Here Lies Series by C.L. Matthews

A Dark Bully Academy Reverse Harem RomanceHere Lives a Corpse is book one of a five-part series. You do have to read all to understand. Each one ends on a cliffhanger.Life doesn’t promise anything but existence.Losing Cass proved that.Everyone thinks I’m crazy.Corpse.Freak.Vampire.They called me the one who never overcame the loss of her brother, the outcast, the least likely to succeed.But what about their lies?He jumped. He wanted to die. He killed himself... moreA Dark Bully Academy Reverse Harem RomanceHere Lives a Corpse is book one of a five-part series. You do have to read all to understand. Each one ends on a cliffhanger.Life doesn’t promise anything but existence.Losing Cass proved that.Everyone thinks I’m crazy.Corpse.Freak.Vampire.They called me the one who never overcame the loss of her brother, the outcast, the least likely to succeed.But what about their lies?He jumped. He wanted to die. He killed himself.When will they stop?Unraveling the secrets they founded this town with seems impossible.Detangling the bloodlines that weave the very essence of Arcadia Crest might actually kill me.Forgetting the little details I’ve erased from my memories as a result of love could be the catalyst of my entire story.Death brought me hatred.Hatred drove me to them.They touched me only in secret.All stories end in blood, but an oath was never part of that equation. Here Lives a Corpse is 92,000 words. less

Being rich is great until you become the saint of Arcadia.Gentleman.Charmer.All-star.They call me a saint, but if they knew the lies, the fallacies,and what truths I hide, I’d be labeled a proclaimed sinner.I lie, do all the bad deeds, especially if it does right by her.She’s the darkness but also the light. He’s my downfall but also my redemption.Two opposites, but somehow everything I’ve fought for.Earning her, saving him, it’s all I can think of.Saint or sinner, I’ll win her... moreBeing rich is great until you become the saint of Arcadia.Gentleman.Charmer.All-star.They call me a saint, but if they knew the lies, the fallacies,and what truths I hide, I’d be labeled a proclaimed sinner.I lie, do all the bad deeds, especially if it does right by her.She’s the darkness but also the light. He’s my downfall but also my redemption.Two opposites, but somehow everything I’ve fought for.Earning her, saving him, it’s all I can think of.Saint or sinner, I’ll win her.Death or life, I’ll protect him.Truth or lie, I’ll save them.Arcadia isn’t prepared for the war its wrought.Good thing I’m a fighter.No one said I’d bow down to an unworthy king. less

Here Lives a Corpse is book one of a five-book series. You do have to read all to understand. Each one ends on a cliffhanger.We all have demons, some of us know how to befriend them rather than defy them.They always speak of me… whispers of a devil with a charming smile.But they don’t know me, what truly lies beneath.I’m a monster with the face of a boy, married to the darkness, harvested by the past, and saved by none.My intentions aren’t clear, but the murky water my hopes died in is... moreHere Lives a Corpse is book one of a five-book series. You do have to read all to understand. Each one ends on a cliffhanger.We all have demons, some of us know how to befriend them rather than defy them.They always speak of me… whispers of a devil with a charming smile.But they don’t know me, what truly lies beneath.I’m a monster with the face of a boy, married to the darkness, harvested by the past, and saved by none.My intentions aren’t clear, but the murky water my hopes died in is.I’ll save her since no one else can.She’ll hate the process.They’ll run for their salvation.The Vestige won’t take any prisoners.Taking away her choices wasn’t intentional, tying her hands wasn’t permanent, but stealing every part of her that matters was always my goal.In the end, I’ll demolish the meek castle they’ve built, proving that the fixer will always outwin the weak.Screw princes and kingdoms.The devil always played harder and smarter.She’s mine, they’ve only forgotten their place. less

I’ve done things I’m not proud of.My own parents despise me most days as a result.They’ve set me up for success, but all I’ve ever dreamed of is escaping the world they offered. Being a sinner seemed easier than accepting the trials forced upon me, caging me in and drowning me out.Their success mattered more than my happiness, and isolation became their answer as salvation slipped further and further away. There was no saving the smeared reputation I’d garnered throughout Arcadia... moreI’ve done things I’m not proud of.My own parents despise me most days as a result.They’ve set me up for success, but all I’ve ever dreamed of is escaping the world they offered. Being a sinner seemed easier than accepting the trials forced upon me, caging me in and drowning me out.Their success mattered more than my happiness, and isolation became their answer as salvation slipped further and further away. There was no saving the smeared reputation I’d garnered throughout Arcadia. I’d earned my title with my sins, and until her, it didn’t bother me. She was The one thing that seemed to make my life brighter.Colty. My peaceful oblivion. The one worth breaking every rule for. She brought the kind of subservience out of me that the Vestige never could.For her, I’d bloody my hands.For her, my skin would be covered in more than ink.For her, I’d drop to my knees and pray.Because of her, I’d find my salvation... however she sees fit.Once a sinner falls, only a man is left.Once a liar tells the truth, all that’s left is liberation.Once a sad boy breaks, only she can set him free. less