Golden Child
mestringfellow
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mestringfellow
Ongoing, First published Jun 10, 2022
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There is nothing wrong with New York debutante Bertille Dubon's life. She has a great family-one of the most respected In New York-interesting friends, and all the time in the world to work on her art.  And she possesses one of the most rare dragon eggs in the world. 

All she has to do is hatch an egg, get some magic, and not embarrass herself or her family. 

But on the night of her debut, everything goes wrong and now she must find a way to put the pieces of her perfect life back together.

Set against the backdrop of 1870s Gilded Age New York, fans of dragons, magic, and Downton Abbey are sure to love this story!

**This is a work in progress, chapters will be posted as they are completed. But you might find typos, grammatical errors and unresolved plot points**
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Moonlight's Deception (Eclipse of Hiestora, Book 1)

43 parts Complete

Freedom comes at a price and a young Earthal princess must live the life of somebody else, even if it means facing evil threats and impossible odds. *** As someone who craves freedom, Princess Clarabelle cannot just stand by and let her life be taken away. And as if her own power has granted her heart's desire, she wakes up only to find herself inside the body of another princess who survives from her attempted assassination. While trying to adapt to the new kingdom, she discovers a plot that leads to Hiestora's downfall. Now, the future of their world lies on her shoulders. How long will she continue to live through deception when she, despite all the chase, finally gets what she wants? In the strange twist and turn of fate, Clara is given an option to stay or to go back. Featured in: 🌟 @WattpadFantasyPH - Romance Fantasy (May '23) 🌟 @WattpadWitches - Broad-spectrum Spellcasters 🌟 @magic - Magically Heart Fluttering 🌟 @WattpadDarkFantasy - Dark Desires 🌟 @antiheroesgalore - Monstrously Fantastic 🌟 @Fantasy - Hidden Fantasy Gems from Wattpad Outreach 🌟 @Alt-U - 42 Isn't the Answer Everywhere 🌟 @WattpadOutreach - Best of Fantasy 🌟 @WattCliches - Enough Reality Today 🌟 @WattpadESL - Fantastical, Magical & Mythical In One --- Date Started: February 28, 2021 Date Finished: February 24, 2023 [word count: 100,000 - 110,000 words] Cover designed by bottle_of_rum

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