❛THEY WOULD TELL YOU OF A KING WHO STOLE ME HELPLESS FROM MY SUNSHINE GARDEN.❜ They won't tell you about the woman who came to him sublime, lily eyes and lily lips. A king does not ask permission from his prize, but she, oh she, she knelt, kissing my flower crown fingertips, and laid a kingdom at my feet. A Hades and Persephone retelling. ❛AND WHEN I PLACED MY DREAD HEART IN HIS PALM; HE CALLED IT A KEY AND ME A QUEEN.❜ rubyruins | all rights reserved ©

❝ROME'S FINGERTIPS ARE RUNNING DOWN YOUR BACK, PERHAPS; I WANT TO BUILD YOU AN EMPIRE THAT FORGETS TO COLLAPSE.❞ © BALMOAN, 2017-19. | all rights (and wrongs) reserved.

THEY ARE NOT WHO YOU THINK THEY ARE; THEY ARE DYING IMMORTALS © 2019 by lee

crush my softly ― i am delicate.

six rich boys. one wild party. A gruesome murder. but remember, you can't tell ANYONE. kings of spades.2018 [ s h o r t s t o r y • m y s t e r y ]

"..and just so you know, old sport, that boy eats hearts." copyright © donnastartt 2016

Dante Averilla has known death, has known pain. But now, he intends to know vengeance. When a family torn apart by grief and magic, attempts the unspeakable. It results in a catastrophe that leaves behind two survivors, hell-bent on destroying each other. Through a series of unlikely partnerships, and even more unlikely escapes, retribution seeks to be wrought. A rebel. A thief. A murderer. The most desperate of allies become each other's only hope in a world of the arcane and the occult. For Dante Averilla will have his revenge. # 3 arcane out of 297 stories # 63 occult out of 2K stories # 29 orginal out of 829 stories

impossible heists, lawless youths, and centuries-old paintings that hold immeasurable power. ✧ cover art by Louise Delfin