"This powerful historical novel vividly evokes London in 1842 and the terrifying plight of 13-year-old Maggie Power and her younger brother Tom. Fine characterization...and skilled pacing make this a real page-turner." Publishers Weekly on this 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Semi Finalist. After the death of her mother and imprisonment of her revolutionary father, thirteen-year-old Maggie Power is plunged into a world of poverty and violence. Promising to protect her younger brother - come what may - she scavenges upon the mudflats of the Thames, haunted by the constant shadows of hunger and disease. That is, until a chance encounter with a charitable countess, who rescues her from the brutal streets of 19th century London. But Maggie's troubles are just beginning. For the rich life presented to her by the mysterious countess comes at a dreadful price. A suspenseful, historical mystery, Dark Remains takes the reader on a journey through the dark heart of early Victorian London.

Isabella, The definition of innocence The light in everyone's darkness The only one pure enough to save a monster herself But who knows? What if she gets swallowed into the darkness as the saves everyone What if she becomes the monster she was meant to save? Who knows what could happen at this point. Read to find out •Isᴀʙᴇʟʟᴀ• Isabella is a sweet innocent girl. She put the innocent in to innocent if that even makes sense. All her life she has been sheltered by her family. Homeschooled and only told about good things in the world. But finally junior year her parents finally let her go to public school. As most of you Wattpaders(?) know this would never end well •Xᴀᴠɪᴇʀ• Xavier is the opposite of innocent. He puts the danger into dangerous. All his life he had been fighting and working. He shut everyone out he only had 2 friends at school but was labeled the "bad boy". He didn't care what anyone thought, people looked ran and hide and didn't dare to say his name, he liked it like that. Until one day Isabella came along and shined some light into his darkness ••• BEST RANK: #1 cliche, out of 14.1k stories, 4/15/19- GOOD RANKINGS?: #1 junior, out of 3.1k stories 2/22/19- #1 cliche, out of 14.1k stories, 4/15/19- #1 Want, out of 3.5k stories, 3/1/19 - #1 Light, out of 1.2k stories 1/15/19 - 2/21/19