Oaken

Wishing to crush the Federation and Oaken. Using a surrogate, Home World has once again tried to eliminate Demetri and his family.An unprovoked attack by Ariel, results in it's utter humiliation as the Oaken aristocracy massivly retaliates and the subsiquant expulsion and blockade of anything from Home World.

On an off world planet, Demetri's parents and five other families in the small village are executed for heresy.Six year old Demetri, his four year old sister Greta and four other surviving children of the heretics under the age of ten, are sent to Home World to be educated by the Holy Church.Three years before his graduation, Dimitri discovers some ancient manuscripts in an unknown language. He shares what he finds with the other five survivors.Once they return home, they slowly begin to implement what they had found and once the rest of the colonist see the results they follow. After the Holy Church tries to forbid these practices to no success, the Holy Church moves to put down the new heresy.

Humans long ago turned their backs on magic and the Oaken were charged with keeping it alive. Moving through glittering ballrooms and elegant manor houses, they find the most powerful magicis love.A connection between soulsIt only took one look for Lord Alastair Davenport to know that Lady Cecily Sinclair was meant to be his when they met as children. Only one obstacle stood in his waytheir families were enemies.After years of scheming, he finally puts his plan into place, with Cecily as the key to ending hostilities and bringing peace to both their families. He never thought his greatest challenge would be convincing Cecily herself.A dream finally becoming realityCecily knew from the moment she met him, that there was a tie that bound them together no matter what their last names were. She kept her fascination secret, and her dreams of what could be deep within her heart until she was faced with him once again during a house party.Finding the man fascinated her just as much as the boy had, she rapidly found herself falling under his spell. But there were secrets brewing in the house and mysteries she'd been charged with solving before she could look to her heart.But when she discovers just how far Alastair will go to have her, he will need to work fast to convince her it was all because ofthe Magic of You.Light Historical Cozy Fantasy Romance with Humor, Heart, and a swirl of Magic!No/Low spice, Fade-to-Black romance

Two young souls touched by magicEverly Woodman met her Seraphin as a child when she looked across the room and saw a young boy in her bedroom mirror. Impossible as it was, they recognized kindred spirits in each other and, when they discovered Dalton could move through mirrors, spent every night together forging an unbreakable bond as they grew toward adulthood.Then one day everything changed and Everly was taken away when her family discovered the enemy interacting with their daughter. A spell was cast to hide her from him as they whisked her away, traveling the continent for years in an effort to protect her from what they saw as a threat.Seraphins Reunited at ChristmasFinally back home, they arrange to meet before Dalton takes her through mirrors to the home he's spent years creating for her. He's spent far too many lonely years desperately searching for her while carefully building a safe haven where they can live free from the Raeim. Everly is overjoyed to be with the man who's always held her heart but knows her family is worried about her.As the two of them work to bring the holiday to their home, she searches for way to make her Christmas wish come truefor the man who holds a piece of her soul and her beloved family to find peace together. It seems impossible, but in the season of miraclesanything can happen.Light, Cozy Fantasy Holiday Romance with humor, heart, and a swirl of Magic!No/Low Spice, Fade-to-Black romance