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At 44, Cynthia Smart is exactly where she wants to be. Almost. In a couple of years, she'll be the CEO of the company she's spent most of her adult life working in. For now, though, she's still busy shimmying up the greasy pole of corporate business. She's single, carefree, and independent, and nothing can stop her getting what she wants and deserves. Until she discovers she's pregnant.

When she's recruited onto a magical task force, can Amethyst survive another encounter with dragons or will it end in ice and blood? Amethyst is a half-dwarf jeweler and weaponsmith who wants to run her shop in a popular Cardiff arcade, even if there is now a dragon circling the city. When she's co-opted to visit the mysterious Stonehenge, things take a turn for the worse. Cultists, dragons and a sexy elf - things are getting complicated. If you like mystery, magic and dragons in a modern setting, you should listen to this!

Princess Marya Sova has always been the born leader of her siblings, but when her father dies, her brother must take the crown. Marya knows she is better suited to the job, but as a woman, that is not an option. She will settle for serving as his advisor if it means helping her kingdom. But suddenly her brother is insisting she help secure them a political alliance by marrying into another kingdom. Is marriage really the only way a princess can help her kingdom?

Amethyst is a half-dwarf jeweler and weaponsmith who just wants to improve sales in her shop in a popular Cardiff arcade. When her best friend gets kidnapped, she's dragged into a world of cults and dragons. Not to mention hate at first sight with a sexy elf.

Forced to work toward an impossible goal to satisfy the dreams of a madman, Amethyst must come to terms with the truth of her past and the uncertainty of her present if she’s to have any hope of a future. As her communion with the aether grows ever stronger, her physical strength drains away to almost nothing.

Lord Richard Summerville thinks Bethany will make him a good wife. He wants someone who will agree to follow his Catholic faith and give him an heir. She is willing to set aside her own beliefs for what he offers, but she has no idea how hard it will be to support her Catholic husband when Mary becomes Queen and her family are persecuted.

Violet Maker is dead. Benjamin Maker is missing. Amethyst Forester is the prime suspect in a murder case. With no choice but to exonerate herself, Amethyst seeks the truth of Violet’s death, but gets caught up in the mystery of giant vortices appearing in the London skies and terrifying the population. Can she stop the devastation of the vortices? And if she can, must she pay the ultimate price?

When their secrets are threatened in London, the Makers leave the country. Inspector Jenson heads out, too, hunting dangerous traitors. Feeling alone, Amethyst falls in with an American team developing a new aetheric engine. When their success draws interest from a private investor to test the engine’s capabilities on Pendine Sands, a trip to Wales is called for. When the elements of her life come crashing back together, it’s not just Amethyst who’s in danger. In a high-stakes game of engines and intrigue, some people will try to change history forever.

A country house retreat with friends like Benjamin Maker should be exactly the relaxation Amethyst Forester needs. But this country house comes with unbearable snobbery and a missing person. Needing support, Amethyst calls Inspector Jenson to come and investigate. As jealousies and hatred threaten both Maker and Amethyst, Jenson becomes their greatest ally. Amethyst’s inventions are increasing her fortunes, both good and bad, making her a target. Already off-kilter after an unexpected proposal, Amethyst finds something she believed lost forever.

Amethyst Forester is a scientist, not a lady. Benjamin Maker is a lord, trapped in a loveless marriage. The only thing they have in common is Professor Richards - a genius Aetheric scientist. When Richards is found dead, Amethyst and Benjamin are put in an impossible situation. They jointly inherit his house, its contents, and the mystery of his murder. Could the Professor have been killed for one of his experiments? And if so, what if someone’s still looking for it?

FROM HAN KANG, WINNER OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE “[Han Kang writes in] intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”—from the Nobel Prize citation The internationally bestselling author of The Vegetarian presents a “rare and...

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