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Alex was just trying to escape his dead-end job and overbearing family. Then the System arrived, bringing with it magic, Rifts, and the chance for ordinary people to become extraordinary. Unfortunately for Alex, his stats start out as unimpressive as his old life. But when he gains the unique trait [Primordial Will], which only allows him to put his free points into one stat, everything changes.

Anna Buttterfield moves from her Suffolk country home to her uncle's house in London, to be introduced to society. A chance encounter with a local silk weaver, French immigrant Henri, throws her from her privileged upbringing to the darker, dangerous world of London's silk trade.

Brought to you by Penguin. An epic, gripping romantasy debut which will steal your heart and take your breath away . . . WHEN THE EMBERS OF AN ANCIENT PROPHECY ARE REIGNITED, IT UNLEASHES A STORM WHICH WILL SAVE THE REALM, OR DESTORY IT COMPLETELY. In war-torn Anwyvn, fear of maegic plagues...

A heart-wrenching and unforgettable story of two women - centuries apart - linked by the hidden secrets of a beautiful woman in a Venetian painting. Venice 1704: Anastasia is desperate to escape her controlling father and plans to marry her childhood sweetheart. But instead of the life she has always dreamed of, she finds herself trapped in Venice, the unwilling wife of a silk weaver. Anastasia seeks comfort in painting and draws strength from her talents. Despite her circumstances, two women reach out to her and give Anastasia a reason to hope....

After her mother dies in childbirth, Saina's distraught father sells her into servitude and disappears on the Silk Road. Now a young woman, she has gained favor serving the head wife in a bustling roadside inn outside the ancient trade city of Samarkand. But when a mysterious weaver arrives, bringing with him the garment her father wore the day he abandoned her, clues about her family's past begin to emerge.

Matt Dorning likes his life just the way it is. Escorting provides him with enough money to live in his favorite city New York, and he’s been doing it long enough that he knows the rules: don’t give it away when there’s always someone who'll pay for it; always leave them wanting more; and never, never lose your heart to a client.

The instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller! Discover a world where magic isn’t learned. It’s survived. A gritty and intoxicating epic fantasy romance. Rhya Fleetwood is a healer, an outcast, and like the realm itself—about to die. Or so she thought. When the ruthless Commander Scythe plucks...

1700s. Rowan Caswell leaves her village to work at the home of an English silk merchant. Very soon, she finds herself thrust into a dangerous world, where her talent for herbs and healing starts to attract unwanted attention. Mary-Louise Stephenson dreams of becoming a silk designer, a path that has remained largely forbidden to women. A length of fabric she weaves with a pattern of deadly flowers will have shocking consequences for all who dwell at the Silk House.