{WATTY'S 2020 WINNER & EDITOR'S PICK.} Hopeless romantic and aspiring writer Mare Atwood has fallen madly in love with her childhood correspondent. There's only one catch-she doesn't know who he is. When the beaus of Star's Crossing return from boarding school to begin the courting season, Mare is determined to uncover the identity of her writer, flout her family's intentions of orchestrating an advantageous marriage, and procure the life of writing and romance she's always sought. But as in the tales she so adores, it won't be easy. Galas, masquerades, picnics, and hunts-alongside an old friend, a former teacher, and an unlikely ally, Mare delves into an investigation that leaves her torn between three clever, deceptive, and wealthy young bachelors. If Mare can confirm which is her writer and claim his hand before the courting season ends, she'll have her wish: the love of her life, a valuable marriage, and a future of writing romance. But with the eyes of Star's Crossing upon her, a business plot forcing invisible hands, and the unwillingness of her writer to come forward-Mare's future may not end in triumph, but tragedy. Set against the gilded Victorian backdrop of coastal Connecticut and lush with pre-war luxury, fans of Jane Austen, Margaret Mitchell, and Louisa May Alcott are sure to enjoy this lighthearted, lyrical novel of young love, independence, and identity. #1 Literary #1 YA Romance #1 Victorian #1 Lyrical #8 General Fiction

When the arrogant stranger Bess is forced to marry unexpectedly becomes a duke, she'll find herself at odds with her growing feelings as he hunts for a killer. ***** Sharp-tongued Elizabeth 'Bess' Jones is perfectly content living on her lonesome in a tiny village south of Derbyshire. She works as a nurse, owns a small home, and finds the label of 'spinster' an agreeable trade for her independence. But when her entire life is uprooted in an instant, she only has one person to blame: her new husband, Emmett Wilde, who was caught in a compromising situation with her. And now, despite his promise to fake a death certificate after their wedding--to free her of any duty to him or their marriage bed--he sends for her in the dead of night with startling news: his father has been murdered, and he is now the Duke of Ascot with a wife he can no longer deny... [[Word Count: 60,000-70,000 words]] [[Cover designed by Ren Tachibana]]

Watty's Gizem&Gerilim Kazananı 🏆 🏆 MysteryTR Ödülleri - Yıla Damga Vuran Gizem&Gerilim Hikayesi -*- "Normal insanların, eline anormal olma fırsatı geçmemiş kişilerden oluştuğunu görecek ilk kişi sen değilsin. Tarih, bu gerçeğin farkına varmış krallarla, filozoflarla ve din adamlarıyla dolu. Çürümek ve çürütmek için fırsat kollayan bu yığına, onlar engel oldu. Medeniyeti; toplumun gözünü yasalar, günahlar ve yalanlarla korkutan adamlar kurdu. Çünkü koyduğu kanunları kendisine tanrının yazdırdığını söyleyen Hammurabi, bunun yalan olduğunu biliyordu. Çift boynuzlu miğfer taktığı için halk arasında Zülkarneyn olduğuna inanılan Büyük İskender, bu yalana göz yumdu. Tıpkı topraklarını işgal ettiği Mısır halkının karşısına sarıkla çıkarak Müslüman olduğunu söyleyen Napolyon Bonapart gibi. Napolyon, Mısırlıların başını yalanlarla meşgul etmezse, çıkacak isyanda o başları gerçeklerle almak zorunda kalacağını biliyordu. Vahşetin bir açıklaması olmadığını görecek kadar yükseleceksin. Tıpkı senden öncekiler gibi. Yukarı tırmandıkça ışığın azaldığını fark edecek ve nihayet, karanlığın sadece karanlık olduğunu öğreneceksin. En sonunda ise, sokağa çıkıp yaklaşan kötülüğe karşı uyarmak istediğin insanların, fırsat bulduğunda seve seve o karanlığa dahil olacağı gerçeğiyle yüzleşecek; Ve sonra düşeceksin."

"I fully expected you to say that I was the sort of Prince whose story would involve going into cahoots with the dragon, rather than slaying it." Iolas smiled, but their was a level of seriousness to his statement. "That is where you are wrong, dear prince." Adelaide began, "In our story you are the dragon." ______________ As villianous as he was handsome, dastardly Prince Iolas would have gotten away with his plan to marry Adelaide, a naive young princess, kill her King brother, and then take over the far away kingdom of Aelford; and indeed he would have, that is if it weren't for the meddling of one particular love sick stable boy. Caught like tiger in a net, he was banished back to his home island kingdom, and locked deep below his own castle dungeons to be forgotten by his father, siblings and kingdom. But when war breaks out in Aelford, and a call rings out accross the seas for aide, The King of the Isles offers his son one singular chance to redeem himself. Can this villain rescue the kingdom he once sought to conquer? Save the damsel in distress, and unwillingly his soul in the process, that is if she doesnt kill him first? Or will he keep to his own dark and insidious ways? __________________ (Formally A Thorn In The Ice) **From the Author Of "Bedding Camp" Wattpads #1 historical fiction for 7 months straight.

In the night when the kingdom of Incantasi has been conquered by the tyrant Henry, Cassandra Monfort is born-a girl who could save the kingdom from the evil ruler's hands. When the seal appears on her twelfth year, her whole life changes. King Henry orders the execution of her parents, and it happens before her very eyes. But luckily, Cassandra is saved by a group of bandits who takes her in their care. She vows for revenge, an oath to make the tyrant pay for her parents' unjust death. Bryce, the leader of the bandits, hides her identity by making her dress up like a man and trains her to be a fighter under her new name, Miles. A plan is all she has. But things get shaky when she meets the Prince of Incantasi, Lancelot. The once driven Miles finds herself falling for the man who is the enemy's son. Will she choose her heart or the fate of the kingdom that lies in her hands?