Ivan Skilling's Works
Shackles
When warriors from hostile neighbouring nations kidnap the Empress Dowager, a man from her past, Captain Li Wai, is dispatched to save her. Battling both enemies from within the palace and outside, the journey back to the Forbidden City is fraught with danger. But perhaps the biggest danger comes from the Empress Dowager herself, for she hides a soulmate tattoo that will kill her if her heart ever strays. Her spirit is indomitable, her will is undefeatable, but her heart isn't as impervious to love as she thinks it is. As her long-lost feelings for Captain Li Wai are uncovered, she must make the cruellest decision.
Will she choose her people or will she choose herself? Love or death?
**Now available as an ebook on Kindle, Apple, Kobo, Barnes and Noble, and Smashwords!**
https://books2read.com/Shackles-Lark-Cayling
(Book cover by Frappe7: https://www.instagram.com/frappitto/?hl=en)
Romance Uncliched!
Hopeless romantic Yu Junming is over the moon when he lands a job at the RomCon startup as a ConCoct agent. From meet-cutes to ultimate airport runs, he must re-enact surreal romantic scenes to fit a client’s dreams. Sadly, he botches his assignments and learns the hard way that romance needs a dash of practicality.
Despite his track record, he’s soon tasked to help his boss, Grayson Black - a die-hard cynic who dislikes him at first sight - to find love. Through disastrous dates, the two men grow closer and realize there’s more to each other than meets the eye.
Junming fantasizes about seeing even more of Grayson but he also finds himself drawn to Fernanda, a spunky and eccentric undercover reporter who masquerades as a RomCon client. When Fernanda unexpectedly ends up heartbroken after an awful date, she falls for Junming. Pitiably ignorant of her mission to dig up dirt on RomCon, Junming is stuck between two people and a hard place called reality.
(Book cover done by Joanne Kwan: https://tapas.io/dashalutris)
Reversing Mr. Right
On her wedding day, Valerie Kim second-guesses her decision to marry the world’s youngest billionaire, Richard Goldchild. Most people would call her crazy for having cold feet, especially since Richard is an attractive and outwardly charming young man. Only her younger sister, Kyler, knows what’s behind the facade of Valerie’s relationship with Richard.
On Kyler’s recommendation, Valerie visits a fortune teller called Mr. Always Right. When he serves her a very dubious cup of tea, she travels back in time to her initial courtship with Richard. Given a chance to escape marriage to the deceptive young man, will she choose the right Mr. Right this time?
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Romance Uncliched Manual
A romantic song plays in the background, the wind blows the girl's hair ever so perfectly as her eyes glimmer-
No. That doesn't happen in real life.
This light-hearted series is a collection of short stories that pokes fun at cliche romantic scenes and gives them the reality twist that's desperately needed. So read, laugh, and enjoy!
*Now a training manual for RomCon - a company that revolutionizes dating and relationships!*
Companion book to Romance Uncliched!: https://ritoria.com/en/story/55c1c700-44ae-408d-baf0-93cf08909f05