"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.

Abandoned by the man she thought loved her, Claire Denham is left with very few options as she faces the prospect of being disgraced for falling pregnant out of wedlock. In fact, she is left with one. Lord Jack Beresford, the younger son of the late Duke of Ashwood, and often considered "the spare" in comparison to his older brother, has long held a torch for the pretty Claire Denham. When fate throws them together, Jack extends a favour to Claire, and she takes it, turning the lives of their families upside down. As they navigate a marriage of convenience, jealousy, betrayal, old lovers, and the fear of being second best all pose dangerous threats to an already shaky relationship ...

Li Xiang is the Priestess of the Moon, she can see read the stars and fortune as well as misfortune to her people. However, the life of a Priestess consists of nothing but loneliness: she can neither leave the palace nor meet with anyone but the Emperor and his advisors. One day a mysterious servant boy named Rui sneaks into her room, daring her to go outside if he wins against her in a game. Upon meeting him, she also befriends a female warrior and a scholar, and realizes life is much more than the palace. When the day comes she can either choose to go down the road her heart truly desires but bring ruin to the kingdom, or ignore the one chance she will ever have to leave this life? *** "My fate has been decided for me." "There's no such thing as that," he said. "We all make our own fate." "But the stars tell me--" I stopped talking when he holds my face in his hands, warm hands cupping my cheeks, brown eyes looking into my eyes. "Then stop looking at the stars. Look at me." A love story about fate, finding one's identity, stepping out of your comfort zone, and, most of all, choosing between your happiness or the happiness of others... [[Word Count: 80,000-90,000]] Wattys Fantasy Winner 2021

"ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ꜰᴀɪʟꜱ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɪɴ ɪꜱ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴀ ᴠɪᴄᴛɪᴍ ᴡʜᴏ'ꜱ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ʜᴀꜱɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛᴏʟᴅ." This is hers. ──═━┈━═── ──═━┈━═── "I've killed a lot of people, but don't you ever tell me that you're going to be one of them... I can't fathom another universe where I don't find you, and I don't want to think of one where I don't have you. So, please... Don't ask me to make a promise I can't keep." ──═━┈━═── ──═━┈━═── Working for HYDRA took more than 20 years away from her, but falling to his death in 1944 was only the beginning for James Buchanan Barnes. With the Winter Soldier at her side and butting-heads throughout every mission, they were the perfect duo. It was as if they were made for each other, giving each other a purpose and making the Winter Soldier feel human for the first time in the last 70 years. No matter what, they had an unbreakable bond that no memory manipulation could erase. They were unstoppable. ...Until Raven finally had enough of that path that she took. Now, with both SHIELD and HYDRA crumbling apart, secrets are being told. Raven rebelled against her creators, the Helicarriers are falling and The Winter Soldier has gone rogue, but she feels lost without him: The man she took comfort in during her darkest years. Follow as Raven and Bucky Barnes attempt to put their missing memories back together. But the real question is, will they remember? - #1 in Combat - July 31st, 2021 #2 in TheWinterSoldier - January 8th, 2022 - **WARNINGS, TRIGGERS, CLARIFICATIONS** (Please read Author's Note for full list and specifics) *Sexual Content/Smut, Descriptive Violence, Swearing, Drugs, Possible Triggers of Abuse or Self Harm References, Illness & Death* *For entertainment purposes - I do not own any of the Marvel characters

Royal Rose (Book 1) Leo's been hiding her identity for years to fight in the arena where women are not allowed. She got away with it so far and won all her battles, but what if she was assigned as the Princess' personal protector and hiding her identity became much more complicated than before. #1 gxg #1 girlxgirl #1 lesbian #1 gay #1 pride #1 historicalfiction #1 knight #4 medieval #11 lgbt #17 romance 🏅PRIDE AWARDS WINNER 2022 (Historical Fiction)

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The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London.

❝ live, just another day for me. ❞ in which a suicidal girl falls for a criminal. prepare tissues, get ready to go for a ride. this story will give you chills of a lifetime. 「disclaimer: includes depression and other mental health illnesses 」

"Being reunited with your childhood best friend after eight years apart? Sounds like a heart-warming story. Finding out that said best friend is now a complete jerk who's determined to make your life hell? Not so much." Georgie and Connor were once inseparable. Best friends from birth, they did everything together - well, that was until Connor's dad got a once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity and the family was forced to relocate to New York. At age sixteen, Georgie's life is totally different - her main goal being to keep her head down and escape the brutalities of high school with as little emotional scarring as possible. Balancing school, work and her dwindling social life is enough of a challenge, but it's about to get a bit more complicated when her conceited ex-best friend gets thrown into the mix. Maybe friendship should come with an instruction booklet.