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[THIS STORY WILL BE TAKEN DOWN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2024]He had hunted me, captured me, and locked me in a tower.Season 3 'Of Crows and Thorns' ***While in RISING, Tabitha discovers something peculiar that may assist Nelle in her plan to escape the Keep. Decades later, her son unearths the secret life Tabitha continued to keep well after her marriage to Varen. ***Nelle's twentieth birthday is soon approaching. The Witches Ball is not long after. Caged like a bird, her dark power bound, Nelle's first threat looms - the Crowthers' desperate need for a Goods Appraisal. Without the Butcher's approval, the family will never gain a rare invitation to the Ball. If they want to pique the Witches' interest with the curious offering they possess, they must enter the macabre and sinister Emporium. While Nelle forms a plan to escape the Keep, Sirro has tasked Graysen to find an elusive lesser creature who lurks within the honeycombed catacombs beneath Ascendria. As Graysen searches, memories long buried resurface, revealing a crucial clue. Another beast knew where Tabitha Catt had been the fateful day she'd been abducted. And who she spoke with.There's only one person Graysen can turn to for help. She's a skilled monster hunter. Someone he adores. And his worst roomie nightmare.…

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[THIS STORY WILL BE TAKEN DOWN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2024]Two girls. Two secrets.Only one can survive. Years before Nelle Wychthorn plans her escape, Tabitha Catt may unearth something in a Horned God's lair that is the key to freedom.Desperate to save her beloved aunt from a dark curse, Tabitha is out to steal the last magical item needed to break the spell, but a forbidden romance threatens her plans, her secrets, and the entire world she knows.Season 2 'Of Crows and Thorns'***Varen Crowther is an enforcer who rules the crime lords and the cartels of the world for the dark sect known as The Horned Gods. Brutal and wild, he's the heir to Lower House Crowther. A position he never wanted and one he earned through tragic circumstances. Tabitha is just a servant to high-ranking families, someone seen but never noticed. Except by Varen. And while Tabitha is planning a heist to save her cursed aunt, Varen is already at work stealing her heart, leaving her torn. She must decide between giving in to the passion building between them or saving her aunt. And much worse, an awful dread begins to grow that she had a part to play in his brother's death. A truth that will not only shatter Varen but unleash devastation upon the world of Houses.[2019 WATTY AWARD WINNER for ROMANCE][2020 BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER - Mafia Community]WARNING: This story contains strong language, depictions of violence, depictions of childhood trauma, depictions of coercion, depictions of dubious consent, and depictions of domestic violence that may not be suitable for some readers.Cover Design by Ren Tachibana…

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[THIS STORY WILL BE TAKEN DOWN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2024]She's the reason the heart of my family had been torn apart. Because that night, I'd unwittingly chosen her. Now she's my prey.Nelle:- Cursed by a terrifying dark power, I'm a secret hidden in plain sight and trapped on my family estate, hardly leaving its gated confines. For no one is permitted to wield magic not approved by those we serve-the Horned Gods. And if my secret is discovered, everyone I love will die. But, of late, I barely can control the darkness writhing beneath my flesh. I desperately need to unearth its secrets, which means escaping my family home to seek answers to dangerous questions from a monster. The only person I can turn to for help is Graysen Crowther-a ruthless enforcer and, ugh, my jerk-of-a-fiancé. Of course, there's always a catch with Graysen. This time, he desires a kiss. But that one kiss awakes something more dangerous than desire and more mysterious than even the magic of the insidious marriage contract that binds us together. Graysen:- I'm the one entrusted by my family to uncover the depths of Nelle's sinister secret. And worse, our mutual loathing and hatred for our arranged union runs alongside an undeniable attraction. Yet, time is running out fast. I'm recklessly trying to figure out what she is, and far more irritating, why that strange hyperawareness has always existed between us. Threats sweep in from all sides. Even her own family needs her dead to shield themselves from the Horned Gods' wrath. Because while I'm hunting Nelle, something else is hunting her too. And there's no way in Nine Hells I'll allow her to be stolen. ['Of Crows and Thorns' is an epic saga that belongs to Nelle and Miss Catt. We alternate between these two leads, along with the Crowther brothers. All the novels, no matter who the leads are or what timeline they occur, drive the dire dilemma of Nelle's storyline.]Cover Design by Ren Tachibana…

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[THIS STORY WILL BE TAKEN DOWN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2024]This is a collection of bonus scenes I've written over the years. Some are part of later books in the series. Some short stories are simply 'What If' scenarios. Some moments are scenes that happen off-the-page if you will. I thought that I'd share these bonus scenes from the series 'Of Crows and Thorns' - only for a short while. So read them before they disappear in early January 2024. Happy Holiday Season!Ava xoxo…