NATASHA BLACKMORE is terrified and elated. Not only does she have newborns to deal with and friends to worry about, but she also has to keep her throne away from power-hungry courtiers. Fortunately, she has help from her husband... CONNOR WHITE thought life was settled when he married the queen two years ago. Now he's learning that life is just getting started, and when his cousin asks him for an heir to the White family estate, he has no idea what to do... VICTORIA RUTHERFORD has just gotten engaged. Unfortunately, she's also just lost her brother. As she is forced to navigate her romantic and familial relationships, will she finally learn what love really is?

COVER BY @luxiferase A queen of blood. A king of thorns. A guard of hearts. - "You are mine," he said again, instead, "in every way. Mine to kill, mine to bed, mine to marry." "Am I yours to love?" - Fifteen years ago, the Queen of Mordana was engaged to the Lord of Hartfall in a match that would have strengthened both their families. But then, the Mordanians' worst enemy attacked. In order to escape, the Queen needed to be thought dead. So, the Lord of Hartfall's sister was killed in the queen's place. In the years since, they have both sought vengeance: her against the nation that invaded her country, and him against the queen who took his sister's life. But will they get the revenge they want... or the love they need? {#189 IN FANTASY ON 6/14/2019} 3RD PLACE IN DRAGON FIRE AWARDS

When Rosalie Winthrop, an earl's daughter, writes letters to her future husband, she doesn't expect him to be a penniless orphan. *** Sheltered by her father, Lord Samuel Winthrop, in Grenledge Manor all her life, twelve-year-old Rosalie longs to travel the world or at least go to London more than once a year. But when she finally leaves England for a trip to colonial Hong Kong with her father, she meets and befriends Maximilian Walker, a street urchin who's on the run from a troubled past. The two become fast friends, but they are torn away from each other by cruel fate. Soon, they learn that more than an ocean voyage has drawn them together--it's also their intertwined family histories. Neither of their backgrounds is what they appear. Will Rosalie ever meet Maximilian again--or her future husband? And what happens if the two are one and the same? Content warning: This story contains themes of child abuse, racism, implied sexual harassment, and mentions of drug use. This story is now available on YONDER, your next-generation reading app from the Wattpad family. Join me on YONDER today! Find it now in your app store. 2021 WATTYS WINNER 1ST PLACE WINNER OF WALK BY FAITH AWARDS 2021 Check out the lovely trailer made by @kirstyt97

1898, HONG KONG. ELIZABETH LEE: Born in Hong Kong as the only daughter of an extremely wealthy man and his concubine, Elizabeth is disposable. A pawn to be bought, sold, and traded - specifically, for the drug, opium, the business in which her father has made a fortune. Now, to cement their ties to power, she must marry... WILLIAM FAIRFAX: Always in search of adventure, his next great escapade will be to marry and move to Britain's newest colony: Hong Kong, where his father will become governor. The fourth son to an elite British family, he has just been bartered away - for a lifetime's supply of a ridiculously expensive luxury good, tea. But more than tea begins to brew as they try to uncover the shady business deals between both of their families and possibly find love... CONTAINS: DRUG USE AND RACISM. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK! 3RD PLACD IN THE GLOSSY AWARDS {#421 in HISTORICAL FICTION ON 4/7/2019} [#2 in #19thCentury] [#1 in #WattMulticultural] [#4 in #asiansinlit]

"Oh won't you come with me, where the moon is made of gold, and in the morning sun, we'll be sailing, oh won't you come with me, where the ocean meets the sky and as the clouds roll by, we'll sing the song of the sea," I sang softly in my little warrior's ear. I rocked in an even pattern, listening to his silent snores. A smile tugged at the corners of my mouth thinking about how he probably was dreaming of fighting giant dragons. Pulling him closer in my arms, I stood and laid him on his bed. When I laid him down, he made a noise of complaint and reached out to me, but I just kissed his forehead and walked to the door. Before returning to my room for the night, I gave a final goodnight to my little brother. "Goodnight my little warrior," I said. "Sleep tight."