- Clay's Cottage (Book 1) Complete
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[COMPLETE] Seeking inspiration for her next historical romance novel, Tilly Fletcher visits a mysterious 19th century Tasmanian cottage, abandoned suddenly over a century ago by a sad and lonely recluse. As Tilly steps through the still and silent house, untouched and fully furnished after all these years, the impossible happens to her. Dazed and confused, she struggles to comprehend that she is no longer in 2019, but suddenly standing inside the cottage in 1869 - and is caught by the aforementioned recluse, Nicholas Clay. While Tilly faces the obstacles preventing her from going back home, she also has to adjust to the sudden change of living in the 19th century. But it's not long before Tilly starts to enjoy the new life she's started for herself, and has doubts about returning to the life she's known for twenty-eight years - especially if it means leaving behind the man she is unexpectedly falling for. [Word Count: ~70,000+ words] The @HistoricalFiction Award 2022 "Top 25" The @HistoricalFiction Award 2022 "Stories Worth Mentioning" * This is the draft version of Clay's Cottage which you can read on Wattpad for free. * The final, edited and extended version of Clay's Cottage is available to purchase as an eBook or paperback on Amazon (https://amzn.to/3IUzsLR) or Kobo (https://www.kobo.com/ebook/clay-s-cottage). - Footprints At Dawn (Book 2) Complete
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- Votes 3,282
- Parts 35
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[COMPLETE] After returning from 1869, Tilly Fletcher is determined to keep her time-travelling a secret from her friends and family. She attempts to put the past behind her and move on from the life and the man she left behind, but that proves difficult when she finds letters written in her journal from Nicholas. Tilly is loving the small connection to him, until she reads one disturbing letter, forcing her to desperately seek out more information. During this search, she discovers a shocking Clay family secret, one she believes shouldn't have stayed a secret. Torn between returning to the past or staying in the present, Tilly must decide if Nicholas deserves to know the truth, or accept history has already been written and move on. - [Word Count: 82,000 words] Note: If you haven't already, please read Clay's Cottage (Book 1) before reading Footprints At Dawn (Book 2). - Plunder (The Pirate King Series, Book 1)Wattpad Original Complete
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He just wants her booty, but she'll end up stealing his heart. ***** After pirates kidnap seventeen-year-old Ana in a case of mistaken identity, the orphaned housemaid prepares for the worst. Instead, between a shipwreck, mutiny, and her growing feelings for her captor -- the dashing Pirate King of the Caribbean, Alestair Kincade -- Ana soon realizes the secret she keeps is far from the most dangerous part of her new life. But playing the wholesome daughter of a Spanish admiral among rag-tag buccaneers isn't easy either, and to avoid both discovery and the gallows she'll have to learn to rely on more than just her wits and her charm. But is Alestair Kincade really on her side? Or will his protection and his love both disappear the moment he learns the truth? Book Two of The Pirate King Series is called SCUTTLE (formerly The Reluctant Pirate Queen) [Now an audiobook from Hachette, Powered by Wattpad] [word count: 90,000-100,000 words] PLUNDER (Book One in The Pirate King Series) © 2014 by R.S. Kovach. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced without the author's written permission. Cover designed by Ren T - Strings of Subversion (Rhineland Musik Underground Book 1) Complete
- Reads 15,836
- Votes 119
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A black female musician reluctantly joins the banned jazz underground to provide for her young niece and nephew in 1935 Nazi Germany, a decision that puts her on a collision course with a handsome and mysterious journalist whose job is to find bastard children for experimentation. - Goodbye to the Knight✔️ Complete
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[COMPLETED] "We lock eyes and even at this distance I see the fire burning within, his power radiating outwards sending fear into the hearts of those opposing him. His jaw is taut but his motions are as fluid as a cat playing with its prey. The scarred knight is very much alive." The year is 1350. The Middle Ages. Novella, a young women, flees her castle home to escape an arranged marriage. To keep her freedom, Ell is forced to go undercover as a male and take on the plague infected land. Killian, a knight scarred from battles in France, is returning home at last. He never expected to come across a rather strange pair of stable hands journeying across the countryside, but who would? A chance encounter brings these two together. Will Novella manage to keep her identity hidden, or will Killian discover the truth? Gather your swords and dive into a novel filled with adventure, action, and of course, romance! Highest Rankings: 06/05/21 - #1 in Historical Fiction! 13/10/21 - #2 in Historicalromance - Epiphany | 1917 Complete
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Dear the family of Lance Corporal Blake... - When Robins Appear (Book 3) Ongoing
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Book Three in The Cottage Series. - Note: If you haven't already, please read Clay's Cottage (Book 1) and Footprints At Dawn (Book 2) before reading When Robins Appear (Book 3). - Nomvula Complete
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- Parts 63
- Time 6h 58m
A pacifist with a war god trapped in her bones must decide between stirring her demons or watching her allies and enemies unite against her. ***** When Queen Nomvula finds herself threatened by a reckless prince, she's cornered into navigating a battle that will devastate the region, and her clan, should it escalate. Worse, someone knows about her deadly secret, and where its bloody trail eventually ends. Staying ahead of her enemies means risking her land, her values, and even her children, all while keeping the war god inside her from takings matters into its own hands. - The Fearless Princess (Forgotten Royals) Complete
- Reads 4,209
- Votes 403
- Parts 33
- Time 4h 48m
The namesake of a murderous queen, Princess Isabella is torn between running from the bloody legacy or following the path of a woman who fought all the rules. Devoted to her family, Isabella's father arranges her marriage to a young man far from her home. Though she wants to help her father's ambitions, she knows this is the wrong choice for her. After defying her family, Isabella decides she would rather remain alone for the rest of her life. Then an enemy is thrown into her life and she makes a decision that could destroy everything for her. But like her family, Isabella never fights a war that she won't win. - Training the Marquess Complete
- Reads 1,430
- Votes 53
- Parts 7
- Time 36m
Vixens, trollops, and hussies abound in this collection of stories about the bad girls of the Regency, Rebellious and wild,they're not content to play piano forte and attend Almack balls. They want to play by their own rules in male dominated Regency England. Meet the bad girls of the Regency. Book 1 of the Bad Girls of the Regency Series The Marchioness of Coltfield has to find a husband in thirty days. She sets her sights on Heath Manville. She needs to train him to be a proper Marquess. She is determined to hold the power in the arrangement ,but Heath has other ideas. Thank you for the support of this story. I have decided to publish it on Amazon. If you like it, you can read the rest on Amazon. If you do, please leave an honest review/ rating. It helps Indie authors. - Courtesan of War Complete
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- Votes 11,911
- Parts 33
- Time 10h 9m
A 19th century London courtesan agrees to a phony courtship with a navy captain and finds herself negotiating uncharted territory outside the boudoir. ***** The year is eighteen-thirteen. The place is London. Mistress Rosalind Hayes is a courtesan, raised in an orphan asylum and later tutored by one of the most respected courtesans of the time. Now, Rose caters to the whims of lusty nobles and businessmen, and she is determined to maintain her sovereignty. When Rose meets the Thompson siblings; Jules, a navy captain, and Alice, his spirited younger sister, the trio form an easy kinship. Rose learns they have recently lost their mother to smallpox, and she is persuaded by the siblings to pose as Jules's love interest in an attempt to bring their grief-stricken father out of a terrible depression. As luck would have it, Rose's genial manner helps to free the older man from his melancholy, but she also begins to feel things for the captain that threaten to topple her empire. CONTENT DISCLAIMER: Be prepared for a few mature scenes. This is a story about a courtesan, after all. Those with delicate sensibilities may want to keep a fainting couch nearby. COPYRIGHT NOTICE: This work is owned by the author. Please do not attempt to plagiarize or your reputation could end in ruins. IN OTHER WORDS: If you find this story on any online platform other than WATTPAD, I did not allow this. You may also be exposing yourself to malware. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe form, do it here on WATTPAD. COVER DESIGN: by @arpeggio- - An Impossible DeceptionWattpad Original Complete
- Reads 1,502,641
- Votes 42,730
- Parts 35
- Time 7h 35m
FOR FANS OF BRIDGERTON. To save her family's reputation, Isabella must impersonate her twin sister to deceive her sister's husband in a scheme that depends on her not falling for him. ****** Identical twins Isabella and Arabella Garvey have nothing in common except their looks: where Arabella is a confident socialite, Isabella hides from society, ruined by scandal. But when Arabella runs away with a secret lover to escape her loveless marriage, Isabella must impersonate her sister in order to save her family's reputation. The only problem? In order to outfox Arabella's cruel and clever husband, Isabella must start living with him, and it doesn't take long for her to discover a passionate and respectful man under his icy exterior. But is she willing to destroy her sister's reputation in order to be with the man she loves? [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] - The May Queen (Forgotten Royals) Ongoing
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Joan Beaufort will never be anything other than a May Queen. Her family is royal, but not. Because of its scandalous origins, the Beaufort family is barred from the crown. Joan doesn't expect more than a life of an ordinary English lady. Then she met him. James, the captive king. Imprisoned since he was a child, he has nothing to offer her but his love. Even though their relationship is impossible, Joan finds herself falling for the poetic young man. She becomes determined to do whatever it takes to free him. - Buried RosesWattpad Original Complete
- Reads 40,186
- Votes 2,052
- Parts 36
- Time 6h 11m
Grace, the illegitimate daughter of Edward IV, finds her life turned upside down when he dies and her family flees into sanctuary when her uncle takes power. Torn between family loyalties and her need for love and stability, Grace struggles to survive a dangerous world. A historical fiction story set during the War of the Roses. One fateful night, a young woman flees with her family to take sanctuary in the church. The illegitimate daughter of the late king, Grace, is told her uncle Richard has stolen her half-brother, the new king and is seizing power. Her stepmother, Elizabeth Woodville, takes her children and Grace into sanctuary and begins recruiting others to take down Richard. Young Grace is sent on a mission and meets her uncle. His kindness makes her doubt that he is as bad as her stepmother claims. But she sticks to her loyalty to her family even as everything falls apart. Elizabeth's plan fails, Grace's half-brother is taken by force out of sanctuary, and Richard reveals Elizabeth was never legally married to Grace's father, making Richard the king. Elizabeth refuses to leave sanctuary, keeping Grace and her half-sisters trapped as rumors grow about the disappearance of the girls' brothers. The only bright spot of Grace's life is meeting with a messenger, a young man who is the first person to see this forgotten king's daughter. As much as she wants to leave, her loyalty keeps her buried alive. Shortlisted in the Open Novella Contest 2020 Shortlisted in the Wattys 2021 and Wattys 2022 - The Duke's Wild Passion Complete
- Reads 20,849
- Votes 131
- Parts 2
- Time 13m
Penelope is a beautiful half Gypsy, half English woman living in 19th century England .She survived a difficult childhood through her spunk and determination, and by dreaming she is a Princess living in a castle. One day, she really does meet her storybook Prince, Dane Villiers After they share a night of passion, he disappears from her life. Fate brings them together again. Can Penelope fight to make her fairytale come true? I have decided to follow my dream of self publishing my stories on Amazon. The Duke's Wild Passion is available on Kindle and KIndle Unlimited. Therefore, I can only keep 8 pages on Wattpad. I thank everyone for their support of this story. I hope you will decide to support me in my writing career, and follow me on Amazon. I am writing under the pen name of Dawn Mallory on Amazon - Florence and Mr. Belmont Ongoing
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- Time 1h 36m
Florence Alberton, expected to marry the esteemed Lord Mackelbury, finds her world turned upside down when she encounters Olivier Belmont, a mysterious stranger whose past shadows his every step. As their paths intertwine, Florence is torn between duty and desire, struggling to navigate the constraints of her engagement and the undeniable pull she feels towards Olivier. - The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones (Wattpad Books Edition)Wattpad Original Complete
- Reads 61,202
- Votes 1,239
- Parts 29
- Time 6h 16m
WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. There are some friends you never forget. It's the summer of 1955. For Ethan Harper, a biracial kid raised mostly by his white father, race has always been a distant conversation. When he's sent to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle in small-town Alabama, his blackness is suddenly front and center, and no one is shy about making it known he's not welcome there. Enter Juniper Jones. The town's resident oddball and free spirit, she's everything the townspeople aren't-open, kind, and accepting. Armed with two bikes and an unlimited supply of root beer floats, Ethan and Juniper set out to find their place in a town that's bent on rejecting them. As Ethan is confronted for the first time by what it means to be black in America, Juniper tries to help him see the beauty in even the ugliest reality, and that even the darkest days can give rise to an invincible summer . . . - The Blue Hour Ongoing
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- Time 9h 52m
Inspired by true events, 'The Blue Hour' is a story of political intrigue and doomed love set in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire during the summer of 1876. All Prince Hamid and the Belgian glove-maker, Flora Cordier, want is to pursue their forbidden love. But how can they amid backroom dealings, deadly conspiracies, and when an ominous prophecy seals Hamid's fate as the saviour of the Empire? ***** It's the summer of 1876, and rebellion, corruption, famine, and the impending threat of war plague the Ottoman Empire. As European powers circle like vultures for spoils, the century-old dynasty fears Allah has abandoned it. Presiding over the decline is the deranged Sultan Abdulaziz. A prophecy emerges that Hamid, second heir to the throne, will ascend to sultan-hood by summer's end. Fearing for his life and haunted by an inner darkness, he flees the palace. Meanwhile, Hamid's step-mother Peresto, and his enigmatic tutor, Reshid, conspire to fulfil the prophecy by betraying the Sultan and Hamid's step-brother, Crown Prince Murad. Intoxicated by love and freedom, Hamid pursues a secret affair with Flora Cordier, about to marry a man she does not love to escape her past. Over a few passionate summer months, they fight for their forbidden love to become the persons they dream of being, in defiance of society and of the powerful forces of history that conspire to drive them apart. Intimate and intensely atmospheric, 'The Blue Hour' encapsulates eternal themes of love, power, and the struggle for freedom. Blending the epic romance of 'Doctor Zhivago' with the rich historical detail and political intrigue of a Jason Goodwin novel, it is entertaining and vividly immersive, with deep emotional resonance. COMPLETED. Scheduled updates every Tuesday and Friday.
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