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  • The Lament Of House Saul • House Of David • by houseofolives
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    In the time of Judges when men turned their backs against Elohim, their hearts sought a king to rule them instead, just as other nations had done. Their shouts were answered when the prophet Samuel anointed Saul, a Benjaminite to be their king and rule over them. King Saul fathered many children during his reign. Of all his children, he favored Prince Jonathan but Princess Macaiah he called his own. When pride consumes him, it is his children who carry the curse of House Saul and they would have to survive the madness that consumed the first King.
  • Rebirth of the Phoenix by Vanilatte733
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    [Getting 1.6 million views on the Indonesian version] Published every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday 8:00 AM GMT+8 Mei Li Yue, a twenty-one-year-old assassin from the modern world, falls into an old well during a mission that sends her into the past. She wakes up at the edge of a steep cliff beside Zhang Li Yue, the Empress of the Feng Empire, who has just been killed by Xi Liu Ri, the Chief Consort of the imperial harem. Shocked to find herself on a dangerous cliff, Mei Li Yue is even more startled to discover that the lifeless Empress lying beside her has the exact same face as hers. Mei Li Yue quickly realizes she has travelled to the past. The woman's elaborate ancient clothing, the dense forest of towering trees with exposed roots, and the presence of an important-looking corpse all tell her that she is no longer in her own time. When she encounters the Empress's spirit, Mei Li Yue is asked to take her place as the Empress of the Feng Empire and avenge her death as well as the death of her younger sibling. Filled with fury after hearing Zhang Li Yue's story, Mei Li Yue vows to take revenge not only on the ones who murdered the Empress and her sister, but also on the people who once humiliated her. She is angered as well by the Emperor, Feng Wu Lan, who ignored the injustice suffered by his own Empress despite knowing everything. How will Mei Li Yue's journey unfold as she takes the Empress's identity and seeks vengeance for Zhang Li Yue and her sister? And what awaits her when she finally crosses paths with the ruler of the Feng Empire?
  • The British Iowa(Male Battleship x Azur Lane) by Jerzeyboy95
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    BB-66. Does that hull number mean anything to you? In our world It belonged to the uncompleted ship of the USS Kentucky. Used as a spare parts hulk for his sisterships and most famously having his bow cut off to replace USS Wisconsin's damaged one. And then 1958 rolled in and was broken up and scraped in this timeline. But what IF in a mirror reality, what if USS Kentucky's life didn't end there? What if he was purchased by the Royal Navy at the last minute and made into the last continuously active "BBNG" battleship in the world. This is the adventures of The one and only Successful Nuclear Guided Missile Battleship in the Royal Navy and the world, Battleship HMS Goldenrod.
  • Amal and the Shapeshifters by TodNewman
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    In the third century, when Rome's reach ended and Persia's began, three men rode east toward something that had learned to wear human faces. Amal could see through them - barely. That was the problem. A prequel to "The Halls of the Shadow King" series. Seven parts. Historical fiction with deep supernatural roots. If you've read the novels, this takes you back to where the training began. If you haven't, start here. Updates every two weeks.
  • Echoes Of Return  by mariaeyison
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    Amara Cole never believed in "home." So when she travels to Ghana for the Year of Return, it's not for healing-it's just a trip. But Ghana has other plans. From the moment she arrives, nothing feels normal. The air feels heavier. The ground feels familiar. And the dreams... feel too real. When she meets Kofi, a guarded yet deeply rooted Ghanaian man, her journey takes an unexpected turn. As he introduces her to the culture, history, and hidden truths of the land, their connection grows-but so does the mystery surrounding her past. A visit to Cape Coast Castle changes everything. Visions. Voices. Memories that aren't hers. And a truth buried in history: Her bloodline carries both pain... and guilt. Torn between love, identity, and a past she never asked for, Amara must confront a question that will change her life forever: Can you truly belong to a place... when its history lives inside you?
  • Love Pentagon: Quantum Travel by Beta_Bob
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    The continuation of The Love Pentagon as Trump ends up in a stange period of time.
  • The Experiment of Love (ONC 26) by Keiyo17
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    Edwin Rowe has lost everything - his family, his future, and his sense of purpose. On the night of his father's funeral, he is visited by a black cat who speaks, eats like royalty and guides him to a ruin. There, an ancient artifact awakens and speaks his name. It offers him a choice - one that could decide the fate of more than just his world. ONC 2026 (Keep in mind, this piece of writing is my very first and serves as a learning lesson to me. There would be times that the words of the chapters change multiple times over the course of the entire 12 weeks period because of the same reasons.)
  • Sadiyon se pare (Sadiyaan prequel) by Avanivrinda
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    Pratap Singh Sisodia : Prince and later King of Mewar. Known for his bravery and his efforts to unite the Rajputs against foreign invasions. He is also a happy go lucky person who loves his mother, father and the girl he has been friends with since he was a child with all his heart. Ajabde Panwar : Daughter of Jagirdar of Mewar a smart and sweet girl who has a tumultuous childhood but tries to find happiness around her. Favourite of Rani Jaiwanta Bai , Pratap's mother and his closest friend.
  • The Dark Mile Journals by MelissaHallman
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    I am Sorcha of the Winter Court. I have been writing since 950 AD. These are those journals. What begins as exile ends as witness. I arrived at a dark stretch of Highland forest in 950 AD with nothing I intended to keep and everything I intended to leave behind. I built a cottage. I watched kingdoms rise and erase everything that came before them. I wrote it down. This is not a history. History is written by the people who won. This is what I saw from the treeline while they were busy winning. Over a thousand years of Highland Scotland told through one voice - the cold, the particular, the precise. Love arrived slowly and without my permission. Loss arrived the same way. Power rewrote itself in every century and called it progress. I noted all of it. I am still writing. These journals begin in 950 AD. They have not ended yet. The Dark Mile Journals is a serialized fantasy told entirely through first person journal entries. New chapters published regularly. Suitable for readers who like their history sharp, their magic older than the stones, and their narrators unreliable only in the ways that matter.
  • The Irony of Olive Trees by ffionlaurent_prose
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    Gianna Rossi tends her family's olive grove in northern Italy, sending letters across the miles to Amerigo Conti, a young soldier newly drafted, full of pride and hope. Their correspondence grows from friendship to something deeper, each letter carrying their fears, their dreams, and the fragile intimacy of life in uncertain times. As war spreads across the countryside, the beauty of the Italian landscape stands in stark contrast to the dangers closing in. Letters arrive late, letters go unanswered, and both must navigate the distance between them and the secrets that war demands they keep. In a world of silence and small gestures, how much can love endure when the truth is never quite within reach? ///New Chapters Posted Weekly - Mondays at 2PM UTC///
  • Abandoned Heart by khalila_w
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    She was meant for the convent. He was meant for war. Instead, fate gave them each other. England, 1480s. Lady Isabelle Crawford was never meant to become the center of a political storm. Born a noble daughter and once destined for the quiet life of the convent, her future is violently rewritten when Henry Leighton, Earl of Bolton-a man bound to secrets, danger, and the fragile rise of the Tudor cause-claims her as his wife. Their marriage begins as duty. A necessary alliance. A bargain made in a kingdom where loyalty can cost blood. But what begins in obligation slowly becomes something far more dangerous: love. As rebellion rises, old loyalties fracture, and England trembles beneath the weight of a new crown, Isabelle finds herself caught between the man she has grown to love and the brutal world that keeps trying to tear them apart. Then the past returns. A woman from Henry's hidden life. Old betrayals. Court whispers. And secrets buried since the days of Richard III. In a world of ambition, war, and treason, Henry and Isabelle must decide whether love can survive the truth-or whether some ghosts were never meant to stay buried. A Tudor historical romance filled with longing, political intrigue, slow-burn passion, betrayal, war, and a love powerful enough to survive the fall of kings.
  • ENCHANTED- BY LOVE (completed) by SANAMIKA_WRITES
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    *** Reviews below 👇 *** The story of king Adinath, a righteous king known for his anger, and Queen Vaishnavi, an innocent girl whose horoscope got her married to the King of the Nine Kingdoms. This is the kind of book that can make you smile and relax after a bad day and fill your heart with happiness and love!!! There are moments that will make you laugh, moments that will you make you think, moments that will make you feel good, but mostly moments that will put a smile on your face :) Step into the beautiful world of Royal love yourself or look at some of the comments from our readers below for a quick sneak-peak "From "I cannot understand your silence" to "Silence can speak too" 💗💗💗" "Made my heart melt😭💗" "THE STORY IS SO DIFFERENT AND AMAZING especially the bickerings btw second couple and I've no words to describe how beautiful the king and the queen's bond is ❤️" "The way you portray the emotions and feelings, makes this story too surreal" "Aww this was so beautiful that I teared up a little please😭💗🦋✨💫🌸" "This is the most beautiful and elegant way to describe romance" "This book has the most heart touching man I have ever read" "Omg finallyy😭💗✨ the line tho- oh my heart😭❤" "Who confesses oh so casually 😫" "This is getting close to my heart" "This is so cute 😍🌸" "I could not help but smile" "I read it at one go ....it's really interesting n beautifully written" "This book is my therapy ❤️" So ready to step in for the ride? Note: Updates every Friday at 4:00 PM IST
  • The Duke's Reincarnated Daughter by astralaube
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    I died and woke up as Cryselle Argentum, a princess whose fate I already knew too well. This world was not unfamiliar to me. It was the setting of a novel I had once read, a tragic story where a neglected child grows into a misunderstood scholar and meets her end at the hands of her own father. Knowing that future, I resolved to survive by doing the opposite of what the story demanded. I would stay quiet, stay small, and stay out of sight. But the world did not allow me to remain unseen. I met Silas Argentum, my father, far earlier than I was ever meant to, and every interaction felt like walking on thin ice. Was he dangerous? Yes. Was he cruel? Perhaps. But he was also attentive in ways the novel never described. So tell me, if fate has already been written, what happens when the person meant to die decides to rewrite the story herself?
  • The Crown Between Us: Duty Vs Love by thej3lyfish
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    Princess Chitrangadha Singh of Mewar was born into a world of palaces, traditions, and expectations. Varnika Chundawat was born close enough to stand beside her... but never close enough to truly belong there. Raised together within the royal palace, what begins as childhood attachment slowly turns into something far more dangerous. Hidden glances become jealousy. Loyalty becomes longing. And the line between princess and companion begins to blur in ways neither of them can control. But in a kingdom where duty matters more than desire, some feelings are not meant to survive. A slow-burn royal romance filled with forbidden love, palace secrets, family expectations, heartbreak, and the kind of devotion that refuses to disappear. NOTE : Inspired by the beautiful Thai series The Loyal Pin, this story is my own Indian historical reimagining set in the royal palaces of Mewar. All credit for the original concept and emotional inspiration goes to the creators of The Loyal Pin, whose story inspired me deeply enough to imagine a version rooted in Indian royalty, traditions, and history.
  • Naga's Bride | Sinhala Bl  by nevara___
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    දේවාත්මයක් සමග පෙමින් බැදී ආදරණිය නාගාත්මයක් ........ අතීතයත් වර්තමානයත් අතර දෝලනය වන මනුස්ස ආත්මයක්.....
  • Reckoning // Kingdom by Ari_yollo
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    In legend, there are deities. Gods. Monsters and protectors. When the heavens cursed the nation with an epidemic of the undead these legends are doomed to be forgotten. But, legends are mere stories. They are not real. Right?
  • Reborn as Napoleon: Turned War Into Science by AlanHuang3
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    A cunning, slightly unhinged science nerd reincarnates into the body of Napoleon Bonaparte after his death. Using modern knowledge, he turns war, economy, and power into systems he can calculate and control. While nations fight for land, he quietly reshapes the world-until everything runs by his rules.
  • A Sword Through the Soul by royalpakhuongte
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    "For a long time, I kept these things within me..." At the end of her life, with the last of the apostles gone, Mary-the mother of Jesus-gathers those closest to her and begins to speak. This is not the story as it has often been told. It is the story as she remembers it. From the quiet hills of Nazareth to the shadow of the cross, Mary recounts a life shaped by promise, confusion, love, and surrender. Chosen, yet uncertain. Favored, yet burdened. A mother who held what she did not fully understand-and learned, slowly, to let go. Rooted in the Gospel accounts and enriched with historical texture, A Sword Through the Soul is a reflective narrative that enters the silences of Scripture to explore the cost of obedience, the depth of a mother's love, and the mystery of a Son who belonged both to her-and to the world.
  • A Heart's Disobedience by internalmargins
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    The first duty of a lady was to learn how to obey. Cecilia Faye Lansbury knew this. She knew that her her place in the world was to smile, learn how to be a housewife and to marry the man that her mother approves of. Not what she approved of. When she gets to know Theodore Walter Reeves, he sparks her heart with the desire for freedom. But he was a groom that worked in her family's estate and she was English woman of the upper-class late 18th century. Her obedience starts to falter. When her mother suddenly arranges her to a suitor, she is caught between the crossfire of her duties and desire in a world dominated by class, duties and wealth. Cecilia must make a decision that would truly influence what her future will look like. And whether if her heart will be obedient or break free. Copyright © 2026 Loraine Elle Destry. All rights reserved. I do not allow any replications of my work unless it is only brief quotations for book reviews and recommendations.
  • The Little Toymaker by jordyputty
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    Young Heloise Winchester, takes over toy making for her father to provide while teaching her little brother all by herself, earning money by continuing to illegally sell dolls in a toy shop by pretending her father is still living. Lionel Lindenhurst, the future Duke, is presented with two toys from a certain toymaker to gift as party favors for an event he has coming up. He agrees on this craftsman, and when he goes to buy more at the shop, he notices it's not a man, but a young girl carrying a box of dolls with a little boy in tow. While entering into a business agreement, the two must navigate friendship, class disparities, secrets, and growing feelings. **UPDATES WEEKLY**