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  1. Public Bookmark 29

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    Violet Sorrengail didn't want to drop out of Juilliard and join a rock band. She doesn't want to go on tour with The Marked Ones. And she definitely doesn't want to spend two months on the road with Xaden Riorson.

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    12 Jan 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 21

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    Violet’s life is quiet, safe, and painfully unseen. With a soft voice and neutral opinions, she conforms to a world of beige. Struggling with her own feelings, she fights to carry the Sorrengail name in her own way. Raised in a world that sought to protect rather than prepare her, Violet was never hardened by cruelty or sharpened by survival. But when her path takes a drastic turn, she is thrust into a future that will test not only her strength, but her sense of self.

    Xaden was seventeen when Tyrrendor claimed its independence. Raised by his father in a world where war was always looming, he was shaped to lead and trained to fight. Determined to become the next leader, he carries the Riorson name with pride and honor. Where Violet was sheltered, Xaden was hardened—not by exile or loss, but by responsibility placed too heavily on young shoulders. He learned that love is a liability, control is survival, and hesitation costs lives. But when faith disrupts the life he’s built, the greatest threat to his control may not be war.

    Two lives shaped by opposite forces. One forged by war. One sheltered from it. And yet—both must learn that who they were raised to be may not be who they are meant to become.

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    01 Jan 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 33

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    When something happens to the original planner of Aretia's annual Christmas Eve Ball (which is also being used to formally announce the new duke), said new duke Xaden Riorson has to scramble to find a replacement.

    Halden Tauri doesn't want his girlfriend, event planner Violet Sorrengail, to work in general ... much less take on some last minute gig in Aretia. But Violet loves her job and chooses to go as a favor to her boss, completely unaware of the magic waiting for her in the Christmas Capital of Amaralys ...

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  4. Public Bookmark 28

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    What does one do when you begrudgingly agree to spend Christmas with your mom and her new fiancée you haven’t met in his storybook hometown, and you show up to discover that he is the father of the man you could never forget? What comes next when you’re face to face with the guy whose heart you broke? The one who shattered yours? And you’re about to be step-siblings??

    No really. What do you do? Asking for a friend…

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    Violet travels to Aretia for Christmas to meet Fen, her future step-father, only the marriage brings more than she bargained for. Including a new step-brother who she once thought was the love of her life.

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  5. Public Bookmark *

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    Five years ago, Violet had an incredible one night stand. Now, the last thing she's expecting is for her daughter's unknown father to walk through the door of her new bookshop.

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