*** SWEET AND CLEAN EDITION*** Winters Rising at Lexcon by Audrey Delaine is the clean and sweet edition of Bestselling author Shannyn Leah's spicy romance novel Winters Rising. The story and characters remain the same, without any spicy scenes or harsh language. Brea was born a Second, a lowly class of people in the Lexcon society. But she also bore the birthmark that destined her to marry a Gatekeeper, the "superheroes" of their world. Some called her destiny a great privilege. She called it doomed to a cage with no key. Gatekeepers were born and raised to ensure time remained untainted and unchanged, but Brea saw them as overlords who looked down on her kind... on Seconds.Forced to marry Gatekeeper Jax Winters, Brea vows not to complete the ritual bonding with him until she can talk with council about how Seconds are treated. She plans to use her newfound status to help the plight of those born like her. But she never dreams of the twist her life will take, moving her into a higher position than she'd ever dreamed. Will she and Jax always be at odds, or will their hearts bond together as their souls already have? Will Brea change the future of Lexcon, or will she be forever doomed to live life in the dark?