To Snap a Silver Stem (Crystal Bloom) by Sarah A. Parker

To Snap a Silver Stem (Crystal Bloom) by Sarah A. ParkerI want him to hurt. To bleed. I want him to snap, just like he snapped me. Once upon a time, my world was small and sheltered. Everything changed the moment I stepped over my Safety Line, barreling towards a coupling with a man I hardly know. He wants me. All of me. Dunked in a charged political pit, I must secure the ships needed to quell the spill of murderous beasts still flooding the continent. But one wrong move could spur the war Ive worked so

THE PUMPKIN SPICE CAFE AND THE CINNAMON BUN BOOK STORE

teenage Elliot and Macy grow from friends to much more—spending weekends and lazy summers together in a house outside of San Francisco devouring books

As Celaena's world shatters

But when a new envelope turns up out of the blue at her desk at the local news station

needs to hire an experienced swordsman to serve as best man for his arranged marriage

* Grumpy x Sunshine

as Eve struggles to figure out the next right step in her expanding reality

that plan has gone off without a hitch

whatever the consequences

the spotlight is brighter than she imagined

And once she meets Aiden—well

So when the opportunity arises