They say five is fate. But what if fate has no limits? At just eighteen, Noelani has already lived through more pain than most do in a lifetime. Haunted by trauma, she hides behind walls she's spent years building-until fate shatters them. When she's thrust into a world cloaked in shadows, she crosses paths with five enigmatic men-dangerous, alluring, and each carrying secrets darker than her own. As her past claws its way back and twisted desires begin to bloom, Noelani must decide: will she run from the darkness, or let it consume her?

I always had an eye for trouble, but I never knew trouble would come knocking at my doorstep just because I dared to raise my head and look at them. The King Brothers were the Lords of the underworld, and I was just another of their slaves with a crippled arm. That was until they took a liking towards me. And if that wasn't enough already, two of my masked lovers decided to show up when I had accepted my fate with them, only to mess things up further.

"We'll see you soon, little one." I spend my days waiting for the night, hoping I can see them again. They make my skin come alive, buzzing with electricity. But the minute I open my eyes, they fade away. . . Ivy spends her life surrounded by books, comparing every man to her book boyfriends. So much so she's even started dreaming about them. When the men from her dreams walk into her bookshop, Ivy has to pinch herself to check she's really awake. What she doesn't know is that her dreams haven't been dreams at all, and despite spending every night with them for months, she's about to realise that she doesn't really know her men at all, and perhaps even herself.

I thought things couldn't get worse, I've been back in town for 8 months, 8 months since I lost my team, since I got half my face and body burned. Since my friends, my family, died. my days are spent sitting in a bar drinking until the pain eases for some time. So yes, I thought things couldn't get worse, how wrong was I? For weeks the news has been talking about it, a new pandemic, there's never real answers just half-truths. Is it dangerous? Yes. There's a cure? No comment. How many deaths? No comments. And then it happens, people from the big city are running and the word of what's happening is spreading. Zombies they say, because of course its zombies. For a moment I think that this is it, maybe this is how I go. But I can't let it happen, this makes me realize there's people out there I care about and I can't just sit and wait anymore. I have to do something.

Hannah Swafford has always been the picture of purity-the preacher's daughter, raised in the quiet safety of a small town. But when she crosses paths with three dangerous men, her world begins to unravel. Each of them tempts her in ways she was never prepared for-testing her faith, her innocence, and her resolve. What begins as fleeting encounters spirals into a web of obsession and sin, until Hannah is torn between fear and fascination. Just as she struggles to resist the shadows closing in, her world is shattered. She is taken-kidnapped by the ruthless king of the underground, a man whispered about in fear and reverence. In his world, nothing is holy. Surrounded by corruption, violence, and forbidden desire, Hannah must choose: cling to the fragile girl she once was, or surrender to the darkness-and the man-who may be her ruin.

Hannah Swafford is the preacher's perfect daughter-obedient, untouchable, untarnished. Until the night a drunken gang member stumbles into her church and she makes a choice that pulls her into a world of crime, secrets, and dangerous temptation. When a rival strike leaves her kidnapped by Cain Foster, the city's most feared mafia boss, Hannah discovers sin wrapped in silk and steel-and a love as intoxicating as it is forbidden. Now she must decide: cling to the faith that shaped her... or surrender to the darkness that sets her free.

Nearly twenty years in the fighting pits taught me three things: trust no one, keep your blades sharp, and never let them see you bleed. Then House Ravilon bought me. Now I'm surrounded by five fae males who think they can crack me open. Axlan with his easy charm and protective streak. Silas and his silence, keeping secrets that set my teeth on edge. Reyker, whose training sessions feel like actual combat. Lysander, whose questions cut deeper than blades. And...Finley, the house heir who gives orders like breathing. They say I'm being trained for elite tournaments. They're lying. There's something else going on. Something in the way they move around me, like I'm worth protecting. When my body betrays me with desires I didn't know I could feel, the real game becomes clear. They don't just want my skill in the arena. They want everything. I've spent decades building walls that could stop armies. But these five aren't attacking from the outside. They're making me want to tear the walls down myself. "Their Warrior" is the first book in The Thirteenth House Series. It is a "why choose"/ reverse harem romantic fantasy where the deadliest opponent might be your own heart. **Please see the author's note for trigger warnings and posting details**

"From today onwards, you'll be our captive. Our acquisition. Your life will be resigned to this chamber, to serving us. You'll answer to our every beck and call, and should you try to be defiant, we wouldn't hesitate to strip you bare and whip the devil out of you before locking you up in the dungeons without food and water. Are. We. Clear?" He ground out, punctuating the words with feral anger. Tears burned Elaine's eyes, her body shaking like a leaf in the wind, filled with trepidation. She choked on her own sob, but she had to answer. "Yes... Masters." She forced out, pitifully breaking into a sob. Their lips twitched then. "Welcome to your new life, Elaine. We hope you enjoy it." ******* Princess Elaine Renee Valys has always lived a sheltered life, hidden away in a tower on the outskirts of her father's kingdom. But she's had enough of it, secretly wishing for the day her father would call her home and she would be allowed to explore the world. It finally happens, but not in the way she expects. She falls right into the claws of the Brother Kings, who have completely different plans for her. King Ryker and King Marlon are the Brother Kings who are out for revenge and carnage. Once slaves to the despicable King Thraine, they have returned to destroy the very thing he holds dear - his kingdom. They stumble upon Elaine, hidden and the lone survivor of the massacre that has befallen King Thraine's family, and take her as a trophy, a reminder of their victory. Elaine is to be their captive, the subject of their cruel jokes and sinister actions until they have had enough. Except, things don't go the way any of them planned, and fate is about to throw a wicked curveball at them. Will Elaine be able to escape their darkness, or will she become a pawn in their deadly game? 1 in mfm on 31/7/2025 1 in spicyslowburn on 1/8/2025 2 in dreamlandbooks on 2/8/2025

26-year-old bartender Sloan Dawson has been on the run for the last decade. When her father abruptly disappeared, leaving Sloan and her mother to settle his debts, her mother sacrificed her own life so that her daughter might escape The Collectors. Since the age of sixteen, Sloane has picked up her life, moving cities every few months to evade capture, so when she relocates to New Orleans, she doesn't expect to stay for very long. But a chance encounter with four men from her past threatens to change everything. Childhood friends, Deacon, Avery, Sumner, and Reed, were once her fiercest protectors. Now that the boys are all grown up, Sloan is having a difficult time resisting their individual charms. The instinct to run and protect them from her enemies rides her hard, but the foursome is not only unwilling to let her go again but also ready to protect her at all costs.