Suhwa never imagined she would be caught in the deadly web of royal politics. Once a lowly maid, she is thrust into the chaos after an unexpected incident, and secrets of the palace unravel. As she navigates this treacherous world, Suhwa realizes that the nobleman who has guided her every step of the way is not just a powerful ally-but someone much more influential than she ever suspected. "You've known all along, haven't you?" Suhwa asked, her voice a mix of suspicion and disbelief as she looked at the him. He didn't answer immediately, his gaze steady. "I needed to see if you could survive." As the stakes rise, Suhwa must decide who to trust-and whether her growing feelings are a dangerous distraction or a key to surviving the palace's lethal games. Can she rise from maid to concubine, or will she fall victim to the royal games?

My body trembled, but not from the cold. "You frighten me." His brow twitched, eyes darting around the features of my face. "Frighten, or excite?" His gaze dropped to my mouth. "Which is it, Miss Young?" ❆ Once upon a time in a dying village, there lived a girl who dreamed of a life free of fear and death. She yearned for a world not ruled by the darkness and the demons awaiting her inside it... For nearly eighteen years, Adaira Young has been able to hide from the monsters that plague her small village. Every year in Kinnot, a name must be drawn to be offered to the beasts from the mountains. Once they are sacrificed and disappear through the gates, they are never seen again. When Adaira's world comes crashing down around her and she finds herself on the outside of those very walls, Adaira comes face to face with the monster she's been cowering from all her life: A terrifying man named Beast. Whisked away to his palace in the icy mountains, Adaira struggles to adjust to her new life and fight the dangerous feelings of attraction growing inside her. But as the days grow colder and their relationship grows stronger, a deadly secret from Beast's past threatens to shatter everything. To live, he needs the one thing Adaira has to die for in order to love her: her heart. **A Beauty and the Beast retelling🖤♥️ Updates randomly, but mainly Friday's ⚠️❗️This book includes material that may be graphic to some viewers. Please take caution when reading⚠️❗️

In a land where everyone is excepted there is always something to divide the thoughts of the peace. Where 5 kingdoms sit and 7 subkingdoms there is no racism except your element; and no judge fulness... Unless your different. Achala a 17 year old balanced born is sent to death by her father for something she refuses to except. Confinement and Questioning lead to her death or less so. After a riveting escape comes a fast paced journey across the kingdoms to find help to solve all theres problem. Equalness.

At a certain medieval time, where a glorious empire stood firm between the other lands, Its tyrannical king sat on a throne forged by treachery and motivated by wicked dreams. Two destinies began to intertwine secretly under the veil of his demonic rein. A 17-year-old girl, Diana, was born under sorrow's watch on a grim night. Struggling with rejection and silence from her past, she spends her days scrubbing dishes and her nights sobbing, wondering - why of all the other girls - she was born motherless. But when dark forces descend upon her town, taking prisoners and peace alike, Diana is swept into a storm far more sinister than she could have imagined. Meanwhile, within the halls of the royal palace, a young prince becomes the centre of a deadly plot. Hunted from within and cornered by those he once trusted, his fate turns sharp when a mysterious maid makes the most daring decision to save him. And what began as flowering love, turned into a daily pursuit of death after them Can the girl attain peace despite the challenges in the forthcoming sections? Will the conspirators succeed in their sincere desire to eliminate the prince? Above all, what is the correlation that exists between them and the king? ***(No smut included )***

Travis, a meek 19 year old prince from the Kingdom of Hearth, must navigate his life after imprisonment for the crime of existing as a tyrant's descendent. A being so destructive, they nearly brought All-kin to extinction. Stripped of his position and brutalized for years. He is now freed, hated and hunted without a kingdom to call home. To make the circumstances worse, his god, known as "The Only" has blessed him with a power that came with a kickback. His own flesh sets itself ablaze when faced against his fears and doubts. Vivian, a young leader of a band of bounty hunters. Steady, true to self and searching for a place to call home for her and her men. She takes the escaped prince with her to reclaim the Kingdom. Lengthy trial related to Travis's past and that of his ancestors wait ahead for this band of redeemers. [53,000 word count story]

"As soon as you believe you are a monster is when you become one." After many years of war, the kingdom of Edria is finally in an era of peace--peace obtained by one thing and one thing only. A deal. King Regol has made a deal with the devil, or rather, a beast. A monster. Or so he claims. When he uses the deal for his own advantage, he threatens a girl named Zara, who has had everything but her family taken away. Zara is ordered to kill the beast Regol made a deal with, unbenownst to her that the deal even exists. When her attempt fails, she is left with two choices: to never go back home, or to learn from the beast so she can take back what is hers. She faces dangers on the castle grounds she thought were only stories; magic, creatures that kill a person in a single puff of air, and lastly, the beast, who can barely control the darkness that has buried itself in him for years. The longer she is on the castle grounds, however, the more she realizes everything is more than it seems... ...and that she has a power she could only dream about. **** A retelling of Beauty and the Beast Wonderful cover by @nicegirlsreadbooks Highest rank: #1 in Fantasy #4 in Adventure

*completed* Born with scales and the ability to breathe fire, Mo spent all her life being bullied and ridiculed. For in the Kingdom of Kreatier her kind are not welcome: Half-breeds or as they are better known, Vuruks. But when she loses her family to a curse she must acquire the assistance of the the King's highest mage. This leads her into the company of a king's guard, a flirtatious knight, named Philip who promises his help but at the cost of her also joining the guard. From a country bumpkin to the king's trusted guard, Mo never once thought it would be easy, but her plans take an unexpected turn when the king is met with a rebellion which forces her to fulfill her oath, lay down her life for the king and defend his majesty against all those who oppose him, including her very own kind. Can she make a choice for the greater good of Kreatier and still save her family? genres: fantasy, action-y, adventure-y, humour, romance. #1-fanatsyadventure 28/04/2023 Cover by: @veecadence via @TheGemmeCommunity

𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐀 𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘. 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐀 𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍. It's the beginning of a new age when Jaylah Imperatrix seemingly returns from the dead to reclaim her throne. And in perfect timing. In her absence, evil has begun to rise. Ruthless and bloodthirsty Seifer Daggen will stop at nothing until he usurps the Oceanic throne. He is also relentless in his plans to eradicate Jaylah before she finds him and attempts to end his life. With the help of mercenary Alexander Khan - whose allegiance is terrifyingly unclear - Jaylah may have a chance to save her nation from the rapidly growing threat. Jaylah soon finds that her criminal partner can stir up suspicion in her just as easily as he can make her cold heart feel things she's never felt before. But the shakily allied Alexander is not her only concern. The Queen must travel to distant lands, build her court, face an unknown deceiver and realize who she truly is before quenching the fire of revenge in her heart. Her throne, people, and life depend on it. A crown can be a bloody burden. ( BOOK 1 : completed ) ( BOOK 2 : updated fridays 2pm pst )

Adeera had but one wish: to claim her rightful place as the heir to her father's fortune and title. When her claim was threatened, she was willing to do whatever it took to secure her future, even if it meant crossing paths with a crown prince whose haughty demeanor was surpassed only by his lust for power. In the opulent kingdom of Ivor, where power and privilege reign supreme, Adeera Aurelia Celeste defies convention. The sole daughter of the King, Adeera is determined to claim her rightful place as heir, shattering the glass ceiling of a patriarchal society. With her goals meticulously planned, she never expected to strike a deal with an arrogant prince, but fate had other plans in store. Prince Vernon Williams, the coveted bachelor of Querencia. With a chiseled physique and razor-sharp wit, Vernon is as ruthless as he is handsome. His heart beats solely for his mother and sister; the rest of the world can burn. As Adeera and Vernon navigate an adventurous path, will they find themselves torn between duty and desire? [Cover by @devarsh_yagnik)

Ice flooded my veins as the realization of who he was hit me. It must have been evident on my face because the man in front of me let out a dark laugh. "Oh dear, you didn't realize you were talking to a royal, did you darling?" he crooned. Not just any royal. Kesserian Cinis. The recently coronated king and ruler over the Ember Court. I forgot how to breathe, my mind whirring as it tried to figure out how I could have been so stupid as to let this happen. *************************************************** Wren Heatherfield is on the run. Having turned 18, she is now in danger of becoming selected for the Garner, a deadly game in which the six kings who rule over her continent take eighteen non-magical girls and make them fight for their lives. But as she tries to avoid the game by running away with her best friend and her sister, she consequently finds herself doomed to be a competitor in the 246th Garner. But the Garner isn't the only thing capable of killing her. In a castle surrounded by kings with dark powers and girls fighting for their lives, she may find that the politics of royalty can be just as deadly as their games. No one can be trusted in a palace full of monsters and, if Wren has any hopes of survival, she may have to become one herself.