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Some people have a good life, some people have a great childhood, well some people have a roof on top of their head. But not me, I’m different than most people, I lived in my car, worked in the local library, I was no one, add to that being a little doesn’t really help my case at all. It was all going to downward to hell, until I met them, I’ve met her first, then her husband and they wanted me, homeless, bookworm and all. This our story, our adventures, and our love. Contains ddlg and mdlg, you’ve been warned. Apologies for any misspelling and grammar mistakes.

The First Witness Some stories are remembered. Others are rewritten. When Darius Blackwood discovers a forgotten journal belonging to the legendary Storykeeper Alaric, he uncovers a truth that has been buried for generations. History has not simply been forgotten—it has been carefully edited by a secret organization known only as the Circle. With Luna Vale at his side and an unlikely group of allies—including a former Archivist, a defector from the Circle, and ordinary people brave enough to question the stories they were taught—they begin unraveling a conspiracy that reaches far deeper than kingdoms or crowns. As erased names return, hidden villages awaken, and ancient witness circles emerge from the shadows, Darius realizes the greatest battle is not for power, but for memory itself. Because the Circle was never built to control kingdoms. It was built to control the stories people believe about themselves. Now the first true witnesses are gathering once again, carrying questions that no ruler can command and answers that no one can own. But the Circle has waited centuries for this moment. And it has no intention of letting the final story be written.

Grim Marie knows far too much about the wolves of the world, a world where little girls go missing. After all, she had married one before she/he showed his claws, and what that wolf did to her little girl was unforgiveable. Grim Marie isn’t certain if she can ever forgive herself for putting her Little Aleta in harm’s way. When Grandmother becomes ill, Aleta offers to take the bus through the concrete forest to Grandmother’s house to bring her some goodies. She knows the way. What could possibly go wrong? In this modern day retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, the wolf takes to the city streets to capture his prey, but the hunter is close behind him. With Grim Marie on the prowl, the hunter becomes the hunted. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Sloane Cross hasn't had the best luck with wolves. First kidnapped by a sadistic rogue, then abandoned by her first love when he found his true mate. Being the only human left in the pack hasn’t helped matters, but she stays for the sake of her son and her sister. Finding her mate, especially in Slade Ironclaw, was never part of her plan. Because Slade hasn't just been off hunting down rogues for the past decade, the wolf has also been on the run from his feelings. Also standing in the way of their happy ending is her reluctance to give her heart to another wolf and Slade happens to be the brother of the ex who broke her heart. Old prejudices also threaten to keep them apart. Will they give into the pull of the mating bond, give love a chance, or are they destined to remain Lunarcrossed?

The woman everyone trusted to heal broken people was the same woman breaking me. Hi, I'm Teresa Cortez. For twenty-one years, I've lived as a prisoner in my own home, trapped under the control of my stepmother, the city's most respected psychologist. To everyone else, she's a saint. To me, she's the reason I forgot what it feels like to live. I never expected my life to change until Nolan Williams walked into it. He's cold, dangerous, and carries more blood on his hands than I'll ever know. The kind of man people fear. The kind of man I should have run from. Instead, he became the first person to save me. But falling for a man like Nolan comes with a price. His world is filled with secrets, enemies, and violence, while mine is haunted by years of trauma I can't seem to escape. Now, we're both fighting for something neither of us ever believed we deserved—a chance at love before our past destroys us.

Luna always knew she was nothing but ordinary. And when her father suddenly died, she thought she lost the chance to understand the mysteries shrouding her life. Until the night of her 13th birthday, when her desire for answers pushed her to venture into an unknown realm. But will Luna finally find the answers she's desperately seeking for?