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Goggles and Gears

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Parts 7
Time 1h 14m

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In the Underground, old age is impossible and a quiet, painless death unheard of. Between pounding pistons, grinding gears, and scorching steam, not to mention the labyrinth of the Underground itself, one cannot hope to survive for long. Sparks is a Sootsprite, and worker in this hellish world below the City. She is a Breadwinner, a thief who serves as a main provider for her people. As one such leader in her society, she has become a favorite among both the younger and older workers. Little do they know, evil is stirring on the corrupted Surface. When a mysterious figure reappears in her life, she begins to understand what truly happened to her father, who vanished early in her childhood. Her life is further complicated by Cole, a Surfacer dignitary who has escaped his horrible family and accidentally slipped into the dangerous realm of the Underground. Everything they both know is a lie, and as their destinies intertwine, it will take everything they have to untangle themselves from the futures neither of them want and save their two very different worlds.All Rights Reserved

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Once Upon an Us

When her husband of fifteen years confesses to having an affair with a younger woman that spanned nearly two years, Madeline is beyond devasted; not just for her, but for their two young boys, Jasper and Hudson. Rather than dwell on Nathaniel's betrayal, Madeline throws her energy into running her interior design company, Inside/Out. But when she encounters an old flame during a design consult, she's taken back to a time where life was once carefree and inhibitions were lost. Finding the courage to face Elijah Gallo, Madeline's awareness of his presence has a rippling effect, leaving her torn between her morals and her desire for a man who introduced her to limitless pleasures. Will Madeline resist and remain faithful to her cheating husband and try to salvage their marriage for the sake of their two boys? Or will she cave into temptation and walk down a path of no return with Elijah, turning her back on everything she's worked for and a family she loves above all else?