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Life pressed on for Grace as her mother kept trying to force her into the church, not knowing that Grace had a secret, and its name was Onoskelis.

Onoskelis was a demon who took the form of a beautiful woman, entranced men, and strangled them. As a Holy Child, Grace was able to communicate with the demon, who taught her how to walk, talk, dress, and seduce. Together, they took deadly revenge on the men who broke Grace's heart.

Eventually, Grace moved away from her overbearing mother, left the church, and excelled in a career as a museum curator. But when Aaron returned to her life, Onoskelis decided it was his turn to die. Grace must fend off the demon who made her the woman she became in order to protect her childhood best friend and the love of her life.

He is no ordinary creature of Hell. Born of an impossible union between an angel and a mortal woman, he has spent centuries carrying the burden of love, loss, and exile. He knows better than anyone that love can become obsession and obsession can become murder.

Each time Tristan falls hopelessly in love, fate deals him the same cruel hand: the woman he desires already belongs to someone else. As his obsession grows, Asmodeus offers a simple solution. Remove the obstacle.

When Tristan meets Randy, he is certain fate has finally brought him his soulmate. But Asmodeus's devotion hides motives of his own, and every choice Tristan makes pulls him deeper into a darkness from which there may be no escape.

As love becomes obsession and obsession becomes bloodshed, Tristan must confront the terrifying question that has followed him his entire life.

As writers we find our muses in the most unusual places. Our muses choose us, and choose when to strike at our sleeping imaginations and help us create something magical. All we need to do is wave our wand, a pen, over paper and create a new world for people to lose themselves in.

The stories are told by the Author. Trapped in a life she never wanted, she desperately seeks to carve out some small semblance of happiness and rekindle dreams that seem to have died away. An unlikely muse, the seven arched colors across the sky so often synonymous with joy and hope, leads her to the horrors of her neighbors' fates. She takes the woeful tales she finds in the local news, spins the stories, and uses the gruesome deaths of others to further her career.

But what happens when her muse is gone? Where will she find her inspiration when there aren't any murders being committed?

Suzanne is a sullen but sweet veterinarian in Cincinnati. As she tells her side of the story, she explains life with her best friend, Frank, who introduces her to childhood friends Keith and Ian. Suz has never had luck in relationships but she thinks her luck has changed when she meets outgoing and charismatic Keith. In the beginning, Keith is everything Suzanne could want. He’s sweet, helpful and protective but as the years progress, a different side of him starts to appear.

While Keith is his best friend, Ian is always there for Suzanne. As he tells his side of the story, we see how his feelings towards her grow but, due to his current relationship with Megan, he fails to acknowledge them himself.

Frank sees the development between Suzanne and Ian and knows it is something real. She somehow manages to guide them while her own marriage to Brian collapses and she becomes a single mother of three small children. It all comes to a head when Keith does something unforgivable and the lovers realize there is only one way to get Suzanne out.

A Story That’s Been Told A Thousand Times is filled with humor, heartache, and characters that are easy to relate to. I hope you enjoy!