notion of her true lineage. Instead, she lives with her adopted mother and sister, using her spiritual powers to help out in the workshop. She may be different than her human family, but the Lodenstones are as close as anything. Still, when their tranquil little city is rocked by a natural disaster, human and spirit alike must deal with the aftermath, leaving Fela painfully aware of her differences. Suddenly, the very existence of spiritkind has now been put into jeapordy- including Fela. The Lodenstones must venture into an infected world- and face their history, to boot- for the sake of a single daughter... and for a solution to a quickly approaching catastrophe that will rock the world.

In a land where dragons must split themselves into separate entities of Light and Shadow, silver dragon Magnus teams up with dwarf warrior Hilda and human wizard Kara to confront the angry Shadowfolk looking to reclaim the lives of their counterparts. ___ This is my entry for the ONC 2022 contest. Status: completed February 18, 2022 Grand Winner of the ONC 2022! Original cover created using CANVA PRO on February 1, 2022

In a post-apocalyptic world with a shortage women, life is hard for the ones like Helena with no husband to protect them. Forced to live Outside or be trafficked, she spends her days hunting bounty hunters until she's captured and doomed to execution. Sergeant Ramsey has the luxury of living behind walls he once helped build, not that he has much choice now that he's too mentally ill to be cleared for full duty. Working in the abandoned underground prison of the military compound, Ramsey becomes increasingly isolated and strange, and it doesn't help that he's a seven foot tall giant best known for committing a massacre. When Helena is captured and promptly commits a capital offense, something wakes up inside Ramsey. He knows just the place to hide her, deep in the anarchic underbelly of the compound, but if he really wants to save her from her enemies, he has to learn to navigate the complex world he abandoned, recover his repressed memories of what drove him mad - and who exploited it - and reclaim his power before it's too late. AUTHOR'S NOTE: This dystopian series features an unapogetically hypermasculine society and extremely dark themes which may be disturbing to some readers. Abandon all political correctness, all ye who enter here.

"What are you left with, if you give up everything you think you know, for love?" LYDIA YOUNG hates her life. She's rich, beautiful, and popular, and dates a future lord, but her only wish is to get as far away from it all as possible. And she would do everything and anything in her power to do so. She's been admitted to a top university and is keeping everything in her life in check, preparing for moving away to Scotland and finally starting anew. Until her best childhood friend, MARK CARTER returns from America and drops into her life like a grenade, about to explode. Devastatingly handsome, grown-up and shroud in mystery, he sucks her into a vortex of love, excitement, and secrets until Lydia is left stranded far, far away from her clearly laid out, preset path. At least, she still has Mark. Or so she thinks. She can tell Mark is hiding something. She just doesn't know what yet. When the grenade finally goes off and Mark's past and Lydia's present catch up with them, Lydia has only one question to ask herself: What are you left with, when you give up everything you think know, for love? Author's note: This is my first book! All feedback is welcome! Let me know what you think, you guys! :) 🥇 Best Beginning in the Sweet Waffle Awards 🥈 Romance in the Lovely Valentine Awards 🥈 Best Hook in the Lovely Valentine Awards 🥉 Honorable Mention in the Lovely Valentine Awards, Best Opening Chapter Category [Trigger Alert] [This book mentions mental health issues/Depression/Suicide] [There are some detailed descriptions of mental health deteoriation episodes] [This book contains foul language/swearing] [Top Rating: #1 #itsalwaysbeenyou March 2023 #5 #richkids 25 November 2022 #9 #richgirl February 2023 #16 #populargirl 12 February 2023 #18 #newadultromance 23 January 2023 Cover by: @heidicarrol