Sins of Lethe Series by Arden Aoide

Sometimes you want comfort food. Sometimes you want to sink your teeth into a bone-in rare rib-eye with no utensils. Sometimes those things are the same thing. This is for you. From start to finish.I present to you a choice of first courses, hoping you’re a glutton.Dahlia needs a lover desperately. She needs a partner to trust, and one who will pull her from merely existing. So I found her one. Shula needs to be safe, she needs to be loved, and she needs to be protected... moreSometimes you want comfort food. Sometimes you want to sink your teeth into a bone-in rare rib-eye with no utensils. Sometimes those things are the same thing. This is for you. From start to finish.I present to you a choice of first courses, hoping you’re a glutton.Dahlia needs a lover desperately. She needs a partner to trust, and one who will pull her from merely existing. So I found her one. Shula needs to be safe, she needs to be loved, and she needs to be protected. She needs a Hero when she’s tired of being strong. So I found her one. Features Dahlia and Want Not. Both first novels in different series. Longer synopses. Dahlia(warning: instalove)Crisp white shirt.Fluorescent glare from his watch as he adjusts his tie.He looks smart. He might be. Whoever he is. But it’s the guy behind him on his knees plugging in a vintage IBM who is the smart one. Like, really smart. If he wasn’t, they wouldn’t call him so much to fix what they can’t.Did I mention he’s a genius?He drives a sensible car. He’s nice to his sister. He can look after himself. But even with poor impulse control and severe ADHD, he worships me. Want NotMy name is Shula. Today is my wedding day. Today is the day I die.What would you do if you were betrothed to a monster? Could you be tied to a man whose most terrible secrets are buried with the dead?What if you were given a way out? Would you take it? Even if it meant you would never truly be free?Want Not pulls you into a patriarchal society of secessionist Texas. It’s far too real to be merely dystopian or futuristic. It is hopeless from the first sentence, but even though the outcome is bleak, we want to be a witness to Shula Kelley’s last day.We find that it is not her last day, but a first of many. We follow her and the desperate lust she feels for her husband Jared, despite archaic gender roles.It's a epic beginning to a romance that neither saw coming, and would give up everything to keep. less

Human ash was difficult to work with when wet, but it was done. She looked more like a raccoon than a bride, but she didn't want to be alone. Her mother would be with her until the end. Today was Shula Kelley's wedding day. Today was the day she would die. 2250 Anno Domini, two-hundred years after Texas seceded from the United States, a distorted morality warped the population. Betrothal contracts were signed before birth. Shula had a strong opinion about that... moreHuman ash was difficult to work with when wet, but it was done. She looked more like a raccoon than a bride, but she didn't want to be alone. Her mother would be with her until the end. Today was Shula Kelley's wedding day. Today was the day she would die. 2250 Anno Domini, two-hundred years after Texas seceded from the United States, a distorted morality warped the population. Betrothal contracts were signed before birth. Shula had a strong opinion about that. So she took matters into her own hands. With unexpected results. Book One of Six. 25K words. Cliffhanger. Heed the sins. Taxonomy of Sins: Wrath * Idolatry * Blasphemy * Ignominy * Hatred * Deceit * Sedition * Sexual Immorality * Suicide * Apostasy * Homosexuality * False Prophecy * Infanticide * Negligent Homicide * Fornication * Heresy * Pride * Wickedness * Strife * Covetousness * Murder * Lasciviousness * Variance * Lust * Desecration of the worst sort less

James Agnesson has a brewing obsession and not even the thought of death stops him from plotting what he'd like to do to Shula the next time he gets her alone. And that's the least of his sins. He has his fingers dipped into something truly sinister, something that even murder pales... moreJames Agnesson has a brewing obsession and not even the thought of death stops him from plotting what he'd like to do to Shula the next time he gets her alone. And that's the least of his sins. He has his fingers dipped into something truly sinister, something that even murder pales. But soon we see sparks of humanity in him, but is it too late? We follow the passion of Jared and Shula and their hopes for Agnes Oaks, and we see Jude struggle to desire a wife when his inclinations are buried under the ash of an old lover. But, once the smoke clears, brothers become allies. With one objective. Book Two of Six. Cliffhanger. less

To Be Wished is Book Three in the Sins of Lethe series.

Insolence is Book 4 in the Sins of Lethe series.