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The Bride and the Ashen Knight

A serialized novel · 24 chapters published · 3 free to read

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A princess is wed by treaty to the scarred knight who burned his own lands to end a war. The ash on his skin is writing, and she is the only one who can read it.

Tropes & themes: female lead · marriage of convenience · redemption arc · royal palace · fantasy kingdom · fantasy romance · arranged marriage · betrayal · timeless fantasy · slow burn

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1: The Signing (free)
  2. Chapter 2: Kindle (free)
  3. Chapter 3: Greywold (free)
  4. Chapter 4: The Back (free with an account)
  5. Chapter 5: The Chapel Wall (free with an account)
  6. Chapter 6: Lamplight (free with an account)
  7. Chapter 7: The Gate (free with an account)
  8. Chapter 8: The Prince's Inspection (free with an account)
  9. Chapter 9: Ashes (free with an account)
  10. Chapter 10: What Is Mine (free with an account)
  11. Chapter 11: The Silver Pin (free with an account)
  12. Chapter 12: Stand (free with an account)
  13. Chapter 13: Not Mine To Order (locked)
  14. Chapter 14: Midsummer Council (locked)
  15. Chapter 15: The Old Room (locked)
  16. Chapter 16: The Regent (locked)
  17. Chapter 17: Through the Bars (locked)
  18. Chapter 18: The Pin (locked)
  19. Chapter 19: Four Hundred (locked)
  20. Chapter 20: The Trial (locked)
  21. Chapter 21: The Reading (locked)
  22. Chapter 22: Darian Falls (locked)
  23. Chapter 23: The Crown's Debt (locked)
  24. Chapter 24: Green (locked)

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