Two strangers One unwanted marriage. Now, fate binds them together in an arranged marriage neither asked for. He wants nothing from this relationship-no love, no emotions, only silence. She still dares to hope, to believe that maybe... love can return. Between cold stares, painful pasts, and unspoken feelings, their story unfolds. A journey from betrayal to trust, from distance to desire, from strangers to soulmates. Because sometimes, the love we stop searching for... finds us again.

Book 2 of The Mismatch series. *** When the 'dead' ex is back in his life, leaving him with many unanswered questions. Familiar names are passed around making her reappearance bigger than expected. Will Xavier put his marriage on the line to find what he wants? The exposure of ones mistake could lead to another's. Would they all come as one to hear the bittertruth? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "In her eyes love was more powerful, she was just looking in the wrong direction Or more like the wrong man." DISCLAIMER & TRIGGER WARNINGS! This story may not be suitable for everyone, it includes bullying and other sensitive subjects. I will show the trigger warnings (TW) at the beginning of the chapter. Please don't come at me if you dont like it, simply stop reading x CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS!

She was promised to another. He was only supposed to help her escape. When Parthvi begs Randheer to lie for her, he agrees, thinking he's doing the right thing. But what begins as an act of kindness spirals into a complicated marriage filled with quiet tension, buried feelings and a love that neither of them saw coming. He's stern, guarded, and loyal to a fault. She's passionate, broken, and searching for freedom. But when ghosts from the past knock on their door will their fragile arrangement survive the truth? Trying to suppress the pull they felt, he made rudeness his facade yet her tears twirled everything inside him. His urge to protect her only to ruin himself, her complicated relationships with her past and a decision of families as "The Arranged Affair" takes place. ✨ Arranged Marriage | Second Chance | Heartbreak | He Fell First | Politician x Social Worker | Healing Romance #1 in Protective Hero [19th April 2026] #1 in Emotional Drama [19th April 2026] Top 6 in India [1st March 2026] #1 in Indian Culture [19th December 2025] #1 in GrumpyxSunshine [1st December 2025] Top 2 in India [29th November 2025] Top 3 in India [28th November 2025] #1 in Tension Filled Romance [12th August 2025] #1 in Supportive Partner [10th August 2025] #1 in Politics [7th March 2025]

🏆 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐲𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 | She ran from her wedding the day she found out the groom was expecting a baby with someone else. Now, with a broken heart and no suitcase, she's starting over in London... Two men, one new life and a second chance she never saw coming. Isabella Solène Hart was supposed to be a bride. Instead, she became a woman who walked away from betrayal, from shame, from the version of love that left her undone. London offers her nothing but silence and strangers and that's exactly what she needs until it starts to offer more. A job at a luxury PR firm, a flat that slowly becomes a home, a local café with warm coffee and warmer smiles, a neighbour with a cat named Rufus and a shopkeeper named Robert, gruff, loyal, quietly becoming the father figure she never had. But nothing shakes her more than the two men who begin to orbit her new life. Skylar, the charming café owner with kind eyes, he makes her laugh again, makes her feel again, but when it matters most... he stays silent. And Sebastian, the enigmatic CEO with ice-blue eyes and power in every breath. He shouldn't be looking at her the way he does, he shouldn't know who she is, but he does and what begins as a spark quickly threatens to set fire to the walls she's still rebuilding. Now Bella must navigate more than just a second chance, she must decide what kind of love she's ready for and whether she can open her heart again without losing herself in the process. It's a story of loss, of starting over, and the two men who force her to face what love really means. Of heartbreak turned healing, of strangers turned family. It's not just about falling in love, it's about who you become when your world shatters... and you choose to rise anyway.

هو كولونيل صارم يمقت الكذب والخداع... وأنا فعلتُ الإثنين... كنتُ أبحثُ عن خيطٍ لأعرف من أكون وهربًا من عائلتي أجبرتُ على إنتحال هوية رجل... لأهرب من موتٍ يُلاحقني ليوقعني القدر في موتٍ محتوم... قدري تقاطع مع كولونيل لا يعرف الرحمة، وتوقيعه على عقد موتي مسألة وقت... بالنسبة للعالم كنتُ مجرد رقم في وحدته... أما بالنسبة له، فكنتُ الفوضى التي حطمت إنضباطه... وسرقت قلبه. - جيون جونغكوك - رومانو ماريسا أمنع إقتباس إي شيء من روايتي

.·:*¨༺ "𝓢𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝓼𝓷'𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓲𝓻 𝓵𝓸𝓼𝓽 𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓫𝓾𝓽 𝓫𝓮𝓬𝓪𝓶𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓲𝓻 𝓽𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓾𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓛𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓼" ༻¨*:·. ┏━━°❀•°:🎀:°•❀°━━━━━┓ 𝗥𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗮 ┗━━°❀•°:🎀:°•❀°━━━━━┛ The innocent, selfless girl endured constant neglect and cruel taunts, always hearing words. "𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯," "𝘜𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴," "𝘜𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥." For the first fourteen years of her life, the people she called as family abandon her at an orphanage, severing all ties with her. She bore the pain with a smile, accepting the harshness, but when they finally left her behind, it broke her. Shattered, yet not defeated, she found strength in her faith, trusting in God to guide her through the pain. Just when it seemed like she had reached her breaking point, her life took a sudden turn. She was adopted by a towering, intimidating man. Shivendra Rathore, a ruthless businessman, once the feared Mafia King known as SR, was a force to be reckoned with. A man who was the father of five boys, each one intimidating, cold, and aggressive. Will Ruhanika be able to change their hearts? Will she be the one to melt the tough exterior of these devils? Will she ever find the true family she's longed for? Follow Ruhanika's journey as she learns that family isn't defined by blood, but by the heart. A story of love, transformation, and finding where you truly belong. "𝓐 𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓯𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓯𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓵𝔂 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝓲𝓷 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽 𝔀𝓱𝓲𝓬𝓱 𝓭𝓸𝓮𝓼𝓷'𝓽 𝓹𝓾𝓶𝓹 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓪𝓶𝓮 𝓫𝓵𝓸𝓸𝓭 𝓪𝓼 𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓮" - 𝐑𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐧

Completed • First Draft - not edited. || "You gonna sit there all night?" Luka glances at me, smirking. I glare back. "I was enjoying the last few seconds of peace before having to spend an evening pretending to like you." "That's funny," he says, unbuckling his seatbelt. "Why?" I snap. "Because I was thinking the same thing." || The rules? Easy enough. 1. Pretend to be the perfect couple. 2. Keep it professional. 3. And whatever you do, don't. catch. feelings. Simple, right? Sofia Calloway never planned on going viral for throwing a drink in Luka Mikhaylov's face. But one video, one pissed-off hockey star, and one furious university later... she's suddenly stuck in a fake relationship with the guy she can't stand. He needs to clean up his image before the NHL draft. She needs the free tuition that comes with the deal. All they have to do is smile for the cameras, hold hands at the games, and act like they don't want to strangle each other. Then come the late-night arguments that last too long. The stolen glances that feel too dangerous. The moment where "pretend" starts looking way too real. Because when you break the rules, someone's bound to lose. And this time, it might be both of them.

[2023 Wattys Shortlist] When a feud between siblings goes too far, Solana finds herself falling into the hands of his enemy. Two university state teams have been fighting for generations, and unfortunately for Solana, her brother happens to be the quarterback for the Hawks, while his ex-best friend and current enemy leads the Tigers. She's normally supportive, but after an argument goes too far with her brother the night of a party, she finds herself welcoming a certain player into her bedroom. Christian Kane knows all about loyalty, and that it was his loyalty to others that got him screwed over. While he hides his anger behind his smooth words and flirty smile, the one person who can't fall for his charm is the little firecracker he's known for ten years. But with his loyalty to his team, he knows that surrounding himself around Solana will only lead to issues he doesn't need. But as the unlikely pair come to a mutual fake dating agreement to stir some problems, it's only time until things shatter into pieces. t r o p e s: faking dating, brothers enemy, one bed, banter, sleepover, college fiction, football romance, past history

تَـمَـسُـكَـك بـمَـنـزِل جُـدرانـه بـارِدَة خَـوفًـا مِـن الـضَـيـاع و الـوحـدَة هِـوَ اسـتِـقـرار زَائِـف . حَـاول بِـقَـدر الـمُـسـتَـطـاع ايـجـاد الـدفء بِـداخِـلَـك حَـتـى اتـمـكـن مـن لَـمـسَـك مـرّة اخـرىٰ . لا اريـد الـذَهـاب عَـنـك بِـدون ايّ مُـحـاولَـة الا تُـريـد انـتَ الـتَـمَـسُـك بـي ؟ - Veraloza Kazak - Veraloza Melidea جميع الحقوق محفوظة لي كَـكاتبة اصلية لهذا العمل ، يمنع التشبيه او الاقتباس .

جميعنا سئمنا رؤية الأبطال يفوزون أين كل بطل يكسر القاعدة يسمى عظيما و كل شرير يحرق القواعد يسمى شيطانا.. لكن ناغيني لم تعرف أن أمنيتها تلك في انتصار الشر على الخير داخل الروايات التي تقرأها ستجلب لحياتها شريرا متنكرا في هيئة أمير إيطالي لا ينزع قفازاته السوداء بتاتا... عالِمة رياضيات تتورط في حياة دوق من عائلة ملكية حدث و أنه الشرير من رواياتها..تفسير الأمر أكثر صعوبة من محاولة تفسير فرضية ريمان الرياضية.. القصة كانت قصة الشخص السيء في روايات الجميع و ربما حان الوقت لأن تختار البطلة الخيار الأصح ..فحتى الشرير يملك قصة ليرويها ..