When lonely artists Ashton and Ria come together, nothing can prepare them for the collision. They're drawn to each other like day and night, but with more in common than they could ever know. After being burned by past lovers, they're hesitant to give their connection a chance, sending them on a journey of discovering themselves and one another. Though the longer they spend time together, painting love across the starless nights, the faster shadows of the past slip through the cracks of their fantasy. Beneath Ashton's gentle exterior rests a nest of lies. He's hiding something, a past so dark it puts Ria's very life at risk. Blinded by her need to free him from pain and self-destruction, she takes his flaws head-on and falls onto the radar of his most ruthless enemies. With lies, secrets, and schemes storming over the horizon, it'll take everything to keep Ria from falling into darkness as she attempts to save Ashton from his own. .・。. ✧ second draft; unedited This book contains the rewritten version of Strokes, Tides, and Stars. Each book will be separated into parts.

Three months after the death of her childhood friend and first love, Lea Martinez moves to New York to live with her older brother. Desperate to escape the trauma of 'that night' and fight her lingering insomnia, she drowns herself in the impending changes of a fresh start. Living in a new state, going to a new school and making new friends relieves her from the vicious demons that crawl into her bed at night. Until she meets a boy who bears an uncanny resemblance to her former best friend. .・。.・゜❅ Callum Wright has no interest in making new friends. Especially not with a girl who's constantly staring at him as if she's seen a ghost. As he maintains a relationship with a destructive girlfriend, he tries to cope with his parent's divorce and help his mother make ends meet. At school, he wears a cold reputation over his shoulders and is used to the distant stares and cruel whispers of his classmates. The last thing he expects is to meet someone who has an undying desire for his companionship. Until he meets a girl with a bubbly laugh and vibrant smile that conceals more demons than she'd like to admit. .・。.・゜ first draft; unedited Registered with the United States Copyright Office Frost © 2020 | All Rights Reserved This book or any portion thereof, may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever, without the express written permission of the publisher, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

She was the calm nestled beneath the tides. He was art raging within the seas. Beneath the veil of an ambiguous summer, philophobic Amber Tucker faces her antithesis in the form of Elio Mariano, a charming young man who lives by the laws of chaos. Begrudgingly joining him and her friends at a summer camp for their college theatre program, she tries her best to keep her head on straight whenever he's around. Though façades are stripped away beneath starless nights, and a single summer commits to changing their lives forever. ༄ This is a stand-alone story that includes SPOILERS and characters from Limerence.

"Don't touch me, darling. Not unless you suddenly want to find yourself with my cock in your mouth." • • • Sins come in all shapes and sizes, but she never expected it to come in the shape of him. He was what you called a Sinner; His touch made you sin in every biblical way possible. One touch was all it took; one catastrophic sin. Cara had always lived the virtuous life as a faithful Catholic. She never expected her life to be abruptly turned upside down when she yelled at a rude man with sinfully wandering hands. But when you've lived your whole life as a saint and start to mess with a Sinner, you're bound to do something bad; You are bound to (do) Sin.

"We could be more than just colleagues, Sophie." • • • It's been years since Alexander took off into his business and got so absorbed, he lost the one girl who kept his brilliantly smart head out of the clouds. Now they're both grown up and living each their separate lives. Although not so separately after all... - Hold on to your panties, because the genius is loose again.

The rich. The powerful. Those are the men Amy has always despised, because the only thing they've ever done is use her. So...what is she doing with HIM? Lord Patrick Day, descendant of a noble line, with enough arrogance for ten kings and the looks to go with it, is exactly the kind of man Amy hates the most. And yet, now he is the only hope she has. A sinister conspiracy. A young woman, hurt and broken. And a powerful man, who was never, ever meant to be with the likes of her. Together, can they take on the darkest depths of the London underworld?

Sometimes the answer can be as simple as a kiss. [extended summary inside]

BOOK III. Chaos has taken over Ashton and Ria's reality. Vincent has come out on top once again. Daniel is dead. Jared and Vivian are in captivity, back to the place where all of her nightmares lurk. Their plan has failed miserably, leading them on a journey that could make Vincent one of the most powerful criminals in the world. All the while, the struggles of Ria's pregnancy becomes a constant reminder of the ticking time bomb in their new marriage. All seems to be lost as the remaining fabric of everyone's sanity is ripped to shreds. Though help from an unlikely source breathes hope into their lungs, it comes at a fatal price. Deceit and murder; their only way to freedom. As Ria summons the darkest parts of herself she never knew existed, Ashton must fall back into a world he's tried to escape his entire life. .・。.・゜ Registered with the United States Copyright Office Stars © 2020 | All Rights Reserved This book or any portion thereof, may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever, without the express written permission of the publisher, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

*Featured Story* Monica 'Manic' Knightley is someone every girl turns to when confused. Her column 'Manic Makeovers' in a leading fashion magazine is a bible for any female who wears clothes. From getting the perfect eyebrows to wearing the right shoes to your goldfish's funeral, she'll help you through it all. So when Monica is invited to a ball dance in an elite university upstate, she's expecting some praiseworthy attires. What she isn't expecting, however, is Edward Moseby. With his perfectly tailored blue tux, orange tie paired with green Crocs he thinks he's got it all. Not according to Monica though, the sight of his horrendous ensemble nearly makes her half bald with anxiety. When Edward accidentally asks her for a dance, like any other sensible girl, she corners him and rips his tie off. Now with Edward seeing Monica as a sexually deprived woman and Monica taking him as one of the worst dressed in the history of worst dressed, they're both on a mission to fix each other for the better. A tragic tale of gaudy Crocs, sky-high Jimmy Choos, and everything in between. [Humor #13]

The conclusion of The Runner series. ================================== Half a year has passed since the fall of Babel. In that time, tales of the Runner have drifted from truth into legend. There are stories of a thief who toppled an empire, whispers about a hero who sacrificed everything to free us from the iron grip of a madwoman. They say that the Runner is broken. They say that she is fearless. They say that no enemy stands a chance against her unstoppable army of warriors. They say that she fights because her veins run red with rebellion, but I know better. She fights because she has nothing left to lose.