It was on the 500th century of hell that I saw my salvation. He had walked in with a devilish smirk and sharp features. He had walked into my hell...My only goal was to get him out...To make sure he got out safely. The only caveat is, I made him hate me. The things I did to survive are things he can never forgive. And now I am forced to partner with him to ensure the survival of his kingdom and mine. - As the Regent of House Dae within the faerie realm, Adalind made a choice three years ago. That choice kept the people she loved safe and caused her the affection of her mate. She could live with that choice. It's not until her kingdom and her mate's kingdom are forced into a partnership that she has to face painful realties. Perhaps she truly was too broken to be fixed. Perhaps no one could love her and her scars. He has been given many names. The Lord of Shadows. The Shadowbringer. The Broken. All appropriate for the Beta that wields the shadows. After watching his mate murder a child and attack his lands, Goliath has grown cold and closed off to everyone around him, even his dearest friends. He's thrown himself into dangerous missions to forget the face of his true mate. He leaves his kingdom often to forget the face of the most beautiful woman he had ever laid eyes on. But he cannot forgive her. He is resolved to live a mateless life. He is resolved to let go of his fae Queen. But his duty calls to work with her kingdom. The safety of his people requires it. He grows to realize that maybe all is not quite what it seem and maybe the person we have to become to survive is not the same as the person we truly are. - They call him Goliath. They call him The Lord of Shadows. They call him The Broken. They call me Adalyndra. They call me The Dragondaughter. They call me the Mother of the Sun. BOOK II OF THE TOUCH OF DEMISE SERIES

"The feelings that hurt the most, the emotions that sting the most are those that are absurd - The longing for impossible things, precisely because they are impossible; nostalgia for whatever was; the desire for what could have been; regret over not being someone else; dissatisfaction with the world's existence. All these half-tones of the soul's consciousness create in us a painful landscape, an eternal sunset of what we are" - Fernando Pessoa Maya and her twin, Charlotte, made arrangements to come live in Hood River under new identities - Miriam and Charlie. They arrived intending to have a clean slate, a fresh new start and life - something that they hadn't had properly until now. It was the perfect escape from their past, one they want to keep hidden and locked out of their lives. But the more they stay, the harder it is to keep their secrets hidden. Maya, especially, will struggle with the consequences that trauma has left in her. Will they be able to fit in and adapt to their new life? Caius is the town's famous bad boy. Due to his past, he has learnt to put up a tough and cold front, and he doesn't care about anything or anyone, with a few exceptions. Having everything at his feet because of his good looks doesn't help either. But that's only until a certain brunette catches his eye, this new girl who arrives in town with her twin sister. He's hell-bent on knowing more about her, but all she wants is to be left alone. Will Caius be able to bring her walls down? How will things go when he learns about Maya's demons? They are in for one hell of a ride, especially when their secrets start to come out and their past starts to catch up with them. 🥈 - Teen Fiction at Rose Gold Awards 2021 🥉 - Teen Fiction at Blue Moon Awards 2021