Finette's FollySteampunk fairy tale
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Happy endings
require patience, hope, and a little ingenuity. Finette Proulx puts her skills
at repairing clockwork gadgetry to greater use when she bets all she has on an
airship race. Her loss only steams up her desire to win the prize at the
British Diamond Cup—and her freedom. After such a lonely life, love seems too
much to ask... until she meets Sacha. A mysterious Romanian, “Sacha” Aleksander
Dragomir Dalca, aids her in ways she doesn’t suspect. At the moment she thinks
her life is falling into ruin, she finds him waiting to catch her with open
arms. The handsome gypsy affirms her belief that dreaming's not for fools, and
she deserves to write her happy ending her own way.
The Griffin's Secret
Jackson Grant
had it all—the girl he loved, his Harley, and his guitar. Until a tragic
accident stole it all away. Now, more than scars and a tattoo remain. Jackson
has a secret. Cursed by his dead girlfriend’s mother, he can never fall in love
again or his beloved will die. With his heart on lockdown, he keeps to
himself—until a roadie gig with Malcontent, the world’s most popular band,
entwines his fate with sweet, wounded Layla’s…
Music is what
Layla lives for. She has no choice. She’s bound by magic to serve Malcontent,
cursed to propel them to stardom with her musical powers. Then Jackson appears
and gives her hope that he’s the hero who will save her. A reluctant hero, yet
one she can’t resist. But freedom will come at price—and who will pay...
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Goddess, Spellbound
The Goddess Connection Book 3
Fantasy/paranormal romance novel
About 66,000 words
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Goddess, Inflamed
The Goddess Connection Book 2
Fantasy/paranormal romance novel
About 66,000 words
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Read the blurb, reviews, view the book video and more here
Goddess, SpellboundThe Goddess Connection Book 3
Fantasy/paranormal romance novel
About 66,000 words
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Ancient
pyramid tomb doors. Mummified warriors. Artifacts appearing from nowhere. And that’s just Sandy Whitaker’s work as
museum curator. When spells become curses, and the dead return for vengeance,
her dream job turns into a living nightmare.
The
warrior Iker’s triumphed over difficult pharaohs and returned from battles
victorious, but dealing with Sandy Whitaker is his hardest task yet. A
descendant of Egyptian goddess Bastet, she’s headstrong, naïve and completely
alluring. Can he convince her to perform the ritual spells to save the Queen
Pharaoh Hatshepsut’s eternal soul? More importantly, can he help her realize
she doesn’t need to be descended from a goddess to be one herself?
Sandy
reluctantly embraces her heritage as Sanura, demi-goddess of cats. But even
with her new powers, can she fulfill her destiny? If she can survive being
kidnapped by a cobra shifter, she’ll do her best to perform the Pyramid Texts
ritual spells so Hatshepsut can sail into the Afterlife at long last. But once
the queen pharaoh is gone forever, will Iker leave her too?
Goddess, Inflamed
The Goddess Connection Book 2Fantasy/paranormal romance novel
About 66,000 words
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Some promises were made to be broken...
When your
life is hell, visiting the Underworld doesn’t seem much of a leap. On her
twenty-first birthday, Lily MacInnis learns the hard way—by meeting relatives
who not only live there, they own the place. And expect her to move there to
marry Zeveriah, Archduke of Section Six and Hades’ up and coming CFO. Suddenly,
Lily’s life doesn’t look so bad, but how can she make sure she doesn’t get
trapped there in a marriage to a demon?
Bodie
can’t let Lily fulfill that destiny. As Ruling Prince of the Sixth Heaven, he’s
waited an eternity for the chance to bring down his nemesis, Zeveriah. Seems
like he’s wanted Lily for an eternity too. But once he saves her, will she be
his downfall?
Before her
birthday, Lily didn’t know a damned thing. She’s about to learn all about The
Damned, and find out everything she thought she knew was a lie…
Goddess, Awakened
The Goddess Connection
Book 1
Fantasy/paranormal romance
novel
About 89,700 words
With a
little help from a goddess, battling evil is a piece of cake for Jocelyn
Gibson.
A descendant of the goddess Iris,
Jocelyn Gibson may have forgotten about the realm of magic, but it hasn’t
forgotten her. When Eric Hendricks is targeted by a demon, Joss must step in to
battle the evil and save the town’s awkward, but endearing, vet…who also
happens to be the man she loves.
Joss’s new inn, a culinary career
specializing in cooking with lavender and a new love all make for a fine recipe
of disaster. She needs to embrace her inner goddess and harness the powers she
never knew she had before it’s too late.
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Meilin and The Challenger
Futuristic urban fantasy/fairy tale with zombies
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Meilin King has never believed in fairy tales. Happy ever afters might have happened in the old days—before zombies. But this is 2089. When her father promises riches to the one who can rid their city of zombies, Meilin and her sisters rush to develop a solution that won’t bankrupt Dad.
The war overseas left Will MacGregor disillusioned,
but fighting zombies at home is a cause he can embrace. Meilin’s another. Tough
but sweet, she might make him believe in life again, and maybe even love, if
she doesn’t kick his ass first.
When zombies kidnap her family, Meilin
must rescue them. But can she and Will save them from the worst fate of all?
Cinderella Dreams
1NS short with time travel elements
Decadent Publishing
No one should
live a life filled with regret. Once a successful wedding photographer,
Genevieve Fuller’s life changed the day her ex-boyfriend wed someone else.
Heartbroken for decades, she realizes too late who she truly loved and makes
one desperate call to Madame Evangeline. She risks everything to right the
wrongs of her past, which she hopes will heal her broken heart. Can Gen alter
the course of her own future to include the Cinderella happy ending she should
have had the first time?
Surfacing
AJ
Dillon is trouble. The former lead singer of an indie band has no
home, no money and no future. His grandfather is the only relative
willing to take another chance on him. AJ arrives in Weeki Wachee,
Florida, with his guitar, a few clothes and a bad attitude. The only
good thing about Weeki Wachee is the ocean -- the one place AJ feels at
home.
Grandpa
lines up a job for AJ at Weeki Wachee Springs, where beautiful women
perform as mermaids. Grandpa says real mermaids exist, but AJ doesn’t
believe – until he meets Cassiopeia. She helps his passion for music
resurface. But greedy Chaz finds out about her, and threatens to kill
them if AJ doesn't go along with his plan to make a fortune with a real
mermaid show. Can AJ save Cassie, even if it means losing her?
Death Is A Bitch
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Eternity can suck when it’s all
work, work, work. Death harvests souls even when they stack up faster than pancakes
in an all-you-can-eat-buffet. No wonder she can’t shed the Grim Reaper rep.
As the patron angel of death and
dying, Azrael works closely with Death but is dying for true intimacy. She’s
the only immortal who’s ever aroused such powerful emotions in him. One taste
of her leaves him needing her like humans need air and food, but will a demon’s
lies leave a bad taste?
No one escapes Death – except King
Sisyphus. Twice. With the help of Damien the demon, Sisyphus tries again, and
she’s determined to have justice. Some say Death’s a bitch, but only when she
has to be. But will the price of justice be a broken heart?
A Hard Day's Knight
1NS short fantasy with TT elements
Decadent Publishing
Decadent Publishing
Some days, it’s best to lay low. Lance
Knight finds out the hard way – when he encounters his longtime foe, witch
Morgan le Fay, at Medieval Merriment. Her curse kept him wandering the world for
centuries. When he also meets Gwyn McCartney there through a 1NS date, he’s
struck by her resemblance to his true love, Guinevere. It gives him hope for the first time in
centuries. First, he must face Morgan to break the curse, and he has only one
hope: his sword, forged in the fires with Excalibur and imbued with magical
powers by Merlin.
Gwyn
McCartney’s had it with dating. Her friend’s setup through 1NS with Lance
Knight irritates her, especially when Lance acts bored at Medieval Merriment –
her employer and greatest fantasy. When a wench threatens Lance – a witch, he
says – her fantasy world seems all too real. After Lance kisses her, she knows
she has to battle Morgan le Fay. Can she free him, or will she lose him forever
to the witch’s curse?
Read an excerpt, reviews, view the book video, Casting Call and more here
Read an excerpt, reviews, view the book video, Casting Call and more here.
In the Midnight Hour
Dark paranormal ghost story
Buried
things have a bad habit of resurfacing, often when Josie least wants to deal
with them. Nothing like a dead person to lend perspective to her miserable
life.
When
she signs on as a ghost tour guide in Gettysburg, Josie gets a fresh glimpse at
the spirit world. Civil War soldier Nicholas Whitby is more real, and more
attentive, than any living guy she knows.
Until
Garrett joins the tour company. He warns her against Nick, who plans to destroy
The Gate between worlds on Halloween.
Josie’s
torn between the sweet Nick she knows, and the fear growing with each nasty
encounter with Gettysburg’s ghosts. Just when she’s finally learned to feel
comfortable in her tattooed skin, she must divine the truth. Will trusting a
dead man unleash a legion of vicious spirits upon the earth?
Trick
or treat never held such deadly consequences. Will Gettysburg become a ghost
town for real?
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Dead to Rights
Dark fantasy/paranormal
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Identity theft sucks. But it’s worse when someone steals your life—body included. All memory of her life before waking up in a mental facility has vanished. Or was erased. Now she has to figure out how to get it all back….
Her only hope of learning the truth lies with one man. Problem is, he’s the leader of a cult. Her only choice is to follow him into his sordid world, where a darker evil lurks.
With a little help from an archangel hellbent on revenge, she may have a chance to learn the truth. But will it force her to make the hardest decision of her life…or death?
Because this novel is not a romance, I've republished it under my mainstream pen name, C.A. Masterson. You can find more about it here.
Because this novel is not a romance, I've republished it under my mainstream pen name, C.A. Masterson. You can find more about it here.
The Duende and the Muse
Melinda the Muse is frustrated with her student. He isn't writing much these days. At the annual MuseFest, held in a fantastically colorful cloud, she hopes to get new ideas to inspire him. When Devon the duende shows up, is he there to steal her student, or her heart?
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Contemporary paranormal novella
on Amazon Kindle and Smashwords
When Madelyn sells her soul on UBuy, she’s not ready for the hell that’s unleashed. All she really wants is to make a success of her art. But the gorgeous stranger who buys her soul for $666 asks her to perform a few tasks. Tests of her true worth, Madelyn thinks, as each brings her – and her cat Brutus – into greater danger. And closer to the frightening shadowy figure stalking her. On All Hallows Eve, her final test will open the gates of hell. Or is it heaven?
Contemporary dark paranormal
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Clio’s honeymoon with Jon is paradise – until they return home, and Jon’s new client, Dion, usurps his time. Michelangelo’s David has nothing on godlike Dion, who charms Clio with his old-world ways. The more she’s near him, the more she forgets who she is. What – and who – she really wants. When Jon disappears, she learns Dion’s true identity, and must make the most difficult choice – a decision pending for centuries. Can she stay true to Jon, and to herself?
