The wicked bloodline of Vandeline has been dead for six years, victims of a vengeful witch and her daughters. But one evening Marianne Ophera sees a light in a window of their empty mansion and is drawn into a terrible game of love, magic, and deception.Will she be able to solve the secrets of the Vandelines, or will she share their same demise?Moodboard: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/msadrey/sallow-rose/Cover by the fabulous @TheBadBZ and book aesthetic/banners by @DemureMissDrey…
𝟏𝟏𝟕𝟎Friends since childhood, Aliénor and prince Baudouin spend their summers in Jerusalem together, sneaking around the palace and causing havoc among the household.Until one day the prince is no longer allowed out of his chambers.Confused and distraught, Aliénor is only permitted to write letters to him for fear of his illness spreading.𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘥. The servants whisper, but Aliénor refuses to believe it.𝟏𝟏𝟕𝟕A war lurks on the horizon. Montgisard hums with the murmur of soldiers as they line for battle. The young King and his stallion stand bravely at the head; a sash of crimson is bound on his left arm, a favour from the woman he writes to in secret. Meanwhile, Aliénor of Acre joins the Order of Lazarus as a medic and follows them to the battlefield. Armed with nothing but faith, and the wistful memory of another time, she is determined to capture the heart of the king she once knew as Baudouin. But something horrific lingers in the air. A sickness unknown to man, one so terrible not even the dead can escape. And when corpses begin to rise, and the battlefield becomes one of the living against the dead, all notion of order is lost.I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com here https://www.royalroad.com/profile/430462/fictionsAs a lily among brambles, so is my love among the young women.Song of Solomon 2:2…
Aurelia wins the lottery to escape her doomed planet. The prize: temporary marriage to a quirky star ship Captain, Illion, in exchange for a new life.What she didn't expect was to fall in love.Aurelia, with a sour attitude but a heart of gold, quickly falls for Illion's overdramatic persona. And likewise, Illion, finds solace in his new wife, who seems to understand his insanity more than he does himself.But what seems like an idyllic situation soon devolves into chaos. When the malfunctioning ship is catapulted into an unknown part of the galaxy, Illion finds himself neck deep in passenger riots.And when a fleet of barbaric aliens picks up on their location, it's only a matter of time before everyone becomes space dust.Will Illion and Aurelia be able to stick together, or will their turbulent ride be the end of their relationship, and everyone on board The Marillion?But ANYWAY, if you want a good time, you better read this book!!! Because if you leave it you will definitely never ever EVER find a book this amazing ever again. EVER!1!!1!!!!Spotify playlist ;) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/17ZxXM48qQRLUmV3IdY7SL?si=3d3449000b8345a4Cover by me.I WILL be posting this on royalroad.…
