Cheerful_Abyss

[FEATURED BY WATTPAD!] Werewolves, shapeshifters, and mafias, oh my!///Andrea is a struggling shapeshifter who's trying to understand her past--and not get used for her abilities. Dante is a werewolf mafioso who's trying to destroy his pack from within--and to not destroy himself in the process.After a few fated run-ins, Dante pays Andrea to be disguised as Dante's arranged future mate and fiancée, Bianca. Unfortunately, things go sour--a mating ritual links Andrea and Dante together instead. Two strangers, one of whom hates the other's guts. As they try to break the mating ritual, NYC's crime--and attacks against the supernatural--rise. Andrea and Dante are stuck in the middle of it all.Chance draws them together. Fate cannot pull them apart.***Follow this exciting, slowburn, and dark enemies-to-lovers romance that's a new blend of contemporary crime thrillers, werewolf drama, and strange magic.Updates at least once weekly!…

Cheerful_Abyss

"If I cannot move Heaven, then I will raise Hell. And I will do it for you. Again, again, and again."***Iris Irai, a half-demon of wrath, is living in anything but paradise. She works as a cleaning lady at the Paradise Resort, a hotel in the Florida Keys that is catered to retiree demons who vacation from Hell...and divulge in their sins on Earth. It's full of debauchery, depravity, and death. Iris doesn't want to be there; demons make the worst customers. She's paying off a debt for a virtue she committed years ago--and is still haunted by.Something is wrong. The tides are turning. The customers are getting rowdier. The sea, colder. Dead bodies becoming more frequent. Abilities going haywire. A hurricane is forming offshore, literally and metaphorically, and it will destroy everything Iris knows....And then there's the mysterious angel, Riel, who tries to kill Iris and shut down the hotel. She must work with him, exploring a strange hotel and equally strange Florida Keys, to find answers and dissipate the oncoming storm.Together, they learn that there is more than good and bad, angels and demons--and they maybe even fall in love along the way.***For ONC 2023! The prompts used are: "Hell is empty and all the devils are here." - William Shakespeare (#63) and "An attractive and mysterious stranger moves into town. While everyone is desperate to make an impression, only you notice something odd about them." (#50)(Cover is drawn by me!)***1st Place Winner (Best Cover) for the Ambrosia Awards!1st Place Winner (Best Protagonist) for the Ambrosia Awards!…

Cheerful_Abyss

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On New Year's Day, a witch, Jacinta, wakes up...to realize that her New Year's spell has gone terribly wrong. She's dead, now a ghost. And only the demon who she's had an one-night-stand with, Raj, can help bring her back to life. ***A darkly comedic short story for the Romance New Year's Fiesta 2023 contest! The prompt was "It's the morning after a wild New Year's Party and there are quite a few regrets."(Might be the start to a novella, but this is a standalone story. Stay posted.)There is nothing explicit here; however, this story does contain vulgarity, mentions of blood (nothing too graphic), and allusions to sexual scenes and intimacy. Reader discretion is advised.***1st Place Winner for Short Story in the Ambrosia Awards!…

Cheerful_Abyss

In which a woman decides to become a god--by killing one.***Pythia's namesake is an oracle, yet she is no seer. She is a demigod, able to twist herself into an echo of a god, to claim their powers temporarily. She was born into a terrible cult, taught one job: to kill the gods. Namely, the Greek pantheon, whom have claimed power above the other pantheons. They are lazy, full of hubris; the world is in chaos.She is told that she will bring order...by destroying them all.[May come soon. "Mated to the Mafioso" will be completed first.]…