All he wanted was to disappear. What he found wouldn't let him go. Humanity clings to survival in fortified cities, learning to live beside the horrors that slipped in from another plane. Monsters now walk freely among the ruins of the old civilisation. For a runaway boy scraping by on the streets, danger is nothing new. Hunted by violent men and ignored by a society too busy surviving, he's learned to trust no one. But when he crosses paths with a strange, otherworldly being - one unlike any he's seen before - his life takes a turn for the surreal. The creature is powerful, unpredictable, and completely alien in thought. It breaks boundaries as easily as bodies, and the boy wants nothing more than to be rid of it. But fate - or an unbreakable, incomprehensible will - keeps pulling them together. As tension builds and an uneasy bond begins to form, a far greater danger looms. And it's not from the monsters outside the walls. The story in full, including the explicit excerpts: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5WL39BL (chapters 1 R - 12 BC) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYT3Q7H7 (chapters 13 R - 25 R)

In the ruins of a fractured world, defiance is a death sentence. Excelling in the fine arts of covert observation, she collects secrets and trades in betrayals. This data broker doesn't believe in fairness or morality. After all, that's the only way to survive - and thrive - in a limited human space, constantly besieged by strange fauna. She's spent a lifetime running from the powers that be and slipping through the cracks. However, a fateful misstep pulls this furtive shadow into the sights of a man set to inherit the hopeless war. His ascent to the throne is paved with the bodies of those who stood against him - and those who didn't. This capricious warlord intends to cut the trespasser's insolence out with a blade. Slowly and carefully - because death would be far too kind. He wants her taught a lesson. Disfigured. Broken. Owned. Yet she vanishes into the overcrowded streets. A hounded prey becomes an umbrage with a vendetta and wages a one-woman war on his reputation. From the darkness, she turns the rising officer's name and affairs into rot. She never lets him forget she's still out there. Watching. The nobleman handles it all without faltering. However, the manhunt gradually twists into a slow, burning obsession. The woman's daring, her rage fascinate him. Consume him. All grudging sentiments warp into respect... and something stronger. When enemies close in on all sides, he calls upon his shadow with an alluring promise of truce. Trust is a knife. And he hands it to her - willingly. Further story is available at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRSX826G

Evaporated in an atomic flash of world-ending heat, I thought my life was over. But an ancient and calculating Machine-God had other plans; I was reforged as an agent of conquest, implanted with an antimatter mind and tasked with bringing an entire universe to heel. Among warring gods, sleeping horrors, and the never-ending rot of time, I fought to maintain what remained of my dimming humanity in a rapidly darkening universe. Updated every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

NEW CHAPTERS EVERY FRIDAY!! In a city where every life is quietly sorted into its place, Lumi Nix has learned not to ask questions. Years ago, her sister Aria vanished without explanation, leaving behind nothing but silence and a system that insisted there was nothing to investigate. Since then, Lumi has lived carefully within the limits assigned to her. But when Lumi discovers information that could lead her to Aria, the fragile order of her life begins to unravel. Clues lead her into parts of the city she was never meant to see, forcing her to confront secrets buried beneath the districts and the powerful structure that governs them. With the help of an unlikely ally from a world far above her own, Lumi begins a search that could finally reveal what happened to her sister. If the city doesn't stop her first.

Dr. Maximus Minimus and his research team have a simple mission: collect samples from the alien planet Luminaris-8 to develop life-saving human medicine. At first, Luminaris-8 seems untouched and uninhabited - the perfect work environment. But everything changes when an intruder is caught near their base - a strange man who calls himself Noel. The troublemaker is unpredictable, oddly charming, and definitely hiding something. As the team works to piece together Noel's story, feelings are getting harder to ignore. And when Noel's secrets suddenly threaten the entire mission, Max must choose between duty to the mission and a love that defies all logic.

It's been 1,000 years since the age of the Avengers ended. Now, the world fears power. Inhumans are hunted, imprisoned, or killed without mercy. When six teens unexpectedly unlock dangerous abilities after a tragic accident at a school dance, they find themselves thrown into a world of secrets, danger, and survival. With enemies closing in and trust hard to find, they must learn to control their powers-and each other-before it's too late.

Christopher Smith-aka Peacemaker-thought he'd seen it all. Alien butterflies, a racist supervillain dad, and a telepathic gorilla? Just another Tuesday. But when a botched experiment with his father's Quantum Unfolding Chamber rips a hole in reality, Chris and the 11th Street Kids aren't just out of their depth-they're out of their universe. They land in the New Era, a world reshaped by the Fire God Liu Kang. It's a land of noble champions, ancient magic, and brutal martial arts tournaments. For a guy who solves problems with a chrome helmet and an eagle named Eagly, it's a culture shock of epic proportions. While Vigilante goes "full murder-mode" on the Lin Kuei and Harcourt tries to keep the team from causing a multiversal diplomatic incident, Chris finds himself drawn to the one person who understands the weight of a blood-stained legacy: Princess Kitana. As Shang Tsung's schemes threaten to unravel Liu Kang's peace, the "douchey" hero from Earthrealm must team up with Outworld's finest. Can Peacemaker learn that true peace requires more than just a high caliber bullet? Or will the Mortal Kombat tournament be the one fight he can't quip his way out of?

"I-I'm not fooled by you," I slurred, "Not like you- your other human pets." He ran his hands up my body. "Of course not, I've never seen you as one of them." He leaned down, his hands making their way to brush the length of my neck. "You're better. I always see you." "No, I always see you, because I know you- what you are," I said while stepping out of his arms and facing him, hateful- yet still dancing for him. I spun, and as I returned to face him, he reached out to take hold of my hand, pulling it up towards the ceiling and rocking us back and forth- taking control of my movement to glide with him. "And yet," he twirled me, pulling me into his arms with my back resting against his chest once more. "You still dance for me." He turned me by my waist and reached up to hold my face. "And you just can't stop, can you?" (Chapter 17 - excerpt) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ She knows what he is, What he represents. And he knows exactly how to make her forget. Three who lost something precious. One their mind, one their faith, and one their body. Each died to themselves, reborn as monsters. Such beautiful-ugly little monsters... and they can never go back to the innocence they lost. Because that's what Wake does. They strip you until you are raw. Remake you into who they can use. And once they have it all... There is no further use for you.

Book 1 of the Terran Restoration Series ⋆ ✦ ⋆ Formerly called Dark Night. Forensic Biologist Dr. Lark Whitmore is part of a survey team sent to planet M51-VCS‑6‑N1 one month ahead of a group of new residents. At first, the mission seems simple: study the land, catalog resources, identify profit regions, and ensure a smooth landing for those who will follow. But as the team explores breathtaking landscapes and discovers alien wonders, cracks begin to show. The planet is unpredictable, the corporation is profit-driven, and this dream "paradise" is far more hostile than anyone imagined. Stuck together under an impossible deadline, the researchers clash, compromise, and realize that trust-and perhaps something more-may be the only thing keeping them sane. A story of exploration, corporate greed, and moral compromise, where the frontier is beautiful, dangerous, and unforgettable. ⋆ ✦ ⋆ Best Ranks: #1 in Forensics #3 in Science Fiction-Space & Serious #4 in Coworkers #5 in Galaxy & Corporate #10 in Romantasy ⋆ ✦ ⋆ Themes and TWs: ememies to lovers (disagreeing corporate coworkers to lovers?), corporate greed and politics, death, gore, horror/thriller elements, suffocation, drowning, electrocution, gunshot, combat/military, forensics ⋆ ✦ ⋆ The cover of this book is composed of two of the Hubble Space Telescope's photos: the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) surrounded by a border of galaxies within the Hubble Ultra Deep Field.

They took her from her world. They'll regret making her their weapon. Reynard is a gremlin, a genetic mod designed for high-gravity labor. When she's conscripted by the brutal Unified Planets Fleet, her only goal is to survive, play dumb, and find a way home. But survival has a price. To avoid the meat-grinder of the penal battalions, she must reveal a fraction of her forbidden talent-an affinity for technology that marks her as a valuable asset instead of a disposable grunt. Her skills land her in an elite drone pilot program, under the command of a broken Paladin, Wasserman, a man wracked with pain and haunted by a necrotic curse. Now, Reynard is trapped between a war she doesn't believe in and a commanding officer whose very aura calls to a dangerous, biological bond she can't ignore. To save her homeworld from slavers, she must master powers that could get her executed, trust a man whose touch could destroy her, and survive a fleet that would rather use her up than set her free. She was drafted as cannon fodder. She'll become their greatest secret-or their most devastating mistake. A gritty sci-fi adventure perfect for fans of complex characters, magitech worlds, and slow-burn romantic subplots. Disclaimer: Unsolicited fan or cover art makes me break out in hives. Cheap furniture movers who live in Salt Lake, however, are welcome to spam me with offers. No, I won't talk to you on Discord or respond to 'friendly offers to talk to me elsewhere with suspiciously vague appreciative remarks. Especially when you insult me by disparaging my cover art. Sorry.