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Before she can learn to live, she has to learn to love. Kylee's stepfather keeps her life locked down. She's not allowed to leave the house. She can't answer the phone. She's forbidden to talk to the neighbors. So of course when Price moves in next door, she makes it a point to meet him. What he shows her rocks her entire world. Suddenly, everything makes sense. And nothing does.

A secret computer file. An escaped convict. An illegal rendezvous. Two years earlier Jaci was kidnapped and her best friend murdered. Now she has the opportunity to set things right. And not just for her, but for hundreds of other girls fallen victim to s*x trafficking. Just like she was. It's a chance Jaci can't pass up. But going undercover puts Jaci's life in danger . . . and that's something her boyfriend won't allow. So she's not asking permission. But is she ready to pay the costs?

Displaced from my village, hunted by the king, and burdened by a past I can’t remember, I’ve done the only thing I could to survive: used magic to disguise myself. As Amrys, a boy with a fighter’s skill, I find refuge in King Uther’s court, hiding in the shadows—until Prince Arthur discovers me. Mistaking me for nothing more than a skilled servant, Arthur makes me his personal assassin, thrusting me into a world of secrets, bloodshed, and loyalty. By day, I bow before him, obeying his every command. By night, I carry out his orders in silence, my blade ensuring his enemies fall. But the weight of my double life grows heavier, and the disguise I thought would save me is becoming a prison I may never escape. Arthur’s trust in me is dangerous enough, but his kindness—and the moments of vulnerability he shares with me in the darkness—threaten to unravel everything. The way he looks at me when he thinks no one else sees, the way my pulse quickens when I’m near him... I know the truth. He cannot love me—not as I am. Not as he believes me to be. Meanwhile, a shadow stirs in the depths of the kingdom. My visions, once fleeting, grow sharper, warning of a beast I may have unleashed and the goblins sowing discord in its wake. Curses spread through the villages, darkness seeps into Camelot, and my part in the chaos threatens to surface. As Arthur draws closer, so does the truth about who I am—and what I’ve done. If he discovers my lies, I’ll lose not just his trust but my life. But if I keep running from the monster I’ve set loose, it won’t just destroy me—it will devour the kingdom I’ve come to love, and the man I can never truly have. **A forbidden romance, a hidden identity, and a kingdom teetering on the edge of ruin.