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Volume One of The Fury Triad

England, 1811. As fashionable Society streams toward London for the start of a new social season, they are unaware of a hidden magical England existing alongside. The Magi cathedrals are temples to the old gods. Reigning on their throne is not poor mad George, but the ailing King Pellinore of the House of Pendragon. But their wars are no less deadly.

The Furys are known for their extraordinary music, their powerful magic, and their historic role as kingmakers. But the Furys have their secrets as well, none so dangerous as the daughter whose Shadow magic spills from her, unchecked. Unless her powers are concealed, she's not only ruined in Society, but marked as a target for those who would use and abuse her magic.

Persephone Fury is the Dark daughter, the one they hide.

But desperate times call for desperate measures, and a good marriage for this frightening daughter is desperately needed. On the night of her debut, her world comes crumbling down around her when she is abducted from the man she loves by the man she most loathes.

Evil powers circle, calling her to the destiny foretold at the moment of her birth, drawing her to the source of her power, to the one place she can finally be free.

By embracing the Shadows.

Persephone is ruthless, devious, and clever, but when confronted with the truth, she must make horrifying choices.

Can she defy destiny and seize her own fate?

[Book is complete and available for sale in all the usual places. My plan is to update every Friday. If I forget, send me email at planetpooks at gmail and nudge me; I have forgotten before.]All Rights Reserved

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One Scottish Lass A Regency Time Travel Romance Novella by lisasheaauthor

Samhain. All Hallows' Eve. The most mystical night of the year. The time when the veil between the worlds became perilously thin. And with a full moon overhead, this awesome power reaches its climactic height. Sorcha had no time for mystical nonsense - there were enough challenges in navigating the mine-field of her mother's vicious temper and the most important event of her young life. For, at long last, she had left Edinburgh to see the world. She and her mother were visiting the elegant city of Bath. Sorcha was wearing the finest dress she'd seen - and she was stepping into a life she'd only dreamt of. But when Johnny's eyes meet hers, and jealous rivals vow revenge, that delicate layer between what is and what once was rips. It shreds like the fragile thread of one's life. One Scottish Lass is the first novella in the regency time travel romance trilogy. It is 116 pages / 18,000 words. The second novella in the series is A Time Apart. The first two novellas end in cliffhangers, while the third provides a happy ending. The series then will continue in another trilogy - those will be coming out over the coming weeks. These stories are teen-friendly with no explicit language, violence, or intimacy. All proceeds benefit battered women's shelters. Note that for those who prefer reading books in all-in-one form, each trio of novellas will also be compiled as a completed box set once all three are done. It just means you have to be patient and wait for me to finish writing all of them :). For those who prefer to read along as I write, and offer suggestions for me to shape the plot, these novellas are here for your enjoyment! Either way, I'd love to hear your feedback on the storyline and characters.

COF 3: The Fallen Dynasty by Exequinne

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In Serpent's Scales by Vyaska

Dark Lord Voldemort had won the first war in a merciless and undeniable victory; the Light side and it's families all becoming nothing more than second-class citizens, even if they were of pureblood ancestry and needing to prove themselves to earn their status back. The Ministry of Magic caving in under the weight of his onslaught; only to collapse and allow the Dark Lord to reign as their new Emperor. All while Hogwarts became the school of Magic for the purebloods or those who were the most gifted; hand chosen by the right and left hands of the Dark Lord. Hadrian James Potter; he was the sole heir of the Lord James Potter and his wife Lady Lily Potter, and set to inherit the massive fortune of the Potter family upon his coming of age. He was born unnaturally beautiful; only to grow more so as he aged, and was born with powerful magic. Which had drawn the attention of the other powerful, wealthy, and most notably; pureblood families to him from all sides. His whole life had been surrounded in training to be the perfect bargaining chip to marry off. Etiquette, Dancing, How to Dress, How to Act, How to not Act...the list never ended, and Hadrian resented his parents for it; though he never spoke a word about it. Now, as his 17th birthday closed in; Hadrian feared who would be handed his hand for marriage, and sets his plans for his survival and his happiness into motion... Even if later on; He was traitor to everyone else he knew.

Slytherins Heir [Draco X Reader] - Year Four by Iriswrites777

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Salvage ~ V1: Nuts and Bolts (Steampunk/ Gaslamp Romantasy ~ FxM, MxM) by avaseofpeonies

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The Thorn (wlw) by KargaTapas

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