• ₊°✧︡ ˗ ˏ ˋ 𝓗𝑬 𝑾𝑨𝑺 𝑯𝑬𝑹 𝑺𝑶𝑳𝑨𝑪𝑬 𝑰𝑵 𝑹𝑼𝑰𝑵. ˎˊ ˗ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻. A career in nursing just taking off, a loving boyfriend in public but a cheater in private, and a quiet ache she's learned to live with. "Love is a lie," she says - until a stranger accidentally sits at her table in a bustling café. 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘆. With walls built higher than the skyline, he runs his security empire with iron fists and frayed patience. But his hard exterior shifts when a woman with lonely, tired eyes and a smile so soft offers him a seat. What begins as late-night calls, stolen glances, and shared silences, soon turns into something neither of them expected: an affair. A love that pushes their morals to the edge. Eden has never believed in crossing lines. Rafael? He's never cared about them... until her. In a love born from broken promises, can two damaged hearts find something real in something so illicit? Or will the weight of their sins be too much to carry?

*New chapter every Saturday!* There is a moment of tenuous peace in Terra Solara, so named after the god Solarius, the Radiant King. It is said that it was he who transmitted the warmth of life to the first humans, his first and most loyal followers, who were the founders of his religion, the Cult of the Eternal Sun. These, however, did everything they could to extinguish the warmth of life in other people for their own gain, political ascension, religion or even their own pleasure, so that seven petty kingdoms emerged from a single continent. Any notion of peace is quickly forgotten when there is constant political and religious intrigue in every kingdom. Even if one tries to avoid participating in confrontations, confrontations have a tendency to bring people together.

{On Hold} ❝𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝙸 𝚜𝚎𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎, 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎'𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎❞ •••• This is book 1 in the 'Threads' series. Mifra Zaman is a 23-year-old divorced single mother, living with people who have never respected her. All she wants is to give her daughter the love and life she never had for herself. Arsalan Malik, a CEO, has just returned to Pakistan at 27, after years of studying and working abroad. A few weeks after they meet again, their marriage gets arranged. Since they are bound together, they must navigate the complexities of their relationship especially because of Mifra's past. Now join them in their journey of trust, care, patience, betrayal, learning and most importantly; love. Cover by me. ++++ -Grumpy x Sunshine -Introvert x Extrovert -Arrange marraige -Single mother trope -Pakistani culture -Green flag mmc -Halal romance -Slow burn

How does one choose between Duty and Love? Princess Juliette Stormspire, the glittering "diamond of the season," has always done what is expected of her. Groomed to be the perfect royal, her marriage to Prince Thelonius Mossley was meant to unite two kingdoms. Yet behind the facade of charm and grace, Juliette feels trapped-by duty, by expectations, by a life that isn't hers. Seeking solace on the shore, she dreams of a freedom she's never known. Odessa of Oceanis is no ordinary girl. A curious and defiant soul, she's drawn to the forbidden surface, her wild laughter and untamed spirit igniting something in Juliette that she's never felt before. By day, Odessa walks at Juliette's side, intoxicating and impossible to resist. By night, she vanishes into the waves, hiding secrets that could destroy them both. When the truth surfaces, their connection threatens to unravel the fragile balance between land and sea. Whispers spread, unseen forces close in, and the lovers face an impossible choice: duty to their kingdom, or love that could cost them everything. Because the sea does not forgive, and the tides are rising.

The gods have no pity for humans and their impermanence. Why would they care for lives measured in years, when time marches into millennia for them? The immortals stay in their city. The humans remain in their parts of the world. That is until a human terrorist group gains control over the Goddess of Death, forcing her to kill their enemies and increase their power. All immortals keep their backs turned on humanity. Except Samil, the God of Festivals and the Arts. Samil knows he isn't very powerful among his kind. Or important. Or confident. Yet, when he learns that the humans are desperate, he chooses to do a deceptively simple thing: Help them. ___________________________________ @Voyageavecmoi was kind enough to write this review of my book and she described it 100x better than I ever could lol. With her permission, I'm posting it below. Also, check out her book "Flight Risk." It's a sweet and deep romance about two characters negotiating their feelings for each other while life is doing everything to tear them apart. The characters have such mature conversations and, there's no reliance on the miscommunication trope at all. I'm *obsessed.* If you enjoy intriguing fantasy novels with deep and thoughtful themes, check out 'The Gifts of Mortality' by @eleanorkennedy14 . It explores the concept of mortality and how it gives life meaning through the eyes of both gods and humans. The story follows Samil, the god of the Festivals and the Arts, who is shocked by the apathy of his fellow gods when a human terrorist group gains control over the Goddess of Death. Despite finding no support among his kind, he's determined to help the humans, which sets him down an interesting course. There are lots of great twists in this novel, and I also loved seeing how queerness was worked in throughout both the immortal and mortal realms. Samil is a sweet and refreshing character to root for who is determined to see the good in the world.

To the world he is the Godslayer, the beast who devoured gods and razed kingdoms. To himself he is only Bane, a dragon betrayed and entombed by the man he trusted most: his own rider. Now, centuries later, Bane is dragged back into a mortal shell and bound to a king's command to fight another war. But the rider who once caged him offers a bargain: survive four trials, and be restored to his true form. Freedom, redemption, even love, all whispered on the serpent's tongue. To follow him is to embrace the hate they share, and the ruin it promises. Yet hate runs close to love, and love close to madness. Every trial drags old sins into the light and knots their bond tighter with blood and memory. Together they could unmake empires, or unmake each other first.

[𝐁𝐱𝐁, 𝐑𝐎𝐌-𝐂𝐎𝐌] A rom-com about a wannabe gangster who accidentally kidnaps a runaway groom, leading to chaos and romance as they team up to kidnap the intended target... but their journey becomes way more than kidnapping that guy. "𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭." ➽───────────────❥ Sharav is a wannabe gangster who just wanted to prove he could be a real gangster. Kidnap a troublemaker, impress his gangster father, and boom--respect secured. Except... he kidnaps Harsh, a runaway groom, instead. Oops. Harsh isn't even mad. In fact, he's grateful that Sharav kidnapped him because a bunch of goons from the bride's family are after his head. So, Harsh offers to help Sharav find his real target as a "return help". But between chases, weird alliances, and a growing connection, Sharav wonders if Harsh was the right guy all along--for his heart. ➽───────────────❥ 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞: This isn't meant to reflect any part of real life and is purely a work of fiction, including the violence-filled towns and many other norms in this story. I've created them to create a suitable universe in which my story can be set. Also, beware: all characters in this "universe" are low-key idiots (because idiots are integral for romance COMEDIES in my opinion, lol). *Updates every MONDAY and THURSDAY!* (don't believe me) ➽───────────────❥