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Mark Murray is the middle child of Lord Victor Murray, the Duke of Pembington. He’s always been the obedient and good son, but when his brother marries the woman he loves, he believes its time for him to step up and take control of his own life. Despite his father’s hopes of finding him a wealthy wife to prop the family’s failing fortunes, Mark instead heads out to carve his own existence, which quickly drives his destiny to its lowest point.

What if all the fairy tales are real? What if you were one of them? When Madilynn turned 17, her parents dropped a big, ancient-looking book in her lap and said to open it by herself. Madilynn almost wishes she hadn't when it reveals she is a descendant of a fairy tale, and her parents tell her it's time for her to attend Lost Time Academy. Being thrown into a world that is literally full of fairy tales, the last thing she expects is to see the four guys she grew up with.

Lord Victor Murray tries to convince himself that he’s in a good place. This is because his three children have made good choices in marriage partners, and they are so happy. The stark truth is that seeing how happy his family is reminds him of a time when he too experienced such deep love. Though he doesn’t want his children to know it, he is very lonely.

Lord George Murray is the eldest son of Lord Victor Murray, the Duke of Pembington. He deeply respects his father, but doesn’t like the idea of being forced to marry a rich socialite just to save their family estate. George wants to discover love on his own terms, but when he does, he is suddenly forced to choose between the passionate beatings of his true heart and the clamoring demands of family honor.

Mary Murray has seen her family lifted from poverty when her second brother Mark marries the lovely Amanda. She now has an attractive dowry and men begin seeking her hand in marriage, but she refuses to accept any of them. She wants what her own parents had, what her brothers George and Mark have with their own wives. True love is what she craves, and she has found the subject of her affections, but he doesn’t even spare her a single glance. 

Like in all the pretty pictures, King Town looks perfect. But underneath the cracks that a painting can never altogether hide, lies and sins rule the town, with the academy right in the middle of it. Kidnapped and forced from my latest foster home into the dangerous world of King Academy and the games they play, I find out I’m from here, and now, there is no escaping this world. I’m born to play the same games they do. 

Megan Ramsey will do anything not to marry the drunken lord selected for her - even if she must follow her parents’ plan and trick a duke into marriage. Instead of capturing the duke, she mistakenly traps the man who put her family in financial ruins. Edmund Knight will stop at nothing to take back the deed to his goldmine. When he meets the thief’s daughter, Edmund sets his mind on charming her in order to get back his treasure. Will he find the real treasure beyond his precious gold?

School teacher Audrey...is a young, innocent romantic looking for Mr. Right. A chance encounter with the charmingly charismatic Tom and the handsome and brooding Jack on the same day suddenly leaves her seemingly spoilt for choice. But then a single kiss turns a pleasing quandary into a troubling dilemma. As her feelings for the two men begin to grow, it becomes clear that one of them is not quite what they appear, and love quickly turns to obsession. Can she see the truth before it is too late?

Olive and Geoffrey are happier than ever. After moving to the countryside to bring up their three young children, they are welcomed with open arms by the friendly and helpful residents of the chocolate-box village. But beyond the veil of rhododendrons and net curtains, there is something more. Just as Olive is settling in and starting to integrate with the community, she finds out that all is not as it first seemed. As her discoveries become more and more sinister, Olive begins to fear for her own sanity...and has to make choices that will decide the fate of her family.

Nadine Roberts smiles for everyone, but beneath it, she hides a heartbreaking past that few know about. Throwing herself into her new career as wedding planner at The Duck & Goose, a property recently purchased by newlyweds Florence and Hugh, has helped distract her from her loneliness. When a teary bride suddenly cancels her upcoming wedding, Nadine looks to the two-year waiting list. Clara Blumenkrantz and Hartley Valentine. It’ll have to be a quick turnaround, but what’s the worst that can happen, right?

Her family is all that matters, too bad they may be the death of her.... Ibby’s parents gave up everything for a chance at a better life. So, after a terrible accident leaves her alone in London, Ibby works her internship at the British Museum and goes to her classes to make them proud. She hopes to one day bring her uncle, her only living relative, to the UK. Family is what matters.

Although she has no memories before the quake that destroyed the kingdom of Augury, Cypher McCall holds a steadfast hatred of the repressive Cauldian regime now ruling the country. Because her magical gifts are deemed subversive, she does her best to avoid detection. She stumbles on a silver key that she hopes will unlock her past, but first she must confront a long repressed horror at the Castle Augur ruins. Will the knowledge of Cypher's true identity tear her apart or will it empower her to restore everything she ever loved? 

After Minna's father loses his career, health, and wealth due to a rogue wizard, he forbids his daughter from studying magic. She carries on in secret, all the while plotting revenge against the man who ruined her father's life. Evan Valentine has attended a prestigious magical academy on scholarship, although he's cleverly managed to conceal the fact from everyone. He’s on the fast track to success - until he discovers he owes a debt that can never be repaid.

When talented journalist Astrid Williams is assigned to the story of a missing teen, the last thing she expects to find is love.... She's the ultimate career girl. Devoted to work, with no time for anything more than casual steamy encounters. But all that changes when the missing persons story leads her to the enigmatic Callie. Callie is a family friend of the missing girl and an invaluable lead. The attraction between the two women is immediate, all consuming. Does Callie hold the answers to the mysterious disappearance?

A calm, peaceful night for Sarah Maine and her family turns sinister as swirling tendrils of a mysterious green vapor descend over the valley. Terrified when her husband doesn’t return from work, Sarah desperately begins searching for him in the hills outside London. Instead, she discovers a lethal conspiracy.

Guardians don't get a choice between dreams and duty. When something terrible stirs...duty calls. With the help of her best friend, Jackie, and Uncle Irshad, her only remaining family, Ibby has rebuilt a normal life after the chaos of the year before when she discovered she was Inconquo - a metal-shaping, iron-slinging guardian. But a normal life is too much to ask for someone wielding the power Ibby has. When a secret society with sinister intentions returns to resurrect the original Inconquo, a bloodthirsty demi-god of mythic proportions...Ibby steps to the front lines.

In another time, in a galaxy on the far side of another universe, you can find love between the stars. Yeva Hawthorne is a bounty hunter looking to fill a bank account with 20 million credits to repay a debt. Tobias Hawk is also a bounty hunter, and he is going after money to fund a secret he has kept for over a decade.

No one goes into The Headmaster’s Cave. George Stewart is no hero, but when his friend disappears he must confront his deepest fears to rescue Dougie and finally uncover the mystery of The Headmaster’s Cave. The 100th anniversary of the disappearance of seven children and their headmaster is approaching. The knowledge that the infamous headmaster Henry Morris, George’s ancestor, may have been implicated in their disappearance has haunted his family for generations.

Penny Dreadfuls - known as "Penny Bloods" in their day - were a regular part of life in the 1800s. Here, we recreate the Victorian volumes of Lloyd's Weekly Penny Miscellany - one of the best known, longest running Penny Bloods of the mid-1800s. In each edition, you can expect to discover a mixture of standalone short stories, ongoing serialized stories, jokes, and other snippets of entertainment.