In the span of a single fortnight, Amelia's world has completely changed. Replaced by the echoing grandeur of a looming estate and a noble title she never sought, she accepts her new reality with quiet resignation. She bears her own deep scars from a past she is running from-but she has no intention of opening her heart to this sudden luxury, these binding vows, or the cold, formidable man who is now her husband. Lord Andrew has long since brokered a bitter peace with his own history, guarding his isolation with an iron will. When this fragile stranger is thrust into his estate, he remains entirely unmoved by her presence. Bound by duty to a marriage of convenience he did not seek, he intends to fulfill his obligation with cold, unwavering civility-and nothing more. Two distant strangers, dragged by the whims of fate into a life of shared proximity and deep secrets. Locked away together behind heavy manor doors, both are determined to keep their walls high and their hearts untouched. Can two fractured souls ever find a way to heal? Or are they destined to remain entirely apart in their own silent worlds?

How does someone disappear? How do you start over where no one knows who you are? Where your past can't find you? Losing both parents a young age, then shuffled through the system, Gabby learned to stand tall and weather any storm. She didn't begrudge her past, rather regarded it as what made her strong, giving her the ability to face challenges rather than run away. With no attachments, after obtaining an advanced degree and licensing as a Nurse Practitioner, Gabby was on the hunt for new adventures. One took her to New York City, where she worked for a family she was certain was involved with the Mafia. She knew to ask no questions and made it a point to hear nothing. When the five-month assignment ended, she moved on to the next adventure: Boston. In Boston, she found something unexpected: a (grand)father figure. Caring for Bernard Driscoll, a self-made billionaire, was a dream come true. Conversations with Bernard were deep, he listened and gave advice like a grandfather. She genuinely loved him. It would have been a perfect assignment if not for his unredeemable grandson, Sebastian. Sebastian Driscoll was driven man, determined to make his grandfather proud by growing the family business. A phenom in business, his love life was a disaster. His penchant for dating fake women that were only after his wealth had driven a wedge between the two Driscolls. At his wits' end, Bernard set a plan in motion. After persuasion and a little coercion, he convinced Gabby and Sebastian to marry. In their mind, it was never meant to last, and love wasn't part of the equation. Until it was. But when Bernard's health failed and he passed, Sebastian changed into someone Gabby didn't recognize and their relationship imploded. After a disastrous dinner party, Gabby received a text photo of Sebastian with another woman. She was done. With public opinion painting her as the villain, Gabby used her New York connections to disappear without a trace.

Maria grew up on the outskirts of Paradis with her younger brother Marco, after escaping home, staying with a known criminal the two joined the 104th cadet corps. While still dealing with her past Maria finds herself between Jean Kirschstein and Reiner Braun, but who would you choose? I've been working on this for over a year now and finally feel ready to upload it :)) in this love triangle story set in Attack on Titan you get to choose who you'd pick in the end! I hope you enjoy reading as much as I had was creating it <3 (also English isn't my first language so mistakes can happen)

Molly had a great job, a serious boyfriend, and a quiet life in San Francisco. Then Bruce's stepsister thought it would be hilarious to fill out the internal transfer form on Molly's work laptop while Bruce watched. By the time Molly saw the confirmation email, the visa was already processing. The contract was signed. There was no undoing it. She was moving to London. When she demanded Bruce fix what his sister broke? He asked her to apologize. To Crystal. For being upset. So Molly left a note on his kitchen counter - Good Joke! - and got on the plane.

I stayed when I shouldn't have. I stayed through half-listened conversations and promises that disappeared the moment someone else needed him more. I told myself I was overthinking. That things would change eventually. So I learned how to swallow my discomfort. My loneliness. My doubts. Until everything fell apart. Now I can't stop wondering why it took almost losing my life to finally understand what I already knew all along: I should've left him long ago. ............. Warning: This story uses mature language and scenes. © IcecreamSundae5. All rights reserved.

He broke her once. She survived losing him. Now he's back like nothing ever happened-and she's not sure she can survive that. Laura Hayes thought divorce would end the heartbreak. Instead, it only changed its shape. A year after walking away from the man who broke her, whom a part of her still loves, Laura is surviving rather than living, carrying loneliness like a second skin. And Adrian, buried beneath pride and regret, is discovering far too late that losing her hurts more than admitting he was wrong. When life keeps pulling them back into each other's orbit, old wounds reopen alongside something far more dangerous: hope. Because some loves do not disappear when a marriage ends. Some hearts never really leave.

When Hannah Blackwell is randomly called on stage at a Ravenhowl concert, she thinks it's the luckiest moment of her life. She has no idea it's the beginning of her downfall. Easton Williams was supposed to be a temporary distraction. A celebrity. A stranger. A dream she would eventually wake up from. Instead, he became the person she trusted most. The person she loved. And the person who would break her heart. But some stories don't end when hearts are broken. Sometimes that's where they truly begin. ★ Starlight ★

"It's easy to love you, baby girl..." Rae Olsen discovered her mother's secret-one that could ultimately ruin their already broken family. After enduring another year of her twin brothers basking in their father's attention, Rae sets out to find the truth for herself. Little does she know, she's about to uncover the life her mother, Renee, lived before settling down-a life Rae never dared to imagine. After traveling hundreds of miles from home, Rae arrives at Iron Angels MC territory. There, she meets the President, hoping for the chance to ask him a few burning questions. During her stay, she stands out more than she expects, her quiet presence drawing the attention of more than one biker-but that isn't why she's here. With more questions and emotions rising to the surface, Rae begins to realize that while she misses her mother, the woman has a lot to answer for-if only Renee were here to face the mess she's left behind. But through it all, nothing compares to the time Rae has lost-now stepping into the life she should have been born into.

Lady Rowena is sent to marry Lord Aldric of Blackmare, a man who trains warhorses to bow and charge at command. Unease drives her to spy on him in the stables, fearing what sort of husband she has been given. Yet, what she sees is not cruelty, but a man who moves with quiet authority and a gentleness. After the vows, their marriage begins in unexpected warmth. Deep affection grows, but a moment of doubt fractures the trust he had built with such care and what follows is ruin. Rowena now wants to escape, but Aldric, consumed by guilt, desire and something far harder to name will not let her go. ~ She dared a glance toward the stairwell. Empty, but the sound was closer now, the faint scrape of leather against stone. "A poor choice of ground, little fox" Aldric's voice carried down the passage, low and unhurried. "There are few corners here I do not know." She pressed herself flatter against the wall, willing the shadows to keep her. From the angle of the arch she could see the faint spill of lamplight growing along the floor, the way it shivered with each step he took.

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.