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Our next life together, maybe we’ll be farmers. Maybe we’ll be pirates, or bandits. In our next life, we won’t be royalty. We won’t be born and raised in a castle with all its chains. In the next life, we’ll be normal people... We’ll wait for each other there. No matter how long it takes for us to cross paths, we’ll wait for each other. I’ll find you, or you’ll find me, and we can live our lives through to the bittersweet end, holding each other close, under the roof of a small cottage, somewhere we don’t even know exists right now.

A serial killer is plaguing the once utopic Kingdom of Isle, and the Queen is being berated by her citizens for not doing anything about rising body count. Makenna isn’t allowing her daughter to remain sidelined through these trying times. She’s showing her, first-hand, what it takes to be a leader people could count on, whether Isla is ready for it or not. This responsibility will solely rest on her shoulders one day, whether she likes it or not.

Harper Emery has always lived in the shadow of her best friend, Sidney Westwood. While Sidney’s outgoing and charming personality draws people towards her, Harper prefers spending time alone, often hidden behind a sketch pad or sewing machine, dreaming of a future as a fashion designer. Despite their differences, the two are often inseparable, bonded by their love for nature and an unspoken connection that runs deep between them.

Toni has always had nightmares about fire, and she also has burn scars but no idea how she got them. So when fire destroys the orphanage she has grown up in, she is ready to make her way to Toronto, where she hopes to discover the truth about the mother she believes hurt and then abandoned her. Toronto proves to be both daunting and exciting for Toni, whose charm and innocence attract attention—not always positive—wherever she goes.