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Title: This Is How He Collects Them
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Blurb: Beware the darkness.
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A series of haunting nightmares draws five former residents of a New York City high-rise back to their one-time home. But this is not a reunion. These five strangers have never met. But they are connected. The depressed photographer with telekinetic abilities … the paralegal who reads evil thoughts of strangers … the struggling author who can predict dark futures … the malicious hypnotist … the witch’s daughter … They have met in their dreams, and they have observed the shadows who follow them until they awaken. Now they want answers. And when the five board the same elevator at the same time, an ominous reality surfaces. They did not return on their own. They were drawn back. Drawn by their nightmares. Drawn by darkness. Drawn … to be collected.
Title: The Man on the Roof at Midnight
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Blurb: Fall asleep before you hear the footsteps.
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Dr. Owen Drake recently suffered a tragedy so painful that he picked up his entire life and ran away from the memories. Now, Owen is in a new city with a new job as a psychology professor at a reputable university. He also has a new home that sits on a lake, but the area is eerily quiet. The lake is calm. The neighbors are mysterious. But then there are the nights … and the thundering noises above … that wake him every night at the same time …
Title: Coup de Coeur
Series: Oracle, Tailor, Curator
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: A MARVELLOUS LIGHT meets FOUNDRYSIDE in this queer historical fantasy/romance set in a version of 1899 New York City where magic is common and convenient. Coup de Coeur follows the journey of three men whose fates are tied to the seemingly sudden appearance of a strange, possibly sentient, grimoire.
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Calix Addington, Earl of Batherton, has a complicated relationship with his friend and former classmate, Lawton Adler. Lawton’s tendency to attract, and often cause, trouble leaves Calix sometimes holding the bag (which definitely happens). Calix is also harboring a secret – he’s an Oracle, like his mother, and in a world where small magic is meant for aesthetics and convenience, larger displays of magic are frowned upon, sometimes illegal, and very much what the church and several important organizations fear. When Calix is stuck with a strange book after Lawton’s shady dealings go wrong one spring morning, he takes shelter in Ethaniel Harkness’s magical tailoring shop. Calix and Ethaniel know each other as customer and tailor, but Ethaniel’s kind heart won’t let Calix stay in danger. As Calix hears the strange book speak in his mind, Ethaniel contacts his old flame Aubrey Lavigne. Aubrey’s expertise with magical objects as the curator for the Magnificus Collectio, an archive hidden behind a tourist trap museum, will be key to understanding what this book truly is. Magic, love, lust, fear, and danger run rampant as this strange book becomes the catalyst for a much larger plot conducted by a secret sect known as The Golden Order. With The Golden Order giving chase to retrieve the book, Calix, Ethaniel, and Aubrey’s lives tangle and they must flee the city to separate Calix from the book, shake off their pursuers, and find time for their burgeoning attractions. COUP DE COEUR has deep roots in the real-life queer history of New York City, but also in art and culture.
Title: Venor
Series: The Werewolf Novels
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: A novel of werewolves, horror, and romance…
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Renzo's a bartender at the Silver Crow Pub. He's technically part-owner, but since his ex has the majority stake in the bar, Renzo often gets punted off to the side. An average midweek night turns dangerous when a patron seems to turn almost...rabid. As Renzo moves to defend the others in the bar, he's saved by another patron. Cedrick went to the Silver Crow looking for information on his latest case - a woman who went from mild-mannered schoolteacher to frothing rage and mindless fury, seemingly overnight. She died, and her brother wants answers. So Cedrick took his private detective skills to the Silver Crow, where the sister was last seen, but winds up using his fighting prowess to defend the bartender from a guy with a switchblade and blackened teeth and gums. What starts in the Silver Crow takes Renzo and Cedrick all over the city of Bennek and beyond, leaving them to grapple with their pasts, their attractions, and their secrets. And when Renzo’s ex is taken hostage, they team up again - this time to head back to a city on the brink of riots and to infiltrate the rehabilitation facility that had once saved Renzo’s life. Whoever is feeding people tainted drugs is causing mayhem across Bennek, and their sinister motivations are unknown.
Title: Daughters of Legianne
Series: Reams of Covens
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: Can Róisín face her family’s past, learn who she really is, and fulfill her destiny before it’s too late?
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A powerful dark magic is rising. A grandmother’s secrets and lies uncover the ultimate betrayal in a quest for complete power. A mother’s sacrifice, for hope. Róisín McKenna is the last witch of the Legianne realm. She’s found herself alone in a small town, facing an uncertain future while struggling to come to terms with a past full of lies and secrets. Can she face her family’s past, learn who she really is, and fulfill her destiny before it’s too late? Kincaid McGrath lives a life of surety, routine. Filled with steadiness and the expected. When Róisín walks into his hometown high school’s gymnasium, everything that was once solid and sure, changes, ready to leave him behind. Will he be able to put behind his own past and accept his own uncertain fate? A story of found family, mystery, suspense, friendship, and love that all spans the realms, Daughters of Legianne is the first book in the Realms of Covens trilogy.
Title: Gothic Grove
Series: Gothic Grove
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: They created a monster. We created a reckoning.
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Astrea Mori, the last surviving member of the original witch families, has lived a less than charmed life. Being a prisoner of the Vampire Lord, Alexi Helvig, she spent years being tortured and experimented on. To escape, she made a deal with the devil, praying that her past doesn't catch up to her. But her body can't forget how the devil made her feel, and try as she might to forget her touch, it haunts her... Ciaran Helvig is the only son of the Vampire Lord, Alexi Helvig. He despises his father, and aims to bring down the corrupt empire that is rotting Gothic Grove from the inside out. To do so, he needs a certain witch that ran from him all those years ago. A certain witch who tastes and smells like his. Something he will stop at nothing to remind her. Gothic Grove is book one in the Gothic Grove series. Each book must be read in order. They will each follow different characters, but have no fear crossovers occur regularly. Content Note This book contains s*xual scenes, dr*g use, mental illness, dub con, some k*nk and other triggers/content that might not be suitable for all audiences . Please see the authors IG page or consult the TW/CW page inside the book. This is intended for 18+ and is a dark, paranormal romance.
Title: Heavy is the Crown
Series: Gothic Grove
Series Number: 2
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Blurb: Three months together from a bargain struck. Three months attempting to deny fate and the growing pull between them.
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Ava Deaemonium Left home to escape a predetermined life as the princess of Hell. She never bargained for being taken by Alexi Helvig. But she can’t regret it because it brought her to them. The people who she is destined to be with. Her mates. The clock is ticking as an apocalyptic future draws near. All of Gothic Grove is running out of time as her past catches up to her. Shadow Rosewood Has always known what type of dragon he is. Dangerous to those around him. Unworthy of love. Meeting Drago long ago was bad enough. But now he has a little hellion to contend with that is determined to make him face his demons. Now he is faced with three months of living with them both. Three months to continue to fight the drive to mate with them. Three months of just trying to survive while keeping his dragon on a leash. But the longer he is with them, the more he is forgetting just why he keeps denying himself. Drago Cadance Has run Gothic Grove’s Eufori trade ever since he managed to get rid of his stepfather. Shadow’s father. His mate's father. The mate who he’s watched spiral into a self-destructive pit for as long as he’s known him. Meanwhile, his other mate refuses to complete the bond until all three are together. Pushed to his limit he makes a desperate deal. Three months living with him. Three months to make them see they are better together than apart. And if they run? Well, his dragon does love the chase. Heavy is the Crown is book two in the Gothic Grove series and must be read in order. Content Note: This book contains s*xual scenes, dr*g use, mental illness, some k*nk and other potentially triggering content for readers. This is intended for 18+ and is a dark, paranormal romance. Please see the author's IG for full TW or within the book.
Title: The Demons They Forged: A Gothic Grove Novella
Series: Gothic Grove
Series Number: 3
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Blurb: Hell is coming for Gothic Grove
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The Demons They Forged is a Gothic Grove novella that takes place at the same time as Heavy is the Crown. HitC must be read prior to this book. Kallen has spent her life, and afterlife, seeking revenge for the mate the orignal witch families murdered. Now, having learned he's alive, she's on the hunt to find him. And nothing and no one will stop her in that quest. Demon, president of the Primal Knights MC, has spent his life mourning for his lost mate and trying to bring shifters back into power. When a strange, white haired woman falls into his bar he realizes his whole world is about to change. The Demons They Forged is intended for readers 18+ and contains strong spice and adult situations. Full TW/CW can be found inside the book and on the authors IG
Title: The Bloodline Curse: Book One of the Dark Magic Series
Series: The Dark Magic Series
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: Ignoring her calling could have dire consequences...
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Magic. Witches. Curses. They Aren't Real. . . Right? Izzy Beswick is a typical high school senior. Well, except for the incident with Sondra and the fact that Izzy doesn’t remember exactly what happened. Luckily, Izzy and her dad inherit a house from Izzy's Gran-gran in East Gate, Connecticut. The timing seems perfect. Plus, her childhood crush lives in East Gate, so how bad could it be? Soon after moving, strange things happen, and Izzy learns of rumors surrounding her late relative. Nearly everyone in town believes Gran-gran was a cursed witch, including her new friends: Jessa, Tahlia, and Margo. Eager to find out more about these tales, the three girls insert themselves into Izzy's life, controlling her every move. To make matters worse, her crush is ghosting her. Does he simply not remember her, or does he believe the rumors? After the girls discover a spellbook, they become mixed up with dangerous forces, proving Izzy is not only a witch, but a witch with a three-century old curse. Willingly, they perform a magical spell that comes with a heavy warning, hoping to undo the curse. When the spell goes awry and enemies intervene, Izzy must save the people she cares about—including her crush—before it’s too late.
Title: Witch Bottle
Series: Witch Books
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: Modern-day murder mystery with a 17th Century twist!
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You can’t choose the members of your family, not even the dead ones. After a family tragedy, Amy Grey finds herself in a foreign country emptying her parent’s belongings from their summer cottage. The cottage, however, feels strange and Amy is certain someone or something is watching her. Quickly, Amy slips into everyday life of a small town which, unbeknown to her, is haunted and conceals a serial killer. Bodies pile up because the Police have no leads, nor any evidence to pursue, nothing except a rare Witch’s Sigil. Murder and mayhem ensue both in the present and the past, events that Amy never imagined she would see. She learns there’s another world of Spirit and vengeful Souls just under the veil of our reality. In the bloody conclusion, the true depth of the horror is revealed and several lives hang in the balance. Who will live and who will be Spirit?
Title: Sleepy Hollow: A Novella
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Blurb: A retelling of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow set in 1997
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FBI profiler, Elizabeth Crane, is sent to Sleepy Hollow to help the village police investigate a possible serial killer known as 'The Horseman'. While there, she stays at a local bed & breakfast run by the town sweetheart, Katrina Dekker. Despite the murder investigation, Elizabeth finds herself charmed by the small village and has a growing chemistry with Katrina. However, strange things begin happening and Elizabeth can't help but question everyone and everything around her. Is there a serial killer in the village or is The Headless Horseman real?
Title: A Blend of Magic
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Blurb: A witch cannot exist on potions and tea alone
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one. Hiding in the shadows, staunch singleton Willow Anderson is content running her successful business, The Enchanted Emporium. With Christmas days away, she’s eager to exchange selling bespoke tea blends and spells for extended bubble baths and binge-watching festive movies snuggled next to her Maine Coon, Vincent. Nate never usually runs away from his problems, but drunk and disorientated, he finds himself in a small fisherman’s cottage in the Yorkshire coastal town of Whitby. After discovering his girlfriend’s affair, he is in no rush to return to the City. His wish for time alone in a Christmas-free zone comes true until an uninvited feline guest arrives. Neither Nate nor Willow want company, especially from each other, but they have little choice when concussion means they must spend at least twenty-four hours together. Sparks fly and not just the romantic kind. When darkness from Willow’s past returns and threatens to destroy all she has worked for, pursuing a love affair is the last thing she needs. With meddling ghosts and a teenage apprentice with her own matchmaking agenda, love and change are in the air. But can Willow face her fears, and the past, to capture the happiness she deserves?
Title: When Death Becomes Her
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Blurb: Eight families connected by one cursed picture.
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A woman is betrayed, a painting is cursed, and lives are changed. Driven by bitterness and despair after the betrayal of her unfaithful husband, Clara places a curse on her favourite painting. Anyone who owns it after her will encounter tragedy. Determined that no one else should feel joy or happiness, Clara gets a twisted enjoyment from watching other people suffer. The painting is passed from home to home, where Clara causes devastation while also witnessing deceit, happiness, and even murder. It seems that everybody already has their own personal battles to deal with. After decades of inflicting and witnessing tragedies, Clara’s enjoyment begins to turn to regret as her heart softens for those suffering around her, and the once cursed painting becomes a blessing for some. Clara watches the world change as time moves on and not for the better. In the new and unfamiliar world of the future, she watches as people struggle to adapt to enforced changes, and wonders if this is still somewhere she wants to be.
Title: Come & Play: A ghostly horror novella.
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Blurb: Sometimes imaginary friends, aren't so imaginary after all... Sometimes they're deadly.
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Sign up to KJ Reed's Monthly Newsletter to get your free copy! From the author of All The Lies We Told and Smile For Me, a short horror novella about killer imaginary friends. When Jess lost her fiancé in the car accident, she never thought she’d find love again. That was until Sam came on the scene and swept her off her feet almost as quickly as Chris had. His own loss mirroring her own. Now she’s moving in. There’s just one catch. Sam’s son, Oakley, isn’t as pleased by Jess’ arrival as his father and he says that his imaginary friend Charlie isn’t either. In fact, Oakley says that Charlie’s going to make sure that Jess doesn’t survive the week. But when Jess confides in Sam, he doesn’t believe her. He says that Charlie’s only imaginary. But if Charlie’s imaginary… who’s the little boy that Jess saw Oakley playing with in the attic? And why do strange things keep happening around the house? Read preview >
Title: Death and Sweet Temptations (Alex Bain Book 1)
Series: The Alex Bain Series
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: Adult Buffy meets ACOTAR with a snarky corgi from hell
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Kristen Coar launches her brand-new ALEX BAIN series with Death and Sweet Temptations, a tale of half-vampire, half-human Alex Bain, where the veil between the mundane and the monstrous thins to a nearly imperceptible shroud, and within its folds lurks a desire as perilous as any fiend. Set in a contemporary fantasy world brimming with magic, danger, and searing romance, this story is perfect for fans of series like Anita Blake, The Hollows, Crescent City, or the Night Huntress. Alex's tenure at Sweet Temptations is marked with success, her ascent up the corporate ladder as smooth as molten cocoa. But as Chicago's shadowed alleys echo with the cries of supernaturally murdered women, her dark heritage calls her to a far greater task. Joining forces with her wisecracking roommate Argo, a gourmet-loving corgi from Hell, and Sergeant Isabella "Izzie" Bliss of the CPD, they race against time to thwart this diabolical terror. However, before they can find those responsible, her two carefully curated identities collide in an office romance that quickly threatens to pull her under. As she falls deeper, the lines between sanity and chaos blur, and Lucas, the steamy consultant, becomes more than just a delicious distraction. As more women die and ancient powers awaken whispering of a long-forgotten prophecy, can her burgeoning love for a man with shady secrets and a wicked past craft a new destiny? One thing becomes clear: the price of temptation could be her very soul. Death and Sweet Temptations is a story of deep bonds, what makes a monster, and a love that transcends the darkness within each of us. Don't miss this gripping adventure, your next sexy supernatural obsession awaits!
Title: Death and Dark Obsessions
Series: The Alex Bain Series
Series Number: 2
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Blurb: Adult Buffy meets ACOTAR with a snarky corgi from hell
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In Death and Dark Obsessions, Kristen Coar delves deeper into the gripping world of Alex Bain, where the line between ordinary and monstrous is not just blurred; it's obliterated. Set in a contemporary fantasy world brimming with magic, danger, and searing romance, this story is perfect for fans of series like Anita Blake, The Hollows, Crescent City, or the Night Huntress. Haunted by past battles and sadness following Lucas' departure, Alex is thrust back into the fray when a brutal murder threatens to unravel the very fabric of their world. Teaming up with old allies, and the Other Tabard's Inn's charming bartender Finn, she navigates a web of shifters, fae, and witches, all while grappling with the darkness growing within her. As the death toll mounts and the sinister machinations of the Hidden Village reveal themselves, will Alex be able to save her friends without succumbing to her vampiric heritage? Will she allow Finn's kindness to mend her fractured heart? Perhaps most importantly of all, will she ever find out how Argo, her snarky corgi roomie from hell, fixes his gourmet meals? Prepare for a tale that tests the limits of love, loyalty and the strength to stand in the light, even as darkness encroaches.
Title: Will o' the Wisp - A Jack O'Lantern Tale
Series: Jack O'Lantern
Series Number: 0
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Blurb: Coming to the aid of a young woman, a young man finds himself seeking answers to questions that may be safer left unanswered…
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It may be safer for some questions to remain unanswered… Whilst running an errand late one Hallowe’en night, a young gentleman comes across a young lady in need of assistance. From whom or what she flees is unclear, but nevertheless he desires to help. When she vanishes without trace, he determines to find the reason for her disappearance, a quest which may lead him into unknown peril. For, amongst the shadows, there lurks something sinister…
Title: Harbinger - A Jack O'Lantern Tale
Series: Jack O'Lantern
Series Number: 2
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Blurb: A psychological slasher short story, etched in gothic undercurrents...
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Hear my words. I am waiting for you. For I am the harbinger of justice. Letters sent to a local newspaper reveal the tortured mind behind a series of brutal murders. What led this killer to claim their victims? Are there deeper motives and explanations or were they blinded by fury and bloodlust? Examine an unexplored chapter in the tales that surround the Jack O'Lantern Men and venture into the mind of a murderer...
Title: A Deathly Shade of Pale
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Blurb: A journey through fog and darkness, destination unknown…
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A journey through fog and darkness, destination unknown… Waking on a boat in a sea of mist and water, with no memory of how I got here, I find myself pursued by fragments of dreams and memories. A beautiful woman haunts me, while whomever ferries the boat remains silent. As I find my way to land, the mystery threatens to unravel in a devastating revelation.
Title: Alone
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Blurb: The past refuses to stay buried when Jessica accepts an invitation to spend Christmas with an old flame and finds herself stranded by a snowstorm…
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All things must end. Recovering from a recent accident and faced with the prospect of spending another Christmas alone, Jessica accepts the invitation of an old flame to spend Christmas with him and his aged aunt at his manor house in the midst of the Brecon Beacons. Feeling her arrival is unwelcome, Jessica awaits her reunion with a face from the past, while a snowstorm postpones his arrival and renders her trapped within the house. Behind the silence, something dark is lurking. Left with little choice, Jessica finds she must face the secrets the old house hides. Yet what she may come to learn is that nothing haunts us more than the secrets of our own pasts, and that burying them does not make them forgotten.
Title: Whispers from the Dead of Night
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Blurb: Are you sitting comfortably, the fire crackling, a mug of cocoa in hand? Then let us begin…
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Are you sitting comfortably, the fire crackling, a mug of cocoa in hand? Then let us begin… A journey through fog and darkness, destination unknown… A sexual obsession spiralling out of control… A forbidden love… A killer who preys on the lonely… An investigation into a haunted monastery… A visitation on Christmas Eve with diabolical intentions… A night-time escape through the forest… Seven tales of mystery and the supernatural for a winter’s evening.
Title: My Ghostly Lover
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Blurb: When Alina meets a ghost in her shower, her first instinct is to scream, but her next is much more pleasurable
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Taken by the Ghost When Alina meets a ghost in her shower, her first instinct is to scream, but her next… Kristof has only one hour when the veil between the world of the living and the dead is thinnest. He is absolutely determined to make the most of his time in the land of the living. Freeing my Ghost One year after her first encounter Alina meets with her Ghost Kristof again. This time she is determined she will help him get free from his tether to the mortal world. Kristof wants to enjoy his hour with Alina for many more years to come, but she wants to free him. Only problem is, he doesn’t want to be free. Saving my Ghost Alina made a mistake trying to free her Ghost Kristof. His tether to the human world was released, but he fixated himself on her as a poltergeist. She has one year to find a way to save him. Kristof has become a poltergeist. He doesn’t want to hurt Alina so he channels his anger and malicious powers into sex. --------- Reader advisory: This story contains explicit sex scenes. This is a collection of my three Ghost stories. Previously published as standalone with an added Epilogue. My Ghostly Lover is a 10k words, novella, short, steamy, hot, erotic, spectrophilia, Spirit, Ghost - human story. Full-length, explicit sex scenes, standalone, no cheating or cliffhangers. ----------
Title: A Midflight Vampire's Tale (The Origin Chronicles, #1)
Series: The Origin Chronicles
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: Two vampires from warring factions are on the run from a common enemy. To pass the time while enroute on a red-eye flight, one tells the other her story. A tale of heartbreak, revenge, and the search for redemption.
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There are some things you can't escape. In a first-class aircraft cabin, on a red-eye flight from Singapore to Europe, sit two extraordinary passengers. They’re on the run. And they’re both vampires. Cheng’s origins reach back to ancient China, while Henry is a vampire who can thrive in the day. For all intents and purposes, they are enemies. Despite the chasm that separates them, they share a tragic connection rooted in the past, a connection which resulted in her becoming his people’s most dreaded adversary. A chain of events has thrown them together and in return for saving her life, Henry wants her story. What did Cheng do to make his people hate her so much? How far will she go to redeem herself? How many people will she entangle in the process? And who is hunting them both? The is the tale of her origins, told in midflight, vampire to vampire.
Title: A Chimeric Vampire's Tale (The Origin Chronicles #2)
Series: The Origin Chronicles
Series Number: 2
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Blurb: A Chimeric Vampire's Tale is a New Adult urban fantasy story. It is Book 2 in The Origin Chronicles and follows Cheng and Henry after they land at their destination, and includes a wickedly mad villain backstory.
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Not all is as it seems Not every dream is meant to be Sometimes the monsters dwell within Chimera—a mythical being of incongruous parts; an organism of different genetic components; a thing hoped for, an unrealizable dream True Blood vampires have existed since the dawn of Man, but Mel is the First Chimera. A vampire who was made, not born. Long thought dead, he's back for vengeance with an agenda fatal to all who stand in his way. His goal? Evolution. The price? A mass culling, to force this change upon all vampires. Henry is a True Blood. Cheng is an ancient Chimera. Brought together, they must fight Mel. Or the world as they know it will be altered forever. What lengths will Henry and Cheng go to achieve their agendas? Will Mel attain the vengeance he thirsts for? Or will all their goals prove to be a chimera? A Chimeric Vampire's Tale is a story of unfulfilled wishes, unrequited desires, and shattered dreams.