I just wanted to be normal.Hiding in the human realm has kept me safe for years. But when a lie draws me back to Faerie, I have no choice but to face the demons of my past.Including my abusive family.When they decide that I'm to marry the fae prince of another kingdom, I'm determined to fight it with every ounce of my being. They might believe that I'm broken the way I am, but soon they'll learn that I don't have to be like them to be powerful.With four men by my side, the odds are still stacked against me. Yet I know I can't lose control, because if I do, bad things will happen.But what if they leave me with no choice?

Had Princess Bethany known by the end of the day she would be a slave, traveling into her enemy’s territory, she might not have gotten out of bed.Had Princess Bethany known by the end of the day she would be a slave, traveling into her enemy’s territory, she might not have gotten out of bed. Bethany had been raised as the youngest daughter of the last king to stand against King Wolfric’s raging armies, but now she finds herself with a rope wound around her neck, marching into Wolfric’s territory, with no concept of what might lay ahead of her.Meanwhile, Wolfric’s pet knight, Sir Erin Caldry, journeys into the mountains to discovery the results of an unplanned attack on the enemy princess’ caravan. Who will buy a slave like Bethany, without any notion of hard work? What will Sir Caldry find in the mountains? Will the two ever meet?

When Lillim Callina was only thirteen years old, her mother locked her in a haunted house filled with sleeping vampires a half hour before sundown. This is her story.Alone in the Darkis a short story prequel to Kill it with Magic, the first book in the urban fantasy series, The Lillim Callina Chronicles by New York Times Bestselling Author, J.A. Cipriano. Readers who enjoyed Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files, Patricia Brigg's Mercy Thompson series, or Kevin Hearne's The Iron Druid Chronicles will likely enjoy this paranormal adventure.