Amberleigh had been recklessly traveling between realms for years (accidentally, of course) unsure of how or why she continually found herself in a world called Erivale. Stuck in a not so great situation in the human realm, she escapes by literally falling into Erivale once again - although this time is different. A mysterious man traveling with a pack of wolves snatches her from the edge of death and claims to know her history. He also wants the bounty on her head. Leave it to the cold-blooded stranger to not so subtly break the news - Amberleigh was an Elf. Of course, it couldn't just stop there; she was an Elven princess. Cue adventures, sword battles, etiquette lessons, and magic. Amberleigh will need all the help she can get to make it through. The world of Erivale isn't as magical as it seems, and a mystery is unfolding - one that threatens Amberleigh's life and the freedoms of those around her. The Lost Princess is returning to Erivale, and no one, not even she, is ready for what is to come. Currently being edited. Damn Fine Writing Contest Grand Winner 2/13/2020 The Warrior Awards Third Place 3/28/2020 The Sparkle Awards First Place 5/26/2020 Rated ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ by the Mystical Awards 6/3/2020

recently released from a decades-long exile, ex-Quaestor Kire Jarkeiwicz has been granted a year of freedom before he has to rejoin the Covinus, the vampire mafia who has had him under a short leash for over two hundred years. Desperate to escape, he travels to San Francisco to ask for help from the only vampire he knows who's not embroiled in the Covinus: John Lubbek, attorney at law. John is a Sanguinarian, a vampire who drinks from blood packs and treats humans as equals. He defends humans--particularly those known as Genetically Diverse--in the courts of law. After hiring his old donor's GD nephew as an intern--and the unexpected visit from the ex-Quaestor Jarkeiwicz--he gets the case of a lifetime, the opportunity to bring Sanguinarians out into the public eye and break the influence of the Covinus once and for all. But the Covinus has been around for thousands of years, and won't give up the fight--or their top assassin--so easily. And it's already hard enough for GD people to be accepted by humans; what's to say that Sanguinarians will be accepted as well? In this political thriller, it takes those that aren't quite seen as human to find out what it means to be a person.

"They say it takes a village to raise a child. If that's true, then it also takes a village to murder one." One year after a devastating unsolved murder, Allison Ross returns home for the summer from her freshman year at college to find she's not the only one struggling to move on. After running into several faces from the past, it becomes clear that nothing is certain about what really happened that fateful summer night when her best friend, Meredith, was murdered. With the killer still on the loose, the entire town is in a heightened state of paranoia, willing to point the finger at anyone with even the slightest hint of motive. Feeling immense pressure, the police grow desperate for leads. When they begin to suspect Allie is hiding something, she becomes their prime suspect. With her freedom on the line, Allie begins to search for answers and soon teams up with an unlikely ally. But in a small town like Beckridge, asking questions about a dead girl is a sure way to get yourself noticed... especially by the killer. Can Allie uncover the truth before the police, and the killer, zero in, or will her own dark secrets put her directly in their line of fire? ~ 2nd place in The_Bookshop's Damn Fine Writing Contest