New York is the city that never sleeps. Yet few realize it is also home to those that have lived alongside humanity for centuries, hidden in plain sight, and to the society that has vowed to keep it that way. Joe wants nothing more than to solve the murder of a beloved professor. Dahlia needs to stop the investigation before it uncovers something far worse. Alek longs to see the sun again after spending 300 years buried beneath the city. When these three strangers collide, they must decide if a truth centuries in the making is worth the destruction of what they hold most dear: themselves. *** This story contains strong language, explicit depictions of sexual interactions (including male-to-male), and other mature themes such as violence, abuse, rape, and mentions of self-harm/suicide. *** Previously known as Think no Evil. *** (cover art does not belong to me)

Single mom Selina Sardi would do anything for her 6-year-old son. Eager to turn their new house into a real home for him, she's devastated when she discovers that the monster under his bed is not a figment of his imagination but the real deal. Elias Zwarteveen started his bogeyman career twenty-four years ago and he has been living in the same attic since. He would love nothing more than a change of scenery, but if he wants to move, he needs to rebuild his strength. The only way to do that is to consume plenty of fear. Selina and Elias strike a deal. She will feed him her fears for seven nights in a row, after which he will leave and never return. There's nowhere to hide in the small attic room and Elias picks up on fears Selina wasn't even aware of. Selina and Elias embark on a heated, emotional rollercoaster. What starts as a game of cat and mouse evolves into an intense yearning that will be hard to walk away from. Yet, that is exactly what they intend to do when the week is over. Seven Nights with the Bogeyman is a steamy monster romance with explicit sex scenes between two consenting adults, written for the ONC2024. Enjoy! ONC Prompt 5: Horror is in the eye of the beholder ONC2024 SHORTLIST & HONORABLE MENTION AMBYS 2025 FAVORITE PARANORMAL NOVELLA 1 in #ONC2024 feb.16 '24 1 in #opennovellacontest2024 feb.18 '24 1 in #bogeyman march 6'24 1 in #monsterromance may 2'24 1 in #romantasy may 28 '24 1 in #paranormalromance june 3 '24 1 in #paranormal may 15'24 6 in #lovestory July 2'24 12 in #darkromance July 2'24 1 in #speculative July 2'24

Erotica, Homicide, Paranormal. Ten years ago, Lucian, a rookie cop, experienced his first crime scene. It was the forty-ninth victim of a serial killing spree. Over the course of a decade, forty-nine young, beautiful women had met their ends, all with the same cause of death: EXTREME SEXUAL EUPHORIA. Ten years later, Lucian, now a disheartened captain in the homicide division, took on a new case. This time, the victims were two young men. And on the autopsy report, chillingly familiar words stared back at him: EXTREME SEXUAL EUPHORIA. The long-forgotten cold case had resurfaced. And along with it, so did the little girl Lucian had adopted from that crime scene ten years ago: Reya. *This book includes graphic depictions of violence but not limited to: sexual, verbal, emotional and physical abuse. Reader discretion is advised.

Riley Renner was supposed to spend the weekend teaching teenagers how to survive in the woods. Instead, she wakes in a world ruled by beastmen. In this land, females are treasured, fought over, and marked by the males they choose to mate with. Wolves walk beside towering tigers, serpents lurk in the shadows of ancient tribes, and powerful males bear the stripes that define their strength. But Riley is different. She smells of no beast. Knows none of their customs. And worst of all for the males around her-she treats them with a kindness they have never known.

Odette Hart, a half-human, half-wolf hybrid, is forced to move from her small hometown and brave the icy weather of Russia. Soon after her 22nd birthday, Odette's scent changes, and she must face the consequences of being a newly perfumed omega. Soon, after she is thrown into this new world, she stumbles upon her mate, who already has a pack attached to him.

Falling head over heels, in an alien jungle... like literally falling. When your knee deep in danger, it's good to find a group of guys with a lot of legs. They're half man, half spider. Can Brooklyn turn a phobia into a fetish? She's got to survive first to find out. A funny, smutty, thrilling adventure.

Willa Raven was never supposed to have a designation. Omegas went extinct years ago-until the scientists dragged her into a white room and forced one to awaken in her veins. Now she's trapped in a facility that treats her like a specimen, watched by cameras, syringes... and three men she was never meant to meet. A silent Alpha kept in chains, a gentle-eyed apprentice with secrets behind his calm facade, and a boyish voice in the dark whose scent makes her purr. Her body says she belongs to them. Her mind says run.

"One rough touch from the dominant wolf shifter, and her tight cunt woke up dripping and desperate for the brutal alpha who'll ruin her." Loren's broken and running from her dark past-until brooding cop Bill McGoven claims her as his fated mate. The bond hits hard: filthy dominance, savage knotting, and nonstop primal fucking that leaves her bruised, bred, and addicted to his cock. He doesn't ask. He takes. Pins her down, growls "mine," and fucks her raw until she's sobbing for more. Dark, dirty, and dangerously addictive. Ready to get claimed and ruined? Start reading now. 🔥🖤🐺

Celestine, an omega princess of a fallen kingdom, is claimed by the beautiful demon prince Zephyr. His love is a slow, golden erasure. Each feeding a brushstroke of intoxicating pleasure. Each night a descent into perpetual bliss. Now she drifts in a constant haze, her memories dissolving one by one. She has learned to surrender to his darkness every night. He promises her endless children and calls it love. He whispers that she is happy, beautiful, forever his. She is starting to believe him... - "You are mine, Celestine," he said. "You have always been mine. You just did not know it yet." 🥀A Dark Erotic Fantasy Romance ⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: This work contains mature themes, including explicit scenes, abusive/toxic/possessive dynamics, graphic violence, and other dark subject matter. Reader discretion is strongly advised. 18+ ONLY 🔞

Eastsound is a small town to say the least, there are no new comers and those who've resided there are either born there or moved decades ago. A bizarre and lonely new comer makes a grand entrance on the first day back to school at Eastsound High. Something is strange about this new boy who lives in a deserted Cabin across from Lost Reserve Lake. Izzy doesn't care much to find out, she's so content with her life as Holden Clark's girlfriend. When she discovers that the new boy and her are meant to partner up on an Art project together, she cannot help but learn the dark truth about the mystery stranger who unveils her twisted and hidden lust for the thrill in danger. Disclaimer: This is an erotic romance novel