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A House Divided
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nciacchella
Complete, First published Sep 09, 2024
Mature
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Cianne Wyland leads a double life. No one in House Staerleigh would suspect that the meek woman on whom they heap their disdain is a gatherer of secrets. Determined to uncover whether the House's upper echelon-including her own father-are engaging in illicit activities in a grasp for control of the House, Cianne has made an art of slipping into their homes to rifle through their private lives.

Kila an Movis is an Enforcer. Gods-gifted with an extraordinary ability to piece together physical clues, he's entrusted with protecting the vulnerable from crime. But his habit of expressing his opinions a little too freely earned him a nine-year banishment to the wilds, and he's determined to be more circumspect upon his return to the trade city.

When someone close to Cianne dies and Kila is called out to investigate the scene, her world and his collide once more. His long absence hasn't driven the memory of him from her heart, but the woman he encounters isn't the child he remembers. 

Unwilling to trust anyone else, Cianne enlists Kila's help. The deeper they dig, the more secrets they unearth about her father, the other House members, and her entire life-until Cianne discovers that House Staerleigh is built on a foundation of lies.
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The Alchemist's cage

30 parts Complete Mature

They said power came from bloodlines. Alethia is about to learn it also comes with a body count. At nineteen, Alethia Corpea lives under the illusion of a quiet life-until a royal summons drags her to the king's palace, where a strange magical bond ignites between her and the ruler himself. But when night falls, she follows her mother to the docks... and sees everything: the smuggling ring, the drug deals, and the brutal trafficking of magical beings. Now Alethia must decide: stay silent and survive-or dismantle the empire her family is entangled with, through blood, magic, and secrets. But the deeper she digs, the more she unearths-about her parents, her power, and the dark force hunting them all. Perfect for fans of magic-twisted romance, secret empires, and morally gray heroines.

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