This is not a story about what happens. It's about what almost does. At an Ivy League medical school, Isabelle Laurent is known as the Ice Queen-brilliant, distant, untouchable. No one gets close. No one stays. Alexander Whitmore was never supposed to be different. Charming, privileged, and infamous for never staying longer than a few weeks, he understands desire. What he doesn't understand, until Isabelle, is restraint. She believes he doesn't want her. He knows wanting her openly would destroy everything. So they choose the most dangerous thing instead: friendship. "The most dangerous thing about Alexander Whitmore was not his reputation, nor his charm, nor the power he would one day inherit. It was the fact that he never asked for anything from me- and somehow, without realizing it, I had begun to give him everything that mattered." Slow burn • Dual POV • Consent • Emotional intimacy

He placed a file of marriage papers on the counter, sliding a pen across to her. His dark, sharp eyes locked on her every move. "Tarsou ge tum , tumhe uska deedar bhi naseeb na hoga.... Khwaaisch he meri ke tumhara pyaar kabhi poura na hoga"........ {"You will long for him, yet you will never get to see him... My wish is that your love is never fulfilled."} Aayesha said with a deep hatred filled in her eyes. "Mohabbat , dua aur baddua sirf kitabi bate he..... Haqeeqat mai iska koi wajoud nahi...... Zaya hojayegi tumhari Mohabbat ki talash........ Jab badlegi meri caahat, junnon me sirf tumhe pane ki"....... {"Love, prayers, and curses exist only in books... In reality, they have no meaning... Your search for love will go in vain... For when my desire changes, my obsession will be only to have you."} "Sign it. Now. The sooner you do, the sooner this becomes official." "This is not a pure love story. It's a cursed tale, where a haunted past shattered them, destiny entwined their paths, and fate gave them a chance-however fleeting."

𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. ─────── 𝐕𝚰𝐕𝚰𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐄 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓𝚰𝐍𝐄 is described as perfection incarnate: poised, dutiful, and untouchable. For her twenty years among the earth, she has spent it all behind silk curtains and walls of stone, slowly built to enter a marriage that has been arranged since she was younger than five years old. Beneath her pristine exterior, was to be found someone who wanted to be more than a priceless jewel - and more so a desire, a curiosity. 𝐄𝐕𝐑𝐄𝐍 𝐎𝐁𝐒𝚰𝐃𝚰𝐀𝐍 wasn't meant to love someone else - his life was built to control, to command, and to stand beside her by expectation. However, the moment his piercing stare met with his bride, the rules that he so carefully built for himself crumbled within seconds. Possession was no longer a word that was whispered between business and family - it was intensified, personal, unavoidable. Every single interaction between Vivienne and Evren was a game, a challenge. Every conversation between them was a dance between resistance and desire. Evren wants her not only by his side, but intertwined in his mind, his soul, and his world. Every small, careless act around her was a whispered promise. Between the depths of desire and duty, an irresistible love begins to bloom - a love that possesses, devours, and consumes; leaving nothing but their souls in its wake. #2 - emotionalslowburn | 02.27.2026 #2 - emotionaltension | 02.02.2026 #3 - vote4vote | 01.29.2026 #5 - readforread | 02.04.2026

"But... you won't always be there," I croak, looking down at our hands again. He lifts my chin with a single finger, our gazes lock. "Who says I won't?" . . . William Adler and Aurora Sinclair have been practically inseparable since childhood-two souls intertwined by loyalty, trust, and an unspoken promise. To her, Will is safety. But his protectiveness isn't just instinct-it's guilt. A secret buried deep, one that could shatter everything. When comfort turns into something deeper and undeniable, they're forced to confront the truth: love is never simple when the past refuses to let go. What will she choose, loyalty or love? What will he choose, the past or the future?

[𝐌𝐌] 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏 ─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ─── Asa Davies is barely keeping his head above water. A single father living in a rundown complex with his nine-year-old son, Maizen, he's desperate to give his boy a better life - even if it means doing things he never imagined. When Jordan Crawford, the wealthy older brother of Asa's best friend, comes back to town, sparks fly - but not the friendly kind. Asa can't stand Jordan's cold, self-assured attitude, and Jordan's own walls make him dislike everyone around him. But when desperation meets opportunity, an unexpected arrangement could be the solution to both their problems... if they can survive each other long enough to make it work.

Oren Hale discovers a memorial page for a boy who died four years ago and cannot explain why the photo looks exactly like him. After that, ordinary life starts to feel staged, like he is walking through a story someone else wrote. His tutor, Ayara, is smart, guarded, and dangerously easy to talk to. Their sessions shift into something riskier: honesty, which only makes the rest of the world feel stranger by comparison. As Oren tries to understand where the dead boy ends and he begins, the people closest to him keep steering him away from the truth. But the more he looks, the clearer it becomes: one of these lives is real, and the other is a mistake. He just doesn't know which one.

After a flagrant display of cosmic irreverence, Elizabeth Evans is left adrift. With no place to call home. No plan for the future. Only a useless college degree, lingering substance abuse issues, and a penchant for burnout. When a childhood friend offers her a chance to start fresh in the sleepless city, Ellie does what any hopeless soul with nothing left to lose would do; she takes it and doesn't look back. Life in New York City is more complicated than this small town girl could have ever imagined. And it would seem the gods have a few more tricks left up their sleeves. Ellie finds herself torn between two worlds. Between her growing feelings for two enigmatic men. Between her wanton desires and lifelong ambitions to finally make something of her sad, little life. The scales must be weighed. Between lust or power. Between desire or reason. Between getting what she wants or doing what's expected of her. She must also ask if those are really the only options. What if she wants more? What if she wants it all? And what is she willing to do to get it? To find out, Ellie must confront not only her past, but the deepest parts of herself. Neither the universe, the city, nor these two annoyingly handsome men are going to make it easy. And only two things are certain; the gods certainly have a sense of humor and the heart wants what it wants. Ranked #1 in literaryfiction (02/26) #1 in representation (02/26)

He knows you, but do you know him?? Blurred memories and Déjà vu. After waiting what felt like decades sylus finally met the girl that claimed his heart in his past life. But it seems like now things are different..

␥﹒This book will transport you into the nexus of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿-a sanctuary of 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 where the stories themselves reflect all voices like light refracted in a gemstone¡! キ We are inviting 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱-𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱-𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀❟ and 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 to bring our dream to reality, creating a stage where passions will perform and ideas will shine brighter than the spotlights‹𝟹

She was supposed to follow the rules. Smile, attend the endless charity events, and play the perfect heiress. He was supposed to be untouchable. Charming, ruthless, and completely out of her league. But when Amara crosses paths with Kairav again, sparks fly-and not the friendly kind. And when her friend, faces an old flame, a prank call leads to a conversation with her prince -the one person who doesn't know who she is anymore. Between stolen glances, heated arguments, and a past neither of them can forget, the line between rivalry and desire blurs. With family expectations, high-stakes business, and a few secrets of their own, Amara and Kairav are forced into the same world...where pretending to get along might be more dangerous than falling for each other. Enemies. Billionaire. Temptation. Lies. One game they can't afford to lose. (Is a sequel but can be read as a standalone) I OWN NONE OF THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK CREDITS GO TO THE OWNERS