This collection delves into the powerful emotions that shape our lives-love, loss, and the strength to rise above. Through vivid imagery, the poems explore the enduring bonds of affection, the resilience born from hardship, the melancholy of minds, and the personal growth that comes from embracing both light and shadow. With themes of empowerment, self-love, and connection, the poems invite readers into a world where devotion stands against the tide of adversity, where the heart learns to heal and transform, and where love is both a refuge and a force of change.

The collection's themes center on existential struggle, isolation, and the search for meaning in a world that feels both oppressive and indifferent. The poems explore the tension between inner conflict and outward expression, where the act of writing, reflection, and connecting with nature serves as both a sanctuary and a reminder of deeper emotional turmoil. There is a desperate yearning for freedom, whether through self-expression, the fleeting beauty of nature, or the longing for connection, yet this is often tempered by a pervasive sense of inescapable isolation and self-doubt.

The struggle with identity, self-sacrifice, and personal suffering runs through the poems, creating a haunting, introspective atmosphere. The collection as a whole conveys a dark, reflective tone, where moments of fleeting clarity or beauty are overshadowed by an undercurrent of loss, sacrifice, and an existential yearning.

Four-year-old Vallery Maynard believes in Santa Claus until her older brother fills her with doubt

Prologue

A woman shatters the silence in the night with a bloodcurdling scream that awakens Tre. At first, he shutters and pulls the covers over his head, praying that whatever he heard was a figment of his imagination. After a few moments of heavy breathing, he hears the sound of the woman again, shrieking as if she’s been torn apart piece by piece. Tre begins to breathe faster and harder as each second passes. Underneath his legs, he feels the wet sheets soak in urine; the putrid smell enters his nostrils. He waits, terrified, whimpering like a prey cornered by its predator. The woman lets out one more screech, but this time cut off, followed by a thud and an eerie silence.

Tre stayed hidden for a time, listening and hearing nothing. He doesn’t hear any movement, no creaks from the weight of an intruder on the floorboards, no more screaming or even the slightest hint of life on the other side of the door, absolutely nothing. He waits a little longer and then begins to lower the covers from over his head. All of a sudden, blue and red lights start flashing, getting brighter and brighter as each second passes. He takes the covers off and swings his legs over the side of the bed, trying to quietly place his right foot and then his left on the wooden floor. Tre begins to put all his weight on the wooden floor, and it starts to creak as he takes each step toward his bedroom door.

Once he reaches the door, he leans in; his ear rests on the wooden surface and listens for anything, indicating life on the other side. Tre hears nothing, so he opens the door and pokes his head out before entering the hallway. He finds a bloody handprint to the right of his door that is smeared and leads around the corner to his parent’s bedroom. Before going around the corner, he waits a few moments before passing the hallway to the kitchen. He looks on both sides of the wall and sees a trail of blood leading into their bedroom.

As Tre passes the kitchen, he can see a police cruiser and its light flashing in his driveway. He wants to run out and get the police officer but instead decides against it. The boy makes his way into the vicinity outside of his parent’s bedroom and sees the door slightly ajar with blood smeared on the door handle. His instinct is to call for his parents, “Mom… Dad…” Neither of them answered. “Mom… Dad… Are you okay?” The gut feeling Tre had was gravitating toward the worst possible explanation imaginable. After not receiving a response again, he begins to cry as he steps closer and closer to their room. “Please, answer me.” He goes to push the door open and jumps as he hears the sound of hard knocking at his front door. “This is Officer James. We received a 911 call from this address. Is there anyone home?” Tre doesn’t answer, and he can’t answer. He’s stricken with fear.

The officer knocks again, “If you don’t answer, I’ll be forced to enter the premises. Is there anyone…” Tre’s attention gets pulled away as he hears a snarling behind him. He becomes paralyzed, refusing to turn around and confront what lies behind him.

"I was mercilessly abandoned by him." She closed her eyes, slowly lay back on the chair, and said. "That's all."

Two Civil War privates are on watch during Christmas Eve

Up-and-coming musician Maxwell Stoddards leaves his Maryland home for London in the 1980s, hoping to find fame and fortune as a musician. He soon finds himself out of luck and homeless. By chance, he meets Claire Ogilvie in a down-and-out cafe and, with her help, shoots to fame. Amid his success, his lover is yanked away from him by a jealous husband. When Claire disappears from his life, Maxwell falls into a deep depression. A faded promise to meet at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade keeps Maxwell going.. Will Claire appear and bring the spark back to Maxwell's life? Find out in Meet Me at Macy's.

Estora's dream of defeating his father in a duel took an unexpected turn when a dragon attacked the village. Amid the chaos, his mother was kidnapped by an evil organization. To save her, Estora sets out on a dangerous adventure, discovering hidden powers and kingdom secrets along the way. what's the secret behind the dragon's attack and is it connected to Estora's origin?!​​​​​​​

Emilia De Luca is a cold fifteen-year-old girl, who has had to go through extreme hardships every day of her life. Constantly being abused by her mother’s boyfriend making her life a living hell yet she still loved her mother to no end. Her mother was the light helping her to emerge from darkness

What happens when that light (her mother) is suddenly snatched away from her, and she is now thrown into the care and custody of nine mysterious brothers.

Will Emilia open or will she keep her sturdy walls in place?

Will she trust them or keep years of scars and trauma to herself?

Mr. Charlyle hates the Christmas Market. he lives across the street from it and glares at people as they walk past. He wants to get rid of the market and tries to make everyone who comes to it miserable.

A story about beings of light, called Lightborn, this book explores their emergence on a planet called Erta. From the first steps they take into the world, to crucial discoveries and conflicts, the Lightborn become lords of the world gifted to them by their Creator.

A story of discovery, adventure, action and drama, it's all a most epic adventure set in a completely fictional universe.