18+// The headlines are on repeat: 'Broadcast live on every network. Nathaniel Blake pays for noon timeslots in search of mystery girl, Evangeline.' I'm glued to the television now, and when he says, "Evangeline," it's as if he's speaking directly through the screen and right to me... * * * Nathaniel Blake has just evaded his security team. As he sits atop a bridge, mystery girl Eve steps from her car like an angel in the headlights. Soon, he's revealing secrets he never intended to share. In a world where everyone wants a piece of him, she might be the one woman he can finally love. Without warning she vanishes from his life, and Nathaniel will do anything to find her. Aaron Randall is Nathaniel's head of security, and Eve has just gotten him fired and evicted from his hotel. When she mistakenly offers him a place to stay, he isn't about to say no. Keeping her at a distance is easy, until it becomes impossible to live without her. Eve hasn't let a man close to her in months, but things are about to change. Will she follow the dangerous path towards Nathaniel or the home she's built with Aaron... . . . Warning: This story contains triggers - references to suicide, adult themes, and depression. Explicit language and sex scenes. Copyright 2018: Samantha Kately. No part of this work may be reproduced without the permission of the author.

"A twist on the Winter Holiday Season!" On a phantom island off the coast of Iberia is a world hidden from our own. Here is a world of magic and machine unlike anything you have known.

The course of investigative journalist and 26-year-old Marina Davis' life is changed completely after a one night stand gone wrong. She wakes up the next morning to find her lover, Emmett, has disappeared completely. Marina isn't the only one looking for Emmett, however, so are the police. Murder. Deception. Cover-up. Who is really telling the truth? Will Marina expose Emmett for what he truly is or find out what is really going on? Read "The Morning After" to find out! #4 in #CoverUp Cover by @Crimson_Graves

*COMPLETED!* Cover by @sandsmark Currently being EDITED. 1st Place Winner of The Chaos Awards 3: Romance 4/26/2018 "Can't you give me a break, Austin?" Angie snapped, as the graffiti covered trains roared by. "What do you see in me, anyway? I'm like any other black girl on the street!" "You really want to know what I see in you, Angela?" Austin spoke up. "I see a woman, a beautiful, smart, caring woman, with a fine sense of humor and with a good soul. That's what set you apart from all other women, not just black women that I have crossed paths with in my lifetime," he said. Tears threatened to form in Angie's eyes at his words. "I also see a woman who's been hurt so many times, that she's afraid to be close to the source," Austin continued. "Well, I'll have you know, Austin, that I am a grown woman, I'm not afraid of anything," Angie retorted with bravado. "Oh? So then why do you keep pushing me away?" Austin asked coldly. "Why can't you let me love you?" ****************************************************************************************** Set in New York City in the early 1980s, college graduate Angie Carver meets young, handsome plumbing trainee Austin Phillips on the bus. Sparks fly, and eventually they fall in love. Austin is head over heels in love with Angie. While Angie loves him too, it's hard for her to reciprocate that love, the reasons being that Austin is a little younger than she is, and most importantly, their skin color, as Austin is white and Angie is black, causing strong disapproval from her overbearing mother, a jealous ex lurking around, and an ignorant "best friend" who doesn't understand. Will Austin and Angie rise above or will their love crumble before it begins?

After Cinderella had met Prince Charming and eventually got married, the entire kingdom had rejoiced, happy to have her as their Queen. At first, it was magnificent having her as a ruler. Almost all of the people loved and bent down on their knees to praise her. But as time passed by, Queen Cinderella changed. She became greedy for power and always crave for more. And now, all of the people fear her as she becomes the least they expected her to be - Evil and wicked.

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For years, the faceless terror known as the Hand of Fate has been secretly manipulating the port city of Reyza for her shadowy ends. Those she favors rise in status while those who betray her are never heard from again. When the opportunity to eliminate a powerful dynasty presents itself, the Hand of Fate conspires with a sadistic diplomat who shares the king's bed. Together, they hatch a plan to assassinate their rivals. The plan is flawless-every variable calculated-except for one. On the night the Hand of Fate's hired assassin makes his move, a notorious thief is also making his. Jarle Jadien has had it with the gray-haired harpy whom he serves and succumbs to the greatest temptation of all: The Ensther estate is home to the king's betrothed and a fortune in jewels. When the risky heist takes a disastrous turn, Jarle finds himself in possession of a treasure he has no intention of keeping. Avaren Ensther is beauty and intrigue in one, and a keeper of secrets that reach far beyond Jarle's world of whiskey and disrepute. Reyza's infamous thief has had his heart stolen from under his nose, but time will tell if his sirenic temptress proves worthy. Within the city walls, a retired war-hero investigates the conspiracy and attempts to uphold justice, but his efforts may not suffice to prevent an all-out war. Too many vengeful plots have festered; too much blood spilled. As the moons reach a cataclysmic alignment, unleashing the terrible force of the tides, neither hero, criminal, nor all-powerful monarch; can escape the tendrils of fate.

A teen monster will stop at nothing to get power, even if that means eating the forbidden fruit that will forever bind her to the keeper of death itself. ***** After rejecting the Wolf King and refusing to be his docile, powerless bride, Korin escapes into the mountains in search of forbidden fruit. And while the legends say that anyone who eats the fruit will be enslaved to the keeper of death itself, Korin is confident she can become something more. Because the power that comes with being queen of the underworld is everything she craves, as she'll finally be able to destroy the society that ripped her werewolf identity from her soul. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]

The first rule of matchmaking - trust your instincts. When top chef Jake Sinclair steps into the fortune teller's waiting room for his monthly reading, he hadn't anticipated a delay, or that the delay would be for him. The fortune teller is expecting someone. Several minutes later, Ebony enters the shop. It's the last place she wants to be on a Friday night, but her Aunt - a master matchmaker - has ordered Ebony to seek council about her failing career. Even Ebony can't deny the truth. She is a terrible matchmaker. No, make that the worst matchmaker in history. As for her own love life, that was over some time ago, and Ebony has taken up a 'strictly no men' vow. But she has never been in a waiting room with Jake... 💖 * 1st place Winner in Romance . 2nd Biannual New Beginnings Writer's Awards (2019) * 1st place in Chicklit. The Chaos Awards 6 (Jan, 2019) * Finalist, Chicklit - The masquerade awards. 2019 * Best Female Character in Romance Writing Contest Awards (Jan, 2019) #1 - Fortuneteller (Jan, 2019) Copyright: Samantha Kately. 2018. All Rights Reserved. This work may not be replicated or altered in any form without permission from the author.

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