Eleven years after his life shattered in Chicago, Chris has rebuilt himself carefully in San Francisco: controlled, independent, untethered. He teaches ethics and law. He boxes too hard. He keeps people at a distance. And he has absolutely no interest in anything that looks remotely permanent. Then a work trip to Mexico drops Marisol into his life. Within days they're tangled in hotel sheets, trading insults in two languages, and making the kind of reckless decisions that are only supposed to exist far from home. The problem isn't that Chris wants her again the moment he gets home. The problem is he assumed she lived two thousand miles away-not twenty minutes across the city. What begins as something casual quickly becomes impossible to contain, forcing Chris to confront the very thing he's dedicated years to avoiding: the possibility of staying. And just when he and Marisol finally stop pretending they haven't built something real together, the past Chris buried long ago comes looking for him.

When Piper leaves the city to take over her grandmother's beloved bakery, she's expecting early mornings, flour-dusted hands, and a chance to rebuild something meaningful. What she doesn't expect is Flynn- the charming, steady regular who quickly becomes the best part of her day, and then her life. For a while, it's easy. Effortless. Real. Until Harriett comes back. Flynn's childhood best friend crashes back into town, and within seventy two hours, everything Piper thought she knew begins to unravel. Boundaries blur, truths twist, and one moment overheard is enough to shatter the fragile trust Piper had been building. Walking away should be simple. Necessary, even. But Flynn isn't ready to let her go. Not when he finally understands what he's about to lose. Determined to make things right, Flynn is forced to confront the loyalty he's clung to for years, and the damage it's caused. Because winning Piper back won't take words. It will take tearing down everything he thought mattered and proving, step by painful step, that she comes first. In a story about love, loyalty, and the courage to choose differently, Piper must decide if broken trust can ever be rebuilt, or if some betrayals leave behind nothing but bitter truths.

Arabella thought she had the perfect life. A loving fiancé. A future she couldn't wait to begin. A man she trusted with her whole heart. But she felt the distance and tries to Bridge the gap. That's the night she walked into his office and found him kissing another woman. Heartbroken, Arabella flees, only to be struck by a car moments later. When she wakes up in the hospital, everyone believes she's lost her memory-including the man who shattered her world. Maverick is devastated, desperate to make things right, and willing to do anything to earn back the woman he loves. What he doesn't know is that Arabella remembers everything. The betrayal. The lies. The kiss. And she's not ready to forgive him. Pretending to have amnesia gives Arabella the perfect opportunity to watch the people around her reveal their true colours. But as Maverick fights to prove that one terrible mistake doesn't define his love for her, the line between revenge and forgiveness begins to blur. Because some wounds run too deep to heal. And some loves refuse to die. TROPES: - OWD - Cheating (kiss & inappropriate work relationship) - Fake amnesia - Grovel

For two years, Y/N believed she knew everything about Gabriel. The boy who stole her heart. The boy who promised her forever. The boy who loved her with a devotion that felt too real to be a lie. But some secrets are powerful enough to destroy even the strongest love. Born into one of the most influential families in the world, Gabriel has spent his entire life trapped by expectations. In a world where marriages are arranged to unite powerful dynasties and expand family empires, love has never been an option-it has always been a weakness. Yet Gabriel broke every rule the moment he fell in love with Y/N. For two years, he kept her hidden from the truth. For two years, he pretended they could have a future together. For two years, he lied. Now, with an arranged engagement looming over his head and both families demanding obedience, Gabriel must choose between the life he was born into and the girl he can't live without. As betrayal, heartbreak, and impossible choices threaten to tear them apart, Y/N is left wondering if their love can survive the truth-or if she was destined to lose him from the very beginning. Because sometimes loving someone isn't enough when the whole world wants you apart. Two hearts. One devastating secret. And a love worth fighting for. ❤️‍🩹✨

I used to believe I was lucky to be his wife. That's what everyone told me anyway. But they didn't live behind my closed doors. They didn't hear the way my husband spoke to me when no one was watching. They didn't see how he smiled in public and broke me in private. And they definitely didn't see how I slowly learned to stay quiet... just to survive him. For two years, I stayed in a marriage that was slowly swallowing me whole. He flirted with other women like I didn't exist. He insulted me like I was nothing. And every time I tried to speak... I became the problem. So I stopped speaking. And that's when they started calling me the villain. They said I ruined my marriage. They said I couldn't keep my husband. They said I wasn't enough. And I believed them... for a while. Until life flipped everything upside down. Now he needs me. The same man who destroyed me is the one who can't stand without me. And for the first time in my life... I'm not the quiet wife anymore. I'm the woman he should have never broken.

She lost her mother. Then she lost her home. What she didn't expect was to lose the last version of herself she still recognized. When eighteen-year-old Trinity is sent from the Bronx to the middle of nowhere Georgia, she isn't looking for a fresh start-she's just trying to survive the aftermath of grief that doesn't fit inside her anymore. The silence is too loud. The air feels чужer in her lungs. And the family that takes her in is kind... in a way that makes her feel even more like she doesn't belong. Uncle Blake calls it home. Aunt Maddie calls it healing. Eight-year-old Liv calls it family. But Trinity can't shake the feeling that she is a guest in a life that was never meant to hold her. Then there's Arthur Brandreth. Maddie's brother. The man who runs the farm like it's an extension of his own body. Controlled. Quiet. Unreadable. He doesn't look at her like she's fragile. He doesn't look at her like she's a child. And that is the most dangerous thing of all. Because grief changes people. It breaks them open. It rewrites what they notice. What they want. What they can no longer pretend not to feel. And in a house full of people trying to save her... Trinity starts to wonder if the thing she's falling into isn't safety at all. It's something far harder to survive. Because there are two kinds of love in this town. The kind that saves you. And the kind that ruins you quietly while calling it fate.

The night before my wedding, I pushed open the door and found my fiancé buried deep inside my own sister moaning, thrusting, betraying me in the honeymoon suite. Three years of love. Three years working side by side at Apex Innovations. Three years of lies. But the real nightmare came after. When my parents looked me in the eye and said, "It's normal. Don't overreact." When he begged on his knees, "It was just one mistake." When my sister laughed and whispered, "It's been two years, sweetie." They thought I would cry, forgive, and stay broken. They had no idea I was quietly loading the gun

Jules Ortiz had always been in love with Grayson Taylor for years. They had been best friends since grade school when Grayson punched a boy harassing her during recess. Since then they've been inseparable. But there was a problem, Grayson wasn't in love with her, he only had eyes for their other friend Mayci Vegar. She watched their love blossom and then turned toxic. She was there during every breakup and makeup and finally Mayci ended it after years. She was there to pick up the scrubs, they decided to do the craziest things, entering a dating show. there , love begins to blossom. They came out together and in love and were suddenly famous and rich. But as people say, happiness doesn't last forever. She is diagnosed with an aggressive cancer, Grayson promised never to leave her side , they were in this together, but then he gets into a severe car crash which leaves him with amnesia. He doesn't remember the past eights of his life. He doesn't remember dating or loving, only Mayci. He was the first person he called after recovery. He doesn't remember loving her. Now Mayci is back and she is all forgotten. But she wasn't going to sit and wait around for him to remember her for the second time. She was going to spend her remaining time enjoying life and finding herself. Will Grayson be on time to remember her before she leaves the world or Will he be too late.

Cassio and alysium were happy. Until they weren't. 2 years married. Catching her husband cheating can she forgive? Can I get my wife to forgive me. Will she listen or will this lose me the only woman I've ever loved? He wants my forgiveness but I don't care about that. There's only one thing important to me right now and it isn't him.

This story has been removed from Wattpad. An edited and revised version is now available on Kindle. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H3WK79XZ Thank you! Blurb: Melody and Micah Whitley have built a life together in the small town of Valley Falls. They fell in love in college, where Micah was a star baseball pitcher-until a shoulder injury ended his dreams of the major leagues. Melody is used to standing beside the people she loves, adjusting when plans change. She and her sister grew up in foster care, and when Dana passed away, Melody stepped into motherhood when they adopted her niece, Daisy. When Micah agrees to help his childhood friend's sister, Audra, and her young son, Ben, he sees it as an opportunity to pay back an old debt. Micah invests deeply in Ben's life, but as his attention shifts, Melody and Daisy are pushed aside, and the marriage begins to strain under the weight of unspoken grief, unmet needs, and blurred boundaries. Note: There are mentions of infertility, adoption, foster care, grief, addiction/self-harm and death of a non-main character. There is no physical cheating, but there is some OW drama and emotional betrayal/infidelity. Christian and faith themes woven throughout.