The Gothic atmosphere includes echoing, candlelit halls a secret passage and explosive secrets. In an alternate world seemingly set in the late 1800s, electric lights are new and people travel by horse and carriage. Wren’s magic relies largely on her deep scientific knowledge of human anatomy, and she discovers that, despite what she’s been told, her empathy and compassion are not weaknesses. But something is definitely off about Lowry Wren keeps hearing strange noises and she and her (dangerous) new patient share a searing attraction. If Wren heals Henry, his favorite servant, of a mystery illness that has ravaged his staff, Lowry will attempt to broker an alliance between neutral Cernos and hostile Vesria and Danu, restoring Wren’s standing with her aunt, Danu’s Queen Isabel, and Una, Wren’s commanding officer and the woman she loves. After an impulsive action lands Wren in hot water, she answers a summons to Lord Alistair Lowry’s vast estate in the snowy mountains of Cernos. Magic is a recessive trait passed down through families, and Wren Southerland’s magic can knit together sinew and bone and return life to the mortally wounded, a vital talent as a lieutenant in the Queen’s Guard. especially with the help of some fellow queens.A healer who wields powerful magic hopes to solve a terrible mystery and save her country. Waylon will need to learn that the best plan for tomorrow is living for today. Along the way, Waylon discovers that there is a lot more to running for prom court than campaign posters and plastic crowns, especially when he has to spend so much time with the very cute and infuriating prom king nominee Tucker Watson. Waylon and Hannah decide there’s only one thing to do: run-and leave high school with a bang. Clem’s girlfriend, Hannah Perez, also receives a joke nomination for prom king. As a result, Waylon is nominated for prom queen as a joke. What he doesn’t count on is the tape accidentally getting shared with the entire school. So when Clementine deviates from their master plan right after Waylon gets dumped, he throws caution to the wind and creates an audition tape for his favorite TV drag show, Fiercest of Them All. His plan is to bide his time until he can graduate, move to Austin with his twin sister, Clementine, and finally go Full Waylon, so that he can live his Julie-the-hills-are-alive-with-the-sound-of-music-Andrews truth. Waylon Russell Brewer is a fat, openly gay boy stuck in the small West Texas town of Clover City.

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