A single decision changed her fate completely.
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When Remi, a lowly servant, crosses paths with a traveling merchant named Harris, or so he says, her life seems to have abruptly begin.
When finally escaping her abusive life, she takes it upon herself to start a new life, with the help of Harris. Little does she know, he was leading her to her old one.
The tale of the lost princess Elodie has been around since she could remember, which wasn't very far, for she couldn't retrace any memory pass the age of 6.
However, this tale was not one she could forget.
Her hair as light as the sun with eyes as bright as the silver moon, princess Elodie disappearance in a single moment cursed the royal family to be broken. Her love is missed by all, along with her kindness and compassion. If returned, the royal family will be set and all fair throughout their lives.
Will Remi star a new life or discover an old one? Will she ever heal from her past or will she forever be haunted?
One can only tell with a single chance.
Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.