When Miss Arabella Fairchild enters London society for her first Season, she is well aware that her family's newly earned fortune places her under the sharp scrutiny of the ton. The daughter of a powerful shipping magnate may possess beauty, wit, and confidence but in the eyes of society, she is still an outsider. Lord Sebastian Ashford, heir to a dukedom, has spent his life among the old and established families of England. Reserved, principled, and fiercely protective of his reputation, he has little interest in the ambitious new arrivals hoping to climb society's ranks. But when Arabella Fairchild refuses to be intimidated by him, Sebastian finds himself faced with something entirely unexpected. A woman who challenges him. A woman who intrigues him. A woman he cannot seem to avoid. As whispered rumors and eager suitors threaten to pull them in opposite directions, their sharp exchanges slowly give way to something far more dangerous than rivalry. Because pride is a difficult thing to overcome. But falling in love with one's greatest adversary may prove far more perilous still.

[ BOOK 1 OF AZITERA: YTHER'S QUEEN ] Consumed by avarice, the four human kingdoms-the Infernal Empire, the Kingdom of Caelum, the Kingdom of Treterra, and the Nayale Archipelago-betrayed their covenant with Yther of Azitera, the race blessed by deities, who protected humans for untold centuries. They slaughtered and defiled the beings that once protected them from storm, famine, poverty, and pestilence without mercy. Betrayed by the humans they protected, the Ytherians were enslaved. Their four queens were caged, chained, and imprisoned to serve as nutrients to the human kingdoms. The once prominent Ytherians were reduced to nothing but servants. As the four kingdoms of the human race prospered for many years since their betrayal, one news staggered them, causing them to tremble in fear and rally their armies to protect and defend their domain: Sollel-the Mistress of Flame, one of Yther's queens-had escaped her prison. Her flames will raze hell, ready to burn the souls of her betrayers. COMPLETED CECELIB | C.C. COVER: ASTRID JAYDEE

Grace Wexler is ready for an adventure. After years of watching her peers build exciting careers and chase unforgettable experiences, she's finally done playing it safe. She leaves her comfortable digital marketing job in Boston and heads to Paris for the summer, determined to reinvent herself through an intensive pâtisserie program. But before her adventure can even begin, everything falls apart. Her two-year relationship implodes the night before her flight, and an enrollment mistake leaves her shut out of the prestigious baking school she proudly told everyone she'd be attending. Now Grace is scrambling to salvage her summer and prove to herself that crossing an ocean wasn't a mistake. Then Jameson Prescott hits her up. Her best friend's older brother. The man she's secretly crushed on for years. He's in Paris for work and offers to show her the city while she figures out her next move. Lonely, heartbroken, and completely overwhelmed, Grace says yes. Spending time with Jameson feels effortless. Falling for him feels inevitable. There are just two problems: Jameson isn't supposed to date his sister's friends, and Grace came to Paris to rebuild her career, not get swept into a romance that has an expiration date. As the City of Light begins to dim, Grace has to decide what kind of future she's really chasing. Is the dream of becoming a pastry chef worth holding onto... or was she completely content in Boston all along, and she was just missing the right person to experience life with? What if the greatest adventure isn't reinventing her career, but risking her heart?

Lady Eliza Winter has one friend in the world and she happens to go missing. And when Eliza goes to report the disappearance to the police they won't hear a word from Crazy Eliza Winters. Determined to find her friend Penelope, Eliza reaches out to the new detective in town, Lord Colin Bradshaw, but in order to find Penelope, he needs to know everything that led up to her going missing. Unfortunately, there are some things Eliza isn't willing to tell. Will Eliza be able to find Penelope without giving away all her secrets? Or will Lord Bradshaw be a match Eliza wasn't ready for. HIGHEST-RANKED: #1 HISTORICAL FICTION #1 EDWARDIAN #1 MURDER MYSTERY #1 MYSTERY THRILLER #1 VICTORIAN AN EDITED AND UP TO DATE VERSION OF THIS BOOK CAN NOW BE FOUND ON AMAZON. $.99 FOR KINDLE, FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED AND $6.99 FOR PAPERBACK. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SWJ9RH8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Love+%26+Murder+Kindle+erin+st+james&qid=1610517381&sr=8-1

The oldest merfolk say the sea was once the sky. Before the first dawn, there was no horizon to divide heaven from the deep. Above and below were one endless sea of light, where fireflies drifted between constellations and the first odes of creation sang through the silence, but when morning came for the first time, the heavens rose, holding the sun and moon into the heights, and the world was forever parted into sky and sea. Yet the stars could not bear such a farewell, so they left behind their reflections beneath the waves. Ever since, every star has had two homes: one above the world and one below it, where they shimmer in the dark waters of the Sea of Stars. Sailors believe they are only reflections, but merfolk know they are memories of an older world, still calling to those willing to listen. It is said that, on the rarest of nights, a child is born between those reflections, bearing both the longing of the heavens and the sorrow of the sea. Such souls belong to neither world. The sea claims they dream too much of the sky, the sky says their hearts beat with the tides, and so they spend their lives searching for a place that feels like home, never knowing whether they are chasing a distant shore...or a forgotten star.

For hundreds of years, the Otherworld flourished beneath an ancient pact between, the land, and the mysterious Aos Sí. King Ciarán in his quest for domination and power broke that pact destroying the sacred Bile trees. Now sacred groves stand silent. Rivers run black with corruption. The old magic is fading, and fear rules from the throne. Hidden beyond the veil of the mortal world, the Aos Sí have spent years waiting for a prophecy to be fulfilled-a prophecy foretelling a daughter of the land who will rise against the tyrant and awaken the kingdom once more. When a young woman discovers she can hear the voices of trees and command the power of the living earth, she becomes the spark that ignites a rebellion. Hunted by the king's forces and burdened by a destiny she never asked for, she must unite a fractured kingdom before darkness consumes it forever. Her greatest ally is Fionn, a warrior of the Aos Sí as beautiful as he is dangerous. Three hundred years of waiting have left him doubtful of prophecies and wary of hope. Yet as ancient magic stirs and war draws near, he finds himself drawn to the one woman who sees beyond his immortal glamour. Together they must awaken forgotten powers, forge an alliance between the fae forces, and challenge a king whose roots reach deeper than anyone suspects. For some prophecies are not meant to be fulfilled. They are meant to be fought for.

AMONG THE CEDARS Copyright© 2026 E. S. Elias FIRST DRAFT, UNEDITED. She has never wanted to leave home. He no longer believes he deserves one. Hidden among ancient cedars, Mira has spent her life healing others and finding joy in the quiet beauty of the valley she calls home. She has never longed for adventure beyond its borders-until a wounded stranger arrives at her door, carrying secrets, scars, and a past he refuses to reveal. Roman never intended to stay. A lifetime spent running from his choices has convinced him that some paths cannot be abandoned and some mistakes cannot be forgiven. But as days in Cedar Valley turn into weeks, the healer who sees kindness beneath his hardened exterior begins to challenge everything he believes about himself. When danger from Roman's past threatens the only home Mira has ever known, he must decide whether he is truly the monster he believes himself to be... or whether redemption is still possible. Among the Cedars is a cozy no-spice fantasy romance about healing, forgiveness, and discovering that home is not always a place-it is sometimes found in the people who choose to stay. Content Note: This story contains peril, brief fantasy violence, attempted kidnapping, and references to grief and infant loss. Cover design: @DesignsbyEH (Esther Hadassah) Cover Images: Canva.com Chapter Posting Schedule: Every Wednesday, as chapters are completed.

ALIEN AMONG US is a small-town sci-fi novella filled with humor, heart, friendship, and enough secrets to make you wonder what-or who-might be hiding in plain sight. ************************************************************************ Entered into the Open Novella Contest 2026 | @OpenNovellaContest - Rules & Guidelines: here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/406004197-open-novella-contest-2026 **Main Prompt** 25. You live with four other housemates, but one of them is secretly an alien trying to learn how to act human. ©2026 E. S. Elias, All Rights Reserved. Book Created & Published to Wattpad: 02.01.2026 Book Marked as Completed: 00.00.2026 Book Cover: Me @DesignsbyEH Word Count: 2,222 / 20,000 Goals: ✔ Round 1 ✔ | 2,000 words ✔ | Round 2 ✔ | 8,000 words ✔ Round 3 _ | 20,000 words LONGLIST _ | SHORTLIST _ Round Winner? _ | Honorable Mention? _ | Ambassadors' Pick? _ Mentioned in Ambassador Newsletter _ Top-5 Winner? _ Rankings: #ONC2026: #ONC #2 02.03.2026

Frankie never intended to step into the shadow of the de Burgh estate. When her cousin faces ruin, Frankie makes a quiet, desperate choice to take her place. Posing as her cousin to settle an impossible debt, she expects a cold and sterile arrangement: fulfill the secret contract, save her family, and walk away unnoticed. Instead, she steps into a world hidden from the rest of humanity, ruled by ancient wealth, dangerous secrets, and a centuries-old lineage. She also meets Johnny de Burgh. Johnny is a man accustomed to absolute power and total isolation. He expected a simple transaction. He never expected Frankie, nor did he anticipate the fierce, undeniable connection that ignites between them the moment she enters his world. As the walls of the estate close in, the original lie begins to fall away. Frankie came to sacrifice her own future for someone else. She never imagined she would find a hidden world, an extraordinary destiny, and the one man capable of capturing her heart. New chapters on Sundays

You realize one day you don't belong to yourself. How does it feel? Thomas MacMillan, your average straight-A good boy, is serving a sentence for being his parents' perfect son. That is, until a bizarre supernatural college scoops him up. And then? Man-eating monsters. Cosmic glitches. Shady institutional secrets. Hideous heart issues. One time-travelling psycho. And the term has just started. ... Puppeteered by his controlling parents, all Thomas MacMillan thought he wanted to do was get into an elite university. But when a strange email shows up one morning, he never thought that would punch a hole through his reality. Or that all the colleges would cut him off at once. They call it MacMillan College. And Tom belongs to them. As a freshman in MacMillan College, Tom thinks he's found freedom. Life. But he soon realizes that this place is married to chaos. Hey. Wait. His roommate's heart is withering away. Hey. Wait. One of their classmates is a man-eating monster. Hey. Wait. His childhood bestie Mary Herrmann is back and it comes with a flurry of unwanted feelings. But torn between volatile abilities and shady professors, dirty secrets and life-threatening scenarios, those feelings might just be the only thing still holding him together. Welcome to MacMillan College, home to the surreal and the supernatural. Hope you all have a delightful semester. ... CONTENT WARNING: Rated R (18+) for graphic violence, strong language and heavy themes. Copyright © 2026 Night Man. All rights reserved. If you are reading this story on any platform other than Wattpad, you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack and reading a plagiarized copy of my work. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe form, please go to https://www.wattpad.com/user/Real_nightman