Boring. That is one word to describe Sadie Jefferson's life. She goes to school, is on the honor roll, has two best friends, comes from a wealthy family, and is secretly in love with Lucas Favero, who doesn't know she even exists. It's the beginning of every romance novel she has ever read but when she meets an angry and tattooed older boy named Bash, her story begins to take a turn for the worse. As much as she wants to never see the boy who almost took her virginity and then threw it back at her face again, she realizes that fate will not let them be apart. Besides, Bash doesn't want to run away from the only person who has ever cared for him, even if it was for just a couple minutes.

Leonardo Stavros isn't like the rest of his billionaire family. He has just taken over his family's famous company, much to his dislike. He's been told his whole life that he's a miracle in disguise, but he's never asked to be one. If it were up to him he would never have been born into such a wealthy family with such a stressful life. The only way he knows how to deal with the cards he's been given is to fight back, literally. However thanks to his newest assistant, Ivory Stone, who's stubborn, curious, and who loves her dog more than life, Leo begins to understand that he's not the only one who had his life chosen for him. The two are completely opposite in every way except one. They always fight back. Leo never meant for his bad habits to affect his family in such horrible ways, but at least he has one person in his corner, as annoying as she can be. Together they have to come together to face a dangerous opponent from Ivory's dark past, that is threatening everything Leo's family has tried so hard to build. The only question is can they make it through with their hearts still in tact? Book 4 of the Stavros Series

Eliza Safar grew up alongside the Stavros brothers having been the daughter of their caretaker. But after a horrible accident Eliza is left with no one except Marco who persuades his parents into taking her in. As they grow up their feelings for each other grow as well despite the forces that are trying to pull them apart. Although eventually the time comes when Marco confesses his feelings to Eliza. But she has nothing to say... Instead she makes the biggest mistake of her life and flees the next morning, breaking Marco's heart in the process. Five years later and the person who ruined it all finds Eliza, bringing with them the truth about that night as well as her true love. Eliza wants nothing to do than to run once again and make a life of her own but is forced to stay when she is faced with the hard task of mending the broken family that took her in so long ago, even if they might not deserve it.

"You are the greatest thing to ever happen to me," he whispers with his eyes closed. "I fell in love with Alex, please don't lose her again." ... Alexandria Stavros is the daughter of the wealthy and famous Xander and Aria Stavros. Growing up in a mansion and in the public eye, her parents have always strived to try to keep her life as normal as possible and her heart as pure as it should be. But things change. After a tragic moment in Alexandria's life she chooses to go on her own path. She is no longer the Celebrity Sweetheart, now she's the Celebrity Downfall. She spends more time at clubs and in men's beds than with her own family. Seeing the opportunity, her family takes her on a family vacation in a resort in Alaska to try to remind her of who they used to be with out the fame. Except events conspire which land Alexandria on an island off the coast with no one else but a mysterious man who looks more like a sexy lumberjack than anything. With the help of this man who is the complete opposite of her, Alexandria learns about family, heart break, and the true power of money.

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfilment of the senses.

[ORIGINAL DRAFT SAMPLE] Given a new chance at life, Sara Gaspard returns to Verweald and must decide how the Sin of Pride fits in with her daily routine. Before they have a chance to settle, a strange box arrives at Sara's doorstep and tears them from the Terrestrian realm. The box throws both mortal and Sin into a world - and conflict - neither has ever seen before. Dragon blood is spilled. A king rises from exile and ignites a war. Magic enthralls, fire lights the night, and kingdoms balance upon the edge of destruction. Sara and Darius' search for a way home becomes far more perilous than expected. The Sundered Vale awaits. __________________________ Sequel to Bereft: Foretold

Darius escaped Envy's reckoning with his life, but lost much in the process. Mortal and vulnerable, he seeks a new reason for his continued existence, and may have found it lurking below the mage city of Itheria. The Sins and their immutable control are broken. The streets are bloodied by Wrath's wayward children. Magic clashes. A winged harridan descends. The King Below threatens Terrestria with destruction. Darius's quest to find redemption will lead him into the void itself, where the former Sin of Pride will be forced to decide just what he is willing to sacrifice for a world he has long ignored and the blue-eyed woman he failed to save. __________________________ Sequel to Bereft: Demise. [ORIGINAL DRAFT ONLY]

Sara and Pride escaped Verweald's dangerous streets, but their quest to kill the Sin of Envy has just begun. In search of a way to end the immortal creature's life, Pride and the dying woman find refuge in the manor of Crow's End, where the residents harbor deadly, secretive histories, and the walls breathe with the memories of a madman as old as time. As their time draws short, Pride must manage an impossible feat no other Sin has accomplished before while Sara tries to survive the madness of Crow's End and come to grips with her own limited mortality. ---------------------------------- [[SEQUEL TO BEREFT]] [[ORIGINAL DRAFT]] [[ Highest Rank: #3 in Fantasy ]] [[Winner of the 2017 Fiction Awards (Best Fantasy Story)]] [[Winner of the 2017 Cryptic Awards (Best Dark Fantasy)]]

Sara Gaspard swore she'd do anything to find those responsible for her sister's death, but teaming up with the Sin of Pride is more than she bargained for. ***** Desperate and dying, Sara Gaspard promises her soul to the Sin of Pride if he'll find the madmen responsible for ruining her life, but they soon discover her wish is more complicated than expected. Together, Sara and Pride delve into a twisted world of insidious plots, occult fanaticism, and paranormal disaster as they search for answers and struggle to survive. As the danger in the city of Verweald rises, Sara and Pride must find the cult before the newest threat haunting the city's bloody streets claims them both. [[Book 1, the Bereft Series]] [[Writer's Debut Watty Award Winner]] [[Readers Choice Award]] [[Original Draft]]

[ORIGINAL DRAFT SAMPLE] She is twenty-nine when the FBI comes for her, but Catherine Themis was only seventeen, grieving and naive and angry, the first time she wiped someone else's blood from her fingers and felt the snake rise in her chest. She was seventeen when she stepped into the dark and never looked back. ***** By day, Catherine Themis is an unassuming civilian administrator for the Dedwich Police Department, but by night, she is a notorious vigilante known as The Hangman. Struggling with her violent urges and the psychological cost of her actions, Catherine becomes the target of an obsessive serial killer and a relentless FBI agent, and as the hunt for the Hangman intensifies, Catherine must decide which life she wishes to live and what she values more: vengeance or her fading humanity? A psychological thriller in the vein of MINDHUNTER and HANNIBAL, SERPENT HEART is a deep-dive into the life and history of a conflicted vigilante forced to confront her inner demons and evade a national manhunt. Catherine questions the efficacy of her own convictions as the FBI closes in and a vindictive murderer puts her family, love, and identity in jeopardy. With everything on the line and time running out, who will Catherine Themis become? --- [[AVAILABLE ON AMAZON]] [[REMOVED 24 DEC 2021]] [[2019 Watty Winner - Mystery & Thriller]]