When Lilia Avaren ascends the throne of the Northern Kingdom after her tyrannical father's death, she inherits not just a fractured realm but the heavy shadow of a family legacy marred by cruelty and madness. Her court views her with suspicion, dismissing her as unfit to rule and fearing she will follow in her mother's tragic footsteps. To secure her power, Lilia must outmaneuver enemies within and beyond her borders, even as the memory of her father's abuse threatens to unravel her from within. By her side is her estranged brother Titan, who abdicated his claim to the throne to escape its suffocating expectations. Though once her closest ally, Titan's growing disillusionment with Lilia's increasingly ruthless decisions creates a rift between them, forcing her to confront whether she is becoming the very man they both despised. To silence the nobles demanding an heir and strengthen her rule, Lilia forms an unconventional harem, composed of powerful men who serve as both symbols of alliance and tools of strategy. At her back are her knightmaidens, trusted women disguised as ladies-in-waiting who act as spies and tacticians, ensuring her survival in a court rife with treachery. As war looms on the horizon and betrayal takes root at home, Lilia must wrestle with the scars of her past, her cou in rt's constant scrutiny, and her own darkest impulses.

"Kabir killed his brother." Her voice hoarse as she tried to utter in between her cries . "Whose brother, Mom." I asked in a panicked tone . My voice trembled as tears stung my eyes. "Ranvijay Singh Rathore." I froze at my place at the name I heard. ------ And that's where it all began.

Valda Giordano has been living her life as Amara Williams because that was who she was because she didn't know there was a Valda. She grew up with her mother and stepfather, everything was perfect until her mother became pregnant and her once-loving stepfather left them with nothing. Now caring for her 6-month-old baby brother and a mother with postpartum psychosis. Struggling with school and two jobs to care for her brother and afford her mother's treatments. Her mother becomes someone else she doesn't know, and she is lost. And Amara also has to deal with a life-threatening condition. After her mother's tragic death, leaving her and her baby brother, she finds out her mother kept a whole other family from her. Now with 5 brothers and a father she didn't know existed. She has to navigate through her new life and trauma that she is desperate to keep hidden. And learn how to be Valda Giordano that she used to be, all in order to keep her baby brother safe. Turns out she isn't the only one with secrets. Follow Valda and her family through the dangers that follow them. Running from death that wants them in its grasp, but nothing can happen to a Giordano, right? Started: 02/05/2025 Finished: ??? This is a lost sister story, xx #1 Father-daughter #7 family issues #14 brothers #26 Family

When Zarman abducts Inayah to settle an old family score, he plans to use her as leverage in the jirga. But the elders decree a twist of fate: she is now his responsibility. Bound by duty yet fueled by hatred, Zarman must protect the woman he swore to ruin. As resentment collides with unexpected desire, both face a question neither imagined-can love grow where vengeance first took root?

Silva wants what he shouldn't have and takes what he can't desire. He should've known. Irisa offsets the brittle balance of diabolical cruelty, but it's a forgivable transgression that he's willing to make an exception for. She's a simple girl with a special smile; something opposite of him as it burns into his skin with regret. Regret that he doesn't have her. He doesn't know if he wants to kiss the smile away or wrap his hand around her fragile neck until the light fades to black. He's a nightmare wrapped in visceral ink, a frighteningly obsessive man with missing morals. Silva would rip his heart out if she asks; he is selfishly generous to her whims. *** This contains sensitive material that will be triggering to some, reader discretion is advised. Mature contents. Copyright © 2020 by Celia Crown

"Have you no sense of self-preservation?" he asked, seeming genuinely curious. "I do. But it's kind of low on my list of priorities. Right below not sucking up to immortals, no matter if they were elders." And I really needed to shut up before I got myself killed. *** **** *** Elle Sanders is a headhunter with a secret. In a mission to hunt down a thief, Elle's life takes an unexpected turn when she's thrown into the very world she spent her entire life avoiding. Faced with a series of life-changing decisions, an irritating vampire lord who's dangerously curious about her, and a crime she holds the key to solving, Elle has to choose between revealing her secrets or staying silent at the expense of innocent human lives.

I always knew I didn't belong. Getting a scholarship to Evergreen University was supposed to be my fresh start - a chance to keep my head down, focus on premed, and outrun the shadows of my past. But from the moment I step on campus, everything changes. It starts with Aiden Thorne - the university god with golden retriever charm and a smile that makes my heart race. Then there's Kieran Wolfe - sharp-tongued and dangerous, yet somehow soft when his eyes land on me. Kai Mercer is my silent protector, fierce and watchful, like he's ready to tear the world apart to keep me safe. And Damon Blackwell... cold, ruthless, and unreadable, but when no one's looking, his actions speak louder than any words. They shouldn't notice me. But they do. When they touch me, sparks ignite beneath my skin, a heat I can't explain. And as much as I try to keep my distance, they pull me closer - unraveling secrets I never asked to know and feelings I'm not ready to face. But there's something about them. Something different. They're not just rich. Not just powerful. Falling for them could be the most dangerous thing I've ever done. But some fires aren't meant to be extinguished. Some are meant to burn. No MM interactions.

She told herself it was nothing. But nothing doesn't look at her like that. Nothing doesn't get under her skin like him. Elena Carter just made history: the first female driver in Formula 1. But behind the applause, the grid's a battlefield. Her brother wants her seat. The press wants her weakness. And Henry Wilson? He just wants her undone. He's the worst kind of distraction: Smirking in the paddock. Whispering in her ear. Protecting her when no one else does, then pretending it meant nothing. She should be focused. But every time he leans a little too close, She forgets that she came here to prove. And when rivals get too close, someone always gets burned. It's just the question: When?

Completed • First Draft - not edited. || "You gonna sit there all night?" Luka glances at me, smirking. I glare back. "I was enjoying the last few seconds of peace before having to spend an evening pretending to like you." "That's funny," he says, unbuckling his seatbelt. "Why?" I snap. "Because I was thinking the same thing." || The rules? Easy enough. 1. Pretend to be the perfect couple. 2. Keep it professional. 3. And whatever you do, don't. catch. feelings. Simple, right? Sofia Calloway never planned on going viral for throwing a drink in Luka Mikhaylov's face. But one video, one pissed-off hockey star, and one furious university later... she's suddenly stuck in a fake relationship with the guy she can't stand. He needs to clean up his image before the NHL draft. She needs the free tuition that comes with the deal. All they have to do is smile for the cameras, hold hands at the games, and act like they don't want to strangle each other. Then come the late-night arguments that last too long. The stolen glances that feel too dangerous. The moment where "pretend" starts looking way too real. Because when you break the rules, someone's bound to lose. And this time, it might be both of them.

Lily Breighton will do anything to save her dying father. Even trespass in forbidden werewolf territory to find a legendary healing flower. But when she's caught by the territory's cursed alpha, she strikes a dangerous bargain: one year as his pack's healer in exchange for the cure. As Lily works to ease the pack's suffering, the line between healer and patient begins to blur, and she discovers that breaking a blood curse might cost her more than just her freedom-it might cost her heart.