Court-intrigue Stories

Elena has already lost everything once, but now when threatened with the lives of her children her last bastion of hope lies with a criminal organization that desperately wants something from her in return. Left with no other choice she is hurled headfirst into a plot to assassinate the emperor, and everything is on the line. The ballroom becomes a battlefield as Elena navigates her way through the court intrigue and scandals, and one such scandal threatens to run her off course when she meets Yvan the handsome Duke of Weywick. Will she be able to complete her mission while overcoming all distractions, namely the Duke of Weywick? Or will she fall like so many before her?

When rumours of Çuiren spread around the palace, it could have cost her her life. However, by great fortune or coincidental benevolence, she was spared. For the time being, that is. What will happen to her once the rumours have been investigated? It didn't seem like the Crown Prince would like to keep her... Laž'ar lives in the pleasure district of Žanutian'ur, a vassal city-state. When his mother becomes sick, he needs to work to get her medicine. But as he works, he discovers that his background might not be as simple as he initially thought. Perhaps finding out more about the truth is the key to solving his problems. Readers' discretion advised.

"You are either a scandal waiting to unfold... ...or the most interesting mistake this society has made." Amara Laurent has spent her entire life believing she was the daughter of no one. Raised on the quiet shores of Saint Maris by a loving but secretive mother, she never imagined her life would lead to royal courts, glittering ballrooms, or dangerous men with crowns and titles. But when a mysterious royal summons reveals she may be the illegitimate daughter of Duke Alistair Devereux, Amara is thrust into the dazzling and brutal kingdom of Valenré-a world ruled by power, reputation, and whispered scandal. The nobility despise her. The Duchess wants her gone. Society watches her every move. Yet despite the cruelty surrounding her, Amara captures the attention of Valenré's most powerful men: a lonely prince bound by duty, a sharp-tongued duke who sees through every performance, and a military captain who offers her something terrifyingly rare-honesty. But the deeper Amara falls into court politics, the more she uncovers the truth about her mother's past. Because Celeste Laurent was not merely a forgotten mistress. She was almost Duchess. Now Amara must decide whether she will spend her life apologizing for her existence- or force an entire kingdom to reckon with it. Perfect for readers who love: * sweeping historical romance, * royal court drama, * enemies-to-lovers tension, * Bridgerton-style scandal, * emotionally complex heroines, * political romance, * and dangerously beautiful kingdoms.

Torn away from her cousin and imprisoned within the palace of the Tarenish Empire, Minsthe Hearth is constantly pressured for information about her missing father. Every viper of the Emperor wants a piece of what she might know. Minsthe just wants to survive long enough to escape. But when she meets Mel, a mysterious boy who seems to navigate through the palace with effortless charm and ease, she sees her window of escape start to open. Her opportunity to see her cousin again. Though, before she can crawl through that window, Minsthe has to ask herself: Is there anything to even escape to anymore? New chapters every week.