Brayden Wolf doesn't like people. While other kids played and laughed, he stayed quiet - in books, screens, and the comfort of being alone. He didn't need friends. He didn't want them. He prefers distance. Silence. Control. Then Stephanie came into his life. She was loud, warm, and impossible to ignore. For the first time, Brayden found himself watching someone... thinking about someone... needing someone. She thinks she knows him. She doesn't Years pass, and the feeling never fades. Because the truth Brayden refuses to admit is the one thing he can't escape. Stephanie was never just his sister. Stephanie is everything to him. But is he everything to Stephanie?

"Keep running, Little Robin . If I catch you, those knees hit the ground." Aster Moore moves to Grayhaven to escape her mother's ever-present disappointment-a constant reminder of how inadequate she is compared to her golden brother, a high-powered lawyer in one of New York City's top firms. All Aster has ever wanted is to study literature, maybe write something of her own someday, and build a life that belongs to her. Her plan is simple: keep her head down, finish her degree, and leave. That plan unravels the moment she catches the attention of Grayhaven's resident evil. Kai Blackwood is untouchable. Powerful. Feared. And once he notices Aster, he will stop at nothing to have her. Not all attention is good. Some of it ruins you. His might finish the job.

In Aberdeen's Diary, a young woman from Houston wakes up in a surreal and hostile labyrinth, detached from all logic and time. Trapped in a place where shadows conceal dangers and reality blurs, she struggles to maintain her sanity while recording every moment in her diary. Along the way, strange visions, cryptic messages, and terrifying creatures test her will to survive. This unsettling journal reveals a harrowing journey between reality and nightmare, where hope may be the only escape.

When Iris's fractured marriage ends in a devastating accident, she slips into unconsciousness-leaving behind a daughter, a friend, and a silence that threatens to consume them all. In her absence, Edwards steps in. A bounty hunter with a quiet past and a heart too heavy to carry alone, he becomes the unlikely guardian of a girl who sees more than she should. As dreams begin to blur with reality, and shadows whisper truths no one dares to speak aloud, each character must confront the ghosts they've buried. From hospital corridors to broken homes, from whispered lullabies to the cry of a wounded mockingbird, Pupils is a haunting meditation on grief, memory, and the fragile threads that bind us. Lyrical, raw, and emotionally unflinching, InkInTheMist's second novel invites readers into a world where healing is never linear, and love, in all its forms, is both the wound and the cure.

[COMPLETED] He was a veteran, she was a foreigner. He loved her, she could read his mind. He wore gloves to protect others from his sins. She wore kimonos to reclaim her identity. Willing Prey is a romance fantasy novel about a disillusioned ex-colonel, Gerald Aldrick, finally feeling his dead heart beat again after getting unfairly yelled at by a fearless geisha, Robin Taylor. But instead of anger or annoyance, Gerald feels nothing but admiration for her fervor and personality. Robin isn't as impressed with him, but fully plans to take advantage of his legendary colonel status for her own benefit with the help of her mind-reading ability. The question is, will she find herself feeling more for him than she initially expected? The story deals with heavy themes that are deeply personal for the characters. Gerald and his PTSD from war, dealing with the contradictory politics at home, and Robin with her identity issues as a trans immigrant. It's heavy, psychological, and grounded. The setting is fantastical but contemporary, a made-up world heavily inspired by ours, with a strong emphasis on society and politics. Genre: LGBTQ+ ROMANCE FANTASY Themes: psychology, trauma, identity, politics, sexuality, discrimination, wealthy privilege Tropes: love at first sight, enemies to lovers, millionaire boss, size difference, rivals love triangle Setting: modern urban fantasy, dark academia Rated MATURE for a reason-please, refer to the chapter titled 'disclaimer' for the full warning list.

Morlenfal was built on magic. Now something beneath it is learning how to wear it. When a parasitic mycelium begins mimicking the city's inhabitants, Cratin and the enchantress Soreya are forced into a hunt where every face could be a lie, and every mistake is fatal. As the creature adapts, studies, and replaces its prey, the fight becomes less about killing it... and more about discovering who is still human. Dark fantasy laced with psychological horror and creeping dread, Tales from the City of Drayke: The Pale Crown is the opening act of a trilogy about identity, grief, and the terrifying cost of survival. ***NSFW: Violent Themes***