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A Shadow Bright and Burning

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Henrietta can burst into flames.

Forced to reveal her power to save a friend, she's shocked when instead of being executed, she's named the first female sorcerer in hundreds of years and invited to train as one of Her Majesty's royal sorcerers.

Thrust into the glamour of Victorian London, Henrietta is declared the prophesied one, the girl who will defeat the Ancients, bloodthirsty demons terrorizing humanity. She also meets her fellow sorcerer trainees, handsome young men eager to test her power and her heart. One will challenge her. One will fight for her. One will betray her.

But Henrietta is not the chosen one.

As she plays a dangerous game of deception, she discovers that the sorcerers have their own secrets to protect. With battle looming, how much will she risk to save the city--and the one she loves?All Rights Reserved

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Heiress To The Throne

Some secrets are never meant to be uncovered. Some destinies can't be escaped. Camille thought she was just a normal high school senior-until the night everything changed. Attacked in her own home, she discovers a power buried deep within her, a power that shatters reality itself. Suddenly, she's thrust into a world she never knew existed-a world of vampyres, shifters, fae and mages. A world where she is the lost heir to the Bewitching Realm of Farlands Kingdom. Torn from her human life and placed in a kingdom on the brink of war, Camille is forced to navigate royal politics, deadly betrayals, and a power-hungry enemy who has been hunting her since birth. But she is no damsel in distress-she is the heir to the throne, and she will fight for her place. As dark forces close in, Camille must embrace her supernatural lineage, master her growing powers, and uncover the truth about her past before its too late. Because in a kingdom where power is everything, weakness means death. She never wanted the crown. But now, she will fight to keep it.