Lacey has spent years shrinking herself to survive a man obsessed with power, control, and his own masculinity. When he accuses her of being a demon one last time, the pressure finally breaks. Some things are worse than demons. And some women are done being afraid.

Before everything fell apart, there was Irina Ivanova and Isabelle Rossi. ||1989. Ravenswood.|| Irina arrives in town during the middle of autumn with her parents and a suitcase full of things that still don't feel like home. She's quiet, keeps to herself, and already knows what it's like to grow up feeling invisible. Then Isabelle Rossi notices her. Everybody knows Isabelle. The girl with the loud laugh, the pretty smile, the music always playing somewhere around her. The type of person who makes a place feel smaller the second she walks into it. Irina doesn't expect someone like Isabelle to look at her twice. But she does. And somehow, the two of them become inseparable. Late-night drives. Rooftops. Cigarettes passed between freezing hands. Teenage summers that feel like they'll last forever until suddenly they don't. Above Zero is a story about first love, growing up, and the people who leave fingerprints all over your life without even realizing it. Some relationships end. Others find their way back into the world in different forms. 𝗣𝗦: 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗢𝗻𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝟬 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗭𝗘𝗥𝗢 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.

They thought the hardest part was over. They were wrong. One year after the events of "A Modern Christmas Tale", Nick and Eddie try to return to normal life. But growing up has a way of pulling people in different directions. Nick wants to move forward. Eddie wants to hold on. When dreams begin to blur with reality and old fears resurface, the bond that once saved Christmas is put to the test. "Nick and Eddie-Between Two Worlds-The Journey Begins" is a story about friendship, distance, and the quiet moment when childhood starts slipping away - whether you're ready or not. Sequel to "A Modern Christmas Tale".

Prompt ​21. You wake from a dream about a perfect faceless soulmate, only to meet someone in real life who feels exactly like them and somehow knows things you've never told anyone. **Still Hearts Beat Deep** Lucia Natalia and Orion "Ryan" Valentino leave Chicago for the sun-soaked promise of Fort Lauderdale - she's chasing a career in marine biology, he's on the verge of a Discovery Channel deal for his nature content. Life is perfect until Ryan vanishes during a solo trip to the Everglades. His car is found. His canoe turns up empty. His body never does. Alone in a state that was supposed to be their fresh start, Lucia is drowning in grief - until the dreams begin. A figure made of light appears to her every night, faceless and warm, asking her what's wrong. She can't remember the full conversations when she wakes, only the feeling of safety and the scent of cashmere and sea salt lingering on her skin. The figure becomes clearer each night. Hands she doesn't recognize. A voice she can almost place. A name he tries to say before she's pulled awake - "Ma-" When she meets Maverick Eris in a Fort Lauderdale restaurant, everything about him feels impossibly familiar. His voice. His hands. The way he knows her favorite dish before she says a word. He's magnetic, wealthy, and carries his own grief - a story about someone he lost, a place he visits to face his fears. He shows her a Florida she didn't know existed. Boat parties and coral reefs and sunsets over Biscayne Bay. He makes the water feel safe again. He even takes her to the Everglades, and for the first time, she doesn't flinch. But behind the penthouse walls and abalone shells and crystals he calls "spiritual," there are rooms Lucia hasn't opened. And when she finally does, the truth waiting inside will rewrite every moment she thought was love. Some hearts were never meant to beat together. Some just beat until they're told to stop.