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The world has been divided into many different lands where the rich and poor live. In addition to that, several people have been granted with powers to control the elements. Rukia Benton is one of those people. Given the gift to control fire, she does her best to keep it a secret from the world. Living up in the rich hills of Calensa, she has been protected by her family from all the dangers lying below. However, it leaves her lonely and desperate for someone to talk to.

There was once a time where demons and Grim Reapers lived with humans. They kept their identity a secret from most and tried to keep balance between their two worlds. Everything was going well and both sides were able to live in peace. Hiding from the human world was Tartarus Sanctum, a place where Apprentices to the Grim Reaper could live and learn their craft of reaping souls. In addition, four Apprentices were chosen to keep balance in the Upper World and the Underworld.

In the kingdom of Themasa, 16-year old Alice lives as a baker with a secret very few know about - she has the ability to make flowers and leaves sprout out of living things with her bare touch. Over in the castle, 17-year old Princess Lavinia is locked away by her family because of her curse, the ability to turn living creatures into ashes with her bare touch. The two of them meet and realize that they both want to get rid of their abilities.

The Project 99 experiments continue to find answers about themselves as they dig deeper into their past. Who are they? What are they supposed to be? As they keep searching, they find their chimera. She was where they were all created from. Does she have the answers they are looking for? And what else does Project 99 have in store for them?

When a bike club president's sister goes missing during a meeting, he goes straight to Portman's Creamery for help when he hears their name. The girls take on the case without telling anyone else. They dig deep into the case and realize that it may be a bit more complicated than expected. What appears to be a kidnapping may be about a runaway. It may also be about star-crossed lovers. The case leaves them with very little clues to work with. It also doesn't help that Stacey is starting to fall for her own client.

The Grand Prix Figure Skating competition is rolling around and Rachna Sengupta is ready to take the world by storm. She has found her love of figure skating again as well as a love in her idol, Jenny Nguyen. Together, the two of them plan to dominate when the finals roll around in Japan. It is time for Rachna's return to this world. However, there are still many obstacles in their way. For starters, they won't get to compete together in their first two sanctioned competitions.

Rachna Sengupta always knew that she wanted to be a figure skater. Ever since she laid her eyes on Jenny Nguyen, she fell in love with the sport. She knew she wanted to be just like Jenny one day. She was well on her way too, getting better with her skills and ready to take on the world. However, it all came crashing down when an injury took her out of competition. Broken up by that, she takes the year off from the rink and begins to contemplate retirement.

Hank Quinn hasn't been a professor for very long. At only 26, he is one of the youngest members to be a chemistry professor. However, he is bright and well-loved and his students usually do well in his classes. Things change a great deal for Hank when he meets Elizabeth Wilkes. Lizzie is bright but she refuses to try in his classes. She is headed for failure unless he does something. That is when he offers to tutor her one-on-one in hopes that her grades come up.

The Keeper of Fate series continues as our heroes make their way through different towns. Along the way, they make more friends to join their fight. They become fugitives in the land and are trying to stay one step ahead. However, evil is not too far behind and they end finding themselves racing to evade the enemy and keep their world safe. The only thing that can help them is one of the keys from the Keepers of Fate, the Summer Key. Will they be able to survive and find the summer key before it's too late?

Ria Martinez has found a decent job within a lingerie store called Lilacs and Vanilla. The hours are great, the customers aren't a pain, her coworkers are fun, and the atmosphere is nice. She also has her eyes on her boss, Susannah Halprin. She's intrigued by Susannah's mysterious behavior and wants to know her. However, Susannah keeps her distance which makes Ria more and more interested.

When a well-known and loved doctor is found shot inside his own office, the women of Portman's Creamery are called in. No sign of struggle, no sign of a break in. It is as if the killer walked in, committed the crime, and walked right out. No clues are found at the site. Upon investigating, they realize the doctor isn't the only who has been killed in such a manner. It has been going on for a while. There is a big secret that he's been keeping and the ladies have to hurry before the killer strikes again.

Things changed one night. Crystal Garrison was heading home when she witness jump off a building and was confronted by a strange woman who told her one thing; everything is a lie. The same woman also confronted Doug Ruskin, Pam Turner, Ren Abernathy, Nikhil Sampath, Jackie Vargas, Ashton Blackwell, and Misty Zeng. Shortly after the first suicide, another man commits suicide in an arena yelling the same thing; everything is a lie. She told them all to come together and find out the truth behind their lives.

Months ago, billionaire Nate Porter lost his home and the love of his life in a fire. Certain that it had been no accident, he finds himself making a deal with an unlikely ally; a demon who demands one thing out of him. She wants to know what love is, and she will help him find out who ruined his life. Hanna Townsend opts to come along on the Porter family vacation to Puerto Rico. It's her first time leaving the home ever since she made the contract with Nate Porter. Things start out fine, until the two get into the bedroom.

Ruled by the Empire, the world is filled with people, prosperity, and magic. For years, all three things have learned to exist with one another. Peace was in the world and everything was good. No one ever expected a change and they trusted their emperor.

Lily Ballentyne hasn't had it easy for the last few days. She's unlucky in love and struggling to get through her days. At the urging of her boss, she goes on vacation in hopes that some things will change. However, she spends most of her time watching couples walking up and down the shoreline. Day after day she dreams that she will find the perfect person in this paradise.

Meet the girls of Portman's Creameries as they tackle one of their biggest cases. Join Irene, Chrissie, Pippa, Becca, Mary Beth, Stacey and Winky as they step into the Black Paradise Circus and the strange mystery ahead. After one of the kidnapped children is found gruesomely murdered, the stakes go up and everyone realizes they are running short on time. Irene refuses to come out of her room as she deals with demons from her past. Secrets are dug up from the circus grounds which makes the girls realize how close they are to the circus itself.

When young people suddenly start showing up dead in Sugar Mountain Park, it appears that these are hunting accidents gone wrong. The gang travels to the park to find out just what is happening. As they dig deeper into the woods, they begin to discover a dark secret. This is one secret that the town would rather keep to themselves. What is really going on in Sugar Mountain Park? Will the ladies be able to solve the case before they end up the next targets?

Weeks after their leader, Dante Gallati, was found dead and threatening notes were sent, the Gallati Family Circus is now being relocated to Las Vegas for the time being. There, the police feel they will be safe. The group heads over there and think that they are going to be fine. All the while, they contemplate who would have hated Dante enough to kill him. The list is long and they learn that Dante had many problems in the past. Those problems may have led to his murder.

So what happens when a demon slayer makes a deal with a demon? That is what happens when the demon slaying group, DS461, finds themselves at the mercy of four demons. Even more, they are okay with making a deal with them. The problem is they don't know what kind of demons they've made their deal with. They don't know just what kind of adventure they are going to put themselves through. Above all, they have no idea just how close they are going to get to their enemies.

Dante Gallati was a man who ran his circus with an iron-fist and showed a soft side to a select few. He had his secrets that no one knew about and he could change his mind in a matter of seconds. One night, he changed the theme of his circus right in the middle of a tour. He promised that it would be the show that everyone would remember. After that, he told them good night and said that he would talk more about Cirque Macabre. That was the last time anyone saw him alive.