****Taken down for publication with Parliament House Press in 2019*** ****Bonus Story Available: The House of Seven Smiles***** ***Wattys 2015 Winner!!!*** Magic runs bone deep... In a world overrun by monsters, humans struggle for survival underground. Magic is feared and reviled, but rooted deep in the bloodlines of families, cropping up once a generation. These individuals are cast out, banished to the Above where humans are far, far down the food chain. When her younger brother is tainted by magic and forced to the surface, Azzy follows, determined to save the only family she has left, no matter what he becomes. ***Lovely Cover by @mulanjiang*** ***#2!! in Adventure 2/28/16*** ***#6!! in Fantasy 8/15/16***

"Who's mine?" he asked, leaving wet kisses up and down my neck. I struggled hard to not say the words that he desperately wanted me to say. "Who's mine?" he asked more sternly. He found my weak spot and began sucking on it lightly. I knew right then and there that I was a goner. "Me. I'm yours," I gave in as I moaned softly. --------------------------------------------- Delilah Winthrop was always known as the bad girl everywhere she went. She always broke the rules, she disobeyed people, and she had enough sass and sarcasm to overpower anyone. But when she meets her mate, Nathan, her life takes a drastic turn. Secrets are discovered, sacrifices are made, and wars start brewing.