For Ink and Ash
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In the kingdom of Valemere, where Queen Vivienne Winterborne enforces an oppressive ban on books and knowledge, a secret society called The Silent Ink emerges to resist. Eleanor, a rebellious young woman with a mysterious past, leads the society while hiding her identity as a former institute student. Five years after her disappearance, Eleanor's life becomes entangled with Damian Frost, and her best friend, Crown Prince Alistair Winterborne, as they confront love, betrayal, and the cost of rebellion
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