Of Shadow and Sin is a dark romantasy filled with soul ties, ancient lore, and a world where almost everyone is supernatural. Vampires, hunters, witches, demons-if it exists in the shadows, it exists here. Mavera's life in the small town of Aspen Hollow is built around her close-knit group of friends and the one person she trusts most: her best friend. But everything changes when his visit home places him at the center of a brutal murder, dragging her into a dangerous world she never knew existed. Soon, Mavera begins having visions of a man who looks exactly like him-but isn't him. A man who starts stalking her from the shadows. As the line between reality and nightmare blurs, she is pulled into another realm entirely, where she meets a third man tied to secrets far older and darker than she could have imagined. Caught between obsession, danger, and forbidden love, Mavera discovers that neither she nor her best friend are truly what she thought-and that even her own family has been hiding the truth. As buried magic awakens inside her, she's forced to unravel who she really is before the supernatural world consuming her destroys everything she loves.

Amara never planned on leaving her small town. She never planned on a new school (Especially in her senior year of highschool), a new city, or a new life where everything moved too fast and everyone already knew everyone except her. She definitely never planned on him. Zane Carter is the kind of boy who owns every hallway he walks into - captain of the football team, the smile that stops conversations, and an infuriating habit of making Amara the target of his teasing, and that, too, the moment she entered the school. She claps back every time. He keeps coming back for more. It starts as banter. It always does. But somewhere between the late-night texts she tells herself mean nothing and the way he looks at her like she's the only new thing in his world worth discovering, Amara realises the problem with unplanned things. They have a way of becoming everything. Some feelings don't wait for permission.

How can you stop loving when love only begins at the end? Sixteen-year-old Ethan is haunted by his past every day since waking up from a ten-year coma. He remembers every feeling he shared with Andrei, confessing his love, only to be told Andrei had died. Now, living feels like torment without Andrei by his side. Haunted by their memories, he visits their treehouse for a final goodbye, only to find cassette tapes. He watches one, and then Andrei appears alive, talking to him through the portable TV cassette player. What would you do if the one you lost came back in a way you never expected?

|ONC PROMPT 78 "You begin to realize that nothing is quite what it seems."| In the hidden chambers of an ancient elven court, every decision is a matter of life, law, and secrecy. Alliances are forged in shadow, and even the smallest disruption can ripple into catastrophe. For the elves, maintaining order is more than duty-it is survival. Two council members, the steadfast High Justicar Cirmon Shadowbane and the perceptive clerk Belvedere, stand at the heart of this fragile balance. As threats emerge and secrets surface, they are forced to confront the limits of their authority, the weight of their choices, and the consequences of silence. In a world where magic, morality, and power collide, no law can predict every outcome, and no justice comes without cost. Cover designed by @raizelrose3

★★★ Rosalind, a 23 year old woman with a dying mother is officially jobless, after a crime is blamed on her causing her to become fired. *** Arzhel Movins, a feared mafia boss, with a tragic past and a dead wife, takes care of their only child alone. Aelia, is his only reason for living, the reason he still breathes with a beating heart. *** Working as a cashier at Walmart, Rosalind unexpectedly meets a child, Aelia, who mistakes her as her mother. The child who she thought she would meet only once, starts coming to the store regularly, until she's fully attached and wants Rosalind to come home with her. When Arhel hears of Aelia's tantrums for the cashier, he panics at his child's weakness, and calls for Rosalind. With his cold, and calculating attitude, he is the most powerful man in the world. Everyone fears him, and absolutely no one tries to insult him, but Rosalind is different. She doesn't fear him. After discussing the details of the situation with her, Rosalind realizes that Aelia does not have a mother, and is in need of a mother-like figure. With her dying mother and her life conditions, she agrees for a year of being Aelia's nanny. ★★★ Will Arzhel be able to trust Rosalind? And can Rosalind help Arzhel get over the loss of his wife without hurting him? Soon enough, the romance and tension between the two is so high, they can't help but fall for each other. ★★★ "Arzhel... Stop. It." Rosalind's voice trembles. "And, why should I?" He cocks a brow. "Because I say so, and Aelia might see." "I might love her, but she has to learn that I can love other women other than her dead mother." His eyes linger on her lips. "Oh stop it, she's too young-" Her whisper-shouts are interrupted by his soft kisses followed by a hug to her waist. "Promise me you won't ever let go of me?" "Yes, Rosa, I will not." There's a promise in his voice, something that keeps him tied to her like a string that can never tear or disappear.

In a mist-covered forest, a lost girl awakens to the kindness of a mysterious man who promises safety. But the shelter he leads her to is no refuge-it is a prison. Takes place in the Naruto universe.

For three years, Detective Lucía Reyes has been trying to catch the person behind a string of murders across Portland. Every victim is found with the same chilling detail: A carefully folded origami crane. The case has taken over most of her life, leaving little room for anything outside of work except her daughter, Chloe. Then Elena suddenly enters their routine as Chloe's new babysitter-loud, stubborn, and impossible to ignore. But while Lucía tries to keep her personal life separate from the investigation, the killer is still out there. And the cranes keep appearing. Folded Lies is a dark, suspenseful thriller about secrets, obsession, and the fine line between love and danger.