[ featured @mystery @romance @dangerouslove ] Caprice del Fuego is the untouchable queen. She is rich, smart, and fierce but what she wants the most is freedom. When her grandmother offered her a deal, she accepted. And she will do anything to win. Nothing can stop her, not even love. Colt Luciente is the god of death. With a bloody past and the mark of an ex-convict, he has nothing to lose except his freedom. But as he feared, the past returned to drag him back to the shadows. And this time, it won't let go. When these opposites attract, the world catches fire and burns at their feet. But as the secrets trickled one by one, their goals clash. War ensues and each one must pick a side. In a world where love is weakness, is self-preservation the answer? ===== "I'm too enormous for your kindness. I'm too monstrous for your love." ===== ROMANCE | ACTION | CRIME | MYSTERY | ANGST | GANGS | LOVE-HATE | • REVIEWED by ROMANCE 06/15/20 • FEATURED in MYSTERY TRENDING LIST • FEATURED in ROMANCE DANGEROUS LOVE READING LIST • FEATURED in MYSTERY PARTNERS IN CRIME READING LIST • FEATURED in DANGEROUS LOVE READING LIST • FEATURED in #PROJECTBADASSGIRLS READING LIST • 3RD PLACE in ROYALTY AWARDS GENERAL FICTION CATEGORY • NOMINATED in THE FICTION AWARDS 2019 BEST MYSTERY • #4 on MYSTERY • #1 on NEW ADULT • #1 on DRAMA • #1 on HEIRESS • #1 on BADASSREADS [ book one of the mayhem trilogy ]

David, a young army ranger, is sent back from his 2nd tour in Afghanistan after his father dies while drinking and driving. He is encouraged to stay home and help his aging grandmother take care of his 15 year old sister Liz. But he is reluctant, having been sent to military school after the gang shooting of his mother 10 years before and feeling responsible for it. Now, Liz is pursuing a gang path just as a vicious turf war threatens the streets of LA. Will Liz be another casualty of the senseless violence or can David salvage the shattered remains of what was once his family? He won't have to do it alone. His childhood friend Cheeto; Claudia a virtuous Children's Center worker; and a cloaked stranger who rescues David from a gang hit are there to help. #323 in Action 9/29/16 #269 in Action 9/30/16 #236 in Action 10/21/16 #199 in Action 4/6/17 #117 in Action 4/8/17

Where do a song go once it's over? The songs that touched you deep within, do they fade away from the lack of sound? Well, I believe, if you listen with your heart than your ears, then you can hear the story in the melody echoing inside you. I believe songs are about the relationship between words and music. To me songs tell a story through the lyrics. Sometimes happy. Sometimes sorrow. This is a compilation of short stories inspired by songs. Copyright © CrownedMadness | Maddy Alson 2014

When Nichole Reynolds finally discovers her passion and gets a job at a Psychiatric ward, she discovers that things aren't what they're said to be at this place. She works with one boy in particular; Alec Miles, a boy with Cotard's Syndrome. Stuck with a mental illness where he thinks he's dead, Alec is thrown on Nichole's crazy adventure to restore what's right.

Fragments of Dylan's life. (contains swearing, death, self-harm, violence, sexual themes)

[You can now purchase 100 Voicemails' paperback on Amazon!] After a car accident, seventeen year old Steve Carlton, goes into a coma. When he does wake up after a few months, he suffers from temporary memory loss. During this time, he starts to go through his messages and voicemails on his cellphone, trying to get a clue of who he used to be. Voicemails sent to him from a girl called Ari might have the answers to his questions. A story told through voicemails.

He lit his cigarette, I lit nothing. He drank alcohol, I drank water. He smirked, I smiled. He didn't love me, I didn't love him. He and I together wouldn't last a day. And then the game started... He said he found me intriguing, unique, and interesting because I didn't swoon over him. "You and me Grey, let's play a game. We'll date and in three months time I promise you will fall for me. When you fall in love with me between that time span, I win. If in any way you were to win I'll give up all the alcohol, cigarettes, and player ways." It was a game I wasn't willing to lose, but all games had accidents and consequences. It takes a broken heart to know how to break a heart.

A short story on the transformation of a critic to an artist.