Who will she choose? Upon her parent's last wishes, Adelina Clarke is forced to retire to the English countryside with a grandmother and uncle she's never met. Elevated from Baroness to Marchioness she must navigate the whirlwind of her first debutante season and the sprouts of new love. Adelina may be promised to a nobleman but will title and money be enough to keep her from someone else? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Navigate Regency Era England in this edge-of-your-seat romance. Bridgerton meets Scandal in a collision of steamy, swoon-worthy literature. Title creds go to Izzy Prompt #79: "Thanks to your parent's last will and testament, you find yourself living out in the English countryside with the grandmother you'd never met before and an apparent servant whose only goal is to make you fall in love with them. The problem here is that this grandmother has already promised your hand in marriage to a noble in line for the throne."

A young water mage, named Maya, is terrible at casting spells. For any other mage in the kingdom of water this wouldn't be a huge deal, but as the princess of the entire kingdom, she needs to have her powers under control. She is forced to seek help from a fire mage, named Blaze, who she instantly becomes enemies with. He is the son of a tutor and was forced by the king to come and tutor Maya. Blaze's father had been killed when he was young by a water mage, and he blames Maya. They refuse to work together and hate each other. But as a war breaks out between their kingdoms, they are forced to ignore their differences and save their people. As they work together, they discover a new feeling brewing between them.

Elizabeth Corwin, the eldest of eight children, was forced to take over the role of "mother" at age 13 when their mother passed away. She was living happily in Salem, Massachusetts until the Salem Witch Trials began. Executions were being held every day. Would Elizabeth remain unscathed through this? Or would she too be pulled into this horrific mess?

This is a short story that goes along with the song The Emerald Falcon, by Richard Meyer. A young girl discovers she is the Emerald Falcon. Beautiful wings are attached to her back, with a gem in between, enabling her to fly. Alone in the woods, she must escape the evil trying to get her gem. Link to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X32BK8GhBM8&list=RDX32BK8GhBM8&start_radio=1