~PARAGON CINEMATIC UNIVERSE: PHASE 2, BOOK 2~ *This novel serves as the 2nd novel of Phase 2 and a sequel to "The Paragons". The events of this novel and the previous one, "Spark of the Rebellion", take place at the same time.* "It's true what they all say; justice is blind. You will give everything to me, for I'm.....your Mastermind." -Maxwell "Max" Atkins a.k.a. Mastermind Half a year after the official formation of The Paragons and Malcorchus's defeat, Herman, one of The Viper's close friends, is reaping the benefits of having saved the planet at large, obtaining renowned fame while regularly protecting his home city of Mercury Heights alongside her, Dr. Duncan Drevis, The Crawler, and Duncan's sister, Monica Drevis, a.k.a. Shocker. However, trouble soon arises after several law enforcement officers start going missing across the country before later turning up dead, resulting in police departments experiencing severe staff shortages. To make matters worse, grave-robbing incidents have started to become more prominent across the U.S., drawing the suspicion of many. The only clue ever found at the crime scenes is one word---"Mastermind"---and the culprits are now believed to be hiding out in Mercury Heights. Commissioner Marvin, the commander of the Mercury Heights Police Department, has begun looking into the case, recruiting Herman for aid as well. But for the most part, they are on their own; with The Viper, Dr. Duncan Drevis, The Crawler, and Shocker all away on a different mission in the Rusted Citadel, it now falls to Herman, Commissioner Marvin, Giorgio Carlisle, and the newly-recruited Officer Didi to bring "Mastermind" to justice and end his twisted crusade against police officers everywhere, before even more members of law enforcement perish under the might of his misguided conquest. • Cover designed by @Castiment

~PARAGON CINEMATIC UNIVERSE: PHASE 4, BOOK 2~ *This novel serves as the 2nd novel of Phase 4 and a sequel to "Lightspeed".* "My wayward daughter was an impudent fool for not wanting to follow in our footsteps.....and now, she has paid the ultimate price. The Celestial Syndicate shall forge on, and nothing will stop us.....least of all you." -Angelo Acosta After the reversal of the galactic titan Galaxara's decimation of almost all sentient humanoid life on Earth, the high-speed heroine Ariel Axilas a.k.a. Lightspeed has returned to her hometown of Cambridge, Massachusetts to continue her studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a worker at the Axilas Residence's auto repair business, and her secret career as the superheroine Lightspeed. Everything appears to be going smoothly until she is contacted by the Paragon James Markovsky a.k.a. Powerhouse, who requests her to investigate the operations of a drug cartel known as the Celestial Syndicate, who are allegedly stationed out of the capital of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. James informs Ariel that the Syndicate is headed by both a corrupt man named Angelo Acosta.....and his wife Daniela Acosta, with their daughter being the illegal immigrant Isabella Acosta a.k.a. Sharpshooter, whom James himself has recently had a rather tragic adventure with. Since James is busy with his life back in Seattle, Washington, he has asked Ariel to look into things due to her super speed enabling her to cover very vast distances in very short amounts of time, as well as Ariel's position as a migrant and her familiarity with the situation; in other words, he figures she'd want to help out someone who was much like her. And so, to avenge Isabela and help James in finding a path forward for undocumented children, Ariel sets out on another solo adventure to thwart Angelo and Daniela's illegal drug trade, while also making strides towards breaking migrant stigma at the same time. • Cover designed by @Castime

~PARAGON CINEMATIC UNIVERSE: PHASE 2, BOOK 1~ *This novel serves as the 1st novel of Phase 2 and a sequel to "Powerhouse" and "The Paragons". The events of this novel and the next one, "Mastermind", take place at the same time.* "The Iron Kingpin and his forces seek to bring us to heel. To subjugate us by fear and intimidation. The flame of the resistance flickers, and it's up to us to reignite it. We must stir the noble hearts of the Citadel's people. We must show them that this world has not forsaken them." -Moody Half a year after the official formation of The Paragons and Malcorchus's defeat, The Viper, Duncan Drevis, and The Crawler continue to diligently protect Mercury Heights from criminal activity. However, The Viper soon confesses to Duncan that she has grown weary of protecting the same city for four years, and wishes to have a change of scenery, even for a little while. Soon, the three of them receive a distress call from Duncan's old friend "Moody", the leader of a resistance group in a hidden city in Asia known as the Rusted Citadel, which is currently under the merciless, oppressive rule of the evil Iron Kingpin. When "Moody" calls upon The Viper, Duncan Drevis, and The Crawler to come to the city and assist the rebellion in liberating it from the Kingpin's grasp, the trio ally with Duncan's sister Monica Drevis, a.k.a. Shocker, and embark on another adventure together to save the people of the Rusted Citadel, whose tyrannical monarch has much darker plans for it.....and the world as a whole. • Cover designed by @Castiment

~PARAGON CINEMATIC UNIVERSE: PHASE 2, BOOK 3~ *This novel serves as the 3rd novel of Phase 2 and a spin-off of "Nightclaw". It takes place in the same continuity as the rest of the Paragon Cinematic Universe, but the connections are not immediately apparent, and aside from one minor plot point from "Nightclaw", it is an entirely new story that can be enjoyed separately.* "You are a good girl.....with a good heart. And it's hard for a good girl like you to be Queen." -Lady Amber Ladair The Vermillion Enclave is a hidden civilization of vampires who live mostly-isolated lives secluded away in the distant forests of Transylvania. At the head of their society is the Ladair royal family, consisting of their Lord, their Lady, and their two children. In a deviation from typical customs, though, their Lord has chosen his youngest child to inherit his throne, instead of his oldest. Mavis Ladair is the youngest daughter of the royal family, and the Crown Princess---and future Queen---of the Vermillion Enclave. Though she is destined for greatness, she was born with two mutations: one makes her immune to the adverse effects of sunlight, while the other has turned one of her fangs red instead of the typical white, causing her to become the laughingstock of the Enclave for a while. With the help of her family, friends, and loved ones, she'll learn what it takes to overcome hate, deal with the pressures of being a child of royalty, and ultimately become a good ruler for her people. But those aren't her only worries; after a brutal, merciless attack on the Enclave by mysterious assassins who own weapons capable of killing the vampires, it's up to her to get to the bottom of the case and go toe-to-toe with their elusive leader, whose siblings already know a thing or two about mythological creatures..... • Cover designed by @Castiment

Alejandra Martinez had the perfect life until she lost her mom and childhood to a violent tragedy that she witnessed. As a result, her dad fell into many patterns of abuse, leaving her to deal with the aftermath of it all. She continued life as best as she could with little hope for anything and trust in absolutely nothing, turning into someone her mother wouldn't recognize, doing whatever she needs to do to cope as well as to protect herself. During her junior year at Lower East Side High School, she meets Gabriel Santiago. He's known throughout the halls for his association with the most dangerous gang in the city, as well as his ice cold demeanor, all at the age of 17. He's as heartless as it gets - at least that's what everyone thinks. The two know nothing about each other. Despite this, they still find reasons to dislike one another. But as time goes on, and they continue to cross paths, something changes. Both begin to realize that there's a whole different side of the other that nobody knows about, yet it's the side that they might not hate about one another. That's what makes it even more complicated. As they each dig deeper past the facade the other has created over the years, it becomes dangerous for everyone involved. 𝓡𝓐𝓝𝓚𝓘𝓝𝓖𝓢 - 2023 # 1 : 𝔲𝔤𝔩𝔶 𝔱𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 # 2 : 𝔩𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔫 # 1 : 𝔣𝔞𝔠𝔞𝔡𝔢

"WHAT I WOULD DO TO BANG THAT" a voice said, I turned around to see a guy who I assume is from the athletes by the jersey he's wearing. " what do you say in giving me your virginity? I will be gentle." He said making me scoff. I tilted my head and said "I am not, but what will your tiny dick do? It won't even get through". The statement he said next made my blood boil, who the fuck does he think he is? He doesn't even know me! "a whore..I see." With a glare. " you called me a whore even tho you asked me.. a girl you know nothing about to sleep with you, but that's cool right? well listen closely asshole, Just because you have a lame excuse of a dick and I a vagina doesn't mean sleeping with someone makes me a whore and you cool." I gritted out. Some boys ooed while he glared at me. I don't take shit from anyone..not him not anyone else. My blood is boiling and The next thing I know is my fist colliding with his jaw making him fall to the floor earning gasps from the students I glared at him and said " disrespect me one more time and I will make sure you spend the rest of your life mute and in a wheelchair.". -------- Amber steel is the daughter of a well known drug lord, she doesn't take shit from anyone and always knows how to treat those who cross her line. now that she's in a new school and a new city, what happens when she gets in a fight not knowing that a pair of hazel eyes are watching her and taking interest in her? -------- Carlos Rodriguez is the son of a powerful mafia king, he and his father have control over the entire city. he's well known but to those new, his aura is enough to set an alarm within them. what happens when he sets his eyes on a fiesty girl with deep grey eyes and takes interest in her? what happens when his obsession gets out of hand? This story contains: • mental abuse •rape • suicide •trauma •miscarriage the end is twisted and unlike my other books.

When Rebecca moves back to her hometown for a friend's wedding, unfortunate circumstances put her near her ex-boyfriend, who left her completely broken. But her return seems to be more dangerous than she bargained for, and she searches for answers that were left unsaid. *** Becca Bradly didn't know what she was expecting when she was asked to be the maid-of-honor for her best friend's wedding. She lives in LA and has a decent life after successfully acting in a recently released movie. But she definitely didn't plan to go back to her hometown. The place she hasn't visited in five years. And the place where her broken heart still lays, shattered from her one and only ex-boyfriend. Michael Campbell was once someone people could rely on, but right before their senior graduation, that all changed, and when Becca finds herself returning home, she sees a completely different man in his place. Cold, detached and heartless, Becca finds herself constantly surrounded by the man she is supposed to hate most. And even though it's hard to ignore him when he's part of the wedding party, it's harder to do so when she realizes that the secrets he's been keeping all these years, start unravelling. The truth, however, was something she least expected, and now she has to fight for her life and the people she loves most. [[word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Book Two of the Dependency Series (can be read as a standalone) Content warning: This story contains sexual content, strong language, and themes of sexual assault and violence. Cover designed by Holly Thurston

There is nothing more beautiful than watching an innocent angel fall apart at my sinful actions. I'm going to ruin her. "Augustine." And she comes, looking down at me as she does so. She glows, lighting up the goddamn room. Her feet barely touch the ground as I hold her up, supporting her weight. She trembled, pretty sounds leaving her lips. •••• "You know," she whispers, "Everyone would be disgusted by the things I would let you do to me." I smirk. She's made for me. "Tell me," I said, "Tell me what you would let me do." I rub my thumbs across her cheeks. She grins up at me, looking so fucking pleased with herself. "Can I show you instead?" -------- Amorette Ávila is just trying to support her family and make something of her life. She meets a man who changes her perception of all things. Augustine Eros is a dangerous man, one who kills and controls crime, and that scares her. She wants to look out for her brother, but that only leads her closer to the man she fears. However, he finds something in her he's never found before, and he's addicted. She sees through his rough facade, and her curiosity seems to drive her interest. She's an angel to him, and he thrives off of it. She is his drug, and he wants to overdose on her.

~PARAGON CINEMATIC UNIVERSE: PHASE 1, BOOK 2~ *This novel serves as a direct sequel to Viper's Bite. I'd suggest either reading it or at least getting a rudimentary understanding of it before beginning this one, or you're probably going to get confused.* It has been 2.5 years since The Viper foiled Dr. Drevis's plan atop the Mercury Heights Space Needle. However, due to the events of the previous novel, her reputation has taken a massive hit; the government has officially declared her a threat and are now sending agents after her, with Vivian O'Leary and her superior Miles Burnstone at the helm. To make matters worse, The Viper begins experiencing strange visions at random intervals that appear to be telling her something---but she has no idea what---and they're beginning to interfere with her job of being a superhero. After she receives a cryptic call from her grandmother, who claims to know the true origin of her powers while discrediting her initial story as false, she departs Mercury Heights for the first time and goes to visit her in Honolulu to find answers, leaving the city under the protection of a newly-reformed Duncan Drevis and his partner, The Crawler, in her absence. Things get complicated after she is directed towards an organization known as The Opulent, who appear to request her help, but secretly have much darker motives. Meanwhile, Duncan and The Crawler have turned over a new leaf and now serve as the joint heads of a massive innovation company known as Lifeline Industries, which specializes in fields such as genetic modification and robotics design. After Duncan's long-lost sister, Monica, is accidentally mutated into the supervillain Shocker following an electrifying lab incident and goes on a massive power trip, Duncan and The Crawler must set out to stop her before she kills the electricity to Mercury Heights for good. • Cover designed by @Castiment

~PARAGON CINEMATIC UNIVERSE: PHASE 3, BOOK 1~ *This novel serves as the 1st novel of Phase 3 and a sequel to "Paragons: Rise of the Dark Scions".* "Viper.....Viper, Viper, Viper.....how can I make you and your friends see the truth? My plan is already set in motion. Now.....witness the spontaneous EXTINCTION of the male race!" -Allie Bannister Superheroes Hailey/The Viper, Carla Rosenblood/Nightclaw, Cassie/Coldsnap, and Monica Drevis/Voltara are back to continue their adventures following the Paragons' victory over the Dark Scions in Cairo, Egypt. At the girls' suggestion, the guys-Dr. Duncan Drevis, his assistant The Crawler, James Markovsky/Powerhouse, and Herman-go on a vacation to celebrate their triumph, with the girls promising that the country will be okay in the meantime. But it would seem as though this new crew has their work cut out for them when a radical feminist named Allie Bannister surfaces. A cold, calculating, and captivating master of a crime ring that abducts girls and women straight from their homes and brainwashes the unwilling to become her army of highly trained assassins in her ultimate bid to overthrow the patriarchy, Allie will stop at nothing to see her vision of a women-dominated society fulfilled. Now, with the fate of men everywhere hanging in the balance, it's up to The Viper, Nightclaw, Coldsnap, and Voltara-now dubbing themselves the "Watchwomen"-to put an end to Bannister's extremist methods before any and all men are completely wiped from the face of the Earth.......including their fellow Paragons. • Cover designed by @Castiment