Synopsis

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The day Olivia Byrne met Benjamin Cross, her day was going almost to plan... until he showed up. But it also could have gone so many different ways.

In her summer holidays between university terms, Olivia finds herself lost in the library, researching all sorts of creatures for her latest writing project. The last thing she expected was to find love amidst the shelves filled with fables, myths, and fairytales.

But lurking behind Benjamin's dreamy blue eyes lies a secret that Olivia may not be prepared for.

Jumping head first into the world of vampires, witches, fairies, and shapeshifters, Olivia finds herself in a battle to become the hero of her own story, or to succumb to her past and be, forever, vulnerable.

Will Olivia's journey through magic, love, friendship, and heartache see her story become one immortalised in fairytales?

Or will her story belong in the pages of cautionary fables?

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