The Pact of Shadows is a story about two strangers, Chloe and Dylan, who meet in the most unexpected way by crashing their cars into each other on a dark, empty road in San Bernardino. Both of them are dealing with some serious baggage. Chloe is on the hunt for her missing sister, while Dylan is searching for his wife, who vanished without a trace. They reluctantly team up to follow clues, and as they dig deeper, weird things start happening. Shadows seem to move on their own, strange people keep showing up, and creepy legends about the nearby forest feel a little too real. Their journey takes them from rundown motels to shady bars. Along the way, Chloe's sarcasm and Dylan's deadpan attitude create some much needed humor to cut through the tension. But with old secrets coming to light and sinister forces closing in, Chloe and Dylan have to face their pasts and learn to trust each other if they want to make it out alive. In this mix of suspense, dark humor, and supernatural mystery, The Pact of Shadows explores friendship, loss, and how sometimes facing the unknown means confronting your own fears.

About 100 or so years ago, werewolfs came out to the world, creating the werewolf society that we know of today. Miena has grown up isolated from this society. She is part of the handful of humans that managed to hide away in the outskirts, away from the beasts and their interactions. However , what happens when you accidently meet a beast that claims you to be his mate? Do you go down without a fight? Or do you fight for your homeland and your family. Just remember... not everything is always as simple as it seems.

If there's one thing Malandra Bates knows, it's that nothing good can ever come out of Irongate Penitentiary. Especially not a mate.

Geoff and Naomi are dead, and they're depressed, but when Geoff's cat Bernie dies as well, they embark on a wild journey to find it in the underworld. ***** When Geoff dies, alongside his girlfriend Naomi, they end up sharing an apartment in the Underworld as skeletons. But after a few years, Geoff starts suffering a mid-death crisis. What's the purpose of going through the motions as a skeleton if you can't really live? Then he gets word that his cat, Bernie, just died and he can collect him and bring him home! Geoff and Naomi hurry to get Bernie only to discover that, due to a clerical error, their cat has been lost. With the hunt for Bernie giving new purpose to Geoff's un-life, he and Naomi begin a quest to get back their cat. Battling skeleton pirates, climbing the sky ladder and facing off against the villain who took Bernie, Geoff is determined to find his purpose - or die a second time trying! [[2018 Wattys Winner - The Originals]] [[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]]