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Heavy Is The Crown by Bonami27
Fandoms: Onyx Storm - Fandom, Fourth Wing, Iron Flame - Fandom, The Empyrean - Fandom
20 Dec 2025
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At a lavish masquerade hosted at the Riorson House Estate, Xaden Riorson, a poised and duty-bound young man, is swept into an electrifying encounter with a mysterious stranger.
Beneath their masks, they share a fleeting, intimate connection—a dance, a touch—that leaves Xaden longing for more. Torn between his growing desire for the stranger and the heavy expectations of his position as sole heir to the Kingdom of Tyrrendor, he’s pulled back into the world he knows, unable to pursue the freedom he secretly craves.
Haunted by the warmth of the stranger’s touch, Xaden wonders what might have been had he taken a risk and defied the destiny his bloodline has written for him. The memory of that brief encounter lingers, a painful reminder of a life he could never have. As he struggles with the weight of duty, Xaden is left to question the cost of his choices and whether he will ever be able to let go of the haunting possibility of a life unlived.
Now, he must face the devastating truth: some moments, once lost, are impossible to reclaim—Or so he thought.
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12 Dec 2025
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Legacy of Aretia: Woven by Amari by espressoqueen
Fandoms: The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros
02 Jan 2026
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Part I: The Duke and His Friend Violet
During a tense diplomatic visit to Calldyr, Duke Fen Riorson encounters a curious child—Violet Sorrengail, the youngest daughter of his rival general. Frail in body but fierce in mind, she disarms him with her unfiltered honesty and impossible hope. In her laughter, he finds something he thought he’d lost: light. But fate is not kind to dreamers, and even friendship can be a dangerous thing for a man bound by duty and war.Part II: The Little Duke and Duchess
Fen wakes in Calldyr to the echo of a nightmare—one that felt too real to dismiss. Was it memory, prophecy… or a message from the goddess Amari herself?Determined to change the fate he’s seen, Fen takes a different path—one where his son will not inherit pain, but the chance for something purer. He dares to imagine a world where ten-year-old Xaden Riorson meets eight-year-old Violet Sorrengail not as strangers divided by politics, but as children bound by something timeless.
But destiny is never simple. When the little duke and the little duchess finally meet, what begins as innocence may ignite the kind of spark that reshapes legacies.
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12 Dec 2025
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The Softness of Flames by Goosey_Jossip
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
03 Jan 2026
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Everyone always said the Cauldron loved Elain. As it turns out, it loved her so much it stole her heart.
And now it is up to her – and Lucien, the mate she never asked for – to get it back.
Set in late summer after the events of A Court of Silver Flames, Elain and Lucien travel together across Prythian to the Mortal Realm, through Spring Court and finally to Day. But when getting a heart back entails so many risks, is it even really what Elain wants?
This is a story of healing and redemption, the importance of choices, and power beyond magic or brute strength - the kind of power it takes to be joyful and gentle in a cruel world.
“Yes there is the mating bond, Elain. But… there is also my heart.”
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10 Dec 2025
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A Court of Song and Shadows by Snazriel
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
12 Dec 2025
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Gwyneth Berdara has rebuilt her life within the sanctuary of the House of Wind’s library. She’s a scholar, a singer and a Valkyrie to boot, although most days she is perfectly content just being Gwyn again.
When whispers of Koschei’s awakening begin to ripple through the Night Court, Gwyn is drawn into a world she never thought she’d experience. The ancient power is spreading, his influence seeping into dreams and songs - and Gwyn begins to hear it. The melody calls to her, eerily familiar, resonating with a part of her power she’s never dared to touch.
As the continent prepares for war, Gwyn must face what she’s buried, the pain, the rage, the grief, and discover what truly lies within.
Amidst it all, a quiet, unexpected love begins to bloom - one that sees her not as a victim, but as the strong woman she’s fought to become. Yet love is a risk, and when Prythian’s fate teeters on the edge of ruin, Gwyn must choose between protecting her heart and wielding it as her strongest shield.
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10 Dec 2025
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A Court of Blossoms and Midnight by Kore_primaveril
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
24 Nov 2025
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Kore, the young princess of the Spring Court, grew up in the shadow of the ruins left by wars and resentments that began long before she was born. Raised among perfect gardens, suffocating rules, and impossible expectations, she never imagined that a simple diplomatic trip to the Day Court would change everything — and place her directly in the path of the most feared and desired heir in Prythian.
Nyx, prince of the Night Court and an Illyrian general with a fierce temper, carries on his shoulders the legacy of an empire and the weight of months of personal turmoil. Fractured by disappointments he doesn’t dare confess, he finds in Kore something he never expected: relief. Laughter. Desire. A danger far too sweet to ignore.
Their first encounter is a provocation.
The second, a challenge.
The third… inevitable.Bookmarked by brainbeautiful
10 Dec 2025