Evan Jacob Morrison, the Marquess Granfell, arrives one night at the doorstep of his old acquaintance and the village midwife, Maria Ross. Evan asks Maria to assist his cousin, Diana Thorne, who, after fleeing her home due to flooding, is in labor at his Granfell estate. After arriving just in time for the birth, Maria is inclined to stay several days at the remote country estate in order to ensure the wellbeing of the premature baby. Maria and Evan are forced to confront their past together, as well as consider what it is they both truly want for the future. A story of loss and the love we must allow ourselves to feel, even if it might hurt us. This story is for mature (18+) audiences. I will be covering a number of unpleasant topics. For the full list of content warnings, see list at the bottom of the description. Please take care! This is my first written work and therefore a bit of a "test waffle" project. I hope to share a story that has been rummaging around in my head for nearly a year now and discover what this setting and these characters have to offer. I encourage readers to comment and share constructive criticism! Cover Art: "Alphonse Mucha - P43 Bruyere De Falaise/Heather, c.1901." by K.G.23 is marked with CC0 1.0. I edited it to have a black background. Content warning for: consenual sexual activity, physical violence, infant and maternal mortality, death, illness, prostitution, (list to be further updated)

An exhausted university student harbours a dangerous secret: he is a Charmer, an illegal type of human who can mind control individuals using his instrument. A talented musician, Atlas gets called to play for the King's personal court. Faced with the frustrating presence of Kaito Zarka, the youngest Bloodbinder Prince, the two are forced to work together in order to discover a cure to the Alkinate, a fatal sickness that turns cartilage into bone, which Atlas happens to suffer from. All the while Atlas attempts to evade suspicion from Kai's older brother Akemi who is hell-bent on exposing Atlas's secret. ============= * First Place in the Celestial Stardust mini-awards * Winner of the Celestia Cove Awards Fantasy * Winner of Celestia Cove Awards Romance * First place in the Love Song Awards General (LGBTQ) Fiction * Second place in the Blossom Mini Awards for best dialogue * Book of the month for the Pride Reads Server (Feb 2024) *Reached #8 in the OriginalWork tag (17/10/2023) Cover art by @uly.grom.ana (on Instagram)

Bonnie Roseman is unlike most of her peers. She is the inheritor to a dark and dangerous power. Her dreams are filled with visions of a mysterious Island. At home she suffers abuse, and the loneliness she feels sinks her into a deep pit of despair. And when those powers start to manifest her world is torn asunder, and the weight of expectation is laid upon her shoulders. Can she conquer her newfound abilities? Or will she fail like the many who came before her?

Forced into marriage by duty and obligation, The Duke and Duchess of Rothbury parted ways a week after saying their vows under the explicit understanding that theirs was a marriage in name only. There would be no expectations of love, fidelity, or romance. The Duke hates the American Heiress who married him only for his title, completely unaffected by the senseless tragedy that had made their marriage necessary in the first place. When an illness forces him to retire to the country, he makes sure to choose the property where his wife wouldn't be. Except that she is, and she is still as insufferable as ever. The Duchess resents the man who killed her youthful dreams of love and abandoned her to live his bachelor life unencumbered. When she is jilted by her lover, and faced with inevitable ridicule, she decides to retire to her beloved estate in Cornwall, where she runs an orphanage. Never once does she expect to run into her cold, selfish, insufferable arse of a husband! Forced into each other's company by circumstance, the couple begin to unravel their individual prejudices. Resentment turns into respect and friendship. Respect and friendship soon turn into attraction and affection. Was love closer than either one of them could ever have imagined? And that begged the question; can the Duke win his wife's favor, or is it far too late to make their marriage a love match? Cover by MuniWilliams.