A L Hawke

Peace ends in the spirit of joy.Alec was seeking a respite from city life. He thinks he has discovered it on Plymouth Crest, a manor overlooking the forest and a beautiful lake, golden in the sun. But Alec was warned the house is haunted by a murdered pop singer and Hollywood star.Footsteps and howling winds soon disturb his sleep. One night, he finds an intruder, Joy, standing barefoot among broken glass in the kitchen. He chases her out. But she returns, enchanting him with laughter and boundless energy. It's not long before Alec falls in love.Joy ends when a belligerent character shows up and claims ownership of the house. Alec and Joy have a plan to evict him and bring some resolution to past horrors. If they fail, Alec's dreams will crumble, and Joy might be subjected to a fate worse than death. But if they succeed, Alec and Joy might be separated forever-and so may end joy. To save Joy-and also have hope of being together-they need a bold plan, bringing them face to face with evils buried in the past, and finding a path to a shared future.Content warning: This novel contains sexual scenes, adult situations, and profanity.

The Hawthorne University Witch Holiday Collection is available in this three book boxed set. Each standalone short story encompasses real occult and pagan practices during the Easter, Halloween, and Christmas holiday seasons, amid Cadence's romantic, ghostly and witchy adventures at Hawthorne University. Beltane Fire (Easter season) Cadence's best friend introduces her to the Beltane spring festival. Men in red paint jump flames. Ladies in white dresses with flower garlands await the May Queen. But all Cadence sees is fire. And within the flames are disturbing images. It was on this day that her witchcraft began. Samhain Witch (Halloween season) A visitor from Cadence's teacher's past appears in tears beside a bonfire. As Cadence learns about the stranger's haunting, she finds that, this time, she's up against more than witches competing for power or blaspheming with dark magic. It's a primal evil. The Samhain Witch. Candy Crone (Christmas season) Christmas turns into creepy Halloween when all the local children disappear in the woods. Cadence searches the forest, but becomes spellbound. All the voracious casting heralds the arrival of a new witch in town. The Candy Crone.Content warning: The Hawthorne University Witch Series is a paranormal romance fantasy containing profanity, adult situations, and, of course, witchcraft.

An Amazon princess fights to be queen. The Greek gods have confined us to the isle of Azure Blue. That's why this Olympiad makes all my amazon nymph sisters so excited when foreigners cross the sea to compete in the games. I'm excited.Until I'm told I can't compete. That puts me in such an awful mood that I escape the palace with my friends atop my winged unicorn. We journey through the forests under Mount Olympus. This sojourn risks our lives, halting the games. Well, I don't learn my lesson. I defy my mother, the queen, once more in tournament.While eventual triumph shields me from punishment, it doesn't protect me from a terrible secret. A secret so terrible that I promise, I promise you, I will rebel again. Even if it means disobeying the gods themselves.Although tied to the Azure Series, this novel is a standalone young adult tale for a general audience (chronologically preceding the book Azure Blue).

Candy Crone is a Christmas Short Story standalone following Shadow Cast in the Hawthorne University Witch Series.While I'm enjoying a spicy caramel apple surprise at our local ice cream parlor, an old lady in rags rambles nonsense about candy canes to children waiting for Santa. That distracts me from prepping my young friend Cat for her college interview at Hawthorne University.Christmas turns into creepy Halloween when all the local children, including Cat, disappear in the woods. Bryce and I search our forest but become spellbound. All this voracious casting heralds the arrival of a new witch in town. The Candy Crone.As the Hawthorne Witch, I hold great power, but with my unborn baby kicking, the witch exploits my sins and vices through gluttony. Am I nothing more than my appetites and power as the Hawthorne Witch? Or can I accomplish something greater? If I can't sort my stuff out, Cat, my unborn baby, Chandra, and all these innocent kids living in Hawthorne are toast.Cadence Hawthorne returns in this Christmas novella taking place after Shadow Cast, book 6, in The Hawthorne University Witch Series. Candy Crone is a complete self-contained novella not ending in cliffhangers. Some spoilers cannot be avoided, but the story is a STANDALONE book that can be enjoyed without reading the preceding novels.Content Warning: Candy Crone contains profanity, adult situations and, of course, witchcraft.

Reflections of a wicked witch.Bryce and I are trying to revive Alondra's old metaphysical history class. We're in college again, this time teaching. But It's stressful under our former teacher's shadow. Not only that, there's a new demon-witch messing with my love life. So I'm going through that again. Well, at least this time I have Alondra's magic to protect me.Actually, not only do I have her magic, her spirit is inside me, possessing me. But don't worry, Alondra's ghost is a positive force here to help Hawthorne. I mean...are you good, Alondra?A witch council is gathering at my house to reflect on ways to save us. They're convinced Alondra is evil, but Alondra and I are unsure they know what they're doing. Well, if I can't hold things together-inside and outside of myself-I fear my plans of finishing graduate school at Hawthorne U. and starting a family are going to shatter.Cadence Hawthorne returns in this fourth book in the Hawthorne University Witch series. The books in this series are complete self-contained novels not ending in cliffhangers. Some spoilers cannot be avoided, but Witch Mirror is a stand-alone novel that can be enjoyed without reading the first book.Content Warning: Witch Mirror contains profanity, sex, adult situations and, of course, witchcraft.