In the quiet village of Draphang, life moves at its own slow, peaceful pace. Suya, an energetic schoolgirl, spends her days running through familiar streets, laughing with friends, and finding comfort in the warmth of home. But on one fateful evening, the skies darken too soon, the winds shift with an unnatural force, and an eerie stillness creeps through the valley. A warning from a senior student. A desperate call from her father. A monstrous roar echoing through the silence. Something is coming. Something ancient. Something beyond human comprehension. And when it arrives, the fate of the world will be at stake. Because some legends are not just stories. Some awaken. And some... are destined to rise.

A Da Silva Sisters Novel. *WORK IN PROGRESS* thank you for reading :) Dr. Valerie Da Silva has spent her life building walls-around her heart, her past, and especially around Sterling Blaine, the brilliant, dangerously obsessive childhood friend she's refused to acknowledge as anything more. But when they're assigned to the same trauma rotation during their second year of residency, old tensions resurface-sharp, magnetic, and impossible to ignore. Sterling, heir to a hospital empire and a man who's spent years hiding a storm beneath his flawless exterior, has only ever wanted one thing: her. And now, after years of therapy, degrees, and darkness, he's back-ready to claim the woman he's loved since they were children. But secrets don't stay buried in the sterile lights of the ER, and love-especially theirs-has never been clean. What begins as a game of power and control soon becomes a war between obsession and vulnerability. And as trauma strikes both inside and outside the hospital, Valerie and Sterling must face the truth: some people aren't meant to be saved. Some are meant to be chosen-again and again.

┏━✦❘༻༺❘✦━━┓ 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫. 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫. ┗━✦❘༻༺❘✦━━┛ She was born a Castellano. But she refuses to die one. Lisa Castellano is done being a pawn in her family's twisted Mafia game. She's ready to run, to disappear, to finally breathe on her own terms. But freedom has a price. And his name is Lorenzo Romano-cold, calculating, and lethal enough to offer her a deal she can't refuse: his protection, in exchange for something far more dangerous than loyalty. Her heart. He never meant to fall. She never meant to be caught. But in a world of blood debts and broken vows, love might be the most dangerous game of all.

[2025 Wattys Shortlist] After getting cut off by her wealthy, business-obsessed parents, Emily Grayson finds herself broke, stranded in a small town, and working at a boba café, something she never imagined in her wildest dreams. Her first days on the job are a disaster, her patience (and Jake Sherlind's) running thinner than the tapioca pearls she keeps burning. Jake, the charming yet hardworking guy with big dreams, has no patience for entitled rich girls who don't know how to hold a job. But when Emily starts proving him wrong, their tension brews into something neither of them expected. Between spilled drinks, late-night confessions, and an orange stray cat that won't leave the back door, Emily begins to wonder... maybe losing everything was exactly what she needed to find herself. A small-town rom-com about growth, second chances, and love that's better steeped with time.

A deconstruction of dark romance set within a psychological thriller, wrapped in an erotic horror story, inside an urban fantasy setting, infused with sci-fi elements, and sprinkled with plenty of nerdiness. I can't guarantee you'll like it, but you definitely haven't read anything like it before. Fair warning - the erotic horror elements are pretty hard. ------ Samantha is ambitious, determined, and strong - a habitual overachiever. But happy? Never. She returns to her hometown and her old best friend, hoping for a weekend of respite, perhaps even a fresh start. Instead, she finds herself thrown into mortal danger, left hovering one breath from death. But survival is only the beginning. Saved by a man whose intentions are anything but clear, Samantha undergoes a procedure far worse than dying, losing herself, layer by agonizing layer. She awakens in the Bright Room reborn - a mystery, both to her captor and herself. To reclaim her life, she must confront impossible questions. Is freedom worth becoming a monster? Can she exact vengeance on the one who saved her? And does she truly want to? For you if you love: Strong, complex women who never back down; moral ambiguity; intense psychological drama; power struggles; trauma explored deeply; twisted relationships that make typical love/hate dynamics look tame. Not for you if: You're young or easily triggered - this story doesn't look away when bad things happen. Note: the cover is temporary, working on a proper one (though similar).

"In a world of lies, even family can become a suspect." The Sequel For Three Agents: Mystery In Disguise: With two teen prodigies and one unpredictable wildcard, solving mysteries was second nature-until one case turned personal. Now, loyalty's cracking, danger's closing in, and the game just got way too real- that it might destroy their bond forever.

College love story filled with kind, intelligent, unproblematic friends. No family drama. Mature and open minded charecters. Depictions of alcohol and weed. No couple tropes. No cliches. Sweet, Romantic, heartfelt, hilarious. Veera is chaotic, loud, and a certified troublemaker. Her mornings used to begin with baking far too many cookies and rolling around the garden with her beloved dogs. She's never cared for societal expectations. Veera has always followed her heart, no matter how reckless the path. Rohan is disciplined, athletic, and quietly determined. His days once started with grueling physical training and drills with his cricket team. He's mature beyond his years, carrying the weight of his dreams with a quiet resolve. Kavya is poised and graceful; the princess of her family. Her mornings used to be spent reigning in her older brother's chaos, a gentle anchor in a stormy household. Ambitious yet endlessly kind, Kavya knows how to carry herself like royalty and love like a girl still full of hope. Now, on the cusp of adulthood, all three find themselves trying to forge new paths. Letting go of the innocence of adolescence, they face the messy beauty of growing up-navigating complicated feelings, fractured loyalties, and the fragile, enduring truth of love, friendship, and family. Raabta isn't just any connection; it's a fated, almost cosmic tie between souls. It's that ineffable thread that draws two people together across time, silence, distance, or even pain. A sense of knowing without speaking. Of understanding without explanation. Of belonging that doesn't demand possession.

Highest Ranking: #1 in desigirl Rani's life is fine. Totally, heartbreak-free, thriving-on-ice-cream-and-denial fine. (She only cries sometimes.) Now she's trading secrets and heartbreak stories with a guy who makes her laugh again-without realizing she's texting the one man she swore to forget. Her ex. The one who knew her favorite flowers. The one who broke her heart at a dinner she still pretends didn't happen. Rani's got rules: No second chances. No wondering if the universe is trying to be funny. But fate has a twisted sense of humor. And falling for a stranger feels a lot like falling for him all over again.

Truth is a weapon when the world is built on lies. Juniper loves an excursion. She longs for the freedom, to taste fresh air on the tip of her tongue and feel the glow of moonlight over her skin. Juniper will do just about anything to be out of Mirim; even if it means killing somebody. Or, more accurately, something. Thirty seven years after the Baltic Fallout, an unplanned, unsanctioned extension goes awry. As a one-off, it's unusual but nothing more. Pistris II Caterva, however, know more than they're letting on. A fright in the medic wing of Mirim, a strange substance tested and the mad rantings of the target they were sent to dispose of, leave a group of young Tiros rightly suspicious. Their curiosity will set them on a new path, one where the future that lies just around the next corner, is a complete unknown. And as much as that scares Juniper Wolfe, she is determined to do the right thing. But sometimes, doing the right thing for the right reasons, simply isn't enough. Note: contains depictions of violence, "monsters" and muted language. All Rights Reserved. Abbey Grace.