[2013 Watty Finalist] Thea Gibson lives a normal life. She waitresses at her local bar, pays her bills on time, has a secret crush on Detective Josh Cooper and let's her friend Shae drag her to parties when she'd rather be curled up at home buried in the latest paranormal fantasy. In one night though, her life becomes a paranormal fantasy when she is attacked by Titans and saved by a man claiming to be Hermes, Messenger of the Gods. Hermes tells her she is a reincarnated deity, with latent powers she must remember so she can return the recently escaped Cronos back to Tartarus. Thea refuses to believe such nonsense but with the strange things happening around her, Thea begins to discover that fantasy is more closer to reality than she once thought... Note: Some myths have been altered for this story. Please do not presume to correct them as they are altered for the purposes of my story. Forsaken Deity Copyright © Melissa Lucas 2013 All Rights Reserved. No part of this literary work may be reproduced or used without written consent from the author.

[NOW PUBLISHED | Only Excerpts Available] "Only a vampire can love you forever..." Antoinette "Toni" Drake is just your average teenage girl. She hangs out with close friends, attends parties and even has a guy drooling over her. Said guy happens to be a vampire, but what the heck is the difference? Her problems, however, aren't so normal. As it turns out, Manhattan - the place Toni and her younger sister, Liz call home - is heavily overrun by the supernatural. Most of the human population left unaware, it's a vampire hunter's job to keep the peace when things turn ugly. Toni joined the Agency - a human-run organization of hunters - after the immediate death of both of her parents at the hand of a vampire only seven years prior. Toni's latest mission deals with the ever-cunning Henri Sinclair, easily one of the richest of the undead. He's opened a nightclub, The Blood Diamond, and it's up to Toni to unlock its secrets. Will her discovery lead to an arrest? Or more trouble for the young vampire hunter? Now Available on Amazon.com! Just follow the External Link! Cover thanks to @AlexandraSinclair1! The Blood Diamond (The Hunters Saga #1) Copyright © RJ City 2014. All Rights Reserved.

The ultimate gift of one far too young to give it. 1500 word short story.

This is the second book in The Last of the Twenty series. It's still in very rough form, but it's complete. I am working on this series slowly, giving all the books a complete re-write. Hopefully those that read this enjoy what I have sofar!