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The Grave You Made
Reapers in Winter Volume I: The Grave You Made
In a kingdom, where opulence reigns and secrets pile high, the annual week-long founding festival and ball occur within the palace walls. Nobles from far and wide gather at the detached palace for nights filled with masquerade balls, lavish dinners, and whispered intrigues.
Amidst the splendour of the gardens, Kaisan, an enchanting young man adorned in silk and lace, finds himself swept into a whirlwind romance when he encounters Rhaegal, a charming stranger lost in the revelry of the night. Mistaken identities lead to a fateful dance in the fountain, where laughter mingles with the sweet taste of wine and stolen kisses.
As the festival unfolds, Rhae and Kaisan's bond deepens with each passing moment, their days filled with stolen moments of passion and deep bonds. But when a truth is revealed at the grand dinner on the final evening, betrayal shatters their fragile connection, leaving Kaisan adrift in a sea of despair and confusion.
As Kaisan's fragile state threatens to consume him amidst the whispers of madness and rumours of tragedy, an offering of solace in the darkest of nights and unwavering devotion in the face of uncertainty may be the only path to healing.
With each tender touch and whispered word, Rhae strives to reclaim the heart of the man he once abandoned, praying that their love will be enough to guide them through the darkest of nights and into the dawn of a new day.
The Sultan's Grand Vizier
“Will you wait for him?”
“Yes.”
“Until when?”
“Until fate allows our paths to cross once more.”
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When Malik first arrives, he's overwhelmed by the grandeur and complexity of palace life. He soon crosses paths with the royal family. What starts as a rivalry between Malik and the cunning Prince Selim slowly turns into a deep and secret love, challenging everything they know about loyalty and tradition.
As time goes on, Selim rises to power and becomes Sultan Selim I. Both must navigate their way through palace intrigue, balancing the love they have for each other with their duty to the empire. Their relationship faces danger from every side, as enemies lurk in the shadows, ready to exploit their forbidden bond.
At the Bottom of the Stairwell
Kliment has finally mustered up the courage to ask out his friend Shashi, the Dom he’s longed to serve since before he even knew his name. Their months getting to know each other have made him want more than what he has with Lochan, the Dom he only serves so his inner Sub won't go crazy. He needs a Dom he can pair with –to surrender complete control to– and Shashi is the one he wants to give power over him.
Unfortunately, he's never done this before, and some college kids aren't as smart as they think they are.
Also some Doms really hate being told no.
Content Warning: Forced submission/servitude, sexual content
Estimated 10 chapters. Updates late Friday or early Saturday depending on your time zone.
Lay Me Down
Bi-curious Lucas found the courage to slip his number to the cop pulling him over for speeding. He didn't expect much, especially not for Officer Hoffman to hit him up, let alone call, but that's just what happened. In the end, Lucas might just discover himself, find freedom, and even love in the arms of his unlikely partner in this coming-of-age, coming out romance.
Spicy chapters marked with a 🌶️. Contains BDSM/kink.
Updates 1-2x per month.
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
All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief mention in review.
Empyreal Calamities
The past has a strange way of returning to haunt the present. And when this group discovers that certain events in their pasts are connected, it will affect the future…
Lenus is a young man on the run from his family after learning the dark plans they have for him. The only two people he can trust are his older half-brother, Varrick, and his half-brother’s mother. Being sent to Ebonwood, a small town near the edge of the province, Len tries to lay low until they can find a way to get him out. However, being a new person in a small town draws the attention of one of the town’s “guardians”, Dolion.
Dolion, Ilys, and Absalom are siblings who protect their hometown, help its people, and work as independent sellswords. When Dolion sees Len, he can’t help but be attracted and suspicious of the younger man. He just hopes that no trouble will come with this new visitor. Especially after Ilys and their younger sister, Kara found a mysterious orb that showed them a terrifying vision of the world burning.
Kara’s convinced it’s their destiny to stop it. Ilys thinks someone else is meant to. Dolion and Absalom think the orb is something important that’s connected to their past and Len wonders why he feels the orb calling to him. Their pasts are connected in some way and what they uncover might spell doom for everyone around them…and the world.
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Mutually Assured Destruction
On the night of the Red moon Marie was given the opportunity. An opportunity to evolve; out of consideration for the safety of her family, she takes it and is thrown into three worlds with three different tasks. Her one job - to survive and conquer.
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 School of The Unknown
A dark fae attends a school filled with magical beings, but is hated by them all except one. Outcast and seen as a threat, the dark fae spends most of his time alone. What will happen when the person who hates him the most finds out about the dark fae's obsession with him? What will happen when an dark fae loves an angel? Will the angel love him back?
Fire and Magic (The Jadori Book 1)
A girl who sees ghosts. A magic out of control. A group hellbent on destroying what they’re afraid of.
Maddie Johnson is sent to a mental institution because she talks to people who aren’t there. She insists that they’re ghosts. Just as she thinks she’s convinced the doctors that she is fine, a dark-haired ghost with dreamy brown eyes rushes in and ruins everything.
Instead of going home, she is sent to a halfway house that helps people with mental illness assimilate back into society. Problem is, one of the residents hates her and the house is haunted – oh, and the cute ghost has followed her. Maddie tries to get away, but then she hurts someone using magic she didn’t know she possessed. Now she has a new problem. She will have to learn to control her magic.
She discovers that the town has secrets; people are going missing. How far are people willing to go to destroy what they are afraid of? Maddie and her attractive-but-annoying spirit might just find out first-hand.
FIRE AND MAGIC is an exciting first book in the Jadori Series that will transport romantasy fans to a fascinating world that exists within our own, filled with suspense, danger, magic, ghosts, and romance.
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