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Victoria

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Summary

She was never meant to find him. He was never supposed to survive. When botanist Victoria dies in her own world, she awakens in another, a kingdom torn apart by war and faith, where the goddess who brought her here is fading from existence. Alone in a time not her own, Victoria learns to survive through caution, wit, and a well-timed lie: that she is the wife of a soldier named Alexander. But her letters meant to keep her safe reach the wrong man. Alexander Blackmoor, Duke of Ravenspire, is cursed with a bloodlust madness, born of a goddess’s wrath, and haunted by the lives he’s taken. On the edge of despair, he finds solace in the letters of a stranger who writes as if she loves him. When war and betrayal drive him into hiding, he seeks out the woman who unknowingly gave him peace. In the bitter heart of winter, two broken souls find something that feels like home. Yet in a world built on divine fractures and mortal ambition, love is never safe and the gods themselves are watching. Tender, brutal, and intimate—this is not a story of heroes, but of two people who refuse to be undone by the world that made them.

Status
Excerpt
Chapters
1
Rating
4.7 (7 reviews)
Age Rating
18+

Part I: The Botanist’s Lie

She lied to survive. He was never meant to find her.

In a quiet forest at the edge of war, Victoria, a woman with no other name to speak of, nurses a dying soldier back to life. But Alexander Blackmoor is no ordinary man — and the war he carries will not stay outside her door for long.

He doesn’t know her secret. She doesn’t know his true name. But something ancient binds them — something blooming where it shouldn’t.

Love. Fate. And a choice that will change everything. Because the gods are watching. And winter does not wait.

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author

this is going to be interesting😊

a year
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author

Wow, your story has such a strong visual vibe! As a comic artist, I could totally imagine turning scenes

a year
author

Very interesting start.

a year

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