Fifteen years after King Leonardo's death, his surviving son, Fabian, still throws a festival each year in remembrance of his dead father, mother, and brother. Being the only one to survive, witnesses claimed his crowning as king had been as sombre as the funeral. James has lived on the streets since childhood with nothing but his relic sword, Eris, living a profitable life killing for money. But, at twenty-five, James received a request from a client who refused to be identified. It was a request that would threaten the life he had built-tear down everything he'd made. A request that, once he heard, he knew he wouldn't be allowed to live and refuse. A request to kill King Fabian. [Book 1 in the Red King series]

**Featured by @Wattpad in the Curated By You RL** **@HistoricalFiction Spotlight + Book of the Month Interview** ** @TheNanoWatt 2025 Fantasy Grandwinner!** **Featured and interviewed on @TeenFiction for the API Month** **Chosen to be mentored in @BootcampMentors** When Bridgerton meets Once upon a time in a compelling Standalone Historical Fantasy! _________________ During the 1920s, while escaping from his once-idyllic hamlet in rural India, Neil loses the only person who mattered to him. Rescued by a hunter, he molds himself into one of the best warriors of Cascadia. Impressed, the queen gives him a direct order to kill a traitor to the kingdom: the crowned prince, Dove. As a reward, he is offered a potion that would bring back his lover from the dead. Despite being the sole heir, Dove has been relegated to the role of a servant by his stepmother. Neil could not bring himself to complete the task when their paths crossed. So, they join forces, facing challenging quests to collect seven items required to make the potion. The only catch? They need to do so before the last shard of the mystical glass painting falls, as the potion would then expire. As the clock ticks, Neil is left to make a choice. Will he betray the young prince and become the hero of the kingdom, or try to complete an impossible task with the risk of facing a lifetime of cruelty in the dungeons? ________________ Second draft editing was done with the help of @eacomiskey. Please check out her works too! **I do not own the cover image. Credits to the very talented Mulan Jiang**

*IF YOU ENJOYED THE KING TRIALS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! I LOVE HEARING FROM YA'LL* The king of Elthare is dead. Invitations have been sent out to the noble families to put forth a Champion to participate in the 43rd King Trials, a grueling competition that has left former competitors permanently injured, disabled or dead. Who will be king? Grantham Sinero, a man skilled in hand-to-hand combat and armed with the ability of telekinesis. Andalen Amadon who can inflict pain and suffering with a single touch and is a highly trained archer. Khett Pedgram, the former prince of Elthare, able to control the four natural elements and has an immense knowledge of the kingdom's history. Ikar Dominikov who holds no special powers, but is a great hunter and tracker. A kingdom at war. When soldiers from the empire of Mezerah invade Elthare, the Trials are cut short, and the Eltharians must prepare for a war no one ever saw coming. Many lives are lost, but with the help from their allies to the north, Elthare may have a fighting chance against the Mezerans. At the end of the Ten Day Battle one Champion will be crowned the new monarch of the now fractured kingdom. But who will be left alive to claim the throne? Book 2, The Dawn of Serpents, now available!

[2024 Amby Awards winner] For as long as he can remember, Caldor has been forced to live a life of crime. With a group of his fellow thieves, they've stolen from practically all of the wealthier citizens of Redreach over the years. They have a system of how to go about their business, and it works. Until one day when it doesn't. Captured by guards and dragged off into the dungeons, Cal expects to be executed. What other fate could await a lifelong thief? But instead he is given an offer: his life will be spared if he steals a specific book. The catch? The owner of said book is a dragon. Caldor ends up accepting, having little choice, but he doesn't believe he will succeed. What Cal assumes will be his death turns out very differently, however, when he actually meets the dragon-a surprisingly human-looking and handsome creature called Idriseth-and very quickly becomes enamored with him. Cal may have come to steal the dragon's book, but now he wants to steal his heart. But will the always guarded Idriseth let him? Can a dragon even love a human? --------------------------- [word count: ≈ 40 000 words] ★ Featured on @Romance ★ • Book 1 - The Thief's Dragon • Book 2 - The Thief's Mate • Book 3 - The Thief's Choice • Book 4 - The Thief's Bargain • Book 5 - The Thief's Half-Dragon • Book 6 - The Thief's Lovers

Noah Hayes is the kind of guy everyone notices-fun, confident, and the star quarterback of Riverview High. Everyone loves him, and everyone assumes they know him. But no one knows the truth that keeps him up at night: Noah likes boys, and he hates himself for it. He's built walls so high even he can't see over them. Julian Bennett is the opposite of Noah in every way. Quiet, shy, and sweet, he fades into the background without trying. But behind his timid demeanor lies a bold, unspoken confidence about who he is, even if no one else really notices. When Noah and Julian get paired together in class, neither expects anything beyond awkward study sessions and polite conversation. But sparks fly, and soon Julian becomes Noah's tutor-both in academics and in feelings Noah has tried to bury for years. One kiss turns into a secret relationship, and Noah finally allows himself to feel something real. For a while, everything seems perfect. Until the pressure catches up. Torn between the world he's built and the world he secretly craves, Noah makes a choice that shatters Julian's heart and leaves them both broken. When Julian shows up at one of Noah's games with his friends, Noah pretends not to care. But on the field, with the roar of the crowd and the ache of regret, Noah realizes he's at a crossroads. Will he keep running from himself, or will he risk everything to prove that what he and Julian had wasn't just a secret, but something real?

A black handprint somewhere on your body. Whether it's just on your hands, or somewhere else. If you even have one at all. That black mark is one of the most important things of your life. Because that is where your soulmate touches you for the very first time. And you'll know when it happens to because that's when your mark will turn colorful for the first time. Sebastion is a star basketball player at his school, with an overbearing mother who watches everything he does. His life seemed to be planned out for him. Find his soulmate, marry her, have a few kids, work in a job that made him miserable for his whole life. He did meet his soulmate. The only problem- his soulmate is Parker Adams. Star member of the swim team from the rival school of Sebastion's. He could care less that Parker went to another school, but the problem is that he's a he. Sebastion now has to wander through an unfamiliar world that he never even saw before, figure out how to make sure his mom doesn't know, and try to avoid the feelings that he knows are there. Amazing cover credit: @theunmappedstar #3 in bxb #52 in lgbt #1 in swimming #1 in basketball #1 in soulmateau #8 in teenfiction

Archie and Zac have been friends for as long as either of them can remember, which makes sense because they've known each other since forever. Every year they attend the same summer camp together and every year they regret that it doesn't last longer. Archie is especially looking forward to camp this year because he hasn't seen Zac in months. They don't go to the same school and it feels like they've been losing touch. Prepared to spend the summer getting to know his friend again, Archie is surprised when Zac brings school friends along to camp. Surely Zac isn't replacing him. The thought hurts more than it should and as the summer drags on, Archie is going to find out why. Can his revelation pull them back together, or will they continue to drift further apart?

Titus Walker has always felt that he didn't fit in. There always seemed to be an invisible gulf between him and his peers. In his final year, he just wants to fly under the radar, graduate and get the hell out of his private, all-boys high school. The quiet equilibrium of his life is shattered when he is forced to sit next to golden boy Fraser Sinclair, although he initially does not expect much to come of the arrangement. A few sidelong glances, at most. Not even in his wildest dreams could he foresee that this would lead to a wild goose chase for the one-and-only Steely Dan jukebox musical in the world, long rides on public transport, and being shadowed by a mysterious white Volkswagen Golf. Started 02/8/20.

To unite two troublesome kingdoms, Prince Zander Bray marries Princess Mavis Blackwater. As they were good friends, he accepted his fate. Until a newly crowned King Samuel Skyes enters the war as their ally. Zander doesn't trust him at first, but when they both must embark on a quest to save their kingdoms, Zander's feelings grow in ways he didn't think were possible. Bxb -This story does contain violence and sexual themes- Copyright 2020 @ all rights reserved -This story will be uploaded on Royal Road under Failed the Test.

COMPLETED [boyxboy] After his religious mother kicks him out for being gay, Elijah Ellis moves in with his father, where his step-mother, step-brother, and half-sister also welcome him. Elijah aspires to continue doing what he loves and play hockey for his new school, but his past hookup with the closeted hockey captain, Fox Ridley, complicates things. While Elijah just wants to get through the season unscathed, Fox is hellbent on hating him. Elijah is unsure whether he will ever overcome Fox's hatred, or if he will remain on thin ice. ~171k words