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When people think of the realm next to heaven, they think, 'hey I'd love to live in a place so close to paradise.' But, trust me; heaven's fall back, on our realm, isn't always peachy. Sometimes, it's downright disturbing.
Okay, let me explain.
In our realm we basically live forever going through the cycle of life like a yo-yo. You go from baby to old and back again. And if, for some reason, you die, you're just born again with all the same memories. Yeah, weird right? At some point I'm the same age as my kids, and older than my parents. All of that wouldn't be so bad if the rules didn't keep changing.
Someone murdered me, and I can't remember who or why. No one, short of the man upstairs, seems to know. What happened to my memories? If I lost the memory of something as tragic as being murdered, who's to say I wouldn't die - permanently?
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[WATTY'S 2024 SHORTLIST] When the Ravos Kingdom abducts the Nyrial Emperor's dragon, princess Aeryn Glastos must marry the demon prince planning her assassination to save her empire and end the war while guarding her heart and a dangerous secret.
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The twenty-two-year-old draconian princess is starting her final year at Insignia Academy during the height of the war between the draconians and demons. Aeryn's dream is to graduate as a bonded Champion in the Fire Force and fight in the war. The only problem is, she is the only draconian to never receive a power by age twenty. Ashamed of his powerless daughter, the emperor of the Nyrial Empire proposes a marriage between Aeryn and the Ravos Kingdom's demon prince to end the war and get his dragon back.
Shade Cross is ruthless, cunning, and dangerously powerful. Everything he touches dies, except Aeryn. He awakens something in her she has never felt before and she acquires not one, but two powers. She must navigate both nations built upon lies, betrayals, a forbidden alliance, and a deadly curse. When she discovers the truth about her empire, she must make a choice: protect the secrets and save her father, or side with the enemy. Aeryn needs to be careful because when it reigns, it pours, and she is caught right in the middle of a feuding storm between both nations.