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In times of peace the three duchies prosper. Lady Rilla Wilder is about to find out just how easily that peace can shatter. 

Rilla hates being a part of the most noble family of Aererion. The attention, the scrutiny, the fact that her cousin is the world's biggest prat. Rilla longs for the simple life, the anonymity of being common born like her parents used to be. Even her seriously gorgeous, highly mysterious bodyguard Thorn comes with a price, he gets more attention than she does. 

When the fragile peace treaty between Aererion and neighbouring Ioferynn begins to fray, Rilla finds herself stuck right in the middle of it, desperately trying to hold her family together. 

Being nobility means having secrets. 
Having secrets means that at any time someone could discover them. 

With war threatening her home, her family, her friends, how far will Rilla go to protect the ones she loves?All Rights Reserved

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In the Shadows of the Night

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