"My Lying Incubus" is a novella of 25,400 words that plunges readers into a small-town paranormal romance where childhood friends become something far more dangerous than lovers. Set in rain-soaked Granliden—a small town in Sweden's Bible Belt, where the air smells of wet pine and hymn books, and the darkness is always watching—this story weaves forbidden passion with supernatural menace. Perfect for readers who crave morally grey heroes, psychic intimacy, and the ache of wanting someone who could destroy you.

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Helena fled Gothenburg after workplace mobbing left her doubting her own mind. Now her best friend Stina is dead by her own hand—and Helena feels only fury at being abandoned. She returns to her parents' flat in Granliden, carrying nothing but a half-finished fae manuscript and crystals on the windowsill.

What she doesn’t expect is the magnetic pull toward Ansgar—her childhood best friend, now a grown man who once knew every version of her. Their first accidental meeting in the stairwell lasts only seconds, yet something inside her shifts. Something dangerous. Something she can’t ignore.

As Helena tries to rebuild her life, the connection between them deepens in ways she can’t explain. Dreams turn into sensations. Sensations turn into shared thoughts. And one night, desire becomes something far more intimate—and far more impossible—than anything she has ever known.

But when Helena confronts Ansgar, he denies everything. Gently. Softly. As if protecting her. As if she’s fragile. As if she’s imagining it all.

The gaslighting cuts deeper than he realizes. After years of being told her perceptions were wrong, Helena spirals between doubt and certainty. Yet the pull toward him only grows stronger… and so does the danger stalking them both.

Because Ansgar is not human. And someone in Granliden knows exactly what he is.

A priest with ancient knowledge. A hunger Ansgar can barely control. A bond Helena refuses to break—even when everyone warns her to run.

When the truth finally comes out, Helena must choose between the safe life she’s expected to return to… or the dark, irresistible boy who has already changed her forever.

But loving him means stepping into a world she may never escape. And wanting him might cost her everything she has left.

Will she walk away? Or surrender to the darkness calling her name?

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This novella delivers exactly what paranormal romance readers crave: a morally grey hero fighting his own hunger, a heroine who chooses the monster over the safe man, and psychic intimacy scenes that blur the line between fantasy and reality. "My Lying Incubus" also offers something rare—a story about gaslighting, grief-fueled rage at a friend's suicide, and the courage it takes to believe your own perceptions. Helena doesn't need saving. She needs a partner who will never lie to her again. Don't miss this dark, sensual, emotionally brutal romance.

Table of Contents:

• Free Sample

• My Lying Incubus. Part 1.

• My Lying Incubus. Part 2.