Amelia and Derrick were high school sweethearts until the night of their graduation party when Derrick discovers their relationship has been a lie. Nothing more than a contract to unite two families and save them from bankruptcy. Losing the boy she thought was the love of her life on the night of their graduation party was heartbreaking. Losing her best friend was painful. Having to throw away her favorite bedding was nauseating. Having the boy she thought loved her follow her and torture her at every opportunity broke her. And finding out that it was all for nothing, that all the pain and loss was over money... is infuriating. One child and one marriage between a Rushford and a Williams is what it will take to set them free. Amelia isn't the heartbroken girl from high school anymore. That girl was destroyed. The girl in her place is a mosaic made from the shattered pieces of that girl and she's not going to let anyone break her ever again. An arranged marriage between former lovers turned enemies... This is a work-in-progress DRAFT. Chapters will be edited multiple times throughout the writing process. Chapters are not to be distributed/published by anyone other than the author. *Triggering content for some readers: cheating, eating disorder, suicide attempt.*

When Rebecca learns that her husband is having an affair she decides that she's done being the perfect little housewife and stay at home mom. Her darling husband is about to learn that even pregnant doormats have a limit. Jake can't believe that this is his life. How did everything go so wrong? Oh right, he slept with someone other than his wife. One minute he had the perfect life: the perfect marriage, perfect wife, perfect son, perfect career, and then the next he was losing it all for another woman. The worst part? He can't stand the woman. Never wanted her. While Rebecca focuses her broken heart on making her husband regret not getting a prenup (wonder if his girlfriend will still fall to her knees when he's broke), Jake focuses on winning back his wife and ridding himself of the she-devil who sunk her claws into his life. Will he be able to convince his wife there's more to his betrayal than meets the eye? This is a work-in-progress DRAFT. Chapters may be edited multiple times throughout the writing process. *Trigger warning* (ch 2) off-page SA between OW and MMC followed by consensual relations. ©2025 Sabrina Lynn. All Rights Reserved.

Jenson and Victoria are madly in love. They're the kind of couple that make love look effortless - best friends, lovers, ride or dies. Little do they know, outside forces are circling, rearing to rip them apart. What happens when betrayal, jealousy and lies threaten to shatter everything?

Charlie- From the minute I saw my new boss I wanted to fuck him. I could by the way he looked me up and down that he wanted to fuck me too. Then two months later he made a move. For four bliss filled months he made every sexual fantasy I'd ever had come true. By the time I realised I was falling for him it was too late. I didn't know that he had also realised until he was showing me exactly what he thought of my feelings. He thinks we can just continue as we were but for me there's no coming back from what he's done. Marc- I saw love hearts in her eyes and I freaked out. I took the cowards way out and rather than have a conversation like the 39 year old man I am I decided to show her exactly where we stood. I thought we could just carry on the way we were but Charlie's made it clear that won't be happening. It didn't take me long to realise I'd made a huge mistake. If only I'd realised sooner I also had love hearts in my eyes and I'm living in regret hoping she'll forgive me.

Emily thought she had the perfect life, the perfect husband. For years she believed in the life they had built. When she catches him betraying their vows, everything begins to unravel. Finding her inner strength, Emily moves forward, building a new future. Trent single-handedly destroyed everything that was important to him. He wants nothing more than to make things right with his wife, but how can you even begin to repair something so broken?

Emilia I was so sure I'd never see him again. Not that I didn't want to. But not that I did. After all, he was the one that bailed on me. The one who threw away all those years we had for his own future. I shouldn't have been the one left feeling hurt. Yet somehow, I was. Seeing my best friend now, five years later, at my sister's wedding was the last thing I expected. But I never imagined I'd relive the heartache he left in his wake. And I never imagined falling for Adam Blackwell. Adam I wasn't supposed to see her again. Not that I didn't want to. A part of me did. A part of me always will. Emilia Feye was my best friend. Until I left her in my past and threw our friendship away. It was a mistake that haunts me every single day. It was between my best friend and my career. But I'm not the only one guilty. She did the same thing as me. Seeing her now, five years later, at my brother's wedding was unexpected. I never thought I'd have to suffer the consequences for the mess I made and the friendship I shattered. But I never imagined falling in love with her this time. I never imagined falling in love with Emilia Feye. ... Emilia and Adam meet again, five years after parting and going separate ways for college. They're not eighteen anymore. They're not so selfish anymore. And they're not best friends anymore. They caused each other heartache and now it's time to right their wrongs and make up for those mistakes. Now, in Marbella, Spain. Now, at her sister and his brother's wedding, the two meet again. Except this time, things are different. This time there's anger, frustration, pain, and regret. This time, they're not friends, they're a complicated mess. They call it friendship. We all call it love. . . . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

This story will *most likely* follow The Ring Thief. I was inspired and wanted to write the first chapter before I lost it. There will be a scene in The Ring Thief that introduces the characters, so it's up to you if you want to read the prologue first or not.

I can feel his blue-gray eyes digging into the side of my head. I wipe my sweaty palms on my dress and turn my vision away from the moonlight reflecting onto the ocean off of this balcony. Sure enough, he is looking right at me, an intense look in his eye. My mouth feels full of cotton. How can this man make me feel this way after eight years of not seeing him? Nobody else has ever made me feel like this before, except for him. "W-why are you looking at me like that?" I whisper. I'm expecting him to ask me, 'looking at you like what, Darling?' But he doesn't, and something tells me that he knows exactly what I am talking about. "Because, you are just so...prepossessing, Darling." He whispers, and his voice sends a chill down my spine. I shiver. I swallow loudly and drop my gaze to my lap, my hands shaking slightly. What does prepossessing even mean? "Am I making you uncomfortable?" He murmurs. "U-um no." I shale my head slowly. He stands up abruptly, causing me to look at him. His body towers over me, his eyes searching my face for something that I'm not quite sure of, and then he holds out his right hand. "Will you dance with me?" ______ Casey Baines has had a difficult life, but unfortunately it's a life that fifty percent of American's endure. With her parents getting divorced when she was fifteen, she was ripped away from everything she knew. After her father getting custody of her in the divorce, she moves to Florida with him, leaving the boy she has loved since she was old enough to hold her head up, and everything else behind. Her mother, her hometown, her school, her friends, her childhood home...and Tyler Griffith. Eight years later, her mother is getting remarried. Twenty three years old now, she attends a wedding, seeing her Mom for the first time in eight years. When she locks eyes with a very familiar boy from across the reception, she swears the all of the dancing couples disappear around her. It's Tyler Griffith.

Elizabeth Bell can't escape her past. No matter what she does: changing her name or her looks. It's her handsome ex-husbands face on a magazine that haunts her every day. The nightmares of her past continue to torment her, and it gets worse when she comes face to face with the devil himself. -------------------- "You don't have a girlfriend right now." "That's right," Blake said sounding bored. "Everyone is wondering if that's because you aren't over your ex-wife, Elizabeth Bell." When he said that I froze. The last thing I wanted from this interview was for him to bring up my past life. Although I changed my name to Rose Matthews, I still freeze every time someone mentions that name. I try so hard to forget my past before I was Rose but when you have so many people constantly bringing it up you can't escape it. Blake's answer brought me back to the present. "No! Honestly, I was glad to be out of that marriage. It was a burden, constantly having to be married to her. I don't have a girlfriend because I want to be able to enjoy the single life for a while. Since I was tied to someone for so long, I just want to have some freedom in my life." He said honestly. I felt France and Jay each grab my hand. I felt my heart break again. I didn't think that was possible. My heart is already broken into a million pieces and somehow he was able to break it even more... ---------------------- Can Elizabeth and Blake learn to love each other again? Or will their past catch up to them?

Raven Grey and Collin Carter first fell in love at fifteen during a memorable summer camp, where they shared dreams and whispered secrets under the stars. But a tragic accident erased Collin's memories of their time together, leaving Raven heartbroken. Years later, their paths cross unexpectedly on a college campus. Raven's heart aches as Collin looks at her with no recognition, treating her like a stranger. To make matters worse, she discovers Collin is in a relationship with Amelia, the campus beauty who harbors animosity towards her. Despite the heartache, Raven holds onto hope. Destiny intervenes once more when they end up working for the same airline. Just as Raven thinks she has a chance to rekindle their past romance, Amelia reappears, determined to reclaim Collin. Torn between his past and present, Collin's apparent indifference leaves Raven with an agonizing choice: step aside gracefully or fight for a love that seems like a losing battle. Will her heart be able to hold on?