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All The Ways We Stay

She was never supposed to fall for her tutor.

Nora Carrigan has enough on her plate - raising her daughter, surviving shifts at the local pub, and finally chasing the education she gave up years ago. The last thing she needs is a distraction.

Especially not Owen. Her tutor. Gentle voice, kind eyes. And a hidden past of his own.

But when their lives unexpectedly intertwine outside of the classroom - and buried emotions resurface - Nora must choose between protecting her delicate heart, or risking everything for a love that was never meant to be simple.

This is a story about finding love and healing after trauma, as well as finding yourself.

A Spark of Earth & Flame

She ran from a gilded cage to the brutal freedom of the barracks. She didn’t expect to burn for her commander.

Seraphina Burnette traded an extravagant wardrobe for a pair of combat boots. Hiding her noble title and suppressing her volatile Fire magic, she enlists as a common recruit, desperate to find who she is outside her family’s shadow.

Her obstacle? Commander Braxton Thorne.

An Earth elemental raised in the slums, Braxton has zero patience for weakness and a deep-seated hatred for the nobility. Seeing his newest recruit’s struggles, he singles her out for punishing private training. But as they clash in the sparring ring, their mutual animosity ignites a dangerous attraction that threatens to consume them both.

When a high-stakes mission forces them to swap leathers for formal wear, Seraphina’s past threatens to catch up with her. Now, she must decide: reveal her true name and risk losing the only man who has ever really seen her, or keep running and let the world burn.