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Under the Roses

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Ten years ago, one woman led a revolution that ravaged a kingdom and broke apart an empire. The kingdom of Ailthe has long since been abandoned, cities and skeletons buried beneath the rubble and lingering effects of magic. But the mysterious ruins soon become the destination of three wayward travelers, and their fateful meeting will set in motion a twisted plan to reunite the fallen empire.
  
When Alice, the hopelessly naive daughter of a nobleman, follows a strange boy through a portal, she's only in search of the world beyond the careful comforts of her sheltered home. But before long, she runs into Rapunzel, close acquaintance of the mirror.
  
Rapunzel knows she's the most beautiful person alive, yet the universe seems intent on denying what she wants most: the love of her life, who may or may not know she exists. But her love's eyes are set on another, leaving Rapunzel no other choice but murder.
  
And then there's Vanessa, a small-town girl from a kingdom free of magic. She only wants to find her missing grandmother, but she left nothing except a cryptic note on a strange map. Their journey through Ailthe reveals long-forgotten secrets, and all the while, Vanessa's grandmother waits with her own secrets.
  
After ten years, the world is begging for another change. It's time to finish what she started.

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Court of Nightmares and Ruin

Don't get frostbitten while reading this dark, gripping, passionate retelling of Snow White. Icelyn, the princess of the Winter Realm, is being used as a tether to unite the Winter and Summer Realms in an upcoming war. As a woman, she is seen as nothing more than chattel instead of the strong warrior she truly is. She longs to prove her worth to her father and people, but how do you accomplish that if never given a chance? When Icelyn's powers continue to strengthen, her evil stepmother decides that marrying her off may not be enough to rid the thorn in her side and takes a more drastic approach. For Icelyn, there is danger around every corner; even the mirrors have ears. To complicate matters, Icelyn learns that she is the fated mate of the King of the Night Realm, a wicked and unseelie fae that will do anything to claim what is rightfully his... When he comes to collect her, her entire world is turned upside down. Her fate was questionable in the Winter Realm, but how will she ever survive in a court of nightmares and ruin? *** She was mine, and it was about time they learned that. I have sat by idly for years, knowing she belonged to me, and yet, I did nothing about it. I did not want a mate, they were a weakness I could not afford, but now they were trying to join her with another, and there was no way I would allow that. "Ready or not, my little snowflake, here I come."