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As a single mother working two jobs, Heidi Murphy can barely keep her head above water on the best of days. When her full-time job fires her and her kids get in trouble at school, Heidi begins to drown in stress. She needs help--and help arrives in the form of a QR code that summons an unexpected visitor.Heidi's world gets turned upside down when she meets Drystan, a demon from another realm. Upside down in this case, however, is for the better since Drystan is supposed to bring her success. His visage is strange and almost frightening, but he quickly becomes a valuable member of the household with his excellent cooking skills and devotion to making sure the Murphys are happy.Heidi has twenty-eight days to find success before her contract with Drystan ends. Four weeks seems like plenty to find another job, but as Heidi starts to fall for Drystan, there doesn't seem to be enough time in the world for what she really wants--him.---Deal with the Demon is a 22,000 word paranormal romance novella.

Deal with the Demon

A gender-confused farmer desperate to reclaim her farm and escape her stepparents' abuse. A closeted prince more interested in helping his people than finding a bride. A fairy godfather with a ton of secrets and no powers. In this diverse fairy tale, everyone is searching for a happy ending.The masquerade ball to find Prince Longhollow's future bride might be Cynthia Lynah's best chance at getting her family farm back. If she can marry him, she'll have all the money and power she needs. Her newly discovered fairy godfather is ready to help her, but his magic can't do anything to stop her heart from falling for two women she shouldn't be attracted to--her stepsisters. In the midst of her flirtations, she causes her fairy godfather to lose his magic and stirs trouble for the prince desperate to save his nation from a famine.Everyone gets a chance to be the hero of their story, but happy endings seem impossible when they need more than magic to make them happen.

Dithered Hearts

The Demon Next Door

Your Heart Will Grow

Match with the Demon

Just Some Things

In the silent film era, deaf actor Gilbert Wilton's handsome and expressive face is all he needs to be a star. As talkies start taking over the film industry, though, Gilbert's long-time partner and director leaves him. At the apex of heartbreak and a career going up in flames, Gilbert returns home one night to find his house being burgled--by his childhood best friend.Even after decades apart, Quill Phillips is as untrustworthy (and attractive) as ever. When Quill offers to do anything for Gilbert in exchange for letting him go, an idea pops into the actor's head.It's a petty act of revenge, but the director has a lucky charm he never shoots a movie without. With Gilbert's intimate knowledge of the director's home and Quill's infiltration skills, the pair set out to steal the lucky charm--and, unintentionally, each other's hearts.---Lucky Charm is a complete, standalone novella.

Lucky Charm

Odelia Aster runs her confectionery store with pride, even though profits are now practically non-existent. The hundred-year-old store has been in Odelia's family from the invention of steamboats to the exile of magical creatures. She would do anything to protect her store and its famous candy geode recipe from the bandits now raiding the kingdom. Five years ago, Odelia married a nice noblewoman to keep the shop from going under. She cares for her wife, but it's hard to feel there is something real between them when Charlotte keeps her distance, taking naps all day and getting plastered at fancy parties. Charlotte is nothing like the alleged Masked Minotaur vanquishing the bandits across the nation. The idea of a Masked Minotaur keeping humans safe at the risk of certain punishment from the king excites Odelia in ways her wife does not. When Odelia finds herself held up by a most unexpected bandit, she has to figure out how far she'll go to protect her family's legacy, even though all she wants is to be rescued by the Masked Minotaur. --- The Masked Minotaur is a complete, standalone short story.

The Masked Minotaur

Team Phison

For 55-year-old Phil Hutton, finding a new boyfriend is tough, especially since he's still hurting from his ex leaving him for a younger man. Online dating has been a soul-crushing experience for the restaurant owner. Too many meat-haters interested in microbreweries or something called geocaching. His matches in the multiplayer for his favorite video game have been equally sucky too.One night, he encounters a newbie who is so helpless, Phil can't help showing him the ropes. It doesn't take long for Phil to become interested in his enthusiastic teammate. 28-year-old Tyson Falls from Georgia loves working as a server in a rinky pizza joint and sees the best in everything. As Phil's online dating matches get worse and his in-game matches with Tyson get better, he finds himself wanting to pursue the easygoing chatterbox with a thick, sexy drawl.But Phil can't get past the fear that Tyson could possibly want a fossil like him. If his brain doesn't stop being so damn insecure, it might be game over for his heart.

Billionaire Jayden-James Hancock has spent his life in his fashionista mother's shadow, wondering if he'll ever be anything more than her awkward son, but an opportunity for change arrives with a new, cute, bubbly, cappuccino-loving assistant. Tired of debt struggles, Isla Dyer spends her free time attending rallies for student loan reformation and promoting the cause on social media. Inspired by Isla's determination, Jayden-James decides to join the movement. While changing his clothes has always been easy, changing the world-and falling in love-might be a whole different catwalk.---The Blundering Billionaire is a complete, standalone 15k story.

The Blundering Billionaire

Billionaire Jayden-James Hancock has spent his life in his fashionista mother's shadow, wondering if he'll ever be anything more than her awkward son, but an opportunity for change arrives with a new, cute, bubbly, cappuccino-loving assistant. Tired of debt struggles, Isla Dyer spends her free time attending rallies for student loan reformation and promoting the cause on social media. Inspired by Isla's determination, Jayden-James decides to join the movement. While changing his clothes has always been easy, changing the world--and falling in love--might be a whole different catwalk.---The Blundering Billionaire is a complete, standalone novelette.

Tyson Falls is ready to get married. After being disowned by his parents, his adorably grumpy boyfriend has made cautiously optimistic Tyson embrace the concept of family again. Armed with a ring and the newest video game, Tyson has plans for the nerdiest proposal.Life throws a wrench in Tyson's plans when he meets someone online during a multiplayer match. Someone that makes him rethink if he's ready to start a family-the half-sister he never knew he had.With the harsh reminder of how messy families can be, Tyson plunges headfirst into despair. Phil doesn't deserve to be dragged into such a terrible bond. As Tyson wades through trauma and tries to push away the concept of family, he keeps turning to the man he loves most-the person who challenges him to redefine family.

Team Phison Forever

Ever since the man he loved disappeared, soldier Edwyn Hendricks a'Prim has been trapped in a soul-crushing rut. The monotony of heartbreak gets shaken up when an affable thief claiming to be a dragon beseeches Hendricks for help with his sick mother. It might be dangerous to help the thief, but Hendricks is weak before a compassionate man. Fortunately, no group is more capable of performing miracles and saving dragons than the Absolutes.The captain of the Absolutes, Salter Taffy, has been unable to forget the family he was forced to abandon ten years ago. When his trusted comrade, Hendricks, insists on helping a sick dragon, Taffy jumps at the chance to visit someone who can talk to dragons-his ex-wife. Taffy aims to keep the visit cordial, but when he sees his old love, he can't help trying to win the dauntless woman back.When they learn the sick dragon is more important than they ever suspected, Hendricks and Taffy's friendship is tested-to preserve a part of their world's foundation, one of them is going to have to sacrifice his happy ending.---My Heart Is Yours is a complete, standalone 50k novella in The Absolutes series.

My Heart Is Yours

Dithered Hearts, #1

Mollie Bennett plans every detail of her life, but somewhere along the way, life stopped following her plans. Recently divorced and left to raise her young son alone, nothing about her forties is the way she thought it would be. And her unplanned life becomes more unpredictable when she discovers the hot, single dad next door is actually a demon. Nuit is blunt with a bad habit of talking over people and lets his son running around without a coat in subzero temperatures. Total opposite of Mollie's type. But maybe he has some good qualities-he uses his magic to keep her driveway free of snow, he's devoted to learning how to be a good father, and he's quick to help her own family when they're in need. When Nuit keeps showing up every time Mollie's plans go awry, it turns out she might enjoy losing control of her life as long as she has someone she can rely on. Someone like the demon next door. --- The Demon Next Door is a 28,000 word paranormal romance novella.

Ever since becoming disowned by his family, the person who matters most to Isaac is his best friend. Unfortunately, said best friend is trapped inside a mirror. For two years, Isaac has traveled various kingdoms with Penn at his side, searching for clues to break the curse and earning money however he can. When offered a job as an escort for a lavish party at the Embedded Palace-a place teeming with wealth and potential magic-Isaac is quick to accept. For the friend he's fallen in love with, he'll do anything. Being stuck in a mirror is one thing, but for Penn, it's even more humiliating because they're a fairy who should have been able to avoid the curse. Whatever the curse is. They can't quite remember. If only they had been a storybook Prince Charming instead of a useless fairy, life would have been better. But with a sweet, kind, and alluring friend like Isaac helping them, they refuse to give up. As soon as the pair arrive at the Embedded Palace, buried memories start surfacing, darker than either of them ever imagined. With a misanthropic knight who has ties to fairies, cursed apples, a queen seeking an enchanted mirror, and a hunter obsessed with Isaac, the inseparable best friends find themselves being pulled apart. Maybe not even a Prince Charming can save the day, but Penn and Isaac will do anything to make their deepest wish come true-to be with each other. --- Illusive Wishes is a full-length, standalone novel in the Dithered Hearts series.

A Dark Fairy Tale Romance

Illusive Wishes

Avarie Rudyard always knew she would become a queen, but she never expected to take her crown before she could graduate school. Fortunately, the people around her--her advisors, her betrothed, a mysterious group of guardians called the Absolutes--guide her every action. Avarie trusts everyone implicitly, but when a letter from her first love (and king of an enemy nation) arrives, she realizes the people closest to her might be her biggest threats.As the king of a nation with a cratered economy and no allies, Jack Emerson's best friend is alcohol. He's more than happy to drown in his vices until an old flame returns to stir the dust in his heart. Sweet, gentle Avarie makes Jack want to become a better person, but he's not ready to face his weaknesses or messy family history.When the Absolutes launch an assassination attempt, Avarie and Jack wind up in a world where magic exists. In this new realm, they discover abilities and family secrets they never knew they had. Jack and Avarie will have to figure out what kind of leaders they can be in order to go home--and to be together.---Your Heart Will Burn is a complete, standalone 100k novel in The Absolutes series.

Your Heart Will Burn

The last thing Corsine ever expected to do was break into a vault and steal some rare seeds. Corsine has a secret magic known as Maje flowing through her veins, but she's never committed a crime before, and she's terrified of the other Majerian hoarding the seeds at Rosales. But the risk is worth it if she can successfully prove how far she'll go for her girlfriend.Self-proclaimed harpy king Lester loves chasing rumors, but it's hard to fly around and gossip while molting. However, he doesn't have time to shed quietly when his best friend Corsine is behaving suspiciously about her trip to Rosales. Plus he's dying to impress Corsine's (hot) fearless traveling companion.For Corsine and Lester, uncovering truths is easy, but revealing secrets is hard when love and friendship are on the line.My Heart Is Ready is a complete, standalone 30k novella in The Absolutes series.

My Heart Is Ready

Late night talk show host Rian Goodwin will do anything to get a laugh and increase his ratings. He'll eat spaghetti on top of a rollercoaster, challenge nursing home residents to pudding wrestling, and let his mom shame him on television. Nothing is too out there for fame-hungry Rian, but things get awkward when he meets an incredibly hot public high school teacher while sporting spandex and a fake mullet. Darrell Stanley teaches English literature, reads manga, wears sweaters, and dedicates his weekends to charity. He's everything Rian wants, but he doesn't seem to want anything to do with the comedian, his show, or the paparazzi cameras. The only kind of guy Darrell wants is a good role model for the students. Rian doesn't quite understand what it means to be a good role model, but he's willing to learn. However, the fast-paced world of entertainment demands all of Rian's time--time that he needs to prove to Darrell he's more than a work-obsessed celebrity. When a network offer that could secure his legacy arrives, Rian has to decide if this chance to become the king of entertainment is worth throwing away a chance at love with the king of role models. --- How To Be Good is a standalone, full-length romance novel.

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