The Ritual Shantel Tessier Novels & Stories

--- River Witch Some bloodlines are bound to water. Some debts are never paid in full. When Evelyn Blake returns to the remote riverside village of Elowen after fifteen years away, she expects grief and silence—but not the whispers that rise from the mist-covered water. As bodies resurface and ghostly lights drift through the fog, Evelyn uncovers a buried legacy: a pact made generations ago between her family and a nameless spirit that haunts the river. With the curse's final reckoning approaching, Evelyn must confront the sins of her bloodline, unravel the truth behind her ancestor’s forbidden ritual, and decide whether to escape the fate written for her—or embrace it. In

Cursed by the moon goddess after her father dared to defy an ancient sacrifice ritual, Skylar White bears the weight of her pack's hatred. Destined to die alone and mateless, she resigns herself to a loveless marriage with an insane Alpha to save her pack. But fate has other plans. On her wedding day, the mysterious Alpha Devon storms the ceremony in a brutal display of power, slaying her soon-to-be husband. When their eyes meet, the impossible happens—the mating bond that should never exist blazes to life between them. Now Skylar must question everything she thought she knew. Is this a cruel game orchestrated by the vengeful moon goddess, or something more? As an ancient prophecy emerg

I am a doctor who specializes in treating infertility. People liked to joke and call me the "Life-Bringer." By day, I worked at the hospital, handling the toughest, most puzzling cases. By night, I used something called the Spirit Bride Rite, a long-lost ritual from ancient times to preserve a man's ability to have children, even after he had just passed. It was a method that went against nature and drained me dry, so I didn't take just any job. I worked for the wealthy. My starting fee was 600 thousand dollars. That day, I had barely taken a sip of champagne at a client's grandson's baby shower before an urgent request came in. If I counted right, this would be my 17th husband.

My brother and I have a hunting accident. Artemis's curse strikes me.It incinerates my heart from the inside—I need an healing ritual. But my mother, the high priestess of Artemis's temple, summons every available healer… to my brother's chamber. He only has a few scratches, yet she orders a full ritual examination for him while I lie there hollow on the sacrificial stone. I beg her to help me, but she snaps, visibly annoyed, "Can't you stop vying for my attention for once? Your brother almost damaged a sacred bone!" In the end, I die on the altar. But after the news of my death spreads, my mother, who has always despised me, completely loses her mind.

Every third year, Mother of the sea demands her rituals to be paid, and He was on the wrong side of luck when he was chosen. His only fate was death, while was defiled on this day. After a terrible confrontation, the weakest mermaid is used as ritual to apease the gods for food and protection. Escaping and running from a great responsibility that open his colony to danger. Returning back to where he came from was a difficulty decision. Every where he goes, he is a potential threat, there is only one place he can be welcomed. The human land, yet he is a greater threat to human because he is a Merman. The struggle of blending in continues after he meet those who are instrumental to his strug

Born a Slave has never been any comfort for Daisy. Every 10 years, an interval during a festival called Loma to celebrate the year they defeated and took over another territory, the most powerful pack of the country will give privilege to a slave (the most brilliant of them all) into the most prestigious college to learn. The Slaves pack is also known as the Whitewater pack, privileged to education only up to high school level, done in the most lowly place ever, doesn't change them from being nothing but a servant In a world where slaves are bound to servitude, Daisy, a brilliant Whitewater pack member, is offered a rare chance to attend KJ College. But with privilege comes peril. Will sh

TRIGGER WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE THEMES, INCLUDING EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT, NON-CONSENSUAL CAPTIVITY, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE, VIOLENCE, AND SCENES OF TORTURE. READER DISCRETION IS STRONGLY ADVISED. Amara never belonged neither to the world of humans nor the savage realm of wolves. Rejected by the man she loved and betrayed by her own blood, she runs to a distant pack, hoping to disappear. But fate is crueler than love. Abducted by Ragnar, a ruthless alpha obsessed with her awakening, Amara is caged in his underground empire, stripped of freedom, and forced to dance for monsters. He needs her consent for a ritual that will bind her to him forever — body, soul, and power.

They called her a weak omega. He called her a mistake. Together, they left her to rot in a ditch. Aurelia Viremont died that night, but something ancient and hungry woke up in her place. Three years later, the city of Nocturna is paralyzed by fear. A ruthless rogue leader known only as the “Monster Queen” is systematically executing the elite, leaving behind a trail of blood and the cryptic symbol of a shattered crescent. Alpha King Kaelen Thorne is tasked with hunting the monster, unaware that his target is the fated mate he publicly rejected and sentenced to death. Kaelen finds himself drawn into a lethal alliance with his greatest enemy to stop an occult ritual that threatens to consume

"Humans are only good for the table." That is how the immortal werewolf beasts see humans, as nothing more than food. For decades, mortals have been sold to werewolf packs, a gruesome practice that remains unbroken. In their savage beast forms, werewolves devour humans to increase their power. This horrifying ritual is one of their most feared and ancient traditions. Among the countless victims is a young nameless woman, enslaved by a wealthy and ruthless family. When she turns twenty, her bitter fate finally arrives. Her cruel master decides to sell her off to one of the most powerful werewolf packs as a sacrificial offering for their ritual. Four Alpha half-brothers await her, dev

Crown Prince Logan Alfredo has it all, strength, strategy, and a throne to inherit. But the one thing he’s cursed to never find? A mate. Until a single voice shatters his curse. Daciana Black, the nation’s most beloved superstar, is invited to perform at a royal concert meant to distract a terrified city. But on that electrifying stage, one look, one scent, and her destiny changes forever. As love sparks between the cursed prince and the luminous singer, darkness looms. Ruthless rogues, betrayal from blood, a secret born of dark magic and a seduction plot gone wrong that shifts the kingdom’s fate. When treachery erupts from within the palace walls and a deadly ritual threatens to st