=𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆=
𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐄, 𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅-𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐌, 𝐀𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐄, 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇, 𝐒𝐄𝐗𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓.
𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐍𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐎 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭, 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲.
America has always been a hotshot, extroverted country. The life of the party and a strong leader, he's always had it easy...or so everyone thinks. Behind those sunglasses and American bravado is a broken, bruised and abused, depressed mess of a teen. Battling suicidal thoughts and keeping up a with his father's demanding and brutal expectations, America lived his life one day at a time with no future in mind. Along with being a senior in college, it's a wonder he can even find time to hang out with friends.
With his long term rival being Russia and them never getting along, America's thankful things mellowed out between the two of them with the start of their Senior year. While they still actively pick fights with each other, it's not as often. He got enough of that from his father, but he's grown accustomed to that. Then, things seem to genuinely be flowing smoothly-until his little brother, Australia, came to him for help with a bully.
As it turns out, this bully was a bit more dangerous than America came to think. He falls into a problem he doesn't think he can escape and with no one to tell or turn to, he doesn't think he ever will. When his parents don't come home and his situation goes from bad to worse, America may have to turn to the one he's sure he hates.
Will he find the courage to ask for help, or will he decide life's not worth it and give into his dark urges?
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.