How long is a lifetime? For Luc, it stretches far beyond human reckoning. As punishment for a crime that shook the foundations of the world he once belonged to, he is now condemned to walk the earth among mortals. Luc has carved out a vast empire for himself through both respectable ventures and shadowed dealings, but none of it brings him peace. One rain-slicked evening, from the balcony outside his favored courtesan's room at the infamous Bessie's brothel, Luc watches a line of enslaved girls being dragged in. Among them, a girl with hair like the sunset and fire in her eyes is struck for resisting. Something ancient stirs within him. On a not-so-uncharacteristic impulse, Luc decides to buy her. ... Aida, stolen from a faraway land, is young, bruised, and burning with defiance. Her presence was never meant to matter, but soon she becomes more than a passing distraction and inconvenience to Luc. She cracks something long buried in his soul: a memory of grace, a glimpse of light, a pull toward something he thought lost forever. Forced to share a living arrangement neither of them truly understands, their constant clashes breed awkwardness, tension, unexpected moments of humor, and something more. Can two broken souls, worlds apart, save each other from the darkness they were never meant to endure alone? *This story is original fiction with Luc as the main character, set in an alternative Victorian era. It is intended to be the prequel/spin-off to 'Until The End Of Time', where Luc played a major part toward the end. Slavery is depicted. Cover by @sulkytae ♦️Pink Diamond Award and 1st place of the Historical Fiction category of the 🌺🔥Phoenix Awards🔥🌺 @AthenaPersephone9 🏆Historical Fiction Category Winner in the Milestone Awards 2024 @YuHuaCommunity 🏅First place in the Historical Fiction category of the The Hot & Bothered Awards @gremlin

"Some towns are built on secrets, tucked so deeply into the frozen peaks that even the shadows feel lonely." High in the Carpathian mountains near Orșova, Romania where mist coils through pine forests, the Moravacová Castle sits like a living relic watching the centuries go by. The Moravacovás are wolves who walk as men, their fortune rooted in centuries of blood pacts and debts. When Lupin Moravacová's youngest son, Juelz, loses his childhood love Fia Roşu, the promise he makes to find her becomes an obsession that pulls him and his family into a decade of dark, planned recovery. ────── Not long after her seventeenth birthday Fia Roşu's parents break-up. Her mothers abandonment leaves Fia hurt and bitter. A few months later her father shows up at her school and checks her out early telling her it is necessary for her to go live with her aunt in Orsova, Romania, their old village just until he can straighten out his life. He swears it will only be for the summer. Aunt Lucie, her mother's sister, a nurse at the local Hospital is beyond busy and initiates the help of a local family to help her keep Fia busy, the Bianchi family. They are Italian expats and have a full schedule that they are only too happy to include Fia in. The first event is a masquerade ball at Moravacová Castle. Where Fia will come face to face with Juelz Moravacová. But there's only one problem. She is the special guest of Adrian Bianchi, the whirlwind son of Cicero and Ginetta Bianchi. And she-is Juelz' long lost love. And Fia's host has decided that Juelz must go through him to have access to his guest. But Juelz has news for Adrian. He won't be deterred from the girl he has loved his entire life, now that she is back. Juelz' presence awakens Fia's childhood memories and suddenly, 'rhapsody' becomes more than just a word in a poem. It becomes an immersion she cannot explain. All Rights Reserved ©2026rebbiecarrico.rhapsody

A reluctant viscount. A transformed debutante. One impulsive waltz that changes everything... Daniel Bennett, Viscount Kennard, has always lived by duty-first to his family, then to his title. With his sister well married and society watching his every step, he has no patience for the frivolities of a London Season-least of all escorting a cousin he remembers as a gawky, relentless girl he once avoided at every turn. But when she arrives in London, Daniel is unprepared. The awkward child of his memory has become a poised, luminous young woman with a quick wit that unsettles him as much as it captivates him. Avoidance proves impossible when a waltz draws them into dangerous proximity, awakening feelings Daniel never intended to face-especially not for her. And the more he tries to remember that she is family, the harder it becomes to ignore the way his carefully ordered world begins to tilt. Claire Montrose once harbored a girlish fancy for her cousin-a fancy she has long since tucked into the quietest corner of her heart. Now in London under her aunt's sponsorship, she is determined to secure a future of her choosing-not merely become another jewel displayed for society's inspection. The last thing she needs is Daniel's watchful, disapproving gaze following her every move. Yet beneath his formality, she glimpses a man far more complex than the distant boy she once adored-a man whose steadiness challenges her, whose presence she cannot seem to escape, and whose nearness threatens to awaken the very feelings she had sworn to forget. As stolen glances turn into lingering touches and duty collides with desire, Daniel and Claire must decide whether protecting their reputations is worth denying what they feel. For sometimes, the most scandalous step of all... is a waltz.

Gwyneth Ha tries to leave behind Hong Kong and the only girl she's ever kissed in the city that holds her heart. Coming home ten years later is never part of the plan. Neither is seeing Yannis Fong again-with a wedding ring on her finger.

In Regency-era England, Lottie disguises herself as her reclusive brother to fight for social reform in Parliament, only to find a rival in the infuriatingly clever, proper, and attractive Duke of Warwick. Their battle of wits sparks an undeniable attraction--but when the duke grows suspicious, Lottie risks not only exposure of her secret identity but the ruination of her reputation and everything she's worked so hard for. *** In London, 1806, Miss Charlotte (Lottie) Langley is a young woman with ambition far beyond what society allows. Women are expected to embroider, pour tea, marry well, and leave politics to the men. Determined to have a say in her country's future, Lottie assumes the identity of her reclusive brother and infiltrates the all-male world of Parliament to fight for abolition and factory reform. But politics proves far more dangerous when she catches the attention and suspicion of the maddening Duke of Warwick. What begins as a battle of ideologies and wits soon turns into something far more complicated: a mutual fascination and attraction that neither of them can ignore. The duke seems determined to uncover the secret identity that Lottie has worked so hard to conceal. However, as the danger surrounding her deception grows and others become suspicious, even her disguise may not protect her from the frustratingly observant duke who could ruin everything... or from falling for him.

[18+ MxF Steampunk Cozy Fantasy BDSM Romance] When Halian, Ilnara's best engineer, loses his arm in a gruesome accident saving his best friend, his life takes a turn for the worse. Although years have passed and he's been fitted with a mechanical arm, lately the battery has been failing, the prosthetic malfunctioning and preventing him from working effectively. Even with his dearest friend and secret love, Erina, doing her best to comfort him, Hal grows anxious that he'll end up destitute, disabled, and all alone because he can't afford a new battery and therefore will lose his job. Unbeknown to him however, Erina is determined to fix this, no matter the cost. When an opportunity presents itself to get a hold of the neccessary funds, Erina takes it without a second thought. Even if it means coming face to face with her rough family history and estranged noblewoman mother. But things might turn out even trickier than they seemed when the demons of Halian's past come calling.

Before Heaven had a name, it was a kingdom. Long before angels became legends and dragons faded into myth, the world was divided into ancient realms ruled by powerful bloodlines, forgotten gods, and creatures that history would one day call impossible. Among them lived a girl hidden from the world since the night she was born. a child bound to an ancient prophecy that no one dared to speak aloud. Raised within the walls of a sacred temple, Arthenia knows nothing of her true origins or the secrets buried beneath her blood. But as old kingdoms begin to stir, forgotten powers awaken, and destinies intertwine. She is drawn into a world of political intrigue, impossible choices, and a love that was never meant to exist. Beneath the mountains, the mysterious waters of Risa Luna guard a truth older than time itself-a truth capable of changing the fate of gods, kingdoms... and the world. Some prophecies are fulfilled. Others are created by those who fear them. And some stars are never meant to fall.

She merely saw him in a ballroom. He had engaged in conversation with her, even held her hand, leading her through the dance. But, she never knew who he was. But at that moment, she wanted nothing more than to see the face of her heart's captor. 'Beneath Your Mask' is the story of Carmela Hale, Count Leonard Hale's daughter, and a mysterious masked man who had only ever appeared in ballrooms to dance with her. Join Carmela in a journey of uncovering the identity of this mysterious enigma. Also published on Inkitt, under the same name.

Don't start what you can't finish... ~~~ To the outside world, young novelist Cristina Castillo appears to have nothing but success. With four published works under her belt, she is a literary wunderkind. But behind closed doors, she has a secret shame: countless notebooks filled with unfinished stories. Cristina's waking mind is plagued by the underdeveloped characters, incomplete plots, and cliché themes of her countless abandoned and discontinued tales. Dreams of fiction, reduced to scrap paper. While attending the release party for her latest published novel, Cristina comes face-to-face with none other than the handsome protagonist from one of her most beloved (and unfinished) passion projects. He tells Cristina that he wants an ending for his story. And he warns her: he is not her only forsaken character seeking fulfillment. As Cristina's vengeful creations begin coming out of the woodwork, she is plunged into the depths of her very vivid imagination. A journey of humor, adventure, terror, love, and startling self-discovery ensues as Cristina tries to return to reality. She soon learns, however, that the only way to escape the fictional worlds she dreamt into being is to appease her creations by writing their endings.

(New chapters will recommence soon. I'm taking a short break from Wattpad while I deal with some personal issues) Content Warning (18+): This book contains explicit, graphic sexual content, as well as graphic violence and gore. Intended for readers aged 18 and over. Please read at your own discretion. Rooke has spent years making sure no one can claim her. Not her past, not her name, and certainly not the life she built among the Saltcrows, an infamous mercenary crew of thieves, killers, and ex-pirates who take the kind of jobs no one else is reckless enough to touch. When a contract drags them into the Ascendant's great city, what should have been just another dangerous job quickly turns into something far deadlier. Suddenly, the Saltcrows are running for their lives, hunted across the continent by one of the most feared men in the Ascendant's service. As the chase tightens, secrets begin to surface, loyalties are tested, and Rooke is forced to confront a past she thought she buried long ago. Because in a world where power controls the gates and freedom is bought in blood, survival has always come at a cost. And this time, it might cost everything. © 2026 Maggie Barker. All rights reserved. This story, its characters, worldbuilding, and text are original and protected by copyright. Any theft, plagiarism, reproduction, or redistribution without permission will be documented and pursued to the fullest extent available, including platform reports, takedown actions, and legal proceedings. No permission is granted to scrape, copy, ingest, or use this work (in whole or in part) for machine learning, AI training, text-and-data mining, or dataset creation. Any such use is unauthorised.