In The Devil's Name
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Seaborne Fugitives (c.s) by IAmJacQueen
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Driven to secrecy for safety, Safira Zeore buries her heritage and bloody past beneath the waves, and for sixteen years, the very truth she exiled comes back to find her, and her entire world is cast into pandemonium when pirates invade her island refuge. The band of criminals who slaughtered her innocence before her eyes have sought out Safira, the King of the Crimson Marauders, Captain Killian Bane, knowing her darkest secret: she is a siren, blessed with unknown darknesses and the gift of song, her voice poised to grant wishes and heal burdens - but Killian intends on using Safira as his mouthpiece to grant him his heart's darkest desire. For the sake of innocence, Safira agrees to sail with the criminals if her island and the people remains unscathed - but they have each committed unholy sins in the name of survival and ambition - and now that they are together on the sea, both isolated victims of perpetual evil made criminals, each with pasts rooted in treachery, they are forced to witness the awakening of their demons, each one set on remaking them as the product of a gruesome toll, and their actions force the tides of judgement to ebb in their direction. The old gods have begun to stir from their heavenly perches, awakening to the breaking of their laws, and they each rally for the atonement of the traitorous below, their sights set on the capture of the aligned pirate and siren. Despite their sinning worshippers, their thirst for order in spite of birthing their own perpetual evils leads them to their breaking poin - and some deities are doomed to fall for their atrocities. The greatest heist is underway, the hunt for justice intensifies on both heavenly and mortal plains, and for love, Safira and Killian are plunged into the foreseen power in their blood, risking the wrath of man, the sea and the gods, none of which treat kindly to betrayal. {cover by seventhstar}
Torn Paper Hearts (c.s) by IAmJacQueen
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"We all break to some degree, and we may shatter repeatedly, but it's our job to fix one another." Alexandria Winchester had the world at her fingertips, yet she was too busy seeing the flaws in it. She had once seen the beauty the world stored, but she was losing her ability to see the positive characteristics to the darkness and ugliness that surrounded her. Haden Cross had the weight of the world on his shoulders, and his inner turmoil was convincing him that a life full of anguish wasn't worth living. He didn't recall a time when he was happy, and he cloaks his pain and sadness with anger and inflicting harm on others. The two unlikely friends collide unexpectedly, although their relationship couldn't possibly allow them to break one another, not when they were already broken. All that was left was to fix one another. {cover by @obsessedhumor}
A Court of Embers and Ashes by IAmJacQueen
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Gabriella Taren, the daughter of an Imperial Lord, is lured out of hiding when her father dies. When returning to the sides of her loved ones, the duties of a future wife of nobility are bestowed upon her. Peace is a temperamental thing in the realm, and in order to stop a potential war, Gabriella has been ordered to make a marital alliance to sustain the peace and protect her people. Gabriella is then shipped to a foreign court where she prepares to become a bride, but little does she know that something terrifying has been anxiously awaiting her arrival. Aside from the company of her brother, Gabriella has been left vulnerable to the dark and twisted world of court intrigue, a world whose residents are majority courtiers who wield sinister agendas. Mysteries begin to unravel around Gabriella when she learns of a nefarious plot and discovers that a string of murders -- crimes no one has dared speak up about -- are all connected to the Imperial Lord and his children. Lethal prophecies are being fulfilled and Gabriella has been branded with an ancient name that promises damnation, for her and for all. The struggles of being a peacekeeper have never been more difficult, especially when she plays such a vital role in the game that is war. One wrong move and chaos will erupt. {cover by @MadelineSane}
The Phoenix Tattoo (c.s) by IAmJacQueen
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Autumn Arcana has grown accustom to the circumstances of her life. When she was a child, a war between the paranormals and the humans shattered her world, and now she is becoming a peacekeeper and supporting the integration between the once enemy species. However, even with her whole life planned out, she craves the answers to the mysteries that are slowly consuming her. The day her mother died, a tattoo of a mythical bird appeared on her body. At age nine, she learnt she had demon's blood within her, and a few years later, her twin sister abruptly died in an explosion. Her dreams are flashes of the future and she sees disfigured, darkly coloured shadows that warn her of nearby dangers. However, Autumn couldn't foresee the pandemonium she would be thrust into. When her supposedly dead sister appears out of the blue, without any memories from the time she was imprisoned by an anti-human terrorist group, a string of murders and strange anomalies follow in suit. Unknown pasts and sinister conspiracies are slowly coming to light, and Autumn's visions show nothing but destruction. Autumn Arcana must beware, for although the world is a dark place, magic can be darker. And deadlier.