~ AVAILABLE ON AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/dp/164434193X ~ She hated riding the subway. It was cramped, smelled, and the seats were extremely uncomfortable to sit on for hours on end. Now add a group of crazy mask-wearing, weapon-wielding, maniacs to the ever growing list of reasons why Gemma hated riding the subway. Gemma Conners is your average eighteen year old and for the past two years she's been riding the subway to and from school with no problem. She always expected the same ol' same ol'. Cramped spaces, hard seats, and perverts staring her up and down and "accidentally" bumping into her and blaming it on the train as it jostled people into one another. Never did she expect a group of masked men to rush in and hold everyone onboard hostage, demanding that they all play along with their sick and twisted idea of a "game". It was either that or die. To add on to her ever growing list of problems, one of the passengers onboard just so happens to be Archer Daniels, your typical high school "heartthrob" and Gemma's classmate. Her day just kept getting better and better. With Gemma's luck, she'd be lucky if she lasted five minutes. Yep. She really hated the subway. *Book Cover Credit: Irah Marie* Thanks again for making such an AMAZING cover!❤️

The Grand Courting Season has always been one of the greatest traditions held once a year since the unification of the Solstan Kingdoms. Most importantly, it was an event that granted the opportunity for common folks to stay at the great emperor's palace and enter the most monumental marriage market hosted solely for those in the highest of rankings. Being chosen meant those who were selected are welcomed into a plush life with the golden chance of marrying into the two highest class, the royals and the elites. Once a Chosen, life will never be as it was. Rue never dared to hope that someone like her could even have a chance at participating in an event as glorious as this one. It had always been a far reach for her, a dream never meant to be realized. She knew there was much at stake by putting herself out there. However, as time passed on, she slowly realized that there was so much more to risk than simply her family's reputation. Unrest looms in the shadows and as children of the high courts begin to disappear, many start to question who can truly be trusted?