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From haunting horror to heart-stopping romance, these are the books that left me thinking, crying, or completely obsessed. I’ve split them into sections—horror, thriller, mystery, romance, and more—so you can find your next favorite read no matter yo...
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Horror Recs

Step into the dark side of my bookshelf—where stories linger long after the last page. This list is a mix of psychological horror, gothic atmosphere, and twisted beauty. Expect monsters both human and supernatural, prose that drips with dread, and en...

 
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A haunting dystopian horror where humanity becomes the meat industry—literally.
Tender Is the Flesh
 
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A chilling vision of a world that punishes empathy and worships control.
The Unworthy: A Novel
 
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Darkly poetic and quietly terrifying—a haunting tale of decay, both human and earthly.
Root Rot
 
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For readers who love horror that whispers instead of screams, yet still chills to the bone.
Every Dark Cloud
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Not traditional horror—but it’s one of the most horrifying depictions of humanity ever written.
Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West

Books I've Written

Step-by-step guides to help indie authors build reader teams, get feedback, and launch with confidence.

 
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A quick, practical guide that teaches indie authors how to build ARC teams, get early reviews, and boost book launches.
ARC Readers Made Simple: Get Honest Reviews
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A step-by-step guide to finding, managing, and using alpha and beta readers to strengthen your story before launch.
Alpha & Beta Readers Made Simple: Get Feedback
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A guided CBT journal I created for women who overthink everything. Practical prompts, grounding tools, and supportive pages to help you slow down, reset, and feel more in control. Perfect for daily reflection or whenever your mind gets loud.
The Overthinker's CBT Journal
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A quick, realistic CBT guide for everyday spiraling—work stress, parenting overload, intrusive thoughts, emotional chaos, all of it. This mini workbook gives you simple tools to calm your mind, challenge the loud thoughts, and get back into control w...
Stop the Spiral: Mini CBT Guide for Quieting Mind
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A calming, practical micro-guide designed for overthinkers, solo moms, and anyone whose brain gets loud after dark. This ebook blends simple CBT tools with relatable late-night spiraling moments so you can quiet your mind, ground your emotions, and a...
CBT for Nighttime Anxiety: Stop Spiraling
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Healing, Growth & Balance

Books that heal, empower, and remind you of your own magic.

 
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A gentle, witchy guide to self-love and healing—filled with rituals, spells, and soothing ways to nourish your mind and spirit.
The Witch's Book of Self-Care: Magical Ways
 
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A hands-on workbook packed with exercises to help you spot unhelpful thoughts, reshape them, and build emotional strength for everyday life.
Practical CBT Workbook: Reframe Thoughts & Manage Stress
 
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A gentle, practical roadmap for ADHD mothers navigating pregnancy and the fourth trimester — self-care, clarity, and connection.
Empowered ADHD Mama’s Guide to Pregnancy & Postpartum
 
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Heal the wounded inner child by understanding emotionally unavailable parents—your roadmap to freedom and real connection.
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
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A super helpful guide packed with practical exercises and tools — great for anyone learning how to manage thoughts, emotions, and stress in real life.
Practical CBT+DBT+ACT Workbook: 250+ Tools

Dark Academia & Gothic Mysteries

Brooding settings, secret societies, and beautiful minds unraveling in the dark—where intellect meets obsession.

 
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A haunting blend of mystery and academia, Foresyth Conservatory follows a group of gifted students whose brilliance turns deadly inside an elite, secretive school where beauty, ambition, and betrayal blur into something sinister.
Foresyth Conservatory: Dark Academia Murder

Dark Romance

Stories where love bites back. Obsessive, dangerous, and intoxicatingly emotional—these romances blur the line between desire and destruction.

 
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A provocative tale of faith, secrets, and forbidden attraction—when the sacred collides with the darkest desires, redemption might cost everything.
Forgive Me Father (Shadows of Darkness)

Spicy Romance

A curated collection of unhinged, addictive, absolutely-not-PG romance reads. Think tension that snaps, banter that bites, morally questionable love interests, and heat levels that require hydration. These are the books that keep you up way too late ...

 
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Routine check-up turns into a prescription for trouble. A morally-grey doctor, a sunshine heroine, forced proximity, blurred boundaries—it’s dark, steamy, and addictive.
Deeply Examined Omnibus: Dark Medical Romance
 
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A raw and photographic journey into love’s cost, where healing and heartbreak walk hand in hand.
Hold Me For Now-Photo Edition: Some Cures
 
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A steamy, flirty Christmas novella perfect for your Spicy Romance recommendations. When single mom Amber accidentally connects with her handsome neighbor over a walkie-talkie while wrestling her kid’s Christmas bike, sparks fly both emotionally and p...
Naughty Saint Nick: A Spicy Holiday Novella