Author: staceyrourke
Splashed across every media outlet are claims I’m a violent murderer. A menace to society that must be stopped at all cost.I… would love to see them try. An enemy of the Nosferatu hides in plain sight. His lone goal– to watch the world burn. As the newly appointed vampire queen, I’m done allowing my people to suffer for his twisted agenda. Dorian Gray thinks he knows pain. He believes he owns the … pain. He believes he owns the market on public manipulation. He hunkers under the belief that his power and status make him untouchable. I can’t wait…
The hands of the clock,They tick and they tock.Telling stories of a man known as the cat,Yet our story gets far more curious than that.Sterling lost his mind long ago. Hopping from realm to realm, it slipped from his grasp somewhere along the way. Now, in an odd turn of events, lives suddenly depend on him… if he can stay focused long enough to remember.A glassed-in tomb. A watery room. A long … glassed-in tomb. A watery room. A long lost sister. A queen furious with her mister. All are counting on the little man with the mad grin remembering…
With a touch of her hand, Octavia Hollows can restore life. Yet, she couldn’t save the man she loved from the horrific accident that stole him from her. Octavia thought she could outrun the pain, but ghosts from the past refuse to be silenced. Out of options, she chooses to retrace her wayward journey across the country in search of answers. Surrounded by baffling mysteries of the undead, what … she learns about herself along the way might become her greatest weapon.This six novella series chronicles Octavia’s adventures in:Wake the DeadDead Man’s HandCaught DeadDrop Dead GorgeousDead RingerDead as a Doornail“This…
With a touch of her hand, Octavia Hollows can restore life. Yet, she couldn’t save the man she loved from the horrific accident that stole him from her. Octavia thought she could outrun the pain, but ghosts from the past refuse to be silenced. Out of options, she chooses to retrace her wayward journey across the country in search of answers. Surrounded by baffling mysteries of the undead, what … she learns about herself along the way might become her greatest weapon.Seattle, Washington: Land of cloudy skies and a great cup of coffee. Octavia blew into town in search of…
History believes me to be a merciless savage. A terror upon the Earth known as The Impaler. Archaic lore whispers I am the first of the vampire lineage. These claims … are all painted in bloody truth. Now, while the world watches in fear, a war is brewing. Humans are targeting vampires in merciless attacks to force us back into the shadows. They woke me to be their weapon. They know not my … weapon. They know not my loathing for my own kind. Even I cannot say for certain whose side I’m on. I have bowed before the alter…
The elite soldiers of the Apocalypse Five team have undergone intense virtual reality training in preparation for Doom’s Day — but soon learn that nothing is the same as what they were taught to believe. Now, they must expose their starship’s secrets before their corrupt leaders execute them…
Mirror, mirror on the wall.What’s behind that fated call?He’s the seer of present, future, and past,Yet remains a nameless face entombed in glass.Raised as a servant in the underwater kingdom of Atlantica, Alastor worked his way up to a regal member of the Royal Guard. Only as a decorated soldier did he stand a chance of winning the hand of the woman he’s loved since childhood … Poseidon’s only … childhood … Poseidon’s only daughter, Princess Vanessa. But, when the war against humans rages, dark magics are evoked to give the mermen a fighting chance. Temporarily granted legs, they charge…
Political propaganda would have us believe vampires are our friends. Fanged teddy bears misunderstood thanks to archaic lore. Activists picket for them to be welcomed into our society. They claim vamps don’t kill. They preach we are safe.They … are dead wrong. One year ago a hive slaughtered my family and left me for dead. Found by a team of scientists with their own agenda, I was forged into … agenda, I was forged into an unstoppable weapon. I possess their strength, with none of their weaknesses. I can move among them free from their crippling hunger. I am their greatest threat. Armed with this arsenal, vengeance…
An enthralling fairy tale retelling! When Princess Vanessa claims the throne of Atlantica, her thirst for power puts her on a collision course with her brother, Triton…
On her way to college, Celeste takes a small detour: Because of a pact her ancestors made centuries ago, she must save an otherworldly realm from a bloodthirsty demon. An engrossing teen fantasy about answering destiny’s call.