Summer Fridley's life is marked by routine and predictability, with a steady job and a long-term boyfriend providing a sense of comfort. However, her desire to avoid her mother reveals underlying tensions in her life. As she navigates the summer, she grapples with her disbelief in ghosts and magic, hinting at a deeper internal struggle. The narrative explores themes of comfort versus change, as Summer's predictable existence faces the potential for disruption.
The story explores the controversial practice of Hosting in Los Angeles, where individuals can rent out their bodies for a significant fee. The Hosts remain oblivious to the experiences their bodies undergo during the rental period, raising ethical questions about consent and autonomy. As Verónica Torres navigates this strange new reality, the narrative delves into the implications of such arrangements on identity and personal agency, challenging societal norms and the value placed on human experience.
'You do scare me. But mostly I'm scared of myself.'To protect the ones she loves, Fortuna has left everything behind.She can't let down her guard. She can't rest. She can't stop moving. Not if she doesn't want her power to be used for a monster's entrance into the world.Fortuna thought she knew death. She believed herself well-acquainted with be[Bokinfo].
A CITY RULED BY VAMPIRES. A FORBIDDEN ROMANCE. A SOCIETY TORN APART BY REBELLION.Charlotte Travesty lives in a world of comfort. Glittering nightclubs, a lavish mansion, and a staff of humans at her beck and call. Being a royal vampire means her future is secured-all she has to do is get through the Awakening, an ancient ceremony every vampire experiences when they come of age that determines their future.But when her Awakening arrives, everything changes in one terrifying instant. Cast from her home and rejected by the royal family, Charlie is forced into a life of fear and brutality. Where creatures called weepers live in tunnels below the city, kept at bay by an unlucky sector of fighters enslaved by the very king who banished her. And now Charlie finds herself among the ranks.Just when she thinks things can't get worse, Charlie is partnered with the infamous bounty hunter Noah Forrest and enlisted to investigate increased weeper attacks and illegal vampire venom dealing. She finds an unexpected ally in him, despite his ability to get under her skin like nobody else. With Noah at her side and the human she's come to care deeply for on the other, Charlie discovers that nothing is what it seems in the world she thought she knew.Amidst endless turmoil and so many unanswered questions, only one thing is certain... Charlie Travesty's Awakening is just the beginning.
Fortuna's life is turned upside down as she grapples with newfound responsibilities, a brother losing touch with reality, and a persistent werewolf. With faeries in her mind and an enigmatic faerie king, Collith, complicating her feelings, she must navigate enemies old and new while discovering her changing powers and fighting for survival in a corrupt court.
We were meant to be seductive. We were designed to lure humans in. Fortuna Sworn is the last of her kind. Her brother disappeared two years ago, leaving her with no family or species to speak of. She hides among humans, spending her days working at a bar and her nights searching for him. The bleak pattern goes on and on... until she catches the eye of a powerful faerie. He makes no attempt to hide that he desires Fortuna. And in exchange for her, he offers something irresistible. So Fortuna reluctantly leaves her safe existence behind to step back into a world of creatures and power. It soon becomes clear that she may not have bargained with her heart, but her very life.
Exploring the theme of fear and the unknown, the narrative delves into the unsettling aspects of darkness and what it conceals. It suggests that venturing into shadowy places can lead to unexpected and unpleasant discoveries, highlighting the psychological tension between curiosity and dread. The story invites readers to confront their fears and consider the consequences of their explorations into the darker corners of life.