Welcome back to Hogwarts students, time to get back into the magic and studyhard with the help of your favourite Professors! Susan Abara is a smart Ravenclaw and very hard working too! However, sometimes hardwork makes us a little too tired. Falling asleep and constantly being late for Professor Hiddleston's class isn't a big help either.

Lieutenant Marlowe Hughes was meant to be convalescing at his family's country home after his return from the Spanish front when a chance encounter with the high-spirited Lady Arabella Balfrey left him reeling. Marlowe is immediately infatuated with Arabella, who is beautiful and captivating, and who also happens to be the wife of Marlowe's closest childhood friend. Arabella urges him to forget his pain by being consumed by the intense connection that has blossomed between them, but Marlowe also finds a further complication is the opinion of a certain Miss Katherine Jennings, the surprisingly charming beauty that his mother has decided he should wed. Will Marlowe risk his family's approval, his deepest friendship, and society's scorn for Arabella's fiery embrace? Or will he discover that there is something more powerful than lust after all? Lust, lies, drama, and love abound in this completed Regency-era tale.

Being born a royal means nothing unless you can prove yourself in the Igesia Games. Hypatia has refused to participate in them because she believes slavery is wrong. However, her royal position means she has no choice: she must sacrifice her beliefs in order to preserve them. Being a spymaster's son comes with many difficulties, not the least of which is that Erasmos's father doesn't feel the need to assist his sons unless they're about to die. Since being kidnapped by pirates and sold into slavery does not threaten his life, Erasmos has to escape on his own. He did not intend to fight in the games for the spoiled, aloof princess, but she promised him his freedom if he won, and it's his best option. All Hypatia wants is to be taken seriously for the first time in her life. Fighting and placing high in the games is her only option. She soon finds that much more is at stake: her own freedom. Young Lord Loxias has his eyes set on having her to wed and if he wins, he will get his wish. The bloody Igesia Games are set to start and the power in Thandros hangs in the balance. Winning means glory and a single wish granted, losing will be the seal on both Hypatia and Erasmos's dismal fate. "If you win, I will give you your freedom." "Then I will fight for you. I will win for you."

In a ransom deal gone terribly wrong, Florence Blackmore is swept away from her home in the Victorian countryside and made to test her darkest limits. Fighting to maintain her dignity and avoid the harsh punishment of her captors, Florence must barter for her life while her hope for freedom dwindles. Stuck in a different sort of cage is Isabel Coleman, a new bride to an unhappy marriage who is determined to buy her own escape by disguising herself as a maid in the home of a wealthy -- and handsome -- aristocrat. As her secrets threaten to catch up with her, Isabel learns that choosing her own destiny comes with consequences. ~~~ I always thought that I would be resilient in the face of danger, that some instinct inside of me would claw its way to the surface and the fighter within me would reveal itself. But danger doesn't uncover any hidden strength or innate bravery. It strips away the rational parts of you, the things that you always associated with your core being, like courage and pride and kindness. And once all those extraneous pieces are discarded, you are left as a frightened, quivering animal and nothing more. Maybe people who do terrible things are able to do so because they were never under the impression that they were anything more than animals. Maybe he and I aren't so different. Maybe in the moments when he slips beneath my blankets we are reduced to our most basic natures---his, a monster, and mine, a coward. Warning: this story contains sexual and violent content that may be offensive to some readers. Read at your own risk, and check out the trigger warning page for more details. Enjoy :)

Book 2 of the Mayer Familly series. Jason Mayer is ruggedly handsome and as the oldest of the Mayer siblings he always looked after his younger siblings, playing for the San Diego Chargers Jason has always enjoyed a cushy lifestyle of his celebrity athlete status only worrying about himself and his wants, until one day volunteering for a kids football camp he meets single Mother Maria and her son Luke. Maria Johnson was a single mother with a 7 year old son named Luke, a widow who lost her first love so young in life she never truly felt right for moving on, so just focusing on her son and career in that order there was no time for love, men or romance that was until one day at her sons football camp she was Blind sided with a rush of feelings and curiosity by a sexy Pro football player named Jason Mayer. Will she accept her feelings? Will she be able to move on after loss? will she let him in her world and Luke's?

King Baudwin of Breoch is a broken man. Crushed in the height of war, crowned in the face of treason and turmoil, he fights to save his kingdom. Hoping to stave off rebellion, he reluctantly agrees to marry the daughter of his main opposition. But travelling in disguise, he comes to realise his future bride may be even less inclined to marry than he is. Rhiannon is hiding from the world. Haunted by the demons of her past, the last thing she needs is to be dragged from the shadows to marry a stranger. Refusing to play as a political pawn, she grudgingly agrees to leave the safety she's found in the Swamps of Lyndor to confront her parents. Against her better judgement, Rhiannon finds herself warming to the company of the knight escorting her. Together, they must face their past. To survive the misery and destruction that have pervaded their worlds, they must learn to trust again. Not a simple task when their relationship is filled with lies and deception from the very start. - 2nd Place Virginia Awards (Fantasy)

Is it possible to change your destiny when it's already been foretold? Rival clans, Saxon Britons, and terrifying raiders threaten the safety of Tualla's clan and their Pagan way of life. By accepting a marriage proposal, Tualla believes that she is fulfilling the prophecy of bringing peace and security to her people. When her village is attacked, Tualla barely escapes with her life. Forced to flee through enemy territory, she finds herself an unlikely ally. Having lost everything she holds dear, will she accept her fate or make her own destiny? This is my ONC 2021 entry using prompt 20- Born under a special star, you're destined to end a reign of terror. But now that you're an adult, you realise that's not who you want to be and that you have become the one responsible for the terror. Please note: this story does depict scenes of violence, gore and other mature content.

After eight years of no contact with her adoptive siblings, Emmanuelle gets summoned for the reading of their late father's will. Rejoining her family presents her with access to their riches, and a world of passion and seduction as the result of uncontrollable attraction that leads to forbidden love. **** Warning: This story contains mature content. [[cover photo: pinterest]]

Cora has undoubtedly had a rough go at life. Having to support herself for the majority of her life, she finds that not only does she enjoy the thrill of thieving, but she makes a damn good one at that. One grave mistake later lands her in prison, and after four months she's summoned by the king who makes her an offer she can't refuse: rescue his daughter in exchange for her freedom and a bounty of riches, or, be executed. Ultimately choosing the daunting task, she's sent away with a small group of skilled individuals-a bodyguard, an assassin, and the king's dangerously handsome yet irritating son Crispin-on a mission into dangerous lands to retrieve the stolen princess in exchange for wealth and freedom. Now a published book on Amazon! 125,000 words Highest Ranking: #1 in Historical Fiction 1/28/20 #1 in Undiscovered 2/1/20 #1 in Quest 2/1/20 •11/10/20• 2/9/2021 #2 in Thief 10/7/19 #3 in Kingdom 4/2/20 #339 in Thriller 9/10/19 #652 in Love 2/12/20

❝BUILD AN EMPIRE AND BURN IT TO THE GROUND.❞ The evening prior to the spring equinox, soothsayer and witch, Maarit Pheraios, has an earth-shattering vision regarding the future of Bonvalet. The prophecy speaks of the Infernal Prince, who takes the throne after the death of the king. It is only when King Tevenot is murdered the following day that Maarit comprehends the urgency of the situation. Relying on her prophecy for truth, she notifies as many villagers as she possibly can about the peril that awaits them in the near future. However, when he learns of the warnings she has been giving, Maarit finds herself imprisoned by the Infernal Prince himself. © Copyright 2017 by Lily White. All rights reserved. Featured on October 11, 2017.