Vanessa Queen thought she had already built the life she was supposed to want a marriage, a daughter, and a home that felt permanent. Then her marriage ends, and suddenly she is starting over. While learning how to be single, co-parent, and create a life of her own, Vanessa reconnects with Max Davis, the boy who once made her feel fearless. Their chemistry is immediate, and being with him reminds her of the woman she was before responsibility changed everything. But then there is Joel Hayes-a steady, thoughtful father who understands schedules, children, and the beautiful chaos of building a family. He does not ask Vanessa to become someone she used to be. He sees who she is now. Caught between a love that feels like the past and one that could become her future, Vanessa must decide whether home is the life she once imagined or the one she never saw coming. A contemporary romance about divorce, motherhood, second chances, blended families, and discovering that sometimes the best part of your story begins after you thought it was over.

In the glittering heart of Manhattan, Naomi Arden had the marriage everyone envied until one phone call shattered the illusion forever. When her husband Caleb is critically injured in a brutal car crash, Naomi rushes to the hospital only to find her the other woman, barely scratched, sitting calmly beside the wreckage. In that devastating moment, every late night, every subtle cruelty, and every silenced doubt rises to the surface. For three years, Naomi played the perfect wife: smiling through public adoration while slowly disappearing in private. She excused the cold silences, the cutting words, the growing distance. She convinced herself that endurance was love. But betrayal has a way of waking the sleeping lioness. Now, amid hospital corridors and shattered metal, Naomi faces a choice: remain the devoted wife the world expects, or unleash the fierce, long-overdue reckoning she owes herself. This is not a story of heartbreak. This is a story of awakening fury, painful clarity, and a woman's powerful transformation from silent suffering to unstoppable strength. In the glittering chaos of New York City, one woman will rise from the ruins of her marriage stronger, sharper, and finally, free. Her Silent Reckoning Sometimes the most dangerous thing a woman can do... is stop being quiet.

Alex Anderson is not your typical professional athlete. He is all about giving back to his community and making sure that he can take care of everyone he can with, given the wealth he has. So when he decides to volunteer his time at a group home for kids, a cause so close to his heart. He meets Carrie and an unexpected friendship strikes up. He likes the fact that Carrie doesn't care who he is and what he does for living. All she cares about is that the kids are getting the experience of a life time being mentored by a person who seems to have his head screwed on right. Carrie Conners is your typical girl. Growing up with a mother who has high expectations for her daughters was not easy. While her younger sister has met all of those expectations being blonde, skinny and a highly successful influencer who just snagged a rich, handsome husband. Carrie is the complete opposite, brunette, curvy and works as a social worker for the state. She first meets Alex when he comes to volunteer at one of the group homes and is unsure of his motives for doing so. She watches as all the women gravitate towards him and watches from the sidelines as usual. However Alex sees her caring, kind way with the kids and is drawn to that immediately. Can these two people from entirely different worlds navigate a friendship that one or both want it to turn into more. Or will being from different worlds completely break them apart?

She isn't fine like she pretends to be. On the contrary. Liliana Storm Whitlock is shattered into a thousand pieces, used from the ones she loves, betrayed by the ones she loves, broken by the ones she loves. So she lost herself. And it all seems to go downhill after a crucial accident on a winter night. Additionally, her life takes a turn when she decides to leave her hometown, Hemfield, to start her new life at her University and finally enjoy the life she deserves. A fresh start is what she needed. Maybe she isn't the only one. The hockey team at the new university takes quite a keen interest in Liliana and won't seem to leave her at rest. Especially the most arrogant one of them all; Rhys Heartlow. He is nothing else than a jerk when they first meet, but somehow his cold heart seems to warm up to her just enough to make her fall for him. However, even if Liliana seems to find solace in her new life, her past continuously haunts her by tugging her back into old habits no matter how hard she tries to fight and ignore it. And perhaps she shouldn't have closed her eyes on the hints she got, because that would lead her into an icy road that is nothing less but deadly for her heart. Started : 28 February 2023 #1 in Wattpad (05.03.25) ⚠️ : The pictures are not mine. Only from Pinterest.

She gave up her career, her dreams, and everything she was.. for a love that promised forever. But forever was a lie. When the truth shatters her perfect world, Amara is left with nothing. No husband. No job. Not even the son she gave up everything to raise. Everyone thinks she's broken. But they forgot one thing. You can't bury a woman who remembers who she is. And in the end... he may have walked away, but she's the one who survived. Trigger Warning: This story dives deep into grief, heartbreak, and the raw, unfiltered emotions that come with loss. Because healing is never a straight line.

Two people - broken in their own way - collide. Francesca's life was completely normal up to a couple months ago. Ethan's never known normality. Two people. Carrying a massive weight of secrets. Only time will take for their barriers to break and their walls to fall. Mature content throughout: PTSD, Language, sexual themes, smut, drugs and alcohol. - - - My insides are begging for me to let go, and I don't think I can hold no longer, but for my own dignity, I do, trying to push it down. It's too soon, embarrassingly soon. "Don't you fucking dare." His voice is hard, demeaning, and that alone makes my insides tighten further. The pressure becoming unbearable. Ethan's hand grabs my wet hair, twirling it around his hand before he pulls me up by it, and I wince slightly before sighing as my back hits his chest, his cock still buried into me. He palms my breasts, my nipples hardening further, and he rolls my right one between his fingers before pinching it, and I whine at the feeling. Dickhead. "Cum for me right now, Francesca, or else."

⊱ ━━━━.⋅ εïз ⋅.━━━━ ⊰ "What's that?" she reached up for him, his face in her palm as she examined whatever was there. She pressed on it, and it kind of stung. "Did that hurt?" "Not really," he muttered. "Are you sure?" and he nodded. "It looks a bit swollen. It might've come from when you hit the ground or, something... I don't even know. It's just a small bruise, though, so I guess it's okay?" "Thanks, Doctor," he teased, and she pouted, the warmth of her skin leaving as she settled back into her seat. "How is it my fault you like to fight?" She crossed her arms in front of her chest, and he fully leaned in. His hand was no longer on the edge of the back cushions; rather, it had moved to her thigh. "How is it my fault you look good tonight?" he whispered in her ear. "Girls like you make me love to fight." ⋆𐙚₊˚⊹♡ After leaving his short-term relationship with his next-door neighbour, Grey scrambles to find the remaining pieces of the largest puzzle that he was born into: his life- only to trample over a tiny, tiny thing. It was a misstep, really... he'd never meant to stumble into her that day. Now he did, he could never let her go. After moving to a new place in her new town of Hazelwood Heights, July came to find new connections and new beginnings... She didn't intend to make the school's bad boy her friend, or her boyfriend, God forbid. But the tides were quickly changing in their newfound friendship, and through good or for worse, through thick and thin, they'd go through it together, right? ⊱ ━━━━.⋅ εïз ⋅.━━━━ ⊰ BEST RANKS! (So far) #2 in #bittersweet #1 in #newauthor #77 in #fiction #233 in #mysterious ₊⊹ TW: mentions of: CA, possible CA resulting in death, abuse, stalking, SA, murder, death of a parent, grief, spousal abuse, violence, mental disorders... First draft ✓

𝙍𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙆𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙤𝙣 For her- life was good, it was fine... until it wasn't. As time moved on, time began to reveal what she thought was real to be fake. Once a hopeless romantic, she's now just hopeless. Despite her unattractive love life, she's never stopped seeing the good in the world... including the quiet and mysterious man that's never looked her way- but what if he's been watching her from afar? Her brother's best friend. Her acquaintance. Her moon to the stars. Their relationship that was never supposed to happen- happens but in a moment of weakness... what will people think of them? 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝘿. 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙮 Always in the shadows away from any and everything. He wants to enjoy his time alone. Not for a single person to disturb his peace, that's all he wants. Successful and content he's happy living life quietly and wants to keep it that way. Blocking out distractions including love. Unintentionally stumbling into a situation, he overhears something he shouldn't have- a moment frozen in time with his best friend's sister... his heart begins to beat faster. He's never stepped out of his way for anyone. Until her. And now- what will he do? Does he come out of the shadows to help or does he fall deeper into the dark? -Book 1 of the All or Nothing Series- #2 hopeless #3 lovergirl #5 troubleinparadise

"𝓗𝓮 𝓻𝓾𝓵𝓮𝓭 𝓮𝓶𝓹𝓲𝓻𝓮𝓼 , 𝓢𝓱𝓮 𝓻𝓾𝓵𝓮𝓭 𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽..." Xavier Knight, 28, is the epitome of untouchable perfection-a multi-billionaire businessman with a Greek god's body, razor-sharp features, and an even sharper mind. With an IQ of 170, he built an empire from the ground up, commanding boardrooms with his ruthless logic and icy precision. Feared in the corporate world and desired by every woman with a pulse, Xavier remains emotionally impenetrable, carrying the weight of childhood abandonment and betrayal that taught him love is a luxury he can't afford. And when a certain sunshine girl crashes into his life, the man who felt nothing... starts to feel everything. Mia Carter, 21, is a burst of sunshine in human form-bubbly, wide-eyed, and brimming with a quiet kind of magic that turns even the dullest days into something beautiful. A prodigious architect fresh out of school, she's already the brightest star at one of New York's top design firms, her raw talent making even seasoned professionals stop and stare. Obsessed with noodles, iced coffee, and everything sweet, Mia moves through life with an infectious smile and a heart too big for the world, never quite realizing the chaos she leaves in her wake. And when her sunshine collides with the storm that is Xavier Knight... her world-and his-will never be the same.

She was his coworker. She was his close friend. She was his cousin. These were all things I knew. There were just a few crucial components to their connection of which I had been unaware. She had been his crush. And now he was hers.