Books like 'The God-pleasing Crown Prince'

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  • Благословение небожителей, том 1 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Мосян Тунсю

    Благословение небожителей, том 1 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Мосян Тунсю

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    В незапамятные времена Се Лянь был наследным принцем государства Сяньлэ. Судьба одарила его всем: прекрасным ликом, чистыми помыслами и бесконечной любовью своих подданных. И если уж кому-то и было предначертано стать Божеством, то именно Его Высочеству.Однако удержаться на Небесах оказалось для него не так просто. Се Лянь возносился дважды и дважды был изгнан на землю...
  • The Archer by K. Aten

    The Archer by K. Aten

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kyri was raised a fletcher but after finding a new home and family with the Telequire Amazons, she discovers a desire to take on more responsibility within the tribe. She has skills they desperately need and she is called to action to protect those around her. But Kyri's path is ever-changing even as she finds herself altered by love, loyalty, and grief...
  • The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty

    The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bestselling author S. A. Chakraborty's acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy gets expanded with this new compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events of The City of Brass, The Kingdom of Copper, and The Empire of Gold, all from the perspective of characters both beloved and hated, and even those without a voice in the novels...
  • A Suitable Bodyguard by R. Cooper

    A Suitable Bodyguard by R. Cooper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For nearly twenty years, noble families have torn the country apart battling for the throne. Until now, the Tialttyrin have avoided the chaos, since no other nobles will risk offending the mysterious, powerful fae by attacking their favorites. But as the violence encroaches into the Tialttyrin’s green valley, continued peace might require action...
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    mlm  lgbtq  paranormal  romance  fantasy  fae  historical  high-fantasy
  • Wild Sky by Zaya Feli

    Wild Sky by Zaya Feli

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Tauran Darrica has been retired from the Valreus Sky Guard for four years following the Battle of the Broken Wings that resulted in the death of his dragon. Now, all Tauran wants to do is spend his days forgetting the past and gambling his way to an unsteady income...
  • Don't Judge a Prince by His Undergarments by Lisa Oliver

    Don't Judge a Prince by His Undergarments by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The only goal Prince Syrius Fortune of Rosenhip had during his twin sister's "meet the suitors" ball, was to stay quiet and out of the way. His sister's event had been in the planning for five years, and he and his loving father had already agreed trying to seek a wedding contract for himself was not a good idea...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  adult  age-gap  book  family  fiction
  • Silk & Sand by Katherine Diane

    Silk & Sand by Katherine Diane

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The only thing worse than trekking across a dangerous desert on a nearly impossible mission? When your guide is intolerable—and irresistible.Seth spends his days hunting down mystical artifacts. As a Curator for the Arcanum College, that’s his job. But when an arcanist murders a fellow scholar, Seth finds himself assigned instead to a dusty, thirsty, frustrating manhunt...
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    mlm  lgbtq  paranormal  romance  fantasy  high-fantasy  magic  fiction
  • Strong Wine by A.J. Demas

    Strong Wine by A.J. Demas

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Retired soldier Damiskos and his lover Varazda have been living together in Boukos for a month, and their future is beginning to look bright. Then Damiskos receives a letter summoning him home to Pheme—where his parents are deeply in debt, his brother is being hunted by loan sharks, and an unwanted arranged marriage looms.And that’s before Damiskos is charged with murder...
  • Siren & Scion by J.D. Evans

    Siren & Scion by J.D. Evans

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She was beautiful the way the ocean was beautiful. In a new way every time one looked. She is water, bright and alluring, fathomless and profound. He is a bridge between peoples, artist and criminal, vengeful and compassionate. Amara Mutar has risen to the highest ranks of Tamar society by her wits and ambition...
  • The Sorcerer's Alpha by Corey Kerr

    The Sorcerer's Alpha by Corey Kerr

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They’re lost in the wilderness. And there’s only one tent. When a routine mission goes horribly awry, expert wilderness scout Marut finds himself solely responsible for protecting one of the powerful court sorcerers. Marut is suspicious of magic and more comfortable with horses than people, but he comes to begrudgingly respect Sycamore as they flee for their lives...
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    mlm  lgbtq  paranormal  fantasy  omegaverse  historical  magic  fiction
  • Fates Illuminated by Aimee Vance

    Fates Illuminated by Aimee Vance

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The dawn of Shelbie’s 31st birthday found her melancholy, adrift in a world where she felt bound to be always a side character, never the star of her own story.All of that changed when she spontaneously booked a trip to Sweden with an itinerary full of hiking and horseback riding - two things that weren’t exactly in her comfort zone...
  • A Marriage of Necessity: Two Princes this time by Lisa Oliver

    A Marriage of Necessity: Two Princes this time by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Marriage of Necessity - Jasper and Avalon I owe my mother everything. Jasper, the youngest Prince from Lowenthorp, had one driving need - to get away from the castle. After being abducted, abused, and having lost an eye, Jasper believed his only chance of keeping his Mother safe was to be as far away from her as possible...
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    mlm  paranormal  lgbtq  romance  fantasy  magic  historical  suspense
  • The House of the Red Balconies by A.J. Demas

    The House of the Red Balconies by A.J. Demas

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hylas has come to Tykanos to build an aqueduct. He has not come to enjoy the island’s main attraction: the six houses where the companions of Tykanos, courtesans both female and male, offer tea and elegant conversation. Yet he cannot ignore them as he finds himself renting a room in one of the tea houses and meeting his neighbour, the beautiful, chronically ill companion Zo...
  • The Fletcher by K. Aten

    The Fletcher by K. Aten

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book One in the Arrow of Artemis SeriesKyri is a fletcher, following in the footsteps of her father, and his father before him. However, fate is a fickle mistress, and six years after the death of her mother, she's faced with the fact that her father is dying as well...
  • Seducing the Sorcerer by Lee Welch

    Seducing the Sorcerer by Lee Welch

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Homeless and jobless, Fenn Todd has nearly run out of hope. All he has left is his longing for horses and the strength of his own two hands. But when he’s cheated into accepting a very ugly sackcloth horse, he’s catapulted into a world of magic, politics and desire. Fenn’s invited to stay at the black tower, home of the most terrifying man in the realm: Morgrim, the court sorcerer...
  • Saffron Alley by A.J. Demas

    Saffron Alley by A.J. Demas

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A month ago, eunuch sword-dancer and spy Varazda collided with ex-soldier Damiskos at a seaside villa during a dizzying week of intrigue, assassinations, and a fake love affair that—maybe—turned real. Now Varazda is back home in Boukos, at the center of a family and community he dearly loves, and Damiskos is coming to visit.Things aren’t going according to plan...
  • The Heart of a Dragonslayer by Megan Derr

    The Heart of a Dragonslayer by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The youngest son in a large family, easily overlooked by busy parents and siblings all significantly older than him, Remira has worked hard to get to where he is, though most would consider it little enough. A soldier at the local garrison, he spends his days protecting the village and surrounding land from encroaching beasts, and his nights assisting his parents with the family business...
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    mlm  lgbtq  paranormal  romance  fantasy  dragons  magic  polyamory
  • Rampage by Aaron Oster

    Rampage by Aaron Oster

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life is cruel. Arbor learns this lesson the hard way, when everything he loves is taken from him in a single night. Left alive by the men who butchered his family, Arbor has two options: give up and perish, or rise up and fight to take back the life he's lost. To do that though, he'll have to leave behind the only home he's ever known and venture out into the world beyond...
  • Pool of Dreams by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    Pool of Dreams by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A fae who betrayed his prince for a doomed passion.Syren sacrificed the man he loved to spare humanity from the wrath of the fae. For three hundred years, he’s been stuck on the mortal plane, floating alone in his pool while his powers slipped away...
  • Tears of the Wolf by Elisabeth Wheatley

    Tears of the Wolf by Elisabeth Wheatley

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After the murder of her child, Brynn of the Istovari wants nothing more than to escape the shackles of her birthright. As a sorceress and the last of a once-great bloodline, many still seek to use her for their own schemes. Brynn will do anything for the chance at freedom, even if it means marrying an upstart warrior from the far north.Cenric needs a wife—but not just any wife—a sorceress...
  • Spark City by Robert J. Power

    Spark City by Robert J. Power

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    p> Erroh has a plan. A simple plan. It’ll never work. Despite his family's warrior pedigree, he'd rather gamble and drink while living from one tavern to the next. But when his wanderings bring him upon a gruesome slaughter of innocents he is torn from carefree ways.Spark City is on the horizon and with it the mysterious trials of The Cull...
  • Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald

    Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    To hell with love, this goddess has other plans...Thousands of years ago, the gods told a lie: how Persephone was a pawn in the politics of other gods. How Hades kidnapped Persephone to be his bride. How her mother, Demeter, was so distraught she caused the Earth to start dying.The real story is much more interesting.Persephone wasn't taken to hell: she jumped...
  • Tournament of Losers by Megan Derr

    Tournament of Losers by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    All Rath wants is a quiet, peaceful life. Unfortunately, his father brings him too much trouble—and too many debts to pay—for that to ever be possible. When the local crime lord drags Rath out of bed and tells him he has three days to pay his father's latest debt, Rath doesn't know what to do. There's no way to come up with so much money in so little time...
  • Emyr's Smile by Amy Rae Durreson

    Emyr's Smile by Amy Rae Durreson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life is easy for young artist Heilyn, as he travels between the floating islands of Ys with nothing more urgent to worry about than what to paint next. Then he meets sad, serious Emyr and forms a new ambition. Before he leaves for the next island, Heilyn's going to make Emyr smile...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  angst  book  fiction
  • The Immortal Game by Talia Rothschild, A.C. Harvey

    The Immortal Game by Talia Rothschild, A.C. Harvey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An exiled goddess goes on a quest to clear her name and save Mount Olympus.Galene, daughter of Poseidon, desperately wants to earn her place among the gods. But when a violent attack leaves Mount Olympus in chaos and ruins, she is accused of the crime. Banished from Olympus, Galene sets out to prove her innocence and discovers a more deadly plot—one that threatens even the oldest of Immortals...
  • The Traitor's Mercy by Iris Foxglove

    The Traitor's Mercy by Iris Foxglove

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the court of Staria, mercy is rarely a blessing…Sabre de Valois is the last of his line. Saved from the gallows while his family hangs for treason, Sabre is given the chance to pay off their debt and clear his family name...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  dark  dark-fantasy
  • The Jade Bones by Lani Forbes

    The Jade Bones by Lani Forbes

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cast into the underworld after an act of shattering betrayal, Mayana and Ahkin must overcome unimaginable odds if they are to return home and reclaim the throne of the Chicome. A river of blood and demons disguised as children are only two of the challenges standing in their way. Fortunately, they are not unequipped...
  • Heart of the Dragon by Jamie Sullivan

    Heart of the Dragon by Jamie Sullivan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The greatest thief captures an unexpected prize. Madfall is the greatest thief in the kingdom, stealing crowns off the very heads of kings. His hoard is legendary. Simply put, he’s a dragon through and through. So, when he steals a basket of “gold” from the king’s castle but finds a baby inside, he’s at a loss...
  • 论救错反派的下场 Mistakenly Saving the Villain by Feng Yu Nie, 凤羽涅

    论救错反派的下场 Mistakenly Saving the Villain by Feng Yu Nie, 凤羽涅

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Professor System has issued a mission: to rescue the gentle, kind and tragic protagonist shou of the novel “The Exceptional Furnace”.Song ‘Scholar-Tyrant’ Qingshi: “Don’t worry, Professor! I can definitely ensure the patient’s recovery!”In the Immortal Realm:Song Qingshi praised from the bottom of his heart: “My patient is the kindest and most beautiful little angel in the world...
  • The Naiad's Gift by Isabel Murray

    The Naiad's Gift by Isabel Murray

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Your value is in your beauty. It is your weapon and your worth. You are powerful but you are alone. You are one against them all, so choose your human lovers wisely. Never let them catch you, or you will suffer. Sayan’s naiad mother taught him well. He has lived for uncountable centuries, following her rules and roaming the perimeter of his vast northern lake...
  • Point of Dreams by Melissa Scott, Lisa A. Barnett

    Point of Dreams by Melissa Scott, Lisa A. Barnett

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The city of Astreiant has gone crazy with enthusiasm for a new play, The Drowned Island, a lurid farrago of melodrama and innuendo. Pointsman Nicolas Rathe is not amused, however, at a real dead body on stage and must investigate. A string of murders follow, perhaps related to the politically important masque that is to play on that same stage...
  • Making Dragon Stew by Megan Derr

    Making Dragon Stew by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Author's Note:A silly fairytale type story I wrote for a friend, based on a child’s story. In punishment for harming the King’s royal cook, a baker is ordered to make Dragon Stew or else...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  adult  book  dragons  fiction  high-fantasy
  • The Infidelity Clause by Lisa Oliver

    The Infidelity Clause by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “What are you talking about? Marry another man?” Caspian, fourth son and yet still a Crown Prince of Gunkermal knew he was a party to a marriage contract. Arranged marriages were common in his family, and he expected the contract would cement various trade or security agreements with another country...
  • Prince and Bodyguard by Tavia Lark

    Prince and Bodyguard by Tavia Lark

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cuddling with your bodyguard is normal—right?Vana Dire can’t show weakness if he wants to survive the Draskoran court. The only man he can be vulnerable with is Daromir—Vana’s magic-bound bodyguard. The binding lets them share each other’s pain, and Vana depends on Daromir’s comfort as much as his services as a guard. Vana could never risk their friendship...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  lgbtq  paranormal  romance  fantasy  magic  high-fantasy  dragons
  • Heir to Frost and Storm by Ben Alderson

    Heir to Frost and Storm by Ben Alderson

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “I needed this. I needed him. My mind was a storm and I wanted him to take it all away.” At the prestigious and competitive Saylam Academy, Max trains to master his magic, surrounded by enemies who will stop at nothing to see him fail. As he fights to survive, Max’s romance with proud, passionate healer Simion grows ever more intense...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  romance  fantasy  magic  dragons  historical
  • Kiss the Rain by Megan Derr

    Kiss the Rain by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Selsor's only dream growing up was to be a mage, to bond with a warrior and drive back the monsters in the Territories, and live the life his parents had so loved. His dream is shattered, however, when he displays no magic despite possessing the ability to use it...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  abuse  adult  book  fiction  high-fantasy
  • A Distant Tomorrow by Bertrice Small

    A Distant Tomorrow by Bertrice Small

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My dear reader--Five years have now passed since the Winter War betweenthe Outlands and Hetar. But Gaius Prospero has notgiven up his scheme to become emperor, and unexpectedtragedy causes Lara to once again heed the pull of herdestiny. Finding herself across the sea in a secret newworld known as Terah, she discovers that her magicalabilities grow greater with each passing day...
  • Mistress of Magic by Marion Zimmer Bradley

    Mistress of Magic by Marion Zimmer Bradley

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    13 Hours 53 Minutes, on 12 CDs.In the tradition of T.H. Whites The Once and Future King, the author makes use of the prerequisites of the Arthurian legend: Excalibur, the Holy Grail, Lancelets illicit love for Gwenhwyfar, the destruction of Camelot, but with a twist--she presents the entire panoramic story from the female point of view...
  • Blade of Fortriu by Juliet Marillier

    Blade of Fortriu by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Five Winters have passed since young king Bridei ascended the throne of Fortriu. Five years, in which the people have felt a contentment unknown for generations. But the security of a people can vanish in a heartbeat, for wolves are often drawn to fields filled with fattened sheep. Bridei is determined to drive the Gaelic invaders from his lands once and for all...
  • Azure Seas & Dragon Isles by Tygati, Megan Derr

    Azure Seas & Dragon Isles by Tygati, Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Far to the east lie the mysterious Dragon Isles - none have seen the creatures they are named for in so long that their existence is now naught but myth. When a young man fleeing for his life reaches the shores of the Dragon Isles, what he finds will change not only his life, but his entire world...
  • Shadowplay by L.R. Lam

    Shadowplay by L.R. Lam

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Old magics are waking. But will the world survive their return?Micah Grey almost died when he fled the circus with Drystan – now he and the ex-clown seek to outrun disaster. Drystan persuades his old friend Jasper Maske, a once-renowned magician, to take them in. But when he agrees to teach them his trade, Maske is challenged to the ultimate high-stakes duel by his embittered arch-nemesis...
  • The Royal Curse by Eliot Grayson

    The Royal Curse by Eliot Grayson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dawn mage. Twilight mage. Cursed, useless, damaged, dangerous…His birth magic leaves Prince Nikola with nothing but bad choices: live as another man’s possession, subject to his whims and his desires, or remain dependent on a potion that stunts his powers and prevents him from knowing love.Andreas vows to protect the prince with his life—whether Nikola wants him to or not...
  • Bound by Megan Derr

    Bound by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Ingolf von Dirchs is all that remains of the royal house of Kria. The bastard son of the dead Kaiser, he barely escapes the winter palace before it is overtaken by the armies of Salhara, Kria's oldest and bitterest enemy...
  • Soulswift by Megan Bannen

    Soulswift by Megan Bannen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A dark, epic fantasy about a girl who must reevaluate everything she believes after she is betrayed and hunted by the religion that raised her—from Megan Bannen, author of The Bird and the Blade. Perfect for fans of The Winner’s Curse and The Girl of Fire and Thorns.Gelya is a Vessel, a girl who channels the word of the One True God through song...
  • Deceived by Megan Derr

    Deceived by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Five stories of men and the secrets and lies that shape their lives... Deceived-The hatred between Prince Benedict and his secretary Rae is well-known, and the source of much gossip at court. Each one too stubborn to walk away, determined to make the other one the first to break, they spend their days fighting or ruthlessly ignoring one another...
  • Blood Union: Part One by Vela Roth

    Blood Union: Part One by Vela Roth

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She's ready for her eternal future with him. But the past won't let them go…The night Cassia has fought for is here. At last, she'll drink Lio’s blood and join him as an immortal Hesperine, fulfilling their Grace bond. But then an unexpected guest returns to Orthros with a revelation about the past she never imagined...
  • Master of Restless Shadows: Book One by Ginn Hale

    Master of Restless Shadows: Book One by Ginn Hale

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Freshly graduated Master Physician Narsi Lif-Tahm has left his home in Anacleto and journeyed to the imposing royal capital of Cieloalta intent upon keeping the youthful oath he made to a troubled writer. But in the decade since Narsi gave his pledge, Atreau Vediya has grown from an anonymous delinquent to a man renowned for penning bawdy operas and engaging in scandalous affairs...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  adult  book  epic  fantasy-of-manners  fiction
  • Blessing and Light by Kasia Bacon

    Blessing and Light by Kasia Bacon

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s the Night of Winter Lights. Heedless of the holiday, the Commander of the H’Aren fortress, Captain Torýn Torhdhar, seems to find his satisfaction in work. Such occurrence hardly surprises his Orderly, Sæbastyn Hyago, even though the young Lieutenant has spent a silent, aching decade wishing his superior officer would pursue pleasure elsewhere—specifically in his arms...
  • Greenwode by J. Tullos Hennig

    Greenwode by J. Tullos Hennig

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book One of The Wode, a historical fantasy series re-imagining the legends of Robin Hood. The Hooded One. The one to breathe the dark and light and dusk between.... When an old druid foresees this harbinger of chaos, he also glimpses its future.  A peasant from Loxley will wear the Hood and, with his sister, command a last, desperate bastion of Old Religion against New...
  • Once Upon a Dream by Megan Derr

    Once Upon a Dream by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A compilation of many of the fairytales I've written over the years, gathered tidily in one place. This volume is compiled from free works on my website, stories written for various challenges and prompts, and other straggling tales. Some of these are my spins on familiar tales, like Cinderella and Ivan and the Wolf, others are simply based on well-known types of fairytales...
The God-pleasing Crown Prince by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭
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