☾⋆｡°✩ In a world of silken robes, whispered rivalries, and fragile power... will luck alone be enough to guide her fate? ✩°｡⋆☾

In the forty-third year of the Great Qi Dynasty, the vermilion gates of the Inner Palace opened once more. They said the Son of Heaven ruled the world beyond the scarlet walls - but within them, it was the women who decided which bloodline endured. Qiong Cheng was born beneath plain eaves in a Lower Banner household, her name recorded in ink too light for anyone to notice. She was not raised for glory. She was raised to bow. When the imperial edict came announcing the second consort selection of Emperor Xuanzhang - twenty-five years of age, in the prime of his reign - her fate was sealed with a single brushstroke. The palace was a forest of silk and poison. There, rank was everything. A Cairen could vanish without a ripple. A Zhaoyi could command storms. An Empress could steady the empire - or shatter it. Qiong Cheng entered the palace with lowered eyes and an unremarkable smile. But beneath quiet obedience lay a mind like sharpened jade. She did not yet know it. The vermilion phoenix sleeps before it rises. And history remembers only the woman who survives long enough to wear the crown.

Would you like to play a game? The rules are simple... you just have to get someone to fall in love you, devote himself to you, and care for you until the end of his days. Think it's easy? Confident you'll win? Let's see how well you play the game. 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".

One typical day I read a random book just to pass my time. 'Contract marriage with an attractive stranger? How does the legendary hero constantly appear when the helpless girl is in trouble? Is he waiting at the side for the precise moment to appear? And there are so many missing plots and elaborate descriptions. It's problematic to figure out from which era this book is because it's confusing. This is just so stupid,' I instantly thought before promptly shutting the book and placing it back. Seldom did I know, that night when I would go to sleep, I would wake up as the protagonist of that same book and it wasn't a dream. As the events of the story unfolds, I decided that I will not follow the plot. It's time to become a self-made women that works hard by herself. However I soon find out that perhaps I'm not the only one stuck in this book? And I don't know how the book ends so what will happen to me? Story about a girl who struggles to survive economically after losing her family and then ends up becoming the female lead of the book. She ends up falling in love with a guy who turns out to be trapped in the book as well. And they are not the only ones stuck in the book. Will they find a way to get out or stay trapped in the novel? Read to find more! Copyrights claim by Melody_Alyward; All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by an electronic or mechanical means without permission from the writer and the publisher. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are merely fiction or the products of authors imagination. Any resemblance to actual person living or dead is purely coincidental. All the images used in this book are taken from the internet. If the author knows the artist or the owner of the picture then the author has given credit to him/her. But remind you that these images were taken from the internet. If you want some reference then please use google.

𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝟐 The King Of Samrat was once saved by a woman whose identity was unknown except her deep green eyes. But after a night, that woman disappeared like never existed making the King restless, because that night he owed his whole life to her and those Green eyes just captured his heart. After years, under certain circumstances he have to marry the daughter of general family and who coincidentally have the same green eyes he had seen that night. So many mysteries are hidden, two different woman with same eyes. Who was that woman who lost years ago? Are both the woman same but then why they have different face? Will the King able to discover the mystery behind that deep green eyes? 𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 #1 techniques (3/02/23)

Thrust by duty into the world of monsters, sheltered Rowan is forced to marry fearsome rival warg alpha, Thrax. *** In a realm where darkness reigns and beasts roam, Rowan, sheltered daughter of a powerful monarch, faces the ultimate test of courage. Forced to wed a formidable foe, Thrax, alpha of the wargs, she must navigate treacherous terrain where love and duty collide. As Rowan grapples with the past and present, a new enemy emerges from the dark, thrusting her into the underworld. Pitted against all her worst fears, Rowan must choose to remain a child, or stare death in the face to save the monster she's come to love. Dive into a tale of passion, peril, and self-actualization in a world where survival means unlocking the truth of one's heart. A gripping tale of fated mates and werewolf fantasy romance, this story will keep you hooked till last page. If you loved SKY IN THE DEEP and A FATE INKED IN BLOOD then you're sure to enjoy this thrilling Tolkien-inspired fantasy romance. WARNING: This story contains depictions of violence, sex, and strong language that may be upsetting to some readers. Cover designed by Jeanine Croft

Xyra Lumina Crescent, first born child to two full-blooded alphas and an alpha female. Xyra is hidden away from her pack, from the outside world and even from herself as she has no idea why she cannot shift or why she is hidden away in a temple to train, train and train. Far away from her family and younger siblings, Xyra sought freedom and to be able to be with her family. But she is trapped and watched by the ladies of the temple of females. A vision of an attack on her pack force Xyra to break free in other to save her parents who would die in the attack, and her people who would be taken hostage. Xyra returns home, but she does not just get the easy life she thought she would get. She discovers that maybe staying at the temple where life was easy was better after all. Who is Xyra? And what is The Last Daughter? ____ 'What will happen if he finds his mate and she dies?' I asked the most obvious question. Dad's wolf gave mine a look. 'Xyra, did you see anything?' 'Yes, not clear, but a strong enough warning. He's going to run mad, isn't he?' 'All lycans do when they lose their mates. Which is why the goddess restrain from giving them one.' Which was true. With how easy they lost their minds after losing their erasthasis, it was best they didn't have one. No one wanted a powerful lycan to go wild and wipe out an entire population, just because their soulmate died. It indeed was why they didn't get one too often. In fact, one could stay for a thousand years and not hear of a lycan finding a mate. They usually just fall in love and get married or get married without love. The king was the strongest like I read. If him losing his mate would turn him against the entire population of living creatures, then maybe it is my duty to protect her. Maybe, just maybe this is what I am meant to do.

*Completed. I kissed her temple and her neck, I used my hands to rub her thighs but she stopped me. "Damien, what did you eat this evening???" she asked me. "What kind of question is that? Pounded yam of course." I replied her. "Good! It takes strength to pound yam. And I'm tired! God knows" Man and woman were created equal but differently to compliment each other. It takes a lot of sacrifices to make marriage work. Keeping each other depicts how a couple strive to walk together even in the chaos in their marriage.