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Not Your Perfect Princess

She wanted Paris. She got a palace. After winning the nation's most prestigious cooking competition, Liana Davis, a doctor turned chef, is finally going somewhere. Paris. Fame. Freedom... Until an accidental fall off a cliff lands her in a gilded bed, surrounded by bowing servants, addressed as Princess Ioana of a powerful royal kingdom that should not exist. But there's only one problem. Liana isn't Ioana. She doesn't belong in corsets, she doesn't speak "thee" and "thou", and she certainly didn't agree to attend royal balls, smile for nobles or play along with a family that watches her a little too closely. But pretending may be the only way to survive. Trapped in an alternate universe ruled by crowns, codes and cruel traditions, Liana must survive palace politics, an icy royal family and a court that expects obedience...not sarcasm. But unfortunately for them, sarcasm was her default mode. When a royal decree announces her arranged marriage to a ruthless, arrogant prince, love was the last thing on her "royal" bucket list...or so she thinks. Between royal balls, biting comedy, simmering drama, and a mysterious man who appears...and vanishes...like a prophecy waiting to unfold, Liana finds herself caught between fate and free will...and a marriage that may change everything. In a world where power is inherited, she intends to earn hers. A fantasy romance filled with comedy, drama, royal intrigue, love after marriage, and a heroine who refuses to kneel.
Chikamso_Ezeh · 16.5k Views

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Kim Ji Won is a young and influential owner of the grand Eldorado Shopping Center. Handsome, wealthy, and utterly confident in his own superiority, he has long believed that the world exists solely to satisfy his desires. The only person constantly at his side is his personal secretary, Lee Yeo Jun - restrained, diligent, and impeccably polite. Beneath this polished courtesy, however, lie fatigue, patience, and emotions that Ji Won either does not notice or prefers to ignore. Ji Won moves through a series of situations that confirm his selfishness and consumerism. To him, they are mere irritations, but to the world around him, they are the final straw. One day, he awakens to find himself in an entirely different reality - the Joseon era. Here, he is nobody. He possesses neither a powerful name, protection, nor privileges. He is assigned to work in the palace kitchen. For the first time in his life, Ji Won must learn self-reliance, patience, and submission. His former arrogance makes him a target of ridicule and punishment, and only gradually does he come to understand the value of others’ labor. Slowly, he learns gratitude, generosity, and the meaning of support - first reluctantly, then with growing sincerity. The true shock comes with his encounter with the young crown prince. At first seemingly infantile, brash, and capricious, the prince turns out to be Yeo Jun - the same secretary, yet in another life and another role. Intrigued by Ji Won’s strange behavior, the prince transfers him from the kitchen and appoints him as his personal attendant. This time, the initiative lies with Yeo Jun. He observes, teases, sometimes mocks playfully, and at other times displays unexpected gentleness. For the first time in his life, Ji Won must learn to listen, to understand, and to accept the will of another. Gradually, feelings begin to grow between them. Ji Won faces the challenge of love without possession or power, while Yeo Jun discovers the possibility of trust. Their relationship develops amid palace intrigues and dangers. Ji Won increasingly sacrifices his own comfort and safety for Yeo Jun, gradually dismantling the image of the man he once was - and discovering who he might truly become.
YanSun · 4k Views