I was bred to obey. I obeyed when they gave me to a man I barely knew. I obeyed when my cousin took my husband's bed. I obeyed even when I carried his child. Then he burned me alive. I woke up months before the pyre. I found myself back with the same husband and the same traitors, but I remember every detail of what they did to me. This time, I am not the victim. I am the architect of their downfall. Caelan Vorenthal is my husband's greatest rival. He is a shadow in a court of vipers and the only man who saw the truth when everyone else stayed silent. Now he is offering protection. An alliance. A connection that feels less like safety and more like a threat to the walls I have built. Can I trust the one man who could destroy everything? Or is he the weapon I never knew I needed? I was bred to obey. Now I choose who burns. ____________________________________________ The Details - A second chance fueled by the memory of fire - The silent marriage and the loud betrayal - The rival ally who should not be trusted - A heroine reborn to take back her agency - Tense attraction that feels like a risk - Slow burn romance and high-stakes secrets - Spicy scenes and intense emotional payoffs - A fight for survival and the ultimate revenge

*Wattys Winner 2022* Charles Abbot is finally living the life he has always dreamed of. At only 25, he has managed to turn his unique magical ability of copying memories into a profitable business. However, his comfortable life is shattered when he is tricked by a thief into extracting a dangerous memory. Not only does it reveal that there's a cult murdering children in their city, but by possessing this memory, Charles' life--and the lives of everyone close to him--are now in danger. Recruiting the help of a gay potion-maker and a ten-year-old lightning-wielding prodigy, Charles must now find that thief and try to put an end to this cult's workings. But it won't be easy. In a world where each magician's power is unique and at times undetectable, it's hard to know who to trust... Set in a world of magic inspired by 1860s Victorian England, Dangerous Thoughts is full of diverse characters and interesting twists that will keep you guessing until the very end. Perfect for fans of Sorcery of Thorns, Clockwork Angel, and Netflix's Stranger Things. Victorian Fantasy - New Adult - Diverse Characters ~70,000 words ~~~ Originally written for the 2020 Open Novella Contest; now a full-length novel! Awards: ONC 2020 Shortlister Winner in the "Sci-Fi/Fantasy" category for the 2020 Prime Awards Featured on the Badass Reads Ambassador Profile Featured on the Wattpad Stars official profile Featured on Wattpad's "Fresh Reads" list The Wattys 2022 Winner in Fantasy! If you are reading this story on any other website than W A T T P A D or Y O N D E R, then this story has been stolen, and you are likely getting a virus on your computer! Please beware of plagiarizing websites!

The sword of my closest friend and trusted lieutenant pierced through my body. When I opened my eyes again, I found myself as a noble lady of the enemy nation. In a strange and fragile body, with three lost years, and my fallen homeland, Ursha. The pain of betrayal and the confusion of identity weighed heavily on me. All sorts of emotions were swirling, making it hard to regain my composure. However, I decided to live on as Lucifela Aydin, a noble lady with a sword. Living as Lady Lucifela Aydin was a series of hardships. Just as I resolved to train this fragile body, the enemy knight Jedekiah Hynt appeared. This man is my fiancé? Moreover, the one who killed me started to linger around. A series of events, new connections, unfamiliar emotions, and truths I was unaware of. The path of a lady is fierce yet exhilarating. ⓒ Hyerim Sung, Stella& / BIFROST 2026

She was ready to break hearts- not the fourth wall. Our heroine, Kira, an indie game dev and self-professed romcom addict, wakes up in the body of Lady Verenia Eltis, a supposed "villainess" in a cliché magical academy setting-but there's just one catch: The game doesn't exist. Like, at all. There is no source material, no dating sim, no anime. It's not an otome game. It's just... a weirdly genre-aware fantasy world that thinks it's a romcom game. Everyone talks like they're in a visual novel. The world has routes. Love interests sparkle. Confession flags trigger sparkly music. But there's no main heroine-and Verenia is the only one who seems to notice that nothing makes sense.

He runs from nothing. She makes him nervous. Julian Moretti built an empire out of fear - and turns into a stammering mess every Thursday at 5pm, when Reese Wright hands him a red velvet cake and calls him by his first name. She thinks he's just awkward. She has no idea what he really is, or what he'd do to keep her safe from it. Soft with her. Ruthless with everyone else. And falling hard enough to get them both killed. Moretti's Girl is my love letter to soft mafia boys and the girls who fluster them. Mafia romance x small-town bakery x golden retriever hero - if that's your thing, follow for updates!