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After Burning - Wren Wallis ****
Exploration of secular and religious duty during war, as a doctor treats all patients who come to her, regardless of their affiliation, and a general seeks to end the war through any means necessary. The collision and connection between the two ostensible allies fires the conflict outside of the battles.

Two Bodies In Basting Stitch - Allison Jamieson-Lucy ***
A couple are life-laced, meaning they will live twice as long naturally and die at the same time, but one is arrested after a failed assassination and faces execution. Amplifies the consequences of a romantic gesture, as one's actions directly affect the other.
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