After the accident at Wickery Bridge that claimed her parents' lives, Celeste Gilbert's world shattered into pieces. But unlike her twin sister Elena, who retreats into her grief just trying to stay afloat, Celeste reacts with rage and a heart of steel. She is the backbone of the Gilbert house, the one who protects Jeremy and isn't afraid to look the darkness right in the eye. Everything changes when the Salvatore brothers arrive in town. While Elena is drawn to the mysterious Stefan, Celeste finds herself in the crosshairs of the unpredictable and dangerous Damon. Between them, a spark of lethal defiance and attraction ignites instantly. Damon sees something in her that no one else has: a wild flame, a determination that refuses to break for anyone. But Celeste is more than just Elena's twin; she is a soul bound to an ancient "debt," a contract rooted deep within her family's past-a secret that must remain buried. In a Mystic Falls where vampires return to reclaim what is theirs, Celeste must fight for her family and her very soul. Because Celeste is no one's shadow. She is the fire that burns in the dark.

Burning Desire follows Eloise Grace Yaxley, a girl born into the heavy weight of legacy and impossible expectations. Bound by a mystical soulbond to the Mikaelson brothers, her fate is tangled in ancient power, dangerous romance, and secrets far older than she is. Caught between her heart and her bloodline, Eloise tries to navigate a world of supernatural politics and shifting loyalties-all while resisting the stirrings of a family curse that threatens to turn her into a werewolf with every full moon. But the people closest to her are hiding things. Her best friend Tyler triggered his own curse the night of the masquerade ball-and never said a word. As the truth begins to unravel, Eloise must decide who to trust, who to fight for, and whether her destiny is something written in blood... or something she still has the power to change.

" to be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something; to be inspirational is to be crazy enough to live a little " - in which a girl who felt dead inside met a boy who made her feel alive again. { book series is being rewritten } started 01/04/17 finished 11/09/17 Rewrite started 02/12/24 Rewrite finished the vampire diaries season one the first book in the Maya Jane Gilbert chronicles

"𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒅𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅." [ 𝐓𝐯𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝟮_𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝟴 ] 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲.

"𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧, 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝-𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝." "𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐭, 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡." 𝗧𝘃𝗱 : 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟭_𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟴. 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲.

"It was pretty easy. To get lost." What was it again? Ah right. She had no idea. Elodie wasn't sure why she was with Elena even to begin with. Well, it didn't matter now. All that did matter was how Elena and she could escape. Oh and of course the little issue with Elodie making sure she didn't bleed to death. But no biggie, right? Yeah right... ------ Thrown into the world of the supernatural she tries to stay alive. And if that isn't already enough? She somehow manages to get herself involved with the Originals by accident. ------ A story starting in season 2 of The Vampire Diaries. I do not own any of the characters except my OC. English is not my first language! Cross-posted on Ao3 There is a TW for this book! Violence, mentions of rape, death, alcohol abuse and some possible graphic descriptions of gore. Read at own risk!