Novelist Nickie

No Strings

When Sophia Black shows up late for work, her life gets turned upside down as she discovers her boss has been murdered. With a killer on the loose and her dark past unearthed, she’s suddenly in the middle of a storm she can’t escape. With two men trying to protect her, she worries their help could come a price. A price Sophia can’t afford. And when a certain mob enforcer stumbles into her life, everything gets even more dangerous... and complicated. As secrets come to light and the walls close in, will she outrun the killer? Will she survive the mob? Or will she lose herself to the darkness she's been trying so hard to bury?

Fragments of Sky

After losing his boyfriend Skylar last year, college student Yuki returns to campus consumed by grief. He dreads daily life until he realizes Sky never truly seems to have left him. He sees him, hears him, and feels his presence. Everyone says it’s trauma, including his fiercely protective best friend, but Yuki isn’t ready to let go of Sky. Not yet. Then there’s Gray, a charming psych major who has taken a careful interest in helping Yuki cope. His support slowly begins to draw Yuki back toward the living. As feelings begin to grow between them, guilt pulls at Yuki’s heart. How can he move forward when Sky is still so present? And is Gray’s desire to help really about healing… or something else altogether?