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Circus of the Beast by ElephantSuns
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Keelia Adams grew up in a wealthy family with a beautiful mother, a kind father, and two elder sisters. Then, one night, disaster strikes! Left with no choice but to abandon her home, Keelia must hide from the villains that killed her family. In a desperate attempt to escape, Keelia trespasses on a grand and magical circus. For punishment of her trespass, Keelia must replace the missing tightrope walker and become part of the show. But what about this mysterious Ring Master? Is it true that he holds a curse that affects everyone within the circus? And will Keelia be able to help him lift that curse with her kind and gentle heart? But, who could ever learn to love a beast? Copyright © 2013
Beneath the Fountain by Gabs604
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Sage is what her mother calls a dreamer: she believes in magic, true love, and happy endings. Unfortunately for Sage, her mother is determined to crush her dreams. Sage's father died suddenly six months prior to her 18th birthday. Her family struggling financially, her Mother surprises Sage with a ball to celebrate her birthday. But she also receives the unwanted present of a courtship to a very rich and vain man. Sage becomes upset because she thought she'd marry a man she loves. The problem is: she could never love a man as horrid as her betrothed. Just when Sage is about to give up all hope, a hidden world reveals itself to her. It offers her a temporary escape from the her life, and she meets a man who feels just as trapped as she is. As she learns more about him and his fate, she discovers that her life has always been full of secrets and magic, and in the end, she might just save herself.
Heart of Stone by Alice_Iceflower
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(Beauty and the Beast) Thistle's brothers left to fight a terrible beast. When they don't return, she sets out to kill the beast herself, but there is more to him than she expects. She must find a way to free her brothers, the only family she has left, but can she break the beast's stone heart when she is losing her own? Once upon a time...
The Nutcracker Bleeds (PUBLISHED 2017) by Lani_Lenore
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A horrific retelling of the Nutcracker story. On Christmas Eve in 1905, a household in London finds itself under a centuries-old curse when a strange new toy is brought into the house. A young nanny named Anne is immersed in the horrific world of her unstable charge, Olivia, when a bite from a mouse makes her the size of a doll, and she must brave a world of mangled and demented toys that have come to life, each having his own vendetta - the most unrelenting of which is the mysterious and handsomely-carved nutcracker, who becomes her only sane ally. It is war in the lower levels of the house between the rodents and the toys, yet Anne's only concern is getting Olivia and herself back to the way they once were - before it is too late for either of them.
Jack and Jill (novel preview) by Lani_Lenore
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((FULL VERSION AVAILABLE ON KINDLE, 9/9/14!)) Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack's a preacher's handsome son and Jill's a drunkard's daughter... Jill is a melancholy girl, strange to most; cursed to others. Her home is an isolated village where old superstitions are the key to normality. She is shunned by the townspeople because she is different–because she was born with an unusual birthmark. No one will associate with Jill outside her family, and even they treat her as something that ought to be condemned. And then there is Jack. Jack is the blessed sort–the son of Minister Hilton. He accompanies Jill to the well every day to draw water for the sanctuary. They are not friends, yet he is the only one who has ever been kind to her. There is something about Jack that Jill cannot seem to wrap her mind around. He is different from the rest of them but she can’t say how. She tries to keep herself from wondering about him, telling herself that his secrets can’t matter to her. They can never be close. But as time passes and the town grows more hostile toward her, any kind of friend– even an unacknowledged one–could prove valuable.
Violet Blackthorne (On Hold) by Raven17
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Ninteen year old Violet Blackthorne is the daughter of the most powerful Dark wizard in a world parallel to our human one. At the young age of fourteen, Violet witnesses a scene that convinces her once and for all that she doesn't want the life already laid out for her. One night when her superiors are distracted by other matters, Violet manages to escape to the mortal world with the help of a friend, her aim only to live life the way she wants. But destiny has more in store for her than she ever imagined possible, join Violet on the journey of her life as she finds things about herself she never dared dream to be true.
The Black Rose Killer (Major Editing) by tianajade
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(Preferable no one reads this until editing is complete. Thank you.) Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. Romance. Keelea Rivers is your average teenager just trying to get through school. She has never considered her life a struggle; with life-long friends, reasonable grades, and a tight-knit family, Keelea is satisfied in the direction her life is heading. In her childhood town of Easton, nothing terrible ever seems to happen within the small community—until the body of Tamara Smith is found brutally murdered, a black rose pinned to her chest. The citizens soon erupt in an uproar as more bodies are discovered over the period of months. No one expected a serial killer to run loose within their once peaceful town. The people of Easton are now in fear of their life; curfews are set to protect their safety, the police force have expanded from a small station to a vastly growing squad—with more power, more investigators and extensive amount of hours, no piece of evidence is left unturned as they try to protect their townspeople. It soon becomes apparent that the serial killer has a fascination with young woman who have blonde hair. Keelea's once ordinary and secure life soon comes crashing down as her very existence is threatened. Why? Because Keelea has blonde hair... And she's next on The Black Rose Killer's list.
Forever 21 by Rikolah
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? -Edgar Allan Poe
From Protector To Lady by thunder1417
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Rebecca Morin, protector of her close cousin Jahnai Rutherford gets a surprise when she is summoned to the Palace of Ethelid to become a lady in waiting to the princess. Having grown up wielding swords, bows, and daggers all of her life, becoming a lady is a task that is far out of her comfort zone. To make things even more complicated for her already, there is one knight whom after she meets just refuses to leave her mind.
His Royal Ballerina. (completed) by SanayaKant
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A magical tale between a ballerina who comes across a prince who can't feel pain. she gets involved in a dangerous quest which will change an ordinary ballerina's life. will she get back what was lost? or lose herself in this enchanting story of a prince and his royal ballerina. Read the Review done by @angellover36 http://read-a-holic-reviews.blogspot.com/2012/08/review-his-royal-ballerina-by-sanayakant.html