In the city of Vir girls are property, bred and raised to be the perfect wives. To serve and obey and honor the men that rule their city. Elaia has always been content with her place in society. She is a perfect daughter, and with any luck she'll be promised to the most important man in the city by the end of the year. But when she inadvertently breaks one of the three rules all girls are required to follow, her father sends her in for re-education. Castine has spent her entire life in the small village of Atria, far away from the men that would enslave her. But when their carefree town is raided by hunters, Castine and her brother Valas are captured and taken to the city. There, Valas is sent to a conversion camp and Castine ends up in the facility- a terrifying place where women are taught to be good little housewives. Elaia just wants to graduate so she can get out of the facility and get back to her perfect life. But Castine has other plans. Plans to escape and find her brother. Elaia and Castine don't get along, and they'll be happy when they can go their separate ways. But things won't be so simple. The facility has more sinister plans for the girls, and they just might have to rely on each other if they're ever going to get free. ________________ Updates every Tuesday Rankings: #1 - patriarchy #180 - dystopia

Desperate for a break from her demanding job, Lilith is convinced to check into the Wellness Center for a week. Curious as to how effective the center is, she decides to keep a diary while she's there. As Lilith's week at the Wellness Center draws to a close, however, she is suddenly told that she is too "diseased" to leave. Her stay is extended, and her treatments are enhanced. Slowly, Lilith starts to see a darker side of the Wellness Center.

In a world where imagination isn't only frowned upon, but illegal, someone must safeguard the very thing that keeps dreams alive: books. For over 60 years Constance has safeguarded the world's last library. Now she's older and she's looking for another to take on the mantel of the Last Librarian. Raised in the Underslums since birth, Magnolia only knows one thing for certain. That obedience is the key to survival. She doesn't want to fight, she doesn't want to change the world. She wants her family to stay alive. But with Inspectors swarming the city, searching for dreamers and disease creeping around every corner even that seems impossible. Until Magnolia finds a treasure that has been long since forgotten-a book. It's value is immeasurable and she sets out to trade it for medicine. But she will recieve far more than she bargained for including a new job and an underground rebellion that needs her help. She didn't want this. She doesn't want to be a rebel. She just wants her family to survive. But after Magnolia learns the sickening truth about the Council she discovers that some things are worth fighting for. ___________________________ BOOK ONE: The Safeguarding Sentiments Series - #56 in Science Fiction - this is my first draft and it will remain largely unedited until around June 2018 - Copyright © 2017 Miranda Smith No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the author.