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Beatrice is thrust into the cold halls of the enigmatic "Academy Nowhere," where an oppressive force seeks to mold her into the ultimate super soldier. From desperate battles against monstrous foes to confrontations with the very essence of her identity, she is faced with choices that challenge the core of her humanity. This limited special edition includes a foreword and afterword by the author.

Dive into a riveting blend of fantasy, horror, and mystery, where every chapter is a doorway to forbidden knowledge and age-old secrets. Will Caerulean and his allies stand firm, or will they be consumed by the shadows they fight? Discover a tale where destiny isn't preordained but forged through choices and alliances.

From whimsical castle bordellos to etherial battles of the celestial kind, the narrative explores power dynamics, desire, and the balance between fantasy and reality. With elements of gothic romance, erotic fiction, mythology, and psychological thriller, the story keeps readers engaged with its tantalizing interactions and forbidden secrets.

Arachnapocalypse! The Anthology is a collection of riveting tales about life in a grimdark post-apocalyptic world riddled with otherworldly horrors. Follow the adventures of people just trying to stay alive in the chaos that is Arachnapocalypse!

The Arachnapocalypse! universe spans a significant chunk of time, starting when the Arachnids landed on Earth in 2018. Some of humanity manages to survive the arrival of the giant flying techno-spiders from space, but just barely. As the humans rebuild, new and wild dangers arise. This alternate timeline devolves into higher and higher stakes as the stories progress; from a body-possessing space-fungus to unhinged scientists to super-soldiers and even spider-loving cultists, there is something in this anthology for anyone who enjoys an excellent grimdark or sci-fi horror read!

The wheel of the year spins and brings with it new versions of the same challenges we have always weathered. The theme of this book is the cycle of a failing love.

To try the same methods over and over again, but expect different results, is futile. Love is not a human thing; we fail Love when we attribute it to our humanity. Yet we ascribe our woes to the unreality of Love, because we refuse to be culpable when Love sours or shatters.

I am guilty of this crime. I tried to package Love into an action, a word, a being, an object, a place. Love is not a god, nor is it a demon. It is not a blessing or a curse. Love is. That is all. It flows like a tide through us, but it sours when we try to shape into something tangible.

And yet, we continue to attempt this unholy alchemy. The cycle of infatuation, love, loss, and recovery rolls on through the years. Maybe someday we will allow ourselves to just Be with Love.

This book is stylized to represent the cycle of heartbreak and healing. Diary entries and reflections accompany some of the poetic offerings in this collection.