Every year, Lyra's village gathers beneath the ancient statues of the Fates, offering prayers and sacrifices to keep the creeping darkness at bay. The Ruined Kingdom stands in the distance, a forbidden place where no one enters and no one leaves. A place ruled by a king who does not age, does not die, and does not care for the world beyond his walls. Lyra has never believed in fate, only in survival. With her mother's health failing, she is willing to do whatever it takes to save what little she has left. But when this year's ritual goes terribly wrong, Lyra is taken-ripped from the life she knows and thrust into the heart of a kingdom lost to time. There, she is told she has been chosen. That she, along with others, must vie for the favor of a king no one has seen in over a century. But something is wrong within the castle's walls. Whispers of the past haunt her steps, and the King-cold, untouchable, and shrouded in secrets-watches her too closely. As shadows stir and forgotten magic awakens, Lyra begins to question everything she's been told about the Ruined Kingdom. And, more importantly, about herself. Because the deeper she delves into the mystery of the King and the kingdom he rules behind the walls, the more she realizes: Some destinies are written in blood. And some fates are meant to be broken.

BOOK I in the Lockwood series The King. No one knows his name nor seen his face. They call him cruel, frightening, and won't show his face to his people. Taking over his father's throne isn't easy and he's expected to find their new queen. But what if he's nowhere to be found? Not in the castle, then he must be in the village. Lady Arabella Houstings, the youngest daughter and the spark of the family. She will do anything to stop her sister from marrying such a filthy man as sir Kingsley. She doesn't like to be told what she shall do and she's not very fond of the king either. She makes it known and it just so happens the king overhears the lady.

The words graceful, proper, ladylike and elegant could never be used to describe Perrie Beresford, the eldest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Ashwood. Perrie has always had a little too much fire in her to ever be classified as a beautiful young debutante, which is what she will inevitably become in her first Season. But romance, courting, and marriage are the last things on Perrie's mind. Especially when her nemesis, who was once an annoying classmate, suddenly appears in her home as her father's protégé. As Perrie is pushed towards the life of an adult by those around her, she can't help but be pulled into a game of wars within the walls of her very home. But Perrie is about to learn that the line between love and hate are very fine ... and perhaps might not even exist at all.

Young Persephone Holloway is insulted for her looks by none other that the handsome and eligible Brandon Maxwell during her first season. Having seen this an improper behavior by a gentleman of the ton, his youngest brother John Maxwell tries to placate the young deb succeeding in developing a strong bond of friendship that would last through the years. Persephone would shove the idea of marriage aside in favor of cultivating her writing talent and land herself as a writer for the leading publication The Guardian as a anonymous gossip columnist. Her friend John on the other hand would get expelled from university and buy a commission fermenting his place in the British Royal army. Through a series of adventures and misadventures, the two would find themselves embroiled in the thickest of societies gossips as secrets of the British haute ton are revealed. Persephone would befriend courtesans for the juiciest gossip, John would fall in love and then go off to war. Their lives perpetually intertwined, their friendship tested, love and heartbreaks will be revealed as they dance to the ultimate beat of life. Note: The British tabloid press established itself firmly in the late 19th century but prior to its realization many have written columns on the notorious lives of the British nobility much earlier. Gossip is a fictional account of one such paper and its writers.

Naera was a poor girl who lived in a world that was cruel to people who had nothing when one day, a dragon comes by. He demanded that every unmarried woman at the age of 17 would line up in the plaza in front of the castle. Unknowingly, the dragon was the Prince of all Dragons and for some reason, he chose Naera to be his wife. He whisks her off to the land of dragons against her will. Will Naera ever love the beast that took her from her home? ( Not well edited.)

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If you had to choose between love and duty, what would you do? Vara is a lucky girl. Adopted into the king's household and companion to the prince, people have almost forgotten she came of low birth. However, when her childhood friend declares his love for her, she knows the king will never allow their union. Cyrus has loved Vara ever since her looked into her mischievous eyes as a child, and growing up together had not diminished his feelings at all. But as the crown prince, he cannot marry the daughter of a servant and she refuses to become his lover and throw away her own future. Ariane has always known her marriage would be an arranged one, but when she lays eyes on her new husband, the prince of the neighboring land, she immediately falls in love with him. But if she had hoped her marriage would be a dream come true, it is a rude awakening when she realizes his heart belongs to someone else. This is a story about love and duty and tangled lives. How jealousy can lead to betrayal and betrayal to tragedy. But when love comes knocking at your door, it may not at all be as expected.

Currently being rewritten december 2024 :). Some things might not line up. Living in an Illyrian warcamp as a woman wasn't fun, especially not while being half Fae, half Illyrian. When Briar's father finds out about her secret, he plans to do terrible things. Until a certain Spymaster hears of these events. TW: this story contains triggering content such as physical and mental abuse, rape and more.

Every 200 years, a virgin is sacrificed to a powerful beast, for breeding. In the previous years passed, no offspring has been produced. It is known that only the mate to the beast can give him a pup. The community always selects the outcast virgin, from intricate fear of the beast. I am Ava Goodchild, one of the selected virgins. [[Word count: 80,000 - 81,000 words]] Book 1 of the Dystopia Series

For Jem Denham, life became serious the moment he laid eyes on Miss Cressie Martin. As the youngest of five children, he was used to being considered the cheeky brother who never had to take anything seriously. But love can change everything. After a terrible faux pas during the first meeting, Jem becomes determined to better himself so that he can be considered a genuine suitor for Cressie's hand. As the summer sun rises and the 1812 London Season returns in full swing, there will be more than one man seeking Cressie's favour, and more than one snake in the grass to be wary of. Danger lurks, intentions are hidden, and affairs begin as only one question can be asked. Can love really conquer all?