NOTICE: UNFINISHED AND AS OF NOW WILL PROBABLY NOT BE FINISHED EVER Aceria is a corrupt land, under the rule of a tyrannical King, and Fyra, a thief who is more than she seems, has seen the kingdom's suffering firsthand. She has wandered the impoverished towns and cities, running from the past. She saw her mother killed in front of her and has watched people with gifts like hers burned, drowned and imprisoned. She doesn't believe she has the strength to change anything. Fyra is keeping secrets: about who she is, her affinity for fire, and the dark forces poisoning the kingdom. When she is caught and brought to Castle Bluedale, the place she has only seen in her nightmares, she befriends the prince, a charming yet infuriating mystery. But her past comes back to haunt her, and new enemies in the castle bring her nightmares to life.

Sherwood Institute for the Magically Afflicted. A refuge for those seeking remedy from curses, hexes and other fantastical ailments. In one night, Ariel Winters went from socialite wannabe to cursed freak. Her heart is turned to glass by a vengeful witch and she is shipped off to Sherwood Institute to find a cure. While receiving treatment, she meets a demonic mobster with anger issues, a timid girl who grows a fish tail when water touches her skin, a beast boy who is kinder than his brutish appearance... As time passes, these damaged people slowly wind their way around her fragile heart. Can Ariel learn to trust them enough to let them into her heart? Or will her new found friendships shatter it before a cure can be found? This will be book 1 in what is tentatively titled The Sherwood Chronicles. Copyright © Melissa Lucas 2013 All Rights Reserved. No part of this literary work may be reproduced or used without written consent from the author. The images in the cover do not belong to me and all rights go to their respective owners.

(A Beautiful Book #2) She won't stop until vengeance is hers. Life was pretty normal - well, as normal as it can be if you're the daughter of the Devil, Princess of Hell, and Queen of Gargoyles . But that all changed when Mara's life was tossed upside down by four brothers and an evil uncle. After her father was murdered by the Horsemen of Death, Mara sets out to destroy all those who opposed her father and had a hand in his demise. But that's a little hard if you're a demon and you have a pack of hormonal, crazy, and erotic Archangels tagging along. Especially if one claims to be your twin sister. Oh, and how about adding high school to the mix? Without meaning too, Mara finds herself in the middle of a millenia old battle between Light and Dark forces, and torn between the ever darkening bad-boy, Avery, and his brother that captured her heart, Charles. But can Mara save her love, Charles, from Asmodeus's evil clutches before it's too late, and still manage to obliterate the evil that destroyed her family? In the second book of Ashton Butler's stellar 'A Beautiful' series, family ties are pushed to the limit, sexy romance blooms, and backs are stabbed. Literally.