Xblued Stories

When someone dies a violent death, some believe that their spirits cannot rest. That they stick around, made vengeful by their sudden departure. That they hold a 𝘨𝘳𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦 against the living, and will take their lives in anger and jealousy. And when a grieving sister revisits her sibling's place of death to help process her grief, she'll discover that the house is no longer a home-- it has become the Blood House. *** A #TheGrudgeContest entry!

Ever heard of Cupid? You know, the fat little baby with wings that goes around shooting people with arrows that make them fall in love? Yeah, well, that's real. Sort of. Iris is a Cupid; a lifelong matchmaker working for the Greek Goddess Aphrodite. She's just another face in the crowd of almost a billion such love-gurus invisible to the mortal eye, but she prides herself on being good at her job. That is, until one of her clients, Mattia Balderas, ruins her flawless track record. He has proven impossible for Iris to find a match for since his birth, resulting in her prized job being on the line. She is given an ultimatum; find Mattia Balderas his first girlfriend in three months, or lose her livelihood. But all it takes is one fit of comedic self-pity and a bottle of alcohol for Iris's life to implode and leave her spinning. The Soulmate Search is a romantic comedy about ancient Greek gods, love, expectations, and plenty of awkwardness. Get ready, because you're in for one Hades of a ride. Or, as you mortals say, hell.