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Elaine wanted nothing more than to escape her life as a fisherman's daughter. After her mother's death, Elaine was forced into the role as a surrogate mother for her younger sister Lou and the primary caretaker of her family's farm while her father and brothers are out at sea. Just as Elaine begins to believe nothing will free her from her mundane life, a stranger offers Elaine a chance to help her sister and to embark on an adventure of a lifetime. The catch? Elaine must travel into the Lifting, a forest with rumored magic and mythical beasts, where many have dared to enter but failed to return. It's not long after they enter that Elaine's sister mysteriously disappears, and now Elaine must find a way to bring her back without getting herself killed in the process. Elaine soon learns that the Lifting is much more than it seems, and the deeper she travels into the forest, her life is not the only thing at stake.…

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Set in an alternate future where the government rules over all and those who don't follow the status quo are sent to a prison called the Camp to work hard labor, rumors of rebellion are quickly taking root. These rebels have tried to overthrow the Citadels before, however, and they are not the heroes the Citadel citizens wish them to be. Nor has lived in a Citadel orphanage for thirteen years after she was separated from her family during the last rebellion against the government. Though the rebels may have failed all those years ago, they have suddenly returned with increasing numbers and support. Nor doesn't believe that the rebel's agenda is to liberate the people, but something far more sinister. Her suspicions are soon confirmed, and she is forced to flee for her life. On the run from the quickly approaching rebel army, Nor begins to search for the family that she lost long ago. Her journey will lead her into unexpected dangers, and even to an unexpected love.Not everything is as it seems, and soon the strange events that are slowly untangling within Nor's world will make her question her very reality.…