A mother's disappearance. A town plagued by shadows. A love that defies the unknown ✯✯✯✯✯ When Chloe Anderson vanishes on a chilling desert night, her son Axel is thrust into a nightmare that threatens to tear his family apart. With his younger siblings, Ari and Remy, looking to him for answers, Axel's desperate search for their mother leads him to the shadowy heart of Vernon County-a military base hiding monstrous secrets. As brutal attacks and disappearances grip the town, Axel is forced to rely on Drew Hudson, his childhood friend and the boy who once stole his heart. But Drew is hiding a secret as dangerous as the creatures stalking the night: he is the product of the very experiments Axel is trying to expose. Together, Axel and Drew must navigate a world where science has blurred the line between man and beast, and where every step closer to the truth puts Axel's family in greater danger. With deadly conspiracies closing in and love rekindled in the shadows, Axel must risk everything to protect his siblings and save the boy he's never stopped loving. But in a town where trust is a luxury and monsters wear human faces, will Axel's courage and Drew's devotion be enough to survive the darkness? "The Werewolf Project Reinvented" is a gripping supernatural thriller about family, forbidden love, and secrets that refuse to stay buried.

~ONC 2024 Honourable Mention~ ~~~ Alaric, the King of Silmarea, recently married to his beloved husband, needs an heir of his own blood to secure the throne. With the help of Emrys, his court magician and best friend, he recalls his youthful escapades and discovers a daughter he once had with a woman he had loved in The World Beyond The Stones (our world). He sends an unlikely but trusted trio on a quest to find her and bring her home-- a brooding dragon shifter and Highlander who owes him a favor, a dashing elf whom he loves like the son he never had, and a loyal, kindhearted dwarf, the elf's best friend. Alaric, the last scion of the old gods, weary of ruling the country and ready to retire and enjoy his love life, doesn't know that this quest will bring much more than he ever bargained for, setting in motion events plotted by the destiny that will challenge his kingdom and legacy. ~~~ Cover: My own picture.

See what life has in store for Connell and Marianne after Connell is finished in New York, he comes back to see Marianne has already moved on, or so he thinks. Will they end up together or will something else come along and break them up?