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Lotus Crystal
2025
First Published
76
Number of Pages

She has been given a gift by the gods, a gift that allows her to heal all diseases—but why? Thanks to a magical crystal in the shape of a lotus flower, Amethyst Rayne’s world has been turned upside down. She has been made to do the gods—all of the known gods—bidding to stop a mysterious disease from plaguing the Earth. And that includes doing all kinds of down and dirty favors, giving her a sexual awakening. But not all of the gods are in on this plan, *cough looking at you, death and destruction gods* and no one seems to be telling anyone the full truth. They come to Amethyst with an give up your prowess and let them run rampant during Samhain, or they send her and her beloved best friend Rex’s soul down to be ripped apart and split between all of the different versions of hell. Now it’s up to Amethyst to unveil the shrouds of this mystery and save Rex and the other gods in the process. But can she do it in time?

Author

Ashley Brion
Ashley Brion
Author · 9 books

The eclectic novella romancer. Your appetizer sampler author. Who wants one thing when you can try everything? Hailing from a long line of English and French ancestry, somehow Ashley ended up in America. Ashley Brion successfully managed to earn 3 degrees in English and Creative Writing with a minor in World History. She has no idea how that happened. In what little free time in life she has, Ashley is a cosplayer, gaming streamer, American Civil War reenactor, actress, and dabbles in diamond paintings. Ashley is a proud autistic and LGBTQIA+ author and BIPOC advocate. She enjoys American football (Fly Eagles Fly), studying different cultures, traveling, musicals and plays, anything Batman related, Lethal Weapon films, Hazbin Hotel, Disney, sake, and hanging out with her pets, family, and friends.

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