She was never the one who stayed. Not because she couldn't love... but because she loved too honestly to pretend. They always come back. She doesn't know if it's love... or something she leaves behind in people. From teenage chaos and mistaken promises to a love that felt like a fairytale, she learned early that not every deep connection is meant to last. Some people come to teach you how to love... others, how to let go. The first love that felt like magic. The one who made sense. The one who never let go. They all loved her. They all lost her. And somehow... they always came back. Now standing at the edge of a future she's still learning to understand, she begins to wonder- Was she unlucky in love... or just honest enough to walk away? Is love something you feel... or something you choose to grow? A story about love, timing, and the quiet courage to let go.

On her wedding day, Sandra disappears without a trace. To protect her family's name from scandal, Samantha is forced to take her identical twin's place at the altar-marrying the man she has secretly loved for years. But Charlie isn't a fool. A powerful CEO with a cold heart and sharper instincts, he sees through the lie almost instantly... and marries her anyway. Not for love. For revenge. He believes Samantha destroyed the woman he loved once-and now, he's determined to make her pay for it. Every moment in his mansion becomes a calculated punishment, every glance a reminder that she is nothing but a replacement. Yet somewhere between hatred and proximity, something begins to shift. Something dangerous. Something that feels like love. But just when Samantha starts to believe in the impossible- Sandra returns. Alive. Healed. And ready to reclaim everything that was hers. Now Samantha must face the truth: Was she ever loved... -or was she just a convenient mistake? And when the truth behind Sandra's disappearance finally unravels- who will Charlie choose?

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.

𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒌𝒆𝒑𝒕. 𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒍, 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕? Maya thought she had moved on. Seven years after the heartbreak that shattered her world, her best friend Elara returns home engaged to the one man Maya swore she'd never see again. A friendship built on love, but tied by betrayal. A past neither of them can escape. And one secret that could destroy the life they both fought to protect. And in their world, one lie didn't just hurt, it started a domino effect that changed everything. When truth and loyalty collide, the line between love and guilt begins to blur and sometimes, even the purest hearts can cause the deepest wounds. "𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕, 𝒅𝒐 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆." ...She did and neither of them was ever the same again....

Hated by her clan. Hunted by No-Landers. Desired by Kings. Leyla is a Warrior. Strong. Fast. Unwavering. Yet she looks nothing like a Warrior. Dark haired and green eyed, she stands out in a Kingdom full blonde-haired blue-eyed citizens who all tower over her. Despite their differences, her rank as an officer in the Warrior Army makes her untouchable to most. But things start getting complicated when Leyla attracts the attention of the idol of all, the shoe-in for the next Warrior King: Colonel Alec of the House of Steel. Jealous princesses and angry superiors are not the only problems on the horizon when a messenger appears from the powerful Land of Light with an offer for the Warrior King that will change Leyla's life... Highest Ranks: #1 in Badassgirl #1 in Warrior #1 in Powers #1 Strongfemalelead Book 1 in The Warrior Chronicles

She was his motivation. Madison Connor, the only woman he had ever loved, the woman he had hurt, the woman he had left. Billionaire Damien Daniels had three things he needed to accomplish in his life. First, he was going to get to the root of his past. Second, he was going to make the Connors pay. Third, the last thing, he didn't even know. But he knew there was something remaining, a wrong he needed to right. And it was staring straight at him. A dark truth that risked breaking him apart, that could mar his existence. In all these though she was at the center of it all, Madison Connor. Lord help him. She was the one thing he could never have. His enemy's little sister. Eyes like the sea, strawberry blonde curls and those dotted freckles atop her nose; she was his obsession. She was the beginning of his downfall, his damnation and motivation. *** He was the one man she couldn't avoid back then, and the man she couldn't resist. Damien Daniel, her childhood crush who never looked her way even once. Her brother's enemy. She was too small for him, not sexy or beautiful enough for him, too shy to even talk to him. Their attraction was unmistakable, almost beyond control, but as much as she ached to be his, she feared the pressure of his demands. *** Submitting to each other meant they had to break so many rules. Could they? Would they? Their love was forbidden. Their intertwining past threatening to tear them apart. A bumpy ride. So many obstacles and trials. It took days, months and years, but what's meant to be will always be! HIGHEST RANKINGS! #4 - billionaire (16/7/22) #8 - childhoodsweethearts (17/8/22) #2 - fated (18/8/22) #1 - revenge (18/8/22) #1 - poorgirl (14/9/22) #5 - ceo (20/9/22)

Since Aubrey James could crawl, she has wanted to decide things for herself. So when an archaic law allows her parents to choose who she will marry, she vows to find a way out of it at any cost. While complying with the legal requirement to move into a new home with her husband, Christopher, Aubrey continues to search for a way to dissolve their marriage. Going through the motions of married life, Aubrey starts to settle into a routine with her admittedly quite handsome husband, Christopher. And the more she learns about him, the more she likes him. But by the time she realizes how she feels about him, it may be too late to keep their marriage from unravelling. ~ * ~ Notes: ~ * ~ The story is complete offline and will update every Friday until its completion. This is a polished draft which means it is edited only for grammatical clarity. Please feel free to leave comments -- critical, positive, or emoji -- as often as you like. I love to hear from you!

Casey Kirkland despised monogamous, committed relationships. They never work out the way you want them to and you always end up hurt and betrayed, at least she was. Despite that fact, Casey always had an adventurous, independent streak and her choice of career as a Private Investigator reflected that. Not to mention her frivolous personal lifestyle. Next, you add the case of a lifetime and a considerable payment, to an adventurous P.I. and in walks Shane Watson. Quiet, easy going guy – oh yeah, and he’s gorgeous, who happens to be the fiancé of a well-known very public and prominent Southern California Socialite and accused of cheating – his reputation of being jealous and a local MMA fighter does not help. Not the career opportunity Casey wants to pass up, but get's more than she bargained for - Betrayal, scandal, sex, money, and love. © 2014 Amanda Nichols

What happens when you grow up wearing clothes that are too small or way too big, or wear hand me down clothes passed on from family, get teased by your peers all throughout your school years, to have the boys tease you because you wear glasses, or wear braces, or because you didn't fill out on top in high school? You even had boys ask you out on dates or invited to the high school dance, only for them to not show up and you see them with another girl.... they considered her a nerd, a tomboy, a loser.... So what happens? You get Scarlett..... After graduation she became a girl that was determined to show she wasn't the nerd or loser they thought she was, that she wasn't this ugly girl they so claimed that she was. She filled out, she was beautiful, and for years she worked on having that perfect body to show those boys what they missed out on. She became a stripper, she was now 25 years old and was out to go after all the guys that made fun of her. She wanted to make them pay somehow, have them go after her, make them take her home, have her way with them and then tell them who she is. She's out for revenge... men try to change her and then realize that she won't change until she runs into the one man she always had a crush on that hurt her the most. Can he change her? After all she can't be tamed, but can she? credit for cover made by: https://selfpubbookcovers.com/kshipley

"Y-you," she stuttered, staring at the handsome man sitting on the sleek black throne, "you're..." He rolled his eyes, waving his hand impatiently and said, "Hades. Come on, say it with me. Ha-des." "Hades," Ariel breathed out, still not believing the sight before her. Every picture she had seen of the gods had not depicted Hades' beauty. The god sitting before her was not a crusty old man with a white beard; no, he was a Calvin Klein model. "Yes," Hades clasped his hands together and grimaced, "the God of Death and riches; that's me." Ariel nodded, still refusing to believe but knowing she had to and Hades' grimace turned even bitter, "And you, darling, will be staying with me for quite some time." ~*~ Cover: _nymphomaniac Published: 8/6/14