Renaissance Stories

Sometimes you just might have to die to live again. ***** When art historian Reine Baldwin meets Gabe Moran, a charming journalist, she has no idea their blossoming love will shatter her comfortable life. But a series of clues lead Reine to discover that she's not alone in knowing that she was born centuries ago and-worse yet-there are many things she apparently doesn't even remember. Reine has to face a forgotten past and a forgotten ex-husband (the handsome billionaire Max Baldovini), who-like her-is immortal and cannot truly die. Should she trade her ordinary life with Gabe for the love of Max, a man who's worshipped her for half a millennium? The choice should be easy, until Reine starts to remember things that Max is desperate to make her forget. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

At court, he is the fool. She is the crown. Their clandestine love is the most magnificent treason of all. By day, Princess Élodie watches from her high throne as Laurent performs his painted jests, his sharp brilliance buried beneath a mask of mockery. By night, she casts aside her heavy silks for the humble cloth of a maid, seeking the only freedom she has ever known beyond the palace gates. It was in these shadowed gardens, stripped of title and bell, that they first met-two nameless strangers falling in love with the souls behind the masks. Even when the truth emerged, the fire between them could not be quenched. Their furtive world is a sanctuary built of whispers and stolen breath, made possible only by the brave deception of Élodie's servant, Sabine. While Sabine occupies the royal bed to ward off suspicion, the King, Auguste, begins to find himself enchanted by the "Princess" he thinks he finally knows. In this palace of gilded mirrors, the deception is total. The King is blinded by a servant's grace, and the Princess is bound to a jester's heart. They have woven a web so intricate that even the sharpest blade seems dull-but in a court where secrets are the only currency, the cost of a mask is higher than any dare to dream.

Florence, 1475. Rising painter Sandro Botticelli begins a forbidden affair with the noblewoman Simonetta Vespucci, the celebrated beauty at the center of Medici society. As gossip spreads through Florence and powerful families tighten their hold over the city, their secret draws them into a world of obsession, political ambition, betrayal, and bloodshed, where love survives only through silence, sacrifice, and the paintings that refuse to forget her.

When the Green Titan resurfaced, a wandering Seeker teamed-up with an adamant Instructor, and an enigmatic Assassin to fend off the corrupted winged-army from activating the machine's anchor that will plunge the region into another war. The Green Titan is an old relic of the past, a haunting memory of the countless deaths that shaped the regulations of the Iloran region in controlling their machines. Aryus Navale is a wandering Seeker who's not meant to be arrested. Being captured by the supposed law enforcers of the region, he is awakened in a rough spot. The people that are supposed to keep them safe now capturing hundreds of people for some unknown reason. His life as a Seeker meant being engrossed in books, discovery, and adventure. However, a certain voice in the wind would change the gears that he used to take control of his life.

The Red Garden of Queen Carmina | Chapters Every Other Saturday Composed, elegant, and the standard of all ladies. Queen Carmina, the wife of the respected monarch of Firuzeh, swallowed the truth of being infertile. The king swore utmost loyalty and true love to his partner, but the queen's soul decayed when she saw the king let a mistress in the royal court. On one boisterous event, the queen escaped the palace as crestfallen as she can be, seeking her personal time alone. A village she had come across. Queen Carmina was afraid, yet more determined to be unchaperoned. The more she wandered the hamlet village, the more she became curious. She became even more interested in the place when she saw a farmer working in the middle of the night, that shared the same mysteriousness like no other.

Two people fall in love, someone dies, and a child survives who will one day shape English literature. *** In Tudor London, a forbidden love ends in tragedy, but it also brings into the world John Florio, future author of Queen Anna's World of Words and one of the greatest translators of the Renaissance. His father, Michel' Angelo, moves among the most powerful noblemen and women of the era. Yet as passion turns perilous and secrets take root, the black hellebore blooms as a warning that love can be as dangerous as poison. **Edits ongoing as part of the "It's Raining, Let's Kiss" short story anthology.

I have seen many things in my life-most of them quite mundane. However, Endra and her brother, Safrin somehow caught my attention. Their life too, quite mundane, but their character is exceptional compared to those I've seen, so I figured I should observe them closer. Before long, however, their lives moved quickly from mundane to the life one might dream of living in an ancient legend! Though they knock on death's door, they fight with a vigor worth noting. Is vigor enough though? Can grit truly them safe? It would take a team of legends to stop their impending fate. Even then, the world is in danger and there is no such thing as truly being safe. I suppose I can leave you a journal of my journey with Endra and Safrin for you, if you would like to read how they intend to face a world threatening doom. Enjoy the read, stranger! Author's note: This story is definitely PG13+. It is not "Mature" but it does feature gore, violence, intense themes, and so on. I cannot recommend it to anyone 12 or younger. Thank you, friends for watching out for what kids read!

(note: Story cover has been updated May 2023 :) New chapter covers will be added slowly too) Catherine Wolfe didn't know why she was chosen, or if she was at all. She only knew she'd been pulled through time to help a family involved in a war she'd never thought to exist, and that it was her only way back home. What she didn't expect, though, was the young man with whom her fate became inexplicably entwined. Ezio/OC Slow burn -- #1 in assassin's creed, #6 Ezioauditore 12/15/2019!!! I've been a fan of Assassin's Creed for a long time (not quite as long as Transformers), and I've always loved Ezio's games. I actually had this idea for a long time, but my previous Transformers fanfic and school took up all my time. Thanks to a friend, though, I have my inspiration, and expect this story to go places. For those who've read my other story, you're going to recognize the OC, and you've found me out: she's my go-to gall. I love using her in my fandoms, so if you enjoyed watching her grow in her first fic, I guarantee you'll love watching her in this one, too.  This time around, though, she's facing something perhaps far more dangerous. Whether or not she makes it... well, only time will tell and you'll have to keep reading her newest adventure to find out! As usual, if you see any mistakes, please let me know! Editing is never 100% full proof, so I appreciate the help. And don't be afraid to comment or share your opinion! I love hearing from you all and will do my best to reply to all your comments. :) Updates will be whenever I finish a new chapter, so hopefully on a weekly bases! And with that all said, enjoy Assassin's Creed: Chronos!

"Becoming an Assassin, was not a choice that I had made, it was more that life chose me. As a little child, I watched my love ones burn alive. As the innocence changes into hatred and vengeance. A woman who dreamed to raise a family, I had to let go my dreams and accomplish from where they left off. I am Marcella Acerbi da Firenze along side with Ezio Auditore da Firenze. We fight for our families' honour and to our brotherhood, We are Assassin's." The story which was never untold until now. The Hidden Story of Ezio Auditore's first love and Marcella Acerbi's unlinked missions which you'll discover further onwards.

Lyra Fenngale, is a fox-kin woman, with long wavy crimson hair, emerald green eyes, fox ears and tail. She is a princess, first daughter of the Fox King Renard Fenngale. Lyra, is a proud and intelligent woman, who grew up learning the ways of regal diplomacy, and the training of a royal guard. But in a world of magic, dragons, and elves, also live demons, led by their unseen King. Lyra's pursuit of forbidden knowledge, would lead to her banishment. But banishment wasn't the end of her story, it was the beginning, the beginning of a Legendary Crimson Fox.

Edith Lovelock is engaged to be married to a noble man who is anticipated to heal the wound between the families that are rivals in business. However, this dream collapses when Edith falls in love with the devastating carbon-copy of him, his sister. 'We stood there closer than the constellations in the sky. We embraced and kissed like it was a final scene in a movie, something as beautiful as the city light trying to mimic the stars at night, as if the moon shed a beautiful silky ray upon us. As if it was the start of something new, even though it couldn't be the start of anything at all.'

This will be a book with multiple people and stories. Most will be Victorian, or late Renaissance, or medieval, like one about a princess. But they could also be modern like a college romance story. They will all me romantic stories. About love, tragic or happy. No smut!

[COMPLETED} 𝐈𝐳𝐮𝐤𝐮 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐲𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐮𝐤𝐢 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐠𝐨. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲, 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬. 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭, 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐧... [No quirks] [Inspired by historical events] All Rights Reserved, all characters belong to Horikoshi.

She has the perfect family, his is consumed by venom. Will it scare him into darkness or bring him into light? Can you truly save someone so lost in the need of validation? She is the third born child of Piero and Lucrezia. She was sent to France to be a lady-in-waiting for the queen. Till she returned for business of her own. Holding the favor of kings, and the pope is dangerous. You're gambling with your life. But as a woman? You're indispensable, you're valuable. The world bows to you. You have the power to write history to your choosing. Will his Angel save him? Will she save herself? Or the people of Florence?

The Third Duchess of Champagne-Ardenne, Hortense de Beaudelaire, was an ordinary high-born child from birth, but had grown up to be a legend. Fed up with the gentlemen asking for her hands in marriage, she left Champagne and the title of Duchess of Champagne-Ardenne behind then headed to Paris to join the Queen's Guards in order to seek freedom which as an aristocrat she did not have. Some years after that, Mme de Tréville introduced to the Queen a new lady for her court, called Hélène d'Artenade from Gascony, whom was put under Hortense's command. That was when the adventures began and the legend was born. History did not remember her, neither the Queen's Guards. We just knew that, she was an outstanding legend, and also a forgotten one. Tale of a brigadière before Oscar de Jarjayes and the obscure ancestor of the more obscure Immortal Legend. *Second tale in the Legendary Trilogy. *Highest achievement: #1 - knighthood

- A Cleradin Story - This magical tale of two fearless boys takes place in 1695, 300 years before the story was written... by whom?

Rome, Italy 1471 Cecilia Gavino is nothing but a common street whore, a prostitute, a means of pleasure for paying men. Raffaele Sansoni Galeoti Riario is the illegitimate son of Francesco della Rovere, soon to be known as His Holiness - Pope Sixtus IV, the ruler of the papal states, and one of the most powerful men of his time. Thereby making his sons - Princes of the Church. Evidently someone of such high dignities cannot fraternize with a peasant, a whore at that. But Raffaele has always been a rule breaker – and is quite unsatisfied with the ‘pure’ life of a cardinal. A play-hard-to-get whore and a corrupted son of a powerful man only equals one thing. Trouble.

Based on my first story, The Fenngale Tails, taking place in the same world. These are the short legendary stories of three men. A wolf warrior. A navy commander. A noble herbalist.

It's the 1700s, and Mary is the Princess of Granlwyed, she is expected to be the Queen one day and to study everything a woman needs to know. Theodosia is middle class, she tries her hardest, she knows she's different. She works in the town as a flower seller. What happens when one day, these two meet?