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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.

What would you do if the happiest day of your life turned out to be the worst? Sophia Casiano had three options: 1) Endlessly cry in a bathtub filled with Rocky Road 2) Run over the ex-fiance responsible for ruining your life OR 3) Book a one way ticket to England She had three options and falling in love again was never part of the exit plan, but it was difficult to run from Grant Edwards, especially when Sophia constantly runs into him. Welcome to Heartbreak Hotel.

Princess Clementine flees the life she loves after the Duke Cornelius demands her hand in matrimony. In the forest she meets a charming rogue named Finn Buchannon. Will he prove to be friend, and aid her escape, or foe by dragging her back to her fate?

Olivia Harris has one dream: to become a professional photographer. She’s determined and even went out of her way to intern at a well known photography company. Olivia knows that doing so may give her an opportunity to pursue her dream a step further. What she doesn't know is that, sometimes, expectations don't go as expected. When her dream takes a detour, Olivia finds herself running out of time since she’s graduating high school in less than five months. Her situation doesn’t get better when she has a bitter encounter with her locker buddy she has never spoken to. The two are like fire and ice. But, doesn’t heat have the ability to melt the frost? Olivia claims she will never spare a breath with her locker buddy ever again, yet somehow, she ends up saving him. And the more time Olivia spends with her locker buddy, the more she wants to discover what his compositions are all about.

Demons have prowled the earth for many millenniums. A few of them have mixed in with the humans. One in particular has had enough of the human realm and ventures off, exploring many worlds to relieve her boredom. However, one wrong move and she ended up on the bridge between realms. Amaranta, the Unfading One, is that demon; she falls into the hands of the silver-haired witch. This witch is no laughing matter -- she can take powers and souls away at a whim. Scared for her life, Amaranta bargains with the witch. It is a bargain that may end her completely.

In Death there is a Choice.

We go our whole lives believing we are destined for one path and follow it blindly, for once it is laid there is no changing direction or going back. But what if the path you were content to be on suddenly twisted and collided with the path of another? No more is your course steady and calm, but is now rocky and shadowed. Would you oppose this change and fight for the path you left behind or could you find the courage to trust in fate and somehow find an inner strength buried just beneath the surface? Sometimes the key to our very survival is to let go and willingly be bound by fate.

[2013 Watty Finalist] Thea Gibson lives a normal life. She waitresses at her local bar, pays her bills on time, has a secret crush on Detective Josh Cooper and let's her friend Shae drag her to parties when she'd rather be curled up at home buried in the latest paranormal fantasy. In one night though, her life becomes a paranormal fantasy when she is attacked by Titans and saved by a man claiming to be Hermes, Messenger of the Gods. Hermes tells her she is a reincarnated deity, with latent powers she must remember so she can return the recently escaped Cronos back to Tartarus. Thea refuses to believe such nonsense but with the strange things happening around her, Thea begins to discover that fantasy is more closer to reality than she once thought... Note: Some myths have been altered for this story. Please do not presume to correct them as they are altered for the purposes of my story. Forsaken Deity Copyright © Melissa Lucas 2013 All Rights Reserved. No part of this literary work may be reproduced or used without written consent from the author.

Aspiring writer Norah Jacobs needs an escape. In the span of two weeks, her corrupt brother has been jailed for murder and his partner has been hovering on her doorstep, threatening to ruin what little peace she has left. Packing her car, Norah flees the city and goes off the grid, finding refuge in the small coastal town of Bellvale. However, Norah's newfound refuge lands her right in the middle of a power struggle between creatures she thought only existed in fairy tales, and she begins to see that no matter how hard you try to run from your troubles, they seem to have a way of catching up with you... Watty 2014 Winner Haven Copyright © Melissa Lucas 2013 All Rights Reserved. No part of this literary work may be reproduced or used without written consent from the author.