Sherwood Institute for the Magically Afflicted. A refuge for those seeking remedy from curses, hexes and other fantastical ailments. In one night, Ariel Winters went from socialite wannabe to cursed freak. Her heart is turned to glass by a vengeful witch and she is shipped off to Sherwood Institute to find a cure. While receiving treatment, she meets a demonic mobster with anger issues, a timid girl who grows a fish tail when water touches her skin, a beast boy who is kinder than his brutish appearance... As time passes, these damaged people slowly wind their way around her fragile heart. Can Ariel learn to trust them enough to let them into her heart? Or will her new found friendships shatter it before a cure can be found? This will be book 1 in what is tentatively titled The Sherwood Chronicles. Copyright © Melissa Lucas 2013 All Rights Reserved. No part of this literary work may be reproduced or used without written consent from the author. The images in the cover do not belong to me and all rights go to their respective owners.

The life of a medium is never an easy one but for Selene Shay it is a constant battle which becomes much more difficult when her step sister Alice is pulled through a portal to the land of the dead by a ghoul, leaving Selene the only one to save her. After going through the portal, and saving a sobbing Alice from a ghoul, they are captured and taken to the king, Death himself who refuses to allow Alice to leave and intends on punishing her for trespassing into territory mortals are forbidden from being. However he agrees to allow her to go free on one condition. What coudl death possibly want? Why Selene of course. Join Selene as she adjusts to her life as a high school student by day and Death's personal assistant by night all the while dealing with jealous fiances, power hungry older brothers, and the affections of Death. rated PG-13 for language and future gore. Cover image made by sarakay498

WATTY AWARD FINALIST - MOST POPULAR - PARANORMAL ROMANCE Awarded MOST READ 2013 achieving #1 ROMANCE, PARANORMAL, FANTASY, NON TEEN FICTION CHARTS. All was good in the life of Mae... then it all got bad... bit by bit, it all fell apart. Not only did she end up in hospital and miss her sisters wedding but tragedy was about to strike and the hits just kept on coming. Things she thought only existed in books, movies and a good imagination became all too real and she was helpless to defend herself against it. She would soon learn that fear is her greatest foe, but bravery her best weapon. Full of twists and turns that will leave you begging with others for more. Facebook MAE DAY - https://www.facebook.com/MaeDaySeries

PARANORMAL ROMANCE The sequel to Mae Day, one of Wattpad's MOST READ stories of 2013. A WATTY AWARD FINALIST. #1 Non Teen Fiction, Paranormal Romance. Mae was left scarred from her attack and banished for the choice she made to stay with her husband and children. Lee was being punished for attacking her and his daughter. No one knew why his lion had attacked or why Uncle had been so harsh on her when he was always her protector. Despite it all, only one thing mattered. The baby she was carrying. A heir, a future Guardian... a Grayson. As the child inside her grew, she was treated like a queen by his family who usually shunned her. She could ask for nothing more. She became part of the Pride. She knew Uncle's secret. She dare not think of it for fear someone would read her mind. She locked it away and concentrated on her role as mother. The day would come when he would indicate they could discuss it, it had triggered her banishment, of that she was sure. His leaving her with scars, banishing her from his sight was heartbreaking but she knew it was also to protect his secret. That was something she would do too.

Sequel to Dragon's Treasure. This is only a longer excerpt. Due to copyright issues, the fully edited and final version is only available on Amazon, Nook (B&N), Kobo, iBooks and GooglePlay. It is highly recommended you read Dragon's Treasure first. © by Maya_2011/Maya Starling

Cassandra Cole and her sister Samantha were perfectly normal college students. Until they were kidnapped by a rogue organization that claimed they were the products of a couple of magical power houses and not to mention, destined to save the world. Now they're working against a powerful enemy, Caine, who wants their special talents for himself. But which one of the Cole sisters should he really be after? Cute guys, an epic battle, and magic powers. What more could a girl ask for?

Broken...A word Alex Mathews never really understood. Alex was always the happy, popular, confidant girl. That was until she got raped. Now she fully understood what it was like to be broken as she isolated herself and didn't want to be near people. So her parents sent her back to where she lived thirteen years of her life before they moved. Only thing is she would live with the Blake's, her parent's friends, and she was terrified of seeing the Blake brother's--who used be her best friends--especially when she knew she was unwelcomed by one in particular

Emilie Grey found her boyfriend Conner Hanglinton cheating on her after two years of dating. She's crushed but of course with the help of her crazy best friend she is going to move on. To bad, she didn't know just exactly how her best friend was going to help her until it was to late. Now she has the school's bad-ass not leaving her alone and even crazier than that are his bad boy kisses....

When Hannah Trimester's high school suffers from an outbreak of Chlamydia, she thinks it is her chance to write an award winning article that will get her into the school of her dreams. But finding the truth isn't easy. With other problems on the line such as grades, prom, graduation, and boys, Hannah quickly learns that tracing this STD to its source is something she wasn't quite prepared for. [Not suitable for people under 13 at all or the fainthearted. Some drugs, sexual references, and cursing.]