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Shadows and Steel

ElizabethYWells

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Parts 32
Time 5h 24m

Reads 579
Votes 98
Parts 32
Time 5h 24m

ElizabethYWells

Mature

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Growing up with the infamous Black Army, Mena de Clare has become a fierce beauty who has successfully fended off suitors, until she is forced to marry a man of King Corvinus's choosing--a nobleman with a reputation as dark as her own. Mena must navigate palace intrigue, politics and physical threats while facing her desire for a man who may be a traitor to her kingdom.

Content/trigger warning: This story contains violence and consensual sex.All Rights Reserved

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A Country Falls (Greatest Thief 3) by juliecotewriter

The uneasy stalemate between Zianna and Deorun is holding. Finn accompanies Tannix on a diplomatic mission to the Queendom of Navire, to ask Queen Avaloni if she will ally with Zianna when the fighting truly starts. Finn knows he's going to be left behind when Tannix and the knights join the army. He's determined to make every moment before then matter. Not only with Tannix, but with his two vastly different families-the thieves and the knights. When the time comes and Tannix and the men ride off, Finn expects to face months of uncertainty. Nervously waiting for news from the front and treasuring every letter Tannix manages to write. But Finn has a habit of ending up in the middle of things. The war is no exception.

Melior of Milana by NadineRoman21

On the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Melior of Milana finds herself embroiled in a scheme to trap her into marriage with a neighboring king. After years of being threatened with warfare and marriage, Melior decides she must plot to prevent being overthrown by her own court. She is forced to work with the dangerously attractive General Tristan, who is too beautiful to be trustworthy, but her only chance at emerging victorious. Will Melior succeed in protecting her rightful place on the throne? Or is she simply destined to fail? Tristan of Nindor takes great pride in the army he's built for his uncle, King Phillip. When the king sends him to propose to a queen of a neighboring kingdom, Tristan expects her to be vain and foolish. Melior of Milana seems to be the opposite, leaving him frustrated and desiring in equal measure. Tristan knows he cannot trust anyone in this treacherous game of wits. After all, he has plans of his own, some of which could work in Melior's favor. Or destroy her completely.

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The King [Published] by eristhedarkauthor

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Lady Mutiny by druidrose

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Queendom: The Crest, the Crown, and the Heart by authorangiereigns

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A Country Falls (Greatest Thief 3) cover

Melior of Milana cover

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐍�𝐄𝐒𝐒' 𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐍 cover

The King [Published] cover

The Eternal Arc cover

Lady Mutiny cover

An Aimless War (Greatest Thief 2) cover

Through the North (Greatest Thief 4) cover

Queendom: The Crest, the Crown, and the Heart cover

A Country Falls (Greatest Thief 3)

The uneasy stalemate between Zianna and Deorun is holding. Finn accompanies Tannix on a diplomatic mission to the Queendom of Navire, to ask Queen Avaloni if she will ally with Zianna when the fighting truly starts. Finn knows he's going to be left behind when Tannix and the knights join the army. He's determined to make every moment before then matter. Not only with Tannix, but with his two vastly different families-the thieves and the knights. When the time comes and Tannix and the men ride off, Finn expects to face months of uncertainty. Nervously waiting for news from the front and treasuring every letter Tannix manages to write. But Finn has a habit of ending up in the middle of things. The war is no exception.