A mother and her young daughter live on and off the street for years, only to be "rescued" by a man with means who slowly breaks the mother down before turning his eyes on the daughter.
A poorly endowed man home alone with his wife after 22 years of marriage, their two sons having flown the nest take in a university lodger, with surprising results.
Ellie is getting ready for her wedding to Rob when an old boyfriend, Eddie, storms into the room where she's getting dressed and forces her to take a wedding gift that he's been wanting to deliver to her for some time. It's not your normal wedding gift but the effect can last for a lifetime.
A young ruler finds out he is NOT the real ruler as he is brought before the Mage who is. SHE then becomes a powerful weapon in the expansion movement that the Mage has planned.