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A novel set in Civil War-era Louisiana, as the South transforms and a brilliant cast of characters-enslaved and free women, plantation gentry, and battle-weary Confederate and Union soldiers-are caught in the maelstrom. In the fall of 1863, the Union Army is in control of the Mississippi River...

YOU CANCEL YOUR PLANS. THEY NEVER CANCEL THEIRS. You answer the 11 PM texts. You absorb the complaints. You listen to the same crisis for the eighth time and offer the same advice that will never be taken. You smile and say you don't mind, even when you mind enormously. And you wonder, quietly, in the car on the way home, why being a good person feels so much like slowly disappearing. The answer is not that you are too sensitive. It is not that you need to try harder, love better, or become more understanding.

For over a thousand years, Zarielhas lived inside a lamp, bound by magic to grant wishes he no longer believes in. After centuries of serving the selfish and the greedy, he’s grown bitter, tired, and ready to disappear into silence forever. Then Clara finds his lamp. Unlike anyone before her, Clara doesn’t want anything. She’s content with her simple, beautiful life; fixing old furniture, helping neighbors, and finding joy in the little things. Her kindness baffles Zariel, and her stubborn refusal to wish for more begins to stir something in him he thought long dead. Hope.

Isabella Pierce has built her life on control, deadlines, and power suits. As Vice President of a booming Dallas corporation, she has no time for distractions, especially not love. When a late-night work email leads to a car crash, everything changes. Unconscious and broken, she’s rescued by a man who will turn her world inside out. Damion Miller lives for adrenaline, firefighting, late-night darts, and the occasional thrill of casual dating.