A young huntress named Lily Holloway, burdened by a traumatic past and a dangerous ancient power (a Shadowborn heritage awakened generations by a lullaby), returns to her hometown seeking only peace and her mother's memory. She reunites with her childhood friend, the one person who can calm the darkness inside her and begins to build a fragile sense of belonging through new friends and a found family in the local guild. But the powerful king who once destroyed her life returns, determined to reclaim her, forcing Lily to choose between protecting the people she has come to cherish... or embracing the terrifying destiny she was born to fulfill, a destiny that could either save kingdoms or destroy it. In short: a character-driven dark romantasy about a woman trying to claim an ordinary life while an inherited shadow power, unresolved trauma, and political forces pull her toward an epic, dangerous fate.

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ANYONE CAN MAKE BAD DECISIONS. IT TAKES A PRO TO MAXIMIZE THEM. Nat Harris has a recent track record of making bad decisions. Once an up-and-coming Army intelligence officer, bad decisions led to her disgrace, discharge, and a downward spiraling life in the aftermath. So why would deciding to stop for gas and a restroom break in the middle of the Arizona desert be any different? From a chance encounter into the depths of an escalating conspiracy, Nat seems hellbent on following a path from bad to worse. Can someone with a history of making bad decisions make the right one at the right time? Follow Nat's journey in an action suspense thriller where every choice seems bad and the key to her survival is finding the one least bad. Copyright © 2025 csBooks LLC - All rights reserved. ISBN: 979-8-9992840-8-2

The moon is merely a rock. A thief stealing light from the sun. Yet people still romanticize it. Ophelia has never understood why. The breach between reality and fiction is fading. A dangerous descent where forbidden desires thrash violently against clinical cynicism. In this psychological battlefield, there will not be a single winner. As Ophelia journeys down the darkest corridors of her subconscious, she uncovers secrets best left buried. With every line crossed, the phantom gaze tightens its grip. Will she find a way out, or will she completely give in to the temptation?- "Some temptations are forbidden. And some secrets are better left untouched." 30/05/2026:- #4 in gothic romance 30/05/2026:- #8 in eerie

The sky broke centuries ago, and the world has never truly healed. When the Veil separating the realms shattered during the Sundering, it left behind a wound known as the Veilscar. Beyond its borders, corruption twists the land and warps magic into something feared as much as it is revered. Though kingdoms endure beneath the watch of angels and ancient faith, the fragile peace they have built is beginning to crack. Seraphina has spent her life believing the Veil must be protected at any cost. Raised to serve the Crown and obey the truths she was taught, she has never questioned her purpose. Until a mission into the scarlands changes everything. After surviving an encounter that should have killed her, Seraphina begins to experience impossible visions and awaken powers tied to the very force she has spent her life fearing. As long-buried secrets rise to the surface, she finds herself caught between Prince Leo, the future king she has sworn to follow, and Kael, a mysterious stranger who seems to know more about her than she does herself. The deeper Seraphina searches for answers, the more she uncovers a history built on lies. Ancient sanctuaries are awakening. Forgotten powers are stirring. And something beyond the Veilscar has been waiting for her. Because the truth about the Sundering could reshape everything the realms believe about their history, their faith, and their future. And before it is over, Seraphina may have to decide whether the world is worth saving as it is-or whether it was always meant to become something new.

Sequel to Moving world's but can be read as stand alone It is the best feeling ever, so great that you can't truly describe it. It's something otherworldly, a deep connection that consumes you. When I had met him it was like I had a tumour, it had started in my heart. Before metastasising, spreading to every depth of my body. A disease that doesn't need treatment, an illness that becomes the only thing keeping you going. He saved me and cursed me at the same time, a curse that leaves me eternally his." Zephaniah softly told him, her eyes distant, her feelings resurfacing.

𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 [] 𝐉𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆 [] 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃 [🧡] Welcome to a tiny world of fluffy chaos, sleepy cats and talented writers!! The PurBean Awards is a cozy mini awards made for fun and celebrating amazing stories!! Tiny beans. Huge talent. One shared braincell. 🍊🐾

✦︵ 𝑯𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑳𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒚𝒔𝒕₊˚ 𓆩✧𓆪 The 𝓰𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓮𝓷 is 𝒽𝓊𝓈𝒽𝑒𝒹. Bushes of 𝒹𝑒𝑒𝓅 𝓅𝓊𝓇𝓅𝓁𝑒 𝒷𝓁𝑜𝑜𝓂𝓈 sway with the 𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝓌𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒷𝓇𝑒𝑒𝓏𝑒. ⊹ ࣪ ˖ In the 𝓆𝓊𝒾𝑒𝓉 𝓃𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉, one flower decides to 𝒷𝓁𝑜𝑜𝓂. It rises amongst its peers with all its might, leaving the rest 𝒶𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹𝑒𝒹. This show of power doesn't go unnoticed, but instead becomes the new 𝓈𝓎𝓂𝒷𝑜𝓁 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒶𝓁𝑒𝓃𝓉 - sometimes 𝗴iven, sometimes 𝗲arned. ✧ That symbol, is 𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒂. 𝓑𝓮𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓲𝓯𝓾𝓵, yet 𝓁𝑒𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓁 all the same₊˚ ❅ No matter how 𝒹𝑒𝑒𝓅 the night, or how 𝒸𝑜𝓁𝒹 the breeze, it always finds a way to 𝒷𝓁𝑜𝑜𝓂.ᐟ.ᐟ ⊹ ࣪ ˖ Just like our 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒔. No matter how 𝓈𝓂𝒶𝓁𝓁 the voice, or 𝓊𝓃𝓈𝑒𝑒𝓃 the work, they will always have their own space among us.ᐟ.ᐟ ⊹ ࣪ ˖ Without fear of 𝒿𝓊𝒹𝑔𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉, without regard for 𝓅𝑜𝓅𝓊𝓁𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓎. ✦ 𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒂: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 is the 𝓃𝑒𝓌 𝓉𝒶𝓁𝑒𝓃𝓉. ₊˚

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The color green. His father's flag. The church decor. The Ivy League. It seems to follow the aspiring academic Seph Clarkson wherever he goes, like his life is being suffocated by its overgrown weeds. In a series of letters to his long-estranged Pa, Seph chronicles his journey from institution to institution, hoping to one day discover the textbook he will find himself in.