𝐑 𝐄 𝐒 𝐈 𝐋 𝐈 𝐄 𝐍 𝐓 "𝖲𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗋 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗇 𝖸𝗈𝗎 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗇k" 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝖲𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖻𝗈𝗋𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝖬𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗈 𝖥𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗒. 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺 𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗅𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍: 𝖺 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝗈𝗆𝖾, 𝗐𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗍𝗁, 𝖺 𝗅𝖾𝗀𝖺𝖼𝗒, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖿𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗒 𝖻𝗒 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾. 𝖴𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗅 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗋𝗂𝗉𝗉𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗐𝖺𝗒. 𝖶𝗂𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇 𝖺 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋, 𝖫𝗎𝖼𝗂𝖺 𝗅𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗄𝗇𝖾𝗐: 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌, 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖻𝗋𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗌, 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗅𝖽. 𝖲𝗁𝖾 𝗏𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗁𝖾𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝖺 𝗐𝖺𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗅𝖽 𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗎𝗆𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖬𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗈 𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝖽𝗂𝖾𝖽. But she didn't die, 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱. 𝖸𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗋, 𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗅𝗂𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗂𝗅𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝖫𝗎𝖼𝗂𝖺 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝖺 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾... 𝖺 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝖿𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗒. 𝖮𝗇𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗉𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖻𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝗀𝖺

After being traumatically orphaned at a young age in an event that led to permanent scarring all over her body, Arietta's only goal was to take down the king and end his bloodline. The only problem was, he was her mate so if she killed him she'd die too. ------ For those of you who have read my books. You know my characters are generally unlikeable until they grow. Aka character growth is my favorite.

Welcome to the Veil or rather-my condolences. A slow-burn fantasy with a hint of romance, a pinch of action and mystery and a generous sprinkle of dark humour. Here you'll find mean angels, polite demons and grim reapers escorting souls (saints, sinners and mostly, comely ones) while juggling afterlife paperwork. Meet Clark Parker, ex-saint turned scourge of hell turned reaper, in search of her proverbial 'soulmate' while she fights rogue souls and deals with death and bureaucracy. *** Synopsis: For 500 years, she has been condemned to suffer. Clark Parker is reincarnated thirteen times, only to live a cruel life. In her final life, she dies a Saint, and the Veil offers her release: a chance at peace, at bliss-rebirth without sorrow. She refuses. Clark doesn't want to come back. She wants answers. But the truth she seeks lies deep within the Old Archives, a place forbidden to all but reapers. And she isn't one-not yet. To become an envoy of death, she must destroy what remains of her grace and taint her soul. And there is only one place to break a Saint: Hell. There, among the ruined and the wretched, she will rise. Through torment. Through the ranks of demons, and ascend as a reaper. But the closer she comes to the truth, the colder the world becomes. Because some secrets are chained for a reason. And some names should stay in the dark. [updates every weekend]

"Afraid of me? Why are you so afraid, princess?" He placed his hand on the wall next to her head, effectively trapping her between his body and the cold stone. "I'm not afraid of you," she lied, her voice steady despite the tremble in her hands. "I'm not afraid of anything." He chuckled darkly. "You should be." His lips barely brushed against hers in a tantalizingly soft touch. She was frozen in the spot, her mind a chaos of escape thoughts, but her body refusing to carry her away. It was like he took advantage of her daze, closing the remaining gap and crushing his lips against hers. _________________ In a corrupted world full of superficial and greedy people, in a world driven by lust and desire, Regan's thoughts and actions are alien to most. She feels like an outsider amidst a blur of faces that mirror the very disdain she holds for society. But she's not naive. And what will happen when she's thrust into the heart of the very system she despises, into the claws of a terrifying, demonic beast who happens to not want just her body, but her soul?

Declan Chase is about to start the life of his dreams, with a promising career in plastic surgery and a supermodel-with-two-Harvard-degrees fiancée. All that stands in the way is one last month of med school, and a secret that could ruin everything. Callahan Perrin is a young prodigy with a troubled past. Famous since childhood for her unique art, her gift is also her curse. She's got every reason to be happy. A new exhibit that's getting rave reviews. A starring role in her own wildly popular reality TV show. So what is she doing in Belmont Springs Psychiatric Hospital, days after an overdose that might have been intentional? When Dec is assigned to be Callie's med student, neither one of them wants to be there. She's looking to get out of Belmont as fast as possible. He's counting down the days to graduation and his wedding. So what if they share a slightly warped sense of humor, or get so wrapped up in conversation that hours feel like minutes? Forget chemistry. Romance is off limits. After all, who would be crazy enough to fall in love in a psych ward? **Content / Trigger Warning: this story contains scenes of drug use, including an overdose, as well as suicidal ideation (Chapters 4 and 31). Sorry if that's a dealbreaker for some, and I certainly understand! -- Copyright ©️ [2025 by Gray Martin] All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods without written permission from the author, except as permitted by U.S. Copyright law. The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this work are fictional.

Flowing silk dresses. Structured suits. Empty, forced vows. Soft, sweet nothings. Whispered caresses. Bittersweet kisses. Blue, blue eyes. This is not a love story. This is ruination. 🥀 Rosaline Beaumont. A name that once graced every tabloid, a face that used to be plastered all over social media. A girl that had all but disappeared. But now, four years after everything had turned to ashes in her grasp, she was back under the ever greedy gaze of the cameras, the watchful eyes of high society thirsting to watch their darling unravel. Standing at a wedding altar not of her choice, Rose was on the precipice of vowing to spend the rest of her life with a man she hardly knew. A deadly gamble. A hopeful new start. But could something new truly blossom, when the clutches of the past were dug so deep? Could she ever truly move on, when she couldn't close her eyes without dreaming of him? And could a marriage really last, when her heart would forever beat for another? 🥀 Completed on July 5, 2025.

They said it was a dating show. They didn't mention the lies. When 25-year-old Claire Turner joins Paradise Match, she expects bikinis, drama, and maybe even love, not missing contestants, silent producers, and the constant feeling that she's being watched. But then there's Nick, the guarded EMT with eyes that feel like safety and a past that's hard to ignore. Falling for him was never part of the plan... and maybe love was never the goal at all. Back home, her best friend Greer Falkner knows something's wrong and will stop at nothing to uncover the truth. Because on this island, trust is dangerous, secrets are deadly, and love might be the only thing that keeps Claire alive.

Eboni Ames grew up in The Quarters-a tiny, but historic, Black settlement just outside Whitman, Arizona. Her classmate, Ahn Ji-Yeong, grew up in the only Asian family in Whitman and harbored a secret crush on Eboni. Eventually, they both left their hometown to follow their dreams. Eboni's vision of a being a celebrity chef faded in California, where the foodie scene was flooded with thousands of other wannabes, and her family soul food recipes weren't enough to catch the eye of foodies seeking flashier fare. Meanwhile, AJ became a K-pop and K-drama megastar, sitting at the top of the Billboard charts and the Netflix top ten. When Eboni is forced to return home and take a day job while trying to get her soul food catering business off the ground, she finds that AJ has come home too. The bright spotlights of the K-pop industry cast a very dark shadow, and AJ needs a break. Still carrying a torch for his childhood love, AJ offers his Korean fried chicken recipe to help draw attention to Eboni's business. As their lives become more and more intertwined, the heat turns up outside of the kitchen as well. But when their pasts come back to haunt them, Eboni and AJ will have to make tough choices about what they are and want to be to each other. Season 1 of My Seoul Man WARNING: This story contains depictions of racism and mental health crises and references to suicide that may not be suitable for some readers. *** Weekly updates on Mondays. Wait & read for free, or unlock with coins-the choice is yours!