The war has begun. With the fae realm under attack and the truth behind the King and Queen's murder finally exposed, Daella has been left behind-safe within the palace walls, far from the front lines where Alvaryn and Aeris now fight. But safety feels like a prison. Haunted by nightmares and aching with the loss of the men she loves, Daella struggles to control the changes unfolding inside her-power she doesn't understand and can no longer hide. Her only help comes from the last person she wants it from: Demwyn, the newly crowned King. Cold. Unyielding. Bound by duty. Forced into her life by obligation, not choice. But as war rages beyond the palace gates and secrets tighten like a noose, Daella and Demwyn are pushed together in a game neither of them want to play. Hate begins to blur. Trust begins to form. And in the silence between the chaos... something new begins to grow. Please follow and read along in their journey. Completed 9th March 2025 All rights reserved.

She wanted peace. She was never meant to be a weapon. After fleeing the palace, Daella vanishes into the human world-determined to stay hidden, far from the men who swore to protect her... and from the magic that almost killed one of them. But the world does not wait for healing. The brothers are fracturing. The treaty is teetering. And enemies are circling, hungrier than ever. As a long-buried conspiracy rises from the shadows, Daella must decide: Hide from the power within her-or rise and rewrite the world with it. One woman. Three fates. No apologies. The Breaking is the third and final installment of The Offering Series.

Almost a century ago, the fae discovered they could no longer bear children-and humanity paid the price. A treaty was forged: The Offering. Once every couple of decades, young fertile women are taken from their homes and delivered to the fae realm, destined to become wives for fae lords. Treasured. Trapped. Chosen. Daella always knew it could happen to her. But when the fae come, she isn't ready. And she sure as hell isn't willing. Now forced to live inside a gilded palace among the other chosen, Daella must learn the ways of the fae world-obedience, grace, and silence. She refuses. Her defiance draws the attention of the three fae princes, each bound by duty... and each dangerously intrigued by the human girl who dares to fight back. As desire grows and loyalties are tested, Daella begins to unravel the lies behind the treaty that stole her freedom. And in a realm built on secrets and power, she might be the spark that sets everything ablaze. Completed 27/12/2023 #1 in Fantasy-Romance 8/12/2023 #1 in brothers 17/12/2023 #2 in First Person 30/12/2023 #2 in Fae 01/03/2024 Copyright © 2023 Megan Stubberfield

🏆 WINNER of the 2021 Ambys! Historical Fiction genre & Contest! Something is amiss within the halls of Elsinore Manor. Something that cannot be defined. With her husband away on business, Gertrude Bard awaits his return in their manor in Cornwall, England. She spends her days in the company of her three children - Ophelia (12), Rosen (8), and Gilbert (6) - and her husband's younger brother, Claude, who has come to stay with them during the patriarch's absence. Not long after Claude's arrival, strange and unexplainable things begin to occur. Objects go missing, the piano plays on its own, and Gilbert has a sudden imaginary friend who may or may not be a ghost. Claude claims ignorance, and Gertrude begins to doubt her sanity. Is the new darkness enveloping Elsinore Manor the product of calculated deceit? Or is the truth something far more sinister and otherworldly? ~ ~ ~ HIGHEST RANKINGS ~ #1 Period Fiction #1 Hamlet #1 Jane Eyre #2 Haunted Mansion #3 The Ambys 2021 #4 Ghost Story #4 Red Room

"There's no place like home." When his hot air balloon crashlands in East Egg, Long Island, Nick Carraway is dumbfounded by the colorful world of wealth and opulence in which he finds himself. Shortly after his accidental arrival, Nick makes the acquaintance of the bubbly Daisy Buchanan, the statuesque Jordan Baker, and the ferocious Tom Buchanan. Like Nick, each of them is missing a vital attribute. Alongside his trio of unlikely companions, Nick plans to enlist the help of the mysterious and indecently rich Jay Gatsby in his efforts to return home. However, during his strange journey, Nick discovers that in the rivalry between old money East Egg and new money West Egg, obscene wealth does not necessarily guarantee happiness. __________ A retelling of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum, substituting the characters and setting of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. HIGHEST RANKINGS ~ #1 Opium #1 Emerald City #1 Wizard of Oz #1 Classic Literature #4 Great Gatsby #5 The Ambys 21 #19 Fairytale Retelling

In a land of swordsmanship and myth, three English children are about to change the course of history... ~~~ Colin, Madeline, and Brian Evans have always sought adventure. But try as they might to find intrigues and escapades at their ailing grandfather's estate, their quest continues to prove fruitless. Until one day, a misplaced door leading to a misplaced stairway takes them to a foreign world of warriors and legends. At last, an adventure seems within their grasp. In the beautiful and mysterious land of Makoto, the Evans children meet a pair of young samurai - siblings Shin and Min Kazuo - who show the children that Makoto's peaceful beauty is nothing but a façade. The country is plagued by unpredictable raids, a clan of merciless bounty hunters, and a faction of sinister Shōgun. When Min is captured and taken to the Shōgun's palace, Shin teaches the art of swordsmanship to the Evans children, and they begin a perilous journey toward freeing Makoto. However, the origin of the Shōgun's rule is far darker than the Makotan people know. Evil forces are at work. And amidst the war for freedom, the Evans children discover that no adventure comes without danger or cost. {For fans of Narnia, Oz, Wonderland, Neverland, and Japanese history & culture.}

☆ ᴡᴀᴛᴛʏꜱ 2024 SHORTLISTER!! ☆ A tragic misunderstanding. A murder. A secret. An unlikely partnership. A spirited countess and an enterprising racketeer. ~~~ Manchester, England. May 1925. The Roarin' 20s. An era of glamor, decadent parties, jazz music, flowing booze, and opulent wealth. Possibilities are endless. Anyone can be a success, even families once seen as working class. But beneath the glittering exterior lies a world of corruption, prejudice, and civil unrest. When the disappearance of a Russian refugee brings Countess Rose Sinclair to the doorstep of known racketeer William Mercer, neither party is prepared for the significant changes a single encounter can inspire. Blackmailed by William into employment, Rose receives a swift and unwanted education regarding a side of the class struggle she has never before experienced. As she unwillingly ventures deeper into the precarious world of the Mercer family and their notorious gang the Deansgate Streeters, Rose finds herself torn between her moral compass, her suppressed rebellious youth, her growing love for a motherless toddler, and her mounting attraction for William, a man she has every reason to despise. ⚠️ Read with caution: foul language, violence, trauma, and sexual content (fade to black only) within. This book is intended for readers 21+ ⚠️

'Don't look, Lillian. Never look into the eyes of a Sin-Eater, you will be as cursed as he is and will forever languish in darkness.' Lillian Elmes remembers the warning her mother gave her about the town's Sin-Eater only too well. How could she not when she'd ignored it as a child, only to find herself plagued with nightmares when she'd seen with her own eyes what the dark work of the Sin-Eaters entailed? Now an adult, Lilian's curiosity still burns deep, especially when she crosses paths again with the town's freshly-appointed Sin-Eater, the mysterious and strangely alluring, Daniel Carver. Desperate to find out whether the rumours about the dark priests are true, Lillian makes the journey into the forest to spy on Daniel in his woodland cottage, only to realise that she really should have heeded her mother's warning all those years before. For Lillian Elmes, looking into the eyes of the Sin-Eater is going to bring her far more than she had ever imagined it would - murder and mayhem, ghosts that just won't lay to rest and an attraction that might just be more lethal than the undead who've started rising from their graves.

Celestina Crivelli, a young and recently widowed woman, has spent her life trapped under her father's iron rule; and her once change of freedom left her haunted and tormented. But when her loyal maid convinces her to sneak out to see a secret midnight performance in the city's underground catacombs, Celestina thinks she's finally tasting freedom, even if it's only for one night. Instead, she awakens in a cage. Kidnapped by Severo, the charismatic and vengeful ringleader of the Seven Wonders, Celestina learns her abduction is more than ransom; it's revenge. Surrounded by Severo's troupe of dangerous and dazzling misfits - from the merciless masked knife-thrower to the mysterious half-man, half-puppet guard whose wooden hands both terrify and intrigue her - Celestina must confront betrayal, fear, and the limits of her own will to survive. Because Severo's show is only just beginning. And this time, Celestina is the star.

*Sequel to the Watty Award Winner--Hall of Games* *#7 in Fantasy (12/5/16)* The relic of Yana, the Fifth Founder is stolen. It is a relic so powerful, it can raise an army of the dead from their deep slumber. After leaving the Hall of Games, Cady Gates hides a secret that must never be found out, for she is a Walker, someone who wasn't supposed to exist. Her kind is exiled, extinct. The penalty of being caught? Death. But sometimes, secrets are never meant to be kept. Thrown into a foreign place ruled by a tyrant keen on rooting out her kind, Cady must learn to control her newfound powers and determine where her heart truly lies, or all shall perish. An army of the revengeful undead is rising. The legions of doom hold one belief- to avenge is to annihilate. Book Two of The Celestial Chronicles Cover by @TrafficCop Book Trailer by @beingellie