Evelina came to New York chasing opportunity, but all she's found is exhaustion. Working under a short-term contract in an office that barely notices her, she spends her days trying to stay professional and unseen. Her boss's unwanted interest and her coworker's quiet resentment make each day heavier. Outside of work, her small apartment feels more like a cage than a home, shared with a roommate she can't connect with and a silence that grows louder every night. Her father doesn't support her choices, and money keeps running thin. When Evelina is assigned to a new project with Max - a distant, cold colleague - an unexpected mistake threatens both of their careers. But in the fallout, something begins to shift. Between long subway rides, missed meals, and quiet conversations, Evelina starts to see that survival isn't enough - she has to decide what kind of life she actually wants to build.

Akhila and Anand were the kind of friends who felt like home - until one accident froze their future and changed everything. For years, Akhila stayed by his side, speaking into a silence that never answered back... until the day it finally did. But waking up doesn't bring the clarity she hoped for. It brings questions. Distance. Unsaid truths. And a realization that some heartbreaks don't happen loudly - they happen quietly, in the spaces no one sees. This is a story about friendship that turns into love, love that turns into waiting, and waiting that turns into choices. Because sometimes, the biggest moments of a life happen in the space between heartbeats.

When her boyfriend asks for a break right before Christmas, holiday-obsessed Celeste Brighton has to team up with lone wolf Sterling Holt to fake a relationship in hopes of saving her Christmas. --- Overachieving college student Celeste Brighton is excited to spend Christmas cozied up with her first love, Jared. Christmas has always had a special place in her heart, and she can't wait to share it with him. That is until Jared asks for a break... right before Christmas! With her plans--and heart--shattered, Celeste needs to find a way to get Jared back to recapture the perfect Christmas she had planned. But how? Guarded lone wolf Sterling Holt has never liked Christmas. He's never had one of those 'perfect' holidays like they do in the movies--all he's had is bad memories, and so he'd much rather keep himself distracted. When a distraction comes in the form of a brokenhearted girl begging for his help to get her ex back, it sounds too fun to refuse--until he learns that means becoming the Perfect Holiday Boyfriend. --- ✨ Rankings & Features The Wattys 2023 Shortlist Featured on Wattpad's Cozy (Hot) Reads Featured on @Romance #1 in #Xmas #1 in #Winter #1 in #ChristmasRomance #1 in #College #5 in #Holiday #5 in #Christmas