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La légende prétend qu'il existait un monde merveilleux, un lieu magique où humains et créatures surnaturelles vivaient en paix. Un clan de puissantes sorcières aux yeux d'or y maintenait l'équilibre, jusqu'à ce qu'un mage au cœur aussi sombre que l'obsidienne le décime lors d'une nuit sanglante. L'harmonie rompue, le monde bascula dans le chaos. Le mal y règne désormais en maître, obligeant les êtres magiques à se cacher et les humains à se battre pour leur survie. Mais l'espoir revient lorsque l'Oracle prédit le retour des sorcières aux yeux d'or, car l'une d'elles a survécu au massacre. Une jeune fille prénommée Elena.

2028. Sept grandes familles de la ville de Simake établissent un projet fou : la construction d’une Haute-Ville, un second étage. Cette cité nouvellement indépendante, reléguant ses habitants les plus pauvres 200 mètres plus bas, sera nommée Menel Ara.2078. Le rêve des Sept Familles s’est réalisé. Du haut de leur prodige architectural, elles gouvernent une cité-Etat plus inégalitaire que jamais. Rien ne semble pouvoir contester leur hégémonie et celle de leur chef, Youri Komniev.Mais dans la Basse-Ville, le mécontentement et la colère se font de moins en moins sourds. À l’Est, les Martyrs, groupe terroriste ayant juré la destruction de l’oligarchie en place, ont investi l’ancien aéroport et y préparent leur prochain attentat. Tandis qu’à chaque étage se dressent les étranges temples des Putras, secte religieuse attendant patiemment l’arrivée d’un mystérieux prophète…Gaël, lui, enterre son père. Il ne sait pas encore que cet évènement va bouleverser son destin et celui de Menel Ara

"Happiness is a four letter word.I’ve never been happy before, never experienced love, until I met Nathan. He’s my happy place, and my husband.Everything should be rainbows and unicorns, but it’s not.The problem is, the past doesn’t stay buried, and ours is popping up in spades.A trial. A warning.Reciprocity is at hand.The battle for survival has begun."

"His body was sin and I was a sinner.To keep myself safe I hide in the world and let life move around me.My new partner, Nathan, isn’t safe. Far from it.The darkness coils around him, hidden by a shield created by a blinding smile. But those who live in shadows see past the façade we create.Even in darkness, there is light. A spark that ignites, then explodes.Every filthy word from his mouth, every possessive touch—I crave them, need them. Violent and passionate and everything I need to fill the void inside me, but one thing is missing.He can never love me.More than my heart is on the line, and I don’t know if I’ll survive our breach."

"Camille had only been heading to her grandma’s house because Gran couldn’t figure out her cable again, but she stumbles across the city’s notorious graffiti artist along the way. And now that she knows who the face behind the spray paint can is, she can’t seem to listen to her friends’ sage advice and follow the safe path, leaving well enough alone. She’s determined to coax Black Crimson into agreeing to an exclusive interview so she can become the famous newspaper journalist she’s always wanted to be. But in this contemporary twist to the Little Red Riding Hood fable, our red-headed heroine learns just how dangerous talking to strangers can be...to her heart. "

"Abby Davison only wants to focus on her career as a nurse, as she has no time for dating after a bad breakup over a year ago. When her mother presses her about settling down, Abby tells her a little white lie: she’s dating Mark Thornton, the handsome and gruff rancher who both frustrates and makes her heart flutter every time they meet. When Mark overhears Abby's lie, he decides to cut her a deal: to keep his silence regarding their make-believe relationship, she'll come to live with him on his ranch until his broken arm heals. Despite her wounded pride and initial trepidation, Abby can’t help but begin to fall for the guarded Thornton brother as the days pass on his ranch. The black sheep of the family, Mark makes no secret that he prefers horses over people. His brusque exterior, though, only conceals hidden depths and a wounded heart that Abby understands all too clearly. As feelings start to bloom between them, neither is sure what is real and what’s make-believe. Yet the sizzling attraction between them is anything but fake, and with every kiss and every touch, they fall harder for each other. But as their pasts begin to creep toward them, unearthing secrets both would rather keep buried, Abby and Mark must learn to trust each other—or risk losing the love both never knew they needed."