‼️ THIS BOOK HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AS I PREPARE TO PUBLISH THE REWRITTEN VERSION. SOME CHARACTERS & CHAPTERS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FOR THE FINAL STORY. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK ‼️ | The Cursed Gift is a YA Fantasy book that follows a young hybrid as she finds herself at the cusp of a looming war. | After being cast out from her witch clan, Alisa finds herself at the mercy of their natural enemies and everything she thought she knew is turned upside down. Suddenly, she's stuck between two vastly different worlds, staring down an unexpected war, when a prophecy is revealed that endangers those she loves. Can she find her true place before time runs out? 'For it is up to the half-breed to unite the two species against a greater evil which threatens to tear their world apart.' | Book I of The Cursed Series 🐺🔥 | ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ❥🥈 2ND IN GYSOT AWARDS ❥🥈 2ND IN ULTIMATE ROMANCE AWARDS ❥🥉 3RD IN NEBULA AWARDS ❥🥉 3RD IN AWARDS 2023 ❥🥉 3RD BEST BLURB & BEST FIRST LINE IN THE ASTER AWARDS 2023 | Copyright © 2019-2025 Elishia C. Xalfa © |

❥Update:✧Every Friday!✧ In the gripping thriller "Shadows of the Enigma Order," a young writer finds herself entangled in a web of mysteries and secrets that blur the lines between reality and fiction. Drawn into a world of ancient palaces, hidden agendas, and a sinister secret society, she must navigate a treacherous journey to uncover the truth behind a series of heinous crimes. As she delves deeper into the enigmatic past of the palace's former inhabitants, she unravels a twisted tale of love, betrayal, and the dark forces that lurk in the shadows. With danger at every turn and the line between friend and foe blurred, she must confront the ultimate enigma that has haunted her every step of the way.

"You were comforting and quiet, how did love become so violent?" I know the plot is crappy, but don't steal it.

✞ John 1:5 ✞ ✞ The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. ✞ A former sleazy nightclub singer with a gloomy past and afterwards a devotional sister of the church, Sister Jude Martin, running with an iron fist the most nefarious mental hospital in Boston, is sardonically trapped in another woeful destiny. Being committed against her will as a patient, due to her love interest's unthinkably unforgivable mistake she couldn't put a finger on it. Her best of friend, Monsignor Timothy Howard, is not only the nonchalant director of the nefarious mental institution, but also a revered member of the church. Notwithstanding his mistake, yet, his most potent relationship, a rich medley of platonic and somewhat romantic, was utmost formed with his right hand. The abruptness of unspeakable betrayal and sheer heartbreak ram a couple of years of inexorably stable friendship. On one hand, her hopes of seeing the light of the day are a far cry from imaginable whilst had ridden the dynamic roller coaster of three chaotic trimesters and its aftermaths. On the other hand, Jude's old friend's attempts to award her with welcomingly promising future and hopes, isn't the ex-nightclub singer's luxury to fuel her utter faith at all. Once the ultimate madness ceases from existence, is the beginning of the light going to shimmer brighter than the full moon and construct a better world for the headstrong warriors of their fate in bestowing each other atonement? Or on the contrary, a torrent of heavy ordeals anticipates them, hungry for demolishing with their fears and demons, besides holding grudges? #lavenderawards #thewinnerawards2020 #butterfly2020 #GoldenAwards #IceCreamAwards #thelightawards2k20 #TSA2020 #blackrhumbusawards #TheBookerAwards #thevermillionawards2020 #rosecloudawards2020 #thecoronation #TheDivineAwards2020 #projectdivine #therainbowawards #neondreamsawards2020 #spilltheink2020awards #vvcommunity2020awards