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556 Stories

  • THE CEO CONSORT: Silk, Snacks & Scandals by jigglypuffbae
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    "I used to run a multi-billion-dollar empire from a boardroom. Now, I'm running a harem from my bed-and the room service is appalling." Su Lin was the "Dragon Lady" of the corporate world-cold, calculating, and capable of firing a man with a single look. But after a freak accident, she's transmigrated into the body of a neglected, "weak" consort in the 4th Prince's palace. The original Su Lin was a pushover who died in silence. The new Su Lin? She's a predator. While the other concubines are busy weeping for the prince's attention, Su Lin is busy treating the Imperial Court like a hostile takeover: πŸ“Š Performance Reviews: If a maid can't brew tea properly, she's getting a "Personal Improvement Plan." πŸ“‰ Budget Audits: Why are we spending 5,000 taels on incense when the snack selection is this pathetic? πŸ’Ό Hostile Takeovers: The palace isn't a home; it's a corporation. And Su Lin is coming for the CEO's chair. But there's a glitch in her plan: The cold-hearted 4th Prince, who once couldn't care less if she lived or died, is suddenly very interested in his "new" wife's sudden change in personality. He's intrigued, she's annoyed, and the ancient world isn't ready for a woman who treats a Royal Decree like a "suggestion" from HR. In a world of silk-wrapped daggers and poisoned tea, Su Lin has only one rule: Don't mess with her empire, and never touch her snacks. In a world of deadly scandals, she's the biggest one of all. ❀️πŸ”₯🐦πŸ”₯ ✨ WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS: βœ… Badass Female Lead (No damsels here!) βœ… CEO x Prince (Power Couple energy) βœ… Transmigration / Isekai βœ… Slow Burn & Snarky Humour βœ… Historical Palace Drama
  • Clay's Cottage (Book 1) by tricia-joy
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    [COMPLETE] Seeking inspiration for her next historical romance novel, Tilly Fletcher visits a mysterious 19th century Tasmanian cottage, abandoned suddenly over a century ago by a sad and lonely recluse. As Tilly steps through the still and silent house, untouched and fully furnished after all these years, the impossible happens to her. Dazed and confused, she struggles to comprehend that she is no longer in 2019, but suddenly standing inside the cottage in 1869 - and is caught by the aforementioned recluse, Nicholas Clay. While Tilly faces the obstacles preventing her from going back home, she also has to adjust to the sudden change of living in the 19th century. But it's not long before Tilly starts to enjoy the new life she's started for herself, and has doubts about returning to the life she's known for twenty-eight years - especially if it means leaving behind the man she is unexpectedly falling for.
  • Indulekha: The Sister of The Pandavas β€’  Mahabharat by Error_1242
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    π‘°π’π’…π’–π’π’†π’Œπ’‰π’‚, a young cheerful girl from Kaliyug, is reborn as the sister of the Pandavas after she dies. She was the apple of their eyes, their soul, their peace. She was Yudishthir's mind. She was Bheem's strength. She was Arjun's eyes. She was Nakul's speed. She was Sahadev's knowledge. She was their Indu. But, she didn't know that she was Karn's life. But what if she wants to help all of them instead? What if she tries to avoid Draupadi's marriage with the 5 Pandavas, what if she tries to unite Karn and Arjun, what if she tries to stop the dyut sabha? What if she changes the well-known tale of Mahabharata? And between the cobwebs of trust, lies and admiration, was stuck π‘°π’π’…π’–π’π’†π’Œπ’‰π’‚, the Sister of the Pandavas. . . . . . . . #1 in mahabharata #1 in pandava #1 in draupadi #1 in bheem #1 in sahadev #1 in yudishthir #2 in karna #2 in mahabharata #2 in arjun #2 in pandava #2 in nakul #3 in arjuna #3 in krishna #4 in mahabharat #4 in pandava
  • A FORBIDDEN LOVE TO REMEMBER (GXG) by Gabbyluv202
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    Aurora has never been outside her home and she barely knows how the outside world works. When Aurora joined in the participation of the royal selection for the crown prince bride, she came to realize that the world wasn't as bad as she feared. Aurora came to experience what it feels like to have friends and to fall in love, but being a candidate for the royal selection made her love impossible unless she isn't chosen at the end and it didn't help that she fell madly in love for someone she shouldn't have fallen for, someone who could never love her back, A love the word would never accept. It was a forbidden love, but one that would remain in her heart for as long as she lives.
  • Footprints At Dawn (Book 2) by tricia-joy
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    [COMPLETE] After returning from 1869, Tilly Fletcher is determined to keep her time-travelling a secret from her friends and family. She attempts to put the past behind her and move on from the life and the man she left behind, but that proves difficult when she finds letters written in her journal from Nicholas. Tilly is loving the small connection to him, until she reads one disturbing letter, forcing her to desperately seek out more information. During this search, she discovers a shocking Clay family secret, one she believes shouldn't have stayed a secret. Torn between returning to the past or staying in the present, Tilly must decide if Nicholas deserves to know the truth, or accept history has already been written and move on. - [Word Count: 82,000 words] Note: If you haven't already, please read Clay's Cottage (Book 1) before reading Footprints At Dawn (Book 2).
  • Read into My Heart by lippizzaner01
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    **2024 Amby Top Favorite Pick in Historical Fiction** Miranda Edwards needed to find a husband. On the night that she thought her supposed suitor was going to propose, she instead stumbled upon him with another woman. Now in her third season with no marriage prospects, Miranda had run out of options. Alexander Archer, the Earl of Carlisle, had zero designs on finding a wife. He had hid away at his estate for five years so that society would never find out his secret. But after being forced into London for a season, he had to come up with a way to get his matchmaking mother to back down from her wife-finding schemes. And Miranda could be the answer to that problem. Read into My Heart is a Christian romance that focuses on trusting in God in all circumstances. Cover art created by RilunaKim
  • Siren of the Desert by FeastOfNoise
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    *Formerly known as The Arabian Desert.* He was a cold-hearted bandit with the power to imprison her... Maria disguises herself as a helper boy when Zain, the black-hearted, demonically handsome bandit attacks their prosperous town in the middle of the Arabian Desert and claims it as his own, naming himself sheikh, in search of its riches and treasures and a secret goal precious to his dark heart. To innocent Maria, it's either stay hidden or risk being caught and forced into Sheikh Zain's notorious harem. She was a raging spitfire that burned through his every defense... When Maria accidentally bumps into Zain one hot summer afternoon, revealing long hair, Zain is captivated and intrigued by the boy who turns out to be a feisty girl. He immediately desires the azure-eyed beauty whose melodious voice rivals that of a siren, and decides to capture and imprison her in his harem, for he must know who she is and where she came from. Now a woman who craves freedom above all else, Maria will stop at nothing to free herself from the devil himself even as she struggles against the tempestuous feelings that very devil elicits within her, all while a treacherous enemy plots against them. Copyright Β© 2023 | All Rights Reserved
  • Thrown Into Madness - Lord of the Mysteries by Junyaoi
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    "... I just wanted to read a book, What's with the bloody scene?! And what? I'm a child? And whose memories are these? Where am I? Who am I? I don't want this! Who would want this?! Get me back! I wanna go back! Please!" ... Who would think that buying a weird history book would bring Juny into the life filled with madness. Her only goal is to get back to her friends and family to flaunt her new abilities, but... can she? This is a Lord of the Mysteries fan-fiction.
  • Dharmyudh : The Rewritten Destiny 2 by MrKiller03
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    Krishna stepped forward, placing a firm hand on Karn's shoulder. "Never forget this, bhrata Karn," he said, his voice lowering, filled with an intensity that seemed to touch something deep within Karn's soul. "You are in me, and I am in you. Whatever is mine is yours, and whatever is yours is mine. Your enemies are my enemies, and your friends are my friends." Karn looked at him, though his expression remained tensed. "You are Bharat," Krishna continued. "And I... I am your Ram." Continuation of Dharmyudh part 1
  • Mail Order Mishap by MissCrystalSnow92
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    Washington State 1880: Liam McCallum (28) is exhausted. After his wife's death, he's single-handedly raising his two children and running their farm. Liam doesn't want a new wife but he finally admits that he needs one. A solicitor from England brings photos of mail-order brides who are hoping to come to the United States. McCallum haphazardly chooses one but she never arrives. God has bigger plans for Liam than he has for himself. Grace Elliott (19) has had a rough couple of years. Although she was raised in a genteel home, she's been on her own since the age of fifteen. On the run from her evil uncle, Grace works as a servant at a small country inn outside London. When it's no longer safe, she prayerfully decides to be a mail-order bride and moves to the United States. But to her horror, after grueling travels with terrible motion sickness, her fiancΓ© takes one look at her and rejects her.
  • A Gilded Cage | Tales From The Court of Ravaeryn by shazzarra
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    When Eleanora opened her eyes, she thought she had woken in heaven. The bed beneath her was as soft as angel feathers, her pain melted away. She gazed at the painted cherubs on the ceiling-until her eyes caught on something that did not belong. A bloodied sword. The door swung open. A tall man strode inside, dark hair tousled, his shirt unbuttoned to the chest. Scars crisscrossed his skin, his eyes cold and impossibly blue. For an instant, she wondered if he might truly be an angel. But no-if anything, he was the Angel of Death. "You have awakened," he said, voice low, rough-edged. "Took you long enough. I thought the fever would kill you." "I am not dead?" she gasped, more horrified than relieved. His mouth twitched. "Perhaps you are still delirious." She lifted her chin. "And who are you, sir?" His smile was mocking. "Nicholas de Lavilliers." The name struck her like lightning. Nicholas. The boy in the portrait, except now, he was no boy at all. -- After losing her father in a fire, Eleanora Finley is taken in by her estranged aunt, the Queen of Ravaeryn. What should have been a fairytale rise becomes a gilded cage, as Eleanora is thrust into the Choosing Ceremony, where noble girls vie for the Crown Prince's hand. But Eleanora's heart does not stir for the charming prince. Instead, it beats for the wrong man: Nicholas de Lavilliers, the King's nephew and infamous northern war general. Hardened by battle and scarred by betrayal, Nicholas wants nothing to do with the crown, or the Queen's niece. To him, she is just another pawn. Yet, he discovers Eleanora is not the spoiled lady he assumed. She longs only for freedom, to paint, to live. Against all reason, their paths intertwine, sparking a dangerous attraction neither can ignore. Caught between the duty imposed on her and the forbidden love that tempts her, Eleanora must make a choice: submit to the crown's design, or risk everything for the one man she was never meant to love.
  • The Nurse by CamoJane
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    With war raging all around, some battles can't be won... β™  The year was 1916, Elosie Keller was dwelling in a secluded Belgian cottage where she remained hidden away from the world until the day he fell from the sky... Drawn to the carnage of a fallen plane, she finds more than rubble when she notices that the pilot is still alive. She knows without medical treatment that the man is fated to die. Acting in a haste, she pulls the man from his destined coffin in hopes to help him live. Eloise soon finds herself tending a German patient in her hidden home and realizes he isn't the monster the world made him out to be; instead, she begins to see much more than an officer, but a man with a heart just trying to survive a war. When she is finally discovered by the Germans, she is called upon to become a field nurse for the men on the western front--only to fall into a whirlwind of unfortunate events that she must learn how to survive. Follow Eloise as she takes on the battle of being a wartime nurse in a man's world, fighting the one enemy that could never be conquered-love... *This is a work of fiction. Any names, dates, or events are completely coincidental. Thanks for reading. (unedited)
  • Greenwood Knight by Gloriannajames
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    Lord Erec, Baron of Greenwood. Years of service earned him glory, honor, wealth and even a title or two. While contented, he felt no real joy...until he met her. Resourceful and brave, Gwyndolyn twice escaped death at the hands of treacherous villains. But she found herself quite alone...until she met him. War loomed ominously from Far North. Treachery and treason lurked within. The King and the entire kingdom were in danger. Falsely labeled as traitors and hunted like animals, could they find the real traitor before time ran out? *This work has shortened chapters for e-readers. In book form it would have about 34 chapters.
  • Codes in A Minor by AnaCarolineNevess
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    In Germany on fire from World War II, a young British pianist is sent on an impossible mission: to infiltrate the enemy's heart and marry a Nazi officer. Her piano becomes her secret weapon, her scores, encrypted messages destined for MI-6. But what should be just a cold spying role becomes an intimate battle when Ella MΓΌller - codenamed Violet - discovers in Colonel Friedrich von Langenfeld not only the enemy, but the man who awakens a sweeping passion in her. Between music and silence, loyalty and betrayal, love and war, she will need to choose between the mission that can save thousands of lives and the forbidden feeling that threatens to destroy her. A story of impossible love, marked by secrets, sacrifices and the invincible power of love - even when everything around you conspires against it. 16+
  • Forever It's You (It's You Series #2) by Kim_Knights
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    Book 2 of It's You Series. Soon to be titled as the Crown Princess of Joseon, Hwang Eun-bi struggles to adapt to the palace's life, but it isn't as easy as she thinks. What makes her days more bearable is her betrothed prince, Lee Yul, who can't seem to take his eyes and hands off her. After their marriage, they begin to work together to serve their nation. When trouble challenges their love for each other, will they be able to tackle it together? Or will their path diverge? Completed: 29/5/2023 (Word count: 50,000 - 60,000) This story contains PG13 violence and is a work of fiction. Characters, organisations, name of places and incidents may not be historically accurate. Highest rankings: #120 in DiverseLit ========================================== Copyright Β© 2022-2023 by Kim_Knights
  • The Beauty in Pain | Book One of In Pain Trilogy *EDITING* by janmwhite
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    It is the year 803 and Mynera wished she was dead. Or at least, not sitting in her bedchambers waiting for her guards to arrive to lead her to the King and her fiance - the Prince of the Five Nations. She didn't want to get married. She didn't want didn't want to become Queen when the Prince is named King. She wanted to be free. And she got her wish, even though it's not quite in the same way she wanted. When the capital is attacked, the wedding is off. But, alas, it's at the cost of war and Mynera finds herself on the run, following the lead of the dark haired prince with eyes as cold as ice and a hand gripping her heart. --- The Beauty in Pain - Book One The Truth in Pain - Book Two The Purity in Pain - Book Three NOTE: You do not have to read these books in order as each book centres around three different characters. However, it is recommended.
  • Daughters of the King (Completed) by Purplejeans
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    {WATTYS 2020 WINNER} {FEATURED BOOK} Paris, 1663. 500 girls selected by King Louis XIV embark on a journey across the seas from their homeland. Each is given a dowry, and the expectation that they are to marry a French settler, in order to increase the population of New France. They are the historic Daughters of the King, or "les filles du roi." Eighteen-year-old Celeste Dubois is a free-spirited, educated and headstrong girl. She comes from a wealthy Parisian family that has squandered their money and is subsequently forced to journey to New France. However, Celeste doesn't plan on marrying a complete stranger. She hopes to use the dowry and the free voyage as a way to escape the poverty and social ranks of Paris. Matters are complicated when against her will, she falls in love. Romantic, kind and stunningly beautiful Lorraine Leblanc is a girl from a large family with children to spare. Unlike Celeste, she happily dreams of the day she will meet her future husband in New France. When she marries a mysterious widower with two young children of his own and still reeling after his broken heart, she realizes that married life isn't all she had hoped it would be, and begins to question her new husband's complicated past. - Wattpad Picks Blast to the Future Past list 2018 - The 50 Best Wattpad Stories of 2018/19 by Design Wizard - 2018 Youngblood Awards Winner (Romance) - 2018 True North Awards 2nd place for Historical Fiction and 2nd place Truly Canadian special category award - Featured by Wattpad Historical Fiction profile under Kings, Courtships and Empires, Young Adult Fiction profile under Love, Actually and Romance profile under Time will Tell *Please be aware that since this book covers the colonial period, it does contain sensitive themes of racism and violence that readers will find disturbing. There are resources at the back of the book that prompt further learning in the Historical Notes section.*
  • Chicago Mafia (Chicago Mafia Trilogy: Book One) by EclecticWriter
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    Chicago, 1963. The war in Vietnam is underway, but Charlotte Wilson has other problems. When her longtime beau takes her to dinner one night, Charlotte finds herself in the company of the charming and powerful gangster Johnny Roselli. Danger becomes a new theme in her life as she tries to navigate her way through Chicago's underworld. By the time the dust settles, her only hope is life.
  • The Corinthians Series: Rules of Masquerade by ZafArielZul
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    What will you get if you pair a reckless, impulsive, dramatic young lady and London's corinthian and master conspirator in an obscure engagement? Simple: the bride to be will try to flee and the groom to be will do what he does best, to seduce and conspire!
  • Saving Her Kingdom by floto352
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    (Complete) I backed against the door, and balled my hand into fists, to keep myself from panicking. "I..." Another step. We were now inches apart and he stood in front of me, his face in the shadows. "Who are you?", he asked, his voice sending shivers down my spine. I couldn't tell him! Or, should I? ~~~~~~~~ In which a princess must keep her cover in a Court hosting her kingdom's enemies, and struggles under the scrutiny of her allies' Crown prince. She finds her kingdom's secret to discover with his help, but will that be enough to secure her lineage to the throne? Or will her father's spineless enemy finally get his revenge? ~~~~~~~~ Highest rankings: #1 historicalfiction #1 kingsandqueens #1 secretidentity #1 annabelle #4 runaway #7 princess #71 story