COMPLETED. *NSFW* Auralie doesn't believe in fae stories-not the ones whispered by dying villagers, not the ones about cursed woods or monsters that eat your heart. But when girls begin to vanish and strange symbols bleed from the bark of the forest, she crosses the veil in search of answers. What she finds is him. Unmoving. Inhuman. Wearing a crown of antlers and eyes like cut emeralds, sharp with amusement. He speaks in riddles. Smiles like a threat. And calls her little moth, like a name he's been saving. The first time they meet, she draws his blood. The second, he offers her a bargain. The third, he consumes her. The Hollow Prince says worse things hunt her now-creatures that wear her face, sing her name, and slip into her dreams. He claims he's the only thing standing between her and the dark. But the deeper Auralie goes, the more twisted the forest becomes-and the harder it is to tell whether the prince is her captor, her shield, or the very thing she was warned to fear. There is a curse. A game. And a price that was never hers to pay.

"I don't want your crown," he murmured, "just the parts of you you've never given away." He kissed her like he meant it. Lied to her like he didn't. ⚔︎⚔︎⚔︎ Once upon a time, in the mist-laced hills of the Gilded Kingdom, a princess was born - not merely to rule, but to become the greatest queen Aurelia had ever known. Raised behind the palace walls she was taught to walk with grace, speak with poise, and bury herself in the ancient tomes of the Great Library. But what becomes of a princess who dreams not of silk gowns, but steel blades? Who craves not a throne beside a king, but the freedom to forge her own fate? When the time comes to select her consort through the age-old contest, Lydia finds herself suffocating in a world of masks and manners. Among the peacocks of polished nobility that now swarm her home, she must navigate deception, ambition, and perhaps, the stirrings of something far more dangerous than politics. As snow falls red upon the palace grounds, whispers stir from the far reaches of the world. The Nine Kingdoms are rising. And destiny - long buried in blood and prophecy - begins to awaken. Lydia's path will lead her to a choice that could shatter her crown, her heart, and the very foundations of her realm. Her hand is at stake. The prize is her kingdom. Because when fairytales end... only steel remains. #1 of The Gilded Kingdom series

In a world divided by fire and ice, two kingdoms stand locked in eternal war. To the south lies Arden, a realm forged from molten stone and searing flame, where warriors wield fire as both weapon and faith. To the north rises Lysandria, a glittering empire of frost and snow, where sorcerers bend ice and storm to their will. For centuries, their hatred has burned and frozen the land alike, rooted in an ancient myth that declared " Fire and Ice must never unite, or the world itself will fall". Kael Arden, known as the Flameborn, is a commander of unrivalled strength and the heir of Adren's throne. Hardened by war, his life is bound to duty, steel and fire. Ariella Lysandra, a princess and ice-sorceress, is as graceful as she is dangerous. Her beauty is glacial, her power feared, and her heart guarded by generations of enmity. When fate forces them together against a rising darkness-an ancient force that threatens to consume both kingdoms- Kael and Ariella must fight side by side. Bound by a magical oath, their lives become entwined: if one falls, so does the other. But as fire and frost collide, hatred gives way to something far more perilous: desire. Every glance ignites forbidden sparks, every touch blurs the line between enemy and lover. To love each other means to defy kingdoms, gods, and centuries of blood-soaked history. In a land where fire devours and ice destroys, can their passion forge a new destiny- or will it shatter their world forever?

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.)

When you've lost everything, what more do you have to loose? *** All rights reserved. © Raldineviv

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.