The world had gone to hell long ago, taken over by the vampire race. In order to keep some sort of peace in our land, the Vampire Lords made a consecutive agreement. The rich and powerful humans could survive just as they had been, untouched by the vampires save for the occasional blood collections, or so they thought In reality, we were all under their control. Castles spread out throughout our land, one landing in each city. Each castle varied in the number of vampires residing there, but all of them carried a Lord. The Lords were the ones in charge in every city, whether we liked it or not. The vampires often roam through the city, making sure that everyone was in order and no one stepped out of line. If you stepped out of line, you died, end of story. Even if the rich were still under their control, their lives were still better than the poor. The poorest lives held a much worse fate. The men were to be put to work as slaves, whether that meant serving a specific vampire, or just building their castles, they were slaves. The women were to be pets. Pets were the lowest rank you could have. They were forced into cages that were too small to stand in with collars around their necks. They spent their lives in pet shops, just waiting for the dreadful day that they'll be bought. They were treated like animals, trained into what their master wanted, and punished if they misbehaved. Those who were lucky enough to live through that, we're to be slaughtered for their blood at age twenty-five in an act to make sure that our population would stay steady. I was born into this world. Born into this world full of blood-sucking monsters. Except, I was one of the lucky ones. Was. It all ended for me when I was 12, when I was taken away from the last bit of hope and family that I had left. Ever since then, I've lived in a cage, just rotting away, waiting, dreading for the day that some monster would make me his. This is my life. I am a pet. ~~~ Cover by: @mshacake

BOOK 2: July starts senior year with no Adrian in sight. So much has changed for the once close- knit group that encompassed the two lovers. The elephant in the room used to be July and Adrian's "will they or won't they," has quickly been replaced with Adrian's absence and the circumstances that caused it. As the distance grows well into the New Year, and college applications become the focus, July wonders if she's not being put on the back burner by Adrian just as before. Having to grow up and face challenges no teenager should have to consider, Adrian adopts bad boy vices he's never been known to have, instead of turning to friendships or the girl who has yet to let him down. As the four separate to leave for college, counting on friendship to survive that amount of pressure would not be a safe bet. However, "I wouldn't bet against this girl." July finds a way to thrive in her first two years of college and makes her move to NYC as planned. Crucial friendships, university tuitions, scholarships, and scandal are all on the line as the year 2000 approaches. Adrian has overcome major obstacles to reap both the benefits and pitfalls of fraternity life at Rice University, only to feel the absence of the one obstacle he could never overcome, July. Will their Pure Pines "education" keep their heads above water, or will July take Manhattan by storm and leave Adrian in the past?

Riding The Blue is a New Adult, Historical Fiction, Romance by Raye Murphy coming your way in January 2024. It's 1945, just after WWII has ended, and four women in their twenties unknowingly originate the role of the flight attendant as we came to know it. Their endurance, friendship, and personal lives are put to the test as they step into a lime light they had not anticipated. In the midst of mayhem in both the clouds as well as below, love threatens to expose one of them, neglect another, and it comes hard for our leading lady Jane, forcing her to trust in a way she never has before. Just when you thought the 1960's women's lib brought us "the mile high club" along with Pan Am and the pencil skirt... this journey in the sky takes a look at the women who wore one first. They've been called 'The Greatest Generation," those who grew up during the great depression, then battled World War II. These for women survived it all and came out lighting cigars, pouring martinis and spending thirty thousand feet in the air on display for elite male passengers. "The line must have wrapped around two Manhattan blocks. I'd never seen so many girls...well, women. There were actresses and dancers sent from casting. Several of the Rockettes were there. University and sorority gals, baby nurses and young women from the Red Cross. There must have been girls from all fifty states. At that time, with the war just ending, if you weren't married, a school teacher, a secretary or had a job at the telephone company, what else could you do but get in a line like that? Like what precisely, we weren't certain. Anything I knew about it was written on a sign when I got near the front of the line. It said: NO SQUEAKY VOICES, NO THICK ANKLES, NO GUMMY SMILES... Oh, and at the bottom it said you can't ever have been married before. That, and something about an age limit that was per their discretion." --- the last surviving Stewardess

Can a single kiss melt away years of friendship. Build it... Or destroy it.. Will best friends be able to endure love and loss more brightly than the fire that burns between them. One Favour. A Few Secrets. Lots of Tears. Drama Queens and Spicy Romance. In the world of Annabelle Jones, the fun, loving, headstrong girl and the handsome, deep, and funny Hunter Scott in ANNA where they must face their biggest fear... Pretend to love each other, without falling in love.

Everyone who works within the New York Warriors organization knows that star player August Fletcher refuses to talk to most people...and especially team reporters. All except Quinn Castle, that is. Quinn doesn't know why the broody football player has singled her out, but she knows she doesn't like it-not when being around him and his hot gazes makes her feel like she might accidentally do something that risks her career. So when August unexpectedly retires, Quinn can't help but feel relieved...until she finds herself with a new assignment: spend the summer in August's hometown on Evergreen Isle and write a flashy retirement piece on the Warrior's biggest star. It would be easy enough...if it weren't for the team's secret agenda: convince August to return to New York. It would be easy enough...if it weren't her job on the line if she doesn't see it through. It would be easy enough...if it weren't for the heat in August Fletcher's eyes.

A 90's Friday Night Lights meets Fifty Shades, only the town is the sadomasochist and the two young lovers their pawns. July Elizabeth Edwards is stuck in the existence her pretentious, rural East Texas town has allotted her. A shift in social status junior year provokes unlikely ride or die friendships, others' secrets she's not allowed to tell, and an unexpected crush on the ambitious Adrian Reed. The result is far more insatiable than anyone anticipated. July has known and competed with Adrian her entire life. He was conceited and arrogant. She was treading water to survive Pure Pines High. When circumstances strip them of cheerleading and football, the odds throw a replacement neither of them expects, and something the halls of Pure Pines High are certain to reject. One touch, an out of ordinary lingering stare, and something ignites that won't die down, only does it count if it's a secret? How long will it stay behind closed doors? When love is denied, lust becomes unapologetic. Set figuratively to a Soundtrack of Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Counting Crows, R.E.M., The Cranberries and Radiohead. #1- lusttolove TRIGGERS: sexual situations, eating disorder, rape, drugs

Jason and Emery have been friends since they could walk. Their families are close and will always be. No one knows this though because they fall into different social groups at school. Jason is loud and a popular hockey player, specifically the captain, Emery is quiet, smart, and a figure skater. No one knows the figure skater part but Jason. They don't talk to each other in school and neither of them will break the cycle. That is until the hockey team finds Emery with her partner practicing for a competition.

[ongoing] what if the boy who ruined your life comes crashing back into it? ✰ ✰ ✰ Briar Elliot's worst fear just came true. Casey Brandt is to blame.

A guarded college quarterback's dark past resurfaces when classmate Elena Madison pierces his cold exterior, sparking a dangerous connection that could either redeem or destroy them both. *** Everyone at Ohio State University knows about Blake Andrews, the infamous all-star quarterback of the football team and rumored insomniac. Most refer to him as crude, egotistical, and cold. It isn't until he meets Elena Madison that his world is suddenly flipped upside down. She brings the dark past he has tried to keep hidden for years up to the surface, risking pulling them both under for good. Undeniable attraction radiates between the two clashing souls and he begins to wonder if she can save him from the darkness within him. He's never met someone with such an irritating personality; with her persistent desire to know more about him despite his exhausted efforts to push her away. She is about to uncover what's hidden under his rough and cold exterior-whether she's ready for it or not. After all, eyes are the window to the soul. *** "Thank you," he murmurs sleepily, raising his hand to bring it to my cheek. His thumb slides against my soft skin slowly, it burns hot at his touch. "For what?" I question, my eyes feeling very swollen and heavy now. He takes a deep breath and swallows. "For being my light." *** *MATURE* HIGHEST RANKINGS #1 in enemiestolovers #1 in collegeromance #1 in panicattacks #1 in badboy #1 in brooding #1 in enemiestofriends #1 in trauma #1 in grumpyxsunshine

**completed** HIGHEST RANKINGS: #1 IN FICTION #1 IN SLOWBURN #1 IN COLLEGE Penn State University. Home to the craziest sorority girls, most obnoxious football players, and a girl that's trying to dig her way out of her parent's mess. Naomi Black wants nothing more than to focus on her studies this semester- nothing else. She doesn't have room to mess up, she doesn't have time to party- she wants a life she couldn't have before. Matti Williams is your average college guy. Booze, boobs, and blondes. What makes him not so average is the fact that he is suspected to be the number one pick in the NFL Draft. Being the Quarterback at Penn State has its perks, but what happens when the Quarterback title doesn't work on the one girl he wants the most? Read to find out. BOOK NUMBER ONE IN THE PSU SERIES.