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In a fictional world of Russia and magic, a young woman is captured by an immortal god. Marya is the last koldunya, a powerful sorceress lineage that was decimated by the hatred in her land towards magic. With most of her family killed in the mage purges, she is raised by her uncle, Aloysius, away from civilisation. Aloysius is cruel and bitter, and wishes one day for Marya to deal justice to those that took away their heritage. Over the years, Marya's only friend is beautiful Vasilisa, whom she created by transforming one of the swans at the lake by her home. One summer, a prince comes riding through the woods. Siegfried is the son of Marya's enemy king, the man who ordered her, and her family, killed. When the trio strike up an unlikely friendship, their worlds begin to crumble. When Siegfried tries to find out the truth about Marya and Vasilisa, he unleashes an immortal god named Koschei, who has been imprisoned for over ten years. Koschei wants revenge on the child that humiliated him by defeating him in battle. Except, the child is no longer a child: her name is Marya Morevna, and they have more in common than he ever expected.The Spark That Ignites the Dawn is a fantasy tale using elements of Russian folklore and a retelling of Swan Lake.…

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When Elijah Graham knocks on Rosa's door, he throws her peaceful existence into turmoil. Because Rosa has just spent a year in a psychiatric hospital, hopelessly trying to rebuild her desire to live. She's not the only one in her house struggling; Daya can't come out to her strict Sikh family, even when they're trying to arrange her future for her. Kamila is desperate to become a surgeon, but nobody seems to think a Muslim girl has what it takes. And Audrey can't help the wildness in her, particularly when she meets Emilia, Elijah's beautiful but dangerous sister.For Rosa, she thought the hard part was over. She left the hospital. She survived. But as her friendship with Elijah grows, so do the challenges ahead.…

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The Bride of Death returns in the sequel to Little Saint Bride...HECATE'S CURSE IS LOOMING. Nerissa has been reunited with Nathaniel, her brother, but at a cost: Mercer has been taken captive by Hecate, her nemesis, and solving the mysteries of Nate's death has revealed a huge secret regarding the twins. SPRING HAS RETURNED FOR THEIR PRINCESS.Now, they're stuck between an old curse and a feuding court, and yet nobody seems to be making a move yet. Hecate has vanished, and Nerissa's family have yet to make contact. NERISSA AND HADRIAN MUST MAKE THE FINAL STEP.To break Hecate's curse, the two must marry and share their night together by the time the month is out.WHAT COULD GO WRONG?Until, unannounced, an envoy from Spring seeks to settle the peace between the two courts once and for all. Uncertain of whether he tells the truth, Nerissa instinctively distrusts the charming courtier, who wishes for her to take control of the Underworld throne. Meanwhile, the human kingdom is ravaged by a disease that's killing thousands of people.Alliances grow, however, in the face of an enemy far beyond anyone's realisation, and the truth that Nerissa might be the what they need to survive...A queen of sins and rebirth.…

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~ retelling of Hades and Persephone ~EVERY TEN YEARS, THE GOD OF DEATH TAKES A BRIDE.In the Kingdom of Minoa, a sacrifice of a virgin girl is given to the God of Death to try and appease the never-ending winter. She's accompanied by a male sacrifice, intended to be her guardian so that she can reach the Underworld safely. THIS TIME, SHE'S NOT A SACRIFICE. SHE'S A RECKONING.When Nerissa, a bold and willful young woman, volunteers to be the bride, she forfeits her human life. Along with her less-than-capable guard, Mercer, they make their way to the palace of the Underworld to meet her husband: the King of the Underworld, and Death himself.BUT AN ANCIENT CURSE IS BINDING THE KINGDOM...Death's bitter foe has cursed him, so that he spends his days awaiting the return of his love, Persephone, who will bring back Spring. One night with Death, and Nerissa will be granted half his power...and the ability to find her brother's killer. ...SHE HAS ONE MONTH TO OUTSMART DEATH.Despite their increasing attraction to one another, her husband insists on keeping her in the dark. Nerissa must use all of her guts and guile to do the one thing he's not used to: people outsmarting him.DEATH IS ABOUT TO HAVE THE (most problematic) TIME OF HIS LIFE.…

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~ Winner of Wattys 2015 Hidden Gem Award , The JOURNEY THAT BEGINS THE FIREBIRD CHRONICLES."You are my daughter, and you have grown up so kind and innocent and just," she said, "You are everything I could have wished for. But it is not enough. The King will take your kindness, and use it to crush you. He will trick you with your innocence and perverse justice as we know it. You will die as you are now. Do you hear me, Lumina? You must become stronger. One day you must become Queen."Lumina, a young thief, is desperate to find her best friend and sister, Reia, when she vanishes one night in the woods. Following her trail, Lumina finds herself travelling across the mysterious floating island, a kingdom within the clouds that is inhabited by angels.The kingdom has fallen to an oppressive ruler with a dark magic. Fabian, a powerful elemental lord, enrols Lumina, an eligible candidate for Queen, in the fight for the throne.Instead of finding Reia, Lumina discovers that friendship, love and adventure lurk at every corner, and a journey intended to find another is really about finding herself.Highest ranking #7 in Fantasy.Completed. Check out Book 2, Solstice!…

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The sequel to Equinox, the WATTPAD HIDDEN GEM AWARD WINNER 2015!SHE FOUND HER SISTER. BUT WHAT IS WAITING MIGHT DESTROY THEM ALL.In the Kingdom of Angelica, a tradition upholds: a new ruler must take the Sceptre of the Diamond Throne on Solstice, the day when light conquers dark. Lumina has been betrayed by her sister, but the fight isn't over. While Queen-to-be Freya Dumont awaits her coronation in her palace, Lumina and her rebels have taken shelter in the underwater district of Topaz. There, the Merqueen Sirena warns them of a greater danger, one that has been waiting for this opportunity to seize Angelica's throne and ensure light does not win.The boundaries between right and wrong, good and evil, are blurring...The final fight for the throne of Angelica is beginning.…