L A N I Generous. Kind. Ray of sunshine. Lani always got what she wanted. Ethically, of course. Yet, the one man she craves refuses to turn his head towards her. Unkempt feelings for him grow day by day, and his being her brother's best friend is the roadblock she isn't strong enough to lift. But if he sees her with another man, will things spiral in the direction she wants? C A L L U M Blunt. Observant. Grumpy. Callum's only goal really is to become captain of the Chicago Eagles hockey team. The concept of love is foreign to him, and yet he feels compelled to accept the deal Lani imposes, seeing that his reputation will skyrocket once the relationship leaves their inner circle. But is this truly what he wants? Of course it is; love is trivial and has no space for someone like him. Ever. After an accident forces girl group singer Lani Warren on a year-long hiatus, she finds it the perfect time to admit to her childhood friend how she feels before her group's comeback. The idea seems great in theory, but what she doesn't foresee is the imposing appearance of the man her brother hates, Callum Livernois. They don't know each other and don't want to get to know each other. But striking a mutually beneficial deal requiring them to fake date doesn't sound all that bad after brief deliberation. Nothing will happen, and they won't ever be each other's catalyst in romance. Right? ©girlwounds

"𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪," 𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙙, 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙖𝙧. 𝙉𝙖𝙤𝙢𝙞 𝙨𝙝𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮. 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙖 𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙬 𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘰𝘷 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘰𝘮𝘪 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𓍼 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺'𝘴 𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴. 𓍼

enamour /ɪˈnamə,ɛˈnamə/ verb past tense: enamoured; past participle: enamoured be filled with love for. Being allocated a pen pal, right after a heartbreak, is supposed to heal me, but instead, I end up uncovering years of secrets. If I thought one situation was my undoing, well, I'm about to face another that will threaten everything, I already know. ■■■ Dear Stranger, I'm enamoured to meet you. Read more to find out.

At Aldridge University, love isn't an accident-it's a weapon. The students here are brilliant, beautiful, and quietly breaking. They'll do anything to protect their secrets. Lie for them. Bleed for them. Ruin anyone who threatens them. But the most dangerous thing at Aldridge isn't the scandals whispered behind closed doors- it's the way these eight lives become tangled in hunger, fear, obsession, and the kind of love that feels more like a slow unraveling. Everyone wants something. Some want revenge. Some want redemption. Some want power. And some want a person they were never supposed to touch. But the truth? At Aldridge, the heart is the easiest thing to weaponize- and the hardest thing to survive. This is not a love story. It's a story about the people love destroys.

cover by @JaelynnMoore 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥 It's so much easier to spread lies about people than it is to spread the truth. That's what Gabriel knows to be true, at least. According to everyone in his town, he's a monster. He doesn't deserve to be walking among the rest of them. That's far from the truth, though. He was never good at being alone, but it became something he was used to. After everything he'd gone through, he craved solitude. Until she showed up. She wiggled her way right into his heart and now all he craved was her. 𝐀𝐥𝐲𝐧𝐚 Moving to a small lakeside town in Washington was not where Alyna saw her life taking her. She also didn't expect that she'd fall so hard for the brooding mechanic who lived there. Everyone tells her that she should stay away from him. All of the rumors say that he's dangerous, but all she ever feels with him is safe. With obstacles at every turn, will their love be enough to endure even the worst challenge they'll face? Or will they fall apart under the weight? started: 12/15/2023 published: 05/18/2024 completed: highest rankings: #21 bwwm #66 ongoing

She pulled away, catching her breath. "Bash..." "No, no, no." I whimpered not wanting this to end. "Keep kissing me." I barely whispered out, my mind lost in lust. "Keep touching me." Crystal Woods is a troubled child, a destructive seventeen-year-old girl at least thats what her classmates would call her. It appears to people everything she touches doesn't turn to gold more like ashes. She gets into fights, she has detention every other day, but that all has to change when she gets called into the principle office on the first day of school and is given one more last chance before she gets expelled. Will she be able to be on her best behavior or will Sebastian ruin everything for her with his distructive behavior?

"I'll leave you alone." His words filled the tormenting silence, "After tonight you won't have to see me again, only in class and that's it." My heart ached at his words, why? This should be a good thing, I wouldn't have to deal with Alejandro Rodriguez ever again. So why... Why does the thought of him not being around hurt. I stopped playing with my food and slowly lifted my head to look at him. He stared straight into my watery eyes. His face filled with regret and concern. He stood up from his seat and walked over to me, squatting down to my level. "Hey, hey." He softly whispered his hands holding both of my mines, softly caressing them with his thumb. "Please don't cry, por favor." He reached a hand to my face and gently wiped the tears. "I-I don't want you to leave me alone." My voice breaking and my vision filling with tears. Layla Cruise, is the most popular girl in high school with a perfect life, people call her the Golden girl. Perfect curly hair, perfect boyfriend. However, thats what they see when she's at school. Remove the glam and glitter, wipe off the makeup and you'll find a trickle of bruises her boyfriend leaves her. TW: this story contains strong themes (SA, Language, and sexual content)