A young girl must rely on her estranged father to help her return an Orisha's heart, but as she taps into its power, she finds herself drawn to its dangerous magic. *** Sparrow Winslow discovers an old picture of her late mother with a crooked businessman. Convinced the man is her biological father, she tracks him down and learns more than she bargains for. Not only is he her father, but a vampire, which means she'll be coming into her fangs any day. But complications arise when he also explains her witchy mother stole the heart of an African goddess, enabling her life. Armed with a reincarnated bestie and a ruggedly strict, but dashing Guardian, Sparrow is forced on the run as every supernatural overlord seeks to take the goddess's heart for themselves. The only way to escape this nightmare is to return what her mother stole...her very heart. But that means Sparrow will have to remain a drab and medicated vampire and relinquish her divinely witch nature to the Orisha. Each time she casts a spell, Sparrow tastes her newfound abilities and it's secretly delicious. It isn't long before she fears becoming just like the monsters who are chasing after her heart. Will she sacrifice her ancient power to restore balance? Or will magic consume her good intentions the same way it did her mother?

Buried secrets, two girls with the same face, and a boy who loved too much. *** When Travis and Nicole meet on a bus for the first time, he thinks she's his ex, Rachel, who broke his heart two years ago. But he doesn't understand why she's pretending to not know him, and his curiosity leads him to keep an eye on her. It doesn't take him long to realize Nicole and Rachel are two different people with the same face and to find himself falling for his ex's lookalike. His feelings for Nicole were pure and true, but for a girl who wanted to be loved for her uniqueness, will Nicole escape the heartbreak when she discovers the devastating reality that the man she loves had an ex who shares her face? *** Contains mature content. Cover by @meha-k

𝚁𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚝𝚎: 𝙰 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚝 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚘𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚏 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚍𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚞𝚕𝚝 𝚘𝚛 𝚞𝚗𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚊𝚗𝚝. ---- On the anniversary of her mother's death, 22-year-old Kimberly Hall plans to muster the courage to visit her mother's grave and spend the weekend in bed. Her cousin and friends have something else in mind. Megan, Jacob, and D'Various coax her into traveling to Atlanta, Georgia to attend their first "Freaknik festival." Jacob and D'Various see it as an opportunity to put their music out there -- while Megan looks for any and every chance to party and mingle. Not a musician nor a hardcore party girl, Kimberly reluctantly agrees, intending to meet new people. During the trip, buried feelings surface through shared glances and seeking proximity to the other. But the party comes to an abrupt end when a fight breaks out. The four must find their way home before the news of the attack reaches Dahlonega and somehow continue with their lives where they left off. ---- Content Warning: This story features depictions of intimacy and violence. The sexual scenes aren't written in vulgar detail, but don't "fade to black." Please discontinue reading if any of this makes you uncomfortable.