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On her twenty-first birthday, Nicki wakes in another world—one ruled by cruelty, masks, and a royal family she never knew existed. Cursed as a child, Nicki is revealed to be one of The Four, prophesied figures destined to shape the fate of the realm of Kama. Torn from her husband, her faith, and the life she loved, she must navigate a palace built on lies, oppression, and blood—while hiding the truth of who she really is. When rebels rise, secrets surface, and the man she loves is dragged into the same nightmare, Nicki faces an impossible choice.

When Derrick and his sister arrive at a restored ancient castle for a quiet getaway, they expect history, beauty… maybe a few harmless ghost stories. What they don’t expect is to be watched, followed, and marked. The Thornton family died centuries ago—but one of them never stopped killing. As disappearances mount and the walls themselves seem to breathe with malice, Derrick uncovers the truth about Jake Thornton, a murderer whose spirit survives by stealing pieces of the living. Trapped in a place where the dead lie, deceive, and hunt, the siblings must outwit a ghost who cannot be killed.

Everyone believed Joanne Swanson died thirteen years ago. She didn’t—and her return could change everything. After surviving a brutal betrayal that nearly took her life, Joanne Swanson has lived in hiding, separated from the family she never truly knew. Now, she’s come to Whitehaven under a false name, hoping to uncover the truth about her past—and the mother who disappeared long ago. But the royal court isn’t a place for secrets. As Joanne is revealed to be the king’s niece, whispers spread through the palace.

Princess Tara Colville has always lived between expectations and truth. By day, she is the heir to Zorba’s Reach—watched, controlled, and groomed to rule. By night, she is Cabaya, a masked warrior who fights for the people her kingdom has forgotten.

Janie Creaton has always lived between worlds. By day, she’s a young woman finding her place in a royal court that never truly accepted her. By night, she’s Strike, one of the legendary Mysterious Warriors sworn to protect the people of Ada’s Circle. As Janie begins to imagine a future built on honesty, love, and belonging, the secrets she’s kept for years threaten to unravel everything. Old grudges resurface. Hidden truths come to light. And the past refuses to stay buried.

Princess Rachel Colville has spent her life learning how to be perfect—quiet, obedient, and ready to sacrifice her own happiness for the crown. When she is betrothed to a prince from a distant kingdom, she knows her future is no longer her own. Her sister Tara refuses to accept that fate. Bold, outspoken, and fiercely loyal, Tara believes there is more to the world than court rules and polished smiles. She is drawn to dangerous questions, whispered legends, and the mysterious People’s Warrior known as Lunette, a masked heroine who protects the powerless when the law will not.

Prince Kaleb Donnie has been raised for one purpose: to destroy the Sorceress of Legend—the woman destined to kill his father and bring ruin to the kingdom of Waden. Loyal, disciplined, and certain of his duty, Kaleb sets out to hunt the rebel threat before prophecy can be fulfilled. But the world beyond the palace walls is not the one he was taught to believe in.

Megan Broxley has always believed destiny should be a choice, not a sentence. But when she is ripped from her family and forced into the grasp of a powerful lord obsessed with claiming her, she realizes her life has never truly been her own. Trapped, hunted, and stripped of freedom, Megan must find the courage to fight a future she never agreed to.

Jerrika Little was born into power—but never into love. Scarred by cruelty, mocked for her appearance, and dismissed by her own mother, she grows up knowing one truth above all else: beauty decides worth in Perso’s Creek, and she has none. As a Soldata trainee, Jerrika learns to wield weapons and discipline—but it is her heart that defies the kingdom most. Drawn to compassion, justice, and forbidden love, she begins to question the very system she is meant to protect.

Born into cruelty. Bound by prophecy. Fighting for the one truth she must keep hidden. Princess Dianastace has survived horrors no one was meant to endure—imprisonment, betrayal, and a mother whose hunger for power knows no mercy. But her greatest secret isn’t her past. It’s her child. Hidden from the palace and the prophecy that could destroy her, Dianastace’s daughter bears the mark foretold to change the fate of the realm. If the truth is discovered, both mother and child will be hunted—and used.

For years, Queen Filia has crushed all who dare oppose her—burning families, silencing cities, and hunting a single threat foretold by prophecy. Somewhere in the shadows lives the child destined to end her reign. Fourteen-year-old Sara Harland has already lost everything. Orphaned, trained to fight, and hidden within a rebel stronghold deep in the mountains, she struggles to reconcile her grief with the strength demanded of her.

Elaine Turner lost everything in a single night—her mother, her brother, and the boy she loved. Taken into the royal palace under the guise of protection, she instead became a prisoner, bound by a crown, a forced marriage, and years of brutal abuse. By day, Elaine is a princess in silks and smiles. By night, she is something far more dangerous—a woman with forbidden magic, trained in shadows, and clinging to the hope that her best friend Gianna will come for her.

Gianna Russell watched her father die when she was six years old—his murder bound to white fire, royal magic, and a war the world insists is over. Taken into Shadow World, she was trained alongside six other children to become something more than human… and far more lethal. Now grown, Gianna leads a daring abduction that captures the heirs of two kingdoms—including a crown prince who was never meant to be part of the plan. Lachlan Asimar is honorable, unbreakable, and far too human to be just another pawn.

Before he became a villain, he was a son. Before the world feared him, he was broken. Prince Jadon Bellanthrop was raised to heal, protect, and lead with honor—until his father killed while wielding forbidden magic and lost his soul. When Jadon defied him to save his unborn sister, the cost was everything: his mother’s life, his freedom, and his identity. Controlled by dark magic, tortured into obedience, and forced to command an army built on terror, Jadon becomes the monster the world will one day call Jadon the Sadistic. But in his dreams, he is something else entirely.