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A resentful husband. A miserable wife. How can their marriage survive when “for better, for worse” becomes worse...and worse...and worse? Elizabeth Bennet does not want to marry Fitzwilliam Darcy. He's rude, arrogant, and selfish. But her father's illness changes everything: If she holds out for love, her family may be destitute. Hoping Mr. Darcy's friends are right - that he is truly a better man than she knows - she accepts him. Afterward she begins to glimpse the generous, affectionate man she'd heard about. Until he learns what she really thinks of him.

It’s 2003, Tony Blair is still prime minister, and a shy loner from east London, Amber Campbell, joins the prison service searching for purpose. Behind the walls of the women’s prison, Amber is determined to prove that she has what it takes to become a tornado officer. She makes a pact with two close friends to support each other no matter what. However, the three Black women struggle when they experience discrimination and disappointment at every turn.

After surviving a horrendous injury, 22-year-old wizard Leyna finds her dream of a glorious career in ruins—until she receives an offer to join the Royal Guard. But Leyna’s dream soon turns into a nightmare when tragic news arrives of an attack on the king and his court during their travels.

War is brewing between England and France. Impressed into the Royal Navy, Lieutenant Merrick, against all odds, advanced through the ranks to become an officer, but he is not a gentleman. A man with a tainted past from a traitorous family, cast down by King George—a stain no man can remove. Merrick’s thrust into the role of captain, when the HMS Boudica is attacked by pirates off the coast of Nova Scotia. On a captured enemy vessel, he discovers a king’s ransom in treasure and a woman chained in the hold from a passenger ship that mysteriously disappeared at sea.

UK-born Carolyn was craving escape when she met Raymond, a boy from Hong Kong, who offered the chance of a new, exciting life. They moved their family to Hong Kong in 1994, and Raymond embarked on a career in investment banking while Carolyn looked after their three children, but as the years passed, they drifted apart and she became depressed. After her father died in 2000, Raymond suggested the family buy a yacht, and Carolyn believed a new hobby would help heal their relationship. Little did she realize that sailing and a shipwreck would ultimately drive them apart forever.

In this wide-ranging collection our authors look at every facet and detail of theatre life. From the worries and lives of the actors to what can happen when a theatre is the prime location on which the story depends, be it comedy, theft, the bizarre and even murder.

Miss Marianne Twisden knows her best chance at a safe and happy life is to marry a kind man and leave her violent father behind. When her father signs papers betrothing her to Lord Cockell - a cruel and even more violent blackguard - Marianne is desperate for a way out. Her new fiancé gives her one: If Marianne discredits Lord Sheldon Lockhart, England’s newest barrister, Cockell will release her from the marriage contract.

Darkness has fallen upon the golden kingdom of Bravoure. Once the beacon of an alliance uniting four races, Bravoure is now under the oppression of an elven prince from beneath the surface. Not even the prophecy, the one that foretold his demise in the holy fires of the Dragonborn, was able to stop him. Ahna, a runaway mage, rises above the decades of grief and returns to the fight, joining the united soldiers of the Resistance. Despite her origins, she is accepted by these brave heroes who will never let their differences stand in the way of freedom.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that two conniving minds are better than one. Lady Venetia Lockhart has one goal: prove to her family that her fragile health will not keep her from next year’s London Season. But between her inattentive family who only seems to notice her when she’s ill, and the advances of an unwanted suitor, Venetia finds herself struggling just to make it through autumn’s relaxed social diversions. How will she ever manage in London?

Felix Lockhart is tired of balls, tired of musicales, and most especially tired of society only seeing him as the heir apparent to a powerful seat in Lords. Then, one evening he meets the witty Jocelyn Hunt — perhaps the only young lady in London who isn’t impressed with him. Jocelyn Hunt will never hold a seat in the House of Commons herself, but she is no less an ardent supporter. When she meets the brooding Felix Lockhart, she is determined he understand that the House of Lords simply cannot continue to ignore the changing times.

Quintin Lockhart has been in love with Esther since they were children. After an extended trip to India, she’s finally back on English soil. But it becomes painfully obvious after their first meeting that Esther isn’t ready to fall into his waiting arms. Esther Collingwood’s trip abroad was not at all the lovely adventure she’d been hoping for. Backed into a corner one fateful night, Esther saved herself the only way she could, sacrificing another woman’s happiness in the process.

Lady Cassandra Lockhart is determined to stop anyone that might taint the night her brother announces his engagement - not gossipy ladies nor backhanded peers. When she sees a gentleman slip from the ballroom, Cassandra assumes the worst; he is off to rendezvous with a young lady. Lord Nigel Southcott is nervous about meeting his informant. They’ve never met at a ball before. Why now? Still, at the predestined hour, he slips from the ballroom and into the trees and shadows that line the Lockhart estate. Only too late...

So much so that everything seems to be franchised out to cyberspace. Case in point being dating and the pursuit of "love". Dating sites are here to stay, as we have become busier and time is at a premium. However, it has its pitfalls. The potential to deceive and be deceived is all too real. How can you vouch for the veracity of the information put forth by anybody? It's a minefield that many are precariously treading. A measure of faith is required.

As subjective individual beings, we strive to understand our place within the objective universe. The historical narrative of mankind reveals the rigidness of individual bias. By understanding the journey of ourselves, in mass, we begin to fully appreciate the confines of our own existence. To such a degree that our ancient ancestors began to unveil the quantifiable qualities of nature's most fundamental nature - revelations that operate by the rationale of introspection.