The Paper Crown
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  • Reads 20,910
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  • Parts 28
  • Time 3h 37m
Spiszy
Ongoing, First published Mar 04
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After three years' imprisonment for high treason, a jaded princess is given one last chance of freedom through an arranged marriage to a foreign prince, but she quickly learns that she has traded one cage for another. 
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Princess Alexandra has spent three years imprisoned in a tower for the crime of high treason, awaiting her execution. On the night she is to die, a reprieve comes: rather than be executed, she will be exiled to the far-away duchy of Selica to marry a foreign prince. It is a second chance. Her last chance. 

But in Selica, Princess Alexandra quickly realizes that she has traded one cage for another. The people of Selica despise her. Prince Marisuz, her husband, cares nothing for her. And the palace is full of dark secrets and dangerous conspiracies, which threaten not just Alexandra, but the home she can never return to.
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Married To My Sister's Husband (ORIGINAL)

14 parts Complete

Olivia is a shy, reserved, and lonely 24 years old lady who had fallen in love with a man that ended up marrying her twin sister Sophia, right before her eyes. Since her sister was the exact opposite of her -fierce, loving, sociable, elegant, fashionable and bold- Livy's shy and timid nature didn't let her fight for her love. But when it seemed that her dream was now far from her grasp, fate decided to play a cruel one on her by putting her in the position of her sister Sophia, as the new wife of her sister's husband. How would she manage to keep her true feelings a secret from her sister's husband as it becomes harder and harder to win him over. Markian was an egocentric, rude, ambitious, proud 28years old billionaire with serious trust issues. After an arranged marriage with Olivia's younger twin sister Sophia, he soon fell in love with his wife and made her his entire world. He was completely disrupt and bewildered when his wife's sister Olivia agreed to marry him after her untimely death. Would it ever be possible to live under the same roof with the woman that was willing to betray her own late twin sister's memories by getting married to her widowed husband, even though he made it clear to her that he never wanted a second marriage? Would there be a room for romance in their marriage even though they keep growing apart daily due to secrets, lies and misunderstandings?. Read the twist and plots of the bizarre arranged marriage story between Olivia and Markian and their quest go find out what really happened to Sophia. For the love they both knew was a lie, as secrets that divides becomes uncovered in time. Would there vow to live as one take up a sense of duty, or would the broken promises of the past pose a threat to both their happiness?. Find out in this intriguing book. 🛑 Not The Full Story ✍️ Married To My Sister's Husband Full Story Now Available on 📘Amazon https://www.amazon.com/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3ACoisa+Fay&s=relevancerank&text=C

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