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Stolen from her homeland, Ahleah is taken to the auction block in Atlantis where she's bought by the powerful and clever Lord Heracles, who suspects her secret ability to control nature. With the discovery of her astonishing talents comes the unwanted attention of the evil high priest, Melasaris. Alone and frightened, Ahleah turns to the master's son for help but never knows who to trust, the master holding her captive, or the son who holds her heart. Both expect her to save Atlantis from approaching disaster.

In a land torn between magic and alchemy, Sepha is an exceptional alchemist, able to bend the rules in ways no one else can. But when a slip of the tongue lands her in prison with a mountain of straw, even she has to admit that she can't transmute straw into gold. With the threat of a death sentence hanging over her, she's forced to make a deal with a conniving magician. Sepha escapes with her life - but at a cost: she has one year to alchemically create a body for the magician, or else her firstborn child will be his.

After the death of his father, Cole and his mother move from New York City to a sleepy town in Jersey for a fresh start. There’s just one problem—Cole is shocked to learn he’s sharing a room in his new house with the ghost of seventeen-year-old Bea, who died in the 1920s and is under the curse of an ancient ring. When Cole wears the ring, he’s able to see Bea, and the two become fast friends over their shared love of music. As Cole and Bea start to develop strong feelings for each other, Cole discovers a way to undo the curse—which would mean that Bea’s spirit can finally move on.