"Incompletion is the very thing that makes a love story complete." He said it - calmly, rationally - but somewhere deep inside, he hoped it wasn't true. He was logical, precise - a man who dissected his way to truth. She was sharp, intuitive - a girl who felt her way through the world, and sometimes, beyond it. Both carried their pasts like shadows stitched to their skin. One was still hiding. The other, still healing. When they met, something unfolded - not like fireworks, but like a quiet room filling slowly with light.

She came to the mountains to escape her past. What she found was the life she never dared to dream. After years of surviving Wall Street's cutthroat demands and a relationship that dimmed her shine, Madeline Vale finally chooses herself. She walks away from the noise, the pressure, and the man who molded her into someone she no longer recognizes. Her destination? A quiet Alpine village tucked between the pines-where snow falls softly, strangers smile without wanting anything in return, and a small bookstore with warm lights in the window feels like a promise she's been waiting to keep. Here, Madeline discovers: • a community that sees her • a creative spark she thought she lost • a gentle, slow-burn connection she never expected • and the unfamiliar, breathtaking freedom of choosing her own life But healing is not a straight line. Doubts whisper. Old fears follow. And the question rises: Will she keep hiding in the shadows of who she used to be, or finally step into the light of a life-and a love-she deserves? The Love She Never Expected is a heartwarming tale of courage, quiet magic, second chances, and the beautiful transformation that begins when a woman listens to the truth inside her own chest.

Back to Him follows Evie Denton, a successful author whose marriage collapses after years of emotional neglect, infertility trauma, and betrayal. When her husband, Aaron, becomes cruel and distant following her cancer diagnosis and hysterectomy, Evie is forced to confront the truth she has been avoiding: the man she loves is no longer the man she married. Everything fractures when Evie discovers Aaron is having an affair with Susan, the wife of his best friend, Beau Corbin. As both marriages unravel, Evie and Beau, long kept apart by lies, unexpectedly find solace, honesty, and strength in one another. What begins as mutual survival becomes a partnership built on trust, respect, and emotional safety. As Evie reclaims her voice, her home, and her future, she must navigate divorce, professional upheaval, family secrets, and the fear of opening her heart again. Torn between the comfort of the past and the promise of something healthier, Evie learns that love is not about endurance, but choice. Back to Him is an emotionally grounded romance about grief, self-worth, betrayal, and the courage it takes to walk away from what hurts, even when it once felt like everything.

"why do you have to be so irritating?" "because irritating you makes me hard." - in which two enemies, luke and blair, get accepted into the same dream college in scotland. but when blair gets framed for hosting a party after security shows up, a heated argument with luke quickly spirals into a fight. to avoid getting kicked out of college, they're forced to spend their first year as roommates, which somehow turns sexual... - ranked ✍︎︎ #1 in lukefanfic #1 in edinburgh #4 in michael clifford #20 in ashton irwin #22 in luke hemmings #17 in 5sos - started - 10/28/25 finished - pending...

A serial killer stalks Barbados and Detective John Riley returns to the island to stop them before they turn their attention to the people closest to him. ***** A serial killer stalks the tropical paradise of Barbados, leaving victims naked in canefields and the island police force is ill-equipped to handle the case. Enter Seattle homicide detective and Barbados native: Detective John Riley. John hasn't been back to Barbados in decades, and he has his own demons to face. But as he combats the heat, the media, and the very police force he's working to help, he desperately hopes he can stop the violence before the killer turns their attention to the people closest to him. [[Wattys Winner]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Bailey She fell in love with Nathan at the age of twelve. He was her twin brother's best friend. They all grew up together and were all so close. They did everything together. They were never separated from each other for very long. That is until she moved to their school. She bore her way into their group. Took Bailey's brother and Nathan's love from her. She made it look like Bailey was a cheat, a thief and a liar. Even made her parents distrust her. Bailey is not a wilted rose though, she is not someone you can just step all over. She is strong, she is proud and she will not take this betrayal lying down, she will rise from the ashes. Logan He loved her from afar. He watched her brother and Nathan treat her like a princess. He saw how much she believed in Nathan and loved Nathan. Logan told himself that it was okay. He could live without her love, as long as someone loved her. Then she moved to our school and almost everyone that was supposed to love Bailey betrayed her. She tried to break and ruin their princess, but Logan knows better. She was never a weak princess that needed protecting, she is a queen that will rule everyone and one day he will be her King and together they will burn down their kingdom.

One lesson I learned very early in life was to be cheerful, to be agreeable, to do as I was told and ask for nothing, and to never ever complain. Smile Maddie. Be happy Maddie. Don't make trouble and maybe they'll love you. I grew into an adult who took care of others and never expected that those I loved would take care of me in return. I gave and never asked, never expected, never demanded. Smile Maddie. Be happy Maddie. Don't make trouble and you'll find someone that will love you. And then one day, a Dragon walked into my workplace and turned my world upside down with a single wink. Having grown up watching his father treat his men like they were disposable, just meat bags to be fed into the grinder, Dragon was determined to be different when he became president of the Dragon's Inferno MC. He cares about his people. He takes care of them. He was upfront with me, taking care of his MC and those he considered to be his would always be his priority. And I agreed to that, I joined him in that mission, throwing myself into becoming the perfect old lady of the prez. Smile Maddie. Act happy Maddie. Take care of them and maybe they'll love you. Smile Maddie. Be happy Maddie. Don't complain and maybe he'll love you. I told myself I was independent. I was strong. And I didn't need my Dragon to take care of me. And I almost believed it. Almost. But now I'm watching him with her. I'm watching him comfort her. I'm watching him listen to her, support her, reassure her. I'm watching him take time from his day to check in with her. I'm watching him worry about her. I'm watching them become closer right in front of my eyes. I'm seeing every thoughtful gesture he does for her. And me? I'm not happy. I'm not smiling. I'm done being agreeable. Fuck not causing trouble. I'm about to set my Dragon's world on fire. And then I'm walking away. She can have him. For the first time in my life, I'm choosing myself.