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The Painter's Apprentice by AdelynAnn
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[This story is now FREE] Florette moves to Versailles, only to discover a group of Fae are destroying France. Allying with the battled-scarred Destan, she has to save the kingdom. ***** Florette, a painter's apprentice, is finally welcomed to the palace of Versailles. Ready to work, she notices that several of the courtiers are too beautiful to be human. Soon a battle-scarred warrior, Destan, tells her the truth: a faction of Fae have left the faerie and are slowly destroying the French monarchy. Determined that France must not fall, Florette is forced to use her skill to smuggle messages about the Fae inside her own paintings. Can she trust the rugged warrior at her side? And can Florette save France from creatures beyond mortal control?
Carols & Courtship by AdelynAnn
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When Christmas comes to the sleepy town of Hillbury, so does a love letter for Holly Ambrose - a love letter from a secret admirer. Amidst the yuletide balls and Christmas cheer of Victorian England, Holly vows to uncover the source of the letter, but will the self-avowed intellectual fall in love in the process? This Yuletide novella is twelve chapters long, with a chapter posted each day until Christmas beginning on Sunday the 14th. It's just a little christmas present to all my wonderful Wattpad friends.
Cobblestone Heart (Society Hearts: Book 1) by Backinhistory
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"I am not what you wanted. I will never be your Lady Kenna." Pick-pocket, Beatrice Hugh had always wondered what her life would have been like, if she had not been left to die on a cobblestone path in the center of London. If she had never been taken to Miss Agatha's Home for Lost Girls. If she had never run away, only to live on the streets as a common thief. But, it had never stopped her from holding to her own, despite having no future, no hope, and only the knowledge that to the rest of the world, she was only a fallen girl, living in the sin that she surrounded herself in. Nathaniel Thomas, the new Duke of Wrightwood, has moved to London for the season with one goal in mind. He wants to find the girl that he had been promised since he was a child. The only problem is, she has been missing for fourteen years and he is not even sure where to start in his search for the long lost Lady Kenna, daughter of the imprisoned Earl of Withermore. between his guilt and intrigue, he has decided that he must find out what happened to her, before it is too late for justice to be found. So, when Nathaniel catches a young pickpocket trying to steal from him, he knows that this is an opportunity that he just can't refuse. In exchange for his silence, Beatrice Hugh must find him the information that he needs to put his whole search to rest.
To Love A Lady by Backinhistory
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{Under Huge Revision; formally known as 'Allie's Heart'} As the eldest daughter of the Duke of Silvermont, Lady Allison 'Allie' Merriman, always knew that she would never inherit the grand estate, the title, or the money that had run in her family for so long. As a woman, she knew that marriage was the only way in which she would be able to achieve the lifestyle that she had been brought up to know. To her, marriage could never about the prospect of love, but it is a tactic used to make a life for herself, like both her mother and aunt had done. But when her younger sister comes home from the London season engaged to a man without a title, Allie can't help but think that her sister, Ruthie, is making the mistake of a lifetime. But when seeing what her sister and husband have, will Allie to change her mind about the commitment of marriage and how important love is? Lord Morgan Livingston, the Earl of Bridgehead, had always said that one day he would find a woman who would completely steal his heart, but until that day, he would spend his time enjoying himself. Notorious rake and scoundrel, Morgan never thought that he would find himself traveling back to the countryside to be the best man at his cousin's wedding Lady Ruth Merriman. But that day might be closer than Morgan believes, when he meets Lady Ruth's older sister, who will have him on his toes for his entire stay at the Silvermont estate. In a clash of minds and wills, the two have to figure out what is important to them in fulfilling their own lives to become happy, because loving a Lady is never as easy as it seems.
Best Laid Plans (A Gentleman of Misfortune, Book 2) by thequietwriter
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What could possibly go wrong next? With the recent drama of his family behind him, Lucas Bywood wants nothing more than to stay out of trouble and pretend he is not pining over the absent Miss Darkin. What better plan than to visit Bath, the largest social town outside of London? However, it quickly becomes apparent he has picked the wrong friend as a traveling companion. Mr. John Ward has eyes only for the card tables and shows no interest in shielding Lucas from Bath's debutantes and matchmaking mamas on the hunt for a bachelor. But matters shift from annoying to alarming when Ward's determination to seek justice gets them both suspected of murder. As they say, "The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry" and Lucas' plans weren't terribly well-laid to begin with...
Pretending You're Mine by MarieHiggins
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Portraying her twin sister is the only way she can get close to her brother-in-law to learn his traitorous secrets-as long as she doesn't betray her own heart. **** Mercedes Maxwell is devastated when her twin sister is driven to take her own life by none other than her husband, William Braxton. Determined to make her brother-in-law pay for the injustice, Mercedes travels to Dorchester, England to find him. She is shocked to find that William is unaware of his wife's death. When Mercedes is mistaken for her sister, she decides to pose as her twin to glean some answers. Mercedes embarks on an adventure she never dreamed of in hopes of bringing justice to her sister. Instead of justice, Mercedes uncovers a plethora of secrets and mystery. As she works to unravel the mystery, Mercedes finds that all is not as it seems, and that William Braxton may be the one man she can trust. Content warning: This story contains a mild amount of violence, a kidnapping scene, mental illness... along with plenty of falling in love.
Hall of Games [ REWRITE ] | The Varya Chronicles #1 by seventhstar
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MISTBORN x GAME OF THRONES *Wattpad YA profile Featured story* If Cadence had said no to a blood spirit, the noble family she worked for would still be alive. Her brother wouldn't be conscripted into the Hall of Games. She wouldn't have to follow him and be a soldier for the rest of her life. Her Papa would still have his head. A close brush with death awakens her necromancy abilities, and she becomes hell-bent on resurrecting her father. However, necromancy is forbidden, and if her secret is exposed, the Hall of Games will execute her. As her new powers demand more than her body can ever give, it will ultimately push her humanity to its limits-if saving her father doesn't destroy her first. Highest ranking: #91 in Fantasy [11/7/17] Book trailer by @ice-breaker
Elementals (#Wattys2017) by Seaturtlemady098
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In her mind, LIna had no past, no present, and no future. She was left of the steps of a church the day she was born and was adopted. She fears she will never amount to anything as great as the mysterious masked guardians of her town. Constantly bullied about her superficial being she decides to end it all. Just before she has the chance a building full of children bursts into flames. In a desperate attempt to save them she runs into the flames without even a thought of her own life. Lightning cracks as she is engulfed in the flames having safely rescued everyone but herself from the burning building. However, she isn't hurt. She is pulled from the fire by the masked guardians without a scratch. She will discover that there is more to her than she thought. Discovering her abilities of control over the element of fire. She is taken in and trained by the masked guardians who will soon become her new family. With her newfound powers she protects the once cruel city and the people she loves with her team... The Elementals. BOOK ONE OF THE ELEMENTALS TRILOGY
Fairy Tale: Winter's Bite by Fairytale_Fabler
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[ Fantasy / Romance / Book 1 ] In Pyxis, a city of fairies at the icy border of civilization, Queen Andromeda intends to reach into the modern world of humans and kill everyone associated with her ex-husband, Scott MacRae, the King of the Unworthy, born with the ability to live in either world, fairy or human. Scott's sons, Christopher and Joseph MacRae, are enmeshed in their own struggles, oblivious of the forces that have shaped their lives and led to a rift between them. The fate of the MacRae family rests in very small hands. With the queen's estranged daughter, Cassiopeia, acting as their guide, the MacRae brothers learn more about their intertwined families and embark on a quest to find Scott MacRae before Andromeda finds him first. Their quest, shared by the fairy princess, takes them great distances, both geographical and personal. All the while, Pyxis plagues their thoughts, haunts their dreams, and sends forth its dark messengers to carry out the war that started long before they were born. It is possible that love could heal old wounds. But in the wrong place at the wrong time, it may have as much dividing power as evil does. . . . *BOOK 1, SECOND EDITION *A Wattpad Featured Story *@fantasy - "Dark Fantasy" reading list *@highfantasy - "PRYTHIAN | Fae and Fairies" reading list *RUNNER UP in the Earnesty's Writer Awards "Fairy Tale" sub-genre The Fairy Tale series: Disgrace (prequel) 1) Winter's Bite 2) The Rising Star by
The Spanish Lady (A Three Musketeers Fanfiction) by thequietwriter
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Athos, Porthos, and Aramis are sent to meet and then deliver a Spanish woman to the King and Queen. A Spanish Lady in France. There can only be adventure, and some interesting problems for the musketeers.