{ Hard Fantasy | UPDATING EVERY 2 DAYS } - - - Oldemeir is a weary land, and its fragile stability shatters when draconian King Korrin is abducted. His bodyguard Valye has dedicated her life to protecting him, but as she chases the kidnapper's trail she struggles between upholding her oath against his sins, her conscience & the kingdom's welfare, and her haunted past. A struggle against self, time, and treachery, where every moment counts and every decision could come with a lifetime of... REGRET. * * * * * * * Author's Note * * * * * * * 'Regret' comes after a long personal hiatus from writing, and I'm excited how my style may have changed! Have thoughts or opinions? let me know! all banter is welcome. Bookcover & inserts illustrated by yours truly. Enjoy~ Love, Lockheart

A short story documenting an important event in Dayna Masters' life as a nurse. An event which would change her life forever. A young man finds her and is attacked but survives the encounter. This is the first of many short, fictional stories I intend to write with an emphasis on the individual being spoken of rather than detailing all of the main characters in one go. This is also my first attempt at a full story as poetry is usually what I am better at.

The Grizzly Teddy is an enigma. As the narrative unfolds, his story deepens.

Stone is a good kid, who made an honest mistake. An honest mistake that has led him to believe he's the kind of person that people say he is. Liar, white trash, good for nothing. When a slip up at a party leads him at a summer rehab program, he's challenged by the farmers granddaughter to prove to the world, and himself, that there's more to the story. Carmen has always been too nice, and maybe that's why she finds herself in an abuse relationship with her high school sweetheart. After one particularly bad fight, she ends things for good, or so she thinks. The bad boy from the city opens her eyes to what true love is, and how to stand up for herself.

Melissa Crawford thinks she's just a regular teenage girl. She goes to school. She has friends, boy problems, homework...you know, the typical teenage angst. But she couldn't be more wrong, for Melissa Crawford is not a mortal. Her adoptive mortal mother refused to give her up and hired a witch to erase the enchanting Faery child's memory, not realizing that things aren't that simple. You see, when she was a little girl, Melissa promised herself forever to her Leannan Sidhe (mate), a Fae Prince, and a promise to Fae is sacred. When the Fae Prince comes back to claim what's his, nothing will get in his way. "Mortals are so arrogant. So utterly narcissistic to think that they are the only intelligence in this world, to believe their realm is the only realm, their way is the only way. "Many of you believe us fairies only exist in little kids' fairy tales. We are so much more than that. We exist, living in the Realm just a blink away from yours. A few wrong turns in the park or the forest and you're there. We sometimes walk among you, and you're not even aware of it. Believe me, we exist. Across the globe, your kind calls us and our realm by different names...but as William Shakespeare once said- a rose by any other name..."