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When Kacia discovers the forbidden magic running through her veins, she is given a choice - pretend her powers belong to her worst enemy, and use them to help him cement his claim to the throne - or forfeit her life. Can she play along for long enough to plot Ash's downfall, or is their fake truce about to turn into something a lot more complicated? ✨ Throughout fifteen years of Lathrian rule, Kacia has dreamt only of her family and her freedom. After she braves a storm-tossed mountainside in search of reunion with a mother she hasn't seen for a decade, she discovers that she has the power to mimic the magic of others - an ability that sees her sentenced to death by the Lathrian Kingdom which controls her people. That is, until the Lathrian king demands she uses her powers to legitimise his stepson's claim to the throne. If she agrees, she can keep her life - for now. Kacia becomes caught between the volatile brothers she didn't know existed and a prince who is more sympathetic than he seems. The choice she makes, between violent rebellion or slow moving negotiations, might alter the fates of her people - but only if she can decide before the bargain that prolonged her life runs out. Family and freedom may be the things Kacia wanted most, but to gain one she might have to sacrifice the other.

Things aren't going too well in the kingdom of Gushénn. The very oasis it's built upon is drying up, the border conflicts with the savages are becoming worse, and the royal family is starting to fall apart. And, to make matters worse, an elite group of anarchists has joined forces to kill King Vincent and steal his throne. Against her will, the infamous assassin Alister finds herself in the thick of things. She trained for her entire life to become the perfect human weapon, able to kill a man a dozen ways without batting an eye. The entire life that she's built for herself starts to crumble, however, as she's blackmailed into banding with the anarchists. But Rose Alister isn't as immoral as she seems. Even as an angel of death, she still finds that there are limits to what she is willing to do for money. Because of that, her loyalty and support for Prince James--the king's unappreciated and unstable younger son--become her greatest hindrance and her most crippling dilemma. For the first time in her life, she cannot bring herself to kill without remorse. As the anarchy plot within the kingdom thickens, assassin and prince come together. It's up to them to decide whether the kingdom is worth saving, even as they are forced to determine if they can first save themselves. Faced with a multitude of conflicts, Rose and James must put pride aside and learn to work together. But how can two clashing personalities hope to join forces and fix themselves, let alone mend a crumbling kingdom? (Disclaimer: "On The Edge of a Blade" addresses heavy themes. There is light profanity and references to some topics that are inappropriate for younger audiences. Please be aware of that while reading, though it shouldn't reach past a PG-13 rating. The most common justification for such a rating will be violence.) Cover Credits: @Owelz_The_Only

"A single night can change the course of your entire life." . . . [Yandere Prince x Female Reader] Once upon a time, in the tiny kingdom of Vascini, there lived a beautiful girl by the name of Y/N Magnifico. Y/N was born into one of the five most influential families in the whole country, but as the years passed the cruelty of her father only grew. Eventually, Y/N was forced to become a maid in her own home, and serve her new stepmother, and stepsisters. Y/N had given up hope for ever escaping her wicked family, until one day, a kind and handsome stranger rescued her and brought her to the Castle Vascini. Once there she discovered that her rescuer was actually the Royal Tutor, who had been ordered to find the prince a bride in the next three months. Indebted to the man for saving her from her terrible situation, Y/N had no choice but to agree to the tutor's crazy plan to turn her into the perfect bride for the prince. But what if this plan ended up working a bit too well? Despair and hopelessness lay behind her, while trickery, danger, and obsession wait in masquerade for Y/N. Will she be able to survive this re-telling of an old fairytale and life long enough to find true love, or will something much more twisted take its place? ⚠WARNING⚠ there will be a few mature themes in the book including (but not limited to): -domestic violence and abuse -trickery -sexual references -violence -mental illness -politics -murder -manipulation -obsession -gore Reader discretion is advised. ~J. C. Coltt.~

Aurelia always felt as though she didn't quite fit in. Ever since she was a child her parents despised her. They never showed an ounce of love or interest towards her instead they directed all that love and interest on to her sister aka the golden child. But that wasn't the only reason Aurelia didn't fit in. You see Aurelia held a secret close to her chest. Even since her sixteenth birthday strange things began happening to her. Weird visions, nightmares and unexplainable paranormal events were occuring around her. Was this all real or just in her imagination? On Aurelia's eighteenth birthday she'd finally had enough of her insufferable family. She packed up her belongings and ran away. Away from the life she'd always known and away from the iniquitous people she'd to call mum and dad her whole life. Instead she ran towards a new life and new beginning. It was on this journey that she met him. Tristan Hawthorne. The person who held the answer to all her questions. Aurelia would soon discover not everything is as it seems and nor is she. She in fact belongs in a different world completely, a land named Iridisan. A land full of magic, mythical creatures and beauty. This new world offers many opportunities but this word also contains trials and challenges. With dark forces conspiring against her and individuals plotting her demise how will she know who to trust and how to remain on top. This is a tale of love and betrayal, be careful who you choose to trust.

The wind played with a loose strand of her hair, sending it across her cheek. Without thinking, I reached out, brushing it back. Her breath hitched. My fingers lingered at the side of her face, the warmth of her skin burning into me. Her lips parted, just slightly. I could feel her breath, warm and uneven. We were too close. And yet, neither of us moved away. The tension between us, the one we had carefully danced around for so long, finally cracked open. My hand dropped to her waist, her body shifting just slightly toward mine, her fingers brushing against my sleeve as if testing a boundary neither of us wanted to acknowledge. Her eyes searched mine, and for the first time, I didn't know if I had the strength to pull away. She tilted her head up, and for a moment-just a single moment-I allowed myself to lean in. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Will they fight to the end? Or will they fall in love instead? Princess Eveline Arvella is no one's pawn. Born into a kingdom where beauty reigns supreme and women are seen as nothing more than political tools, Eveline longs for a life that isn't shackled by duty and expectations. But when her kingdom forces her into a marriage with Prince Kaelen, the cold and calculating heir to Sylvastrum, she's furious. He's everything she despises-arrogant, distant, and detached. Prince Kaelen Rhylar has never known love. Raised in the shadow of his mother's violent death and his father's secretive ambitions, he's learned to trust no one. His kingdom, his family-everything is a game to be won, and love is a weakness he refuses to entertain. When he's betrothed to Eveline, he sees her as just another political obligation. Yet, her fiery intelligence and stubborn defiance begin to unravel everything he thought he knew. A Kingdom of Shadows. A Royal Betrayal. A Love Neither Can Escape. Adult story, contains explicit content.

Our female lead Norah had a horrible life, she was abused and abandoned at a young age. She was never loved by those who was to be her family (except for her grandparents). She was engaged to the crown prince Ryan, but was let down by him multiple times. When sent to war she thought she would have him upon return, but he was already married to her younger sister. To make matters worse she was sent to prison for treason. The day of her execution her younger sister Ramona visited her. She came to mock Norah for being gullible and reveal her and the crown prince conspired against her. To hear all this, the little will that was left of her was gone and she was filled with rage and sadness. When brought to the guillotine she shouted her curses to the whole empire and imperial family. The blade fell and she took her last breath but that doesn't mean her story end there. By a miracle she regressed to her 17-year-old self. Now she plans to get revenge on the empire and destroy it beyond measures. And nothing will stop her.

Mature Story for 18+ | violence | abuse | sex | language. Warning: Mature Content | 18+ In the kingdom of Illumina, ruled by an emperor whose heart is as cursed as his hands are bloodied, betrayal festers in every shadow, and the line between loyalty and ambition is razor-thin. Ariana, reborn from her own tragic past, wakes with an explosive gift of magic and an iron will for revenge. In her former life, she was a pawn-tortured by her vengeful father, ignored by her ambitious half-brother, and dismissed as a mere noble's daughter. But now, as she relives her life from her seventeenth year, Ariana is determined to protect those she lost, take back her power. With beauty as striking as her hidden strength, Ariana is bound to cross paths with men as alluring as they are dangerous. A powerful crown prince with a heart trapped in shadows, an imprisoned sorcerer hiding dark secrets, a ruthless commander forced to fight, and a foreign prince with eyes set on vengeance. As each man pulls her into his world of intrigue and desire, Ariana must decide who she can trust-and who will betray her when her heart is on the line. A story of revenge, romance, and magic, this is a seductive tale where trust is a luxury, love is a weapon, and nothing is as it seems. For in Illumina, even the purest light casts the darkest shadows.

~ COMPLETE AND NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON ~ In the Five Kingdoms of Saol Eile, magic is the only currency and those who have the most cast long shadows across the land. Amidst lavish parties, sumptuous banquets, and sprawling castles, despicable tyrants have risen, calling themselves kings by right; emperors, by the laws of old magic, and monarchs, by the wealth they've procured. When it's rumored that an army of flesh-eating monsters has risen from the shadows, tyrant-kings are forced to submit to a far more dangerous power - the sorcerer standing at the head of it all: The Cursed One. Orphaned and penniless, eighteen-year-old Cecily Trask's magic has always been reluctant to emerge. But with the kingdoms at the brink of war, she vows to do whatever it takes to keep her people safe-even if it means breaking all the rules, reaching into the depths of her soul to unravel the bindings around her true power, and allying with the potentially dangerous prince, Daire Niadh, to do it. In a landscape thick with mistrust, desire, and incipient hope, Cecily and Daire cross paths in an unfamiliar world forever changed by violent forces neither of them understand. They should hate each other. They should want each other dead. But their grief both draws them together and breaks them down, until all they have left is their shared goal - to defeat The Cursed One, even though for Cecily, the journey means almost certain death. ❧ Copyright © Marcella Colavecchio, 2014 - 2020.