He was a duke feared by kingdoms, a man who could command armies with a glance and silence an entire court with a single word. But when his wife died, he became nothing more than a grieving man behind a locked door. And his daughter became the child he could not bear to look at. At three years old, she learned that grief could be colder than winter. At four, she learned how to stop crying where no one could hear her. At five, she learned that even if her father never opened the door, she would still wait outside it. Then one day, he finally did. What begins as a story of neglect becomes one of impossible devotion-of a father who learns too late how to love his daughter, and spends the rest of his life loving her enough to make up for the years he stole from her. He becomes absurdly overprotective. She becomes the center of his world. And together, they build a life filled with too much affection, too many arguments, and the kind of love that survives even grief. But love does not stop loss. Soon Elara's world, her daddy got ill, she was loosing him and was helpless against fate...... A tender fantasy about grief, healing, family, and second chances-woven with warmth, quiet humor, and the kind of love that finds its way back, even after death.

They called her a mistake. They called him a monster. Princess Ariel Ravenspire was born of forbidden passion - the bastard daughter of a king who cannot bear to look at her and a mistress long since forgotten. In the court of Elarion, she is a ghost draped in silk, invisible except when her half-siblings need a target for their cruelty. They've spent years trying to break her and snuff out the gentle fire that burns within her chest. But Ariel refuses to become the villain of her own story. Where they offer hatred, she gives grace. Where they see weakness, she harbors an unshakable strength. Across war-torn borders, in the shadow-draped Kingdom of Umbrahal, Crown Prince Caden Valtara is the nightmare that haunts the wicked. They call him the Demon Prince - a title he's earned with blood and brutality. Ruthless to his enemies, merciless to the corrupt, he moves through the darkness like vengeance incarnate, dismantling trafficking rings and crushing those who prey upon the powerless. The aristocracy trembles at his name. The common folk whisper prayers of gratitude. He is judge, jury, and executioner - and he has never apologized for the monster they've made him. When two kingdoms exhausted by endless war finally seek peace, the price is steep: a royal bride to seal the treaty. Ariel, the unwanted princess, becomes the sacrifice - a lamb offered to the demon. She expects death, or worse. He expects a fragile, terrified girl who will cower in his presence. But neither expects to find, in the person they were taught to fear, the one soul in all the realms who truly sees them. She was raised to be forgotten. He was born to be feared. But some bonds are forged in fire - and no kingdom can stand against them. A demon feared by all. A princess loved by none. Tropes: Only soft towards her Insta Love (INSTA) Arranged Marriage (forced) Love at first sight Villian mmc (kinda?) Touch her and die 🤭 HEA

PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS "The softest place to fall" "Who did this to you?" The question hangs in the air between us. I can't look at him. I stare at my hands instead. "Ella." His voice breaks on my name. "Please. Talk to me." "I- " The word comes out as barely a whisper. "I can't." "You can. Whatever it is, you can tell me. I'm not going anywhere."

Arabella is only three years old. She lives in a small, quiet house with a father who is often loud, angry, and absent even when he's there. Her mother is gone, and Arabella doesn't understand why-only that the house feels colder without her. One rainy night, Arabella is accidentally locked out of her home. While her father sleeps inside, lost in his own darkness, Arabella wanders into the night alone. She didn't know what love was, until some people came along, caring for her.

Evelyn Gray is a 2 year old girl. She was left at home with a baby sister while her parents go out. Everything goes terribly wrong. Evelyn's parents die in an accident, and her baby sitter leaves her alone at home. Police find Evelyn crying in a house alone, and the chief police also seems to be in the mafia. He takes Evelyn in, while everything is being figured out. But will her fall in love with this little girl, or will he send her away?

Charlie; a little girl who desperately needed catching. Leo, Oscar and Atlas; her three older brothers who awaited with open arms. ~ Five year old Charlie's life gets turned upside down by the sudden passing of her beloved mother. The little girl is sent to live with her three older brothers, having not seen nor spoken to them in two years. Despite her young age Charlie manages to find trouble wherever she goes. Now in the protection of her three older brothers, Charlie embarks on adventures of her own, finding out more and more about her mysterious family and past.

Born from rape and the death of her mother, seven-year-old Amara has never known love - only whispers of hate and words no child should hear. Her tiny heart, already fragile, begins to fail her, as the weight of her family's cruelty grows heavier each day. Will her six brothers and extended family see the damage they've done before it's too late - or will silence be the last lullaby Amara ever hears? #1 - family - 27th December 2025 #1 - neglect - 30th October 2025 #1 - littlesister - 8th November 2025 #1 - heartdisease - 8th November 2025 #1 - olderbrothers - 20th November 2025

[Completed Book One]After a failed suicide attempt, the death of her parents the same day, and the loss of her favourite person in the world, Lyra Williams never expected to walk through the front doors of Mount View High the first day of her senior year. As the bullying seems to grow worse, her coworkers girlfriend befriends her, brining her into their friend group. River Evers, the only one not happy with the new member in his friend group, despises Lyra and will do anything to end her friendship with his friends. As his dark secret and past weighs on him, he becomes more and more persistent to get her away from his life. With exams and a month long Christmas vacation, they're forced to spend more time than they'd like together. Before they start to realize they aren't so different from each other once their secrets unravel. (18+) ___ Warning: This book contains sh, sa, abuse, violence, bullying, sexual content and language. The warning is there for a reason, only read if you're comforting reading the book. Male main character is not likeable at first and is a slow burn Editing and rewrites in the works By Desire (Book Two) out now #1 in Enemies with Benefits #1 in Popular Boy #2 in Forced Proximity #1 of the top 10 in Canada 2/06/24

book 1 of the windows of the soul duology ✿ ✿ ✿ lucent: softly bright or radiant ✿ ✿ ✿ My brother's hand traces the cut on my right cheek for some minutes. I have no idea how a cut can be so interesting, but I won't judge a book by its cover. He unexpectedly moves and places a heartwarming kiss on my crown, brushing through the strands of my hair. But what startles me the most, is when he speaks, "Duerme bien, mi niña bonita." And just as I wasn't able to sleep hours ago because of my stupid fear, I let myself fall into a dreamless sleep as his soothing voice travels through my ears. ✿ ✿ ✿ Layla Rivera. A young naive fourteen-year-old who's just lost her childhood best friend and guardian. She's anxious and timid when meeting other people, so she usually cowers and distracts herself, immerse between the pages of books. When she is thrown into the lion's den - or also named as her older brothers' house - she's left fearful and intimidated by the six foot three males who she never had a clue about. Trying to make sense of what her new life will bring while being unaware of the dangers her new home beholds, she tries to make her way into her new family, but it doesn't seem as easy as she expected, or is it? ©️juststarsandbooks All written works on this account belong to Juststarsandbooks. I do not condone any reproduction/duplication of this book anywhere - app, website, etc - without my consent. Pics aren't mine.

Lila Hayes is a snobby, uptight seventeen year old, with her heart set on going to fashion school in London, but unfortunately due to a controlling father and lack of courage, she has no choice in what she wants to do with her life. On a journey of self-discovery she finds herself falling for the boy she's hated ever since she was five; Lakyn Westbrook. Their hatred for each other is completely mutual, but when a new friend, an obsessed best friend and a new found liking comes into the picture, they find themselves changing each other for the better. That is until a mysterious death erupts in Dayton Lakes, testing their friendship group and their relationship as well. Loving Lakyn follows a group of high school students through their experiences of sex, drugs, friendships, love and trauma. *** This book contains mature language and scenes, an extremely rude main character and a hell of a lot of character development. Hang in there, I promise it gets better. NSFW content and possibly triggering scenes