A struggling king, the rebel leader who would see him defeated, and a woman with the ability to sway the tide of history. These three storylines come together in an epic tale of power, love, betrayal, and magik. Traitor. It is the proclamation Fiona Amoral fears will be passed down when she announces her pregnancy. As leader of the Senmin people Fiona was never meant to have bear a child. Her successor cannot be of her own blood and the other leadership among her people see the baby as an inherent threat. In spite of grudgingly accepting the child's existence, she knows their distrust remains. But with the prospect of a new king on the horizon and Fiona's presence requested in the Capital by his royal highness himself, she has been given the opportunity to redeem herself. The Senmin have been persecuted for their religion and rumored magiks for hundreds of years, and friendship with the prince could provide their people safety and status. When Fiona realizes the new monarch may be untrustworthy however she has a difficult decision to make. Should she continue to work towards an understanding with the crown, obeying her people's demands and ignoring her instincts? Or will her only choice be joining forces with a burgeoning rebellion determined to destroy the royal line for good? Beautiful cover by @Ferret-bird :-) *All Rights Reserved

* 2017 WATTY WINNER!* Blurb: Humans are at the top of the food chain and always have been. But what if they weren't? What if another took our place and decided to raise and exploit us as we have every other animal on earth? Welcome to a world after humanity... No one is exactly certain where the sibla came from. Some say they evolved from humans long ago, slowly taking power as their numbers increased. Taller, stronger, and longer-lived, than homo sapiens it isn't too hard to imagine. Now humans must face a reality in which they are no more than animals, domesticated beasts bred for their master's various needs and hungers. Rachel Turner is only eight years old. Born in Demin, one of the last remaining free human settlements on earth, she has never been forced to face the reality of life under a sibla Master, living a carefree existence in her hidden village. Magnus Kendrick is a sibla farmer with a sizable estate on which he raises all manner of livestock, from chickens, to sheep, to...humans. He is also the man destined to purchase Rachel's life. *Warning: This book contains a certain degree of gore and disturbing themes Beautiful cover by @my_fairytale 2016 Fright Fest Gold Winner Cryptic's Choice 2017 WATTY Winner ( Story Smiths category) *All Rights Reserved

Elise Brewer lives a quiet life on the isolated mountain homestead she and her father call home. That quiet ends the second she finds a dead man in the snow.

BOOK 1 // Human Error (COMPLETE) BOOK 2 // Human Instinct (IN PROGRESS) *NOW OPTIONED FOR A TV SHOW* "Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness engineered right into their DNA." - William Shakespeare, 1602 (adapted for BioPlus) Astrid Oxford is not normal. Two hundred years into the future, society is recovering from global collapse, and genetic modification has saved the remaining population from a hunger crisis. The alteration of human DNA has been illegal since the technology was developed, but in the heart of New London, a sinister trend has emerged among society's elite. Designer children have been the city's best-kept secret for years, but strange side effects are now appearing as they hit adolescence. When a freak suicide forces modification into the public eye, eighteen-year-old Astrid is about to learn how difficult it is to stay under the radar when you really were born to stand out.

Solana Campbell never asked to be famous. She just wanted to write, maybe pay rent on time, then go back to writing and avoiding drama like it's her job. Quinton Dynevor is London's favorite scandal. He's seen as arrogant, ill-tempered, and a playboy. Unfortunately for him, his scandals won't get him signed to his dream team. And thanks to one ill-timed photo, the internet is convinced they're a couple. He needs to fix his image. She needs a book deal. It's supposed to be an arrangement: public smiles, private distance, mutual gain. But in the quiet moments between flashes and lies, Solana starts to wonder if there's something real behind the performance. And Quinton? He's starting to forget where the act ends. Fake hand-holding starts feeling a little too real. Private jokes become habit, and the line between pretending and wanting disappears completely After all, the goal was never to fall in love.

It's the year 2000, and Ezekiel and Jed are free. In Skasnorth, where the sun rises when Jed does and sets when Ezekiel and Jed (EzekielandJed) fall back into the sheets, life is established. Smoking in bars, body shots in the backs of vans, Ezekiel and Jed are the best of friends. Merely two best friends who find themselves in each other's beds every night. - It's the year 2006, and Ezekiel and Jed are tired. In Skasnorth, where every other tree reminds Ezekiel of the things he's done, the things he hasn't done, the things he will do, life is agonizing. Tensions in grocery stores, fleeting gazes at funerals, Ezekiel and Jed barely know each other. Ezekiel and Jed who barely know each other, and yet, would do anything for the other. - Six years is a long time. Six years is barely anything. Six years is an eternity. Six years is nothing compared to the time Ezekiel and Jed have spent together. Six years is everything. Six years, and everything has changed. And it's up to them to figure out how to fix it, if that's still possible. ***

Noah Hale has always known who he is. He's loud, dramatic, unapologetically himself, and somehow still exhausted by the world every single day. Coming out hasn't made his life easier, but he refuses to shrink himself for anyone. Asher Reeves has never been good at handling things, especially his own feelings... He's quiet, anxious, and constantly too stuck in his own head to know what's going on around him. Asher Reeves also happens to be the older brother of Noah's best friend. Although they've seen each other plenty of times over the years, they never really knew each other. One party changes everything. Noah was drunk. Asher was not. Noah didn't mean to kiss Asher. Asher definitely did not mean to kiss him back. Now Noah remembers nothing. And Asher remembers every second. In order to preserve the miniscule friendship they have, Asher chooses to keep everything a secret, keep it in like he always does. The closer they get, the harder it becomes for Asher to pretend nothing happened. What happens when the one moment that you're trying to forget is the one thing you can't escape?

A traumatized Martian pilot. A guilt-ridden scientist. An android who doesn't know if they're real. Thrown together by a corporate contract. Stranded on an alien planet. Hunted by impossible creatures. They were never supposed to be a crew. They may not survive as one. But they have no other choice.

(bxb) After a year of surviving an all boys boarding school, William Brown thought he had finally navigated the ups and downs that the rich, private school had to offer. He'd even managed to make a few friends, as well as a rightful enemy. Lucien Harding. The two young boys were about as friendly as oil and water-that is, not very much. A dark haired boy deemed for destruction and a golden prince promised greatness weren't the likely pair. They knew as much, yet somehow, it had become inevitable. Their relationship would either go down in flames or a blaze of glory. Both boys bleed flame either way. Whichever path, they'll learn more than they bargained for.

Simon abandoned his passion, the piano. He gave up on playing and focused on studying, for years that wasn't a problem, he would just go on, invisible at school and quiet at home, but at some point he would need to stop pretending and face the reality behind the instrument. Archie is a rock star, he plays the guitar and has millions of followers because of that, but changing cities can be difficult, challenges of trying to hide again his feelings to keep the image of the person he was supposed to be. Broken teenage souls, attached by a school band, can this be more obvious? All romances have mistakes, the question is, are they capable of leaving the insecurities and problems behind? A silly, funny, comforting and deep story for all who still believe in love. (Everything in this story is fictional, there are real cities and real life places, but names, characters and events are from the author's imagination, any resemblance to real people or other books is just coincidence.)