Victorian قصص

The sudden death of the Marquis Montclair shocks London. Four brothers gather to mourn, but a mysterious will reveals a hidden half-sister-Emilia Wilson-whose arrival threatens everything. Secrets, scandal, and whispers of the past rise, all watched by a shadowy observer who knows more than anyone... Lady Mitchell.

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)

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

[1885; England] Lecia Harper can hardly accept her fate: marriage. When her father seemingly pawns her off to a Duke, horror and abandonment are only half of what she feels. She had been able to dismiss nearly every suitor before, but now she's bound to one man for ever. Freedom was all she wanted, but what happens when she begins to realize that that is exactly what she got?

Born a bastard, Race Belington has lived all his life paying the price of his father's infidelity. Scorned and set aside by society, he is in doubt that even his newly acquired wealth will be enough to secure him a wife. Still, he manages to fall in love with a woman of the ton, and risks it all by asking her to marry him. What Race is however not expecting, is to wake up on the morning of his honeymoon, to find a stranger in his bed. * #BEASERIES * Trigger warning; This book contains scenes of abuse.

In Belcourt, they rear weapons no man can contend with: women. Sasha was never meant to be in the Court of Flowers, one of the most sought-after courts in Belcourt, but when she is suddenly placed there without warning, she discovers a world far from what she expected--one that reeks of passion, seduction, secrets, and betrayal. ***** Belcourt, an orphanage for young girls, keeps many secrets within its walls. Among those are the four courts that rear the kingdom's most powerful weapons: the Ladies of Belcourt. Sasha is safely tucked away in the Court of Libraries when Belcourt makes a sudden decision it has never done before in more than half a century. She is transferred into the Court of Flowers, the most famous court of all, where she is expected to service gentlemen who paid their way in for a Belle, a woman trained to please, seduce, and spy. Things take a turn when she is introduced to the mysterious West Blackwood who has a very different service in mind, one too tempting and one that may ultimately change Sasha's safe life in Belcourt. Torn between powerful forces, both the kingdom and Belcourt itself, Sasha will have to determine where her loyalties lie: to the man who not only infuriates her at every turn but also awakens sensations she never felt before? Or to the place that has always been her home since the day she walked away from a cottage with two dead bodies?

After years of thievery, Jack Dawkins has finally built a quiet life in the small town of Port Victoria, working as one of the town's surgeons. But the streets he left behind are never far away. When Jack's old father figure, Fagin, arrives unexpectedly, Jack takes him in as his convicted servant, keeping him close and his mouth shut. Jack has worked too hard to build his new life to let the past ruin it now. Lady Clara Fox, the middle sister of Belle and Fanny Fox, is the daughter often forgotten. With Lady Jane's attention fixed on Belle and desperate to marry her off, and Fanny desperately trying to find love herself, Clara is left to fade quietly into the background. Clara shares the same interest in medicine as her sister, though on a much smaller scale. She has no desire to become the first female surgeon like Belle. All she wants is to help. But for the past few months, Clara has been experiencing strange and painful episodes. Prof believes it to be an ulcer, yet after her own research through every one of Belle's medical books, Clara fears something far worse, an aortic aneurysm. After weeks of trying every remedy she can find, nothing helps. In every book she reads, the ending is always the same. Death. Unwilling to waste what little time she may have left, Clara begins secretly helping the less fortunate people of Port Victoria. These are the ones turned away from the hospital, or too poor and sick to reach it. She even ventures as far as the Devil's Elbow. With none of her family aware of her condition or her whereabouts, Clara spends her days helping those who need it most. Until one tragic and hectic day changes everything. After performing a surgery never before attempted in her own home with two thieves among those helping, Clara suffers another violent episode. This time Jack Dawkins is there to help her. But Clara already knows his secret. And instead of thanking him, she blackmails him in return for her silence.

The throne...who would not desire such an exalted position? Yet it is tainted, soaked in crime, bloodshed, and secrets. But will the rightful heir truly claim it? No one knows what lies hidden beneath the surface of this empire. "A crown is not meant for someone like the crown prince." -Noah Sylvester From a man who strives to rule an empire to those who linger closest to the crown prince... "Father should have named me the heir to the throne!" -Alaric Lancaster All will fight, by cunning, by strategy, and even by sacrifice, to seize, protect, or destroy what is theirs. A myriad of mysteries begins to unfold. Blood is spilled, alliances are broken, and whispers of betrayal echo through the halls of power...all for the throne. Can it all end well, or will the empire crumble under the weight of ambition and deceit? Every secret, every strategy, and every sacrifice could change the fate of the crown forever. And amidst it all, one question remains...who will truly claim the throne?

Celia Jones can talk to the dead, but getting on with them is a different story. She always has at least three spirits following her around, complaining about their relatives, or the inadequacy of their funeral arrangements. The latest is a murdered actress, Maude Domby, but she's less interested in denouncing her killer than in accusing the understudy of stealing her favourite pearls. When the charming but utterly fraudulent medium Stanley Winter holds a séance to contact Maude, Maude insists she and Celia should attend, to see people mourning her 'properly'. But the séance ends up implicating an innocent woman, and now Stanley Winter is banging on Celia's door, begging her to help him find Maude's real killer. Unfortunately, helping Stanley Winter could lead Celia to confront her other power - the one that's both lighter and infinitely darker than talking to the dead. ONC Prompt: 72. A real necromancer sits in on a fake séance.

Elizza In the southern province of Kerala is set the tale of Elizza, a child born of two distant worlds - the daughter of a British sergeant and an Indian mother. Her elder sister, Clara, bears the fair likeness of their father, whilst Elizza carries the dusky beauty and gentle features of the mother she scarcely remembers, for she was taken from the child when Elizza was but four years of age. Though her father holds affection for both daughters, Elizza grows beneath the quiet burden of difference. When her father's kin come to visit, they regard her with colder hearts and show favour unto her sister, for Elizza resembles them not in appearance. Yet within the girl dwells a spirit both brave and tender. She is intelligent, kind of heart, loving, and deeply feeling, though at times easily persuaded by those around her. As she grows, she meets many people and seeks companionship among them, hoping to find a place where she may belong. This story is told through many voices and lives that pass through her path, yet the heart of the tale remains the same - Elizza. And whether the happiness she longs for shall endure, or fade like the morning mist upon the hills, remaineth yet uncertain. Author's Note This story is a work of fiction. It has been written purely for creative and literary purposes, and it is meant to be read with that understanding. All characters, events, and places in this story are imaginary. Any resemblance to real people, living or dead, or to actual events is purely coincidental. This story is intended only as a fictional narrative and should not be interpreted as representing real-life individuals or situations.

(TW: This story will have mentions of self-harm, general violence, overall angst, and go into depressing themes. Viewer discretion is advised.)

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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

A young courtesan, raised in a brothel of ill-fate and despair, finds herself entangled between a man who can give her power, and a man who wants to strip it from her. In her conquest to survive the nights of regency London, she must navigate lust, love and lies to find what her heart truly seeks - freedom.

(WIP) (Yandere.Circus x Fem. Reader) |🃏| After some unfortunate events happened in the life of a young lady, (Name) was quite upset with her mother's dying wish of marrying her off to a count which she didn't particularly tolerate. Helping an apple thief would lead to her finding a peculiar circus which will change her life, and also teach her that remaining youthful and oblivious isn't always an option in life

Madeleine Adams isn't your average aristocrat. Wild, outspoken, and clumsy, she goes through her normal life of horseback riding, dancing, and playing jokes on her brother, Ashton. Her life was perfect until a jealous mistress of her father's poisoned her and her family. As she lay there on her death bed, she used what she thought would be her dying breaths to call for help, and along comes Nathaniel. A mysterious, vague, and an ever so helpful butler comes to her aid, but with a price. Madeleine agrees, with a deadly plan in mind: To avenge her family's murder. As she extracts her revenge, she runs in trouble with law. Can she carry out her revenge, or die trying?

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Briarwood Manor, a mysterious manor in the hills of England. Many stories or legends about the family that once lived there were told over the years. For centuries, witnesses said they saw strange supernatural happenings, yet there was no proof other than their words. For Victoria Montgomery, moving from the USA to England to live in a dusty old manor, she and her brother, Edwin, was the end of the world. They were forced into after their mother, Emmaline, remarried her old college friend, Liam Galvin, who acquired the manor via will of his late grandmother. When an encounter with a particular ghostly young woman named Eleanor Jameson, she and her new friends begin to scout out the truth and the history behind the manor, bringing to light centuries old buried secrets * This book is protected under the laws of the United States and other countries. Unauthorized duplication, distribution, or exhibition may result in civil liability and criminal prosecution. INFRINGEMENT NOT INTENDED ALL RIGHTS RESERVED COPYRIGHT 2017 © by Me

"Sir, i don't think we should be together this late. I'm only in my night gown and if anyone sees us I-" "Sit." He commands. "I need you to sit there and look at me, and just stay there until i find my paints" Ophelia has waited her intire life for this moment. Her very first season, and everything goes perfectly until... None of the gentlemen are interesting. None. But she has to stay positive and finds friendship in the famous painter visiting London. Though, the painter sees alot more in her, than any of them where prepared for... 1/7 book in the Bangtan blood series.