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An orphaned young woman in antebellum Maryland is pulled into a maelstrom of passion, pain, and occult power in this Gothic homage to the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe.I died a fortnight ago this coming Thursday. It was a terrifically unpleasant experiencebeing murdered, I mean to say.Raven Helen Allan has always been haunted by witchcraft. Since the death of her beloved mother, she has soothed herself by speaking words into spellsa proclivity enhanced by time spent with her aunts library of occult books. She also finds a self-destructive solace in transmuting the pain in her heart onto her flesh.After an itinerant childhood spent first with her mothers traveling theater troupe and then being passed around from relative to relative, Raven is relieved to finally settle down with Aunt Berenice in her Baltimore townhouseeven if her aunt spends most evenings in a laudanum haze. There she finds a long-sought sense of belonging with the family of enslaved workers in her aunts household, especially the brilliantly odd youngest daughter Pym. Ravens infatuation with her friend only grows more intimate as the girls become women together. But when the household is threatened with financial ruin, Raven must set out to earn her own living. Taking a job as a paid companion, Raven arrives at the crumbling Moldavia Manor. Her charge is a delicate young invalid named Lenore Legrand who haunts the Gothic structure like a phantom. Living with them is Lenores devoted older cousin Travanion, who shares Ravens interest in the occult and devotes his days to searching ancient texts for an Elixir of Life that might cure his cousin. Raven finds herself inexorably drawn to both cousins as well as to the secrets hidden in the shadows of Moldavia Manor. Will she find the answers she seeks in Trevanions alchemical texts? What is the meaning of glowing green light emitted from the tower windows? And is Raven truly narrating this story from beyond the graveif so, who murdered her?Gothic and atmospheric, Raven is an aching tale of loss, freedom, death, and resurrection by the celebrated author of Jane Steele and Dust and Shadow.

WINNER OF THE NERO NON FICTION AWARD 2026LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2026LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMENS PRIZE FOR NON FICTIONA spectacularly original memoir thats at once an elegy for a beloved family member and a deeply moving meditation on what it means to be a mortal creature, from one of our greatest novelists.Death of an Ordinary Man opens on a charming, merry seaside scene in late August. Perry, her husband, and her father-in-law David are at the Yarmouth carnival theyve gone to every summer for decades. The day was fine, Perry tells us, and the shining tide was going out. The next time Sarah sees David three weeks later, watching him approach across the market, she knows instantly and with a certainty shes never had before: David is dying. Hell be dead in less than three months time from a rare and swiftly moving cancer.What follows is Perrys intimate account of sitting at Davids bedside across the final days of his life. She lays out in plain and scientific detail what the end of a human life looks like, and invites readers into the most mundane and extraordinary moments of a devastating stretch of days. Throughout, she interweaves her own experience with accounts of death throughout the ages, as well as the poetry and philosophy humans have created and turned to for comfort in the face of loss. Her trademark blend of the scientific and factual with the spiritual and artistic captures the fact that, ultimately, dying is the most human thing any of us will do. Perhaps most importantly, she tells us who David is and wasthe way he drank his tea and the sections of the newspaper he always read first, the things that made him laugh and the people and animals that he loved. She mourns all that will be lost forever with his passing, even as she celebrates that he was here in the first place.Written in Perrys inimitable style and riveting from its opening pages, Death of an Ordinary Man is both abundantly human and marvelously transcendent, and reminds us again and again that there are no ordinary men.

A philosophical critique of information as relational, evidential, and transformative, grounded in neo-documentation, Heidegger, and Latour.Ronald Days Neo-Documentation and the End of Information critiques the modern conception of information as representational content. The author proposes a radical reorientationwhat he calls a Copernican Revolutionin how documents and information are understood. Drawing on neo-documentation theory, Heideggerian phenomenology, and Bruno Latours pragmatism, he argues for viewing documents not as containers of pre-existing facts but as dynamic, evidentiary entitiespowerful particularsemerging through contextual and relational affordances.The book traces the legacy of early twentieth-century documentation efforts by Paul Otlet and Albert Kahn, who saw documentation as a way to universally capture and represent reality. Day contrasts this with the thought of Jean Brunhes and later documentation theorists like Suzanne Briet, Michael Buckland, and Bernd Frohmann, who foreground the contextual, performative, and emergent dimensions of documentation. Central to his argument is the concept of documentality, the process by which entities become informative through assemblagessocial, technological, and institutionalthat afford their expression. The book concludes with implications for archival theory, scientific documentation, and the evolving role of documentary theory in the age of AI.

A comprehensive whole-health guide to healing low-back pain from vice chair for Implementation of Spine Health Innovations at Duke University.Back pain is the leading cause of disability in the United Statesyet misinformation about its causes and treatment is rampant. Too often, people default to medications or surgery, even though these approaches can be unnecessary, ineffective, or even harmful. Christine Goertz, PhD, chiropractor and leading researcher in low back pain at Duke University, was looking for a book to recommend to patients and clinicians but couldnt find one that encompassed all the most up-to-date research and treatments. So she decided to write the book herself. Blending clinical expertise, patient examples, and the most up-to-date research, Take Your Back Back empowers you to take control of your healing journey. Dr. Goertz explains the physical and psychosocial causes of back pain, debunking common myths, and explaining pain mechanisms. She explores a wide range of treatment options that start with a holistic, self-care approach (including acupuncture, massage, yoga, exercise, spinal manipulation, and cognitive behavioral therapy) before medications and medical procedures. Throughout, she provides questionnaires, charts, and photographs of easy-to-implement exercises in a step by step program to help you find what works. She also takes you through finding the right clinician, advocating for yourself, and building a personalized action plan. With its whole-health, patient-centered approach, Take Your Back Back is an essential and practical resource for anyone ready to reclaim their life from low-back pain.

The true-crime saga of the intertwined lives of a Native spiritual leader and a prominent literary figureand their shared work in their pursuit to right a tragic wrongful conviction.Silas John Edwardsa charismatic Apache medicine manwas known as a controversial figure on Apache reservations in Arizona and New Mexico, where white authorities determined to maintain control over reservation life. When his wife, Margaret, was brutally murdered in 1933, Silas John was tried and convictedreceiving a sentence of life in prison. The key piece of evidence against Silas John was a rock found near Margarets body, scratched with his initials, S. J. E.". Were the scratched initials an attempt to frame a man whose independent path was deemed troublesome? Eighteen years into Silas Johns sentence, the celebrated writer of the Perry Mason mysteries, Erle Stanley Gardner, received a desperate letter from the incarcerated medicine man. Gardner and Silas John met in prison and joined forces to reinvestigate the case. Under the auspices of Gardners Court of Last Resort, an organization like todays Innocence Project that investigated cases of wrongful conviction, Gardner traveled through Arizonas varied reservation landscapes to hunt for clues. Together Silas John and Gardner attempted to unravel the flimsy evidenceincluding dubious footprint casts and questionable claims of Apache customto shatter the "cement silence" of prison and fight for the freedom of a historically important spiritual leader. The Case of the Autographed Corpse details a dramatic and little-known episode in American history and two mens unwavering commitment to the truth.

The terrifying conclusion to the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling trilogy that includes Chasing the Boogeyman and Becoming the Boogeyman!Notorious serial killer Joshua Gallagherdubbed the Boogeyman by the mediahas vanished from prison. One moment, he was locked inside a maximum-security cell; the next, he was gone, leaving behind on the wall a crude hangman puzzle and two chilling words: ITS TIME. Now, days later, the world is coming apart again. Bodies are turning up near writer and Gallagher confidante Richard Chizmars home, echoing the Boogeymans signature horrors. The news frenzy reignites while the police chase shadowseven as Gallaghers twisted true crime fanbase celebrates online, acknowledging that hes something more than human now. To everyone else, its a desperate hunt for answers. To Chizmar, its more like destiny closing in. The evidence, the sightings, the voices in the dark all point to one unthinkable conclusion: the Boogeyman never left. And very soon, Chizmar must come face-to-face with the thing wearing Gallaghers skin, and learns all too quickly that some nightmares dont returnthey evolve.

This richly illustrated volume evokes the early history of the US postal system with 130 new full-color images of artifacts and historical documents from the Smithsonians National Postal MuseumTravel back to the postal systems humble origins in colonial America with Routes to a Nation, which traces the development of the post from trans-Atlantic communication through the Revolutionary War and follows its growth as the nation expanded through the 18th and early 19th centuries. The story of the networks early days emerges from the 130 all-new high-quality photographs of letters, covers, seals, newspapers, stamps, and other artifacts, including many rarely seen archival images from the National Postal Museums collections.From colonists resisting a postal network to the taxation debates of the early republic, the fledgling postal service was often entangled with its eras hot-button political issues. This book illuminates the postal systems role in the larger process of nation-building, as well as its impacts on the lives of the ordinary people who sent, received, and delivered the mail that fostered communication, facilitated trade, and connected communities. Mail carriers who completed the first postal routes across treacherous terrain Folded letters that offer first-hand accounts of 18th century life Ben Franklins tumultuous decades as colonial deputy postmaster general, marked by administrative reform and political conflict Mail that helped keep the patriots military informed during the Revolutionary War Politics of the post in the early republic: freedom of expression in newspapers, debates in financing expansion, and handling diplomatic channels Routes to a Nation explores the personalities, controversies, and planning that shaped the continent-spanning postal system that has grown to provide service to more than 169 million addresses across every state, city, and town in the United States today.

"Until the lion tells the story, the hunter will always be the hero."At thirty-two, wildlife photographer Cassie Eskelson has perfected her exit strategy, leaving every relationship before the walls close in. Labeled "unstable" by her family and "broken" by a string of exes, she has spent her adult life behind the lens, where the world is manageable one frame at a time.But when she breaks into her deceased fathers home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, she triggers a war with her half-brother Kevina politically ambitious lawyer who treats her as a problem to be managed. To him, the house is an asset. To Cassie, its the last place she saw her mother alive.When Detective Kai Mitchell enters her life, he doesnt try to fix her or explain her to herself. He simply doesnt flinch. And for a woman who has built her life around leaving before she can be left, thats the most disorienting thing of all.As the desert light strips away thirty years of gaslighting and family silence, Cassie must decide whether to build one last exitor stop running long enough to see the truth thats been buried in plain sight.A novel of trauma, attachment, and the merciless clarity of truth, Shadows & Light is Upmarket Womens Fiction with a Southwestern Gothic edge for readers who loved Where the Crawdads Sing, The Great Alone, and Ask Again, Yes.Perfect for readers who love: Psychological fiction with dark family secrets Gaslighting and unreliable family narratives Heroines learning to trust themselves Slow-burn romance Emotionally intense stories of maternal loss

A Season in Patagonia is angler, naturalist, and outdoor conservation author Steve Ramirezs newest collection of fly fishing, nature trekking, and exploration stories that are intended to entertain and enlighten his readers while focusing on Nature and the Best of Human Nature. In A Season in Patagonia, Ramirez takes us on an epic journey retracing the westward expansion of Euro-American conquistadors while exploring the legacy and lessons offered by the indigenous peoples of Mexico, Central, and South America. Traveling thousands of miles by bush planes, drift boats, pangas, four-wheel-drive vehicles, horseback, and on foot, we experience the waters, landscapes, cultures, and histories of each place and its people. Along the way we explore rainforests and cloud forests, mountains and mangroves, rushing rivers and rolling seas. And we encounter incredible fish and other wildlife that reflect the peoples and places of The Americassouth of the Rio Grande. It has been said that while history may not repeat itself, it often rhymes. And while many humans may individually learn, adapt, evolve, and gain wisdom along the way, collectively we seem determined to demonstrate a cycle of insanityrepeating the same self-destructive and unwise choices and behaviors while somehow expecting different outcomes. While these choices bring about a seemingly unending series of wars, famines, and environmental degradations, this book provides us with reasons for hope and potential pathways to creating a healthier more vibrant world.A Season in Patagonia is an adventure of discovery, wonder, gratitude, and joy. It is a call to action and a reason for hope. With the turning of each page our journey of self-exploration seeks to honestly and accurately illuminate the stark realities we face, while calling us to make wiser, kinder, healthier choices for ourselves, our families and communities, and our imperiled living planet. In a time when so much of the world feels hopeless, A Season in Patagonia is a story of creating our own hope and choosing our own future.

In his powerful debut memoir, beloved comedian Murray Hill (Somebody Somewhere) opens up for the first time about how a painful past led to an unwavering commitment to spread joyone rimshot at a time.For more than three decades, Murray Hill has been a staple of New York Citys downtown comedy scene. A trailblazing comic in a borrowed tux, the self-proclaimed hardest working middle-aged man in show business has turned feminist performance art into a way of life, delighting audiences around the world with his signature blend of campy humor and subversive showmanship. Much like Fred Rococo, his breakout role on HBOs award-winning Somebody Somewhere, Murray radiates relentless positivity and an indomitable spirit as entertaining as it is inspiring. But behind the one-liners lies a deeper truth. Growing up in a conservative, New England household where abuse ran rampant, and silence reigned, Murray took refuge in showbiz memoirs and watching old-school comedians on Johnny Carsons The Tonight Show. These tales of survival, in the face of abuse and discrimination, offered him hope and the possibility of reinvention through the world of entertainment. After leaving home for college in Boston and attending graduate school in New York, Murray began the slow process of finding and defining his identity as a newly emancipated adult, a queer artist testing the boundaries of visual and performance art, and a nightlife king living by the mantra: If you dont see yourself represented, go out and represent yourself. His evolution, however, came at a cost. He drank to escape his past, and the depression he masked with alcohol spiraled into a mental health crisis that nearly cost him his life. Lovingly supported in his recovery by his chosen family and community, Murray not only found his people but also found himself. Warm, fearless, and laugh-out-loud funny, Showbiz! is Murray Hills story of survival, reinvention, and finding joy against the odds. Because when life hands you trauma, you turn it into a tight five. Thats Showbiz!Also inside Showbiz!: A 16-page full-color photo insert from Murrays personal archives Never-before-seen photographs from Murrays career Rare behind-the-scenes nightlife photos taken by Murray himself Original illustrations by award-winning artist Julia Rothman

A woman awakens in the river with a dead man beside her. A creature is chased into the human realm and cut off from safety. A practical effects artist is drawn into a cursed production responsible for her mothers disappearance. An investigator is called to a manor harboring a dark secret. A private investigator must prove the guilt of her prey before the next full moon. A teacher learns the horrible price of being an outsider. A deadly game promises death to a young woman whose identity is in question. Presented with unspeakable danger and a mystery not easily solved, in The Heart of Elder Horrors creatures from lore embark on a perilous journey to find the truth. Will they succeed? Or will the very answers they seek cost them all they hold dear.

A wildly entertaining collection of interconnected stories filled with monsters, myth, and personal mysteries blending speculative and crime fiction that reflects our fractured yet shared global reality in which borders blur, consequences ripple, and no one and no story exists in isolation.Every story follows a distinct agent of the Speculative Detective Agency as they confront cases that defy conventional logic: haunted environments that resist documentation, an age-shifting operative undercover in a school, a detective partnered with a relentless wisecracking android, an office staffed entirely by functional zombies, and a deeply personal mystery involving a husband who has inexplicably become the moon. Together, these stories create a mosaic of strange investigations grounded in emotional stakes, wit, and sharp storytelling. The anthology boasts more than twenty stories blending classic investigative elements with science fiction, fantasy, and horror.Contributors include Lincoln Michel, Monique Laban, Richie Narvaez, Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos, Karlo Yeager Rodriguez, Heather E. Ash, Alex Hernandez, Cayetano Valenzuela, and Amber Sparks

We are all going to die. But how? Will it hurt? Where will we go? What will we find there? What will happen to the people we leave behind? Jonathan Strahan, award-winning editor of The Book of Dragons and The Book of Witches, has compiled a stunning collection of brand-new stories of murder, myth, and misadventure including contributions from international bestsellers Garth Nix, Paul Tremblay, Stephen Graham Jones, Tamsyn Muir, and two dozen other fantasy, science fiction, and horror icons, featuring stunning illustrations from Galen Dara.From our earliest myths to our most advanced scientific theories, humanity has grappled with the nature of dying, and what, if anything, comes after. The Book of the Dead confronts our terrible mortality with unflinching honesty and breathtaking imagination, taking us on a journey from the dusty plains of the Australian Outback where wives mysteriously vanish, to the fog-shrouded interstates of a mans regret, to the deep, dark tombs of Martian queens, and to the somber shores of a world where the dead refuse to stay buried.Bringing together some of the most iconic and compelling voices in speculative fiction today, The Book of the Dead features stories from Indrapramit Das, Paolo Bacigalupi, Daryl Gregory, Andy Duncan, Jeffrey Ford, Kelly Robson, Cadwell Turnbull, Elizabeth Bear, K J Parker, Cassandra Khaw, Samantha Mills, Premee Mohamed, Darcie Little Badger, Garth Nix, Paul Tremblay, Wole Talabi, Tobi Ogundiran, Silvia Park, Isabel J Kim, Vajra Chandrasekera, Priya Sharma, Angela Slatter, Stephen Graham Jones, Catherynne Valente, Tamsyn Muir, Nghi Vo, E. Lily Yu, and Kaaron Warren, all of whom look unflinchingly at death in stories that will terrify, fascinate, and resonate with readers long after the final page.

Be our guest for a princess party like no other as you dine on royally sweet cookie recipes inspired by the magic of the Disney Princesses!Capture the wonder of Moana, Rapunzel, Tiana, Belle, and the rest of the Disney Princesses with this whimsical baking book featuring 50+ cookie recipes. Get ready to bring a whole new sweetness to your next princess party, holiday spread, or Friday-night movie, with Princess-approved recipes such as Scottish shortbread from Brave or seashell cookies inspired by the vibrant colors of Ariels ocean home. From colorful macarons and cookie bars to simple chocolate chip and sugar cookies, you can get the whole party in on decorating. There are even simple recipes for kid bakers and more involved showstopper recipes to make photo-worthy cookie displays. And with easy-to-follow instructions for chefs of all ages, vibrant full-color photography, and the magic of Disney on every page, each recipe brings you special moments from your favorite heroines all while making baking fun! Jump into a whole new world... of delicious treats!

A human history of birdscharting how our lives have been intimately connected with these winged creatures since we first evolved out of the treesFrom the ancient Egyptian mummified ibises to Yankee Doodles famous feathered cap, to the more obscure Arm and Hammer Company bird cards tucked within boxes of baking soda, this book charts our ongoing fascination with birds for thousands of years. Pete Dunneone of the most celebrated and recognized birders in North Americadoesnt shy away from the ugly parts of this history, from the astonishing numbers of avian fatalities as they attempt to migrate through a host of dangerous manmade obstacles twice a year, to the section hes called the hall of shame which covers the species weve made extinct in North America, to Your Bird Neighbors where he inventories the birds currently declining or facing extinction.Throughout, Dunne reminds us that as we are the problem, we can and must be the solution to protecting our avian kin and continuing to celebrate them and partner with them as we have throughout human history. This book is for history lovers, as well as for birders who will enjoy coming across their favorite species in new and surprising places throughout our shared time on this planet.

Gilmore Girls meets Oppenheimer in this dual-timeline family saga, set in a Manhattan Project town, about a granddaughter who uncovers her grandmothers nuclear-age secrets and her own toxic inheritance.What is the half-life of OToole family secrets?In 2013, Saige is stuck living with her Granny Rosamond in her beige wasteland of a hometown. Desperate for a diagnosis and cure for her mysterious ailments, she uncovers more than she bargained fora hot rock that shouldnt exist and a past Rosamond refuses to explain.That past takes place in the 1940s, when 50,000 people move to an eastern Washington town that doesnt exist to build something they cant name. Rosamond is one of them, eager to do her bit for the war effortand find a husband. When she falls for a charming engineer, she envisions a perfect life. But as the hot war turns cold and her ever-expanding family becomes increasingly troubled, she discovers this nuclear town is no utopia, and she must decide whether to cling to the destructive facade of domestic bliss or face the truth that could save them all.When Rosamonds past collides with Saiges search for healing, half-buried secretsfrom the most contaminated place in the Western Hemisphere to the wounds within their own familycan no longer be ignored. Can Saige discover the truth and heal herself without destroying her grandmothers life?

When the President of the United States is assassinated in a coordinated drone strike, the country plunges into chaos. But the attack isnt terrorism.Its strategy.Behind the assassination stands Tracy Ciacchella, a brilliant and ruthless leader of a shadowy global cabal known only as New3-a powerful alliance determined to accelerate the collapse of American dominance. Their plan is chilling in its simplicity: eliminate the president, cripple the nations power grid, and plunge the United States into darkness long enough for rival superpowers to seize the advantage.Civil engineer Jake Bendel never expected to find himself on the front lines of that war. As one of the architects of Americas revolutionary AI-driven energy grid, he helped design the very system now being weaponized against his country.When cascading blackouts sweep across the nation and martial law looms, Jake teams up with FBI agent Kristi Konnors to track the network orchestrating the attacks. What they uncover is far more dangerous than a cyberattack-an international conspiracy positioned to hand Americas collapse to China and Russia.Then the conspiracy becomes personal.Evidence begins to surface that Jakes wife Cynthia-presumed dead for years-may still be alive, trapped inside the organization behind the plot.Now Jake must stop a war before it begins.Because if the lights go out across America, the invasion wont be far behind.And the people who built the system may be the only ones who can stop it.Perfect for fans of David Baldacci and Tom Clancy, BLACKOUT is a high-stakes techno-thriller packed with cutting-edge technology, geopolitical intrigue, and relentless suspense.

Award-winning biographer Ray Boomhower tells the story of a journalist who spent his life smashing barriers, from his childhood in Indiana and his Ivy League education at Brown to his reporting on the Civil Rights Movement in the Deep South in the 1960s and, finally, covering what he described as the biggest story in the world of his time, the Vietnam War.Pioneering Black journalist Wallace Terry risked his life on the battlefield writing for Time magazine during the Vietnam War. While in Vietnam, he captured the voices and experiences of Black soldiers and used the insights he gained to produce Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans. The book remains a classic reflection of a war that fractured US society and cost the lives of nearly fifty-eight thousand Americans. Before risking his life on the front lines, Terry became deeply involved in reporting about the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s in the United States. It was a story that I passionately cared for because it was going to affect me, my family, my children, and generations of Black people to come, said Terry. Working for the Washington Post, he wrote the first newspaper series about the Nation of Islam, during which he interacted with Malcolm X, who sheltered him from harm when his stories upset some members of the movement. He also grew close to those who sacrificed their lives in the struggle for equality, including Medgar Evers and Martin Luther King Jr., who became godfather to Terrys eldest son. Making civil rights his focus gave him the opportunity to report on such seminal events as the Birmingham campaign, the March on Washington, and the Selma to Montgomery marches. During his two years covering the Vietnam War, Terry traveled overseas to conduct numerous interviews with Black fighting mensoldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marinesthat he later used as the basis for Bloods. He sought with his work to topple the conviction that white soldiers are invincible and black soldiers are invisible. Terry faced numerous challenges, including rejections from publishers who believed the public did not want to read about Black veterans from the conflict. Finally published in 1984, Bloods became a bestseller and remains a landmark work of military and oral history. Boomhower has written the first-ever biography of one of the first Black national correspondents to be hired in the overwhelmingly white mainstream media, a reporter whose name belongs with the greats in American journalism. Wallace Terry lived a life filled with danger and betrayal, scoops and cover-ups, while immersing himself in events that changed the course of US history.

Fans of Butcher & Blackbird will be captivated by this dark, addictive romance, where one woman must confront her ex and navigate deadly desires on a film set where no one is safe.The cameras are rolling, the scene is set, and the stakes are deadly. On this set, no one is safe.Five years ago, Purdy Marins wedding was shattered when her fiance, Sawyer Delambre, accused her of cheatingat the altar. Humiliated and fed up, she ditched town and never looked back.Years later, Purdy now goes by Andi, and has a happy, albeit humble, life in the city. She thought shed left the nightmare of Sawyer behind, but he has other plans. Sawyer, an aspiring director, assembled the perfect trapa chilling horror script, the funding to make it real, and Andi cast in the starring role. Strapped for cash, she agrees.But Sawyer isnt the only one looking for the spotlight. His older brother, Asher, has quietly loved Andi for years. Now cast as her on-screen husband, Ash has the excuse hes always wantedto finally stand where his brother once stood.As the cameras roll, alliances shift, and buried secrets rise to the surface. Everyone has motives. Everyone believes theyre directing the show. But Andi may be the most dangerous player of all. Shes spent years letting Sawyer tell her story. This is her shot to write her own ending.But every ending comes with a cost. And in every found footage, the story only survives because someone didnt.

A statesmans daughter finds herself swept into the world of palace intrigue when shes chosen to be a court lady in this richly illustrated period fantasy!Secretly engaged couple Linhua and Souren are very much in love, but their bond is tested when a royal envoy from the neighboring kingdom of Rui arrives. These international representatives are dead set on securing a political marriage between their princess and Prince Souren of Guangyan! As regent, Souren must play the role of the perfect host to the dazzlingly beautiful princess. Can Linhua endure when court politics threaten her betrothal and another woman seeks to come between her and her love?