💋"He was my professor. Now he's a Lord. I only meant to tease him... not marry him."💋 (Is out for sale with bonus material Feb 14th!!) Amber Rose never asked for trouble-yet she's always found it. Sent from New York to Los Angeles for a fresh start, her first year of business school takes a dangerous turn when her brilliant, brooding professor, Mr. Davin Marcus, offers her an arrangement: extra credit and money, in exchange for her time. What begins as a cold transaction burns into forbidden desire, where every stolen glance threatens exposure. But beneath his sharp suits and British composure, she discovers a man more vulnerable than he dares admit-and loving him might be the riskiest deal of all.

Peace, everything is peaceful! His mind's in trouble but his surroundings are fine, not until something- beyond his imagination, shattered his within... deeper than he could perceive.

No one ever talks about that scarred foot, palms thick as calves, the lost limbs... We don't know just how suffocating the dust really is, fighting a loosing battle with the stench of fear while dancing round legs light and heavy, eager and aching to move. We fail to grasp the weight of the word "Charge!" More words will carry the pain of who that feet, those palms and forgotten limbs belong to, their melancholic tunes will float with the wind, a dirge will hold the sail of their memories steady as the sea walks with a raft carrying the world to the shores of 1971. Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction! Any resemblance to real life characters and personalities are purely coincidental.

I wrote these poems back in 2016 and 2018, keeping them tucked away on a shelf. Now, I've finally decided to share them with the world again.

A young couple find their neighbor dead, a very suspicious death . The police seem reluctant to investigate so they attempt to solve the case, find the killer and locate the missing heiress.

This collection tells of life, pain, suffering, and sometimes even happiness. I hope you will enjoy. Thanks to @wendythestoryteller , a super talented writer and artist, for making this brilliant cover! Highest rank: #3 IN VIGNETTE! Featured on @flashfic 's The BreakRoom reading list. Part of the Wattpad Block Party 2017. RtL was a Wattpad featured story. My piece, Breaking Up With Anne, was published in the anthology Conversations by Kingston University Press. https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/KUPress/popular © Christine Bottas. All rights reserved 2015-2020.

* Highest ranking: #1 Vampire #1 Dracula #1 BoyxBoy #2 Cinderella * Abused terribly since he was a boy, Kylo dreams of freedom. When his wicked stepsisters get invited to the handsome Lord Vincent's masquerade ball, the women believe they are going as potential brides. Forbidden to go by his evil stepmother, Kylo sneaks to the elegant manor to get a look at the mysterious lord. When he's captured for trespassing, Kylo fears a whipping yet the lord takes mercy upon him and invites him to the ball as his guest. As the night progresses, Kylo finds himself falling for the bewitching lord. Upon the stroke of midnight, Kylo flees from the ball, losing one of his gloves in his haste. When the lord searches the homes wanting to return the glove, he finds Kylo badly beaten. Realizing he is being abused, Lord Vincent returns that night to rescue the young man. Soon Kylo is pulled into a world of darkness, blood, and vampires. A sequel is available: The Angel And The Vampire. https://www.wattpad.com/story/288753789-the-angel-and-the-vampire-the-sequel-to-angel This is my second entry for the Open Novella Contest 2021. My prompt is number 32: "All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream" Edgar Allan Poe This is a Cinderella meets Dracula tale. Warning for typical Christine darkness, abuse, death, vampire stuff, sex, bad words, and other mature themes.

A witch's curse turns cruel Lord Caspian into a beast, and causes Transylvania to suffer a century of snowfall and blood-shed. When the Hershel men trespass on the Beast's property during a hunt, Lord Caspian captures and threatens them with death. Harlan Hershel offers his daughter Rosalind to the beast for a month to save his sons. But when the Beast sees Rosalind, he believes she is the reincarnation of his late wife and becomes fiercely drawn to her. Though terrified at first, Rosalind grows fond of the abominable lord. The closer she gets to the secrets Caspian keeps, especially of the mysterious stranger in the violin room, the closer she comes to the darkness waking inside her. When Rosalind's true calling is discovered, that she is the one prophesied to kill the lord, her burning desire for him threatens to destroy the person she once was, and all of Transylvania. Rosalind must decided if she is strong enough to destroy Caspian and end his rein of blood, or give into the dark love she has found and become a monster herself. Beauty and the Beast meets Dracula. Other influences: Alice in Wonderland and the tale of Hades and Persephone. There's a sequel called Bellua. Highest ranking #1 Gothic, #1 Dracula, #1 Dark Romance, #2 Horror, #1 ONEMILLIONPROJECT. Amby Awards 2023 TOP PICK in Paranormal. Rosalind won first place in PrettyInPunk's Paranormal Romance category and tied for third place in the Paranormal/Supernatural including Vampire/Werewolf category in the One Million Project challenge. The beautiful cover was made by @KatrinHollister . Disclaimer: violence, dark themes, abuse, death, sex (not graphic but still hot), vampires, monsters, curses, and typical Christine darkness. This is not the final, fully edited version. Rosalind can only be found on Wattpad. It cannot be shared, altered, sold, translated, etc. without my permission. All rights reserved.

Crescent Bay is the kind of place where secrets are meant to stay buried. When the past resurfaces in a way no one expects, a dangerous investigation pulls two seasoned operatives into a case that refuses to follow the rules. What begins as a routine assignment quickly reveals something darker-something unfinished-and far closer to home than either of them is prepared for. They've worked side by side for years. Trusted each other with their lives. Avoided the one risk neither could afford to take. Until there's nowhere left to run. As the threat closes in and the harbor becomes a pressure point instead of a refuge, old instincts collide with unspoken desire. Forced proximity strips away professional distance, leaving behind truths neither can ignore-and a connection that's been waiting far too long. Because in Crescent Bay, danger doesn't just come from the shadows. Sometimes it comes from what you've been trying not to feel. And when the past demands its due, surviving may require risking everything-including the one person who could change it all.