Romance ♥️

In 1994, a reserved law professor and a kind-hearted custodian form an unexpected connection at their university. Despite their language barrier, the two find solace in shared gestures and unspoken empathy, sparking the possibility of a deeper bond.

32-year-old psychiatrist Victoria Hayes does a favor for a colleague and takes on the case of psychoanalyzing murderer Nicholas "Vengeful" Reed. From the very first day, the young doctor senses that her work with the criminal will lead to trouble. However, she is unprepared for the mind games the inmate begins to play with her and the tricks he starts to pull. Even more so, she is not ready for the truth she stumbles upon by accident. What will Victoria do when the psychiatric evaluation turns into a race to save a human life? Will she allow Vengeful to carry out his revenge due to the feelings that start to grow within her, or will she thwart his plans, knowing it could cost her own life?

A girl who sees ghosts. A magic out of control. A group hellbent on destroying what they’re afraid of.

Maddie Johnson is sent to a mental institution because she talks to people who aren’t there. She insists that they’re ghosts. Just as she thinks she’s convinced the doctors that she is fine, a dark-haired ghost with dreamy brown eyes rushes in and ruins everything.

Instead of going home, she is sent to a halfway house that helps people with mental illness assimilate back into society. Problem is, one of the residents hates her and the house is haunted – oh, and the cute ghost has followed her. Maddie tries to get away, but then she hurts someone using magic she didn’t know she possessed. Now she has a new problem. She will have to learn to control her magic.

She discovers that the town has secrets; people are going missing. How far are people willing to go to destroy what they are afraid of? Maddie and her attractive-but-annoying spirit might just find out first-hand.

FIRE AND MAGIC is an exciting first book in the Jadori Series that will transport romantasy fans to a fascinating world that exists within our own, filled with suspense, danger, magic, ghosts, and romance.

© 2024 Susan McKenzie. All rights reserved.

[HIATUS/EDITING] In their final year of college, an unexpected tutoring gig throws quiet, bookish Ethan into the orbit of the university's football star, Jackson. Jackson embodies everything Ethan avoids: popularity, talent, and a looming professional sports career. Yet, as they spend time together, everything shifts. Jackson is not the jock Ethan thought he knew. Underneath the surface, they both reveal there's more to them than meets the eye.

Sidelines is a New Adult MM romance where polar worlds collide. Dive into this journey as two college students navigate the challenges of love, expectations, and the surprises life throws their way.

Leo is just a normal guy in college. Every day is the same. That is until Max shows up in his life and turns everything upside down.He could handle the change if it was small, but Max surprised him in front of the whole economics building... Scratch that the WHOLE College! How is he supposed to recover from that? The worst part is that Leo had liked how Max made him feel inside.Now he is stuck in a crazy entanglement with Max as they both try to discover just what being in love means. Especially when what they are feeling and how to deal with those feelings, means coming to terms with a growing change inside of them.

~A beautiful short story about individuality, love, and the roles we face when held back by our own narrowed feelings.~

This is my first ever novel I wrote. Please forgive any shortcomings you find. I have been working hard to become even better since then.