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The Tyrant's gentle wife - The Bastard princess by white-scar
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Everyone expected the quiet princess to die. The tyrant king had buried wives before, and the fragile girl forced to marry him was supposed to become just another forgotten tragedy. But the soft-spoken queen does something no one expected. She survives. While the court fears the monster on the throne, she remains beside him calm, gentle, and far stronger than anyone realizes. At first, the king tells himself she is simply useful. Her mind is sharp. Her kindness dangerous in a palace built on cruelty. And kings protect what is useful. But the longer she stands beside him, the more the kingdom begins to notice something unsettling. The tyrant who trusted no one now watches her like she is the most valuable thing in his world. His words remain cold. His temper still deadly. But everyone can see the truth the king refuses to admit. The monster on the throne has fallen in love. And the quiet queen who was supposed to die has learned something even more dangerous The only way anyone could ever hurt her... Is by surviving the king who would burn kingdoms to the ground to protect what belongs to him. (Book 1 )
The Alternative Solution | Book 1 by NEosHoward
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The System made an oops! After accidentally killing Lucy due to a system malfunction, the only solution was to plop her into a new life to make up for the mistake. Suddenly waking up as Rachel, an abusive wife to five husbands in a world of monsters, primaries, man-beast hybrids, and technology unlike anything she's ever seen - Lucy has to navigate how to survive until she can figure out how to get home. -- All of my stories feature LGBTQ+ characters: in this novel the MCs are pansexual and polyamorous, several of the MCs are intersex, and much of the supporting cast is also LGBTQ+. TW: This book contains discussions of abuse and trauma, sexual content, and other adult themes. Awards/Recognitions: * The Starfish Awards 2025 (Best Ensemble) - 2nd Place * Wattpad Gem Awards 2025 - 1st Place * Unification 2026: An Awards Show (Novel) - Winner * Hidden Gems Reader's Choice Awards (Fantasy) - 3rd Place Contests/competitions this story is participating in: * The Freedom Awards 2025 (Sci-Fi) * Love Yourself Award Show 2026 (Soft Romance) * The Best of Wattpad: A Writing Contest 2026 (Best Overall Story) * Wattpad Award Contest 2026 (Sci-Fi) * Wattpad Book Writers 2026 (Romance) * The Spellcaster Awards 2026 (Sci-Fi) Note: Cover from Canva and/or Ai generated/assisted.
Taunting the Stalker by redthorns06
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He's obsessed, insane even. He has to know her, watch her, touch her. She's his, and nothing will stop him. But she's smarter than he thinks.. ••• "You call me if he bothers you ever again, yeah?" "It's really nothing I-" he cuts me off "You'll call me." He says firmer "okay?" "Okay" I say softly, looking up at him. He's so fucking close to me. We just stand there for a moment and I'm having trouble remembering how to breathe. He leans closer, gently tilting my head up so that my eyes stay on him. "Good girl"
My Lady Chef { La Vita Series } - Volume 2 by SeraEnigma
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With their hearts finally laid bare, Duchess Alaina Aisenburg and Duke Ezran step into a new chapter of their marriage-one no longer bound by duty alone, but by shared desire, trust, and growing affection. As their relationship deepens, Alaina's café continues to flourish, becoming a warm refuge within the capital where nobles and commoners alike gather over lovingly prepared meals. Through her food, Alaina builds connection, comfort, and quiet influence-proving once more that a single dish can mend more than hunger. Yet love, once found, does not come without cost. Tested by intrigue and danger, Alaina and Ezran must learn that love requires more than passion and promises. It will take unity, courage, and strength beyond the kitchen to protect what they hold dear. Volume 2 explores the richness of marriage after confession-where romance is no longer tentative, but fiercely claimed, and where even the warmest kitchens cannot fully shield the heart from the world beyond. ✨ An isekai fantasy adult romance where love simmers, passion deepens, and every victory is earned-together. [ WARNING! There will be a few chapters with graphic sex scenes. I will mark them as R-18 for those that want to skip. Otherwise, read at your own risk! ] NOTE: THIS IS BOOK 2 of "My Lady Chef" .
DEVIANT  by passtheduch
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Blamed and accused of every miss deed, from natural disasters to stealing the young love a spoiled daughter of a nobleman. Emmy's life turned upside down when the whole world turned their backs on her. Living her life as the villain in everyone's eyes, she is hated on, despised, and cursed at. However to Emmy, if they want her to be the villain. She'll be play that role. She'll become a villain and live her life without reservations. She'll say what she'll want to say. Do what she wants to do. Eat what she wants to eat. Sleep with whoever she wants to sleep with. She'll live her life freely, the way she wants to live it. If they want to blame her and make her into a villain. Then she'll be it. Just as long as they leave her alone. However should they come knocking on her doors, she'll live up to those villainous rumors and make it reality. **Warning**Extremely mature content
My Lady Chef { La Vita Series } - Volume 1 by SeraEnigma
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Once an award-winning chef with a flourishing food empire, Elena Valdez never imagined her life would end in tragedy-or begin again in another world. Reborn as Alaina, the Duchess of Aisenburg, Elena awakens in La Vita, a realm of magic, monsters, and rigid noble traditions. Trapped in an unfamiliar body and bound to a distant, intimidating duke through marriage, Alaina must learn to survive court life where whispers cut deeper than blades and trust is a luxury few can afford. With no allies and little warmth in her new home, Alaina turns to the one thing she knows best: cooking. Infusing her dishes with care, memory, and quiet passion, she begins to soften hostile servants, disarm rival noblewomen, and slowly bring life back into the cold halls of Aisenburg estate. As shared meals replace formal silence and the scent of warm bread and simmering sauces fills the mansion, an unexpected intimacy grows between Alaina and her husband. Each dish becomes a confession, each bite a promise-pulling them closer despite secrets, danger, and unspoken desire. [ WARNING! There will be a few chapters with graphic sex scenes. I will mark them as R-18 for those that want to skip. Otherwise, read at your own risk! ] NOTE: THIS IS VOLUME 1 of "My Lady Chef" .
The Pirate King [MxM] ⚣ ✓ by wambuimuiruriii
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When Alistair Melek gave his life to the sea, various degrees of things changed. For starters, his love for bloodshed was amplified. Bolder. He was drawn to the clash of a sword, blood spilling below the floorboards, like a moth drawn to a flame. And this love was damned to spread through his crew as some treacherous disease, claiming any and all who joined. But he knew this was the price he'd pay. The price for the sea itself. So when his crew completes another standard loot and pillage from a merchant ship, he allows his men a bit of fun. He liked to give them an audience, rounding up those who didn't fall victim to the blade during battle, and forcing them to beg for their lives. To prove how much they really wanted to live. Alistair had ruled the sea for some years now. Killed thousands, maybe tens of thousands. Destroyed hundreds, maybe thousands of vessels. And yet, each feeble human was all the same. There was not one man he threatened that didn't beg for their lives with all they had in them when faced with the wrong end of the sword. Each feeble human was always the same. Or so he thought. And yet, he also thought that this would be a standard job. A treat for his men after a night of good work. But this particular survivor, the one with long white hair and dead-looking eyes... He wasn't a merchant. He couldn't have been. More importantly, there was no hesitancy when Alistair asked the fairly built man whether he wanted to live, and the man replied with a simple no.
Arlo & Aurora by favetaurus
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Aurora has been neighbours with Arlo since she was just eight years old, yet the two of them could not be further apart. The one thing that brings the two together is the treehouse at the bottom of their yards, a place where their heaviest secrets lie, a place that is never spoken of yet is the most evident thing in their lives. She thought that he despised her, that he ignored her in school because her existence infuriated him. But what she didn't know, was that Arlo had been madly in love with her from the very moment he laid eyes on her. What will happen when Aurora is forced to move in with his family? How will they be able to keep their hidden love hidden? And how long will it take her to realise that it was not at all hidden in the first place? - Aurora Taylor had sought for the comfort of Arlo Scott's embrace ever since her eight-year-old self found herself living next door to him. Their love for one another was buried beneath the heaviness of their lives, the events which led them to one another seemingly never-ending. - Join Aurora in her journey of discovering Arlo's secret love for her, a love that had been kept hidden for nine years. #BOOK 01 of the Scott Family series (can be read as a standalone)
The First She ✔️2026 REWRITE by Ancientt
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After a freak accident, Kira wakes on a brutal alien planet where women went extinct. Mistaken for a boy by the deadly warrior who rescues her, Kira hides her gender to survive, even as the jungle and her own growing attraction threaten to expose her. When Vrox discovers Kira is not a boy but the first woman his planet has seen in years, her existence becomes a secret worth killing for. Hunted by desperate men and bound by a desire neither of them expected, they must choose between survival, duty, and a love that could change a dying world. *** A humorous, passionate alien-romance novel published in 2019 and rewritten in 2026.