PAUL I cheated on my fiancée. Sophie and I were building our future. In love, happy, peaceful. Then she found a lump in her breast and I made the worst choice: I numbed my fear by sleeping with someone else. My worst mistake and my biggest regret. Now I see Sophie around town with him. She's radiant and laughing with people who actually show up. I'm trying to learn how to be a man who does. If she lets me, I'll spend the rest of my life proving I can choose her when it's hardest. If she lets me... SOPHIE I thought the promise was in sickness and in health. But he buried his fear in someone else. On the same night, I walked into a bookstore and meet the gentle giant owner who invites me to his book club full of misfits. I'm laughing again, I smile more than I ever have, I heal my heart. My ex says he can learn to stay, but my bookstore owner keeps showing up like it's as easy as breathing. I don't know what the future holds; I don't know if I'll win this battle against cancer, but I do know I'm done wasting time on people that love only when it's easy. CALLUM She came in to Rivers & Rhodes Bookstore and asked for books with happy endings only. I gave her a recommendation, an invitation, and an offer of friendship. Now, this beautiful brave woman is completely under my skin. I'm not here to win a competition against him. I'm here because choosing someone, second by second, is the only way I understand love. Content Warnings: on page cheating, emotional and physical infidelity, cancer, mentions of vomiting, bleeding, surgery. Please be advised.

Morgana, who only intended to help the drowning blind boy, was completely oblivious to the world she was unknowingly getting into. Every winter, Morgana is forced to look after her grandmother's secluded vacation home, but takes in the lost blind boy she saved from the icy forest lake one night. When he woke up, instead of being grateful for saving his life, he was more hostile and aggressive than a feral beast. A kindhearted witch who had the power to foresee the future through her dreams And a fierce, blind boy of unknown origins But the more she spends time with him, the more vivid she dreams of strange things. As she gradually tamed the beast she picked up, secrets of the untold past began to unfold. Having no other choice, she abandoned him without a proper goodbye for both their sake. But why is it that the beast she discarded came back years later as one of the most powerful men in the empire? "You've hidden yourself quite well." Said the icy voice full of power. "Very well, I must say." She swallowed a breath, taking a step back. "But from now on, there will no longer be a time that you are not within my grasp. I'll make sure of it," He said, closing the space between them. "Even if I have to lock you up in a cage." "What makes you think I'll let you?" She answered calmly. "Because everything here is now mine, including you."

Ana has gone through more heartache in the last few months than most people do in their life time. She lost her boyfriend to her best friend, was framed for a crime she didn't commit and left behind a possible love to find herself. When someone tries to murder her, her whole life comes to a complete stop. Will she figure out who tried to kill her, and what will she do when she does.

Akibat satu insiden di hadapan sebuah hotel, Nadine Ilana mula mengenali Tengku Luth Elhan dengan nama yang lain. Sejak itu, takdir seolah-olah sengaja menyusun pertemuan mereka berulang kali. "Setiap kali I ada masalah mesti you yang datang tolong I." - Nadine Ilana "I was born to be a hero." Tengku Luth Elhan "Does this mean I should start calling you The Amazing Hero?" - Nadine Ilana "Sebelum ni panggil abang, takkan tiba-tiba nak panggil The Amazing Hero?" - Tengku Luth Elhan Bersama Nadine, Tengku Luth merasa bebas menjadi seperti orang biasa. Tiada protokol yang perlu dijaga, tiada beban yang perlu dipikul. "You look like a lost cat." - Tengku Luth Elhan "Can you adopt me?" - Nadine Ilana Perkenalan yang bermula secara tidak sengaja antara jejaka berdarah bangsawan dan gadis yang keras kepala, mula menumbuhkan benih cinta yang tak terduga. Namun, di saat Tengku Luth mengumpulkan keberaniannya untuk meluahkan isi hati, cintanya ditolak mentah-mentah. Ia bukan sekadar penolakan biasa, tetapi diiringi dengan kata-kata yang menikam ego dan harga dirinya. "Berhenti gilakan I. Apa pun yang jadi, I takkan pernah suka lelaki macam you!" - Nadine Ilana "I'll make you fall for me, mark my words!" - Tengku Luth Dari cinta yang ditolak, kini wujud satu tekad. Dia mahu mengajarnya! Tengku Luth mula melancarkan perang dingin, menggunakan kuasa dan pengaruh untuk mengganggu kehidupan Nadine. "Kami berdua dah buat satu keputusan, dan malam ni saya nak umumkan yang saya dan Nadine... akan berkahwin."

Before the road to redemption... There was the fire that lit the match. Ava Sinclair has spent her life fighting for survivors. As a trauma counsellor, she knows the system doesn't always protect the vulnerable; it protects itself. And when a violent man walks into her clinic and turns her world upside down, Ava is forced to confront just how broken the rules really are. Police Chief Harlan Gray built his life on control. Military discipline. Moral clarity. Black and white. But when he arrests the wrong woman, based on a lie, a weapon, and the word of a man, something in him begins to crack. Ava is furious. Harlan is intrigued. She challenges everything he believes in. She exposes what he's been too careful to see. But what begins as a clash between fire and order slowly ignites into something else, something neither of them is prepared for. Until jealousy, sabotage, and betrayal threaten to burn them both. And when a dangerous woman from Harlan's past sets her sights on Ava, it's not just their reputations on the line, it's their future. Because some love stories aren't born in the light. They're forged in the fallout. Series Note: Unlawful Hearts is the emotional prequel to No Redemption Road, exploring the origin of Ava and Harlan's story. It can be read as a standalone, but the author highly recommends reading No Redemption Road first to experience the full impact of the characters and their journey. Unlawful Hearts starts 3 years before NRR. This is book two in the Redemption Road Series of interconnected stories following different characters surrounding No Redemption Road. ⚠️ Content Warnings: This book contains references to trauma, emotional abuse, domestic violence, victim-blaming, and abuse of power. It may be triggering for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.

An arranged marriage. A buried past. A deadly alliance forged in blood. A love that could burn empires to the ground. To stop a rising war with the Irish mafia, two of the deadliest crime families agree to a union that no one wants - least of all Sasha Volkov and Luca Romano. She's the daughter of the Bratva's coldest kingpin. He's the heir to Italy's most feared Cosa Nostra Empire. Their families have spilled too much blood to ever trust each other, but when old enemies close in and the bodies start piling up, a marriage becomes their only chance at survival. Sasha was raised behind iron gates and whispers of betrayal. Luca was forged in fire, trained to kill loyalty before it kills him. They were never meant to fall for each other. But in a world ruled by power, passion might be the most dangerous weapon of all. Enemies by blood. Bound by vows,. Destined to burn. Content Warning: This story contains mature themes including violence, explicit scenes, emotional trauma, infidelity and loss. Reader discretion is advised.

A student professor arrange marriage romance ｡⁠*⁠♡✧⁠*⁠。 ✧She was his gravity , his fucking planet and he was lost without her ✧ (⁠◉⁠‿⁠◉⁠) TROPES- Arrange marriage ✓ Age gap ✓ Student × Professor ✓ Grumpy × Sunshine ✓ Slow burn✓ Jealousy ✓ Green flag ✓ #2 in youngadult #3 in comdey-drama #9 in cute #4 in cute #4 in agegap

(COMPLETED) Rapunzel, gelaran Arjuna untuk Adara. Adara rasa dia tidak dapat menolak gelaran itu memandangkan hidupnya memang benar-benar seperti Rapunzel. Jika Rapunzel duduk di bangunan tinggi, dia pula duduk di sebalik pagar tinggi. Hidupnya sentiasa dalam bahaya sehingga perlu dikerumuni pengawal ke mana saja. Jebat Arrayan, lelaki yang dipilih oleh ayah untuk dijadikan suaminya dan sekali gus penjaga. Bagi Adara, berkahwin dengan Jebat adalah sebuah kemenangan besar. Siapa yang tak mahu dengan lelaki seksi dan kacak tahap sanggup sepuluh kali mati hidup balik itu? Hanya bila 'bayaran' di sebalik perkahwinan itu diketahuinya, Adara hancur dan kecewa. @2021/2025

(Completed) Rayyan Halzeri, sebuah nama yang sentiasa digilai oleh Dhia. Sanggup ku petik bintang di Pluto untukmu! Hanya saja jarak umur menjadi penghalang dengan Rayyan yang tak menunjukkan sebarang minat. Hampa! Bila Dhia mendapat tahu yang Rayyan akan berkahwin, hatinya hancur berkeping-keping. Kerana sebuah masa lalu, Dhia menawarkan diri untuk menjadi korbannya. Menjadi isteri kedua dan penyondol di usia muda memang kerja gila. Menghadap kebencian Rayyan dan isterinya sudah jadi kebiasan kedua selain makan nasi. Kandungannya gugur kerana khianat. Rayyan mengamuk dan Dhia membawa diri ke luar negara untuk menyambung pelajaran. Bila Dhia pulang, akankah semuanya masih sama? @2021/2024 - Kisah suka-suka - Tiada pengajaran besar - Tiada ilmu tahap PhD.