Princess Amelia survived a brutal attack on her family. Now, after living twelve years in a secluded castle, she must rejoin the world of royalty. But growing up secluded from the world did not prepare her for life in the royal palace. Life's hard lessons teach her that some things are worth fighting for. Sir Lucas' father died while defending the king. He has been raised ready and willing to do the same. Chivalry is not the only way of life but it is his life. He would do anything to protect the royal family, including denying his love for the king's sister, in order to see the royal line continue.

Abducted from Earth during an alien invasion, Selene Summers expects monsters. She doesn't expect to fall for them. Trapped aboard a Thalrian mothership, Selene finds herself surrounded by powerful blue-skinned alien males-and dangerously drawn to three in particular. A commanding High Marshal whose presence sets her blood on fire. A gentle botanist who has waited centuries for someone like her. And an enigmatic doctor whose carefully guarded secrets only make Selene more determined to get beneath his defences. Falling for the aliens who abducted her was never part of the plan. Neither was discovering just how addictive their touch could be. But desire isn't the only thing growing between them. Selene's body is changing. Their blood calls to her. Their energy awakens something inside her. And with every intimate connection, she becomes a little less human-and something none of them expected. As secrets unravel, passions ignite and unexpected bonds deepen, Selene begins to realise there is far more to the Thalrians-and her place among them-than she ever imagined. Because whatever she's becoming isn't just changing her. It could change everything. Three powerful aliens. One impossible transformation. And a bond powerful enough to change the fate of both their worlds. Some choices change your future. Others change what you are.

{WATTYS 2026 SHORTLIST} --Don't look at him. Don't think about him. Don't encourage the bond.-- But no matter how hard she tries, Lucinda cannot stop dreaming about Oto, the shadow-cursed boy she pulled from the land of the dead. To avoid punishment for this act of forbidden healing magic, Lucinda must hide her escalating psychic dreams of Oto from an overbearing father and a kingdom that believes their bond will send them both spiraling into madness. Tropes Included: - Friends to Lovers 💕 - Forbidden Love 🚫 - Magical Bond ✨ - Slow Burn Romance 🔥

[2021 WATTYS Winner] Commoner Giovanna joins a handsome nobleman to save a friend from an arranged marriage, but they discover a plot that may have victims of Venice's Black Death rising from their graves. * * * As a child, Giovanna Visconti learned the arts of bloodletting and elixir brewing from her father with an intent to simply support his work, not take it over. But when he falls ill from the pestilence that's been ravaging Venice for months, she reluctantly dons the beaked mask of the plague doctor. Vowing to protect her father however she can, Giovanna hides him away and sees her first patient--the handsome, but alarmingly feverish Matteo Barozzi. Although she successfully treats this son of a high-ranking official, in a careless moment Giovanna fails to properly conceal her identity. The only reason she isn't tossed into a dank jail cell is thanks to the young man's honor and feelings of indebtedness. The association between the charming aristocrat and the clever commoner should end there, but when Giovanna's dearest friend goes missing right after her betrothal to the Doge's son and amid strange reports of nighttime attacks, violent commotions, and inexplicable behaviors in the community, the only person Giovanna can turn to for help is Matteo. Together, they must carefully navigate Venice's increasingly deadly canals to uncover a sect peddling false cures and a smuggling plot involving the highest levels of government or risk the entire Republic falling victim to something even worse than the plague: the risen dead. Historical Fiction with Fantasy Elements THE BORGIAS X FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH * * * WATTYS 2021 winner for Historical Fiction and special HQ prize for "Catchiest Hook" AMBYS 2022 winner for Best Zombie story Content Warning for adult situations including assault and death.

She wakes with missing hours, a burning imprint carved into her shoulder, and no memory of who put it there. Nyxara Blackvein is an assassin who survives by control. Control over her body. Her blades. Her choices. But the mark beneath her skin has a will of its own, pulling her toward Stillreach-a city protected by an impossible shield and a power no one dares to name. Torin Cross was never part of the plan. A half-elf bard with a charming smile and secrets of his own, he's headed in the same direction for reasons that don't quite add up. When violence forces them to fight side by side, trust forms before either of them is ready for it. Whatever waits in Stillreach is already watching. ONC 2026 Prompts used. 32. Two assassins from rival organizations are sent on the same secret mission, only to realize the assignment holds a much bigger truth. 86. A wasteland hides pockets of thriving communities protected by mysterious shields. 99. You wake up with a strange mark on your skin after a late-night encounter you can barely remember, and its meaning grows more unsettling by the hour. If this is posted on any other site, please let me know. I have not given anyone the right to use it.

After fighting an enemy on a planet he swore he would never set foot on again, Orion finds himself in a new galaxy, crashing on an unknown planet, injured and with a broken ship. He thinks he is doomed, until a strange creature that resembles him, but ugly, finds him and surprisingly, helps him and works alongside him to get him back into space, but what if things take a turn and end up basically kidnapping that clumsy female human while trying to get home? And what's worse, her presence is doing things to him he refused to feel again, and yet there he was, craving another human and at the same time, wanting her far, far away from him. Until the attraction gets harder and harder to deny and his primal instincts insist on claiming her as his mate, but, would she be willing to leave behind her home to move to another planet, far away from everything she knows?

Cheated on by my boyfriend, then abducted by aliens. How worse could my life really get? He says he is better than a human male in every way possible, I'll be the judge of that. Follow Amelia as she discovers a new planet, new friends, and a new found love.

"He's not a monster! Elik is my mate. The holder of my heart. He's a protector. He's my protector." ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ Penelope thought her life was over when she was taken. The abuse lasted months, and there was no light at the end of the tunnel. That is until Elik came along, and ripped the door off of her cage. Literally. She knows he's different from her kind. He's not human. In fact, he's a 7ft tall muscular alien, and his kind have deemed him unworthy of taking care of a mate. Penelope knows different. She feels safe around him, despite his rugged appearance, and his deadly family history. Elik doesn't know what to think about the tiny female that is determined to stay glued to his hip. All he knows is that he will protect her no matter what, and he's determined to keep her. Even if it means snapping a few necks. [ book 2 of the Rytarian mates series. can be read as a stand alone novel ] *Rankings* #1 in safe - 3/14/20 #8 in Alien - 5/10/20 #4 in Rescue - 5/6/20 #5 in Abandoned - 5/6/20 #10 in Aliens - 3/18/20 #9 in Warrior - 5/10/20

A fallen royal line. A child marked by fate. And a brother who lost everything... except her. After a massacre that destroyed the royal family, Valour escapes with his newborn sister, Zen. But survival is only the beginning. In a world ruled by betrayal, war, and forgotten gods, one promise remains: "I will protect you... no matter what it costs."

Orphaned and raised by her grandmother, Myria Hawthorne spends all of her formative years working at The Morning Glory, her grandmother's tavern, teaching herself small amounts of magic from the mages that pass through Everhaven. However, a chance opportunity offers her the ability to learn magic like the noble elite and save the financially-struggling tavern. The only catch? Win the prince's heart by the end of the summer to become the future Queen of Avalion. Five other ladies contend for the same prize, enduring grueling challenges to prove their value and securing their victory through other nefarious means. However, when Myria is suddenly thrust into this new world of glittering ballrooms, venomous smiles, and excessive wealth, she quickly learns not all is as it seems. Her mother had been a noble, pursuing the same path and winning the king's heart and hand over twenty-five years ago before mysteriously fleeing court the morning of her wedding. As Myria learns more about her mother's history, she is confronted by her own decisions. Does she really want to marry the prince? Is learning magic worth the price of joining the ranks of the nobility? Or should she leave the court before encountering the same, mysterious evil that frightened her mother? The dazzling court of Avalion promises secrets, glory, and even riveting danger to those deemed worthy.