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He demanded the perfect princess. The empire gave him the wrong daughter. Aveline Valcairn has always been the emperor's forgotten daughter, the princess who grew up among books, greenhouses, and hidden corridors where no one thought to measure the true extent of her intelligence. Until her sister disappears on the eve of a marriage that could determine the future of the empire. In place of the perfect bride, Aveline is given to Ronan Blackthorne, the feared Iron Duke: commander of the North, war hero, and leading contender for the throne. He expected a princess trained to rule. Instead, he receives a sharp-tongued substitute with dangerous knowledge and no intention of obeying him in silence. Taken to Ironmist Fortress, surrounded by snow, steam-powered machines, and political enemies, they must turn an unwanted engagement into a convincing alliance. But as Aveline searches for the real reason her sister fled, she discovers that powerful men within the empire are willing to kill for control of the succession. Ronan does not trust the woman they gave him. Aveline refuses to become any man's property. Yet between contracts, conspiracies, dangerous provocations, and an attraction neither of them was prepared to feel, the substitute bride may prove to be the only woman capable of ruling beside the Iron Duke. A steampunk fantasy romance featuring an arranged marriage, enemies to lovers, slow burn, palace intrigue, an intelligent heroine, a possessive duke, and a deadly battle for the imperial throne.

Story by Ziindra & Artwork by matchseia ₊ . ⊹ ݁ ₊‧ . ‿⊱༻✶༺⊰‿ . ‧₊ ݁ ⊹ . ₊ . ⊹ ݁ ₊‧ . ‿⊱༻✶༺⊰‿ . ‧₊ ݁ ⊹ . ₊ When overworked engineer Norma dies, she wakes up as Caelia Ardent, the villainess who has an ill fate in a romance novel. Along with Cassian Welsh, the head engineer at the palace, they go around the kingdom doing many projects- helping people and hearing their stories- all while navigating loneliness, identity, and what it means to be alive... Also finding and healing each other in the process. TW: Strong Language, Very Dark Themes including: S**cide, DV, A**se Also available on RoyalRoad, tapas, & HoneyFeed! Entered in thewatty2026 awards!!

He was supposed to be just another stranger. Instead, he became her favourite obsession. One glance turned into curiosity. Curiosity turned into fascination. And before she realized it, she knew more about him than she probably should. But the deeper she fell, the more impossible things started happening. Little things. Things he shouldn't know. Things nobody should know. Because while she was busy watching him... Someone had already been watching her. And the most dangerous part? She wasn't the only one obsessed.

"I killed my husband." He stole her name. He stole her family. He stole everything. So she stole his life. ............ Maya Viraani survived the cruelty of her husband. But Kabir Singh wasn't the only monster. Three powerful men still walk free, living off the empire they stole from her family while another innocent woman paid the price for Maya's revenge. Valentin Venditti is the feared Capo of L'Omertà. He should want revenge for his underboss. Instead... He wants the brilliant woman who poisoned him. Not to destroy her. To help her destroy the four men who deserve far worse. Because when the King of Chicago's underworld stands beside Lady Justice... No one survives.

My beloved older sister, Ayalien. the center of attention every town you go, her name follows. What if it were I, who ruled the towns talk? Just imagine. The newspapers, "Esthysia becoming the next successor of the throne!" I drool just thinking about it. Of course, all of this can only be achieved if my dear sister was gone. ( The cover of this story is Lilith from the game Shining Nikki. It is just to give a visual of how the main character, Esthysia looks. )

He lives by logic. She lives by questions. Yona wasn't supposed to care about Dr. Noah-cold, distant, impossible. But the more she sees through his silence, the more she realizes: Some equations aren't meant to be solved. A slow-burn story about walls, warmth, and the space between them.

A Fusion of Science and Paranormal Dr. Elara Myles is a brilliant forensic physicist known for solving the unsolvable. But when a series of bizarre deaths defy all scientific explanation-bodies drained of energy, clocks frozen mid-tick, and whispers recorded on silent audio-she is forced to confront a terrifying possibility: the laws of nature may not be the only forces at play. As Elara digs deeper, she uncovers a hidden network of rogue researchers, ancient experiments, and a shadowy figure who seems to follow her every move. With her rational mind clashing against mounting evidence of the paranormal, she must decide: cling to logic or embrace the unknown? Set against a backdrop of eerie towns, abandoned labs, and cryptic symbols, Paracience is a genre-bending thriller that explores the thin line between science and superstition. Perfect for fans of Dark, Fringe, and The X-Files, this novel will keep you questioning reality until the final page.

Moving to a new place can do a lot to you physically and mentally. Meera, who has just graduated from university is heading to a new country for her post-graduation degree, carrying her heart still healing from her only relationship. And Josh on the other hand is the classic heart rob everyone wants but he wants no one except for "no strings attached" women. Will things work out the way they are supposed to? Hope whoever reads this enjoys it as much as I'm enjoying writing it.

One day I woke up in the body of a child. What was waiting for me in my new body was not normal. I had been transmigrated to a young girl's body but my life as her leaves me with many constraints as I'm forced to follow my new role: As the abusive foster sister of the future hero and main character of His Path To Revenge. As much as I want to break the flags leading to my impeding death, I'm bound by the system. If I don't follow the system, the story will be changed and the future where he saves the world from destruction may be gone? Now I have to make the choice, to sacrifice myself to save this world or try to resist the system. Fully description To Be Updated!

Arien, A simple and ordinary weeb gets reincarnated into a manga she once read.... MEI TACHIBANA?! ARE U KIDDING ME GOD? Arien became Mei, the Female lead of the manga 'say I love you' Worst of all, she hated the Male lead cause of his stupid logic. Stay in a another girl's house overnight ALONE, make her happy, DON'T EVEN CARE TO TELL THE TRUTH TO YOUR GIRLFRIEND. Ughhhh....how much more worse could it get? Yeah.....she thought things would be different but the dude just wouldn't let her go. So, I'll take revenge for all the pain he's caused to the Fl. I'll make him feel the same. Well......that's what she thought.....until she ended up falling for a mob guy who hides his face. ****************************************** the Characters of the manga do not belong to me, The original plot is by the author, Kanae Hazuki, I just wrote this to pent out my frustration for the ML. Trash. The dudes is trash. My whole mind can't get over it so I decided to write this fanfic. Hope u enjoy!

"In the game of high treason, love is the most dangerous calculation." Lady Agatha Clarisse Brevvy doesn't care for the mindless gossip of the court. With a mind forged for military strategy and a stubborn streak that rivals the kingdom's greatest generals, she prefers the quiet solace of a tactical map over the swirling vortex of the ballroom. But when Agatha accidentally uncovers a coded ledger detailing a treasonous plot to supply the enemy Kingdom of Veridian, her quiet world shatters. Her chief suspect? Archduke Kaelen Thorne, the formidable, cold, and infuriatingly attractive "Iron Archduke" of the North. Convinced he is the mastermind, Agatha flees the capital, only to walk straight into a trap. When the Iron Archduke himself executes a daring rescue to pull her from the jaws of the enemy, Agatha realizes two things: she was completely wrong about Kaelen Thorne, and she's now trapped in a brutal, winter-bound war zone with the only man whose intellect is a match for her own. To survive the coming invasion, the strategist and the general must combine their wits. But as their initial mutual hatred turns into a burning, irresistible friction, Agatha realizes that outsmarting the enemy is easy-it's outsmarting her own heart that might get her killed.

In her first life,Isabella Conti was used, manipulated, and blind to the truth. She married a man she didn't love-poisoned him, humiliated him, and called it loyalty... all for a best friend who was plotting her ruin. But death opened her eyes. Now reborn in her past body, Isabella is done being the puppet. With hidden talents, unrivalled intelligence, and a medicine empire at her fingertips, she sets out to rewrite fate. The first step? Win back the man she destroyed. This time, she'll protect him. Love him. And burn the world down for him if she has to.

Who Is Eve? is a speculative exploration of identity, grief, and agency-set against a backdrop of layered memory and multiversal resonance. At its heart is a young woman trying to hold onto what matters, even as everything around and within her shifts. She just wanted to save her father. Now she's carrying lifetimes of memories. When twenty-five-year-old Eve Mercer stumbles onto a breakthrough in quantum neural research, she believes she's found a way to preserve the mind-maybe even her father's fading one. But the data reveals something impossible: memories that don't belong to her. Lives she's never lived. Skills she's never learned. And a darkness she doesn't understand. As her grip on reality fractures, Eve discovers she's not the only version of herself. Some are protectors. Some are survivors. Some are monsters. Pulled into a haunting web of alternate selves, buried grief, and corporate deception, Eve must uncover the truth before she loses herself completely. But when every life feels real-and every memory has weight-how do you know who you really are? A visceral blend of sci-fi, memory, and heartbreak, Who Is Eve? is a story about identity, survival, and what we're willing to risk for the people we love.

Aria Smith has her life planned - top student, future lawyer, no time for distractions. Leon Carter is the distraction. Rich, arrogant, dangerous - and the son of a powerful mafia boss. When their worlds collide at university, it's war. Until it's not. Enemies become something else. Secrets rise. And when love turns lethal, Aria must choose: Protect her future... Or fight for the boy she was never supposed to love. A story of betrayal, fire, and the kind of love that could ruin everything.

Yan Luli is a farmer's daughter who's family started having a rough time. A little while after her birthday the concubines selection, which required every unmarried commoner girl between thirteen and sixteen to participate with only a small percentage passing, came along. Yan Luli, who was originally planning to fail on purpose, decided to try since the chosen concubines' family get a large sum of money which would help her struggling family.

In the kingdom of Hualong - a land of dragons, magic, and ancient customs - seven years had passed since a young woman named Althea was pulled from her world and into this one. She had arrived alone in the mountains, surviving off her camping gear and instincts, slowly realizing that this was no hallucination, no drug-induced fever dream. It was real. Three moons hovered in the sky. The gravity felt lighter. Her first act of fate-bound intervention had saved the King and Queen of Hualong. In turn, they sheltered her in the palace, taught her their way of life, customs, and history. She earned a place in the royal household not as a noble or courtier, but as something rarer - a foreigner sent by the heavens, a heavenly maiden. A title kept secret.