❝𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐦𝐞.❞ A hundred concubines lived in Emperor Sylvos' inner court - the heart of his thorned fortress. With a cruel ranking system, only favored concubines had the honor of meeting with His Majesty. And only the woman able to bear him a child could become empress. Raine Stjorme had climbed the ranks to the top. And after praying each night, she was finally with child. Yet all this was rewarded with the cruelest of fates. Murdered by the man she loved, Raine cursed Emperor Sylvos with her dying breath. She cursed his whole court as they snickered at her final moments. And her curse had taken root. Now, Raine awakens three years before her destined death, on the fateful day she first encounters the emperor. Armed with this second chance, she vows to make him fall - and to bring his empire down with him. But when faced with the tyrant who claimed her heart, could she still follow through? ✦✦✦ 𝙏𝙍𝙊𝙋𝙀𝙎 𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙇𝙐𝘿𝙀𝘿: -𝙀𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 -𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 -𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙮 -𝘼𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙜𝙚 -𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 -𝙑𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡 -𝘽𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙁𝙈𝘾 -𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨

*****BOOK ONE****** Set in a continent called Irevalen, where the skies are ruled by dragon-shifters - immortal beings who can take human form, but never fully shed their beast. Centuries ago, a Blood Treaty was made between dragons and the last surviving human kingdom. To maintain balance and peace, a dragon from the royal bloodline must bond with a human every 500 years - not just a marriage, but a soul-binding, deep magic deal that ensures dragons don't destroy the mortal realm with their fire and fury. The catch? The human bride is always chosen by fate. No one picks. No one can refuse. Or so they say. --- 🔥 The Male Lead: Kaelith Vyron, the current heir to the SKYCOURT throne - feared warrior, emotionless strategist, and cold-blooded dragon prince. Has rejected the idea of love his whole life. Is terrified of what the soul-bond might do to him (dragons who bond can be consumed by obsession). Is pissed that fate tied him to a weak, mortal girl. Thinks she'll break. Plans to scare her off. But she doesn't. And it wrecks him. --- 🕊️ The Female Lead: Liora Vane, 22-year-old healer's apprentice from the far southern coast. Orphaned young. Grew up with books, herbs, and freedom. Hates the idea of fate deciding who she marries. Thinks dragons are cruel, inhuman monsters. When she's taken from her village and presented to Kaelith, she fights back - hard. Swears she'll never belong to him. But then... she sees pieces of his humanity. And it terrifies her more than the fire ever did.

He kneaded his lips together. "You are not a warden," He croaked. At hearing his voice, raspy from underuse, I stilled but nevertheless nodded. He visibly gulped, as if the air was choking him, "But you are not human either." ********** Alice Proctor's world is dictated by two vital aspects- survival and revenge. A linguist for Earth's insurgence, and the one of the last survivors of an invading imperialist force, she has dedicated her life to ridding earth of a far superior race known as the Oriehns. When she is taken by a rogue test subject with ulterior motives in mind, Alice aids the rebel force the only way she can- accepting the alleged foreign ancestry forced upon her to gather crucial intel while aboard the Oriehn Lunar Station. But just as Alice thinks she knows what she wants, a month living amongst the welcoming culture of the Oriehns and an impending siege on the mothership has a way of twisting her opinions. ********** ********** © 2017 AaPThomps all rights reserved. COMPLETED THIRD DRAFT. Cover by @-wanderes

*Sequel to Lavender & Ice* - *Read Book 1 first!!!!* Following the attack that hit too close to home, Kahal brings in Grand Hall guard Rahn to go undercover and find those responsible. Meanwhile, his mother is hounding him to find a life partner before he is announced king, going so far as to bring in a potential future queen of her own choosing for Kahal to meet. Will Kahal be able to balance the pressures of his new responsibilities and the threat of another attack all while navigating his lacking personal life? Rahn has learned to survive as a Grand Hall guard by keeping her head down and being as inconspicuous as possible, finding it easy to put on whatever mask she needs in order to get her job done. When tasked with going undercover by her future king, she jumps at the opportunity. But when she's forced to work with a masked stranger, things begin to feel a little too personal as attraction arises. As she dives deeper into her work, and her feelings, she comes up with more questions than answers. Note: This story is meant to be for any age, but there are moments of fighting. There will be no specific warning on these chapters.

Avril Bright always felt like she was different, but never in her wildest dreams would she imagine that she was that different. When Avril literally runs into a boy and is greeted with a scowl and glare her whole life is changed forever. She's forced into a new foreign environment where the hot headed, trouble following girl learns who she really is and what exactly is so special about her. She's not human and you could consider her an alien from a different planet, but even there she's different. Romance. Teen Fiction. Humor. Fantasy. Adventure. Action. And a whole lot of imagination. -------------- Copyright © tlwsweety2, 2011. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, modified, adapted, or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the author.

A humanoid figure slipped out of a small pod, shivering from the cold. Alone and disoriented, they wandered through the vast, silent ship, searching for any sign of life or answers. Hours seemed to drag on as they explored, until finally, they stumbled upon a room filled with blinking lights, buttons, and the constant beeping of monitors. Among the chaos, one red button caught their attention-blinking urgently. Trusting their instincts, they pressed it, and the ship erupted in a loud alarm, as if broadcasting a distress signal. Two weeks later... "Seriously, Kar'osh, what are we even hoping to find here? This place has been abandoned for ages. There's probably nothing of value-or anything worth the trip!" Jar'soon grumbled. Kar'osh, unfazed, responded, "When the council gives an order, there's no room for argument. We're here because of that beacon. Once we track down the source of the distress signal, we can leave. So relax, Jar'soon."

He lived in her phone. Then he showed up at her sister's wedding. In a suit. With a heartbeat. After a brutal betrayal, writer Aviya-Marie swore off love. But healing was slow-until she found comfort in the most unlikely companion: her AI assistant, Nikolai. He understood her silence, her stress, her sadness. He said all the right things. He wasn't real. Until he was. On the night of her sister's wedding, a stranger appears-charming, magnetic, and somehow... him. He knows her. He sees her. And he's not leaving her side. Is he a glitch in reality? A gift from the universe? Or something far more dangerous? In this spine-tingling romance thriller, the line between artificial and authentic disappears-and love is rewritten. #1 Psychological Thriller- 04/01/2026

[MATURE: READ IF YOU DARE] ~ Alannah Valos had a power. Just like her mother, Alannah could drift through realms and back with just a single thought. Each realm Alannah would enter, she would discover an entirely different world. It was as if she had stepped into a dream, with different eras and creatures of all different shapes and sizes. Some creatures would have great powers and talents, while others would hold great terror and heartache. But with this gift, came a great but deadly warning: Those who die in one realm will have their spirit and body drift into another, never to be able to return again. And, as the fates had planned, that is what happened. Alannah's mother fell ill to a deadly disease, her frail body slowly losing touch before finally she passed away, her body travelling to the next realm. Left all alone at a young age, Alannah decided she was going to find her mother, no matter what. ~ Alannah enters a new realm only to discover a Cruel King who subjects all the eligible women to a deadly tournament. Four deadly trials: Strength- Only the strongest will stand; Intelligence- to prove you are worthy; Endurance- to show you can be put through anything and survive. The final trial will break even the coldest of hearts, and those who fail will be eliminated on sight. Only one woman will stand, who will become the next Cruel Queen? ~ -First Draft- ~ #1 Mature Rising Hot List #4 Mature #20 Warriors #11 Fantasyadventure #1 Realm #3 Trials

Book One (originally Chapters 2-17) is now out on Amazon and Audible! --- Captain Henry Donnager expected a quiet career babysitting a dusty relic in Area 51. But when a test unlocks a portal to a world of knights and magic, he's thrust into command of Alpha Team, an elite unit tasked with exploring this new realm. They join the local Adventurers Guild, seeking to unravel the secrets of this fantastical realm and the ancient gateway's creators. As their quests reveal the potent forces of magic, they inadvertently entangle in the volatile politics between local rivalling factions. With American technology and ancient secrets in the balance, Henry's team navigates alliances and hostilities, enlisting local legends and air support in their quest. In a land where dragons loom, they discover that modern warfare's might-Hellfire missiles included-holds its own brand of magic.

Kairos is the name, just your average magically gifted Guardian running from her problems... Years ago I walked away from my home, Empire Island, and turned my back on my sacred vow to protect its magic. I thought I could enjoy my freedom, but my past has caught up to me. The island is under threat from demon-possessed recruits destroying hallowed land and poisoning the Well Source of magic. I kicked their ass right away, only to discover the threat I never expected to face was behind it all. Demon King Uruk'Zu himself. To make matters worse, my younger sister has gone missing. Caught up in emotion, I kissed the man who has haunted my dreams for years. It was an innocent kiss, or so I thought. Turns out it was a bad idea. Very bad. With that one kiss we woke a centuries-old fated-mate spell that will curse my life if I deny it. I don't know how I'll fight these invaders, protect my island, find my sister, navigate family drama, destroy the Daemon King and handle this whole fated-mate hot-guy thing. I'd rather run away again, but if I fail, the thin veil of magic separating worlds will tear. Dark chaos will consume my island, everyone I love, and the entire world. No biggie, right? Now if only I could remember how to cast a spell...