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by R.A. Scott
Mira has a problem. No matter what world she transmigrates into, she always ends up as the villain. Evil empress, backstabbing noblewoman, or highschool meangirl; she's been them all and this time is no different. She wakes up as Violet Coventry, the infamous antagonist of the three-part dating sim game Lost Daughter. In the original story, Violet (allegedly) bullied the sweet heroine Cecily Rousseau out of jealousy over her connection with the handsome Prince Andrei—who also happened to be Violet’s fiancé. Awkward. Naturally, the scandal destroyed her reputation and she left school in disgrace....which is exactly the moment Mira arrives and inherits the entire mess. Now she’s stuck with: - Patchwork memories of her host's life- A ruined reputation that her host may not have deserved- An ex fiancé who hates her and he doesn't care who knows it- A mysterious illness no one seemed to know about until it killed her host Oh, and it turns out her 'love rival', the game's heroine, is now her secret, long lost sister. Fortunately, Mira has a lot of experience in surviving and thriving in these kinds of trope universes. Unfortunately, the third installment of Lost Daughter didn't get released before she died last time, so she has no idea what the end game has in store for her. What to Expect: - OP protagonist who must overcome the challenge of being nerfed by her new body - Mystery as Mira uncovers the difference between fiction and her new reality - Found Family - Belle Epoque Flavored Magical Realism Book One is COMPLETE. Book Two is now updating. Update Schedule: 3x Weekly on MWF
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4/12/2026
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4/11/2026
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4/11/2026
Peak #50
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4/11/2026
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Peak #2
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One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 02:38 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 02:38 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
Coupled 14-day outlook
rs-joint-entry-copula-v1
Any eligible RS entry
1%
Two or more lists
0%
Likely threshold order: Mystery → Romance → Adventure → Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Mystery + Romance (0%).
Estimated from one fitted shared story path; category probabilities are not multiplied as if lists were independent.
Separate entry forecast; this probability does not enter the ranking score.
Overall Rising Stars Shadow RS rank
#3802 of 12,418 · 3752 below RS #50
By genre
beats 51% of similar stories
beats 47% of similar stories
beats 95% of similar stories
Mid-pack, room on both levers
Traffic and conversion both sit mid-field for a story this size. Growth here compounds from consistency: steady cadence feeds traffic, and a sharper hook lifts what each view is worth.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 50–149 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
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