Victorian Stories

Two years after Nathaniel Swift left for America to forget the woman he loved, he learns she's engaged to another man -- and returns to England to win her back. ***** Lord Nathaniel 'Nate' Swift is hopelessly in love with his best friend's younger sister, Charlotte Wilde. However, Nate's rakish ways, their ten-year age difference, and his best friend's objections soon make it very clear that a marriage could never take place. So Nate does the only thing he could: he travels to America and tries to forget about the woman he loves. But after two years in the New World, forgetting Charlotte proves to be impossible, and he's quickly pulled back to England after hearing of her engagement to another man. Determined to make up for past mistakes, Nate swears to stop the impending wedding and win back Charlotte's heart at any cost. But is he too late to show her the truth he's known all along -- that they're meant to be together, forever? [[Word count: 70,000-80,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Bandy

After a disastrous first season in London, Rose Wilde finds herself torn between two men who love her -- but who both hide secrets that could ruin her. ***** Rose Wilde has always considered herself plain, especially when compared to her beautiful older sister Charlotte, and has practically given up on the idea of being romanced. But when American hotelier Derek Montgomery comes to revolutionise her little, sleepy English village of Ascot, Rose starts to revisit the idea of falling in love. However, Derek brings with him many secrets and obligations, some that might prohibit him from pursuing Rose -- and push her into the arms of her friend, Michael Cornell, the Marquess of Juniper. Will fate allow Rose and Derek to marry for love? Or will she indeed become the reluctant marchioness? [[Word count: 70,000 - 80,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Bandy (The Reluctant Marchioness is the sequel to The Coveted Countess, but can also be read as a standalone)

When the arrogant stranger Bess is forced to marry unexpectedly becomes a duke, she'll find herself at odds with her growing feelings as he hunts for a killer. ***** Sharp-tongued Elizabeth 'Bess' Jones is perfectly content living on her lonesome in a tiny village south of Derbyshire. She works as a nurse, owns a small home, and finds the label of 'spinster' an agreeable trade for her independence. But when her entire life is uprooted in an instant, she only has one person to blame: her new husband, Emmett Wilde, who was caught in a compromising situation with her. And now, despite his promise to fake a death certificate after their wedding--to free her of any duty to him or their marriage bed--he sends for her in the dead of night with startling news: his father has been murdered, and he is now the Duke of Ascot with a wife he can no longer deny... [[Word Count: 60,000-70,000 words]] [[Cover designed by Ren Tachibana]]

13 years ago, a man sinks a ship in the Irish Sea. In the city of Bath, England, those who speak of his name seem to be beset with a curse. (Set in the 1880s) . . . . . Author's notes: This was based of a D&D campaign me and my friends did where I was the DM, hence the ensemble.

When daisy a bullied teen's sister dies tragically, she feels as if she has nothing. No friends, no loving parents and no way out. The one person she could count on is gone. Until one day, she and what is left of her family is forced to move to the island of eldergleen to rebuild the island. Will she finally find a reason to stay? Will she finally make friends? Or will the grief she has crush her?

Elizabeth Crocker had never wanted to move away from Philadelphia to New Mexico, where her father was promised work as Salt Lake City's local preacher. She also did not expect to become hand-fasted to a troublemaker, Billy McCarty, a few months after she arrived in New Mexico, much to her father's disapproval. When Billy escapes the county jail after getting caught stealing from a shop, Elizabeth accompanies him and follows him through his new life as the county's most wanted outlaw.

1894, Victorian England --! එක් යුගයක, කාන්තාවන්ට තමන්ගේ හැඟීම්වලට වඩා වගකීම් තෝරාගැනීමට උගන්වා තිබුණි. Lady Eleanor Whitmore - ධනය, නම සහ සම්ප්‍රදායන් අතර සිරවුණු තරුණ ආර්යාවක්. Miss Beatrice Hawthorne - වචනවලින් නොව, මල්වල භාෂාවෙන් හැඟීම් තේරුම්ගත් ගුරුවරියක්. එක් පුස්තකාලයකදී ආරම්භ වූ සංවාද--! වයලට් මල් අතර බෙදාගත් නිහඬ මොහොතක් --! සහ කිසිදා පැවසීමට නොහැකි වූ හැඟීමක්. ඔවුන්ගේ හමුවීම කෙටි විය--! නමුත් සමහර හදවත් හමුවීමට කාලය අවශ්‍ය නැත. මන්ද සමහර මල් කිසිදා පැළඳීමට නොවෙයි--! මතක තබා ගැනීමට පමණි--! ~✿︎⚢︎~ Some flowers were never meant to be worn --! only remembered. -The Language of Violets-

After a violent accident on the water, Jessica wakes up stranded back in 1870 Victorian England. To survive, she secures a job at Blackwood Manor, a looming cliffside estate. She becomes the companion to the Lord's mysterious daughter, Lady Iris Blackwood. While Jessica loves the ocean, Iris harbors a venomous hatred for it. Yet, as secrets unravel within the candlelit manor, an undeniable, forbidden pull draws the two women together. Will Jessica find a way home, or will her passion for Iris sink her forever?

** A young woman sees a walking dead in the open streets of Whitby. A train full of corpses crashes into Kings Cross. In an Asylum, a gruesome nightmare becomes horrible reality. All this should have been a warning to Kyle and his partner Benjamin of the Order of Seekers. ** "Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur. The world wants to be deceived; let it be deceived!" - Motto of the Order of Seekers - London 1899. Where spirit calling has become as normal as cricket and tennis, the lines between fantasy and reality blur. In fine society, occultism and an affiliation with 'secret' lodges are part of the latest fashion. A particularly exclusive group of this kind is the Order of Seekers, dedicated to researching, keeping secrets, and covering up supernatural events. The Magician Kyle Crowford and the Military Doctor Dr. Benjamin Archer belong to that lodge. Their latest order: a girl is said to have seen a revenant in Whitby in broad daylight. Was it just the mirage of a twisted mind or horrible facts? A race against time begins for the seekers because their tracks always lead them to a clue: vampires. If everything turns out to be true and the dead walk the earth, the living will fill the graves by the hundreds. What begins for the two men with a seemingly harmless order develops into a landslide of events, the extent of which soon terrorizes the whole of London. **** Cover by Thinkerling **** READING SAMPLE/EXCERPT - Volume 1 is being published soon by VALMIS VERLAG

Slamming the door in Justin Arlington's face wasn't exactly the best way to greet the real estate mogul. He had connections, and she didn't. Angelique DeCoeur knew she had to sell her grandmother's Victorian gingerbread house, but she wanted the chance to restore it first. As a journeyman carpenter reworking classic homes was her specialty. Finding a treasure trove of antiques and a locked jewelry box in the attic were the first steps toward her dream, but the journal turned her life upside down. As Angelique adjusts to the new truths of her life, can she meet the insane timetable she set, save her renovation project, and her sanity? Can Justin dodge her flying hammer and win her heart? This is a TEGSA2026 entry. 0the amazing cover is done by @lupe6583v on Wattpad. Thank you for your beautiful work.

Amelia Claymoore has been given everything a young aristocratic woman could want: wealth, education, and a future carefully chosen for her. Unfortunately, what Amelia wants is to become a scientist. The Halo Line, a colossal magical locomotive that circles the continent of Merona, has transformed the Victorian nation of Calliwick with the power it leaves behind. But the official numbers do not add up-and when Amelia asks why, the authorities declare her unsuitable. Determined to prove them wrong, Amelia sets out to observe the train herself. What she discovers will tear her from the safety of her birthright and reveal a secret capable of reshaping the world. COVER IS AI-GENERATED. I AM NOT A COVER ARTIST. I DO NOT CLAIM COPYRIGHT AND WILL REPLACE THE IMAGE IF NECESSARY.

"Dad! I'm your daughter too!" "I've never had a daughter like you, Charlotte!" All of this was just a figment of that little girl's imagination. Did her father really not love her? Or was there a secret behind it all?

The people of Ashcombe have lived beneath the shadow of the castle for centuries. No one climbs the hill. No one dares knock on its doors. And no one speaks of the creature rumored to haunt its halls. They simply call him Howl. To Charlotte Whitmore, the stories are nothing more than tales told to frighten children. So when her friends dare her to sneak into the abandoned castle, she accepts without hesitation. What she finds is no ghost story. Behind a weathered cellar door lies a chamber reeking of decay, littered with bones stripped clean by time. She flees before she can understand what she's seen, convinced she'll never return. But some places never let you leave. As whispers of disappearances spread through Ashcombe, Charlotte begins to feel a presence that follows her wherever she goes. Footsteps echo in the darkness. Her horse refuses the road leading toward the hill. And every night, she dreams of crimson eyes watching from the castle windows. The monster the village fears is real. His name is Hollis Frazier. For centuries, Hollis has hidden from the world within the castle walls alongside his vampire brother, Roman Leal, and the last human servant bound to their household. He has buried kingdoms, survived empires, and watched generations come and go. Charlotte was never meant to find him. Now, fate has bound them together in a way neither of them can escape. In a village where every prayer hides a secret and every shadow hungers, Charlotte must decide whether the greatest evil is the monster waiting inside the castle... ...or the darkness awakening within herself. ⚠️DO NOT READ IF EASILY DISTURBED⚠️ contains depictions of assault, and abuse. contains suicide, murder, gore, rape, kidnapping, stalking, necrophilia, somnophilia, severe violence, blood play, knife play, degradation, torture, and vampires. take breaks when needed, your mental health always comes first.

In early '900, in Wales, the Honeyfield family, once wealthy, now is in decay due to the debts of Mr. Honeyfield. He aims a good marriage for his daughter Evyree (Efa), but her poor dowry is accepted only by the Quinnell family, a lower class family, living in "Aspen Mansion". The youngest son, Arwel, becomes Evyree's betrothed, but she dislikes him because of his arrogant temper. When the Honeyfields lose their house, the Quinnells offer their help. However Evyree begins to suspect that they are not disinterested... . DO NOT COPY, DISCLOSE OR SHARE ANY PART OF THE STORY. THE STORY COMES FROM THE AUTOR'S MIND, ANY RESEMBLANCE WITH REAL FACTS OR OTHER FICTIONAL STORIES IS TOTALY CASUAL.

After a devastating defeat, humanity was forced to give up their land and relocate to two isolated continents that were labeled as impossible to live on. After hundreds of years while the rest of the world focuses on agricultural and living conditions. Humanity had focused on its weapons and military. As years of isolation were broken and tensions rise, the fate of the world is left uncertain.

A young woman in 19th-century London becomes the object of affection for a reclusive yet ostentatious young man. But a murderer is terrorizing the streets, and all of London is in a panic. While the grisly crimes mystify some and terrorize others, plagued by demons of her own, Lavinia is forced to confront the dark mysteries that stain her city red. London society is riddled with secrets, some of them bloody.

As Ivory falls in love with Abel and the people of Rosewood Hall, she uncovers secrets hidden for generations. Every answer draws her deeper into a mystery that connects the past, the present, and her own family in ways she never imagined. Soon she must face an impossible choice: Return to the life she has always known... Or remain in the past with the man she loves, even if it means giving up everything else.

Not everyone born a princess lived happily... and not everyone born poor was weak. In a kingdom where a person's worth is measured by their gender, and destinies are written in contracts they cannot refuse, begins the story of a girl whose only fault was being born female. Amidst the melodies of a violin, the whispers of the forest, and the secrets of the royal palace, the paths of two people from different worlds will intertwine... one wearing the crown, the other bearing the wounds of the past. Can love defeat a centuries-old law? Or did fate write their ending before they even met? **If you begin reading... be prepared to reconsider every character you thought you understood.**

For all those who had good providers, but never good parents.

Just a bunch of fictional diary entries I came up with because i was bored lol ! Very Victorian-style prose and vocabulary A/N: This piece is stylistically inspired by older literary English rather than written as a strict historical or linguistic recreation of any one period. It's a creative exercise focused on voice and mood, not accuracy. Cover: Pinterest