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When I Was the Moon and You Were the Ocean
[BL | 18+] Ronan had no memory of his life before he became a siren. It wasn't a particularly solitary life; he often spent time in the quaint, seaside town people watching. But he felt a comforting peace amongst the waves of the ocean, particularly in the stillness of night while the town slept. But when an unfamiliar man collapses on the beach, Ronan feels drawn to him like the tide to the moon, and he quickly realizes there's more to life than the solitude of the ocean.
Cover design by TheFirstReader
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El & Em
COMPLETE!
Philadelphia, 1972: All Luke wants is to share his music with the world. When an imposing, slightly older trumpet player called Emmett joins his band, Luke is fascinated – and a lifelong friendship is born. Love and loyalty are forged in the slow burn of tours, shows and recording sessions. Over the years, Luke’s curiosity and Emmett’s indulgence slowly push the two of them into complicated new territory. Emmett tries to keep them safe – but Luke wants it all.
In this monumental romance spanning more than twenty years, there are no heroes and no villains – just people doing their best in a messed up world.
Content Notes:
• Open relationships
• Period-realistic racism
• References to AIDS and period-realistic homophobia
• Mild Dom/sub power dynamics
No use of slurs, no sexual violence, no cheating
This is a work of fiction. All the names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents in this book are either the product of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
Many thanks to my kind, helpful and generous beta readers: Ky K, Morgan Beacham, Leslie Lewis Johnson, Alex Lawrence, Nicola Doyle, and Kelly Salmon. Special thanks to Nicola for proof-reading assistance.
At the Bottom of the Stairwell
Kliment has finally mustered up the courage to ask out his friend Shashi, the Dom he’s longed to serve since before he even knew his name. Their months getting to know each other have made him want more than what he has with Lochan, the Dom he only serves so his inner Sub won't go crazy. He needs a Dom he can pair with –to surrender complete control to– and Shashi is the one he wants to give power over him.
Unfortunately, he's never done this before, and some college kids aren't as smart as they think they are.
Also some Doms really hate being told no.
Content Warning: Forced submission/servitude, sexual content
Estimated 10 chapters. Updates late Friday or early Saturday depending on your time zone.
A Man That Smells Like Flowers
Nie Wahnera served as Grand Duke Abuin Nehma's masseur for over a year before being dismissed without explanation.
So why is it a month after his dismissal the Grand Duke wants to marry him?
[Due to relaunching on Tapas as a premium series, I am going to apply for the paid program on Ritoria while updating the chapters. The story will be down in the mean time. Thank you for your undertsaning!]
The Little Thief || MxM || Omegaverse
Maybe finding a true mate isn’t always love at first sight.
*****
An omega thief gets thrown out of his clan of criminals after he refuses to save his leader from a debt he can’t pay. Joined by his best friend, these two homeless omegas are trying to stay safe in a dangerous city where the army fights ruthless criminals who hate omegas, but maybe the best way to survive is to find any decent alphas to take care of them, even if they’re not true mates.
And the best place to find good alphas is the local mafia. But stepping into the mafia life comes with its own dangers, and their former clan certainly hates seeing them climbing up the lawless social ladder when they were supposed to fail as outcasts, so their hardships are far from over.
At least there’s a young alpha, not the prince charming our little thief thought he’d find, but he’s kind of cute, and has kind eyes, so even though this one isn’t his true mate, he decides to give him a chance.
But maybe it doesn’t always have to be about love at first sight. Maybe love can bloom where you least expect it – if you give it an opportunity to grow.
The Rogue Alpha
Cover by Rachel Rae
Abigail Lionhert isn't the pretiest or the most desired wolf, but she's shy and content with her body, but not everyone sees her the way she does.
Girls hate her for being her and bully her. Guys treat her like shit. So imagine when you find out your mate is none other than the most doated on boy in your pack, the bad boy Christian Cole. Betta to Tyrone Shane the Alpha of the Great Moon Pack.
Your Bully.
You reject him and you run like fuck.
Only one problem the asshole has marked you, you run and reject him and seather all ties to The Great Moon Pack and run into unknown territory, a territory full of rogues. Their alpha takes a liking to you and agrees to help you stop the pain you feel every time he is inter-mate with another wolf.
You agree thinking nothing of it but to get rid of the pain. But, little do you know who he is until he introduces himself as Logan Black Heart King of the Rogues and you are now his queen.
What will you do now? Run again or face facts this rogue has taken you as his and stick around for the war that is about to begin?
Baby Boy || MxM || Omegaverse
The boy is completely shut down. A broken shell is what they turned him into,
his human side nearly gone, the alpha in him tortured into full submission.
This is the boy alpha Michael finds in the hands of criminals, and quickly becomes devoted to.
Ream subscribers will get 4 bonus chapters, and a 6-part bonus story, Weekend Vacation! Link in my profile!
Shaded Allies series
1. Baby Boy
2. Trouble
Parity
While on an archeological expedition, brigands accost Emkay and his employees with offers of 'protection'. Among them is someone who painfully reminds him of his past failures.
It took over fifteen centuries for the world to recover from the cataclysm caused by the extinction of an ancient race known only as the Precursors. Since then kings and emperors have risen and fallen, but the Church of Vhirs remained a stalwart guardian of the legacy of the ancients. In this uniquely crafted realm the hoomin spread wide and far, skillful tehei construct machinery of steam and gear, and elusive tanai tirelessly push the boundaries of knowledge. It is where, when musketeers and pirates clash, arcane powers get invoked amidst the gunfire.
Aramoth is a uniquely crafted reality where supernatural elements of fantasy meet the constraints of physics and is best described as hard science fantasy.
New chapters are usually published on Saturdays.
Darkwalker
The city of Londinium is made up of several thousand people scraping out an existence in a man made cavern. With Earth’s surface uninhabitable, the sub-city relies on highly sophisticated life support machinery for their continued existence. Keeping all that machinery in working order is a difficult task, considering it’s been in place for close to a century.
On one hand, Londinium has Tarriq to oversee the upkeep of the systems that make continued life possible. He’s a specialist when it comes to this. On the other hand, Tarriq is an ill-tempered misanthrope. If he could live a hermit’s life with his partner Meshani, he would in a heartbeat. But the sub-city desperately needs his unique skills.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard Tarriq tries, the machinery needs more and more upkeep with each passing year. Multiple unexpected equipment failures have Tarriq running himself ragged. He can keep jury rigging the systems for only so long, as they really need to be replaced, and that job is entirely too big for just one person.
*****
Book 1 of the series "A Song in the Darkness"