When Abigail Hastings is torn from London's glittering ballrooms and forced aboard a merchant vessel, she's determined to find her way back to the life she was promised-at any cost. But the Atlantic Ocean has other plans. As storms rage and pirates threaten, Abigail discovers that survival demands more than silk gowns and social graces. It requires courage she never knew she possessed. Eric Bailey has spent six months recovering from betrayal, and now he's finally returning to the Caribbean to expose the naval captain who left him and his crewmates for dead. The last thing he needs is to play protector to a spoiled aristocrat who thinks the world should bow to her whims. But when the captain assigns him to guard Miss Hastings, Eric finds himself drawn to the fire beneath her icy facade. As the voyage grows more perilous and the distance between their worlds seems insurmountable, he must choose between the justice he's sworn to seek and the woman who's beginning to steal his heart. On a ship where class divides like the ocean itself, two souls from different worlds must navigate treacherous waters-both at sea and in their hearts. With pirates on the horizon and secrets threatening to surface, Abigail and Eric will discover that the greatest adventure isn't crossing an ocean, but daring to love someone society says they shouldn't. In a world where duty and desire collide, will they find the courage to chart their own course, or will the tides of propriety pull them apart forever?

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

More than eight years before the novel opens, Anne Elliot, then a lovely, thoughtful, warm-hearted 19 year old, accepted a proposal of marriage from the handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth. He was clever, confident, and ambitious, but poor and with no particular family connections to recommend him. Sir Walter, Anne's fatuous, snobbish father and her equally self-involved older sister Elizabeth were dissatisfied with her choice, maintaining that he was no match for an Elliot of Kellynch Hall, the family estate. Her older friend and mentor, Lady Russell, acting in place of Anne's late mother, persuaded her to break the engagement. Now 27 and still unmarried, Anne re-encounters her former love when his sister and brother-in-law, the Crofts, take out a lease on Kellynch. Wentworth is now a captain and wealthy from maritime victories in the Napoleonic wars. However, he has not forgiven Anne for rejecting him. While publicly declaring that he is ready to marry any suitable young woman who catches his fancy, he privately resolves that he is ready to become attached to any appealing young woman except for Anne Elliot.

Book 1 What do you do when you catch the attention of the most popular boy in school? How do you say no and still be free to walk the halls of the school? Suddenly everybody knows you, some want to be you and some pity you. All she wanted to do was attend her classes and do better with her studies, why couldn't they leave her alone? A some what cliche high school fiction. Enjoy!

"Do you know why you are to be punished?" Ari rolled her eyes at the self-righteous, rotund old man. "Because I am a thief." Ari, Thief of Eastside, must steal a royal artifact to save her brother's life-or lose him forever. Pursued by Kai West, the Dragon Master sworn to capture her, Ari unleashes every trick she's ever learned to survive. Meanwhile, Prince Vowen offers a diplomatic marriage to unite the two kingdoms, but Rissa longs for something deeper: his love. Can the Promising Six: a clever thief, a fierce dragon master, a cunning nobleman, a female river sheriff, a warrior prince, and a burdened princess find common ground before rebellion tears their kingdoms apart? Also, catch up with the original characters from The Prince of Thickwood Forest. Although a sequel, ATMN can be read as a standalone. Familiarity with Book 1 is not required. Update every Wednesday or Thursday. An original story, not a fanfic, mild battle action, clean romance, suitable for all ages.

On Christmas Eve, around 1812, Pip, an orphan who is about six years old, encounters an escaped convict in the village churchyard while visiting the graves of his mother, father, and siblings. The convict scares Pip into stealing food and a file to grind away his shackles, from the home he shares with his abusive older sister and her kind, passive husband Joe Gargery, a blacksmith. The next day, soldiers recapture the convict while he is engaged in a fight with another convict; the two are returned to the prison ships from which they escaped...

"Jane Eyre" follows the emotions and experiences of its eponymous character, including her growth to adulthood, and her love for Mr. Rochester, the byronic master of fictitious Thornfield Hall.

"All my troubles started the day I was kidnapped..." When spoiled Prince Waylan is sent to a monastery to cure his mischief, an ambush leaves him lost, amnesiac, and mistaken for a shoemaker's apprentice. As he fumbles through labor, exile, and the disdain of a girl who sees right through him, the kingdom begins to unravel. As two kingdoms are caught in a generational war, evil King Thrustborne seeks to destroy the true heir to his throne, hidden somewhere in Waylan's homeland. One of the prince's five childhood companions-a charming knight, a musical archer, a female blacksmith, a lady dragonmaster, or a humble shoemaker's daughter-may hold the key. Now, the Companion 6 must join together to save their world. In a tale of mistaken identities, medieval robots, and trainable dragons, Waylan must decide who he is without a crown-and whether legacy is something you claim, or something you earn. An original story, not a fanfic, mild battle action, clean romance, suitable for all ages.