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The Oracles of Tomesh [ON HOLD] by greenwriter
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"A daydreamer, a clueless prince, and a girl from a mountain of ashes. And oh--a dead man they have to hide. Things could not get worse, right? Right?" In a world where words are sacred, Nascha Yakine tells a story of magic and fantasy, deaths and wars, and they are all coming true, one harrowing tale at a time. ***** Nascha has been warned time and time again that the ancient language of Tomesh is sacred and should not be used in writing stories. She does it anyway. As a member of a family of scribes in the desert, Nascha has been working on the king's future tomb for years. And there, in one of the chambers, she secretly carves her highly fantastic tales using the sacred Tomera words. It was all fantasy until things begin to get a little alarming when the king suddenly dies exactly the same way in her tale. As her stories start to come true, Nascha begins to realize who--or what--she truly is. And with that comes enemies who want her for her gift, forcing her to leave the comforts of home to face an epic adventure caused by her own creations. However, she is not alone. She will travel with new friends: Laku, the prince and heir to the throne, and Tia, the mysterious girl from the dark mountains of Achnus. But working together may be a little complicated as they discover more of each other's mysteries, goals, and secret identities.
The Lost Earl (Forever His Series Book Two) by VeeWood
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Sequel to The Accidental Countess - Highest ranking #1 in Historic Romance! In the aftermath of the murderous attempt on her life Cassie is finally recovering and looking forward to living a happily married life with her drop dead gorgeous knight of a husband, Maxwell. But life doesn't stay so rosy for them, as threats begin to crawl out of the woodwork and enemies she thought had gone for good begin to make an unwelcome return. Time is running out...
Scheming Heart (Available on Amazon Kindle) by sweetblunch
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It all started with a misunderstanding... It's not every day Claudia Romano gets an unusual request from her sister asking her help to avenge on the man who broke her heart and then cast her aside. No man will ever do that to her sister and can get away with it. So Claudia is on a mission to find this man and make him pay dearly for hurting her younger sister. Will it end with a happy ending...? Alfonso Orsini did not expect that the woman who demanded to see him and started accusing him of things that he didn't even do will be this enchanting creature with a fiery blue-green eyes. He will be stupid if he send her away faster than she arrived with her threats so he countered a sweet deal that she can't refuse!
Emerald's Pride by sweetblunch
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She has everything a woman could ask for in her life but why does she feel that there's still missing? Emerald St. Clair world's renowned supermodel had it all, wealth, fame, and family who loves her. All of her sisters are now happily married, thanks to their prying Granddad. She isn't ready to marry and have a family on her own. She is fine with the way her life moves, traveling to one country after another. Her grandfather promised not interfered with her life in one condition: become the model of the latest jewelry collection of St. Clair Diamonds and travel to the exotic location of Saqr for the photoshoots. Before she could think twice she agrees if that's the only thing to make her grandfather stops breathing under her neck. But a series of unfortunate events at the exotic country Emerald found herself at the mercy of her archenemy, no other than Khalil Al-Farsi!
The Royal Circus (Sutherland Book 2) by greenwriter
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When the obnoxious doctor and notorious drunkard Oliver St. Vincent meets the woman he has always been set to find, he discovers her secrets and he is faced with a problem: is she the enemy, or is she love? ***** Set to return previous King Reginald to his throne, the gentlemen of the Royal Circus is in for an adventure with their biggest enemy thus far, and it is not the current King Louis but the institution that placed him there: Belcourt. An orphanage exclusive only to young girls, Belcourt keeps too many secrets, amongst them are the Belles, a group of women trained in the art of espionage and seduction. And in the middle of all this, drunkard and secret doctor of the Royal Circus, Oliver St. Vincent finds himself enamored and intrigued by one Belle because of a past they share. At the same time, Aliya, considered as the prime Belle of Belcourt, finds herself drawn to the bedraggled, obnoxious doctor she should consider her enemy. But unknown to all, Aliya holds a secret. And it is one that will fuel the game between the ladies of Belcourt and the gentlemen of the Royal Circus. Still set in the fictional world of the Kingdom of Sutherland, this story follows the first title of the series, Court of Flowers.
Whispers of the Sea (The Compulsion Bride Series) Book II (Unedited) by asatabardo
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A Midwife's avoidance Samantha Wavery was cursed with men, well that's what she thought after killing her fiancé years ago. she refuses to marry another and be caged in another lie but life had never been fair to her and fate decided to torture her soul again. A Duke's avoidance With his adventurous lifestyle, Jake Clairwood, the Duke of Nottingham, had no time to waste chasing ladies and producing heirs. He avoided England as much as possible, finding solitude and freedom at sea, wishing his inheritance would disappeared. Now, innocent meddling and intervene of destiny had brought a lady aboard his ship and instead of fighting sea storms, he had to fight to keep his heart from a nuisance midwife. Beautiful cover by @Cherytae
The Kingfisher by shinrili
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❈ Watty's 2019 Fantasy Winner ❈ 'I'll take pride over power and guts over greed'. The five nations of Schamaria have been in conflict for many years now. With a war breaking out and the continent being divided into two sides, irreversible damage and stigmas on the earth and the people are inevitable. But when a royal heirloom -- which happens to contain the secret to gaining magical and elemental abilities -- is stolen from the Seyali Palace, the raging flame of the battle is only fueled. A gang leader, a thief, a magic manipulator, a spy, a traitor to the crown; they know nothing about each other, yet they must come together to find the Kingfisher before everyone else. When dark secrets and unseen connections are revealed, when greed lays its golden claws on the adventurers' hearts, and when it all becomes a game of power and deception, will they be able to reach their goal? Five strangers. Five motives. One target. ⸻ Long chapters ahead! Word count ⇢ 117,363
Secrets by starchild10
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We all have them. The ones we keep and the ones that are kept from us... Wind the clock back to when the Baudelaires were at boarding school. They meet their friends the Quagmires, but what if they met someone else too. Someone who was skilled and had secrets of her own to hide. As the events of the story unfold, the new friend begins to uncover some terrible truths which she must share with the others before it's too late. #wattys2019winner
The Lady in Disguise by AbbyWheelerRomance
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At a house party, a case of mistaken identity goes too far, compelling a lady's maid to play the part of a lady, risking her livelihood... and her heart! Emilia has always endeavored to be a humble and dutiful lady's maid, but the former seems beyond her and the latter... Well, there is only so much that can be asked! As a student of fashion, Emilia's goals weren't lofty. All she wished for was a charge who allowed her to make her mark in some small way, whether with hair, accessories, or a well-draped gown. Unfortunately, Prudence Crewe is the most unapologetically unfashionable bluestocking society has ever known. As if that weren't bad enough, now Pru expects her to take her place and her very identity at a house party! Emilia must navigate this mad charade while playing the part of Miss Prudence Crewe, putting off fortune hunters, thwarting a saboteur, trying not to enjoy living a life she only dreamed of, or even worse, falling in love. ********** Daniel Byrne, confident, rich and ruthless, may be a fatherless, Irish mongrel in the eyes of the Beau Monde, but he knows his worth and it can be measured in bank notes. For years he's thrown the kind of parties the younger men of The Ton couldn't resist. Now for The Ton to accept him or, at the very least, find him impossible to ignore, he only has only to make a good match. "Prudence Crewe" does not suit his needs at all. She's not high-born enough to raise his profile, poor enough to need his money, nor scandalous enough to make him interesting. Yet he can't dismiss her knowing glances, plain-spoken observations, and when circumstances throw them together, he doesn't wish to dismiss her at all... Book Two of The Crewe Legacy. Book One is The Lady Pursues. You don't necessarily need to read it in order to understand this one, but I recommend doing so as it will greatly enhance your enjoyment of the characters, meeting them there first.
Serpent Heart [PUBLISHED] by rentachi
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[ORIGINAL DRAFT SAMPLE] She is twenty-nine when the FBI comes for her, but Catherine Themis was only seventeen, grieving and naive and angry, the first time she wiped someone else's blood from her fingers and felt the snake rise in her chest. She was seventeen when she stepped into the dark and never looked back. ***** By day, Catherine Themis is an unassuming civilian administrator for the Dedwich Police Department, but by night, she is a notorious vigilante known as The Hangman. Struggling with her violent urges and the psychological cost of her actions, Catherine becomes the target of an obsessive serial killer and a relentless FBI agent, and as the hunt for the Hangman intensifies, Catherine must decide which life she wishes to live and what she values more: vengeance or her fading humanity? A psychological thriller in the vein of MINDHUNTER and HANNIBAL, SERPENT HEART is a deep-dive into the life and history of a conflicted vigilante forced to confront her inner demons and evade a national manhunt. Catherine questions the efficacy of her own convictions as the FBI closes in and a vindictive murderer puts her family, love, and identity in jeopardy. With everything on the line and time running out, who will Catherine Themis become? --- [[AVAILABLE ON AMAZON]] [[REMOVED 24 DEC 2021]] [[2019 Watty Winner - Mystery & Thriller]]