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Since taking the job of an on-site apartment manager, single-mom Cambria Clyne's life has been one wild ride. Streaking residents, a corpse in the dumpster, rogue parrots—she has seen it all. Or so she thinks.

Strange situations are an accidental specialty for Blue. In a world where magic is rare but real and a notorious bank robber wearing nothing but a mullet and too much eyeliner became the comically tragic face of magic overnight is normal, that’s saying something. As a former enforcer and current fugitive of magic’s governing body, the Cahlad, she doesn’t think twice about a string of magic surges, unexplained disappearances, and a mystery goon squad making the headlines.

When five fourteen-year-old girls get their fortunes from an arcade machine just for kicks, it turns their world upside-down and their close-knit group of friends starts to fall apart. Misunderstandings abound as allegiances shift and outsiders start to come between them. The fortunes seem to be self-fulfilling prophecies - whether the girls believe in them or not.

When a decades-old corpse is discovered in the attic of Cambria's current building, the police reach out to the media to help ID the dead woman. Cambria is desperate to keep the corpse scandal hush-hush, and even more desperate to keep her name out of the news. The only solution is for her to identify the victim herself. A task that seems simple enough until Cambria uncovers a dark secret that puts the lives of her residents and loved ones in jeopardy.

In the male-dominated world of engineering, breaking through barriers and claiming your rightful place can seem like an impossible challenge. Yet for Anat Rapoport, this challenge was an opportunity, not just for her, but for women everywhere. In 2015, she stood on the cusp of a significant promotion. With every project milestone achieved, deadline met, and positive feedback garnered, she felt ready. But was her career trajectory truly in her hands, or was it subject to the whims of superiors/ mercy of the higher-ups?