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Mary Lennox is a sad and sickly girl. She acts bitter to everyone around her and doesn’t mind that she doesn’t have friends; she doesn’t need them. When she moves to a dark, gloomy manor to live with her uncle, she has no interest in exploring her new home - until she learns that there is a secret locked garden somewhere on the grounds.

When the sudden and suspicious death of Eloise’s mother points to forbidden magic, Eloise is determined to bring her mother’s murderer to justice. She will stop at nothing to find the killer...even if the clues lead right to the palace gates and the prince’s manservant Kaven. He is irrational, volatile, and prone to knocking women off horses. Given his personality, it should be easy to find the proof she needs to place him in irons. However, when dark magic is used, nothing is as it seems, and Eloise is about to learn that nightmares often hide behind fairy tale lives.

Abused but not beaten, I will break the curse. With the reason behind her mother’s death revealed, it’s a race for Eloise to exact her revenge and prevent her stepsisters from marrying the prince. However, amidst the glittering jewels and colorful ball gowns, the royal court holds secrets of its own that will devastate Eloise and strike a final blow to her plans. Betrayed by the one person she thought she could trust, Eloise questions how far she’s willing to go for revenge. After all, in the game of kingdoms, everyone is a pawn.

From the writings of Aristaidos, this collection contains three epic tales of Greek mythology featuring the amazon queen and heroine Hippolyta.

Kate Finch keeps her promises. Even the ill-advised ones - like her promise to rescue the woman from the rebellious Rattlesnake Society who once pointed a pistol at her head. Or her agreement to help Grayson Whitelocke lay to rest the rumors about his late brother’s crypt. Yet nothing she does escapes the notice of the mysterious demon communicating to her through a magic device. Taunting her, threatening her. When each unrelated promise leads her back to the alarming magic rising in the forests and vales around Salem, Kate’s loyalty faces the ultimate test.

Kate Finch can’t see a way out. Murderous spirits stalk her. Determined killers mistake her for a corpse and bring her to the most harrowing place imaginable. But what if the demon-swept ruins of Salem hold the one secret powerful enough to reignite her guttering hope? That’s the promise offered by August Swaine, the greatest sorcerer of the age - if Kate dares to take on a role as his assistant. Staying one step ahead of mayhem comes naturally to her. So does a curious ability to master spells.

Kate Finch imagined she could author her own fate — become the indispensable apprentice, the loyal friend, the master of her witchcraft. Now she doubts everything. Her mentor August Swaine has no patience with her. Everyone she’s trusted with her secret is under surveillance by the new governor, a man nursing a deadly obsession with Kate. And her witchcraft bends to its own will. What she never imagined was that Swaine would start showing signs of demonic possession, the dark bane of sorcery.

Three years as the colony’s minister of magickal sciences, Kate still feels like an imposter. When she’s approached by her most vocal critic to help with a strange disappearance, she reluctantly agrees. But nothing adds up. A woman both dead and not dead. Unquiet spirits immune to her witchcraft. Signs of a long-rumored realm of ghosts.

A single blow shattered my life of glass. They shouldn’t have left me with the shards. Eloise knows the name of her mother’s murderer, but she cannot speak it. A curse keeps her silent and locked in the tattered remains of her once charming life. Though magic holds her tongue, it doesn’t quell the smoldering spark of her anger or her need to learn the reason behind her mother’s death. However, games of magic have dire consequences. Desperate to keep those she loves safe from the repercussions of her actions, Eloise must make a bold gamble with her safety.

The sword has claimed Bells as its wielder, and together, they are bringing peace to the lands. The peace it brings bears a cost - free will of the conquered. They are loyal only to her, and she is loyal only to the sword. Jaekob misses Bells' hopeful spirit and talks of true peace. He longs for the woman he's grown to admire and cherish. With a growing army loyal only to her and with the rise of forced peace, his concerns grow.

The dark elves have the sword and are using it against the dragon army, but this can't be the end. Bells refuses to believe it. The hope they're looking for is not outside themselves. It's within. Jaekob blames himself for the sword being taken by the dark elves, for the rising death toll. But he remains unconvinced he's the one to take up this fight. There are better choices, Bells being one of them. Bells remains hopeful. She's going to remove the sword's power from the hands of the enemy. She's going to bring peace to her lands and her people.

Abandoned on an island and left for dead, pirate Grace Porter has no idea how she’ll save the crew of the Lady Luck from the traitors in their midst...until an unexpected ally appears, bringing new hope with them. But Grace hadn't counted on the fact her new alliance means she'll be forced to confront her past - not to mention, her strange connection to the sea monsters who stole her mother. A connection that's only growing stronger.

Bells is a poor fae who works on a farm outside the protections of the dragon city. When her family is attacked by trolls, she goes to the one person she knows can help her. But will he? The dragons brought peace to the city and the surrounding area when they rose. Jaekob believes there is no reason for further dragon involvement. They’ve’ lost enough lives to this cause. They’ve done their fair share and owe the world nothing more. But when the dark elves infect his city with a virus unlike anything he’s ever seen, he knows they need a solution.

During a late-night hunt for a wolf, Ulric and Daciana are attacked. Before their bodies can fully succumb to the wild animal inside, the town witch claims she holds the cure. Instead of healing their wounds, she places a curse on Ulric and Daciana, so they must live with who they truly are. In a town where secrets can’t be kept and betrayal runs thick, Ulric and Daciana are hunted for the monsters they’ve become, even by those they love.

The pirate crew of the Lady Luck lives by many rules, but chief among them is this: they do not allow men on board. That’s a rule that quartermaster Grace Porter is willing to break when a shipwrecked young nobleman offers her information of an omniscient map, stolen from his warship by an enemy vessel. Until now, the map was only the stuff of legend…but with its help, Grace may finally be able to hunt down the Mordgris, the sea monsters who stole her mother away from her. Unfortunately, some members of her crew have other plans...