To Checkmate a King
gracefulgiggles
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  • Reads 75
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  • Parts 5
  • Time 47m
gracefulgiggles
Ongoing, First published Nov 05, 2017
Mature
adventureassassinsconfidenceexecutionfamilyfindingyourselfheroinekingdomsromanceselfesteemtraitorswarwarriorweaponsyoungadult
The enemy is always the one who knows how to get inside your head and control everything from within.
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The Kingdom of Xorith is the last of the Nine Kingdoms that were destroyed 67 years ago in the war. Ruled over by the tyrannical King Stubhard MacAlasdair, all children of the age of fourteen are drafted into his army to help fight The Fallen, a number of tribes beyond Xorith's borders, made up of the last of the eight kingdoms.

Trained from a young age alongside her grandfather's army to be ruthless but also the perfect Princess, Kreaka is the ideal figurehead for Xorith. Pretty princess in public and vicious warrior behind the walls of her palace, she is kept hidden from the truth that is her broken kingdom. But when something is let slip during one of her tours, she flees from her royal title to stay far from the monster that is her grandfather.

On a quest to make peace with The Fallen, she meets Bren, the sly thief with more to him than he lets on and together the two must try and heal not only the kingdom's rift but whatever may lie in each of their pasts.
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      Book cover credit goes to @torizhu
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Expect very slow updates as I have severe writer's block... but this time I have a plan! Please stick with me :)
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Flames of Ashes

28 parts Ongoing Mature

One day. One choice. A murderer, she was called, and now as payment, she is thrown into the brutal knighthood to try and survive. However, she starts to realize that everything she has been taught might very well be a lie. She meets Zarir, Prince of Perisdia, who she is meant to be enemies with but she finds herself in a complicated relationship with him when he declares her to be his. Politics isn't just a game but a meat that means survival for all. Thrown into a world of betrayal, and secrets, her life is in danger, and her future is at stake. Now she has one choice which is to either burn the world to the ground or cleanse it. **** Cover is by the wonderful and talented @preshy_o 💕💕

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