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Here Lies
Series · 5 books · 2020-2021

Books in series

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#1

Here Lives a Corpse

2020

A Dark Bully Academy Reverse Harem Romance Each book is full length. Here Lives a Corpse is 92,000 words. Here 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.
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#2

Here Lies a Saint

2020

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. 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.
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#3

Here Loves a Sociopath

2021

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. 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.
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#4

Here Prays A Sinner

2021

#5

Here Saves A Killer

2021

Author

C.L. Matthews
C.L. Matthews
Author · 21 books
C.L. Matthews is a USA TODAY Bestselling Author who lives in lala-landia with their husband and invisible friends. They're queer and Mexican-American, and love to write as many diverse characters as they can. They want to riot the lack of authentic Mexican food in their state but will settle for cooking their own dishes in the meantime. They enjoys tacos, Red Bull, and warm water, because they're crazy. They're an oddball and realize it’s been mentioned before, just go with it. Their joys in life consist of writing unconventional romances, making book covers, causing havoc to her reader’s hearts, and genre-hopping when they need a change of scenery. They're a special kind of weird and enjoy every moment of it.
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