Some bonds are chosen. Others are carved into your soul. Vivienne Minthe thought escaping Manna City meant reclaiming the quiet life she once knew but fate isn't done with her yet. After rescuing Blake Thorne, the dangerously alluring vampire she once knew as a boy, Vivienne is thrust back into a world of oaths, ancient powers, and enemies lurking in every shadow. Their bond is mysterious, forbidden, and stronger than she understands-pulls her closer to Blake even as her heart urges her to run. Home is no refuge. Her family abandons her, demons stalk the city, and Vivienne's childhood fears begin to awaken in terrifying, uncontrollable ways. As she struggles to uncover the truth behind her past, Vivienne must confront a rising darkness-and the seductive, unpredictable vampire tied to her by destiny. When an old female friend, Allison Devon, returns carrying secrets and scars, Vivienne becomes trapped between loyalty, love, and survival. The monsters of Manna City were only the beginning... and the new horrors stalking her want more than her blood-they want her soul. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Anastasia Wright

It's a story of a mighty emperor, who rules the land upto horizon... A story of an innocent lady from a noble family who gets involved in a political marriage and becomes a low rank concubine... A story of an ancient Dragon Goddess who once flew down to the earth and brought tragic ends for several creatures of the earth. A love like no one ever seen that struggles to bloom their own love which is unknown to themselves... A story of a low rank concubine rising like the sun which could never be hidden, a goddess who is unknown to her own, a mother who can do anything to protect her child, a wife beloved, a betrayer of love or for love? A love like lotus, but in a goblet of poison. In revenge and in love a woman can be more barbarous than man. Definition of revenge is going to change here, beyond one can imagine. Jealousy is engraved to the heart, hatred is the darkness of the eye... Their past is history, present is the gift and future is mystery...

Hua Jingfei's family was killed by the emperor and she was forced to stay in the palace and help the maids. One day a prince came to take the emperors throne. Jingfei finds out that she will work as his maid. Will he let her escape the palace or maybe she will become something she never thought of becoming. A tale about how a small weak girl became a powerful strong woman. A tale about love and power.

"You know, there's no need to steal." He said cooly Scared by his voice, I hopped back, hiding behind a table. "Who are you?" He asked "My name is Sonya..." Sonya was trained to be a lethal assassin, ever since she was able to walk. She hunted humans and demons. When her parents died, Sonya left the assassins academy. She wanted to pursue the life of a regular person. But her outcomes were anything but regular, when she meets Lord Sesshomaru.............I saw a smile creep up on his lips. "Sonya....there's plenty of food here, you don't have to steal." I smiled as he handed me an apple. "Thank you....what is your name?" "Sesshomaru." "Well, I must be on my way, sesshomaru.." I said turning around "You may stay as long as you wish." This begins when Sesshomaru was a kid and before his dad died and before InuYasha was born.

A flash of lightning is all it took to turn Takeo Ruka's life upside-down. She is thrown 400 years into the past, into a world of war and bloodshed, but not quite the past she's familiar with from history class. The war is brutal and those a part of it ruthless, particularly one who is feared far and wide for his cold, cruel ways. Despite the sudden change in her life, Ruka settles into the slow, primeval lifestyle with the help of kind, warm-hearted people of a village. While everything seems plain and simple in the beginning, complications soon arise one after the other, rousing unsettling emotions and situations. Offering a moment of unbiased concern and help to a stranger soon turns Ruka into a prisoner, locked away in frightening luxury she cannot escape from. When she's about to give up on ever being happy again, she sees a silver lining. It is then that she realizes that some things are not just what they seem to be on the outside. With truths slowly uncovering, Ruka soon finds the place she wants to be in and the person she wants to be with. But the question is, is she strong enough to overcome the overwhelming obstacles thrown at her that threatens everything she wishes to gain? ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ORIGINAL STORY, PLOT AND CHARACTERS (C) Midnight_Lilac Ranking: #1 in edoperiod

It has been ten years since Amelia was adopted by Lord and Lady Baldwin, and publicly recognized as a member of the Nobility. Now it is time for her to step out into high society and be recognized as something completely different- a debutante. A young woman now eligible for marriage. Amelia has never quite fit into the world of high-society. Having been born into poverty and adopted as a child, it has always seemed to her that she is the black sheep of the bunch. 'Ladylike' has never been a word that she would use to describe herself. She has never viewed herself as the marriageable-type, and has never found herself to care much for the idea of courtships. And yet, in the tangles of 19th Century London, a young lady has no choice. After all, Amelia's elder sister- the perfect daughter, with golden curls and a flawless face- has already secured an Earl to court. The two of them do not care much for each other, but love is not what matters. It is all about status and tradition. But in a world where it is unheard of for a woman to marry for love, Amelia soon discovers that her own happily ever after may not be as impossible as she though. But why is it the Earl's eyes that keep drawing Amelia in? And what if the rules surrounding the strict and formal courtships are rules that Amelia simply does not want to follow? After all, she has never been much of a Lady. ***Stand-alone sequel to Pauper Princess- though suggested, you do not have to read the first book to understand this one***

Can I twist my own fate? Can I avoid my own death? Even the Goddess is trying to make my death come true with her paragon...I will do the opposite of the book of my own fate, and not give any care about the events of the book, what will go wrong about that? What will go wrong with doing what you want to be? But...in the book, I am being called as "Villainess.".

"For loving you, I felt abandoned." Upon learning that Caliere Mezor, her fiancé, despises her until her execution, Vestia Monsiore, an abandoned princess of the Dukedom Monsiore, had been given the opportunity to relive her life the second time around. Just when she thought that she would be able to rewrite her past mistake, she discovered that there are hidden mysteries surrounding the empire, like magic, experiments, family traditions, and wars. She needed to find a way to make the right choices and live a peaceful life the second time, or all her beliefs, choices, and plans would be for nothing. "Please don't fall in love with someone else, Vestia." *** Original Story Date Started: 08/23/23 *** - Promises Arc (Series #1) This will determine Vestia's friends, the promises they made, and how some of them will break those promises. (Major Spoiler? I hope not...^-^) Oh, and I would also like Caliere to pay for his sins, but this arc wasn't enough, right? ^-^ You can also comment below who you want to be the male lead, and you can explain why you chose them. Feel free to, I'm just a reader of comments and a liker for them, as you know, I still don't have a fixed male lead in mind, so if you managed to catch my eyes to your comments, then please, I would be glad to hear them... ^-^ *** Highest Ranking: Unrequited Love #1 (12/31/24) Crown prince #1 Abandoned love #1 Noble lady #1 Original Story #1 Promise #2 (06/01/24) Imperial family #2 Transmigrator #3 Light novel #3 Lonely #5 Slice of life #8 Promise #8 Long story #8 Mystery-thriller #10 Abandon #10 Fantasy-romance #19

"Will you be mine?" he asked me in a husky voice. I stared at him apprehensively for a moment, thinking over his proposal carefully before finally settling on an answer that would, in the end, please us both. "Yes, Alpha. I'll be yours." For Claire life was rather mundane and boring. Nothing particularly exciting or interesting ever happened to her. Well except that she would meet her mate any day now. And for her, that day couldn’t come soon enough. When Claire finally meets her mate she is all but shocked to find that it’s the Alpha of her pack. Let’s just say they were both a little thrown by the sudden realization. For Daniel, he had always pictured himself settling down and mating his longtime girlfriend Jasmine Marshall. He was head over hills in love with her. Throw in another hot Alpha from a rival pack and a painful rejection and what do you have? A mess! A million thoughts were whirling through Claire’s mind. One of them being, why was this hot, sexy, Alpha, willing to help her? She was no one of importance in the pack nor was she his mate. She was just plain old Claire. So what did he want with her exactly? And what was with this Surrendering thing he kept insisting on? Well she’s soon to find out. Life for Claire was about to become much more complicated than she ever knew. If only she could see what was coming her way before hand. Too bad she wasn’t that lucky.

* 'I-I am sorry your highness I touched ...!' She was trying to apologize, but she fell silent as she could not utter with her mouth that she accidentally touched his lips. 'But I am not sorry!' He said calmly looking straight at her. What was she supposed to say after hearing his words? 'I did not mean to touch your highness's ...' she said with great difficulty. 'That was not a touch.' He said not permitting her to brush it off as an accident, even though it clearly was. 'It was a kiss.' He said with a hoarse determined voice. She widened her eyes, as her face flushed even more than it did when she realized what she had done. He dared to say the word she avoided. 'That was not! I...' she tried to refute. 'What is a kiss Celia?' She could not answer. How could she say the definition of a kiss with her own mouth, it would only confirm his words. * 'It was an accident. I am truly sorry, I did not mean any discourtesy towards your highness. If I can make up for my error somehow?' She quickly said. She did not know of his personal life, as he had a tight security around him and nobody knew much of the king outside official visits and business. He must have felt insulted. 'Please don't call it an accident. For a first kiss of a person to be called an accident ...' He said again with a dejected tone, but did not continue. It was like he had already gotten his point across. 'Ahhh. I am so sorry! It really was an ...' She wanted to say accident but, because of his pleading she could not actually say it. To have committed the blame of taking the king's first kiss and then not acknowledging it, how would he think of her? At this point she did not even realize that their roles had reversed, or that it was her first kiss also. PS: If you like loyal mates... then please proceed further :D