Eboni Ames grew up in The Quarters-a tiny, but historic, Black settlement just outside Whitman, Arizona. Her classmate, Ahn Ji-Yeong, grew up in the only Asian family in Whitman and harbored a secret crush on Eboni. Eventually, they both left their hometown to follow their dreams. Eboni's vision of a being a celebrity chef faded in California, where the foodie scene was flooded with thousands of other wannabes, and her family soul food recipes weren't enough to catch the eye of foodies seeking flashier fare. Meanwhile, AJ became a K-pop and K-drama megastar, sitting at the top of the Billboard charts and the Netflix top ten. When Eboni is forced to return home and take a day job while trying to get her soul food catering business off the ground, she finds that AJ has come home too. The bright spotlights of the K-pop industry cast a very dark shadow, and AJ needs a break. Still carrying a torch for his childhood love, AJ offers his Korean fried chicken recipe to help draw attention to Eboni's business. As their lives become more and more intertwined, the heat turns up outside of the kitchen as well. But when their pasts come back to haunt them, Eboni and AJ will have to make tough choices about what they are and want to be to each other. Season 1 of My Seoul Man WARNING: This story contains depictions of racism and mental health crises and references to suicide that may not be suitable for some readers. *** Weekly updates on Mondays. Wait & read for free, or unlock with coins-the choice is yours!

He walks on eggshells; she trips over them. --- Quinn, an eccentric college student, hides her pain behind an impassive façade. Cassius, burdened by guilt, grapples with a past he can't seem to escape. Quinn's usual appearance at the club where Cassius works security starts as any other night would. But, when Quinn confronts a ghost from Cassius' past, his decision to kick her out spirals into a series of interactions that neither one ever expected. Missing shoes, mysterious ceiling gum, and deadly pothole goop may bring them closer together but, in a world where fear dictates actions, Quinn and Cassius find themselves at odds with their own hearts. As they attempt to navigate the ups and downs of wild adventures, tragic family histories, and buried secrets, the bond they've forged is pushed to its limit. Can two fractured souls, each wary of love, learn to embrace their vulnerabilities?

After the loss of her older sister, Kennedy Channing is granted custody of her niece, Lucy, along with a quest to find the young girl's father and start a new life closer to him. With nothing but a name and a handful of clues, the heartbroken duo set off to track down a fun-loving cowboy named Nash. When Kennedy finds The Wildflower Way ranch, the gruff cowboy she encounters is nothing like the carefree man her sister described. Nash has made an art out of being a loner, and trust isn't something he comes by easily. Kennedy wants to honor her sister's final wish, but protecting Lucy's fragile heart matters more. She takes a job on the ranch, hoping to get to know Nash better before revealing the truth. What she doesn't expect is the quiet pull between them, or how this rugged world of his will start to feel like home. As the dust settles and the sun rises. She discovers that the family you find is just as important as the one you lost. Cowboy Romance Single Parent Found Family grumpy cowboy Sweet but sassy city girl Slooooow Burn Steam.... eventually

Louisa Watson has always been pretty pleased with her life, but lately she's been feeling distinctly dissatisfied. Her job bores her, she's misplaced her sex drive and she's feeling a bit . . . Lost. After her sister gets engaged, Lou starts to realise she wants what Abby has: a happy relationship. And a chance encounter with an old friend leads her to move to the west coast for a summer job - which just happens to be the same town where her lifelong celebrity crush athlete-turned-radio-D.J. is also going to be hanging out. Surely it's fate? Lou and Brody Maxwell must be meant to be together. Right? Unfortunately Brody doesn't really see it that way. In fact, he's got it into his head that she's actually his stalker. And Lou finds herself struggling to prove him wrong! So what happens when the man of your dreams thinks you're the woman of his nightmares? Let's wait and see . . .

[Updates Coming Soon] 💍An arranged marriage, billionaire, enemies to lovers romance 📚When her one night stand turns out to be her sworn enemy...and the man she's been arranged to marry 🔥Rated R for mature sexual content and graphic language • 18+ *** Cyrus Montgomery is my sworn enemy...even though I've never met him. While industry magazines love to praise him and his fake lab diamond company for "saving the earth", I can see through the facade--Cyrus is a big kid with way too much money who gets high off of spewing lies and cutting others down. Never in my life did I imagine I'd end up here: agreeing to marry him in order to save my family's natural diamond legacy from ruin. In theory, it should be simple. Through the marriage, I'd get my projects funded and the business carried on the backs of many generations would stay afloat. All I have to do is keep my distance, survive the charade, and send Cyrus a cut of the profits. But, everything changes when I finally meet the man. Turns out, my enemy is the same anonymous stranger I spent one reckless, unforgettable night with. Now he's not just the man I'm forced to marry. He's the man I can't stop thinking about...A constant reminder of the one night I came alive. This war for diamonds might just fail before it even starts.

"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝. 𝐄𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐬 𝐮𝐬." Bia moved in with her foster parents at twelve years old and quickly became best friends with Tommy, the boy next door. The pair were inseparable, right up until Bia was uprooted to live with her uncle at fourteen. The friends were later reunited just before their final year of high school when Bia was adopted by her previous foster family, and on a surface level, everything was just as it had been. But, something monumental had changed between the two--an obstacle that made it impossible to truly continue where things had left off... The couple who adopted Bia is Tommy's aunt and uncle. Years have passed since Bia's return, and still, unresolved feelings and unmentionable memories dance between them. Now, as new tensions spark, Tommy and Bia are forced to face what they are to each other... and what they're not supposed to be. ---------- 18+ Forbidden/Taboo Romance This is the third book in "The Love" series, but it can be read as a STAND ALONE. ©LEIGH VANN 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

[2024 WATTY WINNER][18+] Two best friends. Six weeks. One final shot at love. Since college, Maisie and August have been best friends-frustratingly, perfectly platonic best friends. For nine long years, Maisie has secretly harbored the hope that their relationship could be something more. In that time, Maisie Rhodes has skyrocketed to stardom as a pop sensation, earning the title of Pop Princess from her devoted Rhodie fans. When she hints on The Tonight Show that her love songs are inspired by someone close to her, speculation runs wild. To throw everyone off the scent-and protect her true feelings for August-Maisie's manager hatches a plan: fake a relationship with her best friend. Miraculously, August agrees. Now Maisie faces six weeks of pretending to date the one person she's always loved, all while tiptoeing around the unspoken truth that's lingered between them for years. What could possibly go wrong?