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Ongoing, First published May 23, 2016
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***The Girl Underground, Book 3***

"You know me better than anyone else," Lucy told her mother. "So you know what I am willing to do to end this. I am not running unless it is towards the end."

A year after the events on Belmoran, Lucy is now living in Grenmar, Derbyshire. She's betrothed to Fredrick Doyle, a close associate of her uncle's, and a man that knows all her secrets. Though struggling to find happiness, Lucy still yearns for her love, Ross, who has since been on the run. In Lanfore, Magistrate Donaldson continues to pose a threat to Lucy and her family name, something that Robert Quincy plans to rectify by recruiting Ross to help him execute a dangerous plan. But will Ross's arrival back in Lucy's life cause more heartbreak rather than happiness?

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THE DEVIL'S WIFE

40 parts Complete Mature

A Dark Arranged Marriage Trilogy They were enemies before they were anything else... Silvya Ashbourne is beauty, fire, and cruelty perfected - a queen in her own right, untouchable, untamed. Axel Hawthorne is power incarnate: ruthless, commanding, and utterly unrelenting. Forced into a marriage neither wanted, they enter a world of opulence and obsession... In the gilded halls of the Hawthorne estate, every glance is a challenge, every touch a weapon. Their hatred fuels their desire, and their passion is as dangerous as their ambitions. In a game of dominance and submission, betrayal and lust, who will bend? Who will break? One thing is certain: this is no fairy tale. This is love turned venomous. Obsession turned intoxicating. And for Silvya and Axel, the only thing more powerful than hate... is each other. --- • "She wears the crown. I'll make her bleed beneath it." • "To the world, she's my perfect bride. To me, she's my favorite revenge." ---

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