The Maiden [Wattys 2018 Longlist]
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  • Reads 3,307
  • Votes 529
  • Parts 120
  • Time 21h 43m
frostmoongoddess
Complete, First published Mar 24, 2017
Mature
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A royal kidnapping.  A rebellion. A war. Tabitha Dinh never thought she would be caught in the middle of it all.  

16-year-old Tabitha lives in a quiet, seaside town at the edge of a kingdom where social-class tension holds fast. She is able to move up from her "poor" little town to the Palace of Caesarea, along with many others like her, thanks to a reform that grants a noble-level education to anyone. However, there are those who aren't too happy with this reform. 

As time passes, Tabitha realizes that things are not going to get better; in fact, they only get worse when the heir to the throne is kidnapped and held ransom. The hostage takers only have one demand: change everything.
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Shadow Crowned; Entwine

42 parts Ongoing

Seventeen-year-old Cattleya was set on living a simple and quiet life, but for the gifted, life was anything but simple. Having a gift in Ofria is dangerous, but having more than one gift makes you a target. Cattleya finds herself trapped courting the country's most beloved sons. Now interacting with the country's rulers so closely, her life begins to unravel. With a rebellion on the rise, the country is quickly falling apart, war is on the way, and unknown history, and secrets about the past puts Cattleya and her family in danger. Cattleya is forced to make the biggest decision of her life; can she survive it all? The fate of an entire country rests in her hands, will she save it? or will she be its downfall?

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