When her husband breaks a deal with Greed, Olivia Burns is forced to become a puppet for a demon to save her child from the touch of darkness. Told from the perspective(s) of Alec Wilson, a new detective, and Olivia Burns.

They say high school is supposed to be the best time of your life. They're wrong. Amelia Pollard's whole life has been ducking her head to dodge an abusive stepdad and an all too handsy classmate while trying to live up to the legacy of a father she never got to know. "Only two more years," she tells herself... but a lot can happen in two years. Alex fights to keep his family together. But their inheritance is slipping away. Alex Steelborne lives with his four brothers in the home of a deceased family member. Faced with a deathly sick brother distractions are not allowed and Alex must keep his focus more than anything. Not all angels have wings. Not all warriors have swords. When a twist of fate brings Amelia and Alex together the two of them must figure out how to navigate battling disease, abuse... and an unchartered love. Will the two of them find new ground beyond their demons or will highschool be their downfall?

Among the three Divine Planes, a war was waged and now a revolution is brewing to fight for those left to suffer. Malakai is of Caeluum, one of these planes. He was a general in the Divine War, but now Malakai fights in the gladiatorial pits. Not because he's a skilled fight but because he's hiding beneath the dirt and blood of battle. Hiding from his guilt-his enemies-his destiny. Evangeline and Evangelos lead the people of Caeluum with a subtle iron fist and fear the one who could dethrone them. Malakai. When they get too close, he is forced to leave behind his life for another. Tired of running, Malakai joins the ranks of the Ashwood revolution with the hope to overthrow the ones who sit atop his throne-his destiny.

Ianna Goodman loves going on trips, all around the world. She has just moved downtown Colorado where she is hoping to go on many more trips with her boyfriend, Tony. One day he offers a trip to go camping, Ianna agrees. Although the lake at the campsite has a history of its own.

Zahreeva Sumine, a renowned thief of Taegyr, has found herself running from the army once again. On her way to freedom, she stumbles upon The Council's meeting. The Council is the Elven leaders of Taegyr, all who were present during the foundation of the city, and the only survivors of the original society after the War at Raga'Da over 400 years ago. Zahreeva no longer is a simple thief, but a wanted criminal for treason and conspiracy to overthrow the government. Zahreeva finds herself on the run with the lives of her and her loved ones on the line.

In a forest on the outskirts of the city, Carinea, Mora Al'zath trains rigorously. She desires nothing more than watching her father pay for taking away the only person who cared for her. Mora's heritage has labeled her an outcast. Talo, her mentor, is the only safety she finds in the world. He has kept a watchful eye on Mora, all while preparing her for when she takes her revenge in the abyssal world. Mora sets out to the Planes of the Abyss. She must fight humans and monsters alike in order to avenge her mother's death.

Four sirens (Agéin, Siorc, Somhairle, and Vandellia) are left with the responsibility of protecting the heart of the sea, which protects the magic housed under the waters. However, Marú, the soon-to-be king of Truaillithe, manages to steal the heart away in an attempt to weaponize its power. Now, it's a race to land for the sirens to return the heart to its home before Marú starts a war he is unprepared to finish.

This book is a representation of how far we, the writers, have come since starting Ms. Jackson's creative writing class in the fall. We are so excited to be able to share it with you. This collection of stories was created as our final project and it quickly developed into a passion project for those of us involved. The Sins Within developed from a series of prompts given by Ms. Jackson on the Seven Deadly Sins. Throughout the class, we were given a total of three of the seven sins to write; lust, pride, and sloth. After given the definition, authors were told to write a short story based off of the sin. Despite the common themes, each piece is unique in their own ways. This book is composed of three different genres. Emma Crumling, MaKaila Lake, Cienna Hammond, and Lizzy Sterner have all written fantasy, Beck Bavis has written fan fiction, and Sierra Taylor has written young adult fiction. Aside from the four editors, three of our fellow classmates offered their writing up as sacrifices so we may bring this book to you. Every step of the process, from finding our writers to creating the cover, was done with love for the craft of writing and the desire to improve. We wanted to create something we could all be proud of. Something we could share with our peers. Maybe, just maybe, these stories will be the beginning for great authors in the future. These, dear readers, are our stories.