The Neighborhood Watch
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Everyone has a shadow, but for the Darcy's, their shadow is the source of dark whispers, and it begs to be let free, to wreak havoc and eat other shadows to grow stronger. For Mika Darcy and his twin sister, the dark voice and the broken bones from training is nothing new, but everything changes with a family secret, a shoot-out with a cult, and a stranger climbing through a window.
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Behind Closed Doors (Still Editing, Not Done)
Emma and Liam were never supposed to cross the line. They were just innocent siblings in the same home, orbiting the same quiet rooms. It started with one accidental picture. One slip, one message sent to the wrong person. Emma never meant for Liam to see it. But the moment her secret bared itself to him, everything between them shifted. The quiet safety of being just siblings cracked, and what poured out wasn't simple attraction. It was hunger. Control. A dangerous, quiet obsession that neither of them wanted to name. Their love isn't soft or safe; it's sharp, manipulative, intoxicating. It unravels their sense of self just as much as it binds them together. As secrets mount and their obsession deepens, Emma and Liam are forced to confront the truth: this isn't just love. It's dependency, control, and the slow, quiet ruin of everything they thought they could keep clean. Every locked door, every late-night message, every blurred boundary pulls them closer, until control stops being power... and becomes addiction. One accidental picture lit the match. Now they're both chained to the fire.
Reverie
𝐆𝐈𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐀 𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐎, a young girl who's never known stability. Raised by a reckless, unstable mother, she spent her childhood caught between drug runs and police raids, ruining her right for a normal childhood. One night when her mother goes missing, Giulia's whole life changes... again. Will being under the guardianship of her new older brothers give her a chance at normalcy in her life or will they cause even more mess than before? Healing isn't easy and trust doesn't come free. ☆ ☆ ☆ As I lied there in the hospital bed with a pounding headache, practically suffocating me while barely conscious, I heard that familiar, raspy, deep, sleep deprived voice that I've recently come to find comfort in. "Nessuno oserà toccarti di nuovo senza perdere le mani, amore," they whispered. (No one will dare touch you again without losing their hands, love.) I felt two hands hold my face with a soft kiss on my forehead. Their rough and large hands a contrast to their gentleness. The comforter over me shuffled as the familiar person brought them up to my chin and tucked me in. "Riposati ora sei al sicuro, bambina," they murmured, stroking my hair. Before I knew it, simply the presence of them reassured me as I felt myself drift off again into a deep sleep. (Rest now, you're safe, baby). ☆ ☆ ☆ 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄 (noun): a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream.
Shadow Manor
Shadow Manor began as a story about a house that would not die, but it grew into something quieter: a meditation on how memory itself haunts us. Every mirror in the book is a small act of remembrance. What Elias and Lena fight isn't evil in the traditional sense-it's the echo of everything unfinished: promises, guilt, and love that refuses to fade. The curse breaks only when Elias learns to see the reflection not as an enemy but as a record of what he once was. Light, the opposite of shadow, doesn't destroy darkness-it defines it. That balance, fragile and human, is what keeps the world whole. If you close this book and glance at your own reflection, remember that it is never identical. It's a moment of light captured before it changes. And like Elias, we are all somewhere between the world we see and the one that remembers us.
intrepidity
Aurora's life had always been about survival, each day a quiet battle against fear and pain. When her stepfather was finally arrested, she thought the fight was over. But leaving one dangerous world meant stepping into another-one she didn't fully understand. Now, she's living with seven older brothers she barely knows, their lives a tangle of secrets and shadows they never speak of. Their house is loud, protective, and filled with rules she's afraid to break. For Aurora, it's a new kind of survival. For her brothers, it's a chance to keep her safe-no matter what it takes.Complete
𝐄𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫
•𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫, 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐱, 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫-𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝• Once their everything, her life became a tormenting shadow, opposite her twin Ilaria's fairytale. Now, against her deepest will, fate forces her back to her nightmare's origin. She aims to finish quickly and leave, but destiny, with its knack for irony, throws her into the path of those she longed to forget, unaware of their secret yearning. The comforting proverb says time heals, but does it truly? Will she relive her horrors or face a different truth? Prepare to be captivated by Alessandra's journey of resilience and the past's power. Witness secrets unravel and the dance of pain and redemption. For within lies the answer to how, •𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐚 '𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧' 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭, 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥.•
Eternal Metamorphosis
Earth has been transformed into an unpredictable nightmare by an alien force, its landscapes constantly shifting in time. Forests become oceans, mountains dissolve into endless plains, and creatures born of chaos emerge in every corner of this broken world. But the greatest threat comes at night. Shadowy predators that hunt in the darkness, vanishing only when struck by light. In the midst of this chaos, a 20 year old woman struggles to protect the only family she has left: her 10 year old brother. Together, they navigate a world that reshapes itself without warning, battling both the horrors around them and the haunting question of what caused this catastrophe. Driven by love and relentless determination, she fights to keep him safe. Even as the darkness closes in. Elyra "This world tears everything apart. The skies, the earth, the things we love, everything is devoured by this merciless transformation. Forests turn into oceans, deserts into dense jungles, and what was once home yesterday is nothing but a shadow today. In this world, constantly dragging us into the abyss, I have only one purpose: to protect my little brother. He can't see how often I cry at night, how often the fear eats away at me. The shadows are the worst. They come from the darkness, they hunt, they consume. I've seen things I'll never be able to forget. But as long as I'm breathing, I'll keep fighting. For him. For us. This world wants to tear us apart, but it will never succeed. Not as long as I'm here."Complete
Shadow Keepers (Unedited)
Katielena Kidstrong looks and sounds like any normal human being. Yet the constant burning in her veins and the beast within her always seeking a way out to reek havoc on the world are a harsh reminder she is barely human. This is her story , the story of her kind, her family, her mate, and of those who refuse to see her as anything but what she is... The White Flame Shadow Keeper, Guardian of the humans and the shadows, and heiress to the Throne of Shadows. Join us as she moves to a small town in the middle of nowhere, finds a guy that makes her feel things she thought only her mate could make her feel, and learns that sometimes following your heart is not the best choice. She is blindsided and tossed into situations that make it hard for her to remember how to separate the Shadow realm from the Human realm. Come along if you dare to the realms beyond this one, learn how justice and ruthlessness can walk hand in hand and how no matter what, you keep your family safe... even if its from yourself.Complete
The Donna
At just a few months old, Myra was stolen in the dead of night; torn from her father, her brothers, and her twin. Escaping the orphanage, surviving the streets, and blind to the people that 'saved' her, Myra didn't just endure. Myra clawed her way out, and she burned everything in her wake to ashes. Seventeen years later, she's not just alive. She's powerful. Dangerous. Untouchable. Myra built her empire from the blood she's bled, the blood she's spilled, and secrets she'd kill to protect. It's not just her identity she's concealing - it's the cracks. She's back. But she's not the little sister they imagined. Can she keep everything hidden when a twist of fate drops her into the lap of her so-called family?
Emma and Liam were never supposed to cross the line. They were just innocent siblings in the same home, orbiting the same quiet rooms. It started with one accidental picture. One slip, one message sent to the wrong person. Emma never meant for Liam to see it. But the moment her secret bared itself to him, everything between them shifted. The quiet safety of being just siblings cracked, and what poured out wasn't simple attraction. It was hunger. Control. A dangerous, quiet obsession that neither of them wanted to name. Their love isn't soft or safe; it's sharp, manipulative, intoxicating. It unravels their sense of self just as much as it binds them together. As secrets mount and their obsession deepens, Emma and Liam are forced to confront the truth: this isn't just love. It's dependency, control, and the slow, quiet ruin of everything they thought they could keep clean. Every locked door, every late-night message, every blurred boundary pulls them closer, until control stops being power... and becomes addiction. One accidental picture lit the match. Now they're both chained to the fire.
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