[SPICY HISTORICAL FICTION ROMANCE] Bella, the daughter of a untitled lord, is plunged into the turmoil that is aristocratic life when the deadly Prince Thaddeus takes a preternatural interest towards her. A nuisance, as royal lovers are infamously known to disappear and lady Bella has no intention of perishing just yet. Whilst doing everything in her wits to distract the prince from slicing her throat, will Bella accidentally unleash an emotion the entire kingdom thought the prince incapable of feeling? ••• - ••• "I think.." He murmurs, slowly grazing the edge of his dagger over the beauty's neckline "..It would bring me great joy to watch the life drain from your beautiful eyes." "Would it?" Bella remained still, her plum eyes accompanying the terrifying yet sensual movement of the stranger's hands with a stoic expression. "Most definitely." "In that case, I shall make it my purpose to perish with my eyes closed." ••• - ••• [SPICY HISTORICAL FICTION ROMANCE] Warning: this book contains sexual and dark (especially in the beginning) content so read with some caution, I don't particularly recommend for those under 18 {2024 Book - updated Weekly}

They say her voice was once bewitching to all who heard it. She was like a siren luring sailors to their deaths on quiet nights... Those are just rumours that once were, truth be told the youngest daughter of the Count was a mute. Her voice had long been lost in her childhood years, disappearing like a whisper in the wind soon to be forgotten. She too disappeared with it, fading into the background, outshined by her talented siblings. The harder she tried to regain her worth, the more she was ignored. Until a chance encounter with a stranger changes everything... Word count: [100,000 - 150,000]

How can you lose something you never have? When your own mother poisons you to gain pity from others, how should you feel? Why was I, the youngest, being married off? How could I care about something that was never mine? WARNING! Viewer discretion advised: Story contains adult content that is unsuitable for children. NOTE from the writer: I'm an amateur writer so please overlook plot holes, grammar issues, or anything else a story is supposed to have. This is my original story so... as the saying goes "if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all".