CJ Kim is a normal college student. He is doing what most college students do, figuring himself out, sometimes the hard way. He has some strange dreams now and then, but he just thinks they are just dreams. They’re certainly nothing to worry about when reality is pressing down so hard on him. Between the demands of school and family, he has enough on his mind.
He ends up with a huge crush on a senior that is on the baseball team. He doesn’t even like baseball, but he goes to games just to see him. Of course, he’ll never notice a gay and nerdy English major like CJ. Things are good, though. He even has a good relationship with his parents and his twin sisters.
He never expects his family’s past to come back to haunt him. It rears its head in the worst way possible and CJ finds himself the prisoner of a vengeful man. Thrust into something that goes beyond what can be considered normal, CJ finds out that there’s a fate out there trying to destroy him. He doesn’t know how, but he has to reach for a destiny that he can just barely see.
​Content Warning: Contains scenes of non-consensual sexual violence. These are not romanticized and are not for titillation. This book examines these acts of violence and the damage and healing that follows.
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Louise: Michael Fisher isn’t the man I want or need in my life. He’s the man I cannot bear to be near. His past forced my brothers to leave. All of this I didn’t know until it was too late. Now he knows my past and things have changed. He knows me, wants me, and demands all of me. The man I cannot bear is the man that has cast his spell upon me. I have to wear a mask to protect the ones I love, to help to hide the truth. But I know I stand all alone. No one is coming to save me! I thought Michael Fisher was my saving grace, but I was wrong. Was the spell he cast broken? Michael: Louise Miller is mesmerizing, and I want her. But I have a past that she knows nothing about. When she finally knows the truth, she will walk away and never return. I can’t bear that. Our pasts are about to collide. Louise Miller needs me more than she knows. I thought my past was dark. Hers just got even darker. Saving her is a choice I would rather not make.! But Spells can NEVER be broken.
The saying goes, ‘when one door closes, another door opens.’ I needed a fresh start for myself and my son, Cooper. A chance for me to grow as a person, a woman, and to provide the kind of life for us that I dreamed of. The last thing I wanted was to get sidetracked by some man. Least of all my older brother's childhood friend, Noah Anders. He’s as handsome as he is aggravating. Cocky, arrogant and, despite my best efforts, everywhere I turn in this small town. He has a way of transporting me back into that same awkward fourteen-year-old girl with braces and acne that I was years ago. Soon, my feelings for him blur the line between love and hate. I blame it on his charm and skilled way of making the simplest thing sound downright naughty. His touch feels electric, illicit even, and before I know what's happening, it starts to feel like something much more.
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Ardyn discovers a mysterious glowing artifact, inscribed with the ancient script of the Athla'naa and made from finely crafted metal; it is a piece out of time. In a quest to seek the truth behind this artifact, Ardyn meets Jevan. Risking both their lives and the tenuous peace between their people, they venture deep into forbidden woods. When they discover the truth, they realize it could forever change their world. Will they reveal what they find, or keep it to themselves?
Claire, a witch living in the Sierra Nevadas, is running for her life. The settlers have come after her with the intent to burn her at the stake. After her goddesses betray her, a Washoe warlock named Heavy-Feather comes to Claire's aid. The male provides shelter and brings her food rations. There's a spark between them, but Claire soon meets a Protestant named Rhys. Dillion Blacksmith is a goat farmer who notices his goats go missing right around the time he meets an odd baker named Fran.
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