Oria-verse Series by Stephany Simmons

The shadows have teeth. And the dead won’t stay silent.Fifteen years ago, I fled Oria, Texas in my prom dress like the town’s ghosts were chasing me.Turns out… they were.After a near-death experience in L.A., I’ve come home with a “gift” I never asked I can hear the dead. Loud and clear.The first ghost to find me? My childhood nemesis. He’s very dead, very annoying, and very determined that I solve his murder... moreThe shadows have teeth. And the dead won’t stay silent.Fifteen years ago, I fled Oria, Texas in my prom dress like the town’s ghosts were chasing me.Turns out… they were.After a near-death experience in L.A., I’ve come home with a “gift” I never asked I can hear the dead. Loud and clear.The first ghost to find me? My childhood nemesis. He’s very dead, very annoying, and very determined that I solve his murder.Now I’m tangled in Oria’s dark history, haunted by snarky spirits, dangerous secrets, and an infuriatingly hot sheriff I should definitely not fall for.But the deeper we dig, the more I This town’s charm is built on centuries of blood.And if I don’t break the cycle?I’ll be next.Echoes of Oria is a paranormal mystery romance filled with ghostly humor, psychic chaos, small-town secrets, and a reluctant heroine discovering her power, and her heart. less

Sometimes the monster is the man of your dreams.ADAM ZANE was the hot hacker god I secretly crushed on back in college.That was before I got stupid and married the safe, cool guy… who turned out to be a boring, controlling middle-management robot who wanted a Stepford wife.Freshly divorced, with nothing to lose (and maybe a little too much wine), I answered a help-wanted ad for a live-in caregiver.Now I’m living at a secretive tech compound, taking care of the mother of my old online crush... moreSometimes the monster is the man of your dreams.ADAM ZANE was the hot hacker god I secretly crushed on back in college.That was before I got stupid and married the safe, cool guy… who turned out to be a boring, controlling middle-management robot who wanted a Stepford wife.Freshly divorced, with nothing to lose (and maybe a little too much wine), I answered a help-wanted ad for a live-in caregiver.Now I’m living at a secretive tech compound, taking care of the mother of my old online crush.And Adam?He’s still brilliant. Still powerful. Still the man who made my heart race.But now… he’s also a monster. A cursed, touch-starved demon CEO who’s been hidden from the world for years—convinced no one could ever love what he’s become.Except maybe me.We connect over late-night texts. We kiss in the dark. We share secrets we’ve never told anyone else. And the deeper I fall, the more I realize…Falling for Adam might be the most dangerous thing I’ve ever done.Because his secrets aren’t just dark. They’re deadly. And loving him means risking more than just my heart.HACKED BY THE BEAST is a slow-burn, super-steamy monster romance featuring a purple-haired heroine who won’t back down, a demon CEO with horns, claws, and a hidden heart of gold—and proof that sometimes the monster is the man of your dreams.A full-bodied romance with teeth, claws, and a gloriously beating heart. less