A Long, Long Time Ago...
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Dignity and Depravity by jane_lausten
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A Wattpad Featured Story, October 2017 England, 1813 In a time when rich young men have their choice of sensible, intelligent, and handsome young women, one should feel satisfied just to be married. Amelia Dyer finds herself as the mistress of a country manor house. Recently espoused, she is learning to navigate the early days of what it means to be a devoted wife. Unexpectedly, a long lost relation of her husband comes to stay at the manor after leaving the Militia. This dark and lonely man touches Amelia's soul and leaves her questioning everything she holds dear. Cover art by @Lacrine_Sienna Note: This story is a labour of love and is slower to update. Thank you for your patience.
One Night in Xanadu by ChloeTzang
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China, 1210 AD. A Princess of the Xiongnu is dispatched as an unwilling gift to the Great Khan. In one night in Xanadu, she finds that which she desires. Warning: this story is rated as Mature and there IS explicit sex and violence. If these subjects are not to your taste, please refrain from reading this story. On the other hand, if you enjoy explicit sex and violence, well, read on. You'll enjoy. © 2019 Chloe Tzang. All rights reserved. The author asserts a moral right to be identified as the author of this story. This story or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author except for the use of brief quotations in a review. If you read this story on any website other than Wattpad, it has been copied and used without the author's permission.
An Indifferent Attitude Towards Murder by personalaesthetic
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"Certainly not Grell's idea of real fun - bloodshed was entertaining to twisted creatures like them, who saw through shattered glass, so only the worst parts of reality were visible - but it was unexpected, and that was what made Angelina so compelling." || Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler fanfic || Grell x Madame Red || c. 1888-1889 Victorian London || mature || Grell Sutcliff - trans woman, Grim Reaper, and flamboyant, insecure, overemotional mess - has always had a craving for blood. When she is dispatched to Victorian era London on an assignment, she joins a mysterious noblewoman in a murder spree and the two become known as the infamous Jack the Ripper. However, their strictly "professional" relationship soon spirals into a fatally consuming love affair, one that might cause them to completely destroy each other. Thank you for all your love and support! Please keep voting and commenting so I can keep writing <3
Time & Tide - Original Wattpad Version by JmFrey
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2019 WATTY AWARD WINNER | TO BE PUBLISHED BY 'W BY WATTPAD' IN FALL 2024 Jessie is a twenty first century kinda gal stuck in the Regency Era. Armed with a new university degree and a plane ticket to Paris, the plan was to celebrate graduation in the City of Love, kissing as many drunk French girls (or boys, she's not picky) as she can. Only, she never makes it. Mid-Atlantic, a mysterious accident sends Jessie hurtling to what should be a watery grave. Rescued from the ocean, Jessie is lucky to be alive. Only problem? The crew of the ship she's on is convinced it's a sailing vessel that just narrowly missed out on participating in the Battle of Trafalgar. Stuck in Regency-era England, Jessie is left with no choice but to enter into the services of as a maid and companion in return for what shelter her new employer can provide, and resign herself to a life of quiet servitude and forever hiding her sexuality. What she didn't count on was that her new boss would be Margaret Goodenough - the world famous authoress whose yet-to-be-completed novel was the first lesbian kiss in the history of British Literature, and a clever woman. Clever enough to know her new servant has a secret. Now Jessie is caught. Margaret's own perception of her place in society is transforming, the text of her novel is slowly changing, and Margaret herself is finally unafraid to embrace her own Sapphic desires. Margaret - and her main characters - are turning into irresistibly headstrong and modern women. Jessie must tread the tenuous line between finding her own happiness in a world where she is alone, and accidentally changing the course of history. Should Jessie suppress the manuscript, or is her duty to the woman she's learning to love? What is a twenty first century gal to do? * Cover Photo: Jenn LeBlanc & Getty Images Original Cover by: @RodneyVSmith
Shadows May Fall by annemariehartnett
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Winter, 1917. Dorothy never really thought that war would take her older brother, but like so many others before him, Ian enlisted and departed Canada in khaki, leaving Dorothy to care for the youngest Gaston, Charlie. The return of her employer's son eats away at Dorothy: why should he, the rich man's son, the spoiled brat, be back home sleeping in his bed while her brother sleeps in the muck somewhere in France or Belgium? Robbie Monroe isn't the brat who ran off for a great adventure. Nearly deaf in one ear and deeply lonely, he is a man struggling to put his life back together after his time "over there," and Dorothy seems to be the only one he can talk to. She doesn't want to trust him but she can't help it, and Dorothy soon finds herself with something she didn't realize she desperately needed: a friend. Before the war's end, fate has one final reminder for Dorothy that happy endings don't always happen in real life, no matter how much she tells herself they can. Set in in the weeks before the 1917 Halifax Explosion, Shadows May Fall is a non-traditional World War I romance.
Love In The Palace by ponytailedClaire
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She was sold to a richer family, and then substituted their daughter to be a palace servant candidate at 15. As news spread fast like the wind, she knows that a palace servant's life is not easy. She wishes for release as soon as she enters the palace. A chameleon she wants to be, to blend in with the surroundings, attracting no attention. However, fate decides otherwise. As everyday passes, she begins to witness, one by one, the scheming yet melancholic lives of people in the palace. She wants to leave such a place, only to find out later that she can never escape the tight grasp of cruel destiny. This girl, her name is Jade Yeva/Yè Ān Yù. --- •Sequel: Princess In The Palace (can be read as a standalone) •Full summary in summary chapter. •This is actually a Historical Chinese-based story, with names tweaked into English to suit English readers too. Name translation will be provided at the end of chapters. ***HIGHEST #5 in Historical Fiction.
First Season by susan_jackson31
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Lady Lavinia Bradley has now turned seventeen and is expected to act like a lady and attend her first season. Her two over-protective brothers do what they can to keep her out of danger but somehow it always manages to find her. Lord Caleb Alder is her brother's friend, a flirt and far too cocky for her liking, but when he helps her she cannot help but begin to like him. Will they ever be allowed together when her brothers find out?