Courtintrigue Stories

She broke an ancient law to save an empire. He grew up to challenge her rule. And a bored goddess is watching it all. When the Emperor dies, the Qi Empire is left with an infant heir and a princess who is forbidden to rule. Defying centuries of tradition, Princess Hua takes the throne as Regent. Her weapon is not a sword, but politics, her shield not armor, but cunning. Eight years later, her brother, the new Emperor, returns from war a hero. But the bond between them is tested by power, love, and the schemes of vicious nobles. And in the shadows, a mysterious woman named Wang Rou observes everything. She has more wealth than the imperial treasury, knows every secret, and holds a power that could unravel reality itself... if she ever got up from her comfortable sofa. A tale of political intrigue, forbidden romance, divine whimsy, and the woman who changed history. --- "Updates every Tuesday and Friday !"

In a kingdom bound by duty and tradition, Mi-ran and Crown Prince Yeong-hyun share a love that must remain hidden. Sent to China, Mi-ran returns years later as a brilliant high advisor, her presence stirring desire, jealousy, and political intrigue throughout the palace. Amid whispered conspiracies, stolen glances, and the weight of crowns and crowns-to-be, their hearts must defy tradition, ambition, and danger to claim the love they've always wanted.

Part 1: In the late-industrial city of Hollencrown, Jonah Kinley-a 16-year-old sword prodigy tied to the Royal Hand-falls for Mallory, a poor but fierce-hearted girl hired to help at his estate. Their bond grows through small, luminous moments. They must deal with the prejudices of the upper class as the ball draws near. Part 2: Two years after Raremeer, Jonah is sent behind enemy lines with the unreadable Cadeis while Mallory holds the home front-love meets rain and steel under a king's war for "unity." This is just a first draft so do with that as you will. Also, this may sound stupid but thank you to everyone who has viewed my story. I appreciate you all so much!

In a kingdom draped in silk and secrets, Ivy Marlowe hides more than just a scar beneath her bandages. Once a survivor of a noble tragedy, now a respected physician with a sharpened smile, she walks the fine line between grace and vengeance. But when fate ties her to a prince too clever to fool and a past that won't stay buried, Ivy must decide: will she heal what's broken-or destroy what broke her?

The Mistress of Shadows France, on the eve of revolution. She rose from the gutters of Paris, barefoot and starving, taught early that beauty could be both a curse and a weapon. When Versailles opened its golden gates to her, the court saw only another mistress - a fleeting indulgence for a bored king. They were wrong. Behind silk gowns and whispered endearments, she served another master: the secret revolutionary network determined to end the monarchy. As the king's confidante and lover, she gathered secrets no spy could reach. Maps, names, escape routes - even the hidden refuge of Queen Marie Antoinette herself. History remembers the fall of the crown. It forgets the woman who loosened it. She was never meant to be remembered. She was meant to end an era.

In the Kingdom of Avi, power is fragile-and love is forbidden. Princess Rielle, firstborn of the most powerful kingdom of the Six, stands at the center of rising war, political betrayal, and a court that questions her right to rule. As rival kingdoms demand control of the trade routes and famine spreads through the land, every choice she makes could ignite conflict. At her side is Walter, her sworn knight and personal guard-loyal, disciplined, and dangerously close. Bound by duty and watched by the court, their unspoken bond threatens to become her greatest weakness. In a world where alliances matter more than hearts, one mistake could cost her the throne-or her life.

​Sent from her homeland of Joseon into the glittering, treacherous world of the Forbidden City, Yi Mi-Sook must leave behind her identity to take part in the Qianlong Emperor's highly competitive harem selection. ​In an opulent cage where beauty is a weapon and alliances shift like the wind, Mi-Sook finds herself navigating a deadly web of court politics, ancient rituals, and ruthless rivals. Every smile hides a threat, and every gown conceals a secret. As she vies for the Emperor's attention, she must decide how far she is willing to compromise her honor and her heart to secure her place-or face banishment, or worse. ** 🥀🖤

Book One in The Nightlark Series Penelope Whishaw was raised to be gracious. The kingdom wants her to be useful. But something is shifting beneath Balen's polished halls-tightening borders, whispered unrest, and a Crown that's watching her far too closely. Trained with a blade she isn't meant to wield and magic she barely understands, Penelope finds herself caught between duty and desire, power and restraint. When a charming prince sets his sights on her and the man she trusts most keeps pulling away, Penelope must decide whether she'll endure the role chosen for her... or fight to claim her own. +court intrigue +slow-burn tension + quiet magic with sharp steel If she can't stop the storm, she'll learn to ride the wind.

🥇 1st Place - Best Prologue (Whispers Beneath the Ice mini-awards, 2025) 🥈 2nd Place - Best Writing Style (Enchanted Grave Awards, 2025) 🥈 2nd Place - Best Villain (Starfish Awards, 2025) ⸻ ✧ ⸻ Beneath the earth, the sun is only a memory - and its light is no longer free. The powerful have bottled it, priced it, and called it holy. Every flicker, every breath, must be paid for in Lumen. Lucy Farrow was born in the Gloom, where the air tastes of rust and hope is a dangerous thing. Her mother taught her to keep her glow low - to survive unseen. But when the light inside her begins to stir, Lucy's secret could unravel the order that keeps their divided city alive. High above, in the marble halls of the Halo, Prince Cassian Soleyne uncovers a secret among ink and dust - a forbidden lineage that could unmake the order he was born to protect. His duty is to snuff it out: his heart tells him to save it. As rebellion brews in the dark and doubt kindles in the light, their paths will cross - and together they will awaken a fire long thought dead. A Radiant who could bring back the dawn... or burn the world to ash. ⸻ ✧ ⸻ His guest merely nodded sharply. "Until next time, mister Briar". With that, he turned and marched toward the door - his colleagues followed him close behind. Lucy could hear their footsteps fade away and relief washed over her. As soon as it did, the lanterns of the chandelier rattled softly - the Lumen danced for a split second, as if celebrating. But that was enough. The agents abruptly turned around, having seen the shadows on the floor - slowly, they aimed their emotionless gazes skyward, staring at the chandelier. "Tell me, mister Briar", the captain spoke, his eyes still fixated upon the lamps, "Does your Lumen always malfunction like this?" The Lantern Man tapped with a finger on the desk. "As a matter of fact, sir - yes, it does. It's still an old batch: it flickers all the time. I ought to get it replaced soon".

In the sacred forests of Nigeria, the Wolf Tribe has lived in harmony with the elements for centuries, their spirits tied to the land and the shifting of the moon. Amara, the daughter of the Great Chief, is a girl of gentle heart and untapped power, living a life of peace alongside her fierce sister, Alma. But a shadow is stretching across the ocean. Guided by a treacherous prophecy and a double-crossing Oracle, the Golden Moon Dynasty of South Korea seeks a power that can grant immortality. They seek the Healer. On the night of the New Yam Festival, as the moon turns a mystical green and the air is thick with the scent of roasted tubers and celebration, the drums of war will replace the drums of the dance. Chains will clank where beads once rattled. A sister will be lost to the winds. And Amara will find herself a captive in a palace of silk and steel, caught between a prince who wants her heart and a queen who wants her soul.

On a storm-torn night in Castillonia, two daughters are claimed by one family-one born pale and failing, the other a Black infant rescued from the wreckage of a foreign ship. To save their lineage, the D'Arcennes hide the sickly newborn and raise the rescued child, Maelys, as heir. Twenty-two years later, Maelys stands beneath the chandeliers of Solenir's glittering court, chosen as a potential bride for Crown Prince Laurent de Castillon. Their attraction is immediate-intellect, wit, and defiant grace ignite a scandalous spark. But whispers hiss through silk: foreign, unsuitable, impossible. When Elara-the hidden trueborn-arrives in disguise, the court becomes a crucible of rumor and knives. A kidnapping, a great hearing, a kingdom's breath held between truth and ruin. With assassins in shadows and tradition wielded like a blade, Maelys must outplay courtiers who would rather see her vanish than rule. Love, loyalty, and identity wage war beneath painted ceilings. To claim her fate-and a future for her kingdom-Maelys must become more than the girl who was switched. She must become the queen who chooses. ©️ _RelleLebby_ // R. L.

In the Kingdom of Aurelion, marriage is not sacred - it is strategic. Lilith enters royal life armed only with her independence and a sharp awareness of how easily freedom can be taken. Her marriage to Prince Alaric secures the future of the crown, but behind palace doors, it is a union built on silence rather than love. Alaric is a prince shaped by restraint, bound to expectations that leave no room for truth. Together, they perform perfection for a court that watches, whispers, and waits for an heir. Rumors spread. Alliances shift. And a foreign prince's arrival threatens the fragile balance they've constructed - awakening jealousy, loyalty, and grief in equal measure. Every gesture becomes political. Every kindness, suspect. In a world where queerness is punished and appearances rule all, survival depends not on honesty, but on knowing when to remain silent - and when to stand together. Lavender Beneath the Throne is an adult fantasy novel about power, secrecy, and the quiet courage it takes to live truthfully in a world that demands obedience.

❝He has the scent of a dragon.❞ In the remote Ryusan Mountains, Hajoon lives peacefully among his clan until the Emperor's fear sparks a quiet massacre. His village is burned, his people slaughtered, and Ha-joon is left with nothing but vengeance. He swears to awaken the dragons of legend and bring ruin to the Eunwol Empire. Disguised as a loyal contender in a brutal competition, Hajoon claws his way into the palace as the personal guard to the enigmatic Prince Seoyul. But as secrets unfold and loyalties blur, Hajoon's mission grows dangerously complicated. Meanwhile deep beneath the earth, the dragons stir. And when they wake, no throne will be safe. Updates weekly.⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩 .𖥔˚

When new bank teller Ursula stumbles upon a forbidden door at work, she unlocks more than curiosity-she releases a shimmering, antlered fey prince named August, hidden away from a world brimming with enchantment and danger. Swept into a realm where names hold power, beauty can kill, and magic seeps through the cracks of reality, Ursula must navigate the growing bond between her and August while evading threats that blur the line between wonder and nightmare. But the deeper she falls, the harder it is to tell what's real. Longing wears a hundred masks, and in a world rewritten by magic and memory, even her reflection begins to lie. + + + Updates Mon, Wed, and Sat at 3:30 pm

Elemental magic is turning on its wielders. Fire burns its own. Water drowns. Air chokes. Earth crushes. The four kingdoms are unraveling - and they all blame the fifth. While her mother lies in a coma and her father disappears into silence, Princess Anarhia and her court are forced to rule a kingdom that was never meant to exist. The seals are breaking. The Void remembers. And peace was always a lie.

"I have given you my heart, my soul..." Ji-mina's voice trembled, fragile but burning. Prince Taehyung's eyes were cold. "And I told you-I cannot give you mine." Her breath broke. Silence pressed like chains. "Then why let me dream?" she cried. "Because the dream was yours, not mine." Tears fell-but fire rose. Her heart cracked, yet her spirit refused to bow. She swore in that moment, "One day, Prince... I will make you mine. Even if it destroys me." In the kingdom of Veloria, silence guards the heart more fiercely than swords. Ji-mina, a young court dancer admired for her beauty and grace, carries secrets that could shatter her fragile world. Taehyung, the crown prince bound to duty and shadowed by his father's indifference, hides his longing behind sharp words and quiet restraint. When their worlds collide within the golden halls, tension slowly turns into something dangerous-a bond neither of them can name. Between disguise, unspoken truths, and the weight of a crown, they must decide if love is worth the risk in a court where one misstep could cost everything. ◦•●◉✿CHRYSALIS✿◉●•◦

Literally a world apart, sisters Maree and Tarisa can only send a letter to each other every four days with the help of magic seals. With Maree in hiding on a ship with a murdered captain and Tarisa left behind to unravel the dark politics of the court her sister fled, will they ever see each other alive again? With two spunky female leads, the high fantasy novel Sisters of Swords and Secrets is half swashbuckling adventure, murder mystery, and romance and half court drama, love triangle, and historical suspense. Time in the story runs at the same rate as time in our world, so readers will get updates every four days just like the sisters do. FULL SYNOPSIS: When Maree dressed as a boy and fled on the nethership Beastslayer, she was just trying to avoid an arranged marriage. She sailed through the portal to another world never dreaming that her deception would be discovered-or that the ship would become stranded on a toxic, magical sea after a string of vicious murders-or that Maree would be elected Captain as the only magic worker left, the crew's only hope for salvation. Using a magical family heirloom, Maree sends a letter back to her sister Tarisa for help, only to discover Tarisa is embroiled in the aftermath of Maree's choices. The vile man Maree jilted won't give up, while Maree and Tarisa's family is being targeted by unknown enemies. Tarisa's engagement is thrown into jeopardy, her friendships strained or broken. As rumors of war with rival country Trifay are rising like smoke (after only twenty years of shaky peace) Tarisa uncovers a sinister plot of corruption half a century in the making, one the enemy is determined to see through. Though a world apart, Maree and Tarisa begin to suspect the dangers they face are intertwined. The secret to survival for them both could be in each others' letters. Navigating matters of the heart, of life, and death, will Maree and Tarisa be able to save themselves and the ones they love?

They took her crown. They buried her mother. But they never expected her to rise from the shadows-with a vampire king at her side. Princess Emika of the Imperial Family was once sweet, obedient, and innocent. Until the death of her beloved mother shattered everything. As the royal palace turned cold, and her brothers betrayed her trust, Emika was forced to face a cruel truth: she was never meant to survive this world... but to rule it. When a blood-soaked banquet ends in horror and chaos, Emika is saved by a stranger cloaked in shadow-a vampire with eyes like obsidian and a past tied to her own. His name is Kuro, and he brings a warning: the seal that once kept ancient monsters at bay is weakening... and Emika is the key to unlocking the darkness. Thrust into a deadly game of political betrayal, ancient magic, and forbidden desire, Emika must choose between vengeance and peace, duty and love, mortality and power.

Pain is a lesson. Amalia was raised to be regal, fierce and unbroken - a princess who never shows weakness. But when a banquet of smiles turns to treachery and a rival house tries to kill her mother, Amalia's controlled world shatters. Forced to decide between the throne and her conscience, she must sharpen her blade, master the court's deadly theater, and discover what kind of ruler she will become: the gentle monarch she was taught to be, or the ruthless force the kingdom needs. Broken Princess is a dark YA fantasy about power, betrayal and the cost of survival.