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Escaping the Abyss Vol. 1
Chains and bottles of liquids are scattered across the dark room. If your hearing is sharp enough, you can hear screams echoing throughout the building.
“Will I always be alone and remain caged in this hell?”
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Dark clouds gather around the city, a mastermind in the shadows giving rise to turmoil and doubts. Blood and pain filling the streets. Mysteries arise that need to be solved.
Cal, a young investigator joins the Conciliators, an organization that fights against crimes with...unusual methods. While rising to the occasion of his new occupation, he gets assigned to team up with a man that has a quite unpleasant attitude.
“I won’t take responsibility for that, not again!”
Tormented by the past, Sigal pursues a path of solitude until he is forced to team up with Cal to solve crimes. Regardless of their clashing personas, the two have to overcome their conflicts to unravel the mysteries that lie ahead and uncover the truth.
“I won’t give up!”
Blood splatters on the ground, while laughter in the distance can be heard. As Cal wakes up, he finds himself in a warm embrace.
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Cover Art by Alice (https://ko-fi.com/this_is_alice)
The Devil Inside
Jaesung didn't expect his end to come at the hands of the one he trusted the most.
To help his grandparents' make ends meet, Jeasung dropped out of high school and joined the mafia. Little did he know he would be signing his life away to their cold-hearted heir, Luca.
In reality, his troubles were just beginning. As a Korean-Italian in an American mafia group, Jaesung was already considered the lowest of the low. Now with the young heir having put all his attention on him, his simple life was anything but. Add in a new drug on the scene that is slowly killing their members, and life for Jaesung just got a lot harder.
A story about the dark underbelly of the city, with betrayal, murder, romance, and deceit at every corner.
Will Jaesung fall prey to the devil himself?
You Plus Me Equals
Leo is just a normal guy in college. Every day is the same. That is until Max shows up in his life and turns everything upside down.He could handle the change if it was small, but Max surprised him in front of the whole economics building... Scratch that the WHOLE College! How is he supposed to recover from that? The worst part is that Leo had liked how Max made him feel inside.Now he is stuck in a crazy entanglement with Max as they both try to discover just what being in love means. Especially when what they are feeling and how to deal with those feelings, means coming to terms with a growing change inside of them.
~A beautiful short story about individuality, love, and the roles we face when held back by our own narrowed feelings.~
This is my first ever novel I wrote. Please forgive any shortcomings you find. I have been working hard to become even better since then.
A Woven Attachment
Emaline’s accidental run-in with Falworth’s handsome Royal Commander and a mix-up with a magical hankie stirs rumors in their small town. Only, a peeved Commander is the least of her concerns when the Crown Prince himself asks her to join forces with the Commander. From magical mischief to political intrigue, this seamstress is about to find herself tangled up in a whole lot more than thread.
Ars Nova
Lotte feared her world would never accept her for who she was, a woman unable to love men. Now Lotte’s dead.
The underworld gods of ancient Mesopotamia stirred at her sudden arrival, connecting her past with the present of a different world. Kiur is a resident of this world and a victim of its own cruelties. His delusions haunt him. Unable to fully recover, he pushes away friends and family alike.
With Lotte at his side, they now have to face the dark abyss of their mind. Their fate is yet to be cast as their lives intertwine. The Gods of the Great Below make their moves.
Fire and Magic (The Jadori Book 1)
A girl who sees ghosts. A magic out of control. A group hellbent on destroying what they’re afraid of.
Maddie Johnson is sent to a mental institution because she talks to people who aren’t there. She insists that they’re ghosts. Just as she thinks she’s convinced the doctors that she is fine, a dark-haired ghost with dreamy brown eyes rushes in and ruins everything.
Instead of going home, she is sent to a halfway house that helps people with mental illness assimilate back into society. Problem is, one of the residents hates her and the house is haunted – oh, and the cute ghost has followed her. Maddie tries to get away, but then she hurts someone using magic she didn’t know she possessed. Now she has a new problem. She will have to learn to control her magic.
She discovers that the town has secrets; people are going missing. How far are people willing to go to destroy what they are afraid of? Maddie and her attractive-but-annoying spirit might just find out first-hand.
FIRE AND MAGIC is an exciting first book in the Jadori Series that will transport romantasy fans to a fascinating world that exists within our own, filled with suspense, danger, magic, ghosts, and romance.
© 2024 Susan McKenzie. All rights reserved.
One Last Chance
Werewolves don't have destined mates, the moon goddess does not guide them to their perfect match. Instead they choose, just like a normal human would. Though for those unlucky enough to hold the title of Heir, their choices are limited.
For five soon to be alpha's, they get a choice but it comes with a catch. The 'Alpha's Choice' is held once all Heirs turn 18. All females around their age are brought together to fight for their attention. Literally.
Isa returns from her banishment to France just in time for this gathering and is forced to partake in the choosing. Tossed into a house with other females, tensions rise as each girl has their eye on an Alpha Heir.
Isa doesn't want to be there, she knows her place and it is not beside an Alpha. But she can't help that she wishes Ash would look at her as if she were more than just his friend.
The two are tossed together in this strange escalade of evolving emotions and questioning feelings. Five Heirs to find their future Luna's but what happens if more than one Heir desires the same girl?
The Wolf and The Source
Darker Than Hunger
When Creed finds himself at the center of a werewolf's affection, he experiences a feeling darker than hunger.
Rated MA.
Cover by OddDaph
Edited by LettieK