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Field Work | ✎ by earlyatdusk
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A Special Agent is sent to work undercover at mega-company to uncover its criminal roots - only to find the mission upended by the arrival of its infamous CFO, whose own plans risk obliterating them both. ----- When rumors of a drug-running operation based out of a million-dollar company start circulating, the Agency receives orders to send their very best to bring the organization to its knees. Their best bet? Imani Sarraf - the Special Agent who fearlessly steps where few others dare. Their biggest problem? Nolan Cress - the CFO who chose to step out of anonymity and appears intent on ruining Sarraf's every plan. As they dig further into the company's shady past, the two will have to learn to work together in order to avoid certain death - if one of them doesn't kill the other before then. ----- in progress
A Matter Of Delicacy by secret-scribbler
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1806, England - When Katherine Wentworth, trained killer known as the Silver Sword, is called to the service of Princess Caroline in London she is apprehensive. Years of training and foreign missions means she has had little experience of society and when she is thrown into the bustling London society of balls and card games in the guise of a lady-in-waiting, she is out of her depth. Adding to her troubles is the charming Mr James Willoughby, who seems to spot Katherine even when she thinks she is hidden. But these are dark times. The assassins are getting closer and enemies are everywhere. Any mistake could cost the life of the Princess. And Katherine will not let that happen.
Sly by SabrinaBlackburry
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With a flick of the wrist and a slip of her cloak, Sly can steal a coin right from under a noble's nose. But when her brother and their band of rogues catch the attention of a prince, she may find herself in a sea of deception that just might drown them all. Unless a certain goddess of mischief intervenes...
The Witching Hour | ✎ by earlyatdusk
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A senior witchling is forced to team up with her nemesis, an angel in training, in order to protect their academy and its students from old foes stirring in the shadows. *** Stoneport Academy is a haven for divine beings and creatures of the dark alike, not that they necessarily enjoy sharing it. It has been declared neutral ground since the passing of the Faerie Accords, and that is the only thing keeping Callie Karr from plowing her fist into Nathaniel Gaumont's perfectly irritable face. Despite the Accords, a series of students go missing under suspicious circumstances at the beginning of their final year, all supernaturals. Tensions rise as whispers of an old enemy wreathed in shadow and death rock the community. Callie will go to any lengths to protect her coven; Nathaniel will do whatever it takes to protect his academy. Together, they'll have to bridge their differences and put a stop to this new foe, no matter the cost. *** in progress updates: fri