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The day Olivia Byrne met Benjamin Cross, her day was going almost to plan... until he showed up. But it also could have gone so many different ways.
In her summer holidays between university terms, Olivia finds herself lost in the library, researching all sorts of creatures for her latest writing project. The last thing she expected was to find love amidst the shelves filled with fables, myths, and fairytales.
But lurking behind Benjamin's dreamy blue eyes lies a secret that Olivia may not be prepared for.
Jumping head first into the world of vampires, witches, fairies, and shapeshifters, Olivia finds herself in a battle to become the hero of her own story, or to succumb to her past and be, forever, vulnerable.
Will Olivia's journey through magic, love, friendship, and heartache see her story become one immortalised in fairytales?
Or will her story belong in the pages of cautionary fables?
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** This is book one of a three book series. The other two are on Amazon but I started writing the story on wattpad and wanted to keep it here for memories. Enjoy! **
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"Beautiful women always fall for me."
Sarcasm was laced in her words. "Glad to know i'm just a number to you."
He stopped crawling beside her and dropped his joking manner as he saw the dark haired girl had grown visibly upset. Kandor shook his head, "I don't dream of you that way in the slightest, Chrissa."
Her eyes shifted to his lips, and then back up at his eyes.
"W-we shouldn't get distracted."
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On a dark night before supper, princess Chrissa's world turns upside down as her palace is being invaded, and she suddenly has to flee from her murderous fiancé Stephen who is only after one thing. A sacred thing. Her palace ring-so that he can reverse time, and become the most powerful in all of the land of the Fae.
Quickly, it is learned she needs to flee to Endlaysha-where all the other royals go to hide. As she's being accompanied by a dashing palace gaurd-Michael, feelings arise that she wishes would go away.
Chaos occurs as they are captured by the Vampire King, and he takes them as prisoners.
Would you eventually be able to save the world from selfish Fae creatures and Vampires who will stop at nothing to obtain power greedily? Would you even want to?
Especially when you're Vampire Kings' latest obsession...
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[Trigger warning: Mature themes, and 18+ content.]
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