Red as Ruby
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Last published Thu, Jul 20, 2023
Heloise grows up in a family of traders, traveling across the six big territories of Aranthia. Every year for the summer solstice she meets up with her friends in the capital to celebrate. But this year their lives take a dramatic turn, when they become part of an ancient prophecy that binds Heloise's life to that of Prince Damien.
As a long-forgotten evil awakens in the north, Heloise and her friends are tasked with saving their kingdom. Together they must gather the six elemental gems and try to fight the ancient evil, lurking in the north. As they face dangerous obstacles and make difficult choices to save their land, they learn the true meaning of friendship, sacrifice, and bravery. Through it all Heloise and Damien find themselves becoming closer, although they pretend that they can't stand each other.
But can their love prevail in times of darkness, when even the brightest lights can't show the way?
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