The Dragon And The Rose

WSA 2025 ENTRY! She was a princess – the proud rose of the empire. He was the Duke of the North – as cold and distant as the snow-covered land he ruled. Bound by a marriage neither could refuse. No love – no warmth – not even hope. Only an alliance forged in power and gain. And yet… Can love take root in a land frozen to its soul? Like the blue rose that blooms but once a year, During the final moon of winter, In a sacred land where the Moon Goddess sleeps beneath the ice, Waiting for the one she loves to return and awaken her heart.

In a city where magic hides in plain sight, one snarky fox spirit ends up soul-bound to the last dragon on Earth. Kane is a spirit investigator with a sharp tongue and a knack for surviving—barely. After a near-death encounter with a rogue monster, he’s rescued by a broody black dragon masquerading as a billionaire tech CEO. Unfortunately for him (and even more unfortunately for the dragon), fox karmic laws demands Kane repay the debt with with his life. Neither of them are happy about it. With constant bickering, magical mishaps, and a growing supernatural mystery threatening the city, the two are forced into an uneasy partnership.

Blind, by her late mother so as to protect her from the evil ones, she lives the life of an outcast and is underestimated. Princess Lumina hides dangerous secrets behind her calm grace. In the shadows of court betrayal, she’s forced to outwit her enemies, even if it's her own family. While across the realm, Ashen, the cursed prince of Drakonis, drinks to forget a life of disdain and is also known as the weak one. But when a mysterious girl brushes past him, unseen something inside him awakens. A heartbeat that isn’t his, it’s the first time this is happening, he wants her and he must get her.

In the 500-year history of Hana Kingdom, Genie has ascended to the throne as its first-ever queen. By her side stands Jade, the kingdom's greatest warrior—loyal, strong, and unwavering. Together, they embark on a journey to protect the nation and its people. But Jade carries a dangerous secret, one he can never reveal to Queen Genie. As their destinies intertwine, will the truth tear them apart, or will their bond prove unbreakable?

In the war-scarred kingdom of Evarra, love is not just dangerous—it’s treason. Wiliam Riveras, the lowborn son of a royal knight, never imagined his heart would be entangled with that of Princess Elise Avantra, heir to a crown soaked in politics and expectation. Their love began with a single moment of fate—a carriage accident, a storm, and a silent promise in the palace garden. But in a world where royal blood must never mix with common dust, their secret quickly becomes their curse. When Elise is betrothed to the cunning Prince Raynard of Merodia, a political marriage meant to seal a fragile peace, she must choose between her heart and her duty. But before she can decide, their secret is exposed. Wiliam is arrested, branded a traitor, and cast into the dungeon. Elise is silenced by duty—but not broken. With help from a forbidden resistance known as the Order of the Raven, Elise begins to weave her own game behind the throne. Wiliam escapes, hunted and angry, only to discover an ancient secret that could shatter the kingdom: Elise’s blood may not belong to the royal line at all—but to something older, and far more powerful. As war looms and betrayal festers in the palace halls, Wiliam and Elise must fight not only for each other, but for a kingdom on the brink. Their love may be forbidden—but it might also be the only thing that can save evarra. in a world ruled by crown and dagger, can love rewrite destiny?

Dive into the world of Taehyun a cold-eyed, calculating, charming but ruthless 33 year old king-pin, whose empire is built on blood and dark secrets. His life takes a turn when he falls in love with Soo-ji, a 26 year old doctor whose personality is world away from his. Their lives hang by a thread as a faceless killer drags them into a deadly game, where every choice could cost them everything. Who lives, who dies? Who is the killer and why did he choose them? Find out on TD Rose!!!

Jomiloju Dorotoye, 21, is the perfect daughter of one of Lagos’s most powerful political families. Beautiful, innocent, and well-guarded, she was sent abroad for safety. But when she returns unannounced after three years, her journey home spirals into a nightmare. She boards the wrong bus… and wakes up in the den of a deadly underworld boss known only as Steve—a man with blood on his hands and secrets in his past. What starts as a kidnapping ordered by her father’s political enemy quickly transforms into something far more dangerous… and seductive. But Steve isn’t what he seems. Once a pawn in a mafia war, now a self-made crime lord hiding from his demons, Steve sees a chance at redemption in Jomiloju’s eyes. Torn between orders and desire, danger and love, loyalty and freedom, he must decide: Will he protect her from the enemies hunting them both… Or destroy her to save himself? She was never supposed to love a villain. But what if he’s her only way to survive? If you're into mafia bosses, forbidden romance, emotional scars, and a heroine who finds her power—this story will own your heart.

Avalon was meant to be a prison— A world cursed by gods, buried in silence, and left to rot beneath the chains of a dead war. But prophecy doesn’t die quietly. Erebus, god of chaos and corruption, stirs within his sealed continent, his whispers driving mortals mad and monsters loyal. A Goddess, long thought lost, gave her soul to seal him. The Pendragon, king of dragons, gave his life to trap him. And together… they vanished from history. Until now. A boy falls into Avalon—a stranger to its gods, yet bound to its oldest prophecy. Hunted by one side, doubted by the other, he carries no sword, no name, and no idea why fate marked him. But the cursed blade waits. The demon armies shift. And the gods who buried the truth watch closely, hoping the cycle breaks before he learns what he is: The heir to betrayal. The key to balance. Or the one who frees the dark.

In the peaceful kingdom of Aerindale, a terrible betrayal blooms within the royal palace. When the beloved newborn princess mysteriously vanishes, the kingdom mourns while the King’s scheming sister secretly raises her own daughter as heir to the throne. Far from the palace, a poor couple finds a baby girl floating down the river and raises her as their own. Named Aria, the girl grows up with a kind heart but lives a life of hardship, mistreated by her adoptive sister and denied even the simplest dreams. Fate twists again when the kingdom announces a royal ball to unveil the future princess bride. Forbidden from attending, Aria’s life changes forever when a mysterious fairy appears, transforming her into a vision of nobility. At the ball, she locks eyes with Prince Damon, and a love both magical and dangerous is born. But love alone won’t be enough. As her hidden past awakens and enemies rise in shadows, Aria must uncover her true identity, fight for her rightful place, and protect the kingdom she was born to rule. Will her courage and love conquer the lies that stole her crown—or will history repeat its tragedy?

sweet sweet estella, easy to use, easy to dispose...so they thought, but the end for them was just the beginning for her, killed yet blamed for her death, abandoned by the ones she called family, they made her life a nightmare until she became nightmare herself...saved from death, with a new identity she vows to serve everyone who hurt her revenge on a platter. and she planned to do it alone, only there's this doctor who wont just leave her alone

In a kingdom where nature no longer obeys, and monsters now bloom from the earth itself, one prince is called to find the only woman who might still understand the chaos to come. Eighteen years ago, Prince Dimiour was dragged to the edge of death—only to be saved by a girl with fire in her chest and fury in her bones. Now that girl is his fiercest knight, and his oldest friend. Together, they search for the missing Archmage of Nérou—Dimiour’s mentor, the last hope for a kingdom on the brink of unraveling. But something has changed in the wilds beyond the castle walls. Captain Thaddeus, the grizzled warhound who raised them, has vanished into the marshlands chasing whispers and scars. What he finds is worse than war: evolution gone rogue, fungal monsters that feed on the dead, and the terrifying truth that even the laws of magic are beginning to rot. As Dimiour and Rose follow the trail into a dying world, they must confront the legacies that made them—and decide whether loyalty is worth the cost of survival. Because in this world, the plants grow teeth… and they remember the taste of man.

Kasela Winneys, a sixteen years old beautiful and innocent girl gets enrolls into a prestigious school which unknown to her is a school full of vampires. There she re-encounters Regalus Rogers, a cold handsome and aloof guy who is tasked with protecting her, and unwillingly he protects her from the predators trying to prey on the Junior and younger human students in the school. She also becomes entangled with Jason Sanders an overworldly handsome, friendly and renown actor who saves her from a deadly fall. He is also Regalus rival who becomes bent on having her. (Sneak Peek into a chapter) "Little Rose, do you know what's my favorite scent?", he asked and she shooked her head, her heart hammering in her chest as he stepped closer "it's the rose scent" he said and caressed her cheek and he leaned down to sniff her neck and also whisper to her "I don't like my scent getting tainted by another and if I perceive my little rose with his scent again I will make sure to wash her body squeaky clean" he declared and she shivered as he blew warm air on her cheeks. Kasela is eventually caught between the two guys who will go to any length to claim her. Will her life turn out for the worst? Or the best? Who do you think she will end up with? Find out in this intriguing and interesting book. This story development is very slow (and a slow burn romance). The cover image for this novel is not mine. I just edited it. All credit goes to the artist that draws it. This work is fictional and all the characters and places are fictional.

Prologue “I hate you, so much Alessandro, please just let me go” Bella cried while pounding his chest with her hands. Alessandro just smirked at her little attempt. He lowered himself until he could feel the fear from her breath. Rosa Mia you can hate me all you want it doesn’t affect me anyway but one thing you get straight it you can never escape me. I’m never letting you go, you belong to me.” Bella’s eyes widened, she cried struggling against his huge frame, little did she know. She was waking up his dead heart. But what would happen when she finds out she was just a substitute to his first love? And when time revealed who she really was? Would love prevail? Or will it consume them?

In the shadow of a cursed rose estate, Seraphina Veyne flees the ashes of her burning village, her heart shattered by the loss of her family and the haunting echo of her mother’s final words: “You are moonblooded.” Stumbling into the arms of Elias, a brooding vampire lord with crimson eyes and a guarded soul, she discovers a power within her blood that bends the lunar tides—a power that marks her as both savior and prey. As the roses around her weep crimson tears, a rugged werewolf alpha, Kael, emerges from the night, claiming her as the key to his pack’s survival, igniting a forbidden love triangle that threatens to consume her.Torn between Elias’s possessive promises of eternity and Kael’s fierce devotion, Seraphina awakens to her moonblooded heritage, a rare lineage coveted by warring vampire and werewolf clans. Guided by visions of her past and the pulsing magic of a silver locket, she trains to harness her lunar gifts, only to uncover a chilling truth: an ancient moonblooded elder has orchestrated the chaos, manipulating her destiny for a dark ascension. As betrayal cuts deeper than any claw, Seraphina must navigate a treacherous truce, confront the ghosts of her guilt, and unleash a storm of power that could unite—or destroy—her fractured world.In a climactic battle beneath a blood-red moon, Seraphina’s sacrifice shatters the elder’s reign, but at a devastating cost that binds her power to a sinister legacy. Rejecting the men who claim her heart, she rises as a lone force of hope, only to face a new shadow lurking in the roses—a threat that promises to unravel everything. Will the blood of the moonlit rose bloom into salvation, or drown her in eternal night

"Do you think dragons are real?"

A goddess fallen from ancient times, a skilled professional known for high end assassination and research jobs...Will he find her? And, what is he planning?

In the city of Anuko, where filth and ruin fester like open wounds, the beast-blooded are left to rot — nameless, hunted, forgotten. Among them is a girl with sapphire hair and golden eyes, her soul soaked in cold mud and silence. She has no name, no past worth keeping, and no future worth hoping for. Until he appears. A priest clad in sunlight and silk descends into the filth to lift her from the gutter. His name is Father Calvere, and he offers her not pity, but purpose. A name: Asheniel. A sanctuary: The Thousand-Petaled Temple. A promise: that she is not a mistake, but a miracle yet to bloom. But the temple is not what it seems. Behind its marble steps and golden domes lies a pulsing mystery — one soaked in blood, faith, and something far older than gods. As Asheniel takes her first steps into holiness, she begins to unravel secrets buried beneath scripture and shadow. Why did the priest find her? What stirs within the temple’s sacred heart? And what is the true cost of being chosen? A gothic fantasy of rebirth and rot,

In a world where deadly portals can open anywhere, at any time, unleashing dragons and demons into reality, only the strongest those ranked A or S have the power to tame the dragon within. Steve is not one of them. Weak, overlooked, and powerless, Steve is brought onto portal missions only for his sharp mind not his combat skills. But everything changes the day he stumbles upon a forgotten temple deep within a portal… and awakens something that should have never been found. The power of Nygeris. The last god of dragons. The blood of a divine being now flows through Steve’s veins. He doesn’t just evolve. He becomes a beacon. But somewhere beyond Steve’s world... in another multiverse... someone else has already taken the same power. And used it to become a monster. Steve frowned, still trying to process the word. “No… everyone says the multiverse is just a myth.” Nygeris chuckled inside his mind low, ancient, amused. “You human… if there’s something you don’t understand, you simply call it a myth. That’s always been your way.” One by one, multiverses fall. Even those who carry Nygeris’s blood can’t stop him. No one knows his name. No one knows where he came from. But he's coming. And soon, Steve will face a version of power far darker than he ever imagined. An unknown being is tearing through the multiverse, destroying every reality where the power of Nygeris has awakened wiping out gods, vessels, and entire worlds without mercy. Now hunted by twisted versions of heroes, ancient horrors, and a force that destroys entire realities, Steve must master the god within… or be erased like the rest of his version. The world believes only the strongest survive the portals. But Steve is about to prove that true power isn’t just about strength it's about destiny. And sometimes... You have to defeat yourself to save the world. "I won...but still lost my everything." *One day, you will understand why I have said this line. *If you’ve read this far and still don’t like it… go ahead, toss me into the nearest portal and let a dragon finish me off. I won’t even fight back. *The cover image is taken from pinterest all rights belong to his original creator.*

In the class-divided, MOD-obsessed Veridia City, a frail young courier named Kai is accidentally fused with a mysterious, powerful artifact during a violent ambush. He awakens with a nascent dragon Anima and a cold, game-like "System" in his mind that rewards him for predatory acts, forcing him to confront a monstrous new hunger and a terrifying path to power while desperately trying to hide his transformation from his loved ones and survive in a world that preys on the weak.

He aces every exam, never misses a day, and walks the halls like a perfect model student. But behind his glasses lies a mind trained for war—and a past drenched in blood. At St. Veritas International School, Lâm Kha Vũ is untouchable. But when a symbol from the shadows resurfaces—the mark of a blue rose—his double life begins to crack. Genius. Liar. Heir to a terrorist legacy. He didn’t choose the darkness. He was born from it. And now, it’s calling him back.

Emma's quite night in her family's old house turns into waking nightmare when her own reflection comes to life.

Zeya Noir never expected to wake up inside the full-dive holographic game NeuroShade, a brutal cyberpunk world ruled by chaos, factions, and digital gods. With her memories fragmented and logout disabled, she must play by the system’s ruthless rules—or be erased like countless others. But Zeya isn't here to survive. She's here to win. Relying on her sharp instincts and a cold resolve, she targets the strongest BOSS in the central sector. One fatal blow later, she ascends from nameless player to top-tier overlord, becoming the new ruler of the game's deadliest zone. Yet power in NeuroShade comes at a cost. As hidden AI factions stir and other players plot her downfall, Zeya must decide what kind of queen she will be—merciless tyrant, reluctant savior, or something far more dangerous.

> "I was just a side character in this story. But if I'm given a second chance... then that tragic ending will never happen again." Alexamysa Zevarelis wakes up not as her real-world self—but as the youngest daughter of the strongest Duke family in the Kingdom of Solveria. Beautiful, elegant, and heir to the power of Water and Ice, she was nothing more than a background character in the novel she once read… a girl who died young saving the Crown Prince—and was quickly forgotten. But now, Alexa takes over that life. With three overprotective older brothers, unmatched social status, and pure noble magic running through her veins, Alexa is determined to rewrite her fate. She refuses to be remembered only for her sacrifice. She will carve her own legacy. But when Crown Prince Thalionric Arelthia begins showing an interest that never existed in the original story, Alexa realizes: this world may be far more dangerous—and far more personal—than she ever imagined. > In a world where blood determines power, and love can be a fatal weakness… Can Alexa survive as the Silver Rose that no flame can melt?

“They say I’m blind. But I see everything.” After dying in a car crash, Sia awakens in the body of Luna Eirwen Caelora—a side character in her favorite tragic fantasy novel. Once blind, delicate, and fated to become a vessel for a devil, Luna was destined to die by the hands of the Male Lead. But this time… she can see. Hiding her sight, Luna begins weaving her way through the world of nobles and shadows—searching for the truth behind her parents’ deaths, the apothecary who vanished after poisoning her fate, and the cult pulling strings behind the Empire’s glittering courts. All while pretending to be nothing more than a broken girl with a gentle smile. With her cold, guilt-ridden brother watching her every step, a charming prince growing far too curious, and a dangerous guildmaster who sees straight through masks—Luna must outplay them all. Because the devil isn’t coming for her this time. It’s already inside the court.

Annie only wanted a peaceful start. A new school, new classmates—maybe even a real friend. Instead, she found cruelty behind smiles. Betrayed and broken by those she trusted, Annie becomes the target of a powerful group of girls led by Rose—protected by influence, feared by everyone, and untouchable by the school’s authority. Left traumatized and alone, Annie nearly gives up… until a single friendship sparks a fire within her. Together with Kayla, another student sick of the silence, Annie begins a quiet war—training in secret, gathering evidence, and striking back from the shadows. One by one, the roots of the “Rose Garden” begin to unravel as the truth goes viral, and the hunted becomes the hunter. But Rose’s power runs deeper than anyone imagined—and the closer Annie gets to exposing it all, the more dangerous the game becomes. In a world where silence protects the guilty, one girl dares to grow thorns.

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The Empress Without a Crown A woman’s heart is her greatest weapon if she knows how to wield it. Lin Ruyi was never meant to be just another woman in the Emperor’s harem. She was meant to stand beside him. Beautiful, intelligent, and untouchable, she once held Zhao Long’s undivided attention until another woman, young and fragile, carried his first heir. The court expects her jealousy. The concubines anticipate her fall. Even the Emperor himself waits for her to break. But Ruyi does not break. Instead, she smiles. She takes Lady Su,the woman who should have been her greatest rival under her wing. She watches as the court destroys itself with whispers and paranoia. And all the while, she plays a deeper, deadlier game. Even Zhao Long, a man who has ruled nations and crushed rebellions, begins to realize that the wife he once thought he understood is now the greatest mystery in his life. Every glance between them is a challenge. Every touch a silent war. Every moment a battle for control. Is Ruyi waiting for revenge? Or has she already captured the Emperor’s heart in ways even he cannot escape? And when she finally moves, will it be to destroy him Or to make him hers forever? A tale of love, power, and the queen who refused to kneel. Because the most dangerous love stories are the ones that should never have existed.