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In the kingdom of Themasa, 16-year old Alice lives as a baker with a secret very few know about - she has the ability to make flowers and leaves sprout out of living things with her bare touch. Over in the castle, 17-year old Princess Lavinia is locked away by her family because of her curse, the ability to turn living creatures into ashes with her bare touch. The two of them meet and realize that they both want to get rid of their abilities.

The Project 99 experiments continue to find answers about themselves as they dig deeper into their past. Who are they? What are they supposed to be? As they keep searching, they find their chimera. She was where they were all created from. Does she have the answers they are looking for? And what else does Project 99 have in store for them?

When a bike club president's sister goes missing during a meeting, he goes straight to Portman's Creamery for help when he hears their name. The girls take on the case without telling anyone else. They dig deep into the case and realize that it may be a bit more complicated than expected. What appears to be a kidnapping may be about a runaway. It may also be about star-crossed lovers. The case leaves them with very little clues to work with. It also doesn't help that Stacey is starting to fall for her own client.

Dante Gallati was a man who ran his circus with an iron-fist and showed a soft side to a select few. He had his secrets that no one knew about and he could change his mind in a matter of seconds. One night, he changed the theme of his circus right in the middle of a tour. He promised that it would be the show that everyone would remember. After that, he told them good night and said that he would talk more about Cirque Macabre. That was the last time anyone saw him alive.

It has been only a few months since Mia Henderson lost the woman that she loved. She lost her ex-girlfriend, Michelle, who leapt off a building and died on impact. Since that incident, Mia has been unable to fall in love with anyone else. It makes her sad to see anyone else. The image of Michelle's death is still etched in her mind. For that, she goes to see a new therapist. She hopes that this will help bring her out of her depression. Things change the moment she meets her new therapist, Danielle Weaver.

Rose Xu had two passions in her life. One was her boyfriend of many years, Blake Chen, a talented pianist and her constant support. The other was dance. She had grown up dancing from a young age and vowed that she would never stop dancing. Despite injuries and mental issues, she told herself that she would always be the prima ballerina. Unfortunately, one incident in her past tends to haunt her. It's an incident that Blake knows about as well, and he's sworn to protect her at all costs.

Months ago, billionaire Nate Porter lost his home and the love of his life in a fire. Certain that it had been no accident, he finds himself making a deal with an unlikely ally; a demon who demands one thing out of him. She wants to know what love is, and she will help him find out who ruined his life. Hanna Townsend opts to come along on the Porter family vacation to Puerto Rico. It's her first time leaving the home ever since she made the contract with Nate Porter. Things start out fine, until the two get into the bedroom.

Alison Lee has been struggling with her love life since she's broken up with her last girlfriend. Being in love with girls is not an easy thing. She is still haunted by memories from the past and is afraid of commitment. Then one night she meets Tabitha Agnew, a beautiful music manager, at a club. Tabitha is everything that she has ever dreamed of. However, Alison's new love is still reeling over the death of her husband, and she doesn't know if Tabitha even likes girls.

When a well-known and loved doctor is found shot inside his own office, the women of Portman's Creamery are called in. No sign of struggle, no sign of a break in. It is as if the killer walked in, committed the crime, and walked right out. No clues are found at the site. Upon investigating, they realize the doctor isn't the only who has been killed in such a manner. It has been going on for a while. There is a big secret that he's been keeping and the ladies have to hurry before the killer strikes again.

There was a time when humans and demons lived together in peace. It all changed the day that human decided to attack and the peaceful bond was broken. Years after the destruction of Tartarus Sanctum and the elimination of Reaper's Apprentices, humans and demons are at each other's throats. To counter the problem, groups of demon slayers are rising to save the world. The war is brewing underneath, and people are becoming more aware of it.

Join Pippa, Becca, Mary Beth, Stacey, and Winky as they solve some of their toughest crimes. The latest one takes place within a chocolate factory. When a young woman is found in a vat of chocolate, the case throws everyone into the world of modeling, scandals, and secrets.

Hank Quinn hasn't been a professor for very long. At only 26, he is one of the youngest members to be a chemistry professor. However, he is bright and well-loved and his students usually do well in his classes. Things change a great deal for Hank when he meets Elizabeth Wilkes. Lizzie is bright but she refuses to try in his classes. She is headed for failure unless he does something. That is when he offers to tutor her one-on-one in hopes that her grades come up.

Ria Martinez has found a decent job within a lingerie store called Lilacs and Vanilla. The hours are great, the customers aren't a pain, her coworkers are fun, and the atmosphere is nice. She also has her eyes on her boss, Susannah Halprin. She's intrigued by Susannah's mysterious behavior and wants to know her. However, Susannah keeps her distance which makes Ria more and more interested.

Ghosts of Burning Inn are getting ready for some of the biggest moments of their lives. It hasn't been long since Catherine Chang joined them that things are starting to change for them. It doesn't take them long to get more gigs and get a record deal. Life is good for everyone and Catherine's relationship with the lead singer, Ben Raymond, continues to flourish. Despite not having much time for each other, the two of them are as close as ever.

Things changed one night. Crystal Garrison was heading home when she witness jump off a building and was confronted by a strange woman who told her one thing; everything is a lie. The same woman also confronted Doug Ruskin, Pam Turner, Ren Abernathy, Nikhil Sampath, Jackie Vargas, Ashton Blackwell, and Misty Zeng. Shortly after the first suicide, another man commits suicide in an arena yelling the same thing; everything is a lie. She told them all to come together and find out the truth behind their lives.

The adventures with Donnie Vaughn and Olivia Mendoza continue into the next land, a world made of machines. When Donnie accidentally ends up in the world known as Metalia, he meets the young leader of the world, Lady Selene Sakai. She's a child yet brilliant and well-respected. Selene asks Donnie for help in trying to save her world and warns him not to go to the woods because of the monsters lurking there. When he finds out the truth about them, it changes everything that he has known.

When a popular soap maker dies in the middle of her own launch party, the girls must find out who did it. The answer seems simple. In the victim's hand was a napkin with a handwritten note: The Butler did it. They have their killer. There's just one problem; there are four butlers, each one claiming that he's innocent. Did one of them do it? Or, is there more to this case?

Catherine Chang has always been one to stay in line and follow her own rules. After tragedy shakes her life, she is all business and has very little fun. The only excitement in her life is playing the piano. A law student with a side hobby as a classical pianist, this is how she expected life to be.

The women of Portman's Creamery are back and ready to take on their toughest case yet. Follow them as they enter the Black Paradise Circus. When children start disappearing throughout the country, the only clue that ties them together is the Black Paradise Circus. The girls go to investigate, yet come across very little evidence. Irene, frustrated with the police's handling of the case, decided to go behind the law's back. It also means going behind the deal they made with their friend, Detective Chase Owen.

There was once a time where demons and Grim Reapers lived with humans. They kept their identity a secret from most and tried to keep balance between their two worlds. Everything was going well and both sides were able to live in peace. Hiding from the human world was Tartarus Sanctum, a place where Apprentices to the Grim Reaper could live and learn their craft of reaping souls. In addition, four Apprentices were chosen to keep balance in the Upper World and the Underworld.