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Elaire has spent her life seeking an approval she'll never earn. When one of the Moontouched elves must be sent as tithe to their fiercest enemies, Elaire is chosen as sacrificial bride... and as shadowed assassin. But where the stories of paint her husband as a scaled monster, Elaire struggles to justify the murder of the man who both exceeds and falls short of rumor. Bound by honor and at the mercy of his family, Prince Aramil reluctantly accepts a betrothal he knows will end in misery. While his intended is not the unfeeling creature he expected, he is certain the frail and unsightly half-breed will never survive the harshness of his homeland, much less a life among enemies, no matter how determined her spirit. Brought together by duty and secrets, caught between unforgiving worlds, Elaire and Aramil must find more than common ground if they mean to survive.…

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Heir and a spare...Jacob Thornton-Spencer never intended to inherit his father's estate-one rarely does when they're the half-disowned second son of a particularly ill-tempered duke-but when his father and his brother drop dead in the middle of a wedding, Jacob finds himself sole heir...and sole suspect. Fortunately, he has an alibi. Unfortunately, confessing the truth would mean the one sentence he's been aiming to avoid: marriage. A Corinthian woman...Eleanor Fane is an accomplished woman, to say the very least. Well-read, well-spoken, and far too proficient in shooting, riding, and wit to be considered any diamond of the first water. Her greatest accomplishment yet? Avoiding the oppressive shackles of the marriage market. She never dreamed that attending her cousin's wedding would threaten matrimony. Much less threaten her very life.Finding a husband is a serious business after all.…

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They would sing his name for generations: the man who conquered the continent.Undefeated in battle, Andar of Tyr stands on the precipice of uniting the world under his flag. The songs forget the shadowy truths and the crushed opposition that built the foundations of his empire. Educated and impulsive, brutal and loved, Andar fights to keep his conquests and his legacy. Yalira dao Eheia, High Priestess of the temple-city Antalis, is the youngest chosen by the goddess of truth. Gifted with visions of the future and the uncanny ability to sense lies, she alone fights to oppose the most powerful man in the world. Surrounded by jealous queens and conniving politicos, even goddess-blessed Yalira must challenge him the only way permitted: she must play his game better than anyone.Trapped in the heart of his empire, stolen as his ninth-wife, Yalira uncovers dark secrets in the battle to overthrow a tyrant. Behind each twisted truth live vipers and wolves, hungry to consume the world.…

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To break his family's curse, Faolan mac Domnall seeks to marry the beautiful Saoirse, princess of Mide. Spirited and outspoken, the wild Saoirse wants nothing more than to escape the life that's been decided for her. Determined to outmaneuver a twist of fate and win her hand, Faolan searches between worlds to find the mysterious dreamweaver's daughter.Cursed, Siofra has lived as an outcast of both the human and faerie worlds. With only her magical weaving as company, she finds herself tempted by the promise of companionship. Despite the risks, she agrees to help the steadfast Faolan - even if it means he will someday leave her.When curses threaten to unravel their destinies, all three will need everything they have to survive: courage, cleverness, and something stronger than even faerie magic.…

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On a wild, helpless whim, Kate Bishop returns to sunny Los Angeles to find the comfort and security her life has recently lacked. A mysterious attack in Chicago has left her with literal and figurative bruises...and enough nostalgia for normal to accept her friend's offer of working part-time at her catering company. Between helping at glamorous weddings and high-society dinners, a horrible blind date and a frankly bizarre menu proposal sends her spiraling into a dark, secret world that promises the danger she'd hoped to leave behind.❖❖❖Written for #ONC2022 and #NONC2022, a community-run novella festival operating in parallel with Wattpad's 2022 Open Novella Contest. Inspired by prompts 76+20…

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Formerly the first draft of BRIARHEART…

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Stat! Sarcoidosis! It's never lupus...From television to movies to short stories, medicine makes for great drama. The struggle between life and death, the Latin-touched jargon, the puzzles! Don't forget the tension between the cat-vs-dog personas of nurses and doctors! But where's the line between science and science fiction? Let's dissect some of the biggest medical mysteries and myths together.…