*Story Contains Mature and Explicit Content* [COMPLETED] "Strangers in the dark can change your life in the light." "As I reach the front door I can't help the same question swimming around in my mind, what could possibly be on all of those tapes?" ----- Preview: "You wanna try and be my medicine Abby?" he asks with a deep testing tone, keeping his voice quiet. "I can try" I breathe out as I gulp when his grip tightens "Try me" His hand slides up my throat, his long fingers wrapping tight around my jaw "That's what you really want?" I nod, as I sigh out a shallow yes, and I see every muscle in his body tense, as he wets his lips; hoarsely murmuring his next sentence like its his last try at making me change my mind. "I'm dangerous Abby, this is your last chance, tried to warn you" My stomach twists and knots, as I use every ounce of bravery I have. "Prove it then" ----- Book Started : DEC 2018 - COMPLETED MAY 2019

If you can see them, then you're already dead. If you can hear them, then you're not far from it. If you can smell them, like the forest they live in, then avoid danger at all conceivable costs. Because they're the monsters in the shadows of Harvey Hill's forests, and their king needs his queen.

"She was beautiful in the way a forest fire was beautiful: something to be admired from a distance, not up close." ~ Terry Prachett -------- Noelle is kind but if you mess with her, she'll make you regret it. There's something unforgettable about her. So few know the truth of her past, even less care to ask how it has affected her. She's that good at affection, masking and redirection. Then she bumps into Stephen, remarkably rare who just brings out the most, of everything. Do they bring out the worst or the best in each other? Or is it something completely bizarre that no one ever thought of? -------- All rights reserved to unsmokeharry, 2016 ©

When good girl highschooler Ellie falls in love with an ex-convict, old family secrets come back to haunt them and keep them apart. ***** Living up to her "good girl" reputation had never been an issue for Ellie Browning, a small town Australian highschooler. That is until she meets Haze. Handsome, tattooed, and with a criminal past, he is everything she was taught to avoid. Unable to control their feelings, the two form an unbreakable bond that unearths family secrets and emotional turmoil for Ellie and everyone she has ever loved. With all odds against them, Ellie and Haze must ultimately choose between their love and familial obligations. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

"GET AWAY FROM ME!" I yell and crawl to the back of my cell. "I can't take any more of this, I can't do this anymore! "I don't take orders from you, it's time that you accept the fact that your mate isn't coming for you. You are mine now and I intend to make sure that everyone knows it. You will be my rouge queen and you will enjoy every second of it." ........................................................................................................................................................................ Elinn is once again Aurelio prisoner but it isn't the same as the last time. This time Elinn know who her family is and what love feels like. She refuses to give into Aurelio again and will not break to his will. However, it seems while she was gone 'Master' has discovered some new tricks that may make this idea a little bit more complicated. Carter is doing everything he can to find his mate and get her back home. He knows what Aurelio is capable of and will do whatever it takes to get her back where she belongs. Unfortunately with her gone things begin to fall apart, without her Carter is getting weaker and weaker and with the appearance of her father, things are getting more complicated. If Carter doesn't find her relatively soon there isn't going to be much of him left to save her. Will they be able to find each other before they both shatter into a thousand pieces?

"...You're going to hate how much you love it." He told me. He whispered. And he made me foolishly forget my own name every time he touched me. But he was right. I hated how much I loved it. *** Dark, bruised, broken. Our words. Dark bruised and broken. Our souls. But she was still incandescent. Just like the first time I saw her, those vast and fervent eyes took me by surprise. Because in them... In them I realized a reflection of my own soul. She became my weakness; she became the chink in my armor. My undoing. She asked me, "Why do you put up with me?" I answered nothing. Perhaps I should've said the truth. Perhaps I should've told her that she was the light in my life. She was the fire... And I had been cold my whole life. ***