Enter the world of the Great Library! In an exhilarating new series, New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine rewrites history, creating a dangerous world where the Great Library of Alexandria has survived the test of time.... Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses. Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest works of history instantly-but the personal ownership of books is expressly forbidden. In this exclusive short story, a young Scholar is on his first mission for the Library. Nothing has prepared him for the unexpected danger that he now faces...

Starley Star-bub's bright blue eyes have turned violet, she's no longer obsessed with the Stonal Child and she's almost constantly making out with his twin, Weedy. Just like old times, Alex and Peter have to work together to get this love potion thing under control; especially as it's Starley's birthday in under a week and Alex's plan won't be able to go ahead. As they reunite, Fate puts them in the path of some of their old friends who they must reconnect with too. On top of their own issues, Starley and Alex also have to deal with, a suicidal colleague, a depressed father, a jealous friend, a disgusted step-mother and a disappointed sister, all feeling their various emotions for a variety of different reasons. Fate begins communicating with the couple more often, presenting them with images past, present and future and relying on them to make the right decisions on what to do. Just like it was Fate who made Alex and Starley meet in the first place, it was Fate who controlled so many other events that happened in their lives and who will control so many events that they don't even know are yet to happen... Recommended for readers aged 13+. Very sexual content, sex scene/s, coarse language and adult themes. (The most sexually explicit scene is Chapter 4: Alexander) The third speculative fiction, young adult fantasy romance novel in the 'Our Forbidden Love' series. ⚠️⚠️Trigger Warning: contains content including suicidal thoughts, self harm, abusive relationships, homophobic language, racism, depression and r*pe (non-consensual)⚠️⚠️ Special mention and thanks to Joshua Bassett, the singer and writer of 'The Perfect Gift' for High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special which is a song mentioned and quoted in this novel. All credits go to him, the original owner. Thank you @poppilo_zach for being my editor!

Alex and Starley's journey continues through 'Our Forbidden Love 2'. Starley is part of Oceanum Villa's Government. Between meetings with the Government, all the mysteries and cases she has to solve as part of her new job, spending time with Alex and her family, trying to keep her performance up due to a disgusting revelation and running the newly introduced Scout School her timetable is completely full to the brim. When someone leaves her with trauma for the rest of her life, she has to hope that the time she hadn't been spending with Alex didn't impact the love he has for her. Alex has only just found out that he's actually half merfolk and his true mother is on the Government with his girlfriend. With his head still trying to get around that as well as the fact that his twin is now missing from Oceanum Villa's jail and is now loose in the community, Starley and himself have to journey across the ocean to Kiwi Civitatem and turn him full merfolk. When someone from Alex's old life returns and traumatises Starley, he's the one who has to make everything right even though it wasn't his fault to begin with. The sequel to my first novel 'Our Forbidden Love'. Speculative Fiction Young Adult Fantasy and Romance Recommended for readers aged 13+ or mature audiences (just like my first novel) due to sexual scenes, young adult content and coarse language. ⚠️⚠️Trigger Warning! Includes mentions of r*pe (non-consensual) ⚠️⚠️ Special thank you to @poppilo_zach for being my editor!

This is the unedited version of my novel, but I kept it up because really, why delete the first Wattpad story I ever uploaded? If you're interested in reading the edited version, please just go to my account and find it there, if you haven't already found it. Thank you again. :)