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Claim your free introductory file below.<\/p>\n <div class=\"cta-group\">\n <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/qr.fictionby.com\/drayton\" target=\"_blank\">Get Free Prequel (QR \/ PDF)<\/a>\n <a class=\"btn secondary\" href=\"#series1\">Explore Series<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/header>\n\n \n <section class=\"about-author\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"author-grid\">\n <div class=\"author-text\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Meet the Author<\/span>\n <h2>T.H. Drayton<\/h2>\n <p>T.H. Drayton writes tight, unrelenting suspense and gritty crime fiction that explores the dark corners of human psychology, systemic corruption, and the relentless pursuit of truth. Every investigation is built to keep you guessing until the final page.<\/p>\n <p>When not mapping out criminal conspiracies or untangling psychological profiles, Drayton can be found researching forensic case studies or walking coastal trails.<\/p>\n <div class=\"social-links\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook Profile \u2192<\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon Author Page \u2192<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"author-photo-box\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/T.H.-Drayton.png\" alt=\"T.H. Drayton\">\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"series-section\" id=\"series1\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Series One \u2022 Psychological Thriller<\/span>\n <h2>1. The Blackstone Files<\/h2>\n <p class=\"series-desc\">A taut psychological thriller series following forensic psychologist Mara Ellison as she consults on cases that blur the line between victim and villain. Each book uncovers a new seemingly isolated crime\u2014missing persons, staged accidents, false confessions\u2014but beneath the surface lies a larger pattern of manipulation, memory distortion, and hidden trauma. As Mara digs deeper, she begins to suspect the killer is choosing targets connected by a secret she has spent years trying to bury, turning every investigation into a battle between truth, guilt, and survival.<\/p>\n \n <div class=\"showcase-container\">\n \n\t\t<div id=\"gs_book_area_6\" class=\"wrap gs_bookshowcase_area view_type_grid gs-book--img-efect_none gs-book--img-hover-efect_none style-01\" data-gsb-shortcode-id=\"6\" data-slider-settings='[]' data-options='\"\"'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gs-containeer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gs-roow clearfix gs_bookshowcase\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"gs-col-lg-4 gs-col-md-6 gs-col-sm-12 gs-col-xs-12\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-bookshowcase\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-cover-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/books\/curious-minds\/\"><div class=\"gsbooks--book-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-2-668x1024.jpg\" class=\"gs_book--image skip-lazy\" alt=\"Curious Minds\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-2-668x1024.jpg 668w, https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-2-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-2-600x920.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-2.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-book-info-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/books\/curious-minds\/\">Curious Minds<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The book is well-paced and engaging, with a plot that keeps readers invested in the characters fates...<a href=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/books\/curious-minds\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-book-info\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"gs-col-lg-4 gs-col-md-6 gs-col-sm-12 gs-col-xs-12\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-bookshowcase\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-cover-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/books\/genesis-awakens\/\"><div class=\"gsbooks--book-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-3-668x1024.jpg\" class=\"gs_book--image skip-lazy\" alt=\"Genesis Awakens\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-3-668x1024.jpg 668w, https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-3-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-3-600x920.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-3.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-book-info-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/books\/genesis-awakens\/\">Genesis Awakens<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Haunted by grief and consumed by illness, the determined young woman unravels a series of cryptic cl...<a href=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/books\/genesis-awakens\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-book-info\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"gs-col-lg-4 gs-col-md-6 gs-col-sm-12 gs-col-xs-12\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-bookshowcase\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-cover-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/books\/legacy-of-hunger\/\"><div class=\"gsbooks--book-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-4-668x1024.jpg\" class=\"gs_book--image skip-lazy\" alt=\"Legacy of Hunger\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-4-668x1024.jpg 668w, 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When the magical secrets of The Emerald Isle beckon, can she discover he...<a href=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/books\/legacy-of-hunger\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-book-info\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style>#gs_book_area_6 .gsb-book-info p{--gsb-info-font-size:17}#gs_book_area_6 .gsb-desc p{text-align:left}<\/style>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"series-section\" id=\"series2\" style=\"background: var(--linen-soft);\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Series Two \u2022 Police Procedural<\/span>\n <h2>2. Harbor Unit 7<\/h2>\n <p class=\"series-desc\">A gritty police procedural \/ crime series centered on Detectives Jonah Reed and Lila Navarro, two partners in a coastal city\u2019s homicide division where corruption runs as deep as the docks. Each novel tracks a new investigation\u2014from gang executions to domestic murders and high-profile kidnappings\u2014while also building an overarching arc about a long-running conspiracy inside the department. Balancing methodical detective work, tense interrogations, and personal stakes, the series combines relentless pacing with the slow unraveling of a city that may be protecting its worst secrets.<\/p>\n \n <div class=\"showcase-container\">\n \n \n\t\t<div id=\"gs_book_area_6\" class=\"wrap gs_bookshowcase_area view_type_grid gs-book--img-efect_none gs-book--img-hover-efect_none style-01\" data-gsb-shortcode-id=\"6\" data-slider-settings='[]' data-options='\"\"'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gs-containeer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gs-roow clearfix gs_bookshowcase\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"gs-col-lg-4 gs-col-md-6 gs-col-sm-12 gs-col-xs-12\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-bookshowcase\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-cover-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/books\/curious-minds\/\"><div class=\"gsbooks--book-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-2-668x1024.jpg\" class=\"gs_book--image skip-lazy\" alt=\"Curious Minds\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-2-668x1024.jpg 668w, https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-2-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-2-600x920.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-2.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-book-info-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/books\/curious-minds\/\">Curious Minds<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Claim your free introductory file below.<\/p>\n <div class=\"cta-group\">\n <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/qr.fictionby.com\/drayton\" target=\"_blank\">Get Free Prequel (QR \/ PDF)<\/a>\n <a class=\"btn secondary\" href=\"#series1\">Explore Series<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/header>\n\n \n <section class=\"about-author\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"author-grid\">\n <div class=\"author-text\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Meet the Author<\/span>\n <h2>T.H. Drayton<\/h2>\n <p>T.H. Drayton writes tight, unrelenting suspense and gritty crime fiction that explores the dark corners of human psychology, systemic corruption, and the relentless pursuit of truth. Every investigation is built to keep you guessing until the final page.<\/p>\n <p>When not mapping out criminal conspiracies or untangling psychological profiles, Drayton can be found researching forensic case studies or walking coastal trails.<\/p>\n <div class=\"social-links\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook Profile \u2192<\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon Author Page \u2192<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"author-photo-box\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/T.H.-Drayton.png\" alt=\"T.H. Drayton\">\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"series-section\" id=\"series1\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Series One \u2022 Psychological Thriller<\/span>\n <h2>1. The Blackstone Files<\/h2>\n <p class=\"series-desc\">A taut psychological thriller series following forensic psychologist Mara Ellison as she consults on cases that blur the line between victim and villain. Each book uncovers a new seemingly isolated crime\u2014missing persons, staged accidents, false confessions\u2014but beneath the surface lies a larger pattern of manipulation, memory distortion, and hidden trauma. As Mara digs deeper, she begins to suspect the killer is choosing targets connected by a secret she has spent years trying to bury, turning every investigation into a battle between truth, guilt, and survival.<\/p>\n \n <div class=\"showcase-container\">\n \n\t\t<div id=\"gs_book_area_6\" class=\"wrap gs_bookshowcase_area view_type_grid gs-book--img-efect_none gs-book--img-hover-efect_none style-01\" data-gsb-shortcode-id=\"6\" data-slider-settings='[]' data-options='\"\"'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gs-containeer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gs-roow clearfix gs_bookshowcase\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"gs-col-lg-4 gs-col-md-6 gs-col-sm-12 gs-col-xs-12\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-bookshowcase\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-cover-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/books\/curious-minds\/\"><div class=\"gsbooks--book-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-2-668x1024.jpg\" class=\"gs_book--image skip-lazy\" alt=\"Curious Minds\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-2-668x1024.jpg 668w, https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-2-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-2-600x920.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-2.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-book-info-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/books\/curious-minds\/\">Curious Minds<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The book is well-paced and engaging, with a plot that keeps readers invested in the characters fates...<a href=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/books\/curious-minds\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-book-info\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"gs-col-lg-4 gs-col-md-6 gs-col-sm-12 gs-col-xs-12\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-bookshowcase\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-cover-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/books\/genesis-awakens\/\"><div class=\"gsbooks--book-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-3-668x1024.jpg\" class=\"gs_book--image skip-lazy\" alt=\"Genesis Awakens\" itemprop=\"image\" 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When the magical secrets of The Emerald Isle beckon, can she discover he...<a href=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/books\/legacy-of-hunger\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-book-info\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style>#gs_book_area_6 .gsb-book-info p{--gsb-info-font-size:17}#gs_book_area_6 .gsb-desc p{text-align:left}<\/style>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"series-section\" id=\"series2\" style=\"background: var(--linen-soft);\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Series Two \u2022 Police Procedural<\/span>\n <h2>2. Harbor Unit 7<\/h2>\n <p class=\"series-desc\">A gritty police procedural \/ crime series centered on Detectives Jonah Reed and Lila Navarro, two partners in a coastal city\u2019s homicide division where corruption runs as deep as the docks. Each novel tracks a new investigation\u2014from gang executions to domestic murders and high-profile kidnappings\u2014while also building an overarching arc about a long-running conspiracy inside the department. Balancing methodical detective work, tense interrogations, and personal stakes, the series combines relentless pacing with the slow unraveling of a city that may be protecting its worst secrets.<\/p>\n \n <div class=\"showcase-container\">\n \n \n\t\t<div id=\"gs_book_area_6\" class=\"wrap gs_bookshowcase_area view_type_grid gs-book--img-efect_none gs-book--img-hover-efect_none style-01\" data-gsb-shortcode-id=\"6\" data-slider-settings='[]' data-options='\"\"'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gs-containeer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gs-roow clearfix gs_bookshowcase\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"gs-col-lg-4 gs-col-md-6 gs-col-sm-12 gs-col-xs-12\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-bookshowcase\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-cover-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/books\/curious-minds\/\"><div class=\"gsbooks--book-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"1024\" 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class=\"gsb-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The book is well-paced and engaging, with a plot that keeps readers invested in the characters fates...<a href=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/books\/curious-minds\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-book-info\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"gs-col-lg-4 gs-col-md-6 gs-col-sm-12 gs-col-xs-12\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-bookshowcase\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-cover-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/books\/genesis-awakens\/\"><div class=\"gsbooks--book-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/gs-book-img-3-668x1024.jpg\" class=\"gs_book--image skip-lazy\" alt=\"Genesis Awakens\" itemprop=\"image\" 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When the magical secrets of The Emerald Isle beckon, can she discover he...<a href=\"https:\/\/fictionby.com\/drayton\/books\/legacy-of-hunger\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gsb-book-info\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style>#gs_book_area_6 .gsb-book-info p{--gsb-info-font-size:17}#gs_book_area_6 .gsb-desc p{text-align:left}<\/style>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n<\/main>\n\n<footer>\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"foot-grid\">\n <div class=\"foot-col\">\n <h4>Authors<\/h4>\n <a href=\"\/annabel\">Annabel \u2014 Clean Romance<\/a>\n <a href=\"\/vesper\">Vesper \u2014 Romance & Romantasy<\/a>\n <a href=\"\/drayton\">T.H. 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