In a dark and deep land lives young Marjorie, a woman desperate for something more than her conventional life in her tiny village, Core. She aches for something dangerous, something like the dark forest, Mirkwood, which borders her home. Yet, there is a curse which haunts her people: a Wolf. For the last eighteen years, he takes one innocent life. Fate seems to change at the hands of Vivian, a Wardeness who promises Core a safe passage through Mirkwood. For a moment, Marjorie has everything she has ever wanted: An escape from a fate set in stone... until the Wolf set its dark intentions on her. Now, she is forced to decide: Will she defeat the Wolf or will she willingly be devoured? __________________ The stranger turned to face her. This close, it was easy to see his handsome features. From his high cheekbones to his piercing gray eyes, he was unlike any sully-faced villager. Instead, he wore his beauty with a casual grace, as if he were clueless to the plumpness of his lips or the flat, smooth surface of his chest. "Am I a what?" The man cocked a thick, dark brow up. He pushed his right hand into the pocket of his trousers, but not before Marjorie caught a glimpse of the heavy jewels on his fingers. He drowned in an opulence few villagers could afford. "I take that as a no," she said. "What is your name, stranger?" He looked to her, and then his gaze traveled to where men and women continued to fling themselves around the heat of the bonfire. You don't belong here, she thought.

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Fiercely independent Genevieve had her whole life planned out until her fiance dumped her and her finances fell apart. Living with her friend Janet until the college semester ends, Genevieve is offered an internship that could solve all of her financial problems. The only trouble is, the internship requires her to repair the relationship between the press and Prince Alexandre of Montalivet by pretending to be his girlfriend. With no other way to fund her schooling and time running out, Genevieve accepts the position, but quickly learns there is more to being a princess-in-training than meets the eye. And when she develops real feelings for her fake boyfriend, she has to decide which is more important: her job and her good name, or telling the prince the truth. ~*~ I'm incredibly proud to have been featured on: Community Curator list by _jnicole_ - February, 2022 StoriesUndiscovered - September, 2020

Emery Aiken has always lived in a mysterious and eerie village. Growing up with folktales about a fictitious creature being whispered around the campfire. Never once believing a word said. Thinking it was all just a hoax while the other girls prepared for the ritual that takes place every 20 years. What is this peculiar ritual you ask? This tradition, known as The Ritual to The Beast happens every 20 years under a blood moon. Girls between the ages of 16 to 19 are chained in the forest. Chained so they wouldn't be able to run. Run from what? THE BEAST! One girl is sacrificed. And what happens after? Guess you're going to have to read to find out. ~~~ Highest Ranking: #1 in werewolf (02/06/19) #1 in humor (18/06/19) #5 in romance (27/06/19) © 2020 All Rights Reserved

I'd Like to think I was a good person, before it all began. I didn't cheat on tests, or steal. But throughout my entire life, I was treated if I were a monster. At the age of five, after several agonizing tests, I was diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder. But not even that title could describe just how strange I was. When another kid got hurt, I would cry. Whenever someone else was told a funny joke, I would laugh hysterically. People looked at me as if I were crazy- and for while I agreed with them. That was until I, Caddie Jones, was exiled to Nox Haven Academy, a school for truly special kids. Not the mentally ill, psychotic kind of special but the magical kind. Like witches, vampires, fairies and werewolves. Call me crazy if you want, you wouldn't be the first. But the stories are all true. The supernatural did exist and I was one of them. Life there was cool until suddenly, I was faced with two-faced witches, egotistical princes, hormone driven werewolves, and an army of evil warlocks who were threatening to destroy the world. ... Maybe Nox Haven was a school for psychos after all. ---------------------------------------------------------- Highest Rank: #2 in Paranormal 1st Place winner of The Night Shift's Killer Competition 4/10/16 Illustration by: Stephanie Pitino (www.ClairObscur.fr) (1st book in series)

"Every boy I've kissed, freezes from the inside out- except for you" *** Aspen Iverson has a gift, a deadly gift that has haunted her for the past seventeen years, where everything Aspen touches- frost erupts. After another accident at school, Aspen is suddenly whisked away to Thornhill Academy, a school for people like her, and she is swept up in a world that Aspen couldn't have dreamed of. A world full of werewolves, vampire royalty, and witches that could conjure just about any potion you want. Suddenly Aspen has a new life, juggling both her attempt to grow closer to who she's destined to be and her feelings for a boy with fire in his eyes. A boy whose fiery touch could possibly melt Aspen's icy interior. But with a famous serial killer on the loose, strange things happening at school, and a friend gone missing- Aspen is determined to figure out the culprit, even if it mean't uncovering dark secrets along the way. disclaimer- not edited, first story, show mercy. *first book in the Iverson series

When Sanaya Johnson joined Reefwood Inc. as the CEO's personal secretary, little did she know that she'd be facing the biggest man whore in all history, Lancelin Eustis. She hates him and his whorish ways with all her heart, but the six feet five, sex on legs, brute of a man attracts attention wherever he goes, no gender bars. And she soon starts to fight an internal battel to either join his conquests and enjoy a few nights of unbound lust and passion or keep her feelings hidden and endure the torture of watching him take yet another beautiful woman to his bed. Lancelin Eustis has it all. Wealth, power, the looks of a Greek God and beautiful woman falling at his feet by the dozen. But what he doesn't understand is why his stubborn and full of life secretary hasn't fallen for his charm yet. But what started out as a game for him to get under her skin and maybe into her pants, turns out to be far more powerful than he could have imagined. For he hides a secret that can cost her life.

What would you do if your apartment is haunted by a smoldering hot ghost, who is planning to make your life a living hell if you don't move out? RUN! But Grace Summers is determined not to. Possibly because she's broke and her only choice lies in living in her father's apartment. In one night everything changes for Grace. Her boyfriend cheats on her with her best friend and not only that, she discovers herself being haunted by a devilishly handsome delinquent ghost. (As if getting cheated on wasn't enough!) Unfortunately, putting up with an arrogant entity isn't her only problem. A/N: This book isn't meant to scare you but I can't make any promises that you won't be smitten by a ghost. Highest rating: #1 in Paranormal, #13 in Romance Cover by: @Deadrot Trailer by: @marquietta (Previously known as: "Living With The Troublemaker's Ghost")

Now a digital pilot for SYFY The Society knows when we're going to die. They imprint it on our arms at birth. I was supposed to die yesterday. I'm the girl who's Expired. Winner of the 2020 Readers Choice Awards Cover by @Forcade

"You are mine," He murmured across my skin. He inhaled my scent deeply and kissed the mark he gave me. I shuddered as he lightly nipped it. "Danny, you are mine and only mine, you understand?" Daniella Saunders had a pretty rough life. After being heartbroken and betrayed by both her father and her boyfriend, Danny moves to a small town to find the comfort of her mother. Everything is not what it seems and soon, Danny finds herself in the middle of a world she didn't even knew existed outside of fiction novels and movies. Not only does the town seem bizarre, but her senses heighten, her temper is out of control, and her hunger amplify. Throw in an arrogant, selfish, sexy, possessive player who didn't even want her in the first place, her life just seamlessly attract madness. Especially with those creepy threats coming from a "Silver Bullet", she can't keep still.