Free Fantasy Romance Stories: Dragons, Witches, Rebirth
These are original romantasy serials in short chapters: a healer delivered in chains to a cursed dragon king, an executed empress who wakes up ten years in the past, and a village baker hiding magic from the witch hunter sleeping in her spare room. The first 8 chapters of each are free.

The Dragon King's Hostage
Sabine Aldercott
The Dragon King's Hostage
Romantasy · 12 chapters · Complete
Six years ago the dragons burned Maren Hale's sister. Now her own queen delivers Maren to the dragon court in chains, and the king's first words are: "You're late. I've been dying for three days." The curse killing him is stitched in her family's knot, and only her hands can pull it out. Every stitch she pulls is treason.
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The Empress Who Rose Again
Elena Voss
The Empress Who Rose Again
Romantasy · 12 chapters · Complete
Betrayed and executed by the court she served, Empress Lian wakes ten years in the past, on the morning of her own wedding. This time she knows every traitor's name. Revenge, served one careful chapter at a time.
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The Last Witch of Ashgrove
Imogen Hartwell
The Last Witch of Ashgrove
Romantasy · 12 chapters · Complete
Tamsin Rook's bread rises when she is angry, and tonight the witch hunter is sleeping in her spare room. Someone in the village wants him dead, and if a hunter dies in Ashgrove, every woman in it pays. She has seven days to keep him alive, keep her secret, and keep from falling for him. Then he opens his sealed orders.
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Questions readers ask
What is a rebirth romance?
The heroine dies, often betrayed, and wakes up earlier in her own life with every memory intact. Now she knows who the traitors are. The Empress Who Rose Again starts on the morning of her own wedding.
Are these original stories?
Yes. Every MochiShorts book is an original story written for this app. None of them are adaptations.
How long is each one?
Each book is 12 chapters of about 1,000 words, roughly five minutes a chapter, so a whole story fits into an evening or a week of commutes.
Which one should I start with?
The Dragon King's Hostage if you like enemies to lovers, The Empress Who Rose Again for revenge and court intrigue, and The Last Witch of Ashgrove for hidden magic and a seven-day deadline.