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Between Two Worlds [Excerpt Only] | NOW A PUBLISHED NOVEL by CelticWarriorQueen17
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**Highest Rank: #16 in Historical Fiction 5/1/21** Between Two Worlds - A Novel of Ancient Rome Enid hates the Romans who enslaved her. Broken-hearted over the life she lost in Britain, she vows to bury her name and her past where the Redcrests can never reach it. As years of servitude pass, bitter resignation replaces her longing to return home. Then an unlikely friendship with a fellow outcast raises Enid out of her isolation, bringing both hope for the future and questions about the confusing God of the Christiani. Yet memories of her childhood haunt her, urging her to cling to her old identity, while the barriers of Roman society remain in the way of her deepest dreams. The peace she thought she made with the past is crumbling. But time is running out for Enid and those she loves. Danger threatens the household she serves as persecution stalks her few friends. She must decide if risking it all for the one she loves is worth giving up the world she knows. Even if it is a choice between life and death. Fabulous cover by my sweet friend, @FayLane! Best Overall in Dream Walking in The Dreamland Awards held by @TheDreamlandCommunity First Place in Historical Fiction/Romance in The Pen and Ink Awards held by CarolineDonica Final Five in the 2019 Standout Contest by paulapdx Best Historical Fiction Winner in The Fiction Awards 2019 held by @thefictionawards First Place in Historical Fiction in the World of Champions Awards IV held by @World_Of_Champions First Place in Historical Fiction in The Academy Awards 2020 held by @TeraVera 1st Place Overall Winner in The Academy Awards 2020 held by @TeraVera First Place in Historical Fiction in The Cosmic Awards 2019 held by @thecosmicawards First Place in The Warrior Awards 2020 held by @warrior_awards © Cheyenne van Langevelde 2021. All Rights Reserved.
True Man by KryativeLotus
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"Perhaps it was the way he watched me.. I could not look away as his steady grey eyes slunk over to me and I cowered in my rotten, dirty clothes. He blinked once, then twice, as if clearing something from his head. I knew this was it. He took his dagger from its elegant hilt and raised it above his head." Aurelia is what they call a "helot". An expendable slave who knows her role. When a growing Spartan man makes it his goal to kill her, will she make it through the night? Or has he got something else in mind? Minimal swearing Updates every Sunday! Started-10 July 2015 Revived-20 September 2019 Please let me know if there are any errors! I hope to one day publish this story! So harsh criticisms are greatly appreciated! #775 in Historical Fiction: 31 January 2016 #484 in Historical Fiction: 4 April 2016 #306 in Historical Fiction: 30 April 2016
Hunters by Lyssrus
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[1885; England] Lecia Harper can hardly accept her fate: marriage. When her father seemingly pawns her off to a Duke, horror and abandonment are only half of what she feels. She had been able to dismiss nearly every suitor before, but now she's bound to one man for ever. Freedom was all she wanted, but what happens when she begins to realize that that is exactly what she got?
Lillian by rensankey
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A riveting tale of romance and mystery where past and present intertwine to bring two lovers together who have been flung across the centuries. Lillian, the beautiful museum curator, stares upon a portrait mounted on the museum wall and begins to unlock the portal to a world of mystery and romance. Highest ranking #1 in curator 17/06/2020
To Tell An Altswood Lie (The Altswood Saga #3) by ChloeFairchild
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After the chaos of two serial killers in Altswood, the island is finally at a calm. Luca Fern and Gabriel Kingston have become media darlings: the heroes of Bottle Island that every tourist wants a photo with. That is, until philanthropist Maire Reeve drops dead, and the two are accused of her murder. From power couple to homicidal duo, the stakes are high as the conspiracy threatens to destroy the very foundation of Bottle Island. As if that wasn't bad enough, Luca is receiving ominous notes asking her to solve a mystery that she has nothing do with. Or is a previous tragedy in Altswood the very cause of her current situation? As old secrets resurface and mix with new suspects, it is clear that this is not only a grudge against the present, but an avenging force from the past. Despite how much Luca wants to leave the Hunt behind and move forward, it all ends where it began: with the death of Beatrice Willis.
Before Altswood Can Cry (The Altswood Saga #4) by ChloeFairchild
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The core survivors of the Bottle Island massacres lived happily ever after, but there is still one more story to be told. In the fourth instalment of the Altswood saga, Annabelle Martinez and Jules Sodrepena may have left Altswood, but the psyche of Altswood is unlikely to ever leave them. It is their senior year of college and they are en route to Venice, Italy with the rest of their class as part of their final Art History project. Annabelle can't wait-they are graduating in mere weeks, so she doesn't really care about doing well in class anymore. She just wants to sit back and relax, which includes not admitting to herself that she may or may not have developed a crush on Jules, whose new girlfriend is also on this trip. If only the universe didn't hate her. Within her first few seconds in Venice, Annabelle collides with a man running for his life. Just before he dies in her arms, he whispers: "The cipher is in the phone." Annabelle had sworn to herself she would never get involved with another investigation regarding a killer running rampant on a paradise island. But as the situation turns from a murder investigation to a bomb threat that could destroy the whole of Venice, the authorities continue scratching their heads with no solid leads. What Annabelle overheard could be the key to solving this mystery, and preventing the whole island from blowing to smithereens. With only twenty-four hours before the countdown ends, Annabelle and Jules take it upon themselves to uncover who killed the man and why. Their talents for sleuthing in Altswood have followed them to Venice, and there is no time to spare. Only as the seconds tick away, it would seem both the island and their friendship are at risk of falling into pieces.
Under the Altswood Sky (The Altswood Saga #2) by ChloeFairchild
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Months after the killer of the Hunt has been locked up, a new string of deaths are pulsating through Bottle Island. This time, the police are quick to insist on simple causes: suicide, accident, unexplained heart attack. Anything except murder. But Luca Fern is seeing a pattern. The winter break has arrived and boatloads of tourists are settling on the island, creating a stream of faces that come and go. When a previous victim of the Hunt returns to Altswood and unveils a revelation, it is clear that the case has not been solved. Bottle Island has more secrets than truths, and Luca refuses to believe her paranoia has finally won over her. The Hunt has come to an end, but the killings have not.
A Wuxia Tale: Blade in Training by ginaddict
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Dao is off to train in the military base. His search for his own name and glory starts here. While Hua will face a new opponent who wants something that can define danger and change for all of them
A Wuxia Tale: Twins of Trouble by ginaddict
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Captain Wang and Dayu's twins : Wang Dao and Wang Hua are twelve and starting to cause trouble. How will a military general and a former assasin deals with a sullen son, feisty daughter and a brewing rebellion that threatened not just their family but the whole Imperial Capital?
A Wuxia Tale: Union by ginaddict
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Captain Wang decided to recite his vows and tie himself to the man who owns his heart, body and soul... Now all he needs to do is convince Dayu to marry him... While Jiang has his own convincing to do for Mei to say "yes" to him.