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In Alderwyn, pretty wives are meant to be ornaments: silent at dinners, dutiful in bed, grateful for the hands that own them. For years, five young women have lived as trophies on mantels and ghosts in their own homes.
But scandal travels faster than carriages. A baron falls to laudanum and lies, forged paintings whisper truths in gilded frames, and a war hero’s violence leaks through polished doors. Into these fault lines step five very different men: a widowed physician with a healer’s hands, a charlatan who only takes what is offered, a spy who sees everything, an artist who refuses to paint ghosts, and a soldier who won’t return a woman to the man who breaks her.
Each novella in this series follows one trapped wife and the unlikely ally who helps her reclaim more than just her freedom. Their stories interlace in courtrooms and salons, in secret letters and hidden symbols, weaving a quiet network that begins to reshape Alderwyn from the inside out—each residence becoming a waypoint in a shared map of resistance.
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13 Jun 2026
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Pinched Nerve by RookSacrifice
Fandom Star Trek, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV), Star Trek: The Original Series
20 Mar 2026
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30 May 2026
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Notorious con artist Jonathan Carnahan, battered and broke from his latest scam, is offered a last chance deal by the Egyptian and British governments. In exchange for discharging all his debts, forgetting his many crimes, and assuring him his dear sister might continue to work between her two dearest nations, he must do the Establishment a favour.
Their own particular thorn in their sides are the secretive, desert-dwelling, irritatingly powerful Twelve Tribes of the Medjai, who have demanded a bridegroom for their stoic Medjai chief Ardeth Bay. Jonathan supposes he will just have to obediently ride a blasted camel out into the desert and put up with some hanky panky for a bit, then run away with an interesting relic as a souvenir - but Ardeth's unexpected gentleness and fierce protectiveness unravel all his plans.
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25 May 2026
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Blink by PogonaProse
Fandoms: Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (2005), Pride and Prejudice (TV 1995), Pride and Prejudice (TV 1980)
14 Apr 2026
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Charles Bingley takes residence of Netherfield Park for one reason: to give his friend Darcy a peaceful sanctuary after a brutal year. After Wickham’s scheme was revealed, Georgiana’s attempted suicide left her crippled and catatonic. Darcy, blaming himself, fell into self-destructive despair that even his closest friend could not break through. It is only when Darcy is alone in the countryside near Meryton that he finds a reason to hope: a beautiful young woman, walking alone, who he deliriously thinks is an angel. D/E, J/B - Trigger warning, discussion of suicide, depression and alcohol abuse.
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15 May 2026
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The Fortress of Highever by howlsmovinglibrary
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, Dragon Age (Video Games)
12 Jan 2021
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Ismene Cousland knows that the only way Alistair can win the throne is with her help. But after finally escaping the confines of her noblewoman’s life, is marrying him to guarantee his success at the Landsmeet a sacrifice she’s willing to make?
Particularly when she knows that, no matter how she feels, their union will never be anything more than a marriage of political convenience.
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Arranged marriage AU, slight canon divergence, an angry Cousland with extreme first world problems.
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11 May 2026