It was odd, having someone disappear without warning. The first person I've ever truly loved was now gone. It doesn't sit well, it feels wrong. It feels like a lie, like a scary story my mother would tell me to avoid very bad things. Like someone is trying to trick me, and he's simply visiting family. I keep telling myself this. I keep creating reasons for why he's gone. Because I will never know why he left.

Twenty-nine-year-old spinster Laura Pendleton is known to be a talented matchmaker in London society. When she's asked to find a wife for the eligible bachelor Ian Dalton, she believes it will be an easy task-until she meets the gorgeous yet blunt and aloof Mr. Dalton in person. Although Miss Pendleton introduces him to several beautiful young ladies, the cynical Mr. Dalton appears to have eyes only for his matchmaker. But Miss Pendleton has no interest in marriage, especially not to such a wealthy nobleman, due to her shameful past. Instead, Miss Pendleton makes arrangements to become a governess and thereby escape her abusive uncle on her own. But Mr. Dalton is nothing if not persistent. When Miss Pendleton faces unexpected troubles, he offers her the governess position for his young nephews in order to get closer to her. Mr. Dalton's love, bordering obsession, for Miss Pendleton means that he won't give up until he can convince her to become his-despite all that is at stake. All Rights Reserved Written by Yu Hyemin.

Genre: Romance, Tragedy, Slice of Life, Modern CN Setting Tone: Quiet, emotional, nostalgic, slow-burn, heartbreakingly beautiful Ten Years Under the Same Sky She loved him in silence. He looked for love everywhere else. For ten years, Xu Qiao stood by Li Cheng's side-not as his lover, not even as his friend in the truest sense, but as a quiet presence who never once asked for anything. She edited his books, brewed his tea, and waited for him to see her. But Li Cheng was always chasing someone else. Someone brighter. Louder. Someone who wasn't her. Until everything he believed in crumbled-and the only person left was Xu Qiao. Only by then, she had already learned how to let go. A story about unspoken love, missed chances, and the quiet tragedy of being almost enough.

In a world poisoned by blood and lies, power is a blade sharpened on betrayal-and Farren is the storm no one saw coming. Born from the clash of Solari and Astari blood, she is the reckoning they fear: wild, untamed, and soul-tied to a crown prince who would own her like a weapon. But fate's dark magic is a cage-and tonight, Farren breaks it. On the night meant to seal her obedience, she flees the palace like a blaze in winter-burning every bridge behind her. With only Kiran-the haunted ghost of broken promises-and Riven-the sharp-edged rebel with secrets as deep as blood-she vanishes into the shadows of forgotten magic and fractured loyalties. Drawn to the shattered ruins of ancient Lloerden, Farren hunts the ghosts of a past long buried beneath stone and starlight. But something older-and darker-stirs inside her veins. A power more dangerous than any throne, more ruthless than any prince. A prophecy whispers of a girl flanked by firelight and storm-one who will rise in wind and starlight to drown the darkness in flame. But the true question is not who she is. It's how much darkness she's willing to embrace to bring balance back.

After I ran away, I was living a life I had always wanted, away from all the comforts of my rich but unloving family. Till one day, when Agent Cheery came with the case of the queen's murder. I was forced to flee my hideout and face the reality. constant fear of being caught and constant fear that my past would be discovered. I Elenore or agent EL... I'm trapped in this case, which I want to solve so badly. Yet a part of me wishes that should had never entered this hell. By the end, will the killer be found? Would I be forced to go back to my old life, or would I be successful in my attempts to hide myself? What if they find out my reality? . . . Everybody is a suspect when the killer is amongst the innocents.

It doesn't matter how she ended up in this four-walled room. What matters is she gets out. ***** After a night out in New York City, Liliana Rossi wakes up in a windowless room with no recollection of how she got there. And she's not alone. The dark and tattooed Mateo Aguilar is also held captive. As the two struggle to survive and hatch an escape plan, they also struggle with growing attraction toward each other, facing Lili with the biggest question yet: is Mateo the reason she's here, or the one who's going to save her? ✨ Wattys 2018 Shortlist & Featured Story ✨ Content warning: this story references themes that readers might find triggering, including drug use and sexual assault. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]] Cover designed by Stefanie Saw

⚠️⚠️⚠️ THIS BOOK WILL BE EXTREMELY SMUTTY FOR A CULTIVATION NOVEL ⚠️⚠️⚠️ When Lin Hua died because of being plotted against by her evil stepsister, she did not think she'd reincarnate as a man. The gods heard her last wish but hadn't granted her the life she had thought of when she wished for it to be different. As if that was not enough, the evil stepsister is reborn as well as the adopted sister of the man Lin Hua likes. What game are the gods playing? * Smutty(🍆🍆🍆) * BL/BxBxBxB... *Reincarnation/reborn *Cultivation *Chinese themed *Fantasy *Girl to man *Enemies to lovers *Harem *Hot boys/men

Natalie Scatorccio X Reader (wlw) (Enemies to lovers)

BOOK TWO [OAK TREE SERIES] Bound by love. Torn by blood. Hidden behind lies. They were each other's first love-before their names changed, before the lies, before the blood spilled between their families. Mikaela Luna grew up under the unforgiving eye of a perfectionist father. Her days were filled with ice skating routines, flawless grades, and the burden of being the daughter he could parade-but never love. She and Dion met under the shelter of an old oak tree when they were just kids-her in skates, him with wild stories and gentle eyes. She called him "D," and he called her "Mika." Together, they built a world that was theirs alone. But when a tragedy tore them apart, promises shattered, and they vanished from each other's lives. Now as a teenager, she's Luna-a sharp, guarded junior investigator and a master pianist. And he's Carlo-a reclusive genius with a false identity and a mission to find the truth behind his father's death. Fate brings them together once again, not as friends, but as strangers walking the edge of secrets and vengeance. As Luna digs into the disappearance of her family and Carlo chases the shadows of a conspiracy, they begin to fall for each other-without realizing they are each other's past. But when the truth comes out, love may not be enough.

A girl walking alone at night, suddenly gets kidnapped by a group of five guys. They all love and want to share her. She tries many times to escape but each time it hasn't worked. Anytime she does anything wrong they punish her. Will the torture ever end? Will she ever escape?