Among The Beasts And Briars Novels & Stories

You had met the woman of your dreams and fell in love. You eloped. But when you both returned to take your rightful place among the clan, your dream turned into a never-ending nightmare. Your souls became destined to always say goodbye, but what happens when those shadows that you once feared become your comfort? Can a love be reborn in the shadows of goodbye? Bella had always tried to please others and ignore her dreams until one day she was sacrificed to the Beast. She found herself plunged into an unfamiliar world and a servant to the Beast, who had killed all other offerings. This bizarre world becomes her home until the Beast claims her. Is she content being a shadow or does she become something far more powerful?

Ingrid, the biological daughter of a high-class Las Vegas prostitute and an unidentified felon, was taken in by the esteemed and politically powerful Bishop family, despite the infamy surrounding her lineage. While her adoption provided her with stability and privilege, she grappled with assimilation, as the truth of her origins lingered as a whispered scandal within elite circles. For months, she was held in captivity—a pawn leveraged in the hopes of reviving the dwindling influence of her father’s political faction. Unbeknownst to her, the very syndicate responsible for her imprisonment was, in fact, her relatively same kin—a Grey. Among them was Jace—her known brother—whom she inadvertently fell in love with. Their relationship ignited public outrage, condemned as a textbook manifestation of Stockholm Syndrome. Yet the public remained blind to the deeper reality: a chilling embodiment of a morally ambiguous entanglement.

Katrienair Paine was born as a human. Her life was a big mess of betrayal, sickness and deciet. She knew she was different among her human friends but things didn't become clearer until she died. Her rebirth into the demons world marked the beginning of her self discovery. In a kingdom where she lived as a rogue, she was smitten by the demon prince. She had a purpose. She was a spy bent on destroying the demons, the crown prince himself is her prince charming. He was so obsessed of her that he won't care about her species. What happens when the crown prince discover his girl was the leader of the coven waging war against his kingdom? Will obsession turn into love? Will possessiveness turn into protectiveness? Will Katrienair achieve her purpose, even as a rogue?

To encourage overall development, the kindergarten had asked each student to create a hand-drawn poster. My daughter Holly refused my help and insisted on doing it all on her own. Little did I know, most of the other children had their parents do the artwork for them. In comparison, Holly's delicate strokes were quickly dismissed. Not only was her work discarded into the trash, but her teacher also called her out in the parent group, criticizing her for being careless with the assignment. As I racked my brain trying to figure out how to help Holly regain her confidence in drawing, I was surprised to see Holly's artwork among the winning entries in the state-level children's art competition. But the signature wasn't hers—it belonged to another student from her class.

She was an omega without a wolf. A lantern considered weak, deserving to be trampled on, and unworthy of love. When her own mate wanted to make her a prostitute, not a wife, Alexis Clark did the impossible. She rejected an Alpha. Her decision changed everything. Alexis became the most hunted rogue omega in the country, living in the shadows, killing to survive, and hiding among humans. But fate played a cruel joke on her. Her case fell into the hands of Sebastian Sinclair, the most dangerous Alpha in the world, a man who hated omegas and scum after being betrayed by his own mate. What Sebastian doesn't know… The omega he decided to execute is the mysterious girl now living and studying at the same campus as him. When hatred collides with attraction, will they kill each other, or fall in love amidst the destruction?

Selena was the daughter of the pack slut, in fact, she had no idea who her father was. Everyone despised her and she had to constantly work her ass off to prove to them that she was worth being among them. She was determined to be a beta to her pack, and show her people there was more to her life than her mother's promiscuous life. Life finally smiled on Selena after she got promoted to the beta position, she had a boyfriend that she loved and she felt nothing could possibly go wrong again. Finding out her boyfriend was the pack's greatest enemy and that she was mated to her alpha. A pack about to go down in flames and a mate she has no idea what he thinks about their bond, Selena is in for a long ride.

Eighteen was supposed to be fun. I was supposed to lose my virginity to the boy of my dreams….but instead, he’s dead. And it’s my fault. Now I’m being dragged to Ravenside Academy, home to the Elite—the four clans who rule this world in shadows. The werewolves, who think themselves kings of the wild. The witches, guardians of nature’s fragile balance. The vampires, as cruel as they are beautiful. And the dragon riders, who believe they’re gods among us. And let’s not even talk about the hybrid. I thought I was ordinary. Human. Powerless. But Ravenside has other plans for me….and so does he. The one boy I should never want. The one whose fire burns hotter than anyone else’s. The one who might just be my ruin or my salvation.

My fiancee fell in love with a broke student she's been sponsoring. She insists on breaking off our engagement no matter what. She turns a deaf ear to all the advice friends and family give her. My father gets so worked up that his blood pressure skyrockets. Meanwhile, my mother comes close to fainting and almost ends up in the hospital. My family becomes a laughingstock among the elite overnight. But no one realizes that we're already discussing countermeasures. My mother pulls out her phone. "Why don't we set you up with the most beautiful woman in Seabrook?" My father says coldly, "End the partnership. Cut off the one-billion-dollar support fees to her family." My lips curl into a smile. "Mind if I handle both myself?"

Bullied and Neglected all her life... Valerie is a teenage orphan who finds out that she is different from everyone around her. She has the power to heal herself, and she has a beast within her that heightens her senses and gives her supernatural abilities. She lives among humans and she knew she needed to hide her gifts from everyone. So when her stepsister threatened to expose her, she fled the city to a distant land where she came across the proud and arrogant Alpha Maverick. They don't want each other, but they have to stay together as their bond will save the entire race from curse from the moon goddess. What could happen when two enemies fall for each other? Love is a game, difficult but real...

“Love was never part of the deal." When Lila Voss inherits a mysterious estate, she doesn’t expect to find six men already living there; each more captivating than the last. Among them is Shay, the gentle writer who steals her heart. But when he dies under suspicious circumstances, Lila uncovers a shocking truth: All six men “made a deal with the estate” for their wealth, talents, and power in exchange for binding themselves to her. They were never free to love her. They were pawns in a deadly curse, and her stepmother has been pulling the strings all along. Now, heartbroken and furious, Lila must decide: Will she destroy them all in revenge? Or will one of them prove his love was real? But the mansion won’t let her leave... and the curse demands a final sacrifice.