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Rue Royale's Nocturne
In the gaslit, cobblestone streets of 1790s New Orleans, where shadows dance and secrets fester, a young woman named Elara finds her life irrevocably altered when she encounters the enigmatic Count and Countess de Valois. Drawn into their…
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Previously
…I walked away without looking back, but I felt his gaze on me until I turned the corner and the mansion disappeared from sight. The night was warm and thick with the smell of jasmine and river water. The gaslights flickered. Somewhere, a dog barked. The city was alive around me, breathing and pulsing and utterly, blessedly human. And yet, as I walked home through the cobblestone streets, I could not shake the cold of the Count's hand on my arm, the stillness of his guests, the hunger in his eyes. I had been invited into the shadow. And I had a terrible feeling that I would not be able to find my way back out.