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When an orphaned, DACA, pre-med student with a secret gift and a fiery CEO with a legacy to protect are forced into a marriage of inconvenience, the Mayan Moon isn't the only thing causing turmoil.Roger Catzín, a pre-med student with a knack for healing wounds with a whisper and a touch, never imagined his nightly stroll under a blood-red moon would derail his life. But then again, Central Park has a reputation for surprises, and not all of them pleasant. Enter a dramatic old man with a cryptic message, and Roger's life flips from mundane to mystically entangled faster than you can say, Mayan Moon.On the other side of town, or more accurately, on the upscale side of life, Claire Williams navigates the corporate jungle with the grace of a seasoned CEO-a title she earned but now fears losing to the whims of fate, or worse, a grandfather who apparently moonlights as a matchmaker from beyond the grave. When Roger and Claire's worlds collide, courtesy of a will that reads more like a romantic comedy plot than a legal document, they find themselves legally bound in holy matrimony. Who said romance is dead?Mayan Moon is a novella that asks the important questions: Can a man who talks to the moon and a woman who commands the boardroom find common ground? Will they uncover the mystery behind the old man's attack and the secrets Chester Williams hid in his will? And most importantly, can two strangers fake a marriage without killing each other or, dare we say, falling in love?Dive into a story where magic is real, the moon is a guide, and love is... well, let's not get ahead of ourselves. Roger and Claire have enough on their plates trying to figure out why fate (or a very eccentric old man) decided they're a match made in legal documentation.Mayan Moon delivers laughs, gasps, and maybe, just maybe, a belief in the magic of the unexpected.Participant in the Open Novella Contest 2024 | Prompt: A midnight stroll and a meeting with a frantic stranger.…

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A veiled princess and a mischievous bard entwined in a dance of mutual assassination, passionate procreation, and prophecy.In Andaríel, where prophecies are more reliable than the weather forecast, Adrián Carrasco's life as a carefree troubadour takes a nosedive into the realm of "complicated" when he crosses paths with Ana Belén Navarro-a princess on the lam with a sword as sharp as her tongue. Together, they're embroiled in a dance of destiny that's more twisted than a tavern bard's tale. Dodging assassination attempts, engaging in passionate escapades, and grappling with a prophecy that could use a good editor, they might just save the world... if they don't kill each other first. Join them for a tale of magic, mayhem, and the occasional catastrophic romantic decision. It's not just a love story; it's a "please don't stab me while I'm kissing you" kind of adventure.WARNING: This novel is steamy and will have mature content from the first sentence! It's set in a world modeled after Cervantes era Spain. So, there are no 21st-century sensibilities, and the male protagonist is a womanizing philanderer. If you get easily triggered by this, it is probably not for you :)Chapters are Marked🌶️ Mild heat🌶️🌶️ Medium Heat🌶️🌶️🌶️ High Heat🔥🔥🔥🔥 BewareI am still determining the posting schedule while I work it into my writing routine.…