Victorian Stories

After a disastrous first season in London, Rose Wilde finds herself torn between two men who love her -- but who both hide secrets that could ruin her. ***** Rose Wilde has always considered herself plain, especially when compared to her beautiful older sister Charlotte, and has practically given up on the idea of being romanced. But when American hotelier Derek Montgomery comes to revolutionise her little, sleepy English village of Ascot, Rose starts to revisit the idea of falling in love. However, Derek brings with him many secrets and obligations, some that might prohibit him from pursuing Rose -- and push her into the arms of her friend, Michael Cornell, the Marquess of Juniper. Will fate allow Rose and Derek to marry for love? Or will she indeed become the reluctant marchioness? [[Word count: 70,000 - 80,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Bandy (The Reluctant Marchioness is the sequel to The Coveted Countess, but can also be read as a standalone)

Two years after Nathaniel Swift left for America to forget the woman he loved, he learns she's engaged to another man -- and returns to England to win her back. ***** Lord Nathaniel 'Nate' Swift is hopelessly in love with his best friend's younger sister, Charlotte Wilde. However, Nate's rakish ways, their ten-year age difference, and his best friend's objections soon make it very clear that a marriage could never take place. So Nate does the only thing he could: he travels to America and tries to forget about the woman he loves. But after two years in the New World, forgetting Charlotte proves to be impossible, and he's quickly pulled back to England after hearing of her engagement to another man. Determined to make up for past mistakes, Nate swears to stop the impending wedding and win back Charlotte's heart at any cost. But is he too late to show her the truth he's known all along -- that they're meant to be together, forever? [[Word count: 70,000-80,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Bandy

LONDON, 1848. Apprentice to the elusive portrait artist Henry Glass, Saskia van Asch spends her days in the studio sketching studies of vain aristocrats. Dreadfully boring, she might complain, but the monotony suits her just fine. And then the mysterious Lady Helen Blackwood commissions a portrait. Saskia takes an immediate dislike to the new sitter, with her evasiveness and quirky mannerisms, not to mention the odd hours she forces Saskia to keep. But the more time she spends with Lady Blackwood, mapping out all the details of her portrait and her life, the more her misgivings transform into a fascination that she finds hard to resist. But giving in to its pull might mean that she has everything to lose. Because Saskia is hiding a secret of her own. -- Main prompt: 117. You're a portrait artist for high-profile clients, but one night a pale, uneasy stranger arrives, asking for a painting. They haven't seen their own face in a century. Secondary prompt: 78. You begin to realise that nothing is quite what it seems.

Celia Jones can talk to the dead, but getting on with them is a different story. She always has at least three spirits following her around, complaining about their relatives, or the inadequacy of their funeral arrangements. The latest is a murdered actress, Maude Domby, but she's less interested in denouncing her killer than in accusing the understudy of stealing her favourite pearls. When the charming but utterly fraudulent medium Stanley Winter holds a séance to contact Maude, Maude insists she and Celia should attend, to see people mourning her 'properly'. But the séance ends up implicating an innocent woman, and now Stanley Winter is banging on Celia's door, begging her to help him find Maude's real killer. Unfortunately, helping Stanley Winter could lead Celia to confront her other power - the one that's both lighter and infinitely darker than talking to the dead. ONC Prompt: 72. A real necromancer sits in on a fake séance.

Victor Voltaire and Elias Carter, two college students in 2024. Victor, a seemingly stoic man with jet black hair and silvery blue eyes and Elias, a sort of enigmatic man with soft black hair and platinum purple eyes. Two friends since 8th grade, now in the same college lecture. Where they read of the great tale of "Sherlock Holms" The story which is believed to be fake. No historical records of these so called real figures were kept. Nothing of them, not a speck. Many, no, almost everyone believed it to be fake. Yet, lo and behold, our protagonists, mysteriously winding up in the past, the year of 1879. Gets to find out that these so called fictional characters are very much real. Through the eyes of modern day men. Being able to see for themselves, the story of Sherlock Holms. Victor, who ends up as a "high class" noble, and Elias, who finds himself working with a certain government employee. Will these two, separated by a strange phenomenon meet again? And how come the story differs so dramatically from history. ⚠️Disclaimer⚠️ Victor will be the main focus. I do not understand these complex ass characters well enough to fully portray them properly. (Aka they will be ooc). My brain power is also limited so the story may have many plot holes and wack story telling. There of course will be profanity and the like. As well as death and murder. I will be mostly following the manga storyline for this. ⚠️Images used will be from pinterest. (I may use other resources to help me better with descriptions and the like).⚠️ Not everything will be cannon or fully cannon. Will have small grammatical errors. I am a newbie when it comes to story telling so bear with me. Oh and i failed geography + history so...

(TW: This story will have mentions of self-harm, general violence, overall angst, and go into depressing themes. Viewer discretion is advised.)

There are whispers in the drawing rooms of Victorian England-tales of a lady admired by all, yet hiding a secret no one dares speak aloud. Catherine moves with quiet grace, but beneath silken gowns and polite smiles, she is no gentlewoman. Burned for witchcraft long ago, she has returned-cold, cunning, and vengeful, with forbidden magic in her veins and memories that stretch beyond the grave. The world that once betrayed her now bows to propriety and power, but men of science scoff, priests pray, and women gossip-blind to the storm that stirs behind her eyes. Allies are scarce, enemies abound, and every step she takes brings her closer to the vengeance she has waited lifetimes to claim. "When the old gods whisper again, Catherine will rise-not as a queen, but as a curse. And the crown she seizes will be forged in ash."

Kathrine, the only daughter of the Zaren family, lives in the Kingdom of Therevas, hoping to attend Victoria Therevas National School, the dream of the children there who are competing for the throne of the great Victoria. Was she truly chosen? And what was her life story during her 12 years of schooling there? What is the history and mystery behind the truth about Victoria?

Step 1: Don't buy antiques from a woman who smells like funeral lilies and secrets. Step 2: Don't talk to the portraits when you're lonely and three glasses of wine deep. Step 3: Definitely don't have a "ghost" obsession if you aren't prepared for the dead to obsess over you. Kendall Renee is a pro at ghost stories. As a scholar of the supernatural, she's spent years debunking hauntings and studying the thin line between this world and the next. She thought she was safe behind her textbooks and her logic. She was wrong. When three gorgeous, centuries-old men manifest in her tiny Chicago studio, her "expertise" doesn't just go out the window, it gets set on fire. They aren't here to rattle chains or flicker lights. They're here to haunt her. • AUGUSTUS (1864): The Victorian soldier who treats her like his last mission. • ARTHUR (1944): The golden-boy pilot who's tired of being grounded. • ASHTON (1975): The leather-clad rebel who's already figured out how to make her scream his name. They aren't just shadows anymore. They're solid, they're starving, and they've realized that the only way to stay in the light is to stay anchored to Kendall. Kendall knows all about ghosts. She just didn't know they were this big, this possessive, and this incredibly good at breaking all her rules. 3 CENTURIES. 1 BEDROOM. 0 ESCAPE.

A Victorian kingdom which was born off of anguish and secrets - Decades of lies, deception, Smiles and waves, A king and queen whos tension rises even sitting beside eachother. Thrones built off of hatred and aminosity. Queen Celeste, Having been forced into an arranged marriage when she was 13 with King Caspian, To carry on her families legacy, Smiles and waves, Hiding beneath the deepest secrets nobody but she knows. As queen, At 25, All that Celeste knows is being Captured, As a prized object, Only beauty. A mask, She walks with daily in shame. Will anybody save her? Or is she doomed for the rest of her life?

This is one heck of a Victorian-style fantasy novel. Add a spoonful of steam engines to make that darned technology tree come alive! Add a spoonful of love and hatred, so everyone has good reasons to brawl! Add a spoonful of madness to lighten up this gloomy world, and finally, add a spoonful of natural disasters to play the main boss... and so on! Phew, that's a lot! ... Year 931 in the Engerwick Calendar. The city I reside in has been hailed as the most advanced in the West. The main reasons? The world-shaking steam technology, emerging technologies, and the wellspring of chaos. Can't deny it, but the fact remains that people keep flocking here to live. This city always gives you a glimmer of hope, whether it's lies or illusions, but it's so close, within arm's reach, making you risk life and limb. A city of hallucinations. I am one of those dream-chasers.

(IN THE PROCESS OF BEING EDITED) "I would like to offer you a vacancy. A job, as my assistant of sorts." -*- Clarice Blakely (also known as Clara) loves her job as a detective's assistant for the mysterious (and attractive) Dmitri Restetov. But there is one catch; her boss is a Vampire. The two get on well, but can a vampire and a human really live and work together, before something goes wrong?

The throne...who would not desire such an exalted position? Yet it is tainted, soaked in crime, bloodshed, and secrets. But will the rightful heir truly claim it? No one knows what lies hidden beneath the surface of this empire. "A crown is not meant for someone like the crown prince." -Noah Sylvester From a man who strives to rule an empire to those who linger closest to the crown prince... "Father should have named me the heir to the throne!" -Alaric Lancaster All will fight, by cunning, by strategy, and even by sacrifice, to seize, protect, or destroy what is theirs. A myriad of mysteries begins to unfold. Blood is spilled, alliances are broken, and whispers of betrayal echo through the halls of power...all for the throne. Can it all end well, or will the empire crumble under the weight of ambition and deceit? Every secret, every strategy, and every sacrifice could change the fate of the crown forever. And amidst it all, one question remains...who will truly claim the throne?

Marquess Ambrose Aboraqua is the wealthiest son of a Duke in all of England. At only 20 years old, he is already a key voice in the House of Lords, an eloquent speaker, new ruler over a small territory off the European Coast, and is the object of attraction for many girls in the country. Despite all of this status, Aboraqua is rather elusive, and very hard to catch outside of the House of Lords and his own estate, leaving his love life completely a mystery to the common eye. When he starts appearing to one peasant girl in particular, what will become of a love when faced with a difference of riches, and perhaps a difference of loyalties? And what can beauty do to one who is unfamiliar with it?

Dark Romance | Ghosts via Maestro Universe | MJ Continuation from an draft audio on YT ✨ Gothic / Dark / Thriller / +16, please.

"I have accompanied Vanille for over 20 decades in a diversity of semblances in the rapture of entertaining myself with mundane affairs. And she remained a faithful devotee till the end." -The eternal lord of dark. Meet Vanilla Scorpio, the woman who will haunt your dreams. However sweet her name may sound, her essence is of death. If you love an archaic mystery that includes vintage manors and antique objects then perhaps you'd consider laying your eyes on this name. Not just any ancient beauty. She's Vanilla Scorpio. She loves crows and belladonna. Be safe with that drink in your hands. Who knows what's in there? #gothic-romance #ancient-horror #macabre #necromancer #bizarre #victorian #vintage #dark-magic #death #archaic #16th Century #european

𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐏 (mædkæp) 𝐚𝐝𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝟷. 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚕𝚢 𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚎𝚍𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚕𝚢 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚞𝚕𝚜𝚒𝚟𝚎; 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚔𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜; 𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚑. 𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧 𝟸. 𝚊 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚌𝚊𝚙 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚗 𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚖e; 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚏𝚘𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚎𝚍. ◊ "I could have you charged with treason and locked in the Tower of London, if I wished it," Isabeau remarked, as calmly as if they spoke of the weather. The man's eyes burned furiously into hers, and she smiled in return. "But I won't. On one condition." She said it, and his jaw dropped. A beat passed. "You, Your Royal Highness," Lord Bridgerton said slowly, as if dazed, "are entirely mad." ◊ evoluktion © all rights reserved.

Eliza Scarlet, an independent woman detective has always had her eye on her long-time friend, William Wellington, the lead detective at Scotland Yard. When William leaves for an opportunity in America, Eliza is left to think about their future. With his return, she is ready for a new start in romance and in life. This fan-fiction depicts the love story of Eliza and William after the conclusion of Season 4 of the TV show, "Miss Scarlet and the Duke". Readers are advised to complete the TV series before reading this story to be caught up on some story lines and character development. **Some elements in this story may not be historically accurate.**

Discipline Academy for Outstanding Students prides itself on training the next generation of world leaders. When the school is threatened by a centuries-old enemy, its students must rally together to uncover the nature of the threat to their school, and to the new Queen Victoria.

Imagine a steampunk world in the Victorian era in modern ages. That's where Syl is. Syl, eighteen, has spent her entire life in the Gear Hall as an Engineer, a top ranking job in the world of Varse, or for as long as she can remember. Her last memory was her when she was four years old, being taken by her guardian Marv to the Hall. Beyond that, she has no recollection of anything, her parents, friends, nothing. She only has a small locket of two children to remind her of her past. One day, after fourteen years, the missing Princess of Thorns is found in the midst of a brutal war between Thorns and Pyro and a spark of hope is to be regained. Syl is given the honor of creating the wedding between Princess Sylvia and Prince Tom of Illicia, the bond that will strengthen the Army and push Thorn into victory. But once Syl arrives at the palace, a series of events will change her life forever...