Showing results by narrator "Christian Drerup" in Literature & Fiction

It happened in stages. My father left. My twin sister died of an incurable autoimmune disease. My mother started breaking down. Then I was diagnosed with the very thing that took my other half from me. That was when I realized Mama’s eyes turned gold when she cried. So I moved in with my father and his new family - new wife, new son, new stepbrother. Kaiden Monroe made me feel normal. Hated. Cared for. Loathed. And...loved. Somewhere along the way, I’d found solace in the boy with brooding eyes. But everything happens in stages. And nothing good ever lasts.

There’s something magical about Yarrow, Kentucky. The three empathic witches of the Haywood family are known for their shadow garden—from strawberries that taste like chocolate to cherry tomatoes imbued with the flavors of basil and oregano. Their magic can cure any heartache, and the fruits of their garden bring a special quality to the local bourbon distillery. On one day every year, a shot of Bonner bourbon will make your worst memory disappear. But the Haywoods will never forget the Bonners’ bitter betrayal.

Their society was meant to mold human evolution. Their future, and that of Earth, was to be decided by the kindest and smartest. Askala was supposed to be a beacon of hope in a flooded, desecrated world. Except the line between the Bound and Unbound is blurring. The Outlands is no longer some distant, faceless world. And the Remnants have a leader who knows more about them than any Remnant before. In a world devastated by global warming, the fight for survival has always been deadly. Now, the battle for Askala is about to define the very future of humanity.

Last One Out Shut Off the Lights is an evocative portrait of the last-chance towns of Southwest Louisiana, where oil development, industrial pollution, dying wetlands, and the ever-present threat of devastating hurricanes have eroded their inhabitants' sense of home. These 11 piercing stories feature indelible characters struggling to find a foothold in a world that is forever washing out from under them, people who must reckon with their ambivalence about belonging to a place so continually in flux.

Austin Romero crash lands in Nereida Kelly's perfectly typical life. She's a normal RN working too many hours with a man who doesn't appreciate her. A patient on the verge of death comes into the ER and her heart stops. There's something magnetic about him...something alluring...something dangerous. She can't stop herself from wanting to be close to him. With her relationship falling apart, Nereida sets her eyes on someone else.

Welcome to the town of Kismet Bay where magic and fate are a way of life...Sage Strange is back in Kismet Bay to plan her sister's wedding and the last thing she wants is to see her ex-boyfriend, Tristan Scott. They didn't end on good terms and she fully intends on avoiding him at all cost. Tristan still loves Sage and when he discovers she's back he decides to test his luck and pray the magic of Kismet Bay will bring them back together for good.