Set in medieval times during a dark winter, seventeen-year-old Zorya is dreading the coming of spring, when she'll be forced to marry a stranger. With the cold comes a foreign lord from the west and his ill son, who arrive in town to seek shelter for the winter. The lord is eager to marry Zorya to his son, but she senses they are hiding a dark secret. As snow begins to fall, bodies are found, and people vanish into the night. A monster stalks the town in the darkness, hunting its victims one by one... Mystery, horror, and romance bloom in the shadows.

He was sent to learn from the king. He ended up unraveling him. Slowburn, longing, and the kind of tension that leaves scars. ✦•···················•✦•···················•✦ King Cassian rules Montverne with quiet grace and unshakable control. He speaks softly, moves precisely - a presence shaped and scarred by a tragedy. When Nikandros, crown prince of Dioneth, is sent to observe him and learn by example, it seems like nothing more than a political courtesy. But Nikandros is defiant by nature - reckless, sharp-tongued, and far too charming for his own good. He tests the rules, the patience of the court, and the composure of the king. But when Nikandros glimpses Cassian in a moment of raw vulnerability, something shifts. The distant figure the Prince imagined becomes achingly real - and far harder to resist. Between lessons, intrigue, and unspoken desire, both will come to realise that true learning goes far beyond what can be taught within the castle walls. After all, some lessons are learned through experience - and others through the heart. Date of publication: 04/03 - #1rst - Heartfelt (04/29) 🥇 ✦•···················•✦•···················•✦ 🥀This story was inspired by Laurent and Damianos (Captive Prince). Any resemblance is not a mere coincidence. 🥀 ‼️WARNING‼️: This story does not explore controversial themes as found in the book; however, it is intended for a mature audience. It features explicit sexual content, strong language, violence, manipulation, torture.

August Hellington is a singer with dark and terrible edges, longing for a soul as twisted as his, lead by his desire and boundless passion for death. Agony. Agent of discord, feasting on violence, when his older brother leads him to war, he's quick to take arms. But the enemy has death in his stares and heavens on his face. Vilen Tereshkov is a monster feared by the many and the vile. Ex-convict working for his cousins' organisation based in Manhattan, he's sent to take down the rising opponents threatening the rise of a mob war. They answer the surname Hellington. He knows what he has to do. There is just one problem, and a dozen more: One of them looks at him like his bloodied hands are sacred. An artist falls for a muse, monsters are scared of their shadows, beasts kiss on their scars, and the line between enemy and freedom blurs too easily.

ESCAPE THE ISLAND, BREAK THE CURSE. With the newly-added weight of an island across her shoulders, Queen Ilyana has never felt so lost. Shadows lurk in every corner and she cannot figure out who is friend or foe. One thing she knows for certain is that she needs to find a way to kill her sister before all hope of breaking the curse is lost forever. Morana the Cursed wants nothing more than to forever drift in the tides of the Molten Sea, but a claw of darkness tears her from her peace. It promises hope, warmth, and retribution for the magic that has taken everything she loves. But, most importantly, it vows to bring back her Fireborn from the dead. Accepting its treacherous deal, she plunges into a beguile of blight without protest. A second set of twins crawl out from their graves, hungry for vengeance, and they will do whatever it takes to get it. The Necromancer's Curse must come to an end before the Queendom of Wyrith is submerged in corpses. Which twin will die to set everyone free? BOOK TWO - ONGOING || ESTIMATED WORD COUNT: 100K - 120K || 2025 © -DeeIsDead-

The Ettheim Chronicles: Book I The battlefields of Helgríma have shaped Sigrun's hands into iron and her heart into stone. Yet even a warrior cannot escape the past. With the death of her dearest friend and the weight of shattered oaths upon her shoulders, Sigrun must chart a new course through a world built on the bones of the fallen. In the wake of war, whispers stir-of ancient powers reawakening, of old enemies gathering strength beyond the misted shores. As Sigrun fights to hold her fractured people together, she must confront not only the ghosts of her own making but the deeper truths that stir in the wilds around her. Some legacies are not chosen. Some are demanded. And when the stag weeps, the world will tremble. -- Cover by @-deeisdead-

Azrael's Night is the sacred night of the darkest of thieves and unholiest of criminals. No matter what kind of low-life you were, you always came out and celebrated. On this night, we meet Achlys Erna - assassin and an angel of death. Death is a cage to most people, but to Achlys, it's freedom. It's a way to escape, to get what she's always wanted. The only thing stopping her? Her boss, Kratos, King of Assassins, and the person who raised and made her who she is. For years, Achlys has yearned for Kratos's death, to escape from his clutches. What she doesn't know is that Azrael's Night is going to change her whole life. The first surprise of this sacred night being the death of Kratos, and Achlys being framed for his murder. ------- The GORGEOUS cover was made by @Nightenghale <33

Four years after the death of his fiancée, Kalin is still stuck in the past, unable to move on. When he hears a rumor about a gemstone with the power to bring people back to life, he believes he found a solution to all of his problems. He decides to hire a Hunter to help him find the gemstone, but there is one problem-the Hunter in question turns out to be the very man who killed his fiancée. Lance never shied away from a job, no matter how shady or illegal it was. Killing people, making dangerous poisons, working as a Hunter to spy and get dirt on people-he's done it all. So when the leader of the Hunters' Guild asks him to find some magical gemstone, he has no reason to refuse. Until his client tries to kill him, at least. Driven by his desire for revenge, Kalin wants nothing more than to see Lance dead-except to bring Lydia back to life, something he cannot do without Lance's help. But when he teams up with the arrogant Hunter, he realizes there's more to him than meets the eye-and he might get a lot more than what he bargained for. ◇◇◇ STARTED: 6/4/2024 FINISHED: TBA Cover and banners created by the wonderful @-DeeIsDead- ♡

Aerlene Ray awakens at the threshold between life and death, her senses sharpened beyond human limits, her soul marked by invisible wounds. Behind the mirrors, unfamiliar voices keep calling along with a dangerous figure who shadows her every step. As the heavens fall silent and the darkness begins to collect souls still in debt, Aerlene must traverse five forgotten realms, guided by a cursed immortal and a spirit-summoner seeking redemption from the shadows of a haunted past. Their goal: to uncover ancient relics, seen only by those who have died and returned. Fragments of a power capable of shaking the foundations of fate... or erasing it entirely. In a world where no destiny comes without a price... What does free will mean if every road leads to the same end? And who truly holds rule over life and death: God, the Devil... or your own heart? Current rankings (20250629) #1 cosmichorror out of 2.0K stories #1 chosenone out of 1.37K stories #1 Forbidden knowledge #22 gothic out of 8.16K stories #23 psychologicalhorror out of 2.14K stories (Originally write in Bahasa Indonesia) Genre: Dark Fantasy, Psychological Horror, and Cosmic Horror. New chapter updated is around weekend (Friday-Sunday) Sincerely, Elin H. Marlene (Author of Iyrin : A Veil of Wings & Whispers)

❝ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴡɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪᴛ. ɪᴛ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʟᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴘᴀʟᴍꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ʜᴏᴘᴇꜰᴜʟ ꜰᴏᴏʟ. ❞ After the Lyre crumbled to the hands of the Dragon-born Queen, Goddess-blessed Zofia is captured and taken up to the Nusal Empire - a land of floating islands that only Dragons inhabit. Battling between mixed emotions and a wavering trust for Prince Larc, can she save the Kingdom of Aerla from falling to the clutches of the darkness the Goddess once sacrificed her life to stop? After watching her sister being snatched up into the sky, fury-filled Haera will do anything to get Zofia back home safely. With nothing else to help her, she turns to her last resort - the Dragon-borns - and attempts to capture one to take her to the Nusal Empire. However, she doesn't realise that Stelni will capture something of Haera's in return. Will the relentless darkness consume the human kingdoms forever? Or will everyone be freed from the twisted plans of the Dragon-born Queen? BOOK TWO - ONGOING - PERMANENT HIATUS COVER AND END BANNER BY @ryevain Copyright © 2023 -DeeIsDead-