Fiction

When the world collapses under the weight of a fast-spreading sickness, survival becomes a brutal daily calculation and trust is the most dangerous gamble of all. Society fractures almost overnight. Cities fall silent. Families disappear. Those left behind learn quickly that the infection isn’t the only thing to fear. In a world ruled by scarcity, desperation turns ordinary people into monsters, and love becomes both a weakness and a lifeline. Addy has survived alone for days inside the walls of her apartment, watching civilization unravel through cracked windows. Food is dwindling. Silence is suffocating. And with every passing day, the infected move closer. Then she hears him. Sawyer isn’t the savior Addy imagined. He’s wary, hardened, and determined to trust no one. But survival is colder alone. Together, they navigate a ravaged Midwest where danger comes from the living just as often as the dead. As scarcity sharpens every choice and strangers become threats in the dark, Addy and Sawyer discover something unexpected in the ruins—a connection strong enough to challenge the despair closing in around them. But in a world built on fear, nothing stays safe for long. And love might be the one thing they can’t outrun.

In Taiamen, where worth is measured by bloodline, and power is held by the elite, an outsider carries the spark that can shatter an empire built on cruelty and silence. Kenna has spent her life unseen. Forced to protect her siblings under the violent hand of her adoptive father in the starving district of Madyor, she has learned to trade pieces of herself just to live. Her world is one of endless work, sacrifice, and bruises, until one day, rage burns hotter than her fear, and a brilliant light erupts from her body, awakening something ancient and terrifying, and forcing her and her best friend, Zander, to escape into the world outside the only home they know. Now hunted by the government, Kenna discovers she's not just any Conjurer—she's a Dominum, the first in five hundred years to wield all four elements. But Kenna doesn’t feel powerful; instead she feels like a woman with ashes and guilt on her hands. Haunted by fear of what she is and what she must become, Kenna must choose whether to keep running from her power or embrace it—even if it consumes her. When Her Power Awakens is a saga of survival and sacrifice, where reluctant heroes are forged in fire and loyalty is tested against the pull of destiny. Threaded with slow-burn romance, enemies-to-lovers tension, and the fierce bonds of found family, it explores the fragile line between devotion and betrayal, illusion and truth. Lush landscapes, elemental magic, and the relentless echo of prophecy will whisk you into realms both perilous and enchanted. Readers who have lost themselves in the epic sweep of Sarah J. Maas or Helen Scheuerer will discover a kindred world as their protagonists gamble with loyalties, sorcery, and the daunting question of what it truly means to be chosen.

Deep in a jungle bright and sunny lives Funky Lunky-a curious little monkey who loves adventure just a bit too much. When Mama Monkey warns him to stay close, Funky is far too excited to listen. There are butterflies to chase, waterfalls to explore, and new friends like Figgy Froggy and Diggy Doggy to meet! But when the sky darkens, thunder booms, and rain begins to pour, Funky suddenly realizes he's alone... and very far from home. As the storm swirls around him, he remembers Mama's loving words-and wishes he had listened. Just when he feels most afraid, Mama Monkey bursts through the rain with a warm hug and a gentle lesson: "Listening keeps you safe, lovebug." Filled with rhythm, heart, and vibrant jungle adventure, Funky Lunky Listens is a reassuring reminder to little ones that listening to those who love them helps keep them safe. Young readers will laugh, learn, and cheer as Funky discovers that obedience isn't just important-it's an expression of love. A perfect read‑aloud for homes, classrooms, and storytime snuggles, this uplifting tale celebrates family, safety, and the joy of learning to listen.

Sometimes forever starts with the last person you want. Darci Griffin has sworn off romance—and the cocky new neighbor who catches her in the world’s most humiliating moment. She’s a children’s librarian with a fortress around her heart, an expert at dodging feelings and first dates. Alex Dixon is all sharp edges and bottled-up grief, a widower who lost everything and decided wanting nothing was safer. From their first clash—snark, sparks, and one infuriatingly good deed—they can’t stop colliding: hallway skirmishes, reluctant favors, late-night arguments that turn into the kind of confessions you only make in the dark. What starts as irritation becomes chemistry that won’t be ignored: laughter that sneaks up on them, heat that makes rules feel irrelevant, and a tenderness neither of them thought they’d earn again. But choosing each other means risking what they’ve spent years protecting—her battered belief in being unlovable, his vow to never break a heart or his own again. If they’re brave enough to drop their armor, the enemies they were might just make room for the lovers they’re meant to be. SOMETIME AROUND MIDNIGHT is a steamy, heart-mending enemies-to-lovers romance about second chances, messy healing, and the moment you realize home is a person who argues with you…and stays.

The year is 2117, and Lydia Klein has lived a sheltered life in New Augsburg, a small town established as an oasis in an increasingly secular world. In the face of a government that heavily regulates publishing of explicitly Christian materials, Lydia’s family operates a privately owned press dedicated to printing books that proclaim the timeless Word of God. Faced with the loss of their parents, her brother’s unwillingness to carry on the family business leaves Lydia uncertain of the future. When the charming and polished Zachary Barrett, a wealthy son of the town, expresses interest in marrying her and buying her family’s press, she imagines that her problems may soon be solved. But as disagreements and new acquaintances threaten to come between them, will Lydia learn to act out of trust or be trapped in fear?

Some love stories don’t wait to be found—they crash into you. An hour late to her blind date, Claire storms into a coffee shop, scans for “blond hair, red shirt,” and makes a beeline for the only guy who fits. He blinks. He wasn’t expecting anyone—least of all a gorgeous whirlwind with a smile that melts glaciers. On a reckless impulse, he says the one word that changes everything: “Hi.” What starts as a mix-up turns into three stolen days that feel like a lifetime—laughs that land in the same rhythm, kisses that taste like firsts and forevers, and a pull neither of them can explain. It’s instant, it’s intense, and it feels like home. But perfect weekends don’t automatically survive Monday. Real names. Real lives. And the little lie that started it all. This spicy, heart-punch romance brims with instalove and a whisper of magic—proof that sometimes the wrong turn walks you straight to the right person.

What if the daughter of a god fell for the one person she could never have? Aquaria has spent her entire life hiding. As the youngest daughter of Poseidon and heir to the Throne of the Sea, she should be wielding elemental magic and ruling the ocean depths. Instead, she's disguised as "Gemma" living among humans, betrothed to a pirate captain she's never met, and forbidden from revealing who she truly is. Four years. That's how long she has to survive on land before the marriage that will seal a fragile peace between worlds. But Aquaria didn't plan on Kelley -the pirate's son who teaches her to sword fight in secret, who looks at her like she's more than a pawn in her father's game, who makes her want a life she was never meant to have. With her eighteenth birthday approaching, Aquaria faces the deadly trials that will unlock her true power. The same prophecy that has haunted her family for generations. Now she must choose: Accept the fate Poseidon has chosen for her, or fight for the love and life she wants-even if it means igniting a war between land and sea.

Gwen McMillan is honor-bound to keep her family's centuries-old secret hidden – protecting the fabled sword Excalibur. Since becoming the blade’s guardian, Gwen’s had countless dreams about monsters, kings, and mist-filled forests. But when Gwen and Excalibur are magically swept away to Avalon, she lands in the middle of a war between humans and monsters. Mordred, the tyrannical ruler of the fae, is determined to conquer Avalon and rule over Arthur’s castle where a gateway to the human realm is hidden. Gwen joins the battle to save Camelot and the secret portal while trying to discover why she feels such a strong connection to Avalon’s magic. That is, until Orin, one of Arthur’s knights, begins to pull at her heartstrings. He’s handsome, broody, and eerily familiar to Gwen. Their magnetic attraction to one another is undeniable. Despite the ongoing war, their romance blossoms. Gwen and Orin fight alongside Arthur, his knights, and fae rebels to defend the realm against Mordred’s invasion. All hope for Camelot seems lost when the dark tyrant’s army draws closer to the castle gates. As Avalon’s champion, Gwen knows she holds the key to their salvation. But convincing Arthur to hand over Excalibur so she can use the blade to connect with Avalon’s magic proves difficult. If Gwen can’t convince Arthur to hand over his fabled sword, she won’t be able to fulfill her destiny to protect Avalon. And if she can’t, Mordred will storm Camelot then conquer the entire mortal realm. Every human in Avalon will be slaughtered, and not only will Gwen and Orin’s love be lost to time and history, so will the legacy of King Arthur.

A man looking toward the future and a woman without a past. Matt Henney is a man with no place of his own, but buying into his best friends’ ranch feels as if he’s finally come home. He might now be broke, but he’s looking forward to planting roots for the first time in his life and ditching the open road. Signing the contract that makes him a third owner of the Waters Ranch near the remote canyons in Utah brings him a peace that has eluded him. Hope Whitfield is desperate. She’s on a mission to find out who Hope is and who Hope can be. With no memory of who she once was, all she wants is to live on the land she inherited and keep her head above water. Living on the remote property in Utah seems like a dream come true. The land is hers, and she’ll do whatever she has to do to keep it. For Hope, plans rarely go her way. She desperately needs her job at the Waters Ranch, but every day that passes, she fears it will be her last. Then along comes Matt, who has patience with her limitations and is the friendly face she needs to get through each day. But trouble is following Hope; trouble she can’t remember. There is a killer out there, and Hope is the only link. Hope and Matt will need to learn to trust each other in order to stop a killer. And to find a love that neither of them was searching for.

“Beauty and the Beast” meets the Russian fairy-tale, “The Lute Player.” After a raid on the family inn forces Anya Solovyova to flee her homeland, she finds herself in need of a new job. A friend secures a position for Anya as the housekeeper for an Arriborn noble, which sounds like a perfect opportunity. Her new employer, Dmitriy Vetrov, gives her free rein over the matters of his house, with only a few rules: don’t go into his study, and don’t go into the west bedroom. Unfortunately Anya has a habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time… As she uncovers the truth about Dmitriy and his bloodstained past, Anya must challenge herself to face a silencer—the same type of trained killer that slaughtered her sister—and see him as more than a sword. And when a vengeful Nobility Council places Dmitriy under arrest, is Anya able (and willing) to stand up for him?

A government Algorithm scores every citizen's loyalty. What you read, who you talk to, and where you go all feed the number. Stay above the threshold, and life continues. Drop below it, and a team shows up before dawn. Three days later, you walk out empty. Compliant. Calibrated. No longer a problem. Derrick Grimetti has been on the enforcement side for twelve years. Liquidation Processing. He clears the apartments of people who stopped being people the moment their scores bottomed out. It's clean work if you don't look at the photographs. He looked. A list of names hidden in a dead teacher's evidence box. His brother's name is seventh on the page. One stolen document. One partner who notices everything, and a ticking clock, twelve days before the Algorithm flags Lawrence Grimetti for acquisition and erases everything. Confidence Score is dystopian fiction that hits close to the bone, a story about algorithmic control, the criminalization of knowledge, and two people inside the machine who decide the cost of compliance is higher than the cost of treason. This is the kind of book the Ministry would ban.

The battle for Opal's life has already begun. In a world planted from tragedy, with an everlasting-beauty lost, and legends reawakening, something sinister beckons to her heart. When her hope of belonging is dashed after the Lore-wielding rite of passage, the mark of an outcast appears on her skin. With her sister and childhood friend on a trip to another city, Nevma, Opal's dragonfly companion, is the only friend she has left. Other than the boy she keeps running into. But when he, along with the whole town of Wisptale, discovers she was rejected as a Lore-wielder, her disappointment at their budding friendship forces her to the edge of darkness. Now, she must choose where she belongs, in the truth of life or in the shadowy embrace of a lie. Her choice sends her on a forbidden quest to find The Lost Garden. It's the only way to save Nevma's life... Or is it to save her own? Noura has one purpose outside the Rim, and it's a mission that hasn't been given in forty years. Drawn to Wisptale by two souls living there, Noura must learn to navigate life in a new world and befriend the two girls she was sent to guide. When her brother shows up, she realizes this is much bigger than Wisptale. Darkness is stirring across the water. Can she save her new friends, or will the enemy reach them first?

A small-town police chief and a woman with secrets. Tessa Harris never imagined going back to her childhood home. But when her aunt passes away, her brother asks her to remodel the house he inherited so he can sell it. She packs up her car and heads back to Willow Landing. Once there, she finds the townsfolk not happy to see her, and trouble begins to head her way. Police Chief Mason Slade wasn’t any happier than the rest of the townsfolk that a Harris had come back to town. After fielding reports of disturbances, he goes to confront Tessa himself. Instead of finding a troublemaker, he finds an attractive woman who wants nothing more than to remodel the old house and get out of town as quickly as possible. But the trouble has just started, and it’s directed at Tessa. Mason vows to find the person responsible for threatening Tessa and vandalizing her property. But as things get worse for Tessa, things start to heat up between Tessa and Mason. Mason finds himself wanting to keep Tessa close to his side for always. Note from author: "Going Home is a standalone title, approximately 77,000 words. Tessa and Mason have a lot to overcome if they are to make their relationship work. These two people, though from the same town, are very different, but that's what I love about their relationship. I hope you enjoy reading their story as much as I enjoyed writing it. Please note this is an open-door romance. I hope you enjoy.” – Lizzy Castle.

Illusion of Safety is a fast-paced, slow-burn romantic suspense novel where an FBI agent races to stop a serial killer from recapturing the woman he's vowed to keep safe. "I'm deathly afraid he's taken pieces of me I'll never get back." Clara Santos was never meant to survive. She was supposed to be The Chameleon's eighth victim. Trapped in captivity where time stood still, she endured the unthinkable-only to wake in an even darker nightmare: buried alive in a coffin six feet underground. She clawed her way back to life, but her tormentor isn't finished. Now that he knows she's alive, he refuses to let her go-and survival is only the beginning. FBI Special Agent Maverick Rhodes has been chasing a ghost-one who has left seven bodies in its wake. When he pulls Clara from the brink of death, the case becomes personal. The Chameleon isn't done with her, and he'll do whatever it takes to finish what he started. As Maverick hunts a predator whose true face has never been seen, the lines between the protector and the protected begin to blur. With time running out and a killer closing in, Clara must confront her trauma while Maverick fights to stop the man who won't let her escape twice. *Illusion of Safety contains dark and mature themes that may not be suitable for all audiences. Reader discretion is advised. For all content warnings, check the author's website.*

Rae Lee I have experienced enough change in my life to last an eternity. Between moving from Sydney to Seoul, then back to Sydney, and then back again to Seoul, I reached my quota for major life changes with the first move. Little did I know that going to see my favorite K-pop idol group UNIQ would bring about another major life change - well, except this time, it’s seven major life changes. Yup - all seven members of UNIQ, the most famous men in the world, are my soulmates. And they actually want me in their lives. I’m just Rae, a 22-year-old student in my last year of college, with an older brother who’s equally famous and overprotective, along with a whole lot of daddy issues. They are millionaires who are coming off their second record-breaking world tour. I’m nowhere near worthy of their time and attention, but they are dead set on convincing me otherwise.

Mae Soares My parents were shady people. I knew that. They thrived on their perfect image and their perfect family. What I did not know was that their money came from the Tokyo yakuza, and that after their deaths, their debt would become my problem. When their boss shows up and asks me to marry him instead, my life changes in an instant. I’m swept up into a world of crime and money, where apparently, violence is always the answer. Little does the yakuza know that I don’t follow anyone’s rules but my own, and I don’t like trying to be controlled. Tetsu Kuro is in for it if he thinks that I’m going to let him tell me what to do. Tetsu Kuro I didn’t have time for love. The underground world didn’t allow for that. But when I laid eyes on Mae Soares… I knew she had to be mine, whether she wanted to be mine or not. So I gave her an offer that she couldn’t refuse and took her as mine. And then the Japanese yakuza imploded on itself, with a new player coming in and causing chaos just for the fun of it. The problem? Mae is the target. And I will be damned if anyone tries to take her away from me.

As California recovers from the devastation of the Gang Wars, a missile strikes, bringing a world war with it. Thirteen-year-old Elijah Samuel’s life as a football star and master of three martial arts takes a turn for the worst when an undetected missile strikes California. Far away, a terrorist has declared war on all countries that have Throngorian—a new metal with untapped scientific potential. School is canceled. Evacuations have started. Roads are empty. No one is safe. But Elijah has to fight. That is how he functions, stemming from an old promise to his brother, who was tormented by bullies: stand against adversity. Elijah escapes to a haven and becomes vital to the war effort by befriending the three gang leaders who ravaged California. Now, there is a chance to stop the invasion. That is if the gang leaders work together… and if Elijah is willing to lose his life.

Nothing remains of my enemy. My heart beats but I am frozen by glowing purple eyes and the terror that spreads within me. For the warlock I never scented has taken my mate. Alpha Corwin Valencent was unaware that warlock's existed until the attack that led to his Luna being kidnapped. Now he must uncover the history of warlocks and witches in order to defeat those keeping him from her. Held captive, Luna Alexandra fights to not let fear keep her from staying strong in the arms of the enemy. While her captor works every day to break the protections keeping her alive, Alex prays to the Moon Goddess for rescue.

I, Xayla Lewis, have a way with attractive humans. Let’s just say my bed is only empty when I want it to be. Nikita, my wolf, is not impressed. She wants to find our fated mate. Firsthand experience told me that, human or wolf, losing a mate ruins your life and makes you depressed. I love my mother, but I never want to break like that. Hence my reaction the day I met and ran from my fated mate. To say I, Evander Mason, was surprised that my mate ran from me is an understatement. In a single action, she revealed her strength and appeal. Running away from your alpha mate is remarkable and damn sexy. Hezekiah, my wolf, agrees, even though he is upset that we didn’t chase her down. To be honest, I wasn’t worried about finding her until I lay in a hospital bed, unable to look for her. Now I fear she could be gone forever. Books does not end with a HEA.

Pierce Rockwell is precision embodied—rich, disciplined, controlled, and formidable in every arena he enters. A master strategist, he commands boardrooms with quiet authority, guarding his private life as carefully as the empire he has built. His future is structured, calculated, and entirely on his terms. Until Blair. Strong, perceptive, and unimpressed by wealth or reputation, she unsettles the careful order of his world. She sees beyond the power and polish to the man beneath, and draws out a depth of charm, vulnerability, and possessiveness reserved for no one else but her. Control becomes temptation. And temptation becomes risk. But as their connection intensifies, a far more dangerous threat emerges. A powerful syndicate known as Omega operates within the highest levels of influence, manipulating outcomes from the shadows. Determined to keep Pierce’s past buried and his future within their grasp, they recognize Blair not as collateral, but as leverage. If they cannot control Pierce, they will threaten the one person he will die for. Omega is a sophisticated slow-burn romance woven with luxury, danger, and fierce devotion, where power is tested, loyalty is weaponized, and love becomes the boldest, most perilous move of all.

Love can find you in unexpected places. Serenity Hayes thought she was going to marry the man of her dreams. But when her college sweetheart leaves her at the altar, she is devastated and ready to give up on love entirely. To escape the judgment from her family and coworkers and mend her broken heart, she goes on her honeymoon to Jamaica with her best friend instead. When the sexy and alluring Apollo Brown drops into her life by accident, there’s a chemistry they can’t deny. Over the course of two weeks, they vow to keep things casual, but as they continue to get to know each other and sparks fly, the lines begin to blur. But when secrets about Apollo’s past emerge, and Serenity uncovers the truth behind why her fiancé left her, will she be able to fight for a second chance at love, and more importantly, herself?

Elijah has survived, and he was always meant to. Because of the United Front’s sacrifice, the Resistance lives on. After a narrow escape from Leon Abel, the true nature of the Contingency Plan is revealed: the Resistance can win the war if Elijah chooses to go all in. To his surprise, the world recognizes him as the face of the team, and the Resistance accepts him as the Leader Elect. Yet Elijah is hesitant. Without letting go of the childhood trauma of his brother and dealing with his nightmares of the war, he cannot be what is asked of him. If he leaves the team, the United Front will have died in vain. But the war will not wait for his decision. An attack separates the Resistance, and Leon Abel is not the only threat as a global power seeks to govern unchallenged. Pressure mounts on Elijah to step on the world stage. But there is one variable he never had to consider: love.

Six Minutes Late is a psychological fiction novel about obsession, guilt, and the damage done by one delayed decision. At 4:06 p.m. on a Thursday, a simple delay, six minutes, sets off a chain of events that will alter four lives forever. Michael, a therapist burdened by guilt and haunted by loss, becomes entangled with Claire, a patient whose trauma mirrors his own. Their sessions blur the boundary between healing and obsession until their connection spirals into something forbidden and consuming. In the shadows stand Lucian and Evelyn, two names whispered more than spoken. Each hides a past threaded through deceit and desire, their influence stretching far beyond what Michael and Claire can see. Together, they become the unseen architects of a fate that closes in with every heartbeat, every word, every missed minute. As their world collapses, time becomes both enemy and witness. The red blinking light in Michael’s office, steady, unfeeling, turns into a symbol of their undoing, pulsing like a heart that refuses to die. Love becomes confession, therapy becomes entrapment, and every glance carries the weight of consequence. Told in fragments that shimmer as memories dug from the dark, Six Minutes Late explores the shadows of longing, the price of forgiveness, and the haunting truth that sometimes love is not the cure, but the curse. In the end, only echoes remain beneath the ticking clock: the memory of what was almost healed, almost forgiven, and always, six minutes too late.

"Just because something can't be undone doesn't mean it can't be redeemed." The year is 2122, and Zachary Barrett has made a habit of running from the disgrace of his family legacy. When offered the opportunity to regain a leadership role and restore his sullied reputation back home in New Augsburg, the temptation is too great to resist. But forces conspire against him. The stain of his own misdeeds, his father's unexpected release from federal prison, and once-in-a-generation natural disasters threaten to interfere with his dreams of a fresh start. Nearly four years into married life, Lydia Schaeffer thought she'd learned to trust God's timing, but the unfulfilled desire to start a family leaves an ache in her heart. When her former nemesis returns to town and begins to spend time with one of Lydia's dearest friends, past wounds and unforgiveness threaten to compound her grief. As the residents of New Augsburg reckon with the sins of generations past and present, the challenges of a hostile government, and the unpredictable forces of nature, they must extend Christ-like grace to one another, facing the consequences of the past no matter the cost to the future.

I think I'm falling for the man who's been breaking into my home. It started with a bruised rose on my bookstore counter. Then a note-written in blood-calling me little monster. Creepy, right? Except now, I'm checking the locks twice... and leaving the window cracked anyway. I let him in. I wanted him to stay. And when I kissed him first, it was already too late. Because the man obsessed with me¿ He wasn't just some stranger. He was a soldier-turned-shadow with orders to destroy my father's network. He was supposed to take my family down. But then I learned the truth- He watched my mother die. Knew I was in danger before I was taken. And he wasn't there. He says he tried. Says he'd burn the world down to protect me. Raze heaven just to touch me. Put a bullet in anyone who dares breathe too close. I should hate him. But when he looks at me, it feels like he's memorizing me. Like I'm scripture. Like I'm the only thing he'd ever burn for. And maybe that's the problem. Because I'm not the girl he left behind. I crawled out of the fire different. Sharper. Darker. Built from blood and betrayal. Now he wants my forgiveness. My love. My loyalty. The question is- Can I forgive him? Or does the fire burn us both?