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"*Completed*"I froze the first boy I ever kissed. And I don't mean he got cold feet..." Megan is pretty unhappy when she's forced to move to a tiny, freezing town in Canada. It's going to be totally boring, right? Things heat up when she discovers that she possesses a growing power that's becoming more and more difficult to control. Not only that, but the power has attracted some interesting people. A smouldering young man who claims to be her rescuer, and his icy but attractive enemy. They're both claiming to be the good guy, so who exactly is she supposed to trust? Megan finds herself embroiled in an ancient battle between two kingdoms, slowly discovering an identity she never knew she had. Cover designed by Marie Tilmant

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"Welcome home, Ruby. It's good to have you back," said a voice she didn't recognize. "Back?" she asked, her head throbbing and confused. "But I've never been here before." Once upon a time . . . her life was normal. Until the day that she's thrown into a new world that's slowly being masterminded by unknown evil - and no one but her knows of the danger that's growing in the shadows. *****NOTE***** THIS FOLLOWS NONE OF MY Your Story is Extraordinary WRITING ADVICE!!! I plan to finish this and then put it under MEGA revision, but until then, here this is!