#thomas doran

[brotherconstant]

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[garadinervi]

Dylan Thomas: Word and Image – An Exhibtion Based on The Jeff Towns / Dylans Bookstore Collection, Foreword by Sean Doran, Introduction by John Ackerman, Text by Jeff Towns, Swansea Leisure, Swansea-Abertawe, 1995

Front Cover Image: Paul Hughes & Phillip Jacobs Back Cover Painting: Peter Evershed

[hello-its-j10]

happy birthday cory doran !!

hes one of my fav voice actors why not celebrate his b-day??

[tudorblogger]

‘Tudors and Stuarts on Film: Historical Perspectives’ by Susan Doran and Thomas Freeman

Genre: Adult Non-Fiction – History Published: 2009 Format: Paperback Rating: ★★★★ This is a book that I first read while at university while studying for my two history degrees. It’s quite a comprehensive look at the Tudors on film, at least up to 2009 when the book was published. Of course, there have been several new adaptations of the Tudor stories published in the last decade and a half…

[willstafford]

Imogen That!

CYMBELINE Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon, Wednesday 10th May 2023 Greg Doran bows out of his tenure as Artistic Director of the RSC with this production of one of Shakespeare’s lesser-known plays.  Set vaguely during the era of the Romans invading Britain, this play sees Shakespeare rounding up all his favourite tropes and packaging them in a dark and funny fairy tale.  These…

[panneshirley]

every movie I watched in 2024:

Spookies dir. Brendan Faulkner, Thomas Doran, & Eugene Joseph, 1986

[osatokun]

New Orleans chronicle [long post]

Post for the people who comes in my blog and wondering who are the characters I constantly draw (and will go on drawing).

All of them - PC and NPCS from the Vampire the Masquerade games I play. Most of them from the longest game I had with friends, with its ups and downs the game lasted almost 2 years. here is the main player crew:

Charles Arthur Drinkwater (real name Benjamin Thomas Fox) -242 years old Scottish Malkavian, personal little mew mew of the local Harpy, surgeon since he was 20, and consultant in the weirdest occult questions. I played him, he was my first serious male character and it was very interesting experience. Dakota Salmon (real name Numpai) - 200 something something (230? 240?) years old Gangrel. She was primogen of the local Gangrels until the entire clan was exiled from the city. Highly respected by the clan, strong woman with cold logic and warm heart. She came back to the New Orleans in hopes to return gangrels their place in the city. She was played by @fj0rge Veronica Sugar (real name Veronica ) - a 100 something something years old Toreador, part of the coterie Charlie is in. A singer and vampire with the most high rating of humanity in the city. Crazy enough to get into Charlie's adventures and support him. She was played by @maria-ruta

Some of the names were taken form the New Orleans by Night book, but the characters are totally different. Plus our DM added just about every splat in the game. The game was set in 2022. From the foundation of the New Orleans it was ruled by Etienne Doran, Ventrue who always dreamed of making New Orleans the new Carthage. He drove the mages away from the city, united with local werewolves and in generally kept piece New Orleans (most of the time). However he was murdered in 1997 by unknown Gangrel, the entire clan was exiled, but no one ever found the assassin. Some of the names were taken form the New Orleans by Night book, but the characters are totally different. The game was set in 2022. From the foundation of the New Orleans it was ruled by Etienne Doran, Ventrue who always dreamed of making New Orleans the new Carthage. He drove the mages away from the city, united with local werewolves and in generally kept piece New Orleans (most of the time). However he was murdered in 1997 by unknown Gangrel, the entire clan was exiled, but no one ever found the assassin.

(here is Etienne and his sheriff and Brujah primogen Simon)

Since then New Orleans was ruled by princess Marceline, supported by local harpy, adopted Etienne's childe, Rene. Rene is also one of the reason Charlie traveled to the New Orleans. They did their best, but no one had the charm of Etienne, who could stop the war with a single smile

Now, to the main plot of the game (oh I'll try to be short) The main conflict is set around the prophecies of the future where masquerade will fall and the vampires (and werewolves) become part of the human society. Think True Blood style. Technocratic union mages,led by Eureka Jones returns in the city. As we learned much later,her department is trying to bring the project of integrating vampires into society to life. If her project fails, the future of vampires going to be..very sad. Charlie knew about this possible future from the very start which scared him a ton, but he could not ignore how much technocrats made to the people. And Rene, a true son of his sire, collaborated with mages for the future that he(and Etienne) always wanted. Eureka is magnificent but I have to finish her still..

In the same time, the Sabbat pack lead by Sascha Vykos, comes to the New Orleans. He knows about the future of vampires, but wants to play the main role himself. To ruin Technocrats he aims to find Traitor, the mysterious figure who collaborate with mages in their experiments. Dakota returns to the city to help fight with Sabbat (and possibly return Gangrels their place in the city) AND (like Sabbat war is not enough) the mysterious Gangrel courier named Mohammed arrives to the city, carrying a small suitcase. With the ancient vampire head in it. Living head. As we learned later, the head is imprisoned by the angel Gangrel named Enkidu, the angel constantly chops Gangrel's head somewhere in umbra, not letting him to heal. Both Enkidu and Angel leads courier to the unknown destination, when one courier dies, the other is chosen to continue his journey. The existence of the head was kept in secret until the end of the game (not surprising Charlie knew this secret tho..),but Sascha knew about it and wanted to get the head to help him find the Traitor.(and, well, diablerise later as a treat) Mohammed and Dakota (he quickly grew on her and they kept their loving relationships even after the game ended)

Long story short-the Traitor was Ada, Gangrel who killed and diablerised Etienne. Their souls willingly united and the developed a plan to bring new future to the vampires. In the end, Vykos pack was slain by Dakota, Ada, werewolf leader(poor lad died), Gangrels and one particularly charming Nosferatu. Gangrels was allowed to get back in the city, however Dakota and Mohammed (and Yaropolk) left to Russia, as they were sick of Camarilia and mages. However no one can deny that Gangrels led by Dakota played the biggest part in saving the city. What's Charlie's role you might ask? And where is his charming wife? Well, from the very beginning DM hooked me with a dream. Charlie saw a changeling in his nightmares, who asked him for help. And so, his personal storyline began. Of course he assisted other characters when he could, but his mine line is based around saving changeling. No one cares about them. They have no place in Technocrat's future, but now they are his family. He tried to find and then heal the changeling from his dream, who turned out to be young Balor princess, Monica. Her soul was stolen by the Settite leader(one of the two),mysterious Imhotep, who rumored to be Giovanni. Later Charlie learned that he's an actual mummy, which didn't stop him to awkwardly mess with the ancient creature. And poor Monica was in coma for the last 3 years, but thanks to her ability to travel through dreams she could try to seek help

While looking for changelings to find the one who called him, he met Glinda, the cursed Balor ex queen, imprisoned by other changeling house, Beaumayn in 1999th. Her changeling self fell asleep and she was guarded by a chimerical Dragon (who could take human form ),who acted like her abusive husband. While trying to learn who Glinda is, Charlie looked into her soul and immediately fell in love for the rest of his life. During the game they even ended up getting True Love merit Q_Q

A little backstory: as a teenage changeling queen Glinda saw the prophetic dreams about the end of the changelings. When she looked for the way to save her people, he was talked by Pentex and Nephandi into bringing a little apocalypse. Using the energy of the Red Star they'd bring a strong old spirit into the world, put it into Glinda's body and let her give birth to a new changeling-spirit creature, that will destroy the half of human population. Since Changelings get their powers from the dreams and fantasy, they will become stronger, because people will start dreaming more, hoping more, believing in magic and stuff. In fact a naive teen was talked into rape. The other house, Beumayn, freed Glinda's chimera, the Dragon, and burnt her in the chimerical flame, trying to kill her changeling soul and the spirit inside her. However, the spirit escaped to the Umbra and the connection with him helped Glinda survive. He forgot who she was, and the Dragon became her jailer, acting like her over controlling husband. However, the spirit creature lived and gained power with time, wanting to fulfill it's purpose and destroy the world.

During the game, Charlie found Monica, traveled into Umbra to the gates of Arcadia to get the healing for changelings and another Imhotep's victim. Healed them all, fought the Dragon on the Changeling court and freed a demon named Folly. With the help of the demon he turned Dragon into a simple human and won, freeing Glinda. The demon escaped in Europe and was out of the scene most of the time, but kept reminding Charlie about himself in many ways. Charlie learned that Monica's father was killed by her own mother, Imhotep's cultist, and adopted young Changeling. He also introduced her to a werewolf of the same age, Joshua, wanting her to have day-walking loyal friends wo she won't be alone. Later on they started dating, and in return Monica tried her best to represent Charlie to Gilnda in the best way possible. Glinda, Charlie and Monica quickly started to live together, Charlie tried to keep peaceful relationships between changelings and vampires/mages (or better say not making it worse).In the end, mages, vampires and Glinda united to destroy the old spirit without harming changeling. And Charlie, Glinda and their newly created chimera Jeff (who they consider to be their son) located Imhotep. Stole his power jars (I'm too tired to phrase it not in a silly way, but think of Baldur's Gate 3 quest with a mummy), destroyed most of them and watched Imhotep's army of ghosts destroying his body. Charlie offered the fame for killing Imhotep to another Settite leader, Manon, and in return she joined the ritual of the spirit's killing. Charlie knew that mummies are immortal, sooner or later he will come back, so he and Glinda dedicated their lives to the searching of the way to permanently trap Imhotep's soul and prevent him from stealing lives again. They lived +/- 6 more years in New Orleans (but traveled a lot), and then left to Egypt. Glinda stopped aging, gaining a lot of energy from their constant adventures and, possibly, connection with her true love. Monica, however, lived normal human life, forgetting she was a changeling once. She married Joshua and became a writer under the nickname Little Spider. Charlie made sure to collect savings for her, got her home, and the old Monica's home became a freehold for the new Balors. Ofcourse A LOT things happened in the game. And Charlie's story goes beyond one game, he have a lot of adventures in my imagination. But I hope that's enough..for the start! Some of the characters I managed to draw. I was so charmed by Glinda I just draw her most of the time haha

Dragon (Gregory Dequir) and Imhotep

Jeffrey

More finished arts for this game -> here Gangrel line up by @fj0rge -> here Nosferatu line up by @fj0rge -> here Veronica's references by @maria-ruta -> here and here and more Veronica here

More characters drawing by Ruta -> Jake(brujah) Jack(Gangrel) (Veronica has a J boyfriend collection) and silly guys Sad Charlie and Veronica comics by Ruta -> here

Thank you for reading!

[incomingalbatross]

Dresden Files ep 9:

Nooo don't try to tell me Harry's bad at school. He's SMART he just doesn't register that because A) it's selective and B) it's never in a department where he can reasonably compare himself to others. But he wouldn't have trouble in P.I. night classes

VALA MAL DORAN?? (aka Aeryn Sun for those more cultured than me)

She's faking an American accent. Very sad. But then again apparently so is Harry's actor.

Oh okay Harry liked the class and looked up to the teacher because he was a good man. Yeah THAT sounds like him. He admires other people's goodness so easily, and he thrives when he can work with authority figures he actually trusts!

Am I enjoying Claudia Black's character working with Harry because they have a good dynamic or because I am biased in her favor: impossible to tell!

But I DO like her character a lot. She's fun. No manners, no boundaries, and no trouble keeping pace with the wizard man. Also a strong personal motive that means she won't let anyone take over the action.

Bob: it's incubi. Me: so they're stealing the White Court's niche? :/

(I mean, I loathe the White Court. but I miss Thomas)

FORCEFIELD

GOOD JOB HARRY

Someone's been working on an actual defense against bullets!

...yeah, it feels like heresy to say this given that Murphy's the canon female lead, but I like the Harry and Liz dynamic BETTER in this show. I assume she's a one-off character, but they could be BUDDIES. They could be a TEAM. I support them.

[femmchantress]

I’m compiling a list of films to help educate folks in this TTRPG group I’m in about themes in Jewish horror and folk stories before the release of “Beyond the Pale” next year and these are my entries so far.

I know a handful of them really aren’t that good, but I think it’s a really decent starting lineup for coming to know the trope space and culture.

The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920, dir. Paul Wegener & Carl Boese)

The Dybbuk (1937, dir. Michał Waszyński)

A Serious Man (2009, dir. Joel and Ethan Coen)

The Golem (2018, dir. Doran and Yoav Paz)

The Vigil (2019, dir. Keith Thomas)

Attachment (2022, dir. Gabriel Bier Gislason)

The Offering (2022/3, dir. Oliver Park)

[chaoticdesertdweller]

Spookies, 1986

Dir. Brendan Faulkner and Thomas Doran

[romanceclub-polls]

Choose one of my favorite not canon* ships!

- Reinhold × Cyril (Heart of Trespia)

- Masamune × Takao (Legend of the willow)

- John × Thomas (Theodora)

- Ratan × Killian (Kali: call of darkness)

- Rob × Bert (Arcanum)

- Lima × Sana (Kali: call of darkness)

- Hodge × Leon (On thin ice)

- Cain × Dmitry (Heaven's secret: requiem)

- Kamal × Doran (Kali: flame of samsara)

- Amen × Seth (Song of the crimson Nile)

- I don't want to choose, I like more than one!

- I don't ship them

*first, this isn't about MCs and side characters who aren't LIs. Second, this isn't about MCs and side characters who aren't LIs but a player can get a final with them (for example, MC and Hotch in GC). Third, this isn't about characters who can be together if a player want them to be, but this is pretty obvious.

Note:

*first, this isn't about MCs and side characters who aren't LIs. Second, this isn't about MCs and side characters who aren't LIs but a player can get a final with them (for example, MC and Hotch in GC). Third, this isn't about characters who can be together if a player want them to be, but this is pretty obvious.

[docrotten]

SPOOKIES (1986) – Episode 257 – Decades Of Horror 1980s

“We almost got our tuchus plunged!” Almost? Shoot, that would’ve made a perfect scene to go with the farting Muck Men. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they discuss Spookies (1986)! Wait. Why haven’t we seen this before?

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 257 – Spookies (1986)

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Gruesome Magazine is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL (https://wickedhorrortv.com/) which now includes video episodes of Decades of Horror 1980s and is available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, and its online website across all OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop.

(It was going to be) A group of teens go to an abandoned house to party and do battle with spirits and creatures they accidentally release from a strange Ouija board. (Instead, it became) A wicked sorcerer tries to sacrifice a group of people inside his house to use their vitality to keep his wife alive.

  Directed by: Thomas Doran & Brendan Faulkner (footage from Twisted Souls); Genie Joseph (as Eugenie Joseph);

Writing Credits: Thomas Doran, Frank M. Farel, & Brendan Faulkner (Twisted Souls footage screenplay); Ann Burgund (additional material) (credited as Joseph Burgund)

Produced by:

Thomas Doran, Frank M. Farel, Brendan Faulkner (producers) (unfinished film Twisted Souls)

Genie Joseph (producer) (credited as Eugenie Joseph)

Michael Lee (executive producer: Miggles Corporation)

Makeup Department:

Jennifer Aspinall (makeup artist/special makeup effects) (credited as Jennifer Aspinal)

Gabriel Bartalos (special makeup effects)

Arnold Gargiulo (special makeup effects) (credited as Arnold Gargiulo II)

Vincent J. Guastini (special makeup effects) (credited as Vincent Guastini)

Nick Santeramo (assistant makeup effects)

Nancy Tong (makeup artist) (credited as Nanxy Tong)

John Dods (prosthetic makeup artist) (uncredited)

Special Effects by:

Ken Brilliant (animation model construction)

John Dods (creator: additional effects/special creature design and animation)

Ken Walker (animation model construction)

John Mathews (creature effects assistant) (uncredited)

Visual Effects by:

Al Magliochetti (special effects photography)

Larry Revene (special effects photography)

Selected Cast:

Peter Dain as Peter

Kim Merrill as Meegan

Nick Gionta as Duke

Joan Ellen Delaney as Linda

Charlotte Alexandra as Adrienne (credited as Charlotte Seeley)

Anthony Valbiro as Dave

Lisa Friede as Carol

Al Magliochetti as Lewis Wilson

Peter Iasillo Jr. as Rich

Soo Paek as The Spider Woman

James M. Glenn as The Grim Reaper

Gabriel Bartalos as Muck Man

Peter Delynn as Muck Man

John Beatty as Muck Man

Robert Epstein as Graveyard Zombie

Felix Ward as Kreon

Maria Pechukas as Isabelle

Dan Scott as Kreon’s Servant

Alec Nemser as Billy

A.J. Lowenthal as Korda/Son of Kreon & Isabelle

Pat Wesley Bryan as Drifter

If Spookies feels like two different movies, it’s because it’s one of those nightmare productions where the “making of” story might be more interesting than the movie itself. Yes, too many cooks spoil the broth and Spookies is solid evidence that too many filmmakers ruin the movie. With production being shanghaied near the beginning of post-production work and half the film reshot, Grue Believers will never know if the original crew’s vision would’ve made a better movie. Throw in some top makeup and effects people early in their careers and the Grue Crew have plenty to fuel their talkabout of this fun, mess of a movie.

At the time of this writing, Spookies is available to stream from Tubi, Shudder, ScreamBox, and AMC+, and on physical media in Blu-ray format in a 2-disc set from Vinegar Syndrome.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film chosen by Jeff, will be Just Before Dawn (1981), an underappreciated slasher from co-writer/director Jeff Lieberman (Squirm, 1976; Blue SunshineI, 1977) and starring George Kennedy, Chris Lemmon, Deborah Benson, Greg Henry, and Mike Kellin. 

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com.

Check out this episode!

[fideidefenswhore]

FAQ/ primers

Was Mary Boleyn’s son disabled? (+ sources on Margaret Butler)

Did Mary I question Elizabeth’s paternity?

Was Anne Boleyn an 'evil stepmother’?

What was the nature of Anne Boleyn’s relationship with the Duke of Norfolk? (supplemental)

What was the background of the Exeter conspiracy? (supplemental) (supplemental pt 2)

What can be understood about the relationship between Jane Seymour and Princess Mary?

Did Anne of Cleves support Wyatt’s Rebellion?

Was Anne Boleyn’s motto inspired by Margaret of Austria’s?

Is it true that Henry VIII wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon even earlier than 1527?

What was the dynamic between Henry Percy and Anne Boleyn during their courtship, after their courtship, and when she was Queen?

tag masterlist

historians:

betteridge, thomas

borman, tracy

brigden, susan

cressy, david

doran, susan

dowling, maria

duffy, eamon

fox, julia

gristwood, sarah

gross, pamela

guy, john

hoak, dale

ives, eric

johnson, lauren

kesselring, kj

licence, amy

lipscomb, suzannah

loades, david

macculloch, diarmaid

mackay, lauren

norton, elizabeth

paranque, estelle

paul, joanne

richardson, glenn

ross, josephine

ryrie, alec

skidmore, chris

thurley, simon

wabuda, susan

warnicke, retha

wooding, lucy

authors:

dalton, heather

dunn, suzannah

gregory, philippa

hilton, lisa

perry, maria

rounding, virginia

weir, alison

eras:

the great matter [files]

elizabethan

henrician

marian

the reign of queen anne

the reign of the lady anne

places:

hampton court

hatfield

figures:

primary sources

[flowersinchains]

Our video for The Wall is out today. Video directed by Sion Thomas.The song features guest 🎷from Joseph Shabason.

Pre-order Never Ending Space now, out 26.05.23 on ALTER: https://chainofflowers.bandcamp.com

Director: Sion Thomas

DOP: Tom Doran

Gaffer: Bertil Mulvad

Camera Assistant: Leigh Arthur

Grade: Vlad Barin at Cheat

[everydaym0nstrosity]

Spookies (1986), Directed by Brendan Faulkner, Thomas Doran, and Eugenie Joseph. Spookies started out as a low-budget independent feature film from 1984 that originally was entitled Twisted Souls, written and produced by Frank Farel, Brendan Faulkner and Thomas Doran as well as directed by Faulkner/Doran. Twisted Souls was being edited when creative and legal issues between the producers and the financial backer prevented final post production work (final editing, scoring, post-effects, etc.) from being carried out.

The original Twisted Souls footage directed by Faulkner and Doran consists of all the travelers who arrive in two cars and all the monsters and effects they encounter within the house. The monsters include: the demon Ouija girl, the muck men, the spider woman, the snake demons, the hallway demon, the Grim Reaper and the first set of zombies seen outside earlier on in the film. In 1985, the financial backer of Twisted Souls hired Eugenie Joseph to direct more footage, which was pieced together with the finished footage from Twisted Souls to create Spookies. The rumor that the film is composed of two completely unrelated and unfinished films is NOT true as this has been actually debunked by the cast & crew in the interviews that are on the Blu Ray release by Vinegar Syndrome (which is worth the money).

These added scenes, written by Ann Burgund (under the name Joseph Burgund), feature an entirely different cast and also include all the footage of the boy looking for his birthday party, the man in the tree, the cat-man, the old magician, the girl in the coffin, zombies (at the end of the film), the witch in the basement/cave and the creepy little blue boy. The film was given a limited theatrical release in 1987, with a more widespread video release in the latter year, and also aired on the USA network on cable television multiple times between 1988-1991. Despite its rather limited release, modest box office haul and scarce availability, it has achieved a strong cult following over the years. Case in point, I love this film. The soundtrack is amazing!

[senditcolton]

Upcoming OC Fics

Holding myself accountable by separating my OC's into fics I've published and fics I haven't. I promise some of these will be on the other OC masterlist soon.

Allison Steele Everyone knew the name Allison Steele. She was one of the top actresses in Hollywood, walking red carpets and appearing on magazine covers. No one knew Allison. Not really. When the holidays allow her to retreat from the glitz and glam of LA to her old home in Michigan, she encounters an old flame in Quinn Hughes… maybe the one person who will always know her.

Andrea "Andi" Archer Mat, Anthony, and Andi have been best friends ever since they met during the New York Islanders 'Pucks and Paws' calendar photo shoot. They were inseparable and they would stay that way. Or at least, that’s what they believed. Until the universe interferes. Can their unbridled, carefree, teenage love outlast the harsh realities of their lives? Or will they finally have to grow up?

Eira Selkies have faced many traumas at the hands of sailors, none more so than Eira, whose trauma transformed into rage. When ships got caught in storms and threw men into the dark water, was it the sea that dragged them down to meet their fates, or her? But when the pirate Jamie falls into the waves, Eira spares him. This act of mercy is the catalyst for a reckoning as dichotomous as the ocean itself.

Hadyn D'Arcy What should’ve been an innocent comment made by her boyfriend Brady, sets off alarm bells in Hadyn’s head. Her fear fuels her choices and her decision in turn causes another, even more destructive spiral. Will Hadyn and Brady be able to recover, or will their mutual failings lead to the destruction of everything they thought they knew?

Josephine Moreno Adrian Kempe has always prided himself on being steadfast, hardworking, and private. However, the personality traits that he curated were stunting him. Then by chance he meets Josephine; the bright joyful free-spirit that coaxes him to loosen up and enjoy the California sun. And he does… for a few months. Until the serious side of him calls for something more. A yearning that may not be mutual.

Katarina "Kit" Michael Kit is stuck, in every sense of the word. Stuck in a job she hates, in a city she doesn’t love, with no real friends of romance in sight. But when Brayden Point blows into her life and turns her world upside down, she is transported into a relationship as golden and bright as the afternoon sunlight. But they both must eventually face the harsh truth: summer can’t last forever.

Laurie Granger When Laurie invites a handsome stranger into her bed two days before the month-long lake house getaway her friends arranged, she didn’t think much of it. But when her hookup turns out to be her old friend Mat Barzal – a fact that she only realizes when he waltzes through the front door of said lake house – Laurie leans that the universe has a way of falling to place, albeit unexpectedly.

Margot Thomas After seven years with hockey superstar Nathan MacKinnon, Margot knows what the world expects. But when a fight about that looming expectation leads to an act of betrayal which cumulates in an unexpected breakup, Margot finds refuge in Seattle. Her relocation opens her to a new and unexpected connection – a connection that will send shockwaves through not only her life but also Nathan’s.

Naomi "Ivy" Doran Ivy prided herself on knowing what men wanted and she played each role well. It was her way of achieving at least a taste of the dream life that she had desired but quickly learned was unachievable. But then she meets Tyler, who is so much her mirror that it both intrigues and frightens her. Does her dream life exists with him or will they both be unable to let go of their outlaw ways?

Sabrina Brooks When country music artist Sabrina Brooks first met Tyler Seguin – one third of the band Lonestar Renegades – she knew their relationship was going to change her budding career. Two years later, when headlining Stagecoach Music Festival along with her now ex-boyfriend’s hand, Sabrina realizes how right she was. And decides to thank him; because there wouldn’t be this if there hadn’t been him.

Taika Salo Magic was dying from the world but Taika was determined to keep it in her life, much to the displeasure of her betrothed, Gerard. During one of her ritual walks in the forest, Taika meets Nico. He sees her passion for the unknown and vows to teach her all he knows before she is forced to give it all up. Soon, their meetings turn from lessons into something more.