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The Lotus Thief

A serialized novel · 32 chapters published · 3 free to read

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After Minister Krit catches Ton stealing jewels to pay for his sister Fon's treatment, he threatens her unless Ton steals the sacred lotus, but Ton's mission collides with Crown Prince Bua's own desperate quest to save his poisoned father.

Tropes & themes: forced proximity · fantasy romance · romance · enemies to lovers · boys love · historical · scheming relatives · first love

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1: The Lacquer Box (free)
  2. Chapter 2: A Minister's Kindness (free)
  3. Chapter 3: The Road Out (free)
  4. Chapter 4: Two Liars on One Horse (free with an account)
  5. Chapter 5: The Edge of Chandra (free with an account)
  6. Chapter 6: What the Trees Remember (free with an account)
  7. Chapter 7: Speak, or Bleed (free with an account)
  8. Chapter 8: The Hamsa Sky (free with an account)
  9. Chapter 9: The Makara Price (free with an account)
  10. Chapter 10: The Pair That Will Not Part (free with an account)
  11. Chapter 11: Anantaka's Bargain (free with an account)
  12. Chapter 12: The Sweet Mushroom (free with an account)
  13. Chapter 13: What the Mushrooms Did (free with an account)
  14. Chapter 14: Bua's Chapter (free with an account)
  15. Chapter 15: The Road to the Gate (free with an account)
  16. Chapter 16: Under Arrest (free with an account)
  17. Chapter 17: The King's Mouth (locked)
  18. Chapter 18: Fon (locked)
  19. Chapter 19: The Physician's Word (locked)
  20. Chapter 20: Khem's Table (locked)
  21. Chapter 21: The Lotus Cut (locked)
  22. Chapter 22: Blame (locked)
  23. Chapter 23: The Cell (locked)
  24. Chapter 24: Two Against the Court (locked)
  25. Chapter 25: Fon's Fever (locked)
  26. Chapter 26: What Fon Knew (locked)
  27. Chapter 27: Back to Nam Kwan (locked)
  28. Chapter 28: The Island Again (locked)
  29. Chapter 29: The Throne Room (locked)
  30. Chapter 30: The Answer (locked)
  31. Chapter 31: What Khem Owed (locked)
  32. Chapter 32: The Lotus Thief (locked)

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