When she was twelve, Winifred fell in love with a boy. When she was eighteen, he broke her heart. Now, widowed at three and thirty, she has decided that her days of love are gone. She wants only peace with her children, with nothing to disturb it. Fifteen years ago, Percy made the biggest mistake of his life. But a job is taking him to the tiny town of Impling, wherein the victim of that mistake now lives. A second chance is close at hand, he knows...if only Winifred will grant it to him. Tropes: Childhood love Hurt/comfort Second chance Quiet heroine Scientist hero Set at midsummer, with some traditional celebrations. Trigger Warnings: Explicit, on-page domestic violence Child abuse (not explicit) Description of a house fire Racism against an Indian character

Ivy Matthews was no stranger to the hockey world. But when her boss and professional left-winger, David Zhenko, claimed she was his good luck charm, she was left flabbergasted. Will Ivy be willing to cooperate with Zhenko's demands to help him win some games? Will she be left heartbroken when she starts falling for his charms? Trigger Warning: This story contains bullying, hateful speech, and mentions forms of self-harm and drug addiction. If these are sensitive topics to you, please avoid this story and practice self-care. ❤️

The last time Archibald Grayson saw Edmund Foster, he said something he did not mean. Now, having run away from his old life in London society, he can only hope that his lover will accept his apologies. NOTE: This short story will be lengthened into a novella and included for free in the Amazon version of Allow Me.

Copyright © 2025 by Bookish Dae. Fae King x Human She was a sacrifice. He was a king. An ancient magic made them soulmates. He must shatter his own laws and stubbornness to keep the woman destined to be his queen.

My husband was in a terrible accident that required six months of physical therapy. While I stood by him, cheering him on, he was making plans to leave me. For his physical therapist.

Copyright © 2025 by Bookish Dae Caspian Stone, a grumpy mafia king, finds his world irrevocably brightened by Ayla Evans, a sweet and sunny bookseller. In a devastating strategic move to protect her from a rival, he betrays her, shattering her heart and trust. His plan spirals into chaos when someone he trusted the most betrays them,.

He made me his ol' lady. I thought it was because he'd finally seen me as more than my brother's little sister. Until I heard him talking with his ex, I didn't realize he was with me out of guilt, that he'd promised to protect me. So I ran and didn't look back...until I had to go back to find him waiting for me.

Gillian What's been lost can't be reclaimed, be it people, hearts or opportunities. I broke her heart, her trust, her dreams. Now I have to fight to reclaim it all.

Betrayal is like a poison that seeps into your pores. For Lady Deanne, betrayal was part of her existence. As a product of infidelity, she was intimately acquainted with it. Forced to marry the man who betrayed her, she must endure worse. What to do when she can no longer endure?

Copyright © 2025 by Bookish Dae Adam, a reformed ex-convict who built a honest life as a mechanic, is blissfully married to Zara, the love of his life who sees only the good in him. However, his world shatters when a series of cruel, undermining comments from his father in law, Robert, finally push him over the edge, causing him to unleash his own deep seated insecurities onto Zara in a devastating verbal attack.