Born from an online literary community and forged in the spaces between healing, humor, and haunting truth, The Crooked Circle: Confluence of Poetry, Round 1 brings together a chorus of distinct voices united by a shared love of language. These poems span the spectrum—from lyrical confession to surreal meditation, from wry observation to emotional reckoning.Inside, you'll find myth and music, grief and gratitude, fractured timelines and quiet revelations. Each contributor ...

Rampaging water nymphs, hot FBI agents, and bull-headed billionaires. Just another day on the job for Azorin Academy's best detective, Isabel Reeves.Missing students, hellbent sorcerers, and hicks in the woods. Just another day on the job for Azorin Academy's best detective, Isabel Reeves.Burnt corpses, not-so-dead spirits, and a librarian sidekick. Just another day on the job for Azorin Academy's best detective, Isabel Reeves.Mangled corpses, unsolved cases, and a hot...

A mysterious lycan cult, a plan to take over the world , and a sabotaged mages' tournament. Just another day on the job for Azorin Academy's best detective, Isabel Reeves.Isabel's most recent task of investigating a mysterious cult operating in the shadows of the human world seems to have come to a conclusion by the time she enters the most prestigious mages' competition. But will her exposure of the inner workings of the cult put her in danger as she duels against the best mages i...

Rampaging water nymphs, hot FBI agents, and bull-headed billionaires.Missing students, hellbent sorcerers, and hicks in the woods.Burnt corpses, not-so-dead spirits, and a librarian sidekick.Mangled corpses, unsolved cases, and a hot bear shifter.A killer on the loose, shady shifters, and her best friend in danger.A supernatural serial killer on the hunt, dashing demons, and the seduction of an art collector.A ghost-hunting ghost, an out-of-c...

Rampaging water nymphs, hot FBI agents, and bull-headed billionaires. Just another day on the job for Azorin Academy’s best detective, Isabel Reeves.Missing students, hellbent sorcerers, and hicks in the woods. Just another day on the job for Azorin Academy’s best detective, Isabel Reeves.Burnt corpses, not-so-dead spirits, and a librarian sidekick. Just another day on the job for Azorin Academy’s best detective, Isabel Reeves.Mangled corpses, unsolved cases, and a ...

A lonely and murderous specter, a premonition of tragedy, and deadly choice. Just another day on the job for Azorin Academy’s best detective, Isabel Reeves.Called into a local B&B with an unfortunate habit of turning up deceased clientele, Isabel is confronted with an uncooperative proprietor. She is tasked with why suicide victims keep being discovered, but there’s a mystery below the surface. When Isabel discovers a child with an eerily familiar make-believe friend, who will the ...

A supernatural serial killer on the hunt, dashing demons, and the seduction of an art collector. Just another day on the job for Azorin Academy's best detective, Isabel Reeves.A ghost-hunting ghost, an out-of-control mage, and a little afterlife marriage counseling. Just another day on the job for Azorin Academy's best detective, Isabel Reeves.A lonely and murderous specter, a premonition of tragedy, and deadly choice. Just another day on the job for Azorin Academy's best d...

A killer on the loose, shady shifters, and her best friend in danger. Just another day on the job for Azorin Academy’s best detective, Isabel Reeves.One bloody death follows another, the cause and culprit unknown. Isabel is tasked with investigating the crime, only to uncover a generation’s old tragedy. With victims piling up, who will be pinpointed as the real murder and will Isabel be ready when she stands in the way of vengeance?If you like easy-reading detective cases i...

A supernatural serial killer on the hunt, dashing demons, and the seduction of an art collector. Just another day on the job for Azorin Academy’s best detective, Isabel Reeves.A painting migrates from home to home, the owners dying in grotesque fashion. Isabel is tasked with investigating the crime and finds a mysterious family portrait that refuses to go down in flames. With victims adding to the ghastly toll, who will be identified as the sadistic culprit, and will Isabel find a ...

A ghost-hunting ghost, an out-of-control mage, and a little afterlife marriage counseling. Just another day on the job for Azorin Academy’s best detective, Isabel Reeves.On the hunt for restless ghosts, Isabel goes down The Rabbit Hole, the mage’s version of the dark web. Isabel is tasked with investigating a spat of ghostly hauntings, but there’s a mystery man on the ghost-hunters website, snagging jobs away from the regulars. Isabel takes a new case, and with the help of her inte...

A ghost-hunting ghost, an out-of-control mage, and a little afterlife marriage counseling. Just another day on the job for Azorin Academy’s best detective, Isabel Reeves.On the hunt for restless ghosts, Isabel goes down The Rabbit Hole, the mage’s version of the dark web. Isabel is tasked with investigating a spat of ghostly hauntings, but there’s a mystery man on the ghost-hunters website, snagging jobs away from the regulars. Isabel takes a new case, and with the help of her inte...

Burnt corpses, not-so-dead spirits, and a librarian sidekick. Just another day on the job for Azorin Academy’s best detective, Isabel Reeves.With a possible witch hunter on the loose, this one is personal. There’s a long tradition throughout the world of burning witches at the stake, but not in near history. Until now.If you like easy-reading detective cases in a continuing series featuring trusted sidekicks and a woman full of snark and confidence whose world does not rota...