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The Lighthouse of Galveston: A WWI Forbidden Love by JohnHudsonStories
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What if the world tearing itself apart was what brought two star-crossed lovers together? As World War I rages, a war also rages inside the hearts of Will and Anasasia (Anna) Johnson. When he's called to serve, and she nearly dies from the Spanish Flu, their bond deepens into a forbidden love that defies morality, family, and faith itself. As their love is slowly discovered, the town turns against them, and they retreat into each other. Will clings to Anna as his neurodiverse Lighthouse, and his yellow rose, the woman he would cross Texas for. Anna latches on to him as her neurotypical anchor, the one who interprets the world and makes it safe for her. As their love deepens, they must decide whether or not to stand firm as they face down the loss of the friends, futures, and possibly their lives. Haunted by memories from past lives lost, and apparitions that even others can see, Will and Anna begin to suspect that this might not be their first time falling in love. The Lighthouse of Galveston is a haunting story of forbidden love, war, soulmates, sacrifice, civil rights, and the gray areas of the human heart. It's perfect for readers who enjoy: Star-crossed lovers Slow-burn romantic tension War-shadowed coming-of-age stories Historical fiction with psychological realism Literary romance with moral complexity Haunting love stories with metaphysical undertones Written with sharp psychological realism, it asks: Do we choose who we love? What kinds of love are acceptable? How far should we go to protect the people we love most? And most importantly Is it ok not to have all the answers? For readers of Cold Mountain, The Time Traveler's Wife, and Atonement, The Lighthouse of Galveston explores how even the purest love can challenge everything we believe about right and wrong.
Blood of the fallen stars by InaciaCarla
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Nineteen year old Nyssa of Viridis never asked to rule a world carved from emerald forests, ancient magic, and star-forged prophecy. With luminous green skin and beauty said to rival the first goddesses, she was destined for greatness but never for this kind of throne because no one in Viridis remembers the last time the stars bled. No one until the night her parents died. When the sky turned red and the heavens cracked open, the king and queen were taken without a single wound. The palace calls it tragedy. The council calls it fate. Nyssa calls it a warning. Whispers echo through the citadel about shadows that move on their own, secrets the elders refuse to share, and a power stirring beneath Nyssa's skin that feels nothing like the gentle magic of her people and as her world trembles, she is forced into an alliance she does not trust, a marriage to a foreign prince whose intentions are as unreadable as the fire-red galaxy he comes from, but on Viridis, nothing is what it seems. Some promises are veils. Some enemies wear familiar faces. What forces killed the king and queen of Viridis and why did the stars bleed only for her?
Aether by DotVVarlock
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Dark/Gaslamp Fantasy. Character-Driven, Atmospheric, Mythic Horror Camilia has spent her life on the margins of the Sanctuary, a hidden stronghold carved into the heart of Harem's Hill and guarded by ancient rites older than the Empire itself. When the Inscriptum, living Writs of the Emperor's will, descend on her people, the Sanctuary falls in a single night, leaving Camilia trapped underground with a dying leader, a handful of survivors, and a voice in the darkness that has been watching her for years.
NEPTUNE RISING by BTstarfell
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Earth's human. Neptune's princess. One love that could save or destroy the planet of Neptune. Set in the world of 2086, Earth is dying. Lio, a 20-year-old boy living on Earth, is one of the few who are still filled with hope and goodness. In Neptune, the people have only one emotion. Fear. They fear to feel emotions. The princess escapes from the kingdom to crash upon Earth. When Lio and Aeryn meet, stars tremble- and so do their hearts.