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Sir Valeir Beaufort, vampire nobility, is on the run. His only companion? A woman trained to hunt and kill his kind. The betrayal that forced Valeri to flee for his life is only a small part of a much larger conspiracy. The tentative peace between humans and the supernatural creatures that live in Samodevia's shadows is under threat. Who is it that wishes to push the kingdom into war, and what is their final purpose?***[Sequel to SERPENT'S KISS] Ira Hale is branded a traitor and a killer for saving the life of a vampire. Hunted by the people she once served, Ira must uncover the truth behind the atrocities at Beaufort Manor in order to save her friends and clear her own name. Sir Valeri Beaufort, Ira's once-employer and now sort-of family, joins her quest, seeking vengeance against the people who burned his life to the ground.The Kingdom in Samodevia is in turmoil. Ira and Valeri must navigate a treacherous road in their search for answers. Allies are not easily told apart from foes - all approach with smiling faces, but may hide knives behind their backs.Echoes of oncoming war find their way to the Kingdoms Below, into the ears of the Queen of Hel and her court of powerful misfits. When Gabriel Todd returns with news of treachery in the lands Above and asks for help in saving a human soldier who carries Gabriel's soul, Hel must decide whether to become involved in Samodevia's politics or retain neutrality. And where, all wonder, is Samodevia's Queen?***Cover: @blackroguexBook II in the "Kingdom at the End of the World" series.***Content warning: This story contains graphic depictions of violence and death.…

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When a storm strands Ira Hale at the stately Beaufort Manor, she joins the household to work under the mysterious and reclusive Valeri Beaufort, but what secrets are lurking in the shadows?***Ira Hale joins the Beaufort household under the employ of Beaufort Manor's mysterious master, Sir Valeri Beaufort. She soon comes to care for the reclusive noble and his haunted home. When a series of gruesome murders in a nearby town expose Sir Beaufort as a vampire, both the town and Beaufort Manor fall under the scrutiny of a ruthless police force known as the Amith Capil. In a world where monsters walk among humans, the true killer hides in plain sight.***Book I of Kingdom at the End of the World series.2021 Watty Winner in Horror***Content warning: This story contains graphic depictions of violence and death.…

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Julian Hershel goes on a quest to save his beloved sister, Rosalind, from the attention of a beastly lord. He runs into a stranger wearing a familiar face in the dark.Rosalind's story is not her brother's to write, for better or for worse.A gift for @Nyhterides and her gorgeous novel, ROSALIND.~*~ ROSALIND summary:Beauty and the Beast meets Dracula (and Alice in Wonderland and a few more fairy tales). In a land where snow has fallen for the past century, there is a myth of He Who Does Not Live, the legend of a beast who has brought a hundred years of chaos to nineteenth-century Transylvania. When Rosalind Hershel's father and brothers trespass on the beast's property, the monster who was once lord of the lands imprisons them. Rosalind can save their lives if she offers herself to the beast for a month; though she fears he will harm her, he awakens a darkness within her that may plunge Transylvania into an eternity of hell. ~*~…

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Collin likes his new foster family. The Weavers are nice, live in a posh neighborhood, and seem to actually want Collin around. Life is pretty much perfect. Until the Weavers' dead daughter shows up on their doorsteps. The Iris Weaver that comes back home is not the same person everyone remembers. Gone is the cheerleader, the prom-queen, the straight-A student. In her place is a cold, calculating girl that has no place in the Weavers' home. Iris is hiding something, something big, and Collin is damned if he's going to let it explode in everyone's face.…

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Stories that say, "boo!"For the awesome Halloween Vault challenges hosted by…

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Lila hunts demons. She does well enough for herself, except that one time she almost got killed and was forced to sign a contract with a busty devil from hell. Taking on new cases is a right hoot, with a capricious demon peering over her shoulder.Written for the Paranormal Community's Demon Pact contest.…

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Fujiwara Takako receives a strange visitor on a day devoid of color.Written for the Rites of Spring challenge.…

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Wicker Manor is cursed. Ray Wingate, the house's new owner, would much rather deal with his furniture trying to kill him than the sudden appearance of a pond in his back yard. The merman lurking in it complicates matters, as mermen are wont to do.Cover art by NanoMortis on DeviantArt.http://nanomortis.deviantart.com/…

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Quentin traps the Beast.---Enry 4 for @SyFy 's #BattleTheBeast.Cover image: NanoMortis @DeviantArt…

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Quentin falls through a portal while fighting the Beast in Fillory. The monster he had been trying to escape follows after him. Their chase resumes in the streets of an unfamiliar city. A stranger comes to Quentin's aid. ---Entry 3 for @SyFy 's #BattleTheBeast contest.Cover image: NanoMortis @DeviantArt…

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Quentin is kicked out of Brakebills and loses his memories of all things magic. Eliot finds him at Yale, looking to keep his promise and "seduce" Quentin into a better life.Something else finds Quentin, too. Or rather, someone.---Entry 2 for the @SyFy #BattleTheBeast contest.Cover picture: NanoMortis @DeviantArt…

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The Beast is trapped, and ever-resourceful.Quentin's friends both save and doom the day.---Entry 1 for @SyFy's #Battle the Beast contest.Cover picture: NanoMortis @DeviantArt…

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Corbin was born on Christmas day. As the old tales promise, he will die on Christmas, too - and be reborn as a vampire. Corbin's last Christmas comes. His sister, who has kept his secret for much too long, cannot bear to let him go.Written for the "Slay Bell Rings" challenge~…