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RISING (#2, of Crows and Thorns)

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[THIS STORY WILL BE TAKEN DOWN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2024]

Two girls. Two secrets.
Only one can survive.
 
Years before Nelle Wychthorn plans her escape, Tabitha Catt may unearth something in a Horned God's lair that is the key to freedom.

Desperate to save her beloved aunt from a dark curse, Tabitha is out to steal the last magical item needed to break the spell, but a forbidden romance threatens her plans, her secrets, and the entire world she knows.

Season 2 'Of Crows and Thorns'

***

Varen Crowther is an enforcer who rules the crime lords and the cartels of the world for the dark sect known as The Horned Gods. Brutal and wild, he's the heir to Lower House Crowther. A position he never wanted and one he earned through tragic circumstances. 

Tabitha is just a servant to high-ranking families, someone seen but never noticed. Except by Varen. And while Tabitha is planning a heist to save her cursed aunt, Varen is already at work stealing her heart, leaving her torn. 

She must decide between giving in to the passion building between them or saving her aunt. And much worse, an awful dread begins to grow that she had a part to play in his brother's death. A truth that will not only shatter Varen but unleash devastation upon the world of Houses.

[2019 WATTY AWARD WINNER for ROMANCE]

[2020 BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER - Mafia Community]

WARNING: This story contains strong language, depictions of violence, depictions of childhood trauma, depictions of coercion, depictions of dubious consent, and depictions of domestic violence that may not be suitable for some readers.

Cover Design by Ren TachibanaAll Rights Reserved

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Run While You Still Can

Mature content within '' Even if it means killing my own mate, I will get my revenge.'' ---- ----- She's the reason that there is an obligated curfew in town, people terrified of leaving their houses after sundown. But what they don't know is that she's in town for one simple thing: revenge. Revenge on the family that killed her's, killed her entire species. Things are going well until she finally meets her mate, the first Wolf she comes across in centuries. He has spent his entire life in the Institute, caged up in the glass prison that was supposed to make him the best ruler ever to live. He was the only heir of the Amory House, the only hope for his family. He was feared by all. But when he meets this breathtaking woman at a party, all that starts to crumble down. He soon notices that he was never the one to fear and that it would be in his best interest to run while he still could. ---------- ---- ------ Credit for the cover goes to BookBirdy2404 <3