**A Blue Beard retelling** Based on Charles Perrault's fairytale, this YA Historical Fantasy short story set in Victorian England mixes romance, magic and mystery. After agreeing to an arranged marriage to escape her greedy relatives, 18-year-old heiress Amelia moves into her husband's manor determined to start a new life. But the gothic mansion's forbidding surroundings, the servants' strange demeanour and her husband's mysterious past soon awaken her suspicions. If Amelia truly wants to become the lady of the house, she'll have to discover what secrets lie beyond closed doors and unravel the mystery of the old house's forbidden room. But sometimes secrets are kept for a good reason... HIGHEST RANKING IN HISTORICAL FICTION # 44 Copyright © 2017. All works posted here are the property of EM Castellan. Please do not use without permission. Any duplication or reproduction of all or part of the work without explicit permission by the author is illegal. Cover artist: @seventhstar

*WATTYS 2018 SHORTLISTED* *FEATURED ON WATTPAD JANUARY 2018* NATASHA BLACKMORE is barely hanging onto her crown after all five of her suitors have been murdered, making her the prime suspect. Determined to stay on the Arlean throne, she coaxes (or rather, forces) one unsuspecting duke into marriage. After all, he was out of the country for all the killings, so he can't be the murderer, right? That duke is CONNOR WHITE, who wanted to live as low-profile a life as possible for a noble, even moving to a foreign country to teach school. But when his father dies, he's called back home. In Arles, however, all he finds are betrayals, family secrets, and a completely unwanted marriage. Because he's already got a girl... VICTORIA RUTHERFORD has just moved back from Xianggang to Arlea, only to discover the schoolteacher she was courting is actually a duke, who has just married the queen. To enact her revenge, she joins a rebel group determined to take down the monarchy, but ends up in way over her head. Whoever the killer is, this murderer either wants a crown or a heart. And he's closer than it seems to both.... one m a r r i a g e | two e n e m i e s | six m u r d e r s | will love or hatred ensue? {#178 IN HISTORICAL FICTION ON 05/23/2017} [#1 in #asiansinlit on 03/01/2019] SEQUEL: OF HEIRS AND HAVOC

When Alec Radacovick becomes the head Queen's guard he feels as if he is on top of the world. For once, everything seem to be coming right in his life. He's about to ask his girlfriend to marry him, take a page out of his older brother's book and buy a house.....heck he may even want kids again. But the calm before a storm is always the deadliest. A part of the Ace of Queen series. Please read that before this or you will be lost <3

Exton Alexander Dorin knew from the start Gemma Moore was not what he wanted. She came in like a hurricane and turned his life upside down...or so he thought. But her storm had just begun. 2nd book to Queen Material, please read that before this, or you will be very confused :P

A short story following Tobias after the chaos of Queen Ascending. please read Queen Material and Queen Ascending before or it will make no sense :) The God of the Underworld find himself in a strange position as he wanders the streets of New York with a pocket full of posies.

The third book after to Rye and Xavier's story....Please read the first two books or you will be lost :P Mavi Dorin was born to take her father's place as the next great monarch. She has the right family name and a powerful lineage....but something is still missing.

Oh my god, the 6th book in the Ace of Queens series. Please read the others before this lol thank you <3

Ace of Queen series. Maya Dorin's story

(BOOK #1) Faith was a rogue but she wasn't by choice, she was forced to be one. To live on her own in the wild for years since she was 16 years old. She got captured by a man, a rogue. She was poisoned, beaten, starved, and raped. She got strength to escape the torture she was been kept in for four months. But she wasn't out of the dark yet. A nearby pack took her in, cared for her although she was still being judged, she still wanted to prove herself she was worthy,. The poisoning that she injured caused her blood to mutate, a gift and a curse. Wil she learn to control her powers? Or will it be the downfall of her? Or will she bring the beast to his knees for all the pain he has given to her? Wil she be their savior or their nightmare? **Cover designed by @HappilyLonely- ! thank you for the amazing work!**