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❛I WAS NEVER MEANT TO BEG FOR POWER. I WAS MEANT TO WIELD IT.❜When the king of Aizasea is assassinated, eighteen-year-old Celvene is wise enough to keep her head down after witnessing the attack. As a circus mage, she has no business in politics-until the next ruler is selected by ritual, and Celvene is the sole soul capable of wielding the king's sword. Branded as the destined queen, she sets out to prove that, while young and inexperienced, she is worthy of her crown.But her own kingdom stands in her way. With their mortal enemy continuing to strike the city, the people yearn for a more ruthless leader, and the brutish general Aleksandr is hellbent on seizing the crown for himself. On top of that, forbidden and deadly magic begins to blossom in Celvene's heart, threatening to unravel all she holds dear. The magic corrupts her mind and drives her to unspeakable acts she commits against her will, tainting her already struggling reputation.As tensions rise and the horrors of war unfold, Celvene uncovers twisted secrets that could spell the death of her city. Will she survive long enough to fulfill her destiny as queen, or will the shadows of dark magic and war consume her?…

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Hiding from the strict French regime, a spirited revolutionist risks everything to keep the truth alive, until she uncovers a conspiracy that could erase her and her cause forever.- ༓ -In the dark heart of 19th-century France's reign, where print is tightly regulated, dissent is dangerous, and women are expected to yield, Rosalie Bellecourt refuses to be complicit. She runs a hidden all-female book club beneath her father's publishing company in a veiled library, allowing liberationists from all over France to partake.Mireille Azéma, a daughter of the upper-class, believes all women should be allowed to learn to read - and that all citizens should be permitted to do as they please. When she catches wind of Rosalie's secret book club, she begins to send books of her own to support Rosalie's endeavor, writing notes in the margins until Rosalie invites her to join the club.When the two uncover a book filled with handwritten notes from the missing bookseller Geneviève, they discover Rosalie was not the first to begin a resistance. But as the members of Rosalie's book club start dying one by one - mysteriously and violently - she realizes Geneviève's disappearance was no accident. She had been compiling a list of informants within the resistance, and now someone is determined to erase her legacy, along with those who seek to uncover the truth.With time running out and the books bleeding red, Rosalie and Mireille must risk everything to figure out the mystery behind Geneviève's vanishment and expose the deadly betrayal in their midst, or become the next names erased from history.…

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In the midst of the Salem Witch Trials, a resentful woman employs the help of an executed victim's ghost to solve the growing mystery of the conspirator behind the trials. ***Salem, 1692: Witches are feared, and fear fuels the whispering winds detailing all the wicked deeds witches commit at dusk. As tensions within Salem rise and rumors of potential witches swirl within every corner, more and more men and women find themselves at the mercy of their townspeople.One of the first to die? Elizabeth Varlett, an innocent woman. Anne Blight had the misfortune of watching her die while on trial - but she soon learns Elizabeth is far from dead. And when Anne starts to see strange visions and bloodstained memories that don't belong to her, she realizes that something far larger than false accusations is brewing within Salem.And if she cannot solve this growing mystery, then her life may be the next one at the stake.-----　✼　-----INCLUDES:✼ Dynamic detective duo✼ Race for survival✼ Unraveling mysteries of history✼ A fight for feminismFEATURED:✼ @OpenNovellaContest Round One Ambassador's Picks, Honorable Mentions, @lgbtq's Pride Award Grand Winners✼ @Mystery, @StoriesUndiscovered, @WattpadWitches, @HistoricalFiction, @lgbtq𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙚: 02/07/2023𝙀𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙚: 04/20/2023𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩: 26k𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚𝙨: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller𝘾𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧: @rissacorbyn© 2023 [First Edition]…

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Blamed for a lethal disease she did not cause, a reclusive necromancer sets out to cure the sickness and save a town before any more victims perish. ***Draped in a cloak of blood and deemed a wicked monster, Evylyn is an immortal necromancer, feared enough to silence any mention of her name. As the accused source of a deadly disease, paired with her infamy in necromancy, she avoids the town of Ensceas at all costs.But Evylyn's fate is decided by a coin toss, and she's forced to break free from her chains of destiny, nearly paying with her life. She's rewarded by a bounty hunter tracking her down, hungry to give her the sanguinary death she deserves.In her eleventh hour, a fellow demigoddess gives her two things: a second chance, and a way to weasel her way into the hearts of those that despise her. Simply, she must remedy the incurable disease that she allegedly caused, preferably before the entire town of Ensceas falls victim to its sickness.Thankfully, Evylyn's infamy didn't come from thin air, and if there's anyone that can rival death, it's her.-----　❈　-----INCLUDES:❈ Sapphic demigoddesses❈ Badass sunshine x soft-hearted grump❈ Magical, mysterious malady❈ Cute baby animalsFEATURED ON:❈ @highfantasy Featured High Fantasy Stories, @OpenNovellaContest's Longlist❈ @Fantasy, @Romance, @highfantasy, @darkfantasy, @mythandlegend, @StoriesUndiscovered𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙚: 02/01/2023𝙀𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙚: 4/17/2023𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩: 28k𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚𝙨: High Fantasy, Romance, Adventure𝘾𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧: @Xaprith© 2023 [First Edition]…