Sam needed a wife. I needed a stable for my horses. We agreed to a marriage of convenience, but it seemed to be more. For a while. Until my distant cousin, who was Sam's ex, showed up on our doorstep. And I was no longer convenient.

What Was Meant to Be The sequel to the story "What We Never Said" They thought silence would protect them. They thought distance would heal them. But some stories refuse to end unfinished. Zara and Zayden's marriage was born out of a contract and ended in chaos-shattered by betrayals, poisoned by misunderstandings, and destroyed by the words they never spoke. Theirs was a love too fragile to survive... or so it seemed. Now, fate has pulled them back into each other's orbit. A secret neither of them can run from. A bond that refuses to break. And a truth that could either save them-or tear them apart forever. Will they finally confront everything they left unsaid? Or are some wounds destined never to heal? What Was Meant to Be is the heart-wrenching sequel to What We Never Said, a duet about love, loss, and the second chances we never see coming. ✨ Get ready to dive into their story, where heartbreak meets hope, enemies blur into lovers, and nothing is ever as simple as it seems.

𝐙𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 is bold, fiery, and fiercely independent. She thrives on challenges, especially against her rival Zayden, and answers to no one but her family. ━━༺✿༻━━ 𝐙𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐧 is a confident, powerful force who thrives on competition. He clashes with his rival Zara but hides a vulnerable side beneath his tough exterior. ━━༺✿༻━━ Zara Ashford and Zayden Drakon have always been fierce rivals, their fiery clashes sparking tension and competition at every turn. When an arranged marriage binds them together, their animosity takes a new form, igniting a dangerous chemistry neither can ignore. As they navigate their tumultuous relationship, both struggle with their strong egos and stubborn pride. What begins as a battle of wills soon reveals deeper emotions, forcing them to confront their unspoken feelings. Will they surrender to the undeniable attraction, or will their fierce rivalry keep them locked in a cycle of conflict? In a story where passion collides with pride, Zara and Zayden must decide if they can turn their enemies-to-lovers dynamic into something real. ━━༺✿༻━━ ~𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬~ •Enemies with benefits •Red Flag × Red Flag •Contract Marriage •Elder son × Elder daughter •Fashion designer × Actress •Ego×Ego •Dark Romance ━━༺✿༻━━ This is my original work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Please do not copy.

They performed her last rites. While she was still alive. Akshara Maheshwari was erased from her own family before she could even understand what she had done wrong. Abandoned, forgotten, and declared dead, she disappeared from the world that once called her blood. Years later, she returns - not as a broken child begging for answers, but as AK - a name the world admires, fears, and follows. She doesn't come back for forgiveness. She doesn't ask for love. And she doesn't reveal herself easily. Because some wounds don't need apologies - they need truth, power, and reckoning. As the Maheshwaris celebrate, lie, and protect their secrets, the past claws its way back into the present. A past involving betrayal, silence, a sold child, and a savior who changed her fate. What happens when a family realizes the daughter they buried... is the woman who now controls their empire? And what if revenge isn't her goal - but taking back what was always hers? A story of abandonment, survival, silent revenge, and a girl who learned to smile while planning her return. Read to find out: Will the truth destroy them... or will Akshara destroy the truth first?

Copyright © 2025 by Bookish Dae After a year of enduring her husband Silas's constant, subtle comparisons to his impeccably ambitious and model-esque coworker, Dalia Jackson reaches her breaking point when he dismisses her homemaking as laziness and her voluptuous body as a lack of discipline.

Copyright © 2025 by Bookish Dae After single mom Sophia overhears the love of her life, Grey, call their life "exhausting," her world shatters. She walks away, forcing the tattooed, man who adored her and her son to embark on a relentless journey fighting for a second chance to become the husband and father they deserve.

Copyright © 2025 by Bookish Dae. Fae King x Human She was a sacrifice. He was a king. An ancient magic made them soulmates. He must shatter his own laws and stubbornness to keep the woman destined to be his queen.

Chiara Fontaine has had anything but an easy life. Trapped in a whirlwind of events, she is trying to survive to the best of her ability. Molded by the hands of her manipulator, Theodore Dunn, Chiara finds it hard to have an authentic grasp on life. He lures her in with a false sense of comfort, feeding off her vulnerability and innocence. She understands something is off but not fully until two men weasel their way into her life. Ruslan Quillen and Niccoli Constance find Chiara and pull her away from hell on Earth; however, where there's hell, there's a devil, and there are always consequences when playing with the devil. The fire that once burned Chiara left marks, marks that cannot be removed. She won't get away from him that easily, especially being devil's favorite. Will Ruslan and Niccoli be able to create a better life for her? Relieve her of her trauma and show her how joyful life can be? Or will she see them as a lesser evil; find out they aren't all that different from Theodore?

Lucas and Lucien built their lives on cornerstones: protect what's theirs, pay their debts, and play by the rules. Then Annabelle steps into their orbit, never meant to matter, just someone to keep out of the fallout. Until she isn't.

𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬; "𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐞!", 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐋𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐲 𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭; "𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞. 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧!"𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ryan Woods and Lizzy Knight, the two billionaire best friends and the only heir of their billionaire parents were put down to tie their knots together in an unwanted marriage. But why? What will happen if the cost of sleeping with your best friend turned out to be a forceful marriage? What will happen if the cost of losing your best friend turned out to be their life partner? Read "SEPARATED BUT MARRIED" to find out the unspoken and hidden love of Ryan and Lizzy! Will hate overshadow the unspoken hidden love of two best friends? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗦: 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 & 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗱 (NOTE: This book does not have cheating tropes, there might be an assumption from the FL. Don't judge it so quick)