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The Death of Antinous || bxb ✔︎ by AudreyHornesHeart
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Antinous is destined to die. Envied by the gods and despised by his rivals, the Greek youth from Bithynia is the most beautiful boy in the Roman Empire, summoned to the Eternal City where the emperor, Hadrian, makes him his lover. Just when Antinous thinks he has outrun destiny, he meets Leonides, a bold young soldier who conquers his heart. He desires the soldier but belongs to the emperor. If he gives in to temptation it may cost them their lives. His rivals are always talking and the gods always watching.
Victorian Boy || l.s. ✔︎ by AudreyHornesHeart
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Harry the virgin Duke of Somerset knows little of love, while Louis the sly Duke of Warwick knows too much. When the two dukes come together for the Bilsdale fox hunt in Yorkshire, Harry finds himself drawn into Louis' bed. But when secrets from Louis' dark past come to light, Harry fears that the fox isn't the only one being hunted.
The King & the Stable Boy by CK_Jessie
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{Royals and Peasants Book 1} [COMPLETED] {#1 in Paranormal: 02/09/18} "Laws are just as fragile as silence. It only takes one person to break it and change everything." Noah spent the last five years listening to the former Queen of Anicia fretting for her son who had yet to find his mate. Never in his life could he have imagined that he would be William's long awaited mate. Never did he imagine that he would find himself hiding in plain sight from his mate. He never could have thought that in this kingdom of separation and divide that his mate would accept him. This acceptance however, is not what our story is really about. It's about what follows there after. Here in Anicia, change is scarier than any great dragon. Will their love survive and be enough to convince others that the Vile Laws should be abolished? Or will they be doomed to remain as The King & the Stable Boy [Current Rank: #11 in Paranormal] Milestones: {#98 in Paranormal: 01/09/17} {#61 in Paranormal: 01/26/17} {#30 in Paranormal: 01/31/17} {#25 in Paranormal: 02/04/17} {#15 in Paranormal: 04/09/17} {#10 in Paranormal: 08/07/17} {#4 in Paranormal: 09/16/17}
Eat the Poor by clownceo
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❛I was scared. Scared of him, scared of myself. Scared of the pictures that wouldn't leave my head. Red blood. Red coats. Red blade. And now a new one. Pretty red curls.❜ °❈° In 17th-century England, the rich bask in luxury while the poor struggle to survive. Auden Murray, the youngest of six brothers, gets by working as a streetwalker in London. After stumbling on an opportunity to work in King Philip III's castle, he leaves home for a whole new life. When the King dies unexpectedly, Auden is faced with new opportunities, rebellious friends, and a dangerous craving that will bring out the darkest side of him.