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Before The Petals Fell [On-going] oleh ma_letteratura
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Avaris Quin, the eldest daughter of a noble family, lives a life shaped by duty and quiet obedience, until the Empire enforces a brutal law that sacrifices firstborn children for war: The Primogeniture Tribute to the Holy Front. After her arranged marriage collapses, she witnesses the Empire's cruelty firsthand, loses her father in a violent purge, and is taken to the forbidden Sanctuary, a place ruled by supernatural beings who decide who lives and who dies. Left for dead, Avaris survives in a way she should not. She soon learns that the sanctuary is no refuge, but a prison built on prophecy and sacrifice. As dark forces reveal that her suffering was not accidental-that she was deliberately chosen, Avaris realizes her survival may be the very thing capable of unraveling the system meant to destroy her. As time passes, the truth of the Empire, its people, and their fragile mortality begins to fracture, replaced by something vast and unnamed. What was buried does not remain silent. Secrets rise from blood-soaked earth, revealing themselves piece by piece. The story begins not with hope but with reckoning.
Of Blood and Duty oleh WhiteGoldFangs
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Wattpad Exclusive! Nearly beaten to death, a man wakes up in a place he does not know. Neither can he remember how he even ended up there. Waking up in the middle of a road he discovers a world of pain only to drift off into unconsciousness again. His body having been crushed and broken beyond his wildest dreams. Falling out of consciousness from the pain, he later wakes up in a bed. A new place he does not know, but being looked after by someone. A woman. Why was he in the care of this beautiful but strange person? How had he ended up in her care? Why had she taken him in and why was she and everyone else so guarded around him? Determined to make his way back home, wherever that may be, the man soon realizes that things are not as easy as he first had thought. Learning to fit in with the people who took him in at the brink of death, he learns that a war is raging between two kingdoms, and which one he belongs to, he cannot remember... if he belongs with to any of them. All he has to remind him of his life before is a sword with a crest of two lions on its pommel... and a woman named Jade who screams for him in his sleep. This is a spin off of The Prince's Choice and Hunted Queen. I recommend reading those two before this one to get the best experience possible!
Sword of the Heart ~ Knight x Princess oleh twilighttanya
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Knight x Princess In a kingdom ruled by fear and tradition, lies a knight and a princess. A knight, cloaked in armor and rumor, wearing a mask that hides a soul weighed down by sorrow and hatred. A princess, being swallowed by expectation, overlooked by those too loud to notice her pain. When fate binds them in an arranged marriage neither of them chose, it is meant to be a sentence. A punishment for her, a strategy for him. But behind guarded eyes and sharp silences, something begins to stir. He sees the quiet fire in her that no one else bothered to notice. She sees the man behind the blade, the one who bleeds and the one who hides. In stolen glances. In late-night conversations and lingering silences. She begins to see the man beneath the steel. He begins to hear the voice behind her silence. But love is dangerous in a world like theirs. Because secrets are buried deep within the castle walls. And neither of them truly knows the other's past... or what their union is truly meant to ignite. He was forged to destroy. She was taught to endure. Together, they may either save a kingdom...or burn it to ash. When sword meets silence, when fear meets fury... what will be born of it? What destiny awaits when the fearsome knight's fury meets the silent strength of the quiet princess? Together, can they rewrite the fate that neither could face alone? *note~i do not own any pictures/images that are uploaded throughout the entirety of this book...all rights go to the rightful owners*
The Healer and the Immortal oleh kinkycow19
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In a forgotten corner of a dying world, a young woman named Willow lives quietly at the forest's edge-gentle, curious, and armed with a rare gift for healing that her village barely understands. They call her strange. They call her witch-touched. She calls it compassion. Deep within the ancient woods stands a ruined castle and the man who haunts it- Orion, a battle-scarred immortal who has lived centuries without love, without mercy, and without a single reason to trust mankind. He watches the world with cold indifference, determined never to care for anything mortal again. But when Willow stumbles into his domain seeking knowledge, the immortal who despises humanity finds himself drawn to the girl who embodies everything good about it. Against the backdrop of superstition, disease, and rising fear, a forbidden bond grows between the healer and the warrior-one that challenges everything Orion swore he'd never feel again, and everything Willow never expected to have. Yet in a world ruled by ignorance and shadowed by old cruelties, love is dangerous. Knowledge is dangerous. And the line between faith and fear is thin enough to snap beneath even the gentlest hands. When innocence meets immortality, when tenderness meets a world that fears it, what remains is a story of love, legacy, and the lengths we go to protect the ones we cannot live without.
The Captain and Siren  oleh kinkycow19
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Captain Kieran Crowe fears nothing-not the gallows, not the navy, not the sea itself. But when his hunt for treasure drives The Iron Serpent into siren waters, he meets a fate no blade can fight. He encounters the daughter of the siren queen, her voice a lullaby that lures men to their doom. Yet when her coven drags Crowe's crew beneath the waves, she spares him. Predator and prey clash on a forsaken shore-his defiance against her hunger, her song against his will-until something deeper binds them. Their love is violent, impossible, undeniable. Together they defy sea and shore, fighting witches, mutiny, and curses that would tear them apart. But the sea does not forgive, and every joy comes shadowed by loss. From black-sailed raids to London's gray streets, theirs is a bond that scars, burns, and endures. And when death finally claims them, pirate and siren are reunited on a silver shore, the Iron Serpent reborn beneath eternal skies. A tale of ruin and salvation, of storm and tide. Love was never gentle for them-yet it was forever. ⛔️Trigger Warnings ⚠️‼️ This story contains mature and potentially distressing content, including: Violence & Death: graphic descriptions of battle, drowning, mutilation, and death. Sexual Content: explicit scenes, including rough/passionate intimacy and power dynamics. Dubious Consent Themes: moments of coercion, power imbalance, and dark intimacy (always resolved within the context of the fated-mate bond). Pregnancy & Miscarriage: depictions of childbirth, miscarriage, and grief associated with lost children. Infanticide/Child Death: brief but significant scenes of harm to children/siren offspring. Torture & Cruelty: both physical and emotional, including betrayal and manipulation. Curses & Witchcraft: supernatural elements with dark undertones. Alcohol & Tavern Settings: drinking, gambling, and implied debauchery. Themes of Grief, Trauma, and Betrayal: recurring throughout.
The Spiral Between Worlds oleh DarkHuntress0720
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When historian Cassandra Evans takes a solo trip to the Black Hills, she expects to find echoes of the past-not become trapped inside it. One storm, one impossible lightning strike, and she awakens in 1866... on the eve of war. Among the Lakota people, trust must be earned-and danger lies everywhere. As Cassandra struggles to survive in a world where every word, every glance matters, a quiet friendship grows with Tokala, a wary warrior haunted by loss. But history is a river that cannot be easily changed-and as the storm of conflict draws closer, Cassandra must decide: can she remain a silent observer... or will her presence alter the course of lives forever? *I'm writing this story with great respect for Lakota history and culture. I'm not Indigenous, and if I get anything wrong, that's on me. I truly welcome feedback from Native readers as I learn.*
Tigh Na Faol: House of Wolf (A Wulvers Prequel) oleh Scottish_writer
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{Featured Story!} #1 in Supernatural #48 in Romance #5 in Historical Fiction "They say at night, the howls of wolves echo across the land, and in the morning farmers find their animals missing or slaughtered. Keep your wits about you, my dearest friend. Beware of the wolves." 1561 Alba - Scotland Màili is the only child of Catholic Lord, Seumas MacDhòmhnaill, and his wife Màiri. Most of her life has been spent hidden away in the Scottish countryside to keep her away from the rumours rife at court since her Mother's death. Màili knows one wrong move could bring those rumours at her feet too. Cries of witchcraft and gossip about her father's dwindling funds, means Màili's future remains uncertain. Close to destitute, her dowry gone, her only chance - in the eyes of her father at least - comes in the form of an unexpected marriage match from a family willing to pay handsomely for Màili's hand. It's an offer her father dare not refuse. Quickly married to a man she doesn't know, Torian Lyall flouts Màili's every belief in what is expected from her as a wife. Nor do he or his family seem overly interested in following Catholic tradition. Trapped amongst people so different from her, speaking a language she barely remembers from childhood, she's whisked away to her new home farther North than she's travelled before. The wild and mountain filled Highlands are a beautiful place; where purple heather and thick forests covers the land, and mighty sea winds batter the waves against ancient rock. Myth and mystery swirl as thick as the grey mists in the glens, where creatures from old stories are said still to roam. And the Lyall family have secrets of their own. Secrets that might involve her in some way. Secrets that make Màili hold her friend's advice closer than she thought she'd need to... Beware of the wolves. . .
Aurelia || SERIES ROMANA I  oleh lenasworldofstories
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Her whole life she had read so many things about magical Italian cities and places, now she can't wait any longer to see them with her own eyes. That was all Aurelia expected from her road trip. But in the moment she fell in a forgotten grave at Capri, the sea floated her into a different time. From all the people she was able to meet there she had to fall into his arms. But he is so different than she has always imagined. Will she be able to save herself or will the monster inside him awake and will it destroy her?
Titania of Troy oleh the_metanoia
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Titania has the worst luck of the ancient world. First, her brother steals the Queen of Sparta and leaves her behind to deal with it, and then she's taken prisoner and forced to watch as 1000 ships sail to destroy her beloved city: Troy. The worst fact is that she's forced to stay with the unpredictable hero Achilles, who's unfortunately charming and undeniably good-looking. 1 princess. 1000 ships. Will Titania be able to save her city before it's too late? Or will the affairs of the heart get in the way?
The Lady Knight oleh SLGrey2904
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As the first Lady Knight of Monrique, Juliette Van Helsing regularly deals with criminals who threaten the peace and security of her country. When a string of brutal murders among the nobility take place in quick succession, leaving behind one puzzle after another, she begins a race against time to find the murderer. Along the way, webs of lies, betrayals and greed are unravelled, and at each turn, she finds herself questioning her beliefs and assumptions. In the midst of all of this chaos, will she be able to fulfil her duty, and mayhap, find love?