He said, "if you wish for it, you may have it."
But Kit could only listen to his words, not sure if he could do it, but to just listen, was enough.
Kit Shaw wakes up one morning, standing before the wooden gates that lead out to the Bare Forest. He does not know how he got there, he does not know why he is there. All he knows is what he sees; and what he sees, is a plump cat on the other side of the gates, beckoning him over with a playful little grin.
So he follows mindlessly into the forest his mother told him to stay away from. He does not exactly what to expect when he enters. A field of tall sunflowers was the least of his expectations. The boy that calls him out is a pleasant surprise too.
Away from his mundane and monotonous life, Kit explores a world so unlike his. A boy with foreign features and a cat named Sunny. How different could this place be? He thinks it can't be all magic, but sometimes, he isn't always right.
Mars King
First Draft; June 2021
The painting in the cover does not belong to me.
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.