When River crosses paths with a man who speaks to every hidden hunger inside her, their connection spirals into an all-consuming pull neither of them can resist-but is she Grayson's salvation... or his ruin? *** Everyone in River Avelle's hometown knows about Grayson Maddox-the troubled bad boy who almost killed another student in the middle of the school hallway. Those who look into Grayson's eyes only see pure fury and hatred. They all think he's beyond redemption, even Grayson himself. But not River. As the seemingly perfect good girl, River saw something more in those alluring grey eyes. Something worth holding onto. From the first time their eyes connect, both Grayson and River feel the intense, undeniable attraction between them...but neither of them understand what's pulling them together so fiercely. The closer they get and the more vulnerable they become, River has to wonder: is she saving Grayson from his darkness? Or is she just pulling him further into hers? *** He tips my head toward his with his index finger, keeping my eyes trained on him and driving me crazy with the primal look on his face. His grey eyes look heavy, filled with dark desire, and a shock runs up through my core. Everything around us disappears and all I can sense is him and the hardness pressing between my legs. "What are you doing to me, River?" he whispers, his voice raspy and utterly captivated. His face is lowering and I'm closing my eyes, waiting for soft lips to press against mine. My whole body is on fire as I hold my breath for his touch. *** Cover by @strayin

There are three steps: First, the blood test. Second, the aptitude trials. And then, third, the changing. ....... The year is 2080. Flying cars do not exist and much to everyone's disappointment, commercial air travel to the moon remains a dream. Ravaged by a nuclear war which nearly destroyed the planet, the human race is now struggling to return to some sense of of normalcy. Particularly since the war illuminated one truth which had been hidden in the shadows for centuries: the monsters from their childhood nightmares were real and seeking vengeance. Witches. Vampires. Werewolves. Fae. These four supernatural creatures became known as Others (other than human). Or, other than everything Ophelia "Phe" Macintyre had known about life. For Phe, life in Darwin Montana was painfully simple- a never ending cycle of boring tasks. That cycle, however, would be disrupted on her 16th birthday where she, like all teenagers now, must prove her humanity to the government by partaking in the "Process." "Can you pass the blood test?" "Would you be able to survive the Aptitude Trials?" "And who will you become once you've completed the Changing?" -------------- Highest Rankings: #11 in Paranormal #9 in Demons #3 in Witches #1 in Faeries Cover by: @YursaUsman95

-Book ONE of the Lusus Naturae Trilogy- |C O M P L E T E D| Electra Volcov is addicted. She's addicted to that rush she gets when she kills, to that feeling of watching someone's life leave their body. Some call her insane, a murderer, a terror to society, however behind every 'insane' person lays an even more insane story. Electra's is filled with love, loss, and death so much so that she has turned to being a villain that plagues New York. You have all read or heard the fairy tales of princes and princesses that battle villains in their story to achieve their happily ever afters, but not many have seen stories about the bad person. However, this story is no fairy tale. This story is about a girl who does bad things but once was a good girl. This is the story of how a girl went insane with revenge. This is the story of Electra. lu·sus na·tu·rae: ˌlo͞osəs nəˈt(y)o͝orˌē, a freak of nature.

Misaki never left the hospital her whole life. From the minute she was born, her mother died and she almost did too. Both her mother and her was born with a rare disease that weakened the body. As such she had to spend her whole life in the hospital. She never was allowed to run and play. She was always alone. Her father never visited because he didn't want to go through the pain all over again so he pretended that she died along with her mother. He did at least provide her with a tutor. But because she was too smart, she learned everything at the age of ten. It was then she realized the reality of the cruel world. Now being only fifteen years old she knew she wouldn't live to her sixteenth birthday. She knew she was dying. She knew that her time was up the day of July 21st, the day before her birthday. And for the first time in her life, she wished to have another life. Closing her eyes at the thought, Misaki fell into eternal sleep. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now as Astra, she re-lives a life completely different from anything she could imagine. Not only is she the daughter of a duke she is also a wolf! She has an older step brother, sister, and little brother. A new mom and an overprotective father. But things take a turn for the worst when she meets the royal family and is thrown into affairs where she has to protect herself and those she loves from any enemies who wish to cause harm to those around her. Find out how Astra deals with her new life in proving her innocence in matters when the Royal heirloom goes missing. Along the way she learns who her friends and enemies are yet she cannot figure out who the boy in the black cloak is and if he is a friend or foe.

Nathan, a shy boy, is a closet gay. No one knows besides people close to him. He figures he'll never find a person who will love him. That is, until his best friend invites him to a party. He goes and meets Jake, the loud and proud gay werewolf who doesn't care about what others think. Being the Alpha's son, he's enjoying the partying scene before he has to take responsibility and become Alpha himself. Something just clicks between the two, and they immediately fall in love . Within the lessons of loving yourself and self-worth, what will happen when they are under attack, and the enemy is right beside them? Just read it... Please.. It's a good story, I promise! I really can't do these descriptions well!

Eight nights. That's all it took. It only took you eight nights for you to completely strip me bare, pulling every unconfessed Sin from my bones. Climbing into the depths of my soul without remorse, pulling and tearing away at the seams of my fragile sense of self... Go ahead. Take them from me, and leave me with nothing.

For the Monarchy of Sweden, Coronation Day is approaching faster than their prince had hoped. Being the only heir to the throne, Prince Seth feels immense pressure to fit the mold of the crown. With his mother ruling with an iron fist, he hopes to measure up somewhat to her expectations. On a day that is meant to be celebrated by the Prince, his birthday, he is met with dreadful nightmares that leave him feeling unnerved. Nightmares of a tall man who resembles himself with unsettling green eyes. Nightmares of himself wielding an unfathomably powerful magic, something that would put the strongest warlocks outside of the kingdom to shame. Nightmares of him standing over thousands of his subjects' bodies, without a hint of remorse in his black, dead eyes. The fear of becoming mad overtook him as these nightmares became visions, and these visions became hallucinations. As he descends deeper into insanity, he turns to the Queen, his mother for help, which only drives him further into aberration. Finding himself deep in the woods where no human is permitted to be, he begs God to stop punishing him, apologizing for whatever Sins he has committed against him. Instead, he finds himself face-to-face with a warlock with eyes similar to the man's from his nightmares. 10/2/24: Editing in progress

Ethan is sarcastic and sassy. Will is careless and troubled. When Ethan sees how bad Will is struggling, he decides to help the 20 year old. But in order to help Will, Ethan realizes he must face his own dark past. As feelings and secrets emerge between the two boys, Ethan begins to question if Will is really as straight as he claims to be.

What are we without flesh and blood? Are we nothing but a beating heart in a ribcage, a marching soul inevitably leading to our demise? Or are we here as a test of loyalty to our God, a God we do not know but must trust? And without this trust, we will be punished indefinitely for questioning his divinity. And what is a sheep without his shepherd? Without God, are we nothing but sheep led astray? How will we be guided to the light without a shepherd on earth? Should we trust our shepherd to tell us the truth? Or will we be covered in the blood of the lamb? A shepherd with blood on his hands could infect his flock with poison. And with this poison, he has control. And to Luke, this poison is all he knows. His seventeen years of life have been devoted to nothing else but God. He wakes up, goes to school or church, and sleeps; rinse and repeat. There is no place or time for anything else in his life, such as television, going out with friends, or discovering new hobbies. His father, Pastor Ivy, ensures this. His life purpose will be to serve the Lord and nothing else. A purpose that Luke believes is the right way. What else would there be to life? He hadn't questioned this until he met Gabriel, a man who was the complete opposite of him. A man who was strong in his sense of self. A man who didn't bow to anyone or anything and stood firm in his beliefs in The Church of Satan. A man who Luke feared. But also a man who felt like home to him.

"Have you tried turning it off and back on again?" •• Christian Ivonov, CEO of Ivonov enterprises, had always been the best at fucking things up. Whether it be relationships, or company connections, nothing was too far out of his reach to ruin. Alexander Hamilton had always been the best at fixing things. Computers, to be exact. He wasn't sure how Christian got the impression that Alex could fix him too. •• A story in which a what should be anger management patient meets a functioning alcoholic, and they somehow manage to save each other. Book One of The CEO's Trilogy *This book is unedited