Robyn and Nate were supposed to be endgame. She thought they were rowing in the same direction; he thought their foundation was solid. Then, there was a kiss---revealing cracks they'd both overlooked. Now they're circling each other with all the sharp edges of people who loved deeply and broke badly. Nate is left wondering if he can rebuild a relationship that fully collapsed, while Robyn questions whether anything short of science fiction could bring back the trust she lost. CW: Physical affair (a kiss) and Emotional affair Rankings: #1 OWDrama 12/20/25 #2 Cheating 12/21/25

She gave him her heart in an arranged marriage built on empires. He shattered it with one meaningless night. Aria Rao thought her cold husband, billionaire Reyansh Malhotra, was finally falling for her after years of distance. Until she found him in bed with his glamorous ex, the woman he'd never fully let go. Now, Aria's done being the perfect, invisible wife. She divorces him, cuts her hair, launches her own luxury brand, and becomes the queen everyone can't stop talking about. Parties, power moves, and a charming new suitor who actually sees her? She's thriving. But Reyansh? He's drowning in regret. The "fling" was a lie he was manipulated, vulnerable, stupid. Losing Aria wakes him up too late. Now he'll do anything to win her back: grand gestures, public grovelling, therapy, sabotaging his own world to lift hers. Jealousy burns when he sees her moving on. Secrets unravel a hidden pregnancy. Trust is destroyed, but is love? He broke their vows. Now he'll spend forever regretting it... unless she lets him fix it.

Queen Ottávia believed love had secured her place beside King Georgio III. Chosen over power and wealth, she gave him her heart-and nearly her life in the attempt to give him an heir. But when after many losses, their first child was stillborn and grief consumes her, the court turns cold. Her hope of comfort is shattered when the Queen Mother presents a cruel solution: her dearest friend, Valentina, brought to court as the surrogate who will bear the King's child. Torn between devotion and betrayal, love and survival, Ottavia must decide if she will remain silent and broken-or rise to claim power of her own. The crown is heavy. The betrayal is heavier ⚠️ Content Warning: This story contains themes of grief, including pregnancy loss, which may be triggering for some readers. No cheating ✍️

MONTANA He was the love of my life-until he left me standing in the wreckage of our marriage. Five years later, Jared Manelis is a world champion boxer, and the father of my daughters. The man he is today is galaxies away from the boy with blood on his knuckles who once promised me forever. Now a stranger, with the world at his fingertips and a talent for irritating me to no end. But when he's left fighting for his life after a championship match, everything changes. Suddenly, the man who broke me is back inside the walls I built to keep him out. Now he's asking questions we've both avoided for years; while our present battles to keep us apart, our past fights to be brought to the light and bind us together again. JARED Five years ago, fame, pride, and one stupid choice cost me my marriage-and the family I'd always dreamed of. Now I'm with a woman I don't love, have an ex who smiles at everyone but me, and a daughter too nervous to meet my eyes. Then I'm shot after the biggest night of my career-and all I can see is her. When death caresses your cheek, you know it's time to fight for what you want. So I force my way back into her world, where she can't ignore me anymore, and begin my fight for the truth, a chance to be us again. I'll remind her why she chose me all those years ago and show her why I'm worth choosing again.

When she was twelve, Winifred fell in love with a boy. When she was eighteen, he broke her heart. Now, widowed at three and thirty, she has decided that her days of love are gone. She wants only peace with her children, with nothing to disturb it. Fifteen years ago, Percy made the biggest mistake of his life. But a job is taking him to the tiny town of Impling, wherein the victim of that mistake now lives. A second chance is close at hand, he knows...if only Winifred will grant it to him. Tropes: Childhood love Hurt/comfort Second chance Quiet heroine Scientist hero Set at midsummer, with some traditional celebrations. Trigger Warnings: Explicit, on-page domestic violence Child abuse (not explicit) Description of a house fire Racism against an Indian character

Twenty-four-year-old Clementine Bailey has spent her whole life working sunup to sundown on the Bailey farm. Feeding animals, fixing fences, harvesting crops, doing the work everyone expects her to. The dependable farmer's daughter with dirt on her boots, a soft smile, and a secret she's carried since she was sixteen. She's been in love with FinLeigh Drayton, pastor's daughter, town sweetheart, and her best friend, for eight long years. FinLeigh has spent her entire life trying to be perfect. The perfect Christian, the perfect daughter, the perfect fiancée. Courting Everett Bishop, the golden boy from one of the founding families should feel right. Everyone says it is. But every kiss leaves her cold, every touch makes her flinch, and every whispered prayer begging God to make her "normal" goes unanswered. Because the only time she's ever felt anything real- was with Clementine.

Kai never loses focus. Not in life, not on the court. Every serve, every step, every breath is calculated. Badminton is more than her sport; it's her structure, her heartbeat, her future. While the world moves in chaos, Kai moves in rhythm. She doesn't get distracted. She doesn't look away. Until him. Nate's life is a pre-written script. Born into one of the city's most influential families, he was raised to follow the map laid out for him: study hard, take a prestigious tech degree, marry his childhood friend, join the family empire. No surprises. No mistakes. Kai wasn't in the plan. She didn't even belong near it. But when their paths cross, her focus against his control, her fire against his stillness, both their worlds begin to tilt. She shouldn't care about a boy who doesn't even know how to hold a racquet. He shouldn't think twice about a girl whose life couldn't be more different from his own. And yet, neither of them can look away. Because sometimes, one glance is all it takes to throw an entire life off balance. And every story, like every match, starts at Love All. .............. Warning: This story uses mature language and scenes. Cover by rumpelstiltskin1693 (on Instagram) © IcecreamSundae5. All rights reserved.

"Let's start over" She's ice, he's fire. They've hated each other for years. But sometimes the only way to heal is through the person you least expect. Amy Poon has everything. Money, grades, a penthouse on the Upper East Side. But with her parents always away and her best friend's betrayal still fresh, Amy's world feels emptier than ever. She doesn't trust easily, and she certainly doesn't forgive. Kaiden Reyes had everything until a torn ACL ripped basketball away. The cocky point guard from Washington Heights is spiraling, clutching pills to numb both the pain in his knee and the fear he'll never play again. When the two are forced together on a winter trip, old grudges flare. They fight, they push, they swear they can't stand each other. But between late-night board games, firelight confessions, and the secrets they've both tried to bury, the walls start to crack. Because sometimes the person you least expect is the one who saves you.

Erin thought she had the perfect husband until he returns from a bachelor party with a secret. When everything is revealed and Kyle's betrayal is exposed, will Erin be able to forgive? What started as a harmless night out, quickly turns into the worst night of Kyles life. He loves his wife, she's his best friend and dream woman all rolled into one. When he lets himself be influenced by his college friends and ends up where no married man should ever be, he risks losing it all.

After a decade-long marriage ends in betrayal, New York chef Jilly Moore is left with two sons, a rising restaurant, and a heart she refuses to let break twice. As she learns to co-parent with the man who hurt her, she finds herself rebuilding more than a business - she's rebuilding her family, her future, and the parts of herself she forgot. Across split weekends, baseball games, school plays, late-night recipes, and unexpected laughter, the Moore family discovers that love doesn't vanish... it changes shape. And sometimes, healing shows up in places you never expect. She built a life around love. He broke it. Now she's learning how to live for herself - and discovering that love might not be gone... just different.