☆ SLOW BURN • DARK ROMANCE • NO SMUT ☆ 〜 They burned her kingdom to ash. Now she sleeps beneath the roof of its conqueror. Clarice, last princess of Sahradyn, was meant to die with her family. Instead, she was spared, dragged across enemy lines and locked in a tower by the man who shattered her world. King Caelen of Velmoras is cold, calculating, and ruthless. He offers her only one choice: become his concubine, or rot in the tower. Yet even as Clarice plots her survival, something stirs between them. A pull. A thread. The old texts call it the soul-thread: a bond said to bind enemies as often as lovers, rare and perilous, long dismissed as myth. But Clarice feels it now, in every glance, every silence, every clash of wills with the man she should hate above all others. As war brews on the borders and kingdoms begin to fracture, Clarice must decide whether the thread binding her to Caelen is a curse to be severed, or a weapon powerful enough to change the fate of empires.

⚜️ About This Novel Long ago, when humanity had yet to thrive, the earth was ruled by ancient creatures. Some were slain by extinction, some were banished behind the Veil, and some faded silently into myth. When the Veil fractured in the age of King Solomon, humankind faced a new terror: not only creatures breaching our heaven, but the dark gift unveiled to us - magic. In that age, the hunt began. Bleakborn covenants rose to face the unseen, to destroy humans who dared to twist the earth's essence, and to mutilate the ancient ones before they could awaken. For centuries, these divinely bound hunters fought back the tide. But as the world drifts toward blasphemy, can even the Bleakborn hold their ground? ⸻ ✒️ Author's Note On AI Assistance I use AI strictly as a tool for refinement: polishing language, checking historical accuracy, enriching the textures of places and landscapes, and mapping out the world's important locations. Every creative choice, character, and plot remains deeply personal. My hope is that readers see past the tools and feel the heart behind the story. On Fiction and Coincidence All names, events, and locations in this novel are fictional. Any resemblance to real people, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental and unintended. On Process and Effort My main job takes much of my time, so I write this novel in the quiet hours between work - often letting my mind wander and shape the story in moments of rest. It's a slow, imperfect process built from stolen time and stubborn love, but every word is chosen with care. On Lore and Codices To deepen the world, each chapter is accompanied by a lore codex - exploring forgotten histories, ancient orders, and the hidden meanings behind names and places. On Updates My goal is to release a new chapter - each paired with its lore codex - every week or two, as life permits. Quality will always come before speed. Thank you for stepping into this world.

Sometimes being gifted comes as a blessing to me like when I'm using them to help people out But there are times where I feel goddamn cursed I can't trust many people with my secret and that's what has an affect on me. People don't understand and many don't believe Trying to live life as a regular teenage girl is a lot more easier than expected and it was all thanks to them The 4 people I called my best friends JJ Maybank John B Kiara Carrera Pope Hayward Not exactly following the storyline of outer banks with this kind of just making my own as I go along some things may be the same but a majority isn't

|Book One of The Soul-Bound Chronicles| Classic J-RPG and anime elements collide with the Young Adult fiction writing style in this modern fantasy book following Josh Davidson, a teenage boy whose life flips upside down when he becomes soul-bound to a dragon ✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧ Magic, heroes, dragons. Josh Davidson has seen it all-in video games and movies, of course, because they would never be anything but fiction. Yet his dreams are slipping into reality, he is experiencing sudden energy surges, and a persistent voice is taking residency in his head. All of the insanity explodes when his bully goes on a murderous rampage, and the only one who can stop him is a beautiful girl wielding a bow and shooting magical ice arrows. The experience leads Josh to the truth: he's a Paladin, someone soul-bound to a dragon. Not only does he now have a dragon reaching into his thoughts, but the new status comes with magical powers meant to help him in his fight against the forces of darkness. Josh is more than eager to hone his new skills and help the Paladins in their fight, but the darkness they face is rising from its slumber, intent on destroying the Paladins and everything they stand for. Josh will have to learn fast, because the most important decisions are those he cannot escape. Decisions that risk not only the war which the Paladins fight, but the very people he holds dear. ➢ Word Count: 130,000 - 135,000 ➢ Amazing cover made by Dayisdemigod ➢ Featured in Fantasy account's Young Adult Fantasy Reading List ➢ Featured in YASciFantasy account's Quests & Queens - Fantasy Adventure Reading List ➢ The Fiction Awards 2019 Best Fantasy Winner ➢ Editor's Pick Featured January 2021

When Eleanor rescues a raven during a winter storm, her life changes in more ways then she can every imagine... To everyone around her, Eleanor's life is falling apart. With a dead father, a mother with Alzheimer's and her sister heading off to start her new life in New York, Eleanor has never felt more alone. The only joy in her life, a little raven that visits her every other night. However, this raven is hiding a secret that will not only change Eleanor's life but will also change the life of thousands of Avianan people. Theron is her soulmate and, in a kingdom where change is looked down upon, the more Eleanor tries to fit in, the more she's realizes that maybe, just maybe, if she wants to be the best queen for this kingdom, she truly needs to learn to stand out.

Ashlin Crest is not the chosen one-her twin sister Odella is. Blessed by the gods, Odella sets out on a quest to slay a vile beast. The world's continued peace relies on her success. Except she doesn't succeed. She returns home without completing her mission, a broken shell of the girl she once was. The world still needs saving, though, and when a descendant of the gods appears in Ash's tiny village with an offer, she follows him. To help the world, and to save her sister. But Ash isn't touched by the gods. She wasn't chosen, and there is more darkness in the world than she ever knew. Those she should be able to trust become enemies, and everything she knew about Sominox and its gods begins to fracture. Only with the help of friends from the unlikeliest of places can she hope to succeed in this quest. As it turns out, though someone unchosen may be exactly what the world needs to save it. **Thank you pennywithaney for the cover!**

As the chief events coordinator at her family's beachside resort, Brooke loves nothing more than making guests happy. Thanks to her boundless energy and optimism, she's the perfect selkie to plan a celebration for a visiting Alpha werewolf. There's just one problem: he's grumpier than a great white shark with a toothache. Jasper arrives at the Cowrie Cabana with one goal: to find his soulmate before the Blue Moon Ball. If he fails, he must marry a rival Alpha's daughter to save his pack's perfume company. When a bumbling selkie shows him there's more to life than fragrance formulas and conference calls, he's dismayed to find himself feeling something that could put his pack's future in jeopardy. As the Blue Moon Ball draws ever closer, will Brooke and Jasper stay together or are their feelings as fleeting as the tide? Complete offline. Updates every Friday! Cover by @-MilaSteele

Azrael's Night is the sacred night of the darkest of thieves and unholiest of criminals. No matter what kind of low-life you were, you always came out and celebrated. On this night, we meet Achlys Erna - assassin and an angel of death. Death is a cage to most people, but to Achlys, it's freedom. It's a way to escape, to get what she's always wanted. The only thing stopping her? Her boss, Kratos, King of Assassins, and the person who raised and made her who she is. For years, Achlys has yearned for Kratos's death, to escape from his clutches. What she doesn't know is that Azrael's Night is going to change her whole life. The first surprise of this sacred night being the death of Kratos, and Achlys being framed for his murder. ------- The GORGEOUS cover was made by @Nightenghale <33

• Book 1 of the Vertora Saga • **Part 1 under editing ** **Part 2 coming soon** Haunted by a stolen past and hunted by a ruthless Unseelie court intent on transforming humanity into an army of darkness, Amaris battles through a war-ravaged world with only a fugitive vampire and a band of misfits as her allies, determined to reclaim her memories and protect humanity from a monstrous fate. *** Two years. That's how long Amaris has wandered the war-ravaged Frozen Plane, haunted by memories she can't reach and a power she doesn't understand. With monsters lurking in every shadow and Unseelie patrols tightening their grip since the Rogue Court's invasion, survival is a battle--and the ones hunting her aren't just after blood. They want what lies dormant within her. When a skirmish forces her path to cross with Mordecai--a brooding vampire with a blade in his hand and vengeance in his veins--they strike a reluctant alliance. He's chasing the ones who butchered his coven and broke his brother's mind, but the deeper they travel together, the more their paths entwine. As the Frozen Plane trembles under the threat of war and ancient powers begin to stir, Amaris is running out of places to hide. The Unseelie are closing in. Her past is clawing to the surface. And the vampire she shouldn't trust might be the only one willing to bleed for her. The truth is coming, the kind that tears worlds apart. And when it does, Amaris will have to choose: run from the fire...or become it. ❍ Fae Courts ❍ Steampunk ❍ Slow Burn Enemies to Lovers ❍ Dystopian Urban Fantasy ❍ Word Count: 143,479 (On Hold, Editing in Progress...) ─────────────────────────────────── ✵ Numenverse year: 1340 2025 © Tate Csernis

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐇𝐞'𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬. Valerie Crescent once had a promising future. In the land of Maskamere, blessed by the magic of the silvertrees, she was ready to begin her training as a priestess. Then the Drakonian Empire invaded, and Valerie lost everything. Two years later, Maskamere is a vassal of the Empire. Dressmaker by day, rebel by night, Valerie embarks on a mission to restore the silvertrees and free her country. But when an assassination plot goes wrong and her magical powers are revealed, Valerie is captured by the very man she tried to kill. • • • Content warnings: Mature themes, violence (including torture), references to slavery. See the author's note for a more complete list.