Isabella learned too late that love is the most dangerous currency of all. As Queen of Mayhern, she ruled through restraint, not fear choosing compromise over conquest, mercy over suspicion. Every alliance cost her something. Every promise demanded a sacrifice. She gave until there was nothing left but the crown and the quiet ache of everything she had denied herself. The betrayal came from the hands that touched her daily. Those she trusted most sold her death as necessity, wrapped in loyalty and whispered justifications. Isabella was erased carefully, efficiently her blood spilled not in war, but in silence. Her crown passed on before her body was cold. She dies believing love made her weak. Death returns her broken and changed. Isabella rises bound to power that does not forgive and does not forget. The woman who believed in peace is gone, replaced by something sharpened by rage, grief, and the memory of betrayal burned into her bones. She no longer seeks mercy. She seeks control. And then there is him. A man who should have been her enemy. Dangerous. Unyielding. Everything she was taught to fear. He stands at the edge of her revenge, tied to her fate by blood, power, and a truth she is not ready to face. He does not ask for her trust. He does not offer redemption. He offers understanding the kind forged through shared darkness. As Isabella dismantles the lies built over her grave, she finds herself drawn to the one man capable of matching her fury and surviving her wrath. Loving him would be reckless. Trusting him could destroy what remains of her. But some bonds are born in ruin.

"The weak don't survive here." At Arclight Academy, your worth is measured by the creature you bond with. For Serenya Vale, a scholarship student born with a chronic, progressive illness, surviving the brutal training seems impossible. She expects to fail. She expects to die. What she doesn't expect is Kairen Draxen. Lethal, silent, and wrapped in living darkness, Kairen is the only rider in centuries to bond with a shadow dragon. To survive his bond, he had to stop feeling entirely, turning himself into a cold, unyielding void. No one can break his control. Until Serenya walks through the iron gates. Suddenly, Kairen's shadows are acting on their own-escaping his command to pool at Serenya's feet and ease her pain. As the lethal academy trials begin, the two are forced into an impossible proximity. Bound by a cosmic soul connection that demands his darkness surrender to her light, Kairen is terrified of losing control, and Serenya is just trying to stay alive. Featuring: > 🖤 Hurt/Comfort & Underdog Heroine 🖤 Grumpy x Sunshine (Dark Romantasy edition) 🖤 "Touch her and you die" energy 🖤 Forced Proximity & Fated Soulbonds

Once upon a time, thousands of years ago, men and fae lived side by side. These were often dark times, as men had little means to defend themselves from the powerful creatures capable of destroying villages in mere seconds. Through bloody battle and tough negotiations with the High Faerie nobility, an agreement of sorts had been reached: A Treaty. Men on the southern half of the continent, Faeries on the top half. Plain and simple... Until it isn't. Ella Blackwell has duties. Insurmountable, crushing duties. As the Duke's daughter, she's been born and raised to accomplish what all women in Rhothomir's high society are meant to do-marry well, secure an alliance, and bear the perfect heirs to continue traditions. Except, Ella's not really the perfect blue-blooded aristocrat she's expected to be. In the midst of rising political tensions between the Kingdom of Rhothomir and Fae Realm, and a blooming war, Ella finds her life completely upended from one moment to the next, ripped away from everything she's ever known. Follow along for a High Fantasy adventure full of Faerie royalty, courtly intrigue, backstabbing nobles, political schemes, steel-strong friendship and love.

(Completed) She opened a book. She wore a ring. And history forgot its silence. Aradhya Mishra wasn't searching for adventure. A literature student lost in dusty libraries and forgotten poetry, she just wanted peace. Instead, she found a story erased from time-a kingdom buried in silence, a ring that should've stayed untouched, and a name that history condemned without a second glance. Samraat Vivaan Aryaveer Pratap Sen. A king forgotten by the world. No portrait. No legacy. Only a single book remembers him- and even that calls him a monster. but what if everything known about him is nothing but a lie. Dragged into a century she doesn't belong to, Aradhya must navigate royal lies, bloodstained legacies, and a haunting pull toward a man she was never meant to meet. Because fate has chosen her. And history... is about to be rewritten. ✨NOTE✨ This story will also be uploaded on Inkitt, username: Luna_Laced_Lies Written by Luna Laced Lies #OfAshesAndOaths #Lunalacedlies

ꗥ❀ 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐚𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 ❀ꗥ I had everything that a person could ask for - a loving family, wealth, respect in the kingdom of Kshatra Gadh, and engagement to the love of my life. But life had other plans; I lost everything within the blink of an eye. Everyone left me, and I was all alone in this scary world. I became a living corpse who was trying to get by until I discovered my mother's secret. A heritage that she kept secret and a ray of hope in my dark life. Leaving the kingdom behind, I went on a search for answers. And now I am back, stronger than ever, claiming what was rightfully mine, and no one can stop me. . . . Follow the story of Laxita as she goes on a quest to discover her identity and tries to find her rightful place in the world. She goes through a journey of self-discovery, finding her true happiness (and maybe love?) along the way. #1 in historical romance (07/10/24) #2 in India (09/04/25) #2 in strong female lead (09/04/25) #3 in historical romance (10/04/25) #1 in ancient india (09/06/2025) #3 in histfic (09/06/2025)

Samhita Maity, a historian, found excitement in discovering long-lost secrets of histories- a perfectionist in her work. However, there was one mysterious figure eluding her expertise-the exploration of the most celebrated king of ancient India, whose name resounded across the world. His unwritten and unfinished books ignited her curiosity, and day and night, her thoughts were consumed by him. Who was he beyond the exterior of a king? How did his empire attain such advanced and flourishing heights that even contemporary science couldn't reach? Why were only fragments written about him? Where did he vanish so suddenly? These questions lingered, morphing into an obsession. Driven by an insatiable desire to unravel his mystery, Samhita set on a daring journey through time, stepping into his kingdom. As the threads of time intertwined, Samhita became Rajadhiraj Vikramaditya's own obsession. She had entered the realm of an eagle, and now, there seemed to be no escape. Would she find her way back to her own time? Would he permit her departure or would she be held captive by the sparks of dominance and power that crackled between them? Could their individual dominances coexist, or would they crumble in the face of each other's compelling forces?

"Have you no sense of self-preservation?" he asked, seeming genuinely curious. "I do. But it's kind of low on my list of priorities. Right below not sucking up to immortals, no matter if they were elders." And I really needed to shut up before I got myself killed. *** **** *** Elle Sanders is a headhunter with a secret. In a mission to hunt down a thief, Elle's life takes an unexpected turn when she's thrown into the very world she spent her entire life avoiding. Faced with a series of life-changing decisions, an irritating vampire lord who's dangerously curious about her, and a crime she holds the key to solving, Elle has to choose between revealing her secrets or staying silent at the expense of innocent human lives.

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[COMPLETED] Katrina Parker has never been normal, even by werewolf standards. An outcast, ostracized by her pack because of her unique Gift: the uncanny ability to see the future. After finding out that her mate has impregnated her sister, she rejects him and condemns herself to a life of solitude. All of that changes when a certain annoying, cocky, sexy Alpha comes to her territory to claim his spoil of war. The only problem? She hates him. Even worse? She's hiding a dark secret. A deadly one. ••Book 4 of the Gift Chronicles. Can be read as a standalone novel••

BOOK ONE Featured 4x on official wattpad Fantasy profile: Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Dark Fantasy and Magical realism reading list Camille did not know what blood was coursing through her veins. But she knew it wasn't human blood. My adoptive parents didn't know what they were in for when they picked me. They say foster kids come with heavy baggage. I came with terrifying dreams. Unable to handle me anymore, they sent me to a boarding school for troubled teens, like I needed help or something. Whatever. The moment I step into the school, I know something isn't right. Turns out, monsters are real, demons are real, and I'm not who I thought I was. Highest Ranking: #1 YA Fantasy #1 Occult Fiction #1 mean girls #1 cambion #1 Magic School #1 Sorcery #1 Magical Realism #1 Spell #2 Boarding school #2 Demon #2 Horror Fiction #3 Occult #3 sorcery #4 Magic School #38 Teen Fiction #77 Paranormal