naiad812's Reading List
50 stories
Trust and Other Fickle Things by JessieGrayWrites
JessieGrayWrites
  • WpView
    Reads 16,248
  • WpVote
    Votes 1,050
  • WpPart
    Parts 15
Every partner I've ever had has cheated on me. So when my boyfriend swore he was different, I wanted to believe him. Until a patient of mine sat down and started talking about the man she had met and fallen in love with. He sounded a bit too familiar. Updates on Wednesday and Friday. Read ahead on my Patreon, link in my bio!!
Wrong Bride To The Right Husband   by Romanc_Empire
Romanc_Empire
  • WpView
    Reads 215,455
  • WpVote
    Votes 4,802
  • WpPart
    Parts 91
Aria is the beautiful, smart, and beloved daughter-praised by everyone and trusted with their father's company. But her twin sister, Alina, lives constantly in her shadow-unseen, uncelebrated, and forced to work under Aria's command. When Aria causes a major financial loss to a powerful, mysterious company owned by an unknown billionaire, their father is forced to pay a large sum in compensation. But it's not enough. In return, the company demands an unusual form of settlement: the CEO responsible must marry their CEO until the debt is cleared. To protect Aria, their parents make a secret decision. Alina is forced to marry the unknown CEO in Aria's place. She's terrified-of the marriage, the man, and the new life ahead. No one knows what he looks like, and he's never appeared in the media. He's a complete enigma. Alina's first night in the mansion is unsettling-she's kissed from behind by a stranger while humming a song known only to her and a long-lost love. The kiss stirs something in her, something painfully familiar. And when she finally meets her husband, Darren Blackwood, she's stunned. He looks familiar-too familiar-but she can't place him. As days pass, memories from eight years ago start surfacing. Clues hidden in the house, songs, and gestures slowly unravel the truth: Darren is the man who once loved her and vanished from her life. The heartbreak returns-but so does the spark. Their love story reignites, beginning with slow trust and deep emotion. But Aria, full of jealousy and rage, isn't done. She wages a subtle war to tear them apart, using lies and manipulation to destroy Alina's newfound happiness. Yet, against the odds, and despite the pain of the past, Darren and Alina prove that love-true, hard-earned love-can conquer even the deepest wounds and fiercest enemies.
The Luna Who Walked Away by TheSnowbunnyLibrary
TheSnowbunnyLibrary
  • WpView
    Reads 47,125
  • WpVote
    Votes 1,636
  • WpPart
    Parts 8
After years of loyalty to her pack, Lydia never expected the deepest betrayal to come from her own mate. When her mate slaps her to defend his mistress, Lydia realizes the painful truth. She was never truly acknowledged to begin with. Humiliated and heartbroken, she walks away from the only home she has ever known. Lydia leaves her pack behind and heads straight for the rival pack, determined to accept the offer its powerful Alpha, Raymond, once made her. He had always noticed the strength everyone else ignored, and where her former mate saw nothing of value, he sees a Luna worthy of his side. Now the woman who was once discarded must decide: will she keep running from her past, or embrace the destiny waiting for her in a new pack... and a new Alpha who finally sees her worth? --- 🎬 Audiobook version available on my YouTube channel! ♥️
Not His Type  by veranoire
veranoire
  • WpView
    Reads 17,606
  • WpVote
    Votes 1,132
  • WpPart
    Parts 38
Kennedy Mitchell has spent years secretly crushing on her best friend's older brother, Cade Foster. But after overhearing Cade tell his friends she's "not his type," Kennedy's heart shatters. To Cade, she's always been one of the guys-the tomboy who prefers basketball courts over shopping malls and hoodies over dresses. Determined to move on, Kennedy spends the summer finding confidence she never knew she had with the help of her older sister. But when a makeover turns heads and a new guy starts showing interest, Cade suddenly can't stop noticing the girl who's been right in front of him all along. The problem? Kennedy isn't sure she wants him anymore. Maybe being "not his type" was the best thing that ever happened to her.
The Art Of Loving You Quietly by AisharyaMukherjee
AisharyaMukherjee
  • WpView
    Reads 25,030
  • WpVote
    Votes 793
  • WpPart
    Parts 30
Maya fell for Ethan the moment he walked into her bookshop. Ethan was kind, loyal, and completely in love with someone else. When a marriage of convenience forces them together, Maya decides to win his heart-with warmth, laughter, and a thousand small kindnesses he never notices. She makes his coffee, learns his mother's recipes, and fills their glass house by the sea with hope. But Ethan's eyes are fixed elsewhere. Day by day, her light dims. Until one day, he finally looks up-and the woman who tried so hard is already gone. Now, winning her back will take more than a grand gesture. It will take a fight. A slow-burn romance about unrequited love, quiet heartbreak, and the long road to redemption.
The Substitute Bride  by mariaeyison
mariaeyison
  • WpView
    Reads 98,818
  • WpVote
    Votes 1,955
  • WpPart
    Parts 55
Her sister was the bride. She became the wife. Hours before the wedding of the year, Vivian Ashford disappears - leaving her family on the verge of ruin. To save them, Selene Ashford is forced to marry billionaire CEO Luke Kingsley in her sister's place. The entire world believes she is the bride. Luke knows she is not. But he says "I do" anyway. And when the priest pronounces them husband and wife - Luke leans close and whispers four words against her ear that make her blood run cold. "This is a sentence." Now trapped in a marriage built on lies, Selene must survive a husband who never wanted her, a family that used her, and a truth powerful enough to destroy them all. Yet the more she tries to keep her distance, the more dangerous Luke becomes - not because he hates her. Because he is starting to want her. And Luke Kingsley has never been a man who lets go of what belongs to him. A runaway bride. A substitute wife. A marriage born from betrayal. A love neither of them saw coming. Sometimes the greatest love story begins with the wrong bride walking down the aisle. 🖤
    She Took More Than Just a Room by leilaqadr
leilaqadr
  • WpView
    Reads 42,999
  • WpVote
    Votes 2,007
  • WpPart
    Parts 19
It started with a key. A simple, harmless gesture or so he said. Christina was just his childhood best friend. The girl who "had always been there." The one he trusted. The one he couldn't turn away. And I tried. I tried to be understanding. I tried to be secure. I tried to believe that love meant trust. But how do you trust when another woman walks into your home like she belongs there? When she knows his silences better than you do? I'm not losing him in loud, obvious ways. I'm losing him in glances. In quiet moments. In the space where I used to exist. Now, we live under the same roof. Him. Me. And the girl who was "never supposed to be a problem." But the worst part? He still calls her his best friend. And I'm starting to feel like the other woman in my own marriage.
A Foolish Infatuation by Canderpdx
Canderpdx
  • WpView
    Reads 149,647
  • WpVote
    Votes 11,776
  • WpPart
    Parts 46
Emily Calloway runs the village surgery of Dr. Hartley and Dr. Hargrove with quiet, unfailing competence and asking for very little in return.'What would I do without you?' Dr. Hargrove says more than once. But when a beautiful blonde arrives at the surgery one afternoon with monogrammed luggage and every appearance of belonging at Dr. Hargrove's side, Emily discovers there are some heartbreaks no amount of discipline can keep neatly contained, and Dr. Hargrove will discover exactly what life without Emily Calloway is like. This is a vintage old school Mills & Boon-style inspired tale, but with a stronger heroine, and a little grovel thrown in.
Luke & Samara  by Mp_Books
Mp_Books
  • WpView
    Reads 119,906
  • WpVote
    Votes 8,832
  • WpPart
    Parts 20
For eighteen months, Samara has loved Luke wholeheartedly. She's ignored the uncomfortable feelings, swallowed her doubts, and convinced herself that Ari, Lukes sister's best friend was simply part of the package. Ari has always been there. Always taking up more space in Luke's life than any "friend" should. And every time Samara questioned it, Luke had an excuse ready. Ari was just blunt, Ari didn't mean anything by it. Ari was family. Ari had always been around. Then one recorded conversation is sent to Samara. TROPES: OWD Female Best Friend Sisters Best Friend Overheard (sent recording) TW: Body shaming - will be renaming this but needed to get this story out of my head