Unimaginable monsters lurk in the shadows of the woods surrounding Krissy's house, but she will be safe within those walls... as long as she is always home before sunset. Not for the faint-hearted; this creepy short story is full of suspense! It's a thrilling journey for the senses, perfect for those nights when you're not going to be able to sleep anyway!

When the Ravos Kingdom invades the Nyrial Empire, Prince Shade Cross must produce the antidote to save his species and lead the two warring nations to peace while battling his own demons and his touch of death. ------------------- The Ravos Phoenixians have come to invade the Nyrial Empire for being mistreated by the Draconians over the past half century. The Curse is eating away at their humanity and turning them into blood-sucking monsters while poisoning them with a venom so lethal it's making their essences even darker and more sinister. Along with the help of the sister he shares with Zoran Masters, Shade is trying to create the antivenom with Elora to reverse the Curse infecting his kingdom. When Shade threatens to steal Emperor Nepheus' power, Armaeda is forced to obey his command and destroy the bond between Princess Aeryn and her Champion, Zoran. Shade's new wife regards him with hostile repulsion for severing her connection with Zoran. Aeryn keeps him at a dagger's distance even while their thrones sit next to each other. Shade's burning desire to get close to the one woman he can touch without killing her is increasing the more she fights their growing attraction. Aeryn's mother, the once Empress Caerwyn, has risen from the ashes along with the full-blooded Phoenixians who were killed in the explosion on Azmar. They are back for revenge against the Draconians and will not stop until the emperor succumbs to their reign of wrath - not even when Aeryn is the first to fall. SEQUEL TO "WHEN IT REIGNS"

[WATTY'S 2024 SHORTLIST] When the Ravos Kingdom abducts the Nyrial Emperor's dragon, princess Aeryn Glastos must marry the demon prince planning her assassination to save her empire and end the war while guarding her heart and a dangerous secret. ------------ The twenty-two-year-old Draconian princess is starting her final year at Insignia Academy during the height of the war between the Draconians and demons. Aeryn's dream is to graduate as a bonded Champion in the Fire Force and fight in the war. The only problem is, she is the only Draconian to never receive a power by age twenty. Ashamed of his powerless daughter, the emperor of the Nyrial Empire proposes a marriage between Aeryn and the Ravos Kingdom's demon prince to end the war and get his dragon back. Shade Cross is ruthless, cunning, and dangerously powerful. Everything he touches dies, except Aeryn. He awakens something in her she has never felt before and she acquires not one, but two powers. She must navigate both nations built upon lies, betrayals, a forbidden alliance, and a deadly curse. When she discovers the truth about her empire, she must make a choice: protect the secrets and save her father, or side with the enemy. Aeryn needs to be careful because when it reigns, it pours, and she is caught right in the middle of a feuding storm between both nations.

Sienna's tired of life. She's tired of being forced to kill and tired of making enemies everywhere. She thought when she got kidnapped that it'd be the end. But, instead she was tortured. Now that her torturer is done with her, what'll happen. Will she finally be free of life or will she learn to be happy? This is a reverse harem story. Four guys and one girl. Stuff happens between the guys. There'll be smut but not a lot and not in the first couple of chapters. I'm editing now🖤

Two entries for Aim to Engage 2019: @Romance Prompt - I Do. I was inspired to write this from two perspectives, each with 500 words limit, which can be read in sequence, starting with, "Then, Now, and Tomorrow," followed by, "No Happy Endings."

Poisoned by the blood of a vampire leader whose kind she lives to hunt to avenge her family's murder, Veronica Wolf is forced to work for him for an antidote. Having learned that by drinking his blood, a one-sided bond is formed between them which allows her to manipulate him with her emotions, she sets herself on a course to lure him into finding her family's murderers by trying to seduce him. Meanwhile, Remus Valentin, Gate Keeper of the vampire realm running for the leading political position in his own world must stay on top of the game and never allows himself to be manipulated by Veronica or he stands to lose everything he's worked for. He must deal with this unexpected bond he has with her and try to keep his distance but finds himself being drawn closer and closer by her attempts to seduce him. This is a story of revenge, betrayal, manipulation and seduction, of bad boy and bad girl going at each other's throat in a deadly game where the risks are high and the love and desire will drive a stake through your heart. -- # Second place Fireworks Awards 2019 for Vampire/Werewolf- # # EWA 2019 Awards Long Listed for Vampire/Werewolf #

When self-made billionaire Gianna Moretti swears by the red sole of her 4-inch Louboutin to never fall in love again, Aphrodite finds it an insult and sends Eros to fix the problem. When even his mighty arrow doesn't work on her, the god of love and desire decides to come out of hiding and makes himself a candidate. Mature content warning: No entry whatsoever for children under 18. I'm not responsible for the corruption of youth if you do not heed my words. LOL Prompt #65 for Open Novella Contest III: You declare to the heavens that you will never fall in love again. Aphrodite takes that as a challenge. This spanking cover is done by @bitchismyreligion ❤️❤️ Thank you, love.

For 17-year-old Nyx Madden, stealing shadows is second nature. This rare power allows her to control the person whose shadow she holds. And, since she's been on her own for the past five years, it's her only chance at survival. But Nyx's life in the shadows is jeopardized when she is visited by Victor, the enigmatic leader of the criminal underworld. Somehow, he discovered that she is the faceless Shadow Thief, Itoria's most wanted criminal. If he reveals her identity, she'll be hanged. Victor strikes a deal with Nyx. He'll give her more gold than she knows what to do with in exchange for the shadow of Itoria's Silver Prince, thus nicknamed for his fickle nature and careless wealth. Nyx readily agrees, as this may be the last shadow she ever has to steal. And, considering the Silver Prince's rotten reputation, Itoria can only improve with him out of the way. In order to take the prince's shadow, Nyx must uncover his greatest fear and confront him with it. She infiltrates the castle, where she discovers that nothing in Itoria is as it seems, including the prince himself. Stuck under his dying father's thumb, the Silver Prince has little freedom-but his selfish, callow nature might be hiding a golden heart. With her identity hanging in the balance, Nyx finds the fate of the entire kingdom in her hands-and her own heart in the hands of the Silver Prince.

Life's just not worth living, I mutter under my breath. Then how's death worth dying? Jackson asks in return. *** Danielle Forlorm is breathing. And yet, she is very much dead. A corpse with a smile and nobody notices. Nobody knows or even cares that she's felt like a stillborn her whole life. Just like her stories. Dead and not worth a second look. Until her world collides with Jackson Palmer. Mr Perfect with his easy life and bright future. Or so people think. Set on reviving Danielle, Jackson creates a once in a life time bucket list made up from everything daring that Danielle's characters have done in the stories she's written. "Stop writing about the life you want to live and start living it." But can Jackson bring this stillborn back to life before it's too late? *** "This story is not getting a happy ending, Jackson Palmer." "Well, Dani, at least we'll have quite the adventure before all that."

Adonis Celts, the notorious monster who'd been rotting in prison for the past decade. Getting an interview with him just weeks before his release would be the story of a lifetime, and well worth the risk. With his hands cuffed and guards right outside the door, nothing could go wrong. Right? • • • "I've already explained I'm not afraid of you Mr. Celts. But it seems like you want me to be?" I retort. He leans forward in the chair, his face just a foot or two away from mine. The light flickers above us and it seems like a sign for me to shut the hell up. "Mmhm right. Well, maybe you have more nerve than sense then hm? Or you just don't scare as easily as the others." His jaw ticks slightly "But I can think of far better ways to get your heart racing. So no honey, fear is the last thing I want from a woman like you."