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The things we want are so very rarely the things we need. Clifton Heights, a modest Adirondack town, offers many unique attractions. Arcane Delights sells both paperbacks and hard-to-find limited editions. The Skylark Diner serves the best home-cooked meals around, with friendly service and a smile. Every August, Mr. Jingo’s County Fair visits, to the delight of children and adults. In essence, Clifton Heights is the quintessential small American town. Everyone knows everyone else, and everyone is treated like family. It is quiet, simple, and peaceful. But shadows linger here. Flitting in dark corners, from the corner of the eye. If you walk down Main Street after dark, the slight scrape of shoes on asphalt whispers you're not alone, but when you look over your shoulder, no one is there. The moon shines high and bright in the night sky, but instead of throwing light, it only seems to make the shadows lengthen. Children disappear. Teens run away. Hunters get lost in the woods with frightening regularity. Husbands go mad, and wives vanish in the dead of night. And still, when the sun rises in the morning, you are greeted by townspeople with warm waves and friendly smiles, and the shivers pass as everything seems fresh and new... Until night falls once more. Handy's Pawn and Thrift sits several blocks down from Arcane Delights. Like any thrift store, its wares range from the mundane to the bizarre. By daylight, it seems just another slice of small town Americana. But in its window hangs a sign which reads: We Have Things You Need. And when a lonely traveling salesman comes looking for something he desperately wants, after normal visiting hours, after night has fallen, he will face a harsh truth among the shelves of Handy’s Pawn and Thrift: the things we want are rarely the things we need. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Lyra Everwood grew up thinking she was unremarkable—until the moment her mate, Alpha Damien, discovered the mark on her wrist and branded her as cursed. The pack turned against her, rallying as their Alpha expelled her, rejecting her in order to "shield" them from her alleged ill fate. Left for dead in the Forbidden Lands, Lyra should have met her end. Instead, she was rescued by an ancient society that unveiled the truth: the mark that Damien feared was not a curse—it was the emblem of a lost bloodline, granting her powers surpassing any Luna or Alpha in existence. Years later, a conflict approaches, and Damien’s pack teeters on the edge of annihilation. The only person capable of rescuing them is the mate he rejected. However, Lyra has transformed; she is no longer the fragile girl he left behind—she has come back, more formidable than ever, and she’s not by herself. Will she rescue the mate who betrayed her? Or will she allow his world to crumble?

Dra. Zee Katie Liu Zamora finally meets the man she's been waiting for but in critical condition. As she tries to save him, memories kept flashing back. Will she be able to find the right playlist to tune or will she repeat the same playlist again?

For centuries on every full moon, the Lycan would arise from his slumber and prey on those that live beyond his dark woods. But in order to save their lives, the humans began to offer sacrifices to the beast in an attempt to please it. One fateful night, the Lycan finds himself standing before his next meal. But what stands between him and the sacrifice is his human mate. One who is able to free him from Zeus's Curse. ~~~~

“Leave the pack, freak. You're not wanted here.” The teenagers who followed him to the border of the pack, booed.  He looked back at his bullies, one last time - or so he thought, and sighed.  “I, Axel Montoya of the Green Valley Pack reject the delta title and cease to be a member of this pack. I agree to be a rogue and never to share pack links with the Green Valley Pack.” He said coldly.  He felt the pack link break and hatred, anger and pain rushed through him making him run in the direction of the forest…   ————— Ten years later, Axel is back in Green Valley with a different attitude. He is not that meek delta heir that everyone bullied, he is the alpha of the Blue Meadows Pack. As expected, he is cold and heartless, only caring for the ones he loved and not expecting a mate.  Axel decides to stay for the Blood Moon in Green Valley and ends up meeting his MATES! Three sisters who have suffered the same fate as him, unlike him, they are calm and collected. They just want a chance at experiencing what love feels like…  Will they be given a chance at love as they want?  Will he follow his heart once again? Find out in the Blue Meadows Pack series! 

Sofia is a pure-blood vampire who is convicted and sent to the most dangerous prison, the Dark Water Prison. And the first lesson is watch a Giant F**k a little Fairy...... It’s not easy for a lone female vampire to survive alone between savage male beasts who are looking for a chance to hurt or rape her. That’s when she meets the notorious inmate, Alpha Maverick. Werewolves and Vampires have been mortal enemies for centuries, but it’s up to Sofia to forget about their age-old war between the species and accept the help offered by the Alpha. She has to choose. Will she continue to hate the Alpha or fall in love with her enemy? Warning: This story is suitable for mature readers only! © Copyright 2021- 2022 KittyKash92 All Rights Reserved

On her eighteenth birthday, her boyfriend died making her discover she was cursed. Two years after the incident she became an intern in one of the most famous companies, bringing her to the advent of her curse, The Alpha king. Alpha Vincent had lost his mate three centuries ago and he still blames himself for her death. What happens when the moon goddess gives him a second chance mate who had an unknown past? "What is a soulmate," I asked staring into his red eyes. "A soulmate is your second half, someone you can't live without, and you are my soulmate" he replied caressing my waist. "you wanted to reject me, why" I pouted. he pulled me closer and whispered, " I will never do that". Using his hand to tilt my head upward, he placed his lips on mine. "Mine".

A trio of Vampire, Werewolf and Hybrid band together to rebel against clans and save humans from their barbaric killing rituals. Little did they know that the 17 year old human girl they had saved from the claws of a Lycan would end up becoming the fourth addition to this strange family. Through three years of endless fight, clash between clans and these rogues, their human friend grows into a beautiful young woman. So beautiful that she makes the heart of more than one of her roommates race with lust. What happens when all three find themselves caught in this circle of love? A tremendous fight is incoming- can the powerful trio resolve their inner conflict before the storm arrives? The human can choose only one. Can the other two calm their raging spirits at being denied what they crave most?

When Thalia found herself in an unusual but beautiful mansion owned by the handsome but dangerous Dante Connaught, she had no idea what she was being dragged into. After five years of being a slave to the very traffickers who kidnapped her, all she wanted was to escape from his control.    William Kade is the beta for the Hellhounds and ex military. Handsome, smart but damaged, the last thing he expects is to find his mate while carrying out his duties. But that is exactly what happens. Thalia's and Kade's worlds soon collide and both find themselves in the middle of an impending war which will spell doom for all the souls on Earth if it isn't stopped. Can Kade and Thalia stop the great war before it happens? Or will they both succumb to their own demons?

Anabelle Maxwell has lived her life with no worries with only her parents by her side and her best friend but things take a wild turn in her life when her mate turns out to be the most feared Alpha...The Blood Stained Alpha, as everyone calls him. Finding a mate does not seem like the most awesome thing after everything that Anabelle goes through after meeting Jaxon Ryker. From ruining her joy which is her parents to almost rejecting her...Anabelle cannot tell what her mate wants anymore. Will she be able to forgive him despite everything he has done? And amidst everything will something great beyond the blood-stained Alpha manifest? !!Cover by MOI-MOI!!