Alternative History

In the quiet of the forest, the darkest fears are born. The people of Dunballan, harbour a dark secret. A secret more terrible than the Beast that stalks the dense forests of Dunballan. A secret that holds David McCavendish, last in a long line of Lairds, in its unbreakable grip. It’s down to Sally, David’s lover, to free David from the sinister clutches of the Beast. But, with the whole town against her, she must ally herself with an ancient woodland force and trace Dunballan’s secret back to its bitter origins. Those origins lie within the McCavendish family history, and a blasphemous heresy that stretches back to the beginning of time. Some truths are too terrible to face, and the darkest of these lie waiting for Sally, in the Quiet Places. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Rex Obasi was just an average banker, struggling to cope with the fact that his fiancé left him after 8 years. In a crazed moment of greed he steals documents worth millions of naira. But there's something peculiar mixed with the documents, a piece of paper containing strange numbers -coordinates he doesn't understand. When the coordinates lead to a human trafficking ring operating under the guise of a NGO, he realized he has stumbled on what is no doubt the deadliest organized crime in the history of the Country. Now his world of deposit slips and check books is replaced with guns and bullets, knives and assassins. It's up to Rex to put a stop to it, protect his family and just maybe get another chance at love. But there's every chance he'll get a bullet instead..

Tasha Almirante’s university life is normal. She’s staying in the “safe boundary”, trying to get through college without getting into the nerves of the University’s queens and jocks. Not until the transferee student, Rendall Endrano, showed too much interest on her. Given Rendall’s reputation, whom other girls labeled as the hot transferee, Tasha knew one wrong move can make her life a living hell. But no matter how hard she resists, she keeps on feeling the unwanted heat when he’s around. Innocent and unworldly, Tasha found herself wanting him. Being with Rendall and indulging into his game of love affair, series of secrets will begin to unravel, even about Tasha’s life’s history and Rendall’s identity.

Seventeen-year-old Isla Morgan has lost everything—her mother, her home, and her place in the world. When a mysterious invitation leads her to Moonridge Academy, a hidden school tucked deep in the Oregon woods, she thinks it’s a chance to disappear. But Moonridge has other plans. Drawn to four powerful Alpha-blooded males, Isla begins to unravel secrets no one dares speak aloud. She’s not just another student—she’s the reincarnation of Elara, a long-dead Omega whose power once threatened to unite—or destroy—the shifter world. Now, hunted by a rogue faction, haunted by fragmented memories, and bound to four mates with ties to her past life, Isla must decide: Will she repeat history—or break the curse that’s doomed every Omega before her?

Apharryll "Avy" Weliche became an orphan the moment she was born. She was raised and disciplined in the house of Ahvaz where she was groomed to be a well-disciplined and prim type of lady with a strong heart. She joined the prestigious academy of Trevioux to accomplish her goal of creating a name in history as one of the great mages to be remembered. However, her uncontrollable power hindrances her from improving and a lot of events will happen during his journey that will lead her to understand the real-life that lies ahead of her and the reason for her existence. In the midst of revealing all the mystery, love will blossom but with the complicated events comes the secrecy and hiding of feelings. This story will circle around the mystery and the seeking for truth, love, desire, and greed. Will Avy be able to unfold the truth? will she be able to restore the peace? Will she learn to love?

Branded a monster at seven, Avira is accused of igniting a fire that kills hundreds and she is cast out to face the world alone. Years later, after enduring cruelty and pain in Moonfire Pack, history repeats itself. Framed once more, she is condemned to the Devouring Hunt–the most brutal execution a werewolf can face. She was meant to die, instead, Dylan’s rescue delivers her to the powerful TwinMoon Pack, where hope flickers, but briefly. Secrets, blood, and betrayal lurk beneath the surface, and fate has far crueler plans. Forged by pain, sharpened by survival, Avira refuses to remain a victim. With or without the Alpha twins, she will rise, fight, and claim what was always hers–the TwinMoon throne. • Dark fantasy • Power struggles • Fated bonds READER DISCRETION ADVISED!

Having failed to secure a mate, Olivia black was forced to marry Lucien, the heir of Moonblood family who couldn't control his wolf. Fearing that he would never be able to control his wolf, he rejected her after three years out of fear that he would accidentally kill her. Left with no choice, she partakes in the year's bonding ceremony, and for the second time in history ; A wolf bonded two mates. Unfortunately for her, she found herself bonded to the worst mates possible . One is a half human adopted into a powerful pure blood family, the other is a feared Alpha who was rumored to have masscred his entire family. An Alpha and a Lycan. This was the beginning of her journey, a journey she couldn't even see how it would end.

Nervously anticipating the Moonlight Ball, Ariana 'Ria' Ashford hopes for a mate that wouldn't take her too far from her younger sisters, who have no family other than her, and the order of blue moon, of which she is the leader. Made an Alpha at the age of 14, Magnus Adamos attends the mating ball to find the mate he does not want. But an alpha's wants are of no concern in comparison to the pack needs. The pack needs a Luna. Opposite to the core, they never expected to be the mates. Regarded unfit to be by his side, can he ever accept her to be his Luna. Unwilling to move on from her past life, will she open her heart to a pack with bloody history, an alpha with a little son and a broken heart?

[Warning: Mature Content] The world is aware of creatures that lurk in the dark—at least quite a number of them are. Following the most devastating battle the planet experienced in its history decades ago, rules were set up to keep the supernatural and humanity as a whole at peace. It is one that compels all mythological beings to conceal their presence - an act designed to prevent the masses from being overwhelmed by knowledge of the magical world. But, as we all know, secrets do not remain hidden forever. What happens when a girl who has always been fascinated by the idea of paranormal entities learns they aren't legends? The unexpected happens right when she is digesting this surprising reality. Her life takes a sharp turn, and everything she previously knew is turned upside down.

Arilyn has always dreamed of escaping Green Hill, leaving behind the pain of her father's abuse and the memories that haunt her. When an unexpected transfer to Riverside University gives her the chance to start over, she seizes it-only to come face-to-face with Xander Hale, her former best friend who vanished from her life without explanation. Xander is no longer the boy she remembers. Now a star hockey player with a sharp edge and a colder heart, he keeps everyone at arm's length. But Arilyn's arrival stirs something in him he thought he'd buried long ago. As the two are forced to confront their shared history, tensions rise, and buried emotions thaw, revealing truths neither expected.