Entered into the 2026 Watty's Competition: COMPLETED BOOK ONE for +18 readers only. Not for the fainthearted. Book 1: Hunter - Central Coven Series (Edited version The Soul-Cry) Book 2: The Maker's Sons - New chapters released each week. IMMORTALS: They are intense, passionate and primal. They play hard, fight hard and love hard. HUNTER: VAMPIRE. Defender, Central Coven. 300 years old. As far as his coven were concerned, humans were for 'fun & food', which suited him perfectly. He had fully intended to work his charm on the curly‑haired beauty in his arms. The plan was to lull her into submission, leave her trembling with pleasure and exhausted from feeding - as he had done with countless others. But this one - she disrupted him. Something about her - her warmth, her softness, that trembling line between fear and fascination - drew him in with a pull he had no business feeling. KATIE - HUMAN. She's the fun and food. "My soul cried out to him," she mused. What a load of rubbish. If anyone other than a flying vampire had said something like that, it would have been a load of rubbish. But maybe - just maybe - her soul had cried out to him. Katie has led a somewhat predictable, even-paced life. Not boring, exactly, but hardly fireworks. Until, that is, a sexy six-foot immortal turns up at her bedroom window. ------------------------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: scenes can be steamy, a few are gory and some are graphic. If you are looking for a gentle romantic romp, this isn't your story. You have been warned...enter at your own risk. TRIGGER WARNING: "All Too Confusing" Chapter - please read the warning at the top of the page. It will tell you when to stop reading and move on if you are not comfortable with the content. The storyline requires it for future revenge. You have been advised. Skip and move to the next chapter

"𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐲." ~ Marriage was never for love-it was for legacy. A strategy. A performance. And for the Lombardis and the Morettis, it was the most calculated, showstopping alliance of the century. Roman Moretti, Don of the La Cosa Nostra, and Angeline Lombardi, only daughter of the French-Italian Mafia Capo, had been betrothed since her birth --matched to unite two empires under one crown. Hidden from the world, Angeline was raised to be the perfect wife. Groomed. Silenced. Controlled. She learned early that one misstep would strip her of everything-including her name. Everyone's first mistake? They underestimated her. Though no one had ever seen her, the world assumed the Lombardi Princess was a polished doll. Quiet. Disposable. Roman saw the marriage as a formality-another calculated step toward total dominance. He had no plans to love her. No plans to live with her. Just a wife on paper, tucked away from him elsewhere, summoned when needed for appearances. But everything changed the moment he saw her walking down the aisle. She was perfection. Untouchable. She would be his ruin, his weakness, his obsession, his motivation. His everything. But what if that had been her plan all along? Not everything buried stays dead. Not every identity is what it seems. In a world where saints become monsters and monsters are worshipped like gods, Angeline must decide what's worth saving: her bloodline, her love, or herself. ~ -HEA -18+ -Romance/mystery/thriller -No Cheating/OWD -DARK ROMANCE "OMYGOSH. This book was immaculate. I could NOT put it down at all. Every chapter was AMAZING, the writing is shakespears work and each chapter made me laugh, smile, cry so much and this whole thing was a rollercoaster of emotions." -@Sunfloweraate8

"No-please-don't do this!" Seraphina sobbed, her voice cracking as she clung to her eldest brother's wrist. "I-I'll be good. I'll do whatever you say, just don't-" A sharp crack echoed through the room as his palm struck her cheek, sending her crashing to the marble floor. Pain exploded across her skin, but it was nothing compared to the terror clawing at her chest. From above, his voice was cold. Unmoved. "You will marry him." She shook her head wildly, crawling backward until her spine hit the wall. "He's a monster," she whispered, her breath shuddering. "He's not human. Please, don't make me do this. I'll die." Her second brother crouched in front of her, grabbing her chin roughly, forcing her to look at him. His lips curled, eyes void of warmth. "Then die." Her breath hitched. "But you will die as his wife." The door behind them creaked open. Heavy footsteps. Her father stepped inside, his expression unreadable. "Lock her in this room," he ordered. "She will not step out until her wedding day." Sera thrashed as hands seized her, dragging her toward the massive iron doors. "No! Please-Father, please!" But he didn't even look at her. The last thing she saw before the door slammed shut was her brothers standing side by side, indifferent as she was thrown into a fate worse than death. Then darkness. And the only thing left was the suffocating truth. She was a sacrifice. A bride to the Sinister, a devil himself. #A STANDALONE BOOK

𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟. . . . . . . . . . . We've all heard the tales of good and bad, the tales of innocent deceit and her hero, the tales that despite their nature, show us the beauty in contrast. But it's the tales of pure evil that get swept under the rug. The tales of deception, where cruelty is rewarded. The tales that have you questioning who the real villain of the story is. There's a simple philosophy to most thing in life; two wrongs 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 make a right. So what ensues when you put two of the worst kinds of people together? Loyalties transfer, lines blur, and hatred ignites complete chaos. She's cunning. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴. She's dangerous. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴. She's evil. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦. Or so that's what we're told. The devil is always worse. But maybe, just maybe, she's the devil in disguise, playing his advocate... . . . . . . . . . . - 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 - 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 - 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. -

Lady Letitia finds herself bound in a union not of love, but of duty-wed to the enigmatic grandson of a Duke while her heart still whispers the name of another. Yet what begins as a cold arrangement slowly kindles into something warmer, deeper... unexpected. Through teacups and twisted ankles, family scandals and far-too-polite balls, Letitia learns that affection can bloom in the most peculiar of places-even in a marriage stitched together by society's hand. But just when she opens her heart, she stumbles upon a secret her husband guards with a smile too gentle to be trusted. After all... there's more to the family than meets the eye!

Cami Ayad had been through hell and back this past year and the only thing she wanted was to have some normality in her life. After her brutal and traumatising experience with Werewolves, she was reluctant to attend the party celebrating the union of her sister Nala and her mate Alpha Alessandro. The guest list was extensive and consisted of all the Alphas and Betas from across the country. Cami's plan was to attend the party, keep a low profile and then leave. It was a simple plan and one that would have gone without a hitch if she hadn't caught the eye of an Alpha. Not just any Alpha, Alpha Rafael Casillas, one of the most ruthless and vicious Alpha out there, an Alpha who despised humans. So why couldn't he stay away from Cami? And why couldn't Cami, who feared Werewolves, do the same?

Forever changed by his capture at the hands of the French, Viscount Carlisle is no longer the naive, carefree idiot who left the shores of England. He has spent eight years trying to find the man who betrayed him, but his plans are thwarted by the tragic death of his partner, leaving Rafe with the custody of his partner's eight-year-old daughter. A child who may hold the key to unraveling the entire mystery that has haunted him for so long. Worse still, this brings him face to face with his ward's aunt- an old friend who makes Raphael's blood run hot. She knows him better than anyone else, she accepts every dark crevice of his soul without a single thought. She absolves him and tempts him into wickedness. He knows well that he cannot afford to let her in. Weaknesses got you killed in his business. The sooner she's out of his hair, the better. However, every day in her company has him softening until he cannot bear the idea of letting her or his ward go. Still reeling from her brother's death, Sylvia Heartwood finds out that the custody of her niece has been awarded to the most notorious reprobate in London and she will not stand for it. She forces herself into his household hellbent on proving that she is the better custodian for her niece. Only she is not so sure she can remain immune to the charm of this feckless libertine and his smoldering kisses and fiery embraces. Suave, carefree, and incredibly insufferable, Sylvie is resolute to never fall in love with him, but somewhere under the bluster she begins to catch glimpses of the boy who picked seashells for her and held her hand during thunderstorms, and all of a sudden, Sylvie's heart is in danger of being lost once again. With a villain lurking in the shadows, can Carlisle keep his newfound family safe? Cover by Muni Williams

This is enemies to lovers with real hate. A strong female lead. A dark alpha prince. And a slow burn so intense, it threatens to consume them both. As the headstrong princess of Duskari, Aeris has always defied expectations-and her father's warnings. When the brutal Skaldur warriors march into her kingdom under a fragile truce, she meets their leader: Zerek, the cold and ruthless alpha prince who killed her brother and has come to marry one of her sisters. Including her. But Aeris would not bow. Not even when Zerek sets his sights on her, not just as a pawn, but as a prize. What begins as bitter hatred soon ignites into forbidden love. In a war-torn kingdom built on ancient grudges and deadly secrets, their attraction is a dangerous game. One misstep could cost her freedom. Or worse-her heart.

When Barbara, aka the Ice Queen, agrees to fake-date Ryan, their relationship unexpectedly develops as they struggle to move on from their past. *** Barbara Owens is known as the Ice queen for her cold personality and ruthless business morals. When she agrees to a blind date as a favor to a friend, the last person she expects to see is Ryan Davies, and the last thing she expects to hear is a fake-dating offer. As their relationship develops and their feelings grow past friendship, their past catches up with them. Will their love be able to weather the winter storm? *** A reverse grumpy X sunshine story of love, family and healing.

Summer is a thief with morals and an outcast in her town. She finds a pendant floating in the creek one evening and pawns it off for money to help her only friend. Little did she know, that pendant would make her a wanted criminal and put her in the crosshairs of the mysterious outsiders who recently arrived to town. Leon's search for a stolen artifact lands him in a small southern town of the kingdom. He finds the artifact and a thief with violet eyes who denies stealing it. They embark on a journey to the capital to clear Summer's name and find out the real culprit behind the heist. Faced with trouble along the way, Leon and Summer's relationship develops as the two learn to trust each other. Six of Crows meets Lord of the Rings in a riveting tale of magic, love and self-discovery.