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Velvet and ashes (Book 1)

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Layla thought her battles were confined to her own mind, struggling with the silent weight of depression and anxiety. Every day, she fights to keep herself afloat, finding comfort in her small routines, quiet spaces, and fleeting moments of peace. But everything changes when she meets Kaelen-a captivating, mysterious stranger whose allure is as unsettling as it is irresistible.

Kaelen doesn't just walk in shadows; he commands them. Drawn into his world, Layla finds herself wrapped in rituals, symbols, and secrets she can't fully understand. The thrill of Kaelen's dark magic both entices and terrifies her, offering an escape from her pain but pulling her into something far more dangerous than she could ever imagine. As her mental struggles begin to collide with the real, supernatural dangers he introduces, Layla must decide if she has the strength to resist the allure of Kaelen's world-or if she'll be lost to the darkness forever.All Rights Reserved

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A Dance of Souls Entwined

Layla is a college student, desperately in love with her friend Lucas. His rejection leads her to his best friend, Alex, whose comforting presence soon turns into a deep connection. But Layla doesn't realize she is in love with him, until it's too late. Years after she loses Alex, a sudden, unexpected turn of events throws her into a situation where reality and fantasy collide, blurring the lines between truth and illusion, between right and wrong. Into a situation, where she questions everything she knows, everything she believes in, even her sanity. Join Layla on an enchanting journey where fate twists and turns, and destiny calls. Welcome to a world where quantum physics meets medieval sorcery, heartbreak ignites magic, and fate grants second chances. Welcome to a world where Good battles against Evil and the most powerful weapon is love. "She focused on his strong hand wrapped around her arm. The contact was burning her skin. He emanated a heat that, despite everything, still felt affectionate, still filled with longing and desire every pore of her body. She was unable to fear him, to hate him, to lose faith in him. A notion shone in her mind. They were right. The languishing poets and the lyrical songwriters. The passionate dreamers and the stubborn optimists. The amorous authors and the rom-com filmmakers. The yearning fools, the lovelorn teenagers, the outrageously naive, the hopelessly romantic. They were right all along. True love never dies."