I hide behind these words and smile behind these tears. This is two truths and a lie. Inspired by my lonely thoughts after dark, each piece is delicate and mixed with fear and fascination. This is my truth. (The cover and pictures do not belong to me, it was taken from Pinterest.) © All Rights Reserved.

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 "𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲" 𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥: 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. She never has. What she did know, however, was how to conduct extensive research on any topic she desired. So, if research is what it took to keep her promise... That's exactly what she would do. Besides, with a movie deal on the line...how hard could it be? 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲'𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞... After the release of his last movie Robin woke to find his "rising star's" status had fallen to "reckless rover" overnight. So, when he heard that his studio was forming a film contract with a budding Romance writer, one the public adored, it sounded like the perfect opportunity to get back in everyone's good graces. Besides, he had been acting his whole life. How hard could a little romance be? 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐮𝐩 to write the "romance novel of the century" what ensues is chaos, confusion, and endless comedy... but that's to be expected in Research: Romance.

An artist from Fontaine finds herself without any inspiration, and wishes for a change of scenery in hopes that her slump is only momentary, and not a permanent state of being. Her feelings guide her to Liyue, where she learns of the Crux Fleet. "Perhaps the open seas will bring me the inspiration I lack!" Yet she did not know that her decision would change the very trajectory of her life.

❝ In a society where to marry well was a goal for a majority of women and men, it was a mother's duty to have their children settle down, and their children's duty to aid them. While Louisa knew this well, and saw their gossip as them attempting to fulfill that duty, she could not help but find how extreme they were quite ridiculous, especially since they labeled it as 'chatting'. ❞

[completed] Nova Carter knows exactly what the next few years of her life will look like: she will work harder than anyone else (as she didn't get into New York University to slack off); she'll be keeping her head down and prioritizing getting her affairs in order; and she'll ultimately make her parents proud by being the living proof of anyone with a disability being able to make their dreams come true. Little does she know that her carefully planned path is about to take a detour into the extraordinary. After all, she hadn't quite anticipated befriending the son of famous billionaire Sergei Macarevich on the first day of her orientation week, nor meeting the son of equally famous billionaire Hudson Wilder that same night. And she definitely hadn't anticipated tumbling right into the inner circle of New York's elite (disability, clumsiness, inexperience and all). As Nova navigates this new life, she finds herself forming an unconventional family around her. With her childhood best friend by her side, Nova immerses herself in the lives of her newfound wealthy friends, an exuberant roommate, and a spirited group of NYU's disabled rebels led by their eccentric counselor - finding love in forms she'd never dreamed of on her way. A romantic, heart-warming and diverse coming-of-age with a Spotify playlist and characters' social media posts. Achievements :) ⭐️ Featured in Wattpad's "Stories She Wrote" for Women's History Month 2025 ⭐️ Featured in the September 2024 Chicklit Monthly Spotlight ⭐️ Featured in Wattpad's official DiverseLit reading list #1 in diversityinlit #1 in disability #2 in campus #2 in cerebralpalsy #3 in disabled #7 in richkids

Seventeen-year-old Grace Walker never imagined that four words could haunt a person forever. "See you on Wednesday." It was the last thing her parents said before the tragic accident that took them both away. Forced to leave everything behind, Grace moves to a new town to live with relatives she barely knows. Between a new school, unfamiliar faces, and the crushing weight of grief, she struggles to find her place in a life that no longer feels like hers. At first, everything seems normal. Until strange memories, unsettling dreams, and unanswered questions begin to follow her everywhere. And the more she searches for answers, the less certain everything becomes.

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"And what about angels?" I ask him playfully, skipping around and beside him as we leave the restaurant, "do you believe in them?" His expression softens into a small smile, "I do. Because you are the living proof of them." A night cruelly stolen. A precious time lost. And two lovers whose story is to repeat forever. Will Adeline, a 24-year-old woman who had merely finished putting her life back together, be able to survive the endless matrix of her own love's beginning?

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