Ashely had all of the odds stacked against her from the beginning, her father left her when she was only three, and her mother's job doesn't pay well. So as you could probably tell, her family has never had a vacation before, even though her and her brother have three part time jobs each they don't save enough money. However, this year everything changes when her family is finally able to go on a vacation, after years upon years of never ending work.
Although she thinks everything is going to be peachy while she's on this vacation, she literally couldn't be more wrong. Everything goes as planned up until the very end. Just when you thought your break was amazing, you end up motherless,brotherless, and homeless with an infant you have to take care of all because of a volcano eruption. Oh wait, am I forgetting something, oh yeah, and the baby is magical not that you knew that at the time. However, that is pretty much besides the point because, now that you've lost all your jobs your broke, and you resort to stealing to feed yourself, and the baby (Tessa), but will you be able to continue stealing without being caught by the cops? That isn't the only predicament your in, you also have to live in a forest with a baby?!
Thank you for reading!
-The lazy author of this story a.k.a mochiicecreamfan
Niccola is a demi-queen undercover in enemy territory. Her little sister went missing seven moons ago, but one lead remains: a picture of a woman's face, drawn by a diviner shortly after the disappearance. Tracking her down has led Niccola to Calis, the realm next door whose border with her own remains closed for a reason. There, the trail goes cold.
Until, that is, Niccola runs into a man in the marketplace who bears a family resemblance to the woman she seeks. His name is Isaiah, crown prince of Calis, and he's investigating disappearances, too. They join forces, faking courtship to sneak Niccola into the palace and get Isaiah's wedding-minded mother off his back.
It doesn't take long to suspect that a common threat might underpin both their realms' problems. And as Niccola begins to develop real feelings for Isaiah, she's faced with an impossible choice: reveal her secrets and risk breaking his trust, or leave him in order to chase down the woman who stole her sister... a woman whose forbidden magic comes with a cost that could bring both realms to ruin.
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Complete and fully edited. Cover credit goes to @CeeMTaylor. Go check out her books too if you like Dark Fantasy Romance-she writes some pretty incredible stuff!
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