"Do you remember calling me 'mate?'" he asked softly, pushing her wild curls away from her face. She blushed deeply, but he wouldn't let her look away. "You heard that?" He nodded with a smile. "It was the first thought she ever shared with me." Skylar pursed her lips. "She likes you very much." "What about you?" he teased gently. "How do you feel about me?" She set her jaw and once again managed to look down her nose at him while staring up at him. "Well... well, I'm rather fond of you, Orion." He let out a relieved laugh and pulled her into his chest again. "What a relief. I was worried it was just me." He nuzzled her temple, inhaling deeply, his dragon fully at peace. The words "I love you" were right on the tip of his tongue, but he knew it was too soon for that. He would have to hold them in just a little while longer. "I'm fond of you, too," he whispered in her ear. <><><><><><><><> Skylar lived her life in fear. Fear of exposure, fear of herself, and fear of her future. As a princess and heir to the kingdom, her future was daunting enough. The fact that she turned into dragon and would be killed if anyone found out made it all the worse. So, Skylar lived in constant conflict with the beast within her, all while training to be queen one day. When a fellow king discovers her secret, she is forced to flee or put her entire family in danger. When she meets Orion, the Alpha of a dragon clan, he helps open up a whole new world to her. In this new world, Skylar discovers who she is supposed to be and what she's been hiding from. She finds the beauty of her beast and a love she only ever dreamed of. But then her new world is threatened. It becomes a matter of kill or be killed, so Skylar's new family, with the help of her old, must rise to the challenge to defeat this threat. Or risk the extinction of her kind.

I thought I was going to lose my virginity to my wonderful boyfriend... instead he sacrificed me to a demon. Now I'm a lost, terrified soul in Hell, where each of the Seven Deadly Sins is ruled by a powerful sovereign. I'm in Acedia, the land ruled by Sloth. It's cloudy, sad, and home to a very charismatic demon named Valefar. But he's not just any demon, he's the King! [ I WROTE THIS A FEW YEARS AGO... COMPLETELY UNEDITED. I TRIED TO BE SERIOUS, BUT IT DIDN'T TURN OUT THAT WAY #TEAMRUTHIE... ENJOY! ]

Years ago I had my revenge, and reclaimed my kingdom from the Usurper who murdered my father. Edeva Delsor, his only daughter, managed to escape me. When she is found nearly twelve years later, I agree to marry her rather than execute her. But the moment our eyes meet on our wedding day, I realize I want her more than anything else, even my own crown. I must tread lightly though. She isn't like me. She is kind, gentle, merciful and giving. I am cruel and dangerous, especially with my dark powers, and the demon in my head who wants her as much as I do. But we will fight to protect her from those who seek to bring her harm. I will use dark magic if I must. She is mine. She is ours.

Maximilian Calypse was kidnapped several months ago. Riftan, Ruth, and the Remdragon Knights eventually discover where she was taken but when they arrive to rescue her the woman they find is not Maxi, not exactly. What happened to her? Why is she acting like she does not know them? She may be alive but are they too late to save her? *Warning: foul language, some violence (memories of the Duke punishing Maxi as a child) some book 1 and 2 spoilers. Photo credit: bitch-witch-ain't-no-snitches

NOW PUBLISHED AND OPTIONED FOR FILM BY NETFLIX! With the exception of Vampires, the most iconic cinema monster would be a Werewolf. In teen fiction for the last decade people have been conditioned to embrace the belief that werewolves are sexy and mysterious young men whose biggest struggles are fighting for dominance in a pack while merely searching to find a mate in life. But for Everly Davis one dark and unfortunate night, she comes to find that a werewolf is not a handsome and glorious boy who shapeshifts under a full moon. She finds the creature is instead a blood-thirsty monster who resembles nothing of a romantic protagonist. Nothing is as it seems. With dead animals, a mysterious group of coworkers, and a rising body count, Everly and the aid of her younger brother work to discover who in their small town is the monster causing the chaos. They soon discover something rather horrifying. The werewolf may not be acting alone, but among a pack.

The twists and turns will keep your spine nicely chilled until the very end. Following the death of her mother 11-year-old Tamicka Moon and her father move from Canada to Eastlake in England, where they both struggle to come to terms with their grief. Jack Moon becomes engrossed in writing about Munford House, the estate where they are staying, while Tamicka is left to explore the house that no-one in Eastlake, save the housekeeper, Mrs Hughes, will go near. Why is everyone so afraid of the old house, and who is the spirit that offers to make everything better for Tamicka - friend or something else? When Tamicka befriends a local girl, Penny, the spirit warns her she can't be trusted, and that seems to be true when Penny's friends play a cruel trick on her; but is the spirit telling her the whole truth? And what is the dark secret of Munford House?

'Praying for the Devil?' With the war between the vampires and Varúlfur more brutal and blood-thirsty than it has ever been, Megan Garrick has been forced to seek sanctuary with the one person she hoped she would never have to turn to. By her side is her ever-constant companion, Lucius, the little boy who holds the key to opening the Gates of Purgatory and behind those gates awaits The Smiling Man himself. Now Megan fights a race against time to find the one being that can help her win the war once and for all. But where do you even begin to search for an Archangel? It seems the answers could lie within the journal of a seventeenth-century vampire and Megan just has to identify all the clues. Can she find them all before the Gates are opened?

Horror // Paranormal // Thriller // Scifi // Short stories ~ A short story collection consisting of either tales inspired by dreams & nightmares, or retellings thereof.

Hal Ashes is banished to Red Water, a mysterious town, to live with her grandmother. Naive to her surroundings Hal Ashes is forced to engage in a strenuous competition, unravel a murderous conspiracy, and learn the truth about her bloodline.