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While in France, immortal warlock Magnus Bane finds himself attempting to rescue the royal family from the horrors of the French Revolution - after being roped into this mess by a most attractive count. Naturally, the daring escape calls for invisible air balloons.… This standalone e-only short story illuminates the life of the enigmatic Magnus Bane, whose alluring personality populates the pages of the number-one New York Times best-selling series The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices.

When Shanti Mohapi weds the king of Njaza, her dream of becoming a queen finally comes true. But it’s nothing like she imagined. Shanti and her husband may share an immediate and powerful attraction, but her subjects see her as an outsider, and everything she was taught about being the perfect wife goes disastrously wrong. A king must rule with an iron fist, and newly crowned King Sanyu was born perfectly fitted for the gauntlet, even if he wishes he weren’t. He agrees to take a wife as is required of him, though he doesn’t expect to actually fall in love.

Falling for one man, marrying another – is that a crime? The love of my destiny reacted strongly to this quandary. He argued I was playing with fire, yet his actions demonstrated that he was unwilling to let me go. Yet, for the sake of my queenly stature, I found myself making a deal with the warlocks. What is the benefit to me? An unstoppable army capable of conquering all. The only grab? In the trade-off, they want me. I reassured my true love that my feelings for him are unwavering, and I'd resolve everything before committing to another man. I made him that promise, but I couldn't ...

Amy Spring is faithfully biding her time, waiting for the glorious day on which she will say her vows and commit her life utterly to Christ and the convent. From an orphan babe in arms, she’s been in Saint Basiliscus, and her future is set. But today, she hears terrifying news. Marry a scoundrel, or the convent and the adjoining orphanage will be destroyed.