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a young woman finds herself repeating the pattern of her past while trapped in a horrifically abusive marriage

the very soil ripples as unseen microorganisms tunnel gossamer fingers

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Rise of the Mages (The Age of Ire, Book 1) Format:Paperback Billy and Boyd Parham areEmrael Ire is a student of war with lofty ambitions, despite being so poor his boots are more hole than leather. He and his talented younger brother Ban work hard to build themselves a better life at the Citadel, a school that specializes in both infusori Crafting and military arts. Their lives are upended when the power hungry Lord Governor of the neighboring province invades the school with the help of a sinister sect of priests devoted to the newly