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The Beauty of Darkness

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EIRAYNE
Trapped within the Palace and the trappings of royalty, she must break free of all she has ever known in order to escape a marriage she won't survive.

ALESSANDRA
The only child of the King's sister and the dying Duke of Eneth, Alessandra must secure her place in court before the world learns of her father's illness or die trying.

CORDELIA
Through a wonderous windfall saving then from the poor house, Cordelis forced to attend court with her father, the new Earl of Cephela, and make a match or lose everything.

A Countess . . . A Duchess . . . A Queen . . . All to become and never to be? Three women, three secrets, their tangent lives, their souls entwined. When circumstances collide and the three are left with a body, they must band together and find a way to survive or die by the same sword.All Rights Reserved

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The Prophecy of Life After Death

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