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Thrall of the Dark Wood
Young mother Ilse arrived in Forst village seven years ago with an infant in her arms and another little one on the way. Secretive about her previous life, most assumed Ilse to be an unwed harlot, driven from her home by her family’s shame. Ilse is especially tight-lipped about the most pressing question: who the father of her children is.
Ilse bore the burden of their rumors with ease, and for seven years lived in relative peace in a small house just outside of the Dark Wood – a forest that many believed was home to inhuman creatures. None but Ilse had ever dared to live that close, fearing that they would be lured into the Wood, never to return.
When Ilse and her children disappear, seemingly out of thin air, the village assumes the Dark Wood has claimed their lives. What they don’t know is that the father of Ilse’s children, who most assumed to be some nobody from Ilse’s home village, is actually much closer than they thought. He comes from the Dark Wood – and he wants his family back.
The Evil God
Rook is the god of evil, darkness, and death. His existence is a curse, his very presence a poison. His love is toxic, and all who make the mistake of loving him meet unfortunate ends, typically by his own hand.
When someone begins targeting Rook by poisoning the main river of the god realm, Rook is annoyed, but not surprised. The list of people who hate him is long, and any one of them could have a grudge.
Unfortunately, the incident is large enough to catch the attention of the king of the realm. Idris, god of light and creation. Rook isn't particularly fond of Idris, for several reasons, and Idris doesn't hold any affection for him either.
So why, just why, has Idris, ruler of the gods, brought Rook, scum of the earth, to his own personal palace for "protection"?
*Note: this work contains mature themes and content, some of which may be triggering for some readers. Please heed the chapter warnings.
Constellations of Chiron
Chiron has given up on finding true love after undergoing a painful breakup. But after one awkward encounter with a less-than-subtle hottie, Chiron must choose whether to move past the hurt and try to heal? Or will he remain trapped, reliving past pain and terrified of finding happiness?
A contemporary, mature, queer romance.
Abyssal
The day that Kai learns that he's half-human, half-merman and that he's the key to ending a 100-year-old war, is also the day that the entire ocean learns of his existence. For years his family kept him hidden from the world, but now the strongest, most dangerous merman in all the seven seas knows about Kai, and he's coming to the surface for him.
To ensure victory, King Marius the Conqueror must capture the half-breed prince of Astria, his nation's greatest enemy, and claim him as his Mate in order to absorb his power before he learns to use it. There's only one problem: there's nothing Marius hates more than humans, not even an Astrian, and Kai is both those things. But when Marius sees the beautiful Kai and clashes swords with him, the cold-blooded king's blood begins to boil for the very first time.
When a dark, handsome, sword-wielding stranger attacks Kai in his home, instead of running, Kai fights even though he knows he's no match. Defeated, Kai is kidnapped to a world he never knew existed and is held prisoner against his will. Thrust into a secret, dangerous aquatic world, Kai must learn to navigate swimming with a tail instead of legs and avoid a powerful, possessive king's advances if he wants to save his newly-discovered mer-people from annihilation.
Lay Me Down
Bi-curious Lucas was eighteen, in his senior year, and speeding, so of course he found himself face to face with the gorgeous, Officer Hoffman. Lucas worked up the courage to slip his number to the man that'd pulled him over, never anticipating much in return, let alone a call... but then the unexpected happened.
Luca has known more than enough disappointment and hurt throughout his life, but this time he might just find himself, freedom, and maybe even love in the arms of his unlikely partner in this coming-of-age, coming out romance.
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A/N- this is a gay, age-gap couple. If age-gap's not your thing, scroll past this. Content will be sexual and mature, sexual partners of legal age.
Copyright of Quill Pearson
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Halo City Angel
What happens when an angel falls from the sky? He moves in with a demon and learns to navigate the human world.
In Which a Demon King Does Not Have a Romantic Interest in His Human Gardener
Demon King Jurao returns from his successful thirty-year Union Campaign and discovers something amiss - the castle gardens have a secret caretaker.
Using his authority over the sentient plants, he discovers the gardener is... a human! But after hearing the man out, Jurao decides to appoint Braelin as the official Royal Gardener for all his hard work.
Now he just needs to figure out why everyone seems to believe he is romantically interested in the human...
Trapped, Shattered
Lev, a rogue werewolf turned hitman, makes a rare mistake on an otherwise clean job: there’s one extra person in the building. Rather than spend the extra bullet however, he’s inclined to take the young man home.
Otto knows this isn’t mercy, but he can’t say no. As a submissive wolf, he can’t fight back, especially against a dominant one with a blood-splattered face and sadistic smile. Now he’s to become a plaything and must do whatever it takes to sate the beast.
Inspired by Call of the Void by VVBG (https://www.vvbgcomics.com/cotv/)
Content Warning: Abuse, blood, explicit sex, firearms, kidnapping, illicit drug use, implied torture, murder, non-consent/dubious consent/coercion, Stockholm syndrome, violence
In Which a Demon King Meets his Romantic Partner's Family
Jurao and Braelin are, after all the hijinks, officially courting romantically. But their story is far from over...
The first members of Braelin's scattered family - the elf-human twins Meir'ril and Ayelma, along with Braelin's fully human uncle, Owren - arrive in the Demon Realm. All are glad to be reunited, but it seems to stir up some bad memories for the Royal Gardener...
Soon after, the envoy from the Temple of Iescula, Goddess of Seiges and Plants, arrives - and he's not happy about the human gardener tending his Lady's beloved plants...