Kayla Mignola stays out of the way and to herself. It's easier to keep secrets when people aren't close to you. Rupert Briggs is the new student. He's bold, daring and loves to expose people for what they are on the inside. Reports of violent animal attacks, wolf sightings and missing persons flood the news Kayla's quiet town outside of Hìtwike Park. So with his arrival and the amount of attacks rising, Kayla is starting to connect the dots. But when the new kid in school starts digging into her past, her worst nightmare is realized. He knows what she did. So how long until Kayla's his next victim? Or will it be the other way around? On Going || PG-13 || Werewolf/Action/Teen Fiction/Romance . Cover: LifeLustingDreamer Publishing Started: January 24, 2014 Copyright © 2014 - All rights reserved.

Certain things in life inevitably change a person. For Gabrielle, it was the months she was locked away in the basement of a deranged man named Charlie. Since her captivity, she has grown fiercer with more anger and a lust for manipulation. She wants revenge not only on Charlie but the people who have abused her respect. Gabrielle’s cousin, Jason, has had his share of demons. Add his hatred with Gabrielle’s pent up aggression and no one can tell what they’ll do next. The two have good intentions but everyone knows that’s what the roads to hell are paved with… Complete || PG-13 || Short Story/Mystery/Teen Fiction . Trailer: brookieismyname Cover: LifeLustingDreamer Publishing Started: January 1, 2014 Copyright © 2013 - All rights reserved.

Charlie kidnapped her. He locked her up and stripped her of her defenses. She won't let it be that way for long. If Gabrielle wants to escape his basement, she’ll have to rely on her wits. Playing along with her captor's sick game seems like her best chance. She must convince him that she loves him and hopefully he'll truly fall for her in turn. After all, if you love somebody you should let them go... right? Complete || PG-13 || Mystery/Short Story/Teen Fiction/Romance . Trailer: brookieismyname Cover: LifeLustingDreamer Publishing Started: November 2, 2013 Copyright © 2013 - All rights reserved.

I'm going to tell you a personal story, one I hold close to my heart. I was only nine years old and I had my first taste of real terror. I was petrified, cut off from help or even a phone. An unknown man searched my home for me, my sister and my two cousins. We were hidden in the bathroom and armed with only a plunger. Not even the neighbors would be able to hear us scream. Are you scared yet? Completed || PG || Non-Fiction/Short Story/Thriller/Humor . Cover: LifeLustingDreamer Published: August 29, 2013 Copyright © 2013 - All rights reserved.

With more foster parents than facial piercings (a feat in itself), Abigail "Gail" Hendrix has never been accepted into the norm. The 17 year old keeps close to her best friends, Xander and Katie, and never lets her voice get lost. That all changes with the awakening of her powers. The dead whisper to her, strange visions pop into her mind and she's being stalked by the creepy guy from school. Danger follows her every move and worse, these mysterious abilities are taking control of her life. Witches and Demons? Ghosts and Mermaids? Nymphs and Phoenixes? Gail's summer is in for one supernatural ride. So as her new life evolves, Gail is finding out normal is hard to cling to when she's destined to be different. Complete || PG-13 || Fantasy/Teen Fiction/Paranormal/Humor/Romance . Trailer: brookieismyname Cover: LifeLustingDreamer Publishing Started: September 4, 2013 Copyright © 2013-2014 - All rights reserved.

Expression of sorrow is most beautiful when noted by the favored and lively souls. Otherwise, those who see only the good would never be able to feel its joy. Copyright © 2013 - All rights reserved.

A compilation of four short stories on the darker end of the happy spectrum. They are, as the title would suggest, Charming yet MENTAL. Enjoy the twisted creatures and unsound minds in this collection of joyously ghoulish tales. COMPLETE || PG-13 || Short Stories/Horror/Paranormal . Cover: LifeLustingDreamer Publishing Started: March 13, 2013 Copyright © 2013 - All rights reserved.

For those who seek the dark's embrace Not for those with buoyant taste A dreamscape made of joyous woe For lovers of Shelley, Burton and Poe Poetry of dark but not of ordinary values. Enjoy this delicious blend of macabre and morbid goodies. <3 Copyright © 2013 - All rights reserved.

Lyrics I have written over the years. Both horror and love, depression and joy. They are set to music inside my head but if you listen hard enough, the melody will seep into your soul. Copyright © 2013 - All rights reserved.