The Good Intentions Series is a series of smutty urban fantasy stories set in Seattle and written by Elliott Kay. It has strong aspects of comedy and soap opera.
Introduction[]
Alex Carlisle has strong values and a lot of empathy and compassion. He would like to attend college, find love, and get on with life.
Instead he has to deal with the asshole ex-boyfriend of his succubus girlfriend, unprocessed emotions from past lives, an unhinged FBI agent, werewolves who don’t take rejection well, vampires obsessed with secrets, Doomsday preppers with access to magic, the asshole ex-boyfriend of two of his girlfriends, and the megalomaniac family of one of his other girlfriends.
The following lists are organized by format, published date, and order in collections.
For an entire chronology, see the Good Intentions timeline. See also Good Intentions Reading Order for chronological and publication orders of reading, Pop culture references in Good Intentions, and Tropes in Good Intentions.
Novels[]
The novels are published in chronological order and contain the main plotlines for the story.
Title | Published | Chronology | Synopsis |
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Good Intentions | 2011 | September | Alex meets Rachel and Lorelei, and the consequences thereof. |
Natural Consequences | 2013 | October & early November | Alex has a bad day at work. Then the FBI, the vampires, and the werewolves arrive. |
Personal Demons | 2016 | Late December & January | A practitioners’ summit ends badly, with lasting consequences. |
Past Due | 2020 | March | Zafirah calls in Alex's debt, and Onyx learns a lot about her past. |
Short fiction[]
The short fiction has been published in six different places:
- Literotica, under the nom de plume bashfullyshameless
- Life in Shadows, a collection (2015)
- Small Victories, a collection (2020)
- Habitual Heroes, a collection (2021)
- Low-Key Calamities, a collection (2023)
- Patreon
Most collections have the stories in chronological order, but the individual stories can fall anywhere within the continuity. Most of the stories are standalone.
Life in Shadows[]
Title | Published | Chronology | Synopsis |
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“Authenticity” | 2015 | Spring | Molly and Onyx receive an inheritance and gain some enemies. |
“Naked Justice” | 2015 | Summer | Kevin has a bad day at work. Molly and Onyx play a prank on him, and the bad day at work catches up with him. |
Halloween for Life | 2015 | October: During Natural Consequences | Shannon has a bad day at work. Lorelei counsels her on the lasting consequences. |
Skin | 2015 | Mid November: Two weeks after Natural Consequences | Alex and Lorelei go to a demon strip club. |
Small Victories[]
Title | Published | Chronology | Synopsis |
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“Don’t Make It Weird” | 2020 | The night after Good Intentions | Alex and Michelle talk about Lorelei. |
“Live Like This” | 2020 | One week after Good Intentions | Alex, Lorelei, and Rachel go home hunting. |
“Lifestyle Changes” | 2020 | Late September | Alex adjusts to the many small changes in his life. |
“Rough Day” | 2020 | Late September | Rachel has a bad day at work. Lorelei finds new ways to help. |
“Minor Errands” | 2020 | Early October | Alex goes shopping. A vampire helps him locate the closet shelving. |
“Secret Shoppers” | 2020 | Early October | Alex and Lorelei go shopping for lingerie. |
“Date Night” | 2020 | November: One week after Natural Consequences | Onyx and Molly do magical sexperimentation with Alex. |
“This Year, I’m Thankful For…” | 2020 | November | Debauchery and family plans. |
“Good Neighbors” | 2020 | January: The week after Personal Demons | Rachel and Alex hunt a neighborhood demon. |
Habitual Heroes[]
Unlike the other collections, the stories in Habitual Heroes are not ordered chronologically.
Title | Published | Chronology | Synopsis |
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“Outsourced” | 2021 | Shortly after Past Due | Alex goes shopping. He gets stabbing and shooting and some new awkward friendships. |
“Clear Communication” | 2021 | Shortly after Good Intentions | Rachel has to deal with prejudice from other angels and how to communicate her feelings for Lorelei. |
“Supportive Relationships” | 2021 | Shortly before Past Due | Rachel is supportive of Alex’s supportive relationships. |
“Legitimacy” | 2021 | After Past Due | Onyx finds a rare book. Does it cost too much? |
“Proper Focus” | 2021 | Shortly after Past Due | Alex and Lorelei watch porn and talk. They are wildly inappropriate for a night at the ballet. |
“Guardians” | 2021 | After Past Due | Leticia finds a nice armoire. Drew and Alex help her collect it safely. |
Low-Key Calamities[]
Title | Published | Chronology | Synopsis |
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“Trust” | 2023 | November | Lorelei’s car is stolen. She sets out to retreive it. |
“A Most Noble Quest” | 2023 | December | Alex sets out to test the limits of Lorelei’s appreciation for consensual porn. |
“The Spirit of Giving” | 2023 | December | Alex and Lorelei work out a Christmas gift for Rachel. |
“Strangers” | 2023 | April | Alex receives a message from a woman pursued by a stalker. |
“Accomplished” | 2023 | April | Alex goes to the memorial of a deceased old teacher. He discovers a threat to the school. |
“Amends” | 2023 | April | Lorelei finds a stolen piece of art and decides to return it to its rightful owner. |
Online only[]
Stories might be online-only because they have not been collected yet or because they might not be canon.
Title | Published | Where to read | Chronology | Synopsis |
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“On the Bus: Lewd Intentions” | 2012 | Literotica | After Good Intentions | Alex does a good deed on the bus. Rachel responds. |
“Valentine’s Day” | 2020 | Patreon | February 14th | Alex treats Rachel and Lorelei to a Valentine’s Day dinner. |
“Can’t Stab Everything” | 2020 | Patreon | February and March 2020 | Semi-canon. the Crew reacts to the Coronavirus. |
“Like a Professional” | 2021 | Patreon | Spring or early summer | Non-canon. Lorelei keeps everything professional. |
“More Than Friends” | 2023 | Patreon | Early December | Alex assists Molly and Onyx in investigating a creepy house. |
“Tempted and Tested” | 2023 | Patreon | unclear | Two proselytizers call at Suite 1705. Lorelei answers. |
“Red Flags” | 2023 | Patreon | Late May | Alex meets Cynthia, who is hot as hell for him. |
“Wants and Needs” | 2024 | Patreon | Late January | Lorelei has wants, but Alex is reminded of his needs. |
“Altered Plans” | 2024 | Patreon | Summer | An old acquaintance of Lorelei’s is in trouble and asks her for help. |
Side stories[]
Works that are within the Good Intentions universe but have no direct connection with the main series.
Title | Published | Where to read | Synopsis | Comments |
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Morgan’s Genie | 2011–2012 | Literotica | Morgan opens the bottle of a genie and is adopted. | Noncanon. Thomas was a friend of John’s. |
Days of High Adventure | 2014 | Days of High Adventure | Amanda and Eric find themselves in their own Conanesque D&D game. | Sorta canon. Jason and Alex are part of the D&D group. |
Grand Theft Sorcery | 2024 | Grand Theft Sorcery | Evan Murphy encounters Mitu, magic, and mayhem. | Canon. Set in Los Angeles, sometime after Past Due. |