When Quinn discovers a boy watching his friend group play basketball, he gets filled with curiosity. A string of events will lead to him meeting Cody, and as he learns more about the small quiet boy, he starts to piece together the fragments of his being. [THE NOVEL]

Adam is a Neet. He never leaves his apartment unless he absolutely has to. He holes himself up, only giving attention to his comics and cartoons. However, things change when a noisy party animal moves in next door and becomes a pest. Adam is given no other choice but to confront his neighbor. A series of events pushes Adam outside his bubble and forces him to interact with others. And maybe, just maybe, he thought his neighbor, Assad, was a bit good looking. * * * * * TW/CW: The MC of this novel has social anxiety and depression, and although there are no thoughts relating to violence or self-harm, the MC is consistently in a state of mind /internal monologue that can be mentally tasking for people with similar conditions.

"Do you know what metal this knife is made of?" My breaths were coming out in ragged wheezes, sounding garbled as my windpipe fought around the blood in my mouth. "No, sir." "It's silver." Another round of tears sprung loose from my eyes, and my hands curled into fists. How could I be so stupid? I could hear the smile in his voice, "Do you know what I am going to use this knife for, girl?" When I tried to speak, all that came out was a strained sob. A round of laughter erupted from the table, the council reveling in my torture. "I'm sorry, pet, I couldn't hear you," Alpha unhooked the back of my dress, exposing his canvas. A tremor racked my body, nearly seizing my vocal cords, "For carving into my body, sir." "Correct." +++ Copyright© to -hickman

❧❧WINNER OF THE WATTYS 2016 for VORACIOUS READS ❧❧ An invisible enemy. A deadly virus. A human hacker and a Werewolf alpha are their only hope. That's if they don't kill each other first. When Parker Johnson, a top security specialist, is called in to help track down the architects behind a genetically engineered virus, she doesn't hesitate. Even if it means working with Daniel Locke, the icy Alpha Commander who she had the misfortune of pissing off. Big time. Fierce, powerful, and determined, Daniel has spent his whole life defending those he loves. But this time the enemy is invisible, and everywhere. An enemy that could destroy his entire race. The last thing he needs is a curvy, brunette firecracker who's been a thorn in his side for more than a decade. But the Alliance has other ideas. The disease is spreading, and Parker's technological abilities might be their only hope for survival. It is a race against the clock for this unlikely couple as they attempt to save those they love, while at the same time contend with a mutual attraction that refuses to be silenced.

Your past will never truly be forgotten, I realize this now. Denying it will only make things worse, accepting it will allow you to move on. But do I want to move on? I know how I felt in my past lives, but does that impact how I feel now in this one? Through my visions my past lives are revealed, but it is through my heart that the feelings truly arise. People I once trusted are not who I thought they were, Those I hate turn out to be the very people I can trust. There may be a war happening around me, but there is also a raging war within myself. ------ ShadowBrook and Yuivaria, Two opposing kingdoms ruled by Supernatural beings. Each hold hidden secrets, each have done cruel things. Each desire one person... King Ryker of ShadowBrook has uncovered a secret that may turn the tables on the ongoing war. Somehow his enemy always knew his moves ahead of time, that will all change. Ryker has learned that the King's younger sister has the ability to see into the future, this is how his enemies can foil every attack he unleashes. It was all so simply to King Ryker. He would take the girl and use her to give him the upper hand in the war. However when he finally has her, when he finally looks into those familiar eyes, he is met with someone he knew very well, someone he has loved time and time again. Will Princess Amaya stop hating him long enough to remember the love they shared? What will her past lives reveal to her? Can she handle all that is uncovered? Or will it be the very thing that destroys her? War brought the two together, but can love hold them there? Or is the hatred built up in this life too much? What will young Amaya's visions reveal about herself, her Brother, and her former love? Princess Amaya of Yuivaria will have to decide if she wishes to be who she was raised to be in this life, or return to who she once was? Can she trust those who have betrayed her? Can she trust someone she once loved?

{BOOK ONE IN: The Alpha's Trilogy} I'd never seen eyes quite like his. It's like they looked right into my soul. I could feel my body tensing as he walked closer. I knew if I could hear my heartbeat, everyone else could as well. I took a deep breath and stepped forward, extending my hand toward him. "Welcome to the Autumn Fall's Pack, I'm Alpha Silas. It's nice to finally meet you, Beta." *Ranked Top 10 in BXB** *Ranked Number 1 in Packs* -All Right Reserved -Mature

(WARNING: There is Boyxboy action in this story. DON'T LIKE IT DON'T READ IT!!) It's been three years since Levi Blackman left the Blue Moon Pack and his memories of Kyle along with it. Levi now has an amazing boyfriend, crazy awesome friends, his life has finally turned around and he can finally breathe. But all that hard work of trying to forget the past comes back to haunt him when he happens upon that SAME person who had turned his back on him, that person who ran from what they could have had leaving him broken and empty. He should have yelled at the bastard, he should have screamed his anger and frustration out at the man for breaking his heart into a millions pieces but he didn't. Instead he came to the realization that Kyle had no idea who Levi was. Kyle Parker had lost his memory. So what do you do with a mate who has amnesia? There was no way Levi could leave him in such a state even after all that Kyle put him through. But by helping Kyle he can't stop the abundance of old feelings he has for his mate from rushing back towards the surface. So the big question is will Levi be able to handle the very possible chance of Kyle running from him again once his memory returns?

Four normal teens are conned into scholarships to a charter school for vampires. Can they escape before being bled and dead? Or sucked into the school's chapter of the Satanic Legion? Sixteen year-old Kathy is on the kill list of a Shoshone vampire who teaches Ethics for Bloodsuckers. Her pal Lionel is terrorized by his music teacher, an 18th century violinist who worked as a Mafia hit man so he could play at his victims' funerals. When Kathy's boyfriend has his heart broken by a sharpened pool cue, she and Lionel are put on trial for murder, in a vampire court, with a kidnapped gymnastics team as the jury. All the kids face the same three choices: escape, die trying, or join the undead. Blue Ink Review called this novel "a wild ride, and the plot twists alternate with big laughs." Kirkus Review said it was "beautifully refined, intelligent and profound." Thank you for sampling and/reading. This is a completed novel presented in 57 chapters, with one chapter posted every Saturday. The novel is available for purchase on Amazon, Kindle, B&N, and via Merrimack Media.com. All of the text and the photo are copyrighted and cannot be reproduced in any format without the author's written permission. The sole exception is for brief excerpts in written reviews. Requests, questions or comments can be submitted to lorenschechter@ gmail.com or on my website: lorenschechterbooks.com.