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In the heart of sultry New Orleans, Scarlett Prejean's life, filled with beauty and ambition, is marred by a haunting presence—her abusive husband, Joshua. As the proud owner of a cozy bookstore and a haven of coffee and literature, she seeks solace amid the unrelenting cruelty of her marriage. But fate takes a dark and unexpected turn when Joshua makes a chilling decision: he hires Bane, an assassin bound by a relentless code, to bring Scarlett's life to a tragic end. What Joshua doesn't foresee is the profound twist that awaits.

After her young daughter, Evie, emerges from the ICU in remission from Leukemia, Caroline Boudreaux relocates with her brother Ethan and his wife Scarlett to a tranquil mountain town, seven hours from the turmoil of New Orleans. As Caroline begins to forge a new path at Scarlett’s bookstore, she embraces newfound independence and the quiet joys of everyday life. But peace is fleeting. Unbeknownst to her, the shadow of her brother’s violent past looms large, drawing the ire of a vengeful mob.

When her sister drowned, Azure Galanides was given a choice: sell her soul or let the child die. The decision was simple, and Daneliya lived, but the consequences were worse than she had imagined. Azure became a slave, turned into one of the Sea Goddess’ murderous mermaids. From caregiver to killer, regret became her constant companion, and hope was a long-forgotten stranger. She didn’t deserve redemption. At least, that was what she thought until she met Elios. But the Goddess would stop at nothing to snuff out Azure’s life, and by helping her, Elios put a target on his back.

Heads up! This is the regular edition—not the special edition version with exclusive features. She was given to the sea to keep a secret. Now the monster inside her is waking and love may be her only way out. As a child, Ocevia Kallallis was traded to the Sea Goddess to erase a bloodline too dangerous to protect. Cursed into the shape of a mermaid and forced to collect souls for the deep, she obeyed without question. Because obedience meant survival. Because mermaids who disobeyed were punished. But when her best friend, Azure, vanishes after saving a human man from drowning, Ocevia risks...

The new edition is now rewritten in 1st person! Fate marked me. A key chose me. But the heart doesn’t always follow destiny. A year has passed since I crossed into Ecromos, the fae realm where disease holds no power and every human bears a purpose. My cancer was cured the moment I arrived—but freedom was the price. In a world where women are stolen and traded, survival means fighting for every breath. When I escaped with Elianna, hope returned. We found safety, friends, and a fragile peace. But the golden key around my neck burns hotter each day, whispering of a mate fated to be mine. ...

🥀 “He came to forget the past. She was never meant to be part of his future.” When struggling novelist Kayden Hale moves into a quiet seaside estate, he expects silence, solitude, and time to finish his book. What he finds instead is a house full of whispers and a haunting presence in the rooms above. She appears only at night. Pale, elusive, and impossibly beautiful, the reclusive woman who owns the manor seems more myth than flesh. She won’t speak to him. She leaves no trace in daylight. And yet, he can’t stay away. As Kayden is drawn deeper into the mystery of the house and ...

Heads up! This is the regular edition—not the special edition version with exclusive features. She traded her soul to save her sister. Now the sea owns her and it’s not done taking. When her little sister drowned, Azure Galanides made an impossible choice: give up her soul… or lose the only family she had left. Saving Daneliya bound her to the Sea Goddess, transforming Azure into a deadly mermaid cursed to collect human souls. Once a caregiver, now a killer, she spends her days drowning strangers and her nights suffocating in regret. She never expected a shipwrecked human to change ...

Two hearts. One prophecy. A legacy forged in love and flame. The prophecy has spoken. The final battle for Ekotoria has come. Queen Aurelia, ruler of Aegricia and Norithae, journeys with Cristos across a fractured realm in search of the vanished portal to the human world. But the path is treacherous-monsters stir, enemies gather, and the veil between life and death grows perilously thin. Not all who were lost are gone forever... and not all who return can be trusted. As Aurelia carries the future of their bloodline within her, the fate of two worlds balances on her shoulders. Loved ones are...

Olivia Jo Green wanted nothing more than peace and quiet in the Tennessee mountains. Instead, she’s dealing with a meddling brother, a redneck Casanova who won’t take no for an answer, and one very large problem with golden eyes and a whole lot of fur. A simple overnight “Sasquatch research expedition” was supposed to be a joke. Mosquitoes. Bad coffee. Gunner’s friends making fools of themselves in the woods. Liv expected all that. What she didn’t expect was the impossible. Something is out there on her ridge—watching, waiting, far too intelligent to dismiss as a rumor. And ...

BRAND NEW 2ND EDITION! THIS EDITION IS REWRITTEN IN 1ST PERSON WITH UPDATES ON EVERY PAGE! Fate chose them. A portal divides them. Only destiny can bring them back together. Nineteen-year-old Elianna Foster is out of options. Stage IV thyroid cancer has stolen her future—until she receives the key. A fabled object said to open a one-way portal into the fae realm, where sickness holds no power and a destined mate awaits. But whispers surround Ecromos: of stolen women, of humans traded like coin. Is the key salvation… or a trap? On the other side, Blaze Vathyra feels the bond flare to ...

Aurelia and Septima Vesta did everything together—including fleeing the only home they’d ever known to escape the dreary fate their father had arranged for them. They ran into the Howling Forest without so much as a glance behind them. But they never imagined the dangers they would face.

She couldn't see Bella, but she heard her warning, crystal clear: "It's not over." In C. A. Varian's sixth gripping installment of the Hazel Watson Mystery Series, "The Spirit Collector," readers are once again immersed in a world where the living and the dead intersect. Hazel possesses a unique gift—the ability to communicate with the departed, especially her beloved friend, Candy. However, in this chilling tale, Bella, whom Hazel connects with in the darkness, has disappeared, throwing New Orleans into a spectral crisis. The spirits that once haunted the city's streets are vanishing, ...

Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards! After surviving an abduction by the hands of a serial killer, Hazel Watson, along with her police officer boyfriend, and spirit best friend, are looking forward to their brand of normalcy. But the spirit of a murdered man shows up in Hazel’s apartment. He’s not just any man, however. He’s the man Candy was murdered over. This, once again, throws their world into chaos, causing her to rethink what had never been questioned. Did the police have the right man in prison? Hazel tests powers she never knew she had and finds herself caught ...

Septima is gone. Those were the last words Aurelia Vesta heard after being wounded in battle. Her sister had been captured by the enemy, and no matter how hard she searched, there was no sign of her. After fleeing their home together and crossing the portal into a magical fae world, the sisters were separated. The vow they'd made to always stay together was broken. With the phoenix warriors of Aegricia and the war-torn kingdom of Norithae by her side, Aurelia will do whatever it takes to save Septima and end the barbaric Warbotach ruler's reign of terror over the land of Ekotoria.

Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards! There’s a killer hiding in plain sight in New Orleans. How far will the spirits of his victims, and the woman who can see them, go to take him down? Still fresh to the community of public defenders, Miss Hazel Watson finds herself entangled in a case of embezzlement-with a liberal dash of the supernatural. Who was this spirit haunting her client? Why is this spirit's glimmering sapphire necklace so entrancing? And, most importantly, why could Hazel not communicate with her? Since she was a young girl, Hazel had been helping spirits ...

The darkness of her mind keeps pulling her in, begging her to prevent a tragedy she’s powerless to stop. Settling down and getting married was never something Hazel Watson saw in her future. At least, not before she’d opened her heart to the man she'd had a crush on for more than five years. Now, after everything they’d gone through since her abduction by an infamous New Orleans serial killer, he was someone she knew she could never live without. So once she and her ghost best friend moved into his suburban home, the natural next step was to walk down the aisle, settling down into a ...

Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards! Many changes are happening in the life of Hazel Watson… good changes… but the demands of the spirit world remain the same. The exhausting, stressful obligations she’s dealt with since she was a child. Helping them is inescapable. So, when the bodies of two women are discovered in the swamps of South Louisiana, the people of New Orleans are shocked… but not Hazel. She had been seeing the faces of those same two women in her dreams for weeks, haunting her and beckoning her to find their killer. Having never been comfortable with ...

Drunk college coeds don’t always make the best decisions—but Freddie never imagined that one too many drinks and a desperate search for a bathroom would land her in space. It’s not like she meant to wander into a spaceship. And sure, the "bathroom" door she opened was suspiciously high-tech, but a girl’s gotta go. Now, lightyears from Earth with zero memory of how she got there, Freddie finds herself trapped on a spaceship with a massive, horned, iridescent-blue alien named Aevo—who, to her surprise, is as brooding as he is weirdly considerate. And hot. Very hot. The problem? No ...

A brave girl, her forest friends, and a promise: to be kind to all kinds. Everly Evergreen lives in the enchanting Emerald Hollow forest, where her special gift of communicating with animals fosters deep bonds with its inhabitants. From playful adventures with Roxie Raccoon and Bandit Bunny to helping animals in need, Everly's connection to the magical forest is unshakable. When she learns of plans to clear part of the forest for a road, Everly is determined to act. Guided by the wise Ollie Owl and the formidable Mama Bear, she uncovers the extent of the threat and rallies the animals and ...

"Second Chance with Santa" by C.A. Varian invites readers into the enchanting world of Carol, a gifted artist and suburban housewife navigating the scenic landscapes of New England. At 48, Carol grapples with the stagnation of her 23-year marriage to Tom, prompting him to seek a new path in his own apartment. Amidst the emotional turbulence, a twist of fate occurs during a lunch with her confidante, Maggie. Within the charming confines of a local diner, Carol encounters Nick Clausen, a man in his early 50s whose striking resemblance to Santa Claus captivates her. Nick's charisma proves ...