Mystery

They think I killed him. The truth is worse.His Family Says I Killed Their Son

His Family Says I Killed Their Son

Ch. 1 free · 13 of 14

I loved my husband more than my own life. Simon was kind to me when his family was not. Then he died, and his family said I killed him. They have the money, the lawyers, and the whole town on their side. They took my house and my name. They said I was a cold wife and a worse mother. I kept my mouth shut. They do not know what I am holding back. I have not told the truth yet. When I do, it will burn them all.

Everyone warned me about him. I sat down anyway.Never Sit Next to the Dragon

Never Sit Next to the Dragon

Ch. 1 free · 12 of 17

I was working at a laundromat and failing my online classes when Sundermoor Academy mailed me a student file. It says my kind is pending. Everyone else here can shift or cast or do something useful. I can make a vending machine hate me. The school gives me one clear rule: avoid the dragon shifter at the back table. Cormac is supposed to be dangerous. He's also the only person here who looks at me like I'm a riddle worth solving instead of a problem. I sit next to him anyway. Now the whole school is watching, and Cormac looks at me like I'm a riddle worth solving. I just hope he likes the answer.

He is paid to protect her. He wants to keep her.Her Fear Is Mine

Her Fear Is Mine

Ch. 1 free · 12 of 21

Faye Danner sees a woman pulled into a van outside her studio. The police find nothing. Then someone breaks into her workroom and leaves a note with her name. Her family locks down her life. Faye refuses to give up her friends, her art classes, or the small home she built. Her mother hires Gideon Slate, a cold, tattooed bodyguard who sees her as a rich girl with a problem. Gideon was paid to stand between Faye and danger. He was not paid to watch her laugh with her friends, notice her softness, or want the one thing his rules forbid. Now the threat is close, and the line between protecting her and wanting her is gone.

A demon saved me. Now his bar is my cage.My Demon Boss

My Demon Boss

Ch. 1 free · 12 of 22

I run lost property at Bellwether Station. Keys, umbrellas, one suitcase that hums. My life is small and I like it that way. Then a man with no ticket and too many teeth wants that suitcase. He chases me through the luggage tunnels. A demon named Ambrose steps out of a staff door, saves me, and takes me under the station to his bar, The Hush. Here is the rule: I can't talk about monsters, and I can't leave until his council clears me. So I make tea, smile at things that bite, and fix the bar's terrible paperwork. My new boss glares at the coffee machine like it insulted his mother. He saved my life, so I should stop noticing his hands. Right?

He hides our bond. My ex wants me gone.The Alpha Kept Me Hidden

The Alpha Kept Me Hidden

Ch. 1 free · 21 of 22

I work the night window at a mountain impound lot. I count towed cars and keep my head down. My ex Vernon says I owe him. My mother says I owe her. They both know I have nowhere else to go. Then Alpha Axton Slade walks in with a cold stare and a ruined truck. He looks at me like I’m a problem. When Vernon grabs my wrist, Axton steps between us and tells him to let go. For one breath, I feel safe. But Axton knows why my pulse jumps when he is near. He calls the pull between us a mistake. He says the pack can never know. My ex is watching. My family is lying. And the night I see something impossible in the tow yard, I learn my fear is not crazy. Axton protects me. He hides me. He names me under his protection, then refuses to call me his mate. I want to believe him when he touches me. I want to stop being afraid. But what am I to him—a secret he protects, or a shame he hides? If my family shaped my whole life with a power I never knew, I need the truth. What am I really?

His club calls her a killer. His protection feels like a cage.The Hounds' Witness

The Hounds' Witness

Ch. 1 free · 20 of 21

Corrie Fain can see the last moments of the dead. It has made her a freak in every town she runs to. Now she works nights at a broken motor court and keeps her head down, with only a gray wolf named Nix for company. Then a Gravel Hounds motorcycle club member is found murdered in room nine. The club drags Corrie to its clubhouse and calls her a killer. Their enforcer, Garrick Mays, is the only one who looks at her like a woman, not a weapon. She feels pulled to him in a way she cannot explain. He keeps her close. He also keeps her locked in. The Hounds' president, Kemp Dray, turns out to be the father who left Corrie behind. Now he wants her visions to save his club from a cartel war. Corrie wants to run. But Garrick's protection feels like the first real home she has had, even as the club makes it clear she is still not one of them. The real killer is still close, and the family that claims Corrie may not survive the truth.

I loved my husband more than my own life. Simon was kind to me when his family was not. Then he died, and his family said I killed him. They have the money, the lawyers, and the whole town on their side. They took my house and my name. They said I was a cold wife and a worse mother. I kept my mouth shut. They do not know what I am holding back. I have not told the truth yet. When I do, it will burn them all.

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I was working at a laundromat and failing my online classes when Sundermoor Academy mailed me a student file. It says my kind is pending. Everyone else here can shift or cast or do something useful. I can make a vending machine hate me. The school gives me one clear rule: avoid the dragon shifter at the back table. Cormac is supposed to be dangerous. He's also the only person here who looks at me like I'm a riddle worth solving instead of a problem. I sit next to him anyway. Now the whole school is watching, and Cormac looks at me like I'm a riddle worth solving. I just hope he likes the answer.

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Faye Danner sees a woman pulled into a van outside her studio. The police find nothing. Then someone breaks into her workroom and leaves a note with her name. Her family locks down her life. Faye refuses to give up her friends, her art classes, or the small home she built. Her mother hires Gideon Slate, a cold, tattooed bodyguard who sees her as a rich girl with a problem. Gideon was paid to stand between Faye and danger. He was not paid to watch her laugh with her friends, notice her softness, or want the one thing his rules forbid. Now the threat is close, and the line between protecting her and wanting her is gone.

Chapter 1 free · 12 published · 9 to come

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I run lost property at Bellwether Station. Keys, umbrellas, one suitcase that hums. My life is small and I like it that way. Then a man with no ticket and too many teeth wants that suitcase. He chases me through the luggage tunnels. A demon named Ambrose steps out of a staff door, saves me, and takes me under the station to his bar, The Hush. Here is the rule: I can't talk about monsters, and I can't leave until his council clears me. So I make tea, smile at things that bite, and fix the bar's terrible paperwork. My new boss glares at the coffee machine like it insulted his mother. He saved my life, so I should stop noticing his hands. Right?

Chapter 1 free · 12 published · 10 to come

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I work the night window at a mountain impound lot. I count towed cars and keep my head down. My ex Vernon says I owe him. My mother says I owe her. They both know I have nowhere else to go. Then Alpha Axton Slade walks in with a cold stare and a ruined truck. He looks at me like I’m a problem. When Vernon grabs my wrist, Axton steps between us and tells him to let go. For one breath, I feel safe. But Axton knows why my pulse jumps when he is near. He calls the pull between us a mistake. He says the pack can never know. My ex is watching. My family is lying. And the night I see something impossible in the tow yard, I learn my fear is not crazy. Axton protects me. He hides me. He names me under his protection, then refuses to call me his mate. I want to believe him when he touches me. I want to stop being afraid. But what am I to him—a secret he protects, or a shame he hides? If my family shaped my whole life with a power I never knew, I need the truth. What am I really?

Chapter 1 free · 21 published · 1 to come

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Corrie Fain can see the last moments of the dead. It has made her a freak in every town she runs to. Now she works nights at a broken motor court and keeps her head down, with only a gray wolf named Nix for company. Then a Gravel Hounds motorcycle club member is found murdered in room nine. The club drags Corrie to its clubhouse and calls her a killer. Their enforcer, Garrick Mays, is the only one who looks at her like a woman, not a weapon. She feels pulled to him in a way she cannot explain. He keeps her close. He also keeps her locked in. The Hounds' president, Kemp Dray, turns out to be the father who left Corrie behind. Now he wants her visions to save his club from a cartel war. Corrie wants to run. But Garrick's protection feels like the first real home she has had, even as the club makes it clear she is still not one of them. The real killer is still close, and the family that claims Corrie may not survive the truth.

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