Of Winds And Quakes
- Reads 44,852
- Votes 2,308
- Parts 67
Complete Tue, Aug 2, 20226h 47m
Bruised. Battered. Betrothed.
King Tus III is anxious to find a bride for his son and heir - Prince Kyan. But the defiant Prince insist on having a wife "who's thoughts move the Earth."
The King and Queen search the Kingdom and yet do not find such a girl, so they invade other Kingdoms and conquer them in search of a befitting bride for their son.
Alysia is the first child of a peasant family in the Kintil Kingdom. All her life, she has been suppressing herself because of the strange powers she possesses. Her world crumbles when her Kingdom is raided and her family is separated.
She is sold as a slave to a goldsmith but when she plans an escape which she uses her strange abilities, she is captured and sent to the King to be the wife of the Prince.
Can Alysia escape from a forced marriage and re-unite with the people she loves?
Are her strange abilities a blessing or a curse?
Copyright©2018
All Rights Reserved
Written in various POVs
Drafted:July 13 & August 3 2018
Started: 5 August 2018
Finished: September 12 2018
🏆🎖️1st Place in Fantasy category of The Tip Top Awards
🏆🎖️1st Place in Fantasy of the Royal Awards
🏆🎖️ Best Plot in the Dark Magic Awards
#9 royalty - 16 March 2021
#30 bride - 25 Dec 2020
#27 elements - 29 Dec 2020
#11 contractmarriage - 16 March 2021
#8 betrothed - 16 March 2021
#10 historicalfiction - 22 Dec 2020
#1 Africa - 30 Sept 2020
#1 Historicalromance - 20 Dec 2020
#23 African - 22 Dec 2020
The Way Of The Wind|Of Winds And Quakes
All Rights Reserved
#852
africa
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
The Throne of the Four Realms ✔
➜11X featured ●Featured by @magic● ●Featured by @mythandlegend● ●Featured by @Ambassadors ● ●Featured by @SecretTreasures● ●Featured by @WattpadGoT● ●Featured by @Watt-Dragons● ●Featured by @TheWarriorGoddess● ●Featured by @SpeculativeFiction● ●Featured by @YARomance● ●Featured by @StoriesUndiscovered● ●Featured by @WattpadFriendsandFamily● ●●● 'Living in the Spring Realm her whole life, Eleni always knew she had no magic, that she was ordinary. But when an opportunity knocks on her door to witness the mystical Conquest for 'The Throne of the Four Realms' in the wonderful Winter Realm, she is thrown into the intriguing world of magic, royals, dragons, romance and friendships. But not everyone is what they seem, including the Throne and even herself! The Conquest for the Throne has begun. And suddenly, Eleni finds herself entangled in the power games of the royals around her, simultaneously juggling a deep buried family secret that could change her ordinary life and also the history of the Four Realms for better or worse. The only questions she has - Who does she trust? And who is she really?' ●●● 🥇1st prize in Critics Choice Award 🥈2nd prize in Seasonal Contests 🥈2nd prize in Eunoia Award 🥉3rd prize in Cupcake Awards 🥉3rd prize in Savant Awards 2021 🏅Best Cover in Savant Awards 2021 Genre - Fantasy Subgenre - HighFantasy/Mystery New Adult and Young Adult Mild violence Mental health topics 🤍 LGBT characters 🌈 ～All the images are from Pinterest, except the maps and charts～ ～Link for the aesthetic boards of the characters is in author's bio～ ～Chapters 1-5 are a little unedited～ Start date : 1 May, 2021 End date : 31 Dec, 2021 (Updated every Wednesday and Saturday) ➜Sequel in worksComplete
Bride of Alvar (Redemption Saga, Book 1)
*completed NOW A PUBLISHED NOVEL!* An ancient Cursed bloodline, a world-crossed romance, tyrant kings, a princess with dragon wings, a forbidden love affair, and a sorcerer meant to reign in chaos... this is the Redemption Saga. Bride of Alvar What if your entire life your mother declared you're destined to wed a king from a magical world? Would you believe her? Probably not. I didn't believe her either, until a handsome, other-worldly king showed up to claim me as his bride. Despite my annoying attraction to him, I let the magical king know about a complication: I'm already engaged to somebody else. However, when monsters from Alvar's world kidnap my best friend, I find myself whisked away to his realm marrying him anyway. But marrying a man I barely know and adapting to a fantastical new world is nothing compared to learning just how many dark secrets my new husband hides and that the fates of both my world and Alvar's rest on MY shoulders. For the edited paperback of this book go to this link: https://www.amazon.com/Bride-Alvar-Redemption-Silver-Reins/dp/B08LNJL4LN Best ranking: #1 in FantasyComplete
The King's Cursed Bride
Betrothed to the King. Cursed since birth. All her life, Carissa's been betrothed to a man she's never met and inflicted with a curse she's never seen. Tired of waiting for her betrothed at 18, she flees to forge her own destiny and discover love, but she soon discovers the curse is indeed real and its effects dangerous. She suddenly finds herself in need of the savior she never wanted. But will he be able to see past her curse to love the girl within? Gorgeous cover by @solidarity_ Updated Wednesday and Friday at 4pm CST.Complete
The Purple Thief (Book #1) Chapters 1-3
Are you Fair or Strange? Be careful which one you choose. A prophecy echoed throughout Valeera, but only one kingdom twisted it-enforcing a law that split its people in two: the Fair and the Strange. One was promised peace. The other, eternal doom... or so the people believed. 18-year-old Mageia Unknown is a well-known thief with purple eyes living in a kingdom divided by the blessed and the oppressed. Her only desire is to care for her family, the Lost Ones, and rescue children treated unfairly. But one night, she decides to rescue children meant to be sacrificed for a holy ceremony and things do not go as planned. She soon discovers why she has purple eyes and it comes with an anointing, connected to a long-lost prophecy, and the awakening of magical powers. 18-year-old Grisonce Arlon is not the most respected prince in the Kingdom of Ardania. Shunned for an imperfection that stains the royal bloodline, he had grown obsessed with the Fairest Prophecy and a forbidden book that reveals the truth. When everything begins to point to the well-known Purple Thief, their paths cross and uncovers a threat within the palace that may destroy the kingdom. He is forced to protect the anointed Fairest, but is he willing to sacrifice his life and those he love while doing so? Received an Honorable Mention Award from The BookFest Fall 2023 Contest. Received 2nd Place Award from The BookFest Fall 2024 Contest. Paperback and Ebook published on August 1, 2024 Join my email list to be updated on everything Fairest related.Complete
His Ruthless Desire (Completed)✓
Taimur Jahan was destined to become the next ruler of Azmaayir. He was the most ruthless and charismatic man on Earth. A billionaire Prince with a business empire all around the world. After the betrayal of his fiance, there was no place for a relationship in his life. Until he met Eva, he never dreamt he would fall for a girl in his life ever again. The more he resisted his emotions, the more he was attracted to her. And when he finally gave up resistance and acknowledged his feelings, he discovered that she was an Interpol Operative spying on him. Will he let her go? Or will he punish her in vengeance for the betrayals he received from her sex? Eva Smith is living a colorless loveless life after the death of her fiance. She is working as a Spy in the Intelligence Service of her country. She is an asset to her homeland, successfully carrying out spy operations worldwide until she is assigned the task of spying on the Ruthless Billionaire Prince Taimur AL Jahan. A supposed Kingpin of the secret order of RRH. What will happen when she falls for the Prince? The man who was responsible for the death of her fiance Robb. Will he marry her and make her the luckiest girl in the world? Or will he punish her after finding the truth about her profession? Someone has been planning Taimur's destiny all along. What effect does his plan have on Eva and Taimur's relationship? Will it tear them apart? Will Taimur ascend the throne, or will he end up getting killed? Get on board for a roller coaster ride into the world of Azmaayir. Filled with the sheer emotions of love, hate, passion, and jealousy. and betrayal. Published on 5th Feb 2020 #3 in Billionaire on 18/5/2022 #1 in Spy on 28/8/2022 #2 in Ruthless 6/9/2022 #2 in Spy 11/7/2023 #1 in Spy 2/9/2023Complete
A Princess Torn (Alys Book #2)
While coming to terms with her new position as King Dastrehan's betrothed, Alys's unknown past has blown a hole in everything she has come to know and trust about herself and her life. Alys' memories of her life as Princess Endolynn are few and incomplete. With tensions high between the kingdoms of Tarkam and Balear, Alys struggles to figure out who she is, and what it means for her threatened future with Dastrehan. Betrayals and revelations rock Balear and it's young, confused princess, leaving room for hidden enemies to throw their lots into the mix. Torn between kingdoms and fragmented memories, will Alys ever truly feel like she is Endolynn again? And if she does, what does that mean for the people she loves and the life she lived as Alys? 20k March 2022 30k July 2022 *Picture for cover purchased off of Shutterstock *Complete
Beast Bond Academy Book I - Leviathan's Chosen - SAMPLE ONLY
Forsaken. Beastless. Cursed. When Aeloria Tideborn was placed into the sacred waters of the Beast Temple as a newborn, no creature answered her call. In a world where every child bonds with a beast protector, she grew up mocked as hollow....bullied at school, rejected by her parents, and forced to scrape by with nothing but her stubborn spark. Until the sea claimed her. On her sixteenth birthday, she found him: Kaelthys, a crying cub hidden in a seaside cave. Not just any beast, but a Leviathan, the ancient god-beast of the ocean, whispered about only in myth. From that moment on, she was no longer hollow. She was chosen. Now eighteen, Aeloria is summoned to Beast Bond Academy, where the strongest bonded fae compete for rank, power, and survival. Trials are brutal. Ranks are everything. And her Leviathan bond makes her the academy's biggest mystery, and biggest threat. But The Primal Accord hides a dangerous secret: they plan to enslave the sea and destroy the Leviathan's kin. Aeloria must decide whether to protect the very people who cast her aside... or rise as the heir of the ocean and lead the sea to war. And then there are the four beast-bonded males drawn to her by fate, enemies, rivals, protectors, lovers. The bonds she swore she'd never need might be the only thing strong enough to save her world. ✨ Tropes You'll Love: Dark Academia ✅ Rejected heroine ✅ Magical academy ✅ Deadly trials ✅ Reverse harem / multiple mates ✅ Enemies-to-lovers tension ✅ Mythical beast bond ✅ Sea creatures/Merpeople ✅ This is a sample ONLY! The first eight chapters are available! Find the full story ongoing on these apps: AnyStories NovelFlow Readink NovelaGo
A Servant Lost (Alys Book #1)
Alys is an unwanted servant trying to live by any means possible in a land that is threatened by wars and conflict. With no memory of her childhood or early youth, Alys has nothing to her name and no hope for the future unless she agrees to marry; a thing she has no desire to do. But then she meets Prince Dastrehan, who offers her a deal that may be a key to a better life. Can Alys trust him? Is it at all possible that a servant girl with an unknown past could turn her life towards a brighter future? *Cover photo purchased off of Shutterstock* Rankings: #1 in Medieval, May 2022 #2 in Princess, Oct 6th, 2022 #5 in King, March 21st, 2022 40k March 22, 2022 50k June 30, 2022 60k Oct 3, 2022 70k Feb 20, 2022 80k Sept 10, 2023Complete
➜11X featured ●Featured by @magic● ●Featured by @mythandlegend● ●Featured by @Ambassadors ● ●Featured by @SecretTreasures● ●Featured by @WattpadGoT● ●Featured by @Watt-Dragons● ●Featured by @TheWarriorGoddess● ●Featured by @SpeculativeFiction● ●Featured by @YARomance● ●Featured by @StoriesUndiscovered● ●Featured by @WattpadFriendsandFamily● ●●● 'Living in the Spring Realm her whole life, Eleni always knew she had no magic, that she was ordinary. But when an opportunity knocks on her door to witness the mystical Conquest for 'The Throne of the Four Realms' in the wonderful Winter Realm, she is thrown into the intriguing world of magic, royals, dragons, romance and friendships. But not everyone is what they seem, including the Throne and even herself! The Conquest for the Throne has begun. And suddenly, Eleni finds herself entangled in the power games of the royals around her, simultaneously juggling a deep buried family secret that could change her ordinary life and also the history of the Four Realms for better or worse. The only questions she has - Who does she trust? And who is she really?' ●●● 🥇1st prize in Critics Choice Award 🥈2nd prize in Seasonal Contests 🥈2nd prize in Eunoia Award 🥉3rd prize in Cupcake Awards 🥉3rd prize in Savant Awards 2021 🏅Best Cover in Savant Awards 2021 Genre - Fantasy Subgenre - HighFantasy/Mystery New Adult and Young Adult Mild violence Mental health topics 🤍 LGBT characters 🌈 ～All the images are from Pinterest, except the maps and charts～ ～Link for the aesthetic boards of the characters is in author's bio～ ～Chapters 1-5 are a little unedited～ Start date : 1 May, 2021 End date : 31 Dec, 2021 (Updated every Wednesday and Saturday) ➜Sequel in works
More detailsContent Guidelines