Alexander Langley wasn't looking for trouble but Charlotte Porter found him anyway. Only, this new partnership has them in over their heads and way before their time. 2020 WATTYS WINNER in MYSTERY The life of a poor merchant's daughter in Victorian Era London is quite boring. Charlotte Porter, it seems, is the exception. Desperate for a source of income once her father's gambling debts have drained their funds and placed them in the sights of some of London's most notorious criminals, Charlotte is in search of salvation. It comes in the form of handsome detective Alexander Langley, a curious gentleman with a strange connection to Scotland Yard and an even stranger connection to the American West. Charlotte soon finds herself swept into his world of investigation and intrigue. When a case of art theft turns into murder and she and Alexander are thrown into the seedy underbelly of the London elite, Charlotte realizes that the work isn't the only thing she's become attached to. But now, her father's powerful creditors are ready to close the books on them, and Charlotte must find a way to keep them out of the red because this time it won't be written in ink. Book 1 of the Langley & Porter Series *Featured on: The Wattpad Stars For Fans of Bridgerton List Wattpad's Strong Female Leads List @HistoricalFiction 's The Gothic List EDITOR'S PICK April 2021 Content warning: This story contains violence. **This is only the first five chapters. The rest of the book is available on Amazon for purchase and via KU.**

𝑺𝒚𝒏𝒐𝒑𝒔𝒊𝒔✨ A girl named (Eleanor/Elen) Y/n is living happily with her mom and dad. one day her mom died in a car accident while on their way to the park. She and her father is really devastated because of it. Her father blame her for causing his wife's death that he started drinking and go home very late in the night and also started to abusing her. She cried herself to sleep every day, wishing that the situation will get better somehow. She really misses her mother. Her friends however did not know about this yet. Because her Father told her to not to tell this to anyone or she will be locked inside her house for the rest of her life. One day on her way to her classroom, she accidentally bumped someone in the school hallway. The person that she bumped into later on we'll be her bully and also someone special.Will she be able to survive?

Consenescere (v.) - Latin -- to grow old and grey together; to stay too long in an occupation; or to decay, to lose respect, to fade.

Percy gets a letter from Hogwarts asking him to attend the school for sixth year after his holidays.What happens when the two worlds crash? Takes place after the Giant War and Wizard war.