Inara Cabrera stumbles through life with only one objective in mind- survive. With a sick mother and resentful aunt, life seems to only have bad intentions for her. What little money they scrounge up from their family bakery can only do so much, and the weight of the world grows stronger on the Cabrera's with each passing day.
However, when Inara is sent to work at the castle, she finds a beacon to anchor her in the void of melancholy. The crown prince of the kingdom of Elyria, Prince Reagan. He and his little brother Prince Kallias bring life back into Inara, providing her with a life outside of the endless unknown that is her mother's condition.
Unfortunately, her hopes are challenged when a mysterious figure offers to supply her with the medicine needed to cure her mother- but of course, with a catch.
She must help them infiltrate the castle and assassinate the royal family.
Her life spirals, and in the whirlwind of events, Inara is forced to choose between love, her mother, and her life.
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TW for violence, blood, strong language, abuse, and dark themes. Please read at your own caution.
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.