Darkness and light, good and evil. Both are very prevalent in our every day lives but for Esmeray Dixon, it's a whole different story. She's half darkness and half light, with the power to forever change the world as we know it, but she doesn't even know that she does.
Tobias Matheson, on the other hand, knows more about it than anyone would care to. As her Wild Thing and protector, he's bound by a promise to the King of Light to keep the darkness at bay in Esmeray. He's watched her grow up, been there for her through everything, and holds an acute fondness for her he'd rather not put a label on.
When Esmeray accidentally opens the chest her parents never wanted her to discover, she's thrown into a world of shifters and supernatural fantasy where nothing is as it seems. Danger is on every side and the fate of both the shifters and humanity lays in her hands. The last thing she wants is to shoulder the huge responsibility of who she is, but what other choice does she have?
The shady death of royalty, a mistake made in a moment of passion, and and old flame's reappearance does nothing but make things that much more complicated. With Tobias at her side, Esmeray traverses the paths of light and darkness too entwined to define. She's destined to reign with one of the two kings and sworn to never love a wild thing, but what if she wants to choose her own fate?
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Written by The Queen, cover is also by her βοΈΰΏΰ»β
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β’CONTAINS BLOOD, VIOLENCE, CURSING, AND EXPLICIT SCENESβ’
In a lakeside town where shapeshifters roam the shadows, Mara Philips, a rogue detective, must find a missing girl. But when clues lead her down a path of deadly desire and deception, she's forced to face her own demons in a race against the Bloodmoon.
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Waking up naked on the beach isn't too off-brand for Mara Philips, considering the opened bottle of whiskey not far away. Recently forced to surrender her detective badge, she's been having a rough couple weeks.
But blacking out the same night the neighbor's dog dies?
A little sus.
Something's amiss along the lakeshore and Mara discovers the dog might not be the only victim.
Fliers for missing teenage girls are posted all over town and a mother desperate for answers begs the rogue detective to take her case. With the help of a new flame, Mara investigates the shadows of her rural town where shapeshifters roam and a government agency hunts them down. But when clues lead her on a path of deadly desire and deception, she'll be forced to face her own demons before they consume her in a race against the looming Bloodmoon.
Content Warning: This story contains mature sexual content, violence, gore, pet death, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, drug mentions, kidnapping, mentions of sexual assault/trafficking, discussion of friend's suicide, homophobic slurs, racism
SOUL TIDES blends dark supernatural mystery with sapphic romance and a dash of science fiction.
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WATTY'S SHORTLIST 2021
1st Place Fantasy - Elite Awards 2019
1st Place Paranormal - Writer's Oscars 2019
2nd Place Paranormal - Pride Awards 2020
3rd Place Fantasy - Majestic Inc Awards 2019
Top 3 Paranormal Finalist - Prime Awards 2020