Stephen King Advice On Writing Novels & Stories

On my twenty-first birthday, I was supposed to die. The screech of tires, rain, the crushing impact—I braced for the end. Instead, I woke up in a fortress that didn't belong on this Earth. And standing over me was Caius—the most ruthless, beautiful monster I’d ever seen. He didn't save me out of mercy. He came to collect. Ten years ago, my grandfather made a deal to save my life. The price? My blood, and every beat of my heart from the moment I turned twenty-one. Now, I’m a prisoner in his penthouse, a human bride surrounded by a court of predators who view me as a feast. Caius calls me his "Consort." that I was curated, watchedfor a decade. He wants to drain my humanity, force the blood-bond, and turn me into the Queen of his kingdom. He thinks he owns me. He thinks I’m just another toy he can break and remake. But there’s a glitch in his plan. As the days bleed into nights, the hate that burns between us starts to twist into something dangerous, electric, and impossible to ignore. Every time he touches me, the air catches fire. The line between captor and lover is blurring until I can’t tell if I’m fighting to escape him or fighting to stay in his arms. Caius is determined to consume me, but he’s discovering a terrifying truth: you can’t possess a woman’s heart if you’re losing your own in the process. We’re both playing a deadly game, but we’ve stopped caring who wins. He wants to turn me into his Queen, but he might just lose his throne for me. And God help us both—I’m not sure I’m strong enough to stop him.

“There is no loophole for a contract signed with blood!” She announced and even with the darkness in her eyes, I knew that I had let her go once, but I wasn't ever going to let her leave my side, even if my blood is involved. Laura thought that she had met the love of her life and finally got married to him, abandoning her pack and all of her responsibilities but her world suddenly swirl around when her husband met his mate and she was tossed around as a side piece. Not able to endure the pain and suffering from him any longer, Laura had to take a bold decision and it did not matter to her even if it involved a contract made by blood.

Ophelia Voss never expected love – only survival. As the illegitimate daughter of Alpha Kieran, she always had to watch her life being dictated for her. But when she’s forced to marry Rafael Beaumont, the ruthless Lycan King, in place of her sister, she realizes that her life was never truly hers. Rafael hides a devastating secret – Ophelia is his true mate. He can’t let anyone know, accepting the moniker of a cruel beast if it’ll stop her from having the same fate as his dead mate. But betrayal lurks closer than he realizes. A single lie shatters everything, and Rafael rejects her, casting her out. Heartbroken and carrying his secret child, Ophelia vanishes. Now, fate pulls them together once more. But can Rafael earn her forgiveness before vengeance claims her? Or is it too late for their second chance?

He groaned. "I can hear your heart, little one. Does that excite you?" He can hear my heart! She had to clear her throat before she could answer. "It's the way you talk." One of his claws caressed her cheek. He leaned down close, those golden eyes gleaming, his face a shadow. Her breath caught. "I could lick you again, make you scream with pleasure. Would you like that?" ************************************** Purchased by the Demon King, Victoria O'Hare is thrown into the world of the immortal. Brutal and ruled by instinct, the Demon King comes to her in the dark, filling her world with pleasure and fear. Cursed and broken, King Sebastian struggles to control his inner demon. He now owns a sweet little beauty. One who calls to him in the darkness. One he could kill in an instant. Victoria struggles to show Sebastian there is more to him than his brutal nature. Despite his curse, Sebastian is tempted to accept all Victoria has to offer. When a desperate werewolf and an evil army threaten war, King Sebastian must accept what he is and protect the woman he loves...if his inner demon doesn't kill her first.

Amara has tried everything for her family to love her, to accept her. Yet, she still remains the unwanted daughter of the Alpha…the outcast..a reject. Born prematurely, her mother dying in childbirth, Amara’s wolf failed to shift which meant her young sister, Catherine, took over her role as Alpha heir. They’ve taken everything from her, her title, her lands…her blood. Amara’s blood is the only thing that keeps Catherine alive. But they take it forcibly…and now they’ve taken her mate. The rogue that Amara pleaded with her father to save at the borders seems destined to be with Catherine, but with the pack’s reputation on the line her family force Amara to exchange her own mate…she has nothing left. After an attack on the pack, Amara is surprised to find that her new mate isn’t who he claimed to be…he was something more dangerous than just a rogue…and he’s come to avenge for what is his.

In the world of lycans and wolf , Dax, the Lycan King, is about to marry his true mate, Blaire, and take his rightful place among the pack. But on the night before the wedding, Blaire elopes with his younger brother, leaving Dax heartbroken and betrayed. To maintain his claim on the throne, he must find a replacement mate quickly. Forced into an arranged marriage, Dax marries Aria, Blaire's elder sister, as a substitute mate. just as they start to fall in love, Blaire returns, claiming her spot as Dax's rightful mate. Now Dax is torn between two mates. Blaire is the one he has always loved, but Aria has become the one he cannot live without. As the tension mounts, he faces the ultimate showdown between loyalty, love, and pack duty. Will he risk everything he has worked for to be with Aria, or will he choose to honor his commitment to Blaire, his true mate?

Blurb: "You're going to operate on me, Dottoressa Bianchi. And you're going to make damn sure I live." Damiano Valentini'e voice is low, commanding and terrifying. But as Dr. Alessia Bianchi stands over the infamous Mafia King, her scalpel trembling, she realizes this is no ordinary patient. Damiano is cursed. Bound by an ancient blood pact that keeps him alive, but in torment, barely alive. Every life he takes feeds his power and fractures his soul. A soul now hanging by a thread. Alessia's world is torn apart when her twin brother vanishes during a secret investigation into the deadly Moretti family. Her only lead? Damiano, the man whispered about in both criminal and supernatural circles. She should run. She should fear him. But instead, she's drawn to him... To his shadows, his secrets, and the darkness behind those sliver eyes. As the delve into the Mafia underworld to uncover her brother's fate, Damiano and Alessia must face bloodthirsty enemies, unravel a deadly curse, and resist a magnetic passion that threatens to burn them both. He is the monster she should hate. She is the light he never thought he'd deserve. But together, they maybe the only ones who can survive the storm.

Tara Morgan has spent her life as a blind, powerless hybrid… half-wolf, half-dragon—enslaved by the ruthless Lycan King, Ethan Ace. Bound by fate but torn apart by hatred, she rejects him on her eighteenth birthday, only to be forced into submission. Ethan refuses to love her, yet he can’t let her go, chaining her to a life of torment as his claimed breeding mate while another woman wears the Luna’s crown. But when Ethan’s younger brother, Alpha Liam, offers her an escape—and a chance to be cherished—Tara faces an impossible choice. Will she risk everything to flee the mate who despises her, or stay and fight for the love she was never meant to have? When war erupts and secrets unravel, Tara must choose between two brothers: the one who wants to save her… and the one who would destroy the world to keep her. Fated to him. Hated by him. Desired by another. Who will she choose?

Indebted to the Mafia Blurb “Well, are you going to do it or not?” I keep my chin held high, but inside, I’m trembling. “Do what?’ the mafia king asks me, a smug look on his face. “What you paid for.” I bite my bottom lip, wondering if I can handle him. I am a virgin, after all. He snickers at me, and then, his mouth is on mine, and he’s taking every penny’s worth. *** Eleni I’d do anything to keep my family safe. When I find out a mobster is trying to kill everyone I love because of a debt, I sacrifice myself and end up on an auction block. When I find myself owned by Dante Cattaneo, I don’t know if I’ve been saved or sent straight to hell. Dante She’s gorgeous and scares as hell, even though she’s trying not to show it. My number one rule is to never let my weakness show, but from the moment I see her face, I know I have to have her. And if anyone finds out how I feel about her, I’m screwed. Dive into this steamy, dark, mafia romance now!

A cursed Alpha King and an Omega who had been tortured, Castaway, Rejected, and torn apart. Emberlynn Evergreen was the last of her kind. Years ago, her family was attacked, and she was the only surviving one. All her life, she hid away from the people, afraid of being known as the only surviving Evergreen. Until she met him., The cursed Alpha King and Her Hope Of New Life. They called him the incompetent Alpha. The only cursed Alpha in their history. For over a hundred years, he had wandered around the earth in search of his one Mate, someone to break his curse. He had become Cold-hearted, Domineering, and Aggressive. When he was about to give up, He met her, "His Curse-Breaker." Together, they believed they could be the strongest Alpha and Luna ever written down in history. What happens when the Alpha discovered who she really was? Most ironically, how long would their Mate bond bind them when they both discover they were meant to be enemies? What happens when they are both the reason for each other's misery?