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The walls around Catherine Benedict were growing ever closer. She had to find a way out. A way to be free. To have an adventure of her own. She sees from the window in her chamber, the ships coming and going in the port. Perhaps she will find her chance.

January Day is a detective on the verge of self-destruction, ready to give up on ever finding her brother’s killers. But when she finally unearths a lead and tracks them down, she uncovers a truth that changes everything. Her reality is only one of innumerable others designed by architects. Not only this, but it is a failure and nominated for deletion. If she wants to save herself, her reality, and the lives of countless others in an ever-expanding multiverse, she must first believe she, her reality, and those who live in it deserve to be saved at all.

On the eve of her father’s wedding, Lady Evangeline, heir to the Ravenhill family name, comes across a secret book that changes everything. Catapulted into the world of the occult, she must unravel the many threads of mystery behind her unstable mother’s suspicious death.

A body is found at the bottom of a flight of stairs at Cumnor Place, the body of Amy Dudley, wife of Robert Dudley, favorite and some say lover of Queen Elizabeth I. Was it accident, suicide or murder? Everyone knows how close the Queen and Robert Dudley are, as everyone knows that Amy was his ignored and neglected wife, a wife standing in the way of Robert marrying the Queen, to become King. As scandal erupts in Tudor England, everyone wants to know how Amy died, and not the least of them is Amy herself.

Layla and her mother, who also happens to be her best friend, are always totally honest with each other. Not that Layla has anything to lie about, she isn’t an average 19-year-old. She doesn’t go to parties or have boyfriends, or any friends. She lives in a perfect little village where nothing much ever happens. But life doesn’t stay the same forever.

Tenebrae; a world of darkness, trapped in the past and where vampires rule over their mortal slaves. Torn from the safety of her small village, 12-year-old Reina is a thrust into a life of slavery and eternal darkness. Spending her prime years in servitude to the demons known as vampires, Reina learns to keep her head down and remain unseen. But all that changes when she makes a fatal mistake. A century after seeing her home destroyed and family slaughtered, Reina is forced to return to Tenebrae.

At 25, single, and under threat of redundancy from her job in a local library, Emily feels as though her life is going nowhere—until the day when Carl comes into the library asking for books about tracing family history. Carl is baffled by a mystery about his late grandfather: why is the name by which Carl had always known him different from the name on his old passport?Fascinated as much by Carl himself as by the puzzle he wants to solve, Emily tries to help him find the answers. As their relationship develops, their quest for the truth takes them along a complicated paper-trail.

Vivian Westfall, CFO of Bridger Holdings, meets her boss's estranged daughter, Lauren, when a disturbance at the company spring party piques her interest. Lauren is clearly drunk and making a fool of herself. To prevent embarrassment, Vivian forces Lauren away from the party. They have angry words, and things take an unexpected turn when Lauren kisses her. Months later Lauren pitches a proposal to her father to loan her the funds to start her own health club. Her father reluctantly agrees with a caveat; Vivian must go with her to Scotland to keep an eye on the money.

What comes after Conscious? Sacred! If you are tired of the same old arguments and are ready to do deep healing of old wounds, work together as a couple to elevate your relationship, and replace conflict with greater intimacy, this quick listen is perfect for you. This guide offers a new, straight forward, and simple approach to being in a relationship as a sacred and healing journey. There are step-by-step instructions on how to have an elevated clearing conversation, how to move through trauma triggers, and how to navigate conflict when both of you are triggered.

Two halves, one soul… Can Seven find it within her battered heart and fractured soul to trust in love once more? After working her life as a servant in her abusive mother’s cathouse, Seven Ponds dares to dream of a future with the local farmer who stole her heart. But when her home is engulfed in flames, and the fire claims the life of her first love, she struggles against the grief consuming her. When a strange mechanical device in the sky and terrifying shadow creatures appear, her town is thrust into an unnatural winter signaling the end of the world.

Emelia DuMond is an actress, her skill at adopting and changing her identity lifting her from her humble beginnings to success on the stage of Victorian London. And to the attention of the Ghost Society, a secret organization who work to defend the world from threats of the paranormal. After centuries of seeking, the sinister Disciples of the Void have obtained an arcane book of great power. A power that could tear the veil between dimensions and plunge the world into a dark, unspeakable future.

The new King of Terrania may no longer hunt for Old Ones, but the world is far from safe. As the crew of Black Hind continues to search out the Old Ones and return them to their rightful homelands, the reach of a dead consort haunts the new king from beyond the grave.

It's the late 19th century. Bold inventions usher in a new age, while genetic and cosmetic sciences reinforce an age-old class system. For the rich, immunity to disability and disease justifies their hold on power. Born disfigured, Mordecai Michaelson has employed his musical talent to rise above a life of poverty.

No longer living in a simulation, January Day finds herself the subject of unwanted attention. She is the first of her kind: a digital consciousness inside a human body. Haunted by memories of travelling through imagined realities, she struggles to come to terms with her new life. When a new governor of the city comes to power, his aim is to save a dying planet. He is ready to outlaw architects from creating imagined realities, including Elijah, for good.

Gehen City is corrupt, and Detective January Day has tried everything to change that. But it’s hopeless. Using her new-found ability to travel between realities, she takes solace in observing people and life in other worlds.

In the fog-shrouded streets of Victorian London, where the gaslight casts long shadows and secrets linger in forgotten corners, Patience Worth is not the demure librarian she appears to be. Behind her practical appearance lies a mind as sharp as Sherlock Holmes himself. When young women begin vanishing without trace, dismissed by authorities as mere runaways, Patience alone notices the pattern.

Gwen and Audrina met at university but haven’t seen each other since. They were best friends; they shared a house and their dreams for the future. Nineteen years later, Gwen is now a popular television newsreader and Audrina is a successful model, married to a wealthy footballer and has three stunning children. Neither of them has talked to anyone about what happened at university all those years ago, the catastrophic events following their night out at The Pendle Bar. Maybe now is the time to finally face the past.

Destyne's world appeared to be living perfectly in peace, thanks to an alliance that was agreed upon by all four kingdoms of Creatence. The former princess grew up in a kind and loving family who were dedicated to their kingdom and whose subjects loved them equally in return. It is because of her father, formerly known as King Saber of Land, that the planet lives in peace and unity.

This is an epic saga of two families living at the dawn of the Dark Ages who are brought together not only through the power of magic, but by love and passion that survives through many lifetimes. Together, they work to restore Britain to its glory, battling against political opposition on all sides as the country sinks deeper into despair and oppression. In this series, you will revisit some of your favorite "fairy tale" stories from the past with a new and "grown up" perspective.

Adelia Grey would consider herself an unremarkable girl born into a remarkable family. Plagued by crippling anxiety in her mundane life, she finds herself compelled by the opportunity to spend a summer abroad, with her grandmother, in her apartments at Hampton Court Palace. As soon as she arrives, she finds that the dark chaos of her mind is only compounded by the rich history of the Tudor palace.