Adrian Virelli is the kind of man mothers warn their daughters about-ruthless, untouchable, and whispered about in fear. He built his empire on calculated cruelty and never once looked back. In his world, loyalty is bought, mercy is weakness, and love is a liability. Then he meets Elena Bellini. She's soft in a way the city isn't - gentle, patient, and innocent. She spend her days surrounded by roses and Lillie's, hands stained with soil instead of sin. She arranges bouquets for weddings and apologies, believing even broken things can bloom again. Adrian should use her. She's connected to debts lift by her late father - debts tied to the very foundation of his power. Instead he protects her. Pays what she owes. Silence threats before they reach her door. Lies to keep her hands clean of the blood that stains his. The more she smiles at him, the more violent he becomes towards anyone who risks dimming that light. He tells himself he was shielding her from the truth. But the truth is, he's the darkness. When Elena finally discovers that her father's fall is tangled in Adrian's rise, she doesn't scream. She doesn't run. She simply asks him, with trembling hurt in her voice, "Was it worth it?" Adrian Virelli has never bowed to another man. But for her, the devil kneels.

When Earth's broken are swept across the galaxy to a planet where ancient tradition meets futuristic innovation, Lily finds herself caught between two fiercely protective alien mates-Riven, the stoic warrior with a heart of steel and hands that command more than just the battlefield, and Kaelen, the calm architect who shapes more than just the skyline-crafting patience, passion, and unwavering devotion. Ripped from a life of loss and hardship, Lily is thrust into a secret program where women from Earth become fated mates to the Serathi in exchange for technology to save a dying world. As her body and soul bond with these enigmatic aliens, she must navigate a realm where desire and danger intertwine, love demands vulnerability, and the scars of her past refuse to stay buried. In a world of shimmering scales, whispered promises, and cosmic stakes, will Lily surrender to the intoxicating pull of fate-or will the cost of love force her to choose between her new home and the family she left behind? Book One in Mates of the Serathi series From the Shore to the Stars is a sensual, emotional journey through alien worlds and human hearts, packed with raw passion, complex relationships, and mature themes. Contains explicit sex scenes and strong language. Constructive criticism welcome!

Getting a second chance after death, Olivia is on a mission to make her new life matter. Once human, she now inhabits the teenage body of a wolf shifter in a world she'd have once considered a fantasy, but her new life comes with new dangers she isn't sure how to fight. Racing against the clock, Olivia tries to make up for the past of the shifter she now embodies while fighting to prevent a horrible future only she knows faces her pack. Can she navigate her new life and prevent the massacre from her premonition, or will she die along with them... again? -- All of my stories feature LGBTQ+ characters: in this novel, the MC is bisexual and there are many bisexual/gay/lesbian characters throughout the supporting cast! TW: This story contains mention of assault, both physical and sexual in nature, as well as the mental/emotional healing journey that results from that assault. Awards/Recognitions: * Ambys Award 2025 (Original Novel) - Grand Favorite (ie, winner) * The Starfish Awards 2025 (Best Traumatic Arc) - 3rd Place * The Triquetra Awards 2026 (Horror & Supernatural) - 3rd Place * The Best of Wattpad: A Writing Contest 2026 (Best Dialogue) - 3rd Place Contests/competitions this story is participating in: * Love Yourself Award Show 2026 (Fantasy) * The Booker Awards 2026 (Werewolf) * Wattpad Book Writers 2026 (Werewolf) * The Spellcaster Awards 2026 (Fantasy) Note: Cover from Canva and/or Ai generated/assisted.

Abducted from Earth during an alien invasion, Selene finds herself drawn to the very aliens who took her. As she uncovers the truth behind the mysterious race that abducted her, three very different Thalrian males begin to challenge everything she thought she knew about love, loyalty, and humanity itself. Some choices change your future. Others change what you are.

A best-selling novelist, Bri writes the stories of her dreams. The swashbuckling pirate has haunted her mind since she was a child, yet the daring adventures and family-like-crew bring her a thrill she can't quite explain. Things take an unexpected turn, though, when her dreams begin to leak into the real world... and the dangers she thought lived only in her imagination become real. -- "W-why are y-you doing this?" my voice cracks and I hate it, but my emotions are an absolute train wreck at this point and I'm not sure what's going on. "Because I want to," he said seriously, looking at me with an intense look, "I do nothing I do not want to do." "Why me?" I whisper, unable to take my eyes away from his hands as he dips into the bag and pulls out a small truffle with decorative lines on the top. Dark chocolate with caramel inside... I know it just by looking at it, because it's one of my favorites. "Because you are the only one that deserves to be by my side," his words make no sense as he presses the truffle to my lips gently... and they part in obedience before I can even think about it. The way he smirks as he presses it against my tongue, his finger lingering on my lip before he finally sits back... is the chocolate melting or am I melting? "Good girl," he murmurs. Me. I'm melting. Got it. -- All of my stories feature LGBTQ+ characters: in this novel, the MC is bisexual, and many of the supporting cast are also LGBTQ+. TW: violence, consent violations/loss of autonomy, stalking, extreme possessiveness/dark romance themes Note: This story started as a story for the #TheEternalThread2025 writing contest, then continued beyond into a much larger piece after I fell in love the characters. Awards won: * Honorable Mention for 'Exquisite Genre Blend' in The Purple Fairy Awards 2026 (Romance) Contests/competitions this story is participating in: * Athena Awards 2026 (Dark Romance) Note: Cover from Canva and/or Ai generated/assisted.

This time around the story concentrates on Fin and Victoria and their ill-fated mate pairing. Unaware of Fin, Victoria suffering under a father who hates her very existence and starved of affection, Victoria has a dalliance with another male and Fin discovers this. The male in question was his twin brother Grey. This led to Fin abandoning his pack, rejecting Victoria and embarking on a path designed to punish her by sleeping carelessly with as many females as possible. Events in Grey's Tribute have brought them together, and Fin claims Victoria as his mate while still hating the very essence of her being. However, the Moon will have her way, and she wants these two together whether they will it or not. Victoria is forced to confront every demon she buried deep down in her fight for survival since birth. The main one being that her wolf is more feral than others, unwilling to bend to any and with a hunger to rule more territory. Her wolf's disrespect to his authority will force Fin to remind her of her place. Fin himself struggles with the past Victoria shares with his twin and the fact that it forced him to denounce his full potential as the most dominant alpha of the four packs around. Her wolf's challenge to his status will push Fin into accepting all that he is and could be, and in turn what they can be together. Unfortunately, his feelings for her are harder to change, and his struggle to forgive and forget will impact heavily upon their relationship. An emerging empire, omens of death and the two most dominant wolves compelled by fate to be together with or without their permission leads to an absolute rollercoaster of a story. I did not think I could feel more than I did reading this book. These characters are complicated and while they project an image of indestructibility to those in their world, reading this will show you that those who appear strong may have the hardest battle against their own weaknesses. Thank you @Chortle for the great summary.

The characters are highly complex and they exist in a world that values strength over compassion, only the strong survive. The life inside the pack mimics that of a real wolf pack with a strict hierarchy that is established through fighting and power. It is also comparable to a medieval court, the king holds his divine right to rule and the queen exists solely to please and support the king. Throw in scheming courtiers with the ability to change into wolves with sharp claws and fangs and you have the pack construct. As the characters are basically wolves housed in a human skin and the story is laced with animalistic references and traits displayed by all. We first meet the main characters Meela and Grey it is on a bloody battlefield where they recognize each other as their soul mate, and Grey takes Meela as tribute for his pack's help in her brother's fight. From this point on Meela belongs to Grey, and in this world, a highly spirited female with a propensity for impulsive actions matched to a dog stubborn, self-assured, dominant male is going to cause problems. We follow Meela in her journey to become the pack's Luna, a pack who are even more wolf than the one she comes from, and with a mate who has set the highest standards for her to reach as his Luna(female Alpha) and will accept nothing less than perfection. In the midst of all this and the struggle they face to form a personal and public relationship, there is one incident that will change them both and the fate of the pack completely. From that point on both Meela and Grey are inevitably changed and for them to be together, either one or both needs to change, but when you live in a world where you are taught that weakness is easily exploited and to admit defeat can potentially lead to your destruction. Thank you @chortle for the great summary

Nea Riar, a human, accidentally stumbles upon a portal to another world full of everything she has thought to be a myth. There she meets five men; Fae, Demon, Shifter, Warlock, and Incubus. What these five men have in common is that they are each seen as a threat in a society ruled by matriarchy. In the world of Asorix, Arradona is a Queendom where women are superior. Most are physically closer to the size men, the difference in high not as great, and their magical capabilities are naturally stronger from birth. They dominate and tame men, claiming those they see fit as husbands to add to their growing harems. Those of the upper class compete with one another by comparing the number of husbands they have in their harems, ranging anywhere from the tens to the hundreds, and even a rare few in the thousands. In these lands, five men; Zev Dubois, Cassius Montgomery, Jaxon Novak, Ezra Larsen, and Axel Dimitrov are anomalies. They're stronger than any male that has existed, physically and in terms of magical capabilities. The extent of their power is unknown, but it's speculated that they are more powerful than women also. Their power and wealth has earned them a high status without having to marry a wife to gain it, something that was impossible before them. They are seen as a threat by the Council. In an attempt to control them, the Council orders that they must each take a wife in hopes that she can tame these men who show signs of being dominant. The women of Asorix stumble over one another trying to take at least one of the five as a husband for their harem because of their looks, money, and status in society that would all become their own. During this time the five men come across Damanea, a woman who isn't like the rest. She's the opposite of what women in their world are like. Instead of being dominant, assertive, and abusive, she's meek, cautious, and weak. So what do they do? They marry her. Updated Patreon Link: patreon.com/DRK_Stories

After a freak accident, Kira wakes on a brutal alien planet where women went extinct. Mistaken for a boy by the deadly warrior who rescues her, Kira hides her gender to survive, even as the jungle and her own growing attraction threaten to expose her. When Vrox discovers Kira is not a boy but the first woman his planet has seen in years, her existence becomes a secret worth killing for. Hunted by desperate men and bound by a desire neither of them expected, they must choose between survival, duty, and a love that could change a dying world. *** A humorous, passionate alien-romance novel published in 2019 and rewritten in 2026.

Lexie is not a warrior. In fact, Lexie is a painter. Her hands are always covered in paint. Never coming off. Always there. For Lexie, painting is an escape. An escape from her pain. She paints to avoid the darkness that is in her soul. She paints to avoid looking at the bleeding wound inside her chest. She paints. To forget. But then Lexie meets someone. Her mate. He also hides a dark anger inside him. An anger at everything and the world around him. When two souls collide, how do you fix each other? Atlas isn't looking for a mate. He's seen the effect of women within his life, and how cruel they can be. But then he meets someone. Someone he doesn't want to meet. A painter soul. And a warrior's heart. How will the two collide? ***Note this can be read as a stand-alone story. Moon Child can be found on world_joy_ bio page - feel free to read it to get other characters background story. Highest rank #1 in werewolf Thank you for reading Copyright: ©Joy (world_joy_) All rights reserved