❝Tell me a story, love.❞ In which, a slave girl tells a bloodthirsty king a story in exchange for her life. [07.15.16] all rights reserved ©2016

❝RUIN ME. BURN ME. I'M YOURS.❞ Kadar al-Din Rumi, Caliph of Khorashtar, is a cold-blooded murderer, and is known by the people of his country as such. Every dusk, he marries a new woman; and by dawn, he has slit her throat. It is a vicious cycle of murder and torment of girls and their families. When the ruthless king sets his sights on the sister of Zeinab Nejem, Zeinab knows that she will never let a monster win. She decides to take her sister's place, to survive longer than any other one of King Kadar's wives, and then, when the time comes, to murder him the way he murdered so many. © Copyright 2017 by Lily White. All rights reserved.

*A Little Red Riding Hood retelling* --- Rose LaRoux is not your delicate flower. At least not after witnessing her Grandmother's murder by a monster she thought only lived in grim fairy tales. It's been ten years since then and Rose is not only a hunter, but one of the best. A life dedicated to revenge, she won't stop until she's killed every last werewolf. But what will she do when a series of events leaves her abandoned and in the hands of a beast she swore to kill? Can she let go of the past or will she be stuck seeing only red forever? This is the story of Little Red Riding Hood, except Little Red isn't so little anymore and it's the big bad wolves that run away from her. ------------------ | WATTYS 2016 WINNER | | WATTPAD FEATURED BOOK | Highest Ranking: #3 in Paranormal Gorgeous cover created by Abyss-of-Crazy Started: 5/22/16 Completed: Copyright © 2016 C. S. Belle

**THIS STORY HAS BEEN MOVED TO RADISH** Magnus is the youngest Leader the London Mafia has ever had. At just 27 years old, Magnus has all the riches and total power. He sees himself as a King, and is treated as such. But a King cannot rule without his Queen, and after a spiral of events that leads to him being without one, Magnus begins a search. Having control over the whole city, and access to everything (and everyone) that comes with it, Magnus gathers all the eligible women his men can find, determined to find who can take the spot as his Queen. ---------- Esther is a beautiful young woman, an orphaned foreigner in the city of London. She belongs to a tribe that is shunned by the Capital. For people do not like what they do not understand. Despite her best efforts not to get caught up in Magnus' drama, she finds herself right in the middle of it, getting chosen to be Magnus' next Queen. Esther knows she must keep her identity a secret from Magnus, or she will face dire consequences. Does Esther manage to break open Magnus' arrogant and self-absorbed heart? Or does she risk exposing herself as a woman from the tribe of Yahweh? A retelling of an Ancient tale, unlike anything before.

{a wattpad featured story-- 6/29/18 -- 7/20/18} an HTBC book of the month for November 2018 cover by the talented ellis ( @rubyruins ) ❝the night has a thousand eyes, and the moon knows all your secrets.❞ --in which a young woman bravely defies the odds by regaling the sultan of her kingdom with stories spun of gold and gossamer and perfumed with roses, yet finds herself falling into the beast's claws because of it. (full summary inside) #TheCosmicAwards2019