Prize Bundle 4
The First Sin Dark Romance
They say the first sin was disobedience. A woman reaching for something forbidden, something beyond her station. A single bite, a single choice, and the world was never the same. But what if the first sin was something else? What if it was love? Twisted, all-consuming. A love that defied heaven, damned souls, and bound eternity in chains of blood and desire. I did not ask for this life. I did not ask for him. And yet, from the moment his darkness touched me, I was lost. I have killed in his name. I have bled for him, suffered for him, loved him in ways that should never be spoken. But love is not salvation. Love is hunger. Love is ruin.
And now, after lifetimes steeped in shadow, I stand at the edge of something I never dared hope for. A choice. Eden was never meant to live forever. A pact forged at the dawn of creation binds her to the Devil himself—his hunger, his desire, his endless obsession. Promised eternity and power, Eden becomes his instrument of bloodshed, condemned to slaughter in his name across the ages.
Their bond is a tangled web of love and manipulation, passion and control. But when a new force rises—one who awakens something long buried within her—Eden is torn between the seductive embrace of her dark lover and the forbidden pull of the man sworn to end her existence. In a tale of sin and salvation, power and passion, The First Sin is a dark, seductive journey where the damned have their own plans… and immortality comes at a price. Will love be enough to break the chains of fate, or will the shadows claim her forever?
Author: E.D. Yates Paperback
French Press Sludge: A short story collection Mixed Genre
French Press Sludge - like the residue left at the bottom of a cup, these are stories author Mark Sowers wrote between working on his full-length novels. Sometimes a tale only needs a few thousand words to be told completely, sometimes it takes tens of thousands. These are the leftovers, the ideas that didn't demand a full-length novel, but that in many ways are just as impactful. From the social commentary of Halftime, to the absurd tragi-comedy of Stoner Ghosts, to the anger, despair and destitution of Apocalypse Pancakes and Never in Blue Genes, this collection of stories follows a disparate and entertaining cast of characters as they navigate through worlds dystopian, apocalyptic, true-to-life, and post-life.
Author: Mark Sowers Paperback
The Hag Stone: A Novel of Love and Loss During the Bubonic Plague Historical Fiction
Love, loss, redemption, betrayal, and the innate quest to survive as the Bubonic Plague ravages England.
England 1347. As mistress of Rowan Manor, Cecily Heaton leads an enviable life. Yet when she learns of her husband’s death and is forced from her home by her brother-in-law, she finds herself grief-stricken, abandoned, and alone.
After relying on the kindness of a childhood friend, Cecily suffers a shocking betrayal, leading her to question long-held beliefs. As her grief multiplies, she heads to York to forge a new life as a healer. During this time, the Bubonic Plague begins its deathly path through England, and Cecily must confront the inevitable choices of who will live, who will die, and what she is willing to sacrifice to reclaim the life she has lost.
The Hag Stone explores issues such as the role of women in medieval Europe, especially when widowed and childless; the emergence of the woman as healer; and the moral choices one must make in order to survive.
Author: W.J. Small Kindle Edition