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The Emperor's Concubine by JiHoneyLee
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The Emperor's Concubine duology (Book one and two are combined). (Updated/Rewritten 2025!) *** The Emperor's Concubine *** The world seems harsh and cruel, especially when you've been locked away - unaware of the possibility to experience a different life. Princess Celestia Avri, raised in isolation to fulfill her parents' goals, can only dream of the vast life behind the castle walls. Hidden from the outside world and tormented by her own family; her world is flipped once she's taken to the ruling grand empire, the Cypheler Empire. With the princess' kingdom brought to ruin, her name and title stripped, she's forcibly taken as the emperor's possession. The once neglected princess experiences a far different life as a concubine for the notoriously cruel Emperor Cabel. The two navigate their growing feelings - questioning if their love can flourish as the past returns to interfere. *** The Emperor's Concubine Two *** (2025 currently being rewritten/re-edited!) With the once cold-hearted emperor and the once neglected princess engaged, bliss fills each day as their wedding approaches. Their days of serenity are suddenly disrupted, when a devastating incident shakes the entire empire - causing the sudden arrival of someone from the princess' past. A curse of destruction and chaos falls upon the land, and the fate of everyone rests on the shoulders of the emperor's fiancée. *The Emperor's Concubine 2 chapters will be titled with B.2, standing for Book 2* (Contains: Assault, abuse, violence, trauma, sex, and cursing. In no way am I trying to romanticize abuse.) ***Trigger warnings placed at the top of chapters. The trigger warning will be placed when topics of abuse, assault, and trauma are written in the chapter*** ***COMPLETED!***
The Tyrant King's Queen by anjay_writess
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"Look at me properly and try to remember." He implored her, his silvery eyes boring into hers. Maya raised her nervous eyes to meet his. Searching her head, she tried to remember where she may have met this man before. As she stared at him, a sense of familiarity began to settle. Those eyes... she'd seen them before. Where has she seen them? One by one, the images came. The pictures from a time she had forgotten. She had helped someone with eyes just like this. Still in his embrace, a daunting realisation began to set in. She'd met this man before. Long before he even dreamed of being a king... **************** A tyrant king conquers a kingdom so he can get married to her forgotten princess. People expect a marriage filled with strife and everything but none of that happens. Instead he treats her right, worships her and kisses the very ground she walks on. Why is that? People wonder. The reason is quite simple. Years ago, the same princess had saved his life from the bitter hands of death when he was betrayed by his half brother, the crown prince of Madonia. Highest ranking. 1 in forgotten Princess 10/10/2022 1 in Royaltycore 30/10/2022 1 in Historical 13/11/2022 1 in Historicalromance 18/11/2022 1 in dreamlandbooks 20/11/2022 3 in Royalty 18/11/2022 3 in Slow burn 7/1/2023 2 in Steamy 17/1/2023 1 in loveatfirstsight 23/3/2023 1 in possessive 2/2/2023 1 in Tyrant 3/3/2023 23 in love (out of 2.32million stories!)
Resetting The Villainess by karlaemillewrites
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[COMPLETE] I died from overwork and woke up as the empire's most spoiled villainess-Lady Seraphina Valeria. In the novel, she was executed for trying to poison the saintly heroine. I have no plans of dying again, thank you very much. My new plan? Avoid the heroine, outsmart the prince, and strike a deal with the mysterious black-market mage everyone fears. Unfortunately, the story doesn't like being rewritten-and the "villainess" everyone hates might just become its biggest glitch. If fate wants me dead again, it'll have to try harder.
King Henry  by ShellyWritesBooks
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Medieval England - Year 1450: Eleanor was a poor shopkeeper's daughter whose only hope for a better life for herself and her family was to marry well. When she caught the eye of Thomas Fletcher, a royal courtier of noble blood, her family thought he was the answer to all their problems. Eleanor thought he was unattractive and rude, but she didn't have any better options as a poor commoner so she accepted his proposal. They just had to somehow convince King Henry that she was a suitable bride for Thomas so he would approve of their union, because marrying Thomas meant that she would join Henry's inner circle as a courtier. At just twenty three years old Henry had to take over as the King of England when his father passed away unexpectedly. On his first day presiding over the royal court, he was faced with a tough decision, should he approve Thomas' marriage to Eleanor, a commoner that he was almost certain was unfit to join his Royal Court? He decided the only fair way to decide was to have her stay at his castle for a week as his guest so he could see for himself if she had what it took to withstand the pressure of the life of a royal courtier. What King Henry didn't count on was the feelings that started to grow for that commoner throughout the week. She was already betrothed to someone else and even if she wasn't, a King could never marry a commoner. But he also couldn't ignore the growing need he felt inside to be with her, even if it would throw his country into a civil war and turn both of their lives upside down. He knew some things were worth fighting for. Highest Rankings: Hit #5 in Love out of 2.3 million stories Hit #1 in Medieval out of 23,000 stories Hit #1 in Middleages out of 629 stories Hit #1 in Knight in Shining Armor 18+ only! *** Very mature themes, graphic violence & sexual content***
Love Me Never by NightTime_Storiexs
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Hate surrounded us. Why wouldn't it after everything that happened in the past? Rhys Archer had already ruined my life once, and he was about to do it all over again. Breaking my heart once wasn't enough. The cold and brutal prince wanted to do it again. It wasn't meant to be me. I wasn't supposed to end up with him. I'm the substitute. I'm not meant to be his, nor is he destined to be mine. Could he love me? Never. . . . Ava Robinson. The Marshal's daughter. And Prince Rhys's substitute bride. When Ava's sister runs away a week before her wedding day, Ava's forced to take her place with the man she despises most. Rhys Archer. The crowned Prince of the Kingdom of Kilthorne. Her worst nightmare, nemesis, and... the only boy she's ever loved. Once upon a time, it was forbidden, and the prince put his duties before his love, breaking Ava down and leaving her to pick up the pieces. Now, when it's time for him to marry, the most suitable contender was someone familiar. Their twisted fate brings them back to each other, this time in the bond the two desperately want to escape. Can old feelings rekindle with the vows of holy matrimony? Or can hatred be the only vow they make to each other?
The Hidden Heir  | BWWM ✔️ by BlairsPen
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Four years ago, Selena Moreau gave her heart to a man she had no business loving. She was a seamstress-young, gifted, and far from home. He was a prince, caught between duty and desire, with promises that tasted like forever. In the quiet shadows of the palace, they shared something soft, something sacred... until the world outside tore it apart. Now, Selena lives a quiet life in the town no one of importance ever visits, raising her son with careful hands and a guarded heart. She asks for nothing. Expects even less. The boy she bore is hers alone, and she intends to keep it that way. But when the newly crowned king returns and their paths cross once more, old feelings begin to stir-and buried truths rise to the surface. Alexander is back... not just in her world, but dangerously close to the one secret that binds them forever. He wants to know his son. He wants to understand what he lost. But after everything he left behind... will she let him in? A story of first love, betrayal, and the slow, aching journey back to one another-where the cost of silence may be the only thing keeping them apart.