In a politically volatile kingdom, Noah is tasked with finding the catalyst, a magical artifact rumored to greatly enhance the potential of the wielder. Joining his efforts are his childhood best friend and an illegitimate prince doing the queen's bidding in exchange for his lover's freedom. It soon becomes clear that many different parties are after the catalyst, though no one seems to know who started this chase or why. In order to survive and save the people he cares about, Noah will have to leave behind everything he thought he knew about magic and adapt to a new reality of unlikely alliances and painful betrayals, high-stakes power struggles, and vengeful entities.

Six years after her abusive husband's life-scarring offense, Sky Cordero becomes the MPD's first female chief, ever repressing her bleeding heart. Yet, towards her elite entourage she appears outwardly dauntless. Sky is after the most wanted criminal in Chicago; her foster brother. Years after both escaping a sadistic orphanage-project, "El Noblesse", Sky and her brother lead contrasting lives; Police vs Criminal. However, Fifteen-year-old Malachi, Sky's only son struggles to keep up with his mother's high policing standards. Escaped convict, Hunter, would use anything against Sky, especially her 11-year-abusive-marriage to make her turn sides, but Sky must choose whether to pursue the political interests of destroying Hunter, or exposing the government-buried adgenda involving their heinous foster home treatment... WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY LOOK AWAY...?

#1Nonfiction: Will Ceci be seduced by ax crimes, buried girls & mushy poems? Will she go down an entirely prudent and reasonable path or fall head-over-ass into a forbidden affair? Everything is real. Everything is true. The Authors: Ceci is a peach from Detroit, who directs documentaries, runs a video production house, and records and tours internationally as a drummer. Jack is a Colorado trial lawyer, who has appeared on Stephen Colbert, CBS 60 Minutes, ABC, NBC, FOX, Court TV, and media around the world. A Wattpad-Mysty interview of Ceci and Jack appears at the end of Part One. #1Nonfiction, #1True Crime, #1Non-fiction Spotlight, #1Criminal Law, #1True Story, and #1Memoir. 1st Place in Non-fiction, Rose Awards. A Wattpad Spotlight Featured Book, 2018-25. Gems of Wattpad, 2020-2025. Part One and Two are complete. Part Three is forthcoming. We receive a lot of requests, and if you read and vote for us, we will try our best to read and vote for you. We love comments!! Names, gender, dates, and locations have been changed to protect the innocent, the guilty, and to avoid as many lawsuits as possible. All photographs are owned by the authors or used with permission. Cover Photo by Rauchenberger, available royalty free on Pixabay. Copyright 2016, 2024.