Inspired by the greats of Classic Literature, romance and horror through the spans of time, Monet R. Delouve ventures into a modernization of gothic horror. Threading a romance of passion, revenge, and desire with elements of physical, psychological, and paranormal horror together to create a captivating story of lust, torment, and reverence. Calliya Penrose, the youngest daughter of a dynasty built on secrets and lies, has spent her life in a cage. Suffocated by the weight of Old English wealth and a mother whose love is like a dagger, Calliya learned from a young age that beauty is the only worthwhile currency. She has spent years refining hers to perfection to become a diamond of the highest value. But, even the most perfect diamonds have flaws. For Calliya, that flaw is the desire to hold the dagger, not be its bleeding victim. But, diamonds don't just cut. As the phantoms of Penrose Estate begin to stir, Calliya discovers a connection to its sordid past that speaks to her deepest and darkest fears. Amidst the rising rot of her heritage, she meets Lucian Hallow, whose devotion is as absolute as it is misguided. He offers her his heart to heal her, but Calliya only sees a tool to free her from the shackles of her heritage. To escape, Calliya will thoroughly break the only person who has truly loved her and her imperfections. In this modernization of gothic terror, Calliya will learn that the cost of freedom can only be paid for by the heart. As the ghosts of the past demand their due, she must decide if she wants to be the masterpiece or become the monster in her efforts to survive the Penrose legacy. In the end, Calliya Penrose will prove that a diamond is most dangerous when it shatters, cutting until there is nothing left to bleed.

The Wedding House By Devin Wilson When renowned wedding planner Marianne Voss receives a mysterious invitation offering double her usual rate, she expects extravagance - not obsession. The job takes her to Durell House, a haunting mansion perched on the cliffs above the fog-drenched town of Cliffhaven. The bride, Evelyn Durell, is elegant, enigmatic, and impossible to read. She claims the house itself is waiting for the ceremony. But something about the estate feels alive. Mirrors breathe. Chandeliers pulse like quiet hearts. Music echoes in empty rooms. And the house seems to recognize Marianne. As the days pass, Marianne finds herself drawn deeper into Evelyn's strange world - a place where devotion feels like gravity and every hallway holds the memory of a vow once spoken. Yet the town whispers of promises that were never kept... of a bride who never left... and of a faceless figure that still dances in the mirrors after midnight. The closer Marianne comes to Evelyn, the more the house begins to change - listening, watching, learning the rhythm of her heartbeat. Because some houses remember love. And some houses hunger for it.

In a world where the future is never a mystery, at least not to Alice Cullen. Everything changes the moment you arrive. Jasper Hale and Alice have always been inseparable, their love shaped by trust, loyalty, and the quiet certainty of forever. But some things even Alice can't foresee. When your path crosses theirs, it isn't gentle, it's undeniable. You become the one variable Alice can't predict, the one presence that unsettles every vision she's ever trusted. For Jasper, whose world has always been defined by control and carefully balanced emotion, you are something entirely different-something real, raw, and impossible to ignore. As your presence lingers, small moments begin to shift into something heavier, shared glances that last too long, silences filled with unspoken thoughts, and a growing tension neither of them can escape.

The kingdom of Seloria fell long ago, leaving behind nothing but ruins, unanswered truths, and a hatred that survived time itself. Years later, a quiet woman named Selene enters the royal kingdom of Valmira with only one purpose "Revenge" She believes the cold and unreadable king, Haloas Dreven Halosar, is connected to the destruction that stole everything from her. But the closer she gets to him, the more her certainty begins to crack beneath unfamiliar emotions, buried truths, and memories that do not fully belong to her. At the same time, a girl named Seraphine someone far too gentle for a world built on ruin finds herself drawn toward the same king by a connection she cannot explain. As the past slowly begins bleeding into the present, hidden truths awaken beneath centuries of silence, and the line between love, revenge, and fate begins to disappear. Because Haloas is not simply a king. He is a man cursed to return for something the world itself once tried to destroy...

[ONGOING] Well I am here to tell a story about me and my autism husband who is obsessed with strawberries and MEEEEE!!! truth to be told I am obsessed with him way more than he thinks...LETS GET IT!!! this is my book so no translations... don't steal my story bro I created this with my dipshit brain... and slow updates🙃 BIG FAT WARNINGS❗❗ smut definitely💃 maybe bdsm autism(don't like can leave....but if u love enjoy the ride bitchessssss) author's jokes will be inserted in between (can't resist) and some cute cute moments Dom x softy Arranged marriage

Everyone she loves has made the same decision. They just haven't told each other yet. The lies are spent. The performances are over. The enemy that was a rumor is at the gates, and the only people who can stop it are the four who are quietly planning to destroy one another to do it. One of them will write a thousand names into clay and call it mercy. One of them will walk into a child's room with a blade and a reason that works. One of them will offer up the thing that cannot be replaced. And one of them already knows how this ends, and is doing it anyway. There is a night coming when the oaths go silent, and anything can be unmade. Three clocks are ticking toward it. None of them are coincidence. Love won't save them. Being right won't save them. The math is clean, and the math is monstrous, and someone they love is the price. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘴 --- 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘛𝘸𝘰. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦.

They say a flower can't grow without a little rain, but isn't it also true that too much rain kills the flower? I entered this relationship happily but along the way I see the thunderstorms and heavy rain. Can I survive or not?

The War of Kings. That was the name given to the war that started 15 years ago in the Clover Kingdom by a royal family. They had plotted to destroy the entire kingdom. The battle was long due to them being very powerful nobles, with the might of the now Wizard King and Magic Knight Captains being the only thing to stop them. Being the son of two war criminals, Lamine has grown up ostracized and hated by many. He only exists because he's on a tight leash. After a chance encounter with one of his "fans", Lamine is given a chance to take the Magic Knights Entrance Exams--all the while the phantoms of his parents' legacy constantly looms over him.

The diary of an American Christian woman struggling to navigate clearly through life in 21st century as the lines between the natural and spiritual world become blurred. Volume one Hell Lower Class

This wasn't meant to happen... I was just trying to get Mary fired... Then HE came into my life with the force of a wave... And my whole world changed. I wasn't meant to fall for anyone since Nick broke my heart. Until him.