The Face Of The Wicked

In a dark and dangerous world... Yuli, an assassin, finds himself uncontrollably drawn to Ren Hirokazu, a notorious criminal and murderer. Despite the obedience collar that forces him to carry out orders for the powerful Yakuza organization, Yuli cannot resist the allure of Ren's dangerous charm. He kills for pay, accepting the poison that keeps him delirious as a necessary evil. But when a mysterious discovery leads him to defect and become a hunted traitor, Yuli's world is turned upside down. Hunted by the Yakuza and other powerful enemies, Yuli has nowhere left to turn until Ren offers him a way out, a chance for freedom. But at what cost? With the clock ticking and the hunters closing in, Yuli must make a dangerous gamble and accept Ren's help, even though it may lead to his downfall. As they navigate a treacherous world filled with secrets, betrayal, and constant danger, Yuli and Ren's forbidden love becomes a liability. Their survival and freedom hang in the balance in a world where one wrong move could mean death. Warning: this a dark MM romance, gay sci-fi romance, mm cyberpunk romance, mm enemies to lovers romance which includes gore, violence, mentions of sexual abuse, dystopia, short story, novella, mm sci-fi fantasy, mm possessive romance, mm second chance romance with a HEA ending.

Demons are pouring into Los Angeles and Tori seems to be the only one who notices. If she can manage to survive past her eighteenth birthday, she hopes to graduate from her performing arts high school. Unfortunately, something wicked this way comes and the only thing standing between her and a blood sacrifice is a mysterious new classmate—a classically trained actor from London who knows more about her than she does herself. This version includes the prequel, Apocrypha, which introduces the character Jem the Demon. Jem is dedicated to the diabolical, through and through...but is the demon losing her taste for leading the susceptible into sin? One man thinks so, and he uses her image in his supernatural game. Is Jem destined to be anything more than a beautiful face on a playing card or will she ultimately have a greater role in the real-life battle between good and evil? Darkly humorous and witty, Something Wicked in L.A. will keep you guessing until the end.

You cannot make it without God’s mercy. Do we just need God’s grace in dark and shameful moments? Are prayers for mercy only for those times when we really mess up? Jonathan Parnell says we need God’s mercy all the time. In fact, contrary to many church cultures, Parnell shows that asking God for mercy should be as regular as asking God for our daily bread. There’s no doubt that David was in a terrible predicament when he first prayed the words of Psalm 51. It was a dark and shameful moment in the Bible, and one so dark and shameful it seldom feels relevant to us today. But David’s most desperate prayer is really a prayer for all of us—and not just for our worst moments, but for our every moment. In these pages, you'll discover: how to pray a daily, memorable prayer derived from Psalm 51 how to practice daily repentance and soul care how to pursue God and experience his joy in the Christian life This is God’s mercy, and it’s Mercy for Today.