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Backstabbing. Dragons. Tyranny. Set in a fantasy version of Ancient China, a young king's advisor takes his throne, banishing him to far-off lands and letting Mei Yu, the royal's scheming concubine, fall into the hands of his usurper. As the advisor and the concubine butt heads, a tyrannical duke threatens to conquer the land with the help of starvation-induced rebellions and a fire-breathing dragon.The people will have to choose between security, or freedom, as this concubine chooses between losing her heart or her head.…

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He's a player, and she's sworn off dating. They're just friends... until they're not.Poppy Black, a fashion assistant, moonlights as the writer behind popular gossip blog, Muse Unmasked. Too bad her pop star brother hates her for writing about his personal life (oops), her other brother is a white-collar criminal... and she's just been fired for revealing her boss's secrets on Muse Unmasked. With her life in tatters, Poppy turns to her old friend Naoya Sugawa for help.Playboy pop star Naoya is about to embark on his next great venture: judging and producing a new talent show, Make The Cut. It's a music and fashion show, in which contestants compete to see who can style the best outfits for the best singers. It's going to be great... until his stylist goes on early maternity leave.Poppy and Naoya make a deal: she'll help him with the show, and he'll get her a job as his stylist. But as the two grow closer, they realize that what's at stake isn't just their careers, but their hearts...…

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NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON! I WOULD LOVE IF YOU COULD LEAVE A REVIEW COMPLETE & CLEAN NO MATURE CONTENT / SWEARING IN THIS STORY!EXCERPT:"What the heck is wrong with you?" He was breathing hard, his face white and shocked, his hair dishevelled.My heart raced. I was both scared and oddly excited to see him in such a state, so unlike his typically controlled self. "I-I don't know." "You hate me," he said firmly, as though trying to make it true. "You-you hate me. So why the hell would you risk your life for mine?" "Because," I stammered, and of course he was asking questions I had no answers for. "I might not love you. You might be an awful, despicable person, but... that doesn't make it right for me to stand by and watch you die, not when I could do something about it, not when-"There were no answers, no words left in my mind or my mouth when he crossed the room and kissed me.-ALEXANDER STEELE: Cold-hearted. Hard-headed. Absolutely jaded. And he doesn't believe in love - or expect that any of the above will change with the marriage contract he signs.KATERINA DEVEREAUX: Gentle. Selfless. Just as stubborn as her future husband. She doesn't know if she can change him - but she has faith that God will.WINNER IN @euphoriaawards ! {#16 IN SPIRITUAL ON 03/14/2019}[#1 in #JesusChrist on 06/11/2018][#1 in Christianity on 06/22/2018][#1 in Christian on 12/01/2018][#1 in Religion on 5/24/2019]…

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Excerpt:"You could marry me." George Devereaux looks at me like I've suggested we change our identities, move to Siberia, and take up goat herding. "You're not serious. Why would you want to marry me?" "If it's not you, it wouldn't be anyone." As I scramble for words, my usual snappy comebacks fail me. "I mean, I didn't mean it like that. I just don't think I would want to get married ever. So I might as well marry you." His expression of blank confusion shows a frisson of hurt before resuming its impassive state. "You really know how to romance a man," he says softly. "Prepare to be disappointed every day of your life." I don't know how to tell him that I already do. "It's on, then."-Georgia Philips: Reckless. Eccentric. Guarded. The 24-year-old model doesn't think there's a perfect man for her, and not just because of her high standards. But when George Devereaux comes crashing back into her life as a guest lecturer for her art history class, all bets are off. George Devereaux: Moody. Rebellious. Passionate. The artist always been a drifter, but when he decides to put down roots in New York, his American visa expires. He can either fake a marriage-or get a job. Neither of them is looking for romance. What they find instead is a far greater love than either could have on their own-the love of God.…

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"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." - William ShakespeareRose Byrne is an aspiring author, the daughter of a printer, and all she wants is to see her name in print. Too bad she lives in the eighteenth century, where women writers are scorned as equal to prostitutes, her father is a drunk, and she has no prospects other than marrying the local butcher (he's also a dentist and a surgeon!). When she has a run-in with the Duke, Landon Havisham, she seizes the chance to tell him about her finished manuscript and he agrees to become her patron. Well, not exactly.It's more that he agrees to become the patron of her brother, who doesn't exist, and whose name is on the manuscript that she writes. But the more Rose communicates with Landon, the more she wonders if she should tell him who she really is... and if he'll be able to accept her under her own name.…

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She's a bookstore manager at the end of her rope. He's a single dad back in town after his grandfather's death to inherit her shop. Gianna Marchesi is about to be out of a job at her small-town bookstore. After Philip Tang, the owner of Tang's Terrific Tomes, dies, his grandson decides to sell off the store. Desperate to convince him otherwise, she asks him to work with her until the town's annual book fair before making his decision. Dominic Tang has just moved back to his hometown of Crabtree Point with his young son in tow. Having just inherited his grandfather's bookstore, he decides to sell it off and leave quickly to avoid the ghosts of his past. But he can't bring himself to leave after meeting the bookshop's manager. Will she convince him to stay, now that he's finally found home?…

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When Rosalie Winthrop, an earl's daughter, writes letters to her future husband, she doesn't expect him to be a penniless orphan.***Sheltered by her father, Lord Samuel Winthrop, in Grenledge Manor all her life, twelve-year-old Rosalie longs to travel the world or at least go to London more than once a year. But when she finally leaves England for a trip to colonial Hong Kong with her father, she meets and befriends Maximilian Walker, a street urchin who's on the run from a troubled past. The two become fast friends, but they are torn away from each other by cruel fate. Soon, they learn that more than an ocean voyage has drawn them together--it's also their intertwined family histories. Neither of their backgrounds is what they appear.Will Rosalie ever meet Maximilian again--or her future husband? And what happens if the two are one and the same?Content warning: This story contains themes of child abuse, racism, implied sexual harassment, and mentions of drug use.This story is now available on YONDER, your next-generation readingapp from the Wattpad family.Join me on YONDER today! Find it now in your app store.2021 WATTYS WINNER1ST PLACE WINNER OF WALK BY FAITH AWARDS 2021Check out the lovely trailer made by @kirstyt97…

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Sequel to For The Record, but can be read as a standalone!Releasing on Amazon, Kobo, and Apple Books July 31, 2022If you want to get an early review copy before it releases, click the link in my bio :)He's a burnt-out pop star. She's his worst critic.Ryder Black fears he may be a one-hit wonder after releasing a string of failed singles to follow up his chart-topping debut album. Rocked by a jaw-dropping scandal, he decides to go off the grid to El Nido, Philippines, and get some songwriting done. Too bad his deserted island isn't as deserted as he'd like...By day, Isla Romero writes celebrity fluff pieces. By night, she dreams of writing serious music journalism. When her editor gives her a story to write if she wants to get her dream job, she accepts. Her assignment? Write a bombshell piece about a celebrity, which means following Ryder Black to her parents' hometown and prying his secrets out of him... even if it costs Isla her heart.…

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FULL BOOK AVAILABLE ON AMAZON! *CLICK LINK IN BIO TO PURCHASE*He's her ex-boyfriend's boss. She's a too-attractive liability.When publicist Skye Holland's ex sings a song about her on America's Got Talent, the black sheep in a family of movie stars is launched into internet notoriety. After receiving an ultimatum-work with her ex to promote his new album or be fired-she meets Leo Perez, record exec at Volume Records... and her ex-boyfriend's new boss.Leo Perez isn't looking for love. He doesn't have time for his family, let alone dating, not to mention someone seems to be sabotaging Volume Records. But when he runs into Skye Holland, he can't help but be drawn to her.Too bad their relationship isn't exactly appropriate for the workplace: it's riddled with ghosts of relationships past, office politics, and tabloid gossip. Can this couple make it, or will they be forced to face the music?…

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HONESTLY... is a blog of sorts. I will comment on social issues, trends, cultural works, and more, from a conservative/Christian lens. Rants. Raves. Mostly rants. Whenever I feel strongly about a topic, I may write about it. Upcoming topics: romance novels, the sexual revolution, submission, and gender ideology.Trolls will be blocked.…

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Rated R for ViolencePrescription: marriage.Dose: one per lifetime until death do us part, perhaps more if the patient is very picky, rich, famous, or otherwise entitled.Prescribed by: society, your mother, your future mother-in-law, every cousin and sorority sister who asks you to be her bridesmaid, the government, the leaders of organized religion, and life insurance companies. Many people report experiencing: boredom, routine, monotony, fits of jealous rage, secret-keeping, childbearing, child-rearing, thinning hair, and weight gain. In some extreme cases the side effects may include: lying, stealing, adultery, inappropriate use of a clothing iron, car chases, explosions, and murder.…

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THE PRINCEDECLAN LOCKWOOD has a lot to prove to his father when he storms the ancient city of Milona in order to access a long-buried treasure: a key that will grant immense power to whoever wields it. And he gets a lot more than he bargained for when the key turns out to be not a thing but a person...THE PRIESTESSNADIA SANCTA has always been told one thing from the day she was born: no one can ever draw her blood. Her skin must never be cut, for it will bring immense ruin of unknown proportions. But when a prince invades her temple, she must defend herself, and in doing so, becomes bound to him forever.…

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• LIFESTYLE • FASHION • TRENDS • OUTFITS • ROUTINES • MORE GIRLY STUFF THAT I'M INTO •Welcome to my blog!…

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Controversial and not-so controversial topics for my fellow Christians to comment on. Tell me your opinions but please keep things respectful! Disrespectful commenters will have their comments deleted.…

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NATASHA BLACKMORE is terrified and elated. Not only does she have newborns to deal with and friends to worry about, but she also has to keep her throne away from power-hungry courtiers. Fortunately, she has help from her husband...CONNOR WHITE thought life was settled when he married the queen two years ago. Now he's learning that life is just getting started, and when his cousin asks him for an heir to the White family estate, he has no idea what to do...VICTORIA RUTHERFORD has just gotten engaged. Unfortunately, she's also just lost her brother. As she is forced to navigate her romantic and familial relationships, will she finally learn what love really is?…

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1898, HONG KONG. ELIZABETH LEE: Born in Hong Kong as the only daughter of an extremely wealthy man and his concubine, Elizabeth is disposable. A pawn to be bought, sold, and traded - specifically, for the drug, opium, the business in which her father has made a fortune. Now, to cement their ties to power, she must marry... WILLIAM FAIRFAX: Always in search of adventure, his next great escapade will be to marry and move to Britain's newest colony: Hong Kong, where his father will become governor. The fourth son to an elite British family, he has just been bartered away - for a lifetime's supply of a ridiculously expensive luxury good, tea.But more than tea begins to brew as they try to uncover the shady business deals between both of their families and possibly find love...CONTAINS: DRUG USE AND RACISM. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!3RD PLACD IN THE GLOSSY AWARDS {#421 in HISTORICAL FICTION ON 4/7/2019}[#2 in #19thCentury][#1 in #WattMulticultural][#4 in #asiansinlit]…

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"Absence diminishes minor passions and inflames great ones, as the wind douses a candle and fans a fire." -La Rochefoucauld-LEONARDO DICAPRIO's every relationship has been a lie. He signs contracts to give models publicity and himself some company, but at the heart of it... there is no heart. At least, until he re-encounters an old friend and current it's-complicated, his former Titanic co-star. KATE WINSLET's every relationship has been a trainwreck. Her oldest friend in the industry has become a womanizing jerk that she doesn't even recognize, and now she's being roped into signing a contract for a fake relationship with him, because of the fame it will bring her new movie. Now, they must confront an age-old question: Does an old flame ever die?…

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST MEETS JANE EYRELenore Abrahams: Forced into a betrothal with the cruellest of men due to her family's poverty. One desperate night, she does the unthinkable and strikes up a bargain with a wolf: she will live with him as his bride for the space of one year... if he pays off her father's debts and frees her of her abusive fiancé. Everett Dunstan: Once a man, now a wolf. Every night he transforms into a beast and howls at the moon, caged in the skin of an animal and made to guard a treasure that can only be given to the pure of heart... And though he keeps a close watch over it, he is far from worthy. But when he meets someone who is, he seizes the chance to break the curse that binds him to his wolf form. Will these two trapped souls be each other's salvation... or undoing?…

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COVER BY @luxiferaseA queen of blood. A king of thorns. A guard of hearts. -"You are mine," he said again, instead, "in every way. Mine to kill, mine to bed, mine to marry.""Am I yours to love?"-Fifteen years ago, the Queen of Mordana was engaged to the Lord of Hartfall in a match that would have strengthened both their families. But then, the Mordanians' worst enemy attacked. In order to escape, the Queen needed to be thought dead. So, the Lord of Hartfall's sister was killed in the queen's place.In the years since, they have both sought vengeance: her against the nation that invaded her country, and him against the queen who took his sister's life. But will they get the revenge they want... or the love they need?{#189 IN FANTASY ON 6/14/2019}3RD PLACE IN DRAGON FIRE AWARDS…

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Lambrose Cinderella AU:RIKKARD AMBROSE is the prince of Battlewood. His mother, the queen, wants him to marry and produce heirs, but all he wants to produce is profit. Starting with a company, for which he requires a secretary. However, none of the royal attendants will meet his high standards for employment, so now there will be a job interview - which is actually a ball, a fact that everyone knows except him... LILLY LINTON does not want to be a wife-she wants to get a job! But when her aunt hears of the gala for all young maidens of Battlewood to attend, all the Linton sisters are sent packing to go to the dance. When Lilly arrives, she manages to catch the prince's attention... but not as a marriage prospect, as his secretary.…