Step one: graduate. Step two: accidentally sleep with your best friend. Step three: get trapped working summer camp together because your other best friend has no sense of boundaries. Now Enya and Maddie are sharing a cabin, pretending nothing happened, and doing a terrible job at it. It's hot. It's messy. It's gay. * * * The summer before college was supposed to be chill; sunburns, iced lattes, maybe a mild existential crisis. But when Skylar signs everyone up to be counselors at a middle school camp, Enya and Maddie find themselves trapped in a mosquito-infested nightmare... together. One small problem: They may or may not have ACCIDENTALLY hooked up after graduation. And Maddie is convinced Enya planned the whole thing. Between canoe races gone wrong, s'mores that end in arguments, and bunkhouse confessions they swore would never happen again, both girls are about to learn that feelings aren't something you can logic your way out of-or yell your way past. Because sometimes the person who drives you craziest... is the one who feels like home.

She thought she was just a side character in someone else's love story - until he showed up with a playbook of his own. Ava, the quick-witted co-captain of UCLA's cheer squad, has always been the girl behind the scenes - supporting her best friend's fairytale romance with the star quarterback. But when a practice match turns into a weekend trip full of unexpected moments, Ava finds herself thrown into a whole new game... especially when she crosses paths with Jace Walker, the quiet, brooding football player who seems more interested in books than fans. What starts as a mission to help their best friends get together becomes something neither of them planned - or knew how to handle. Intercepted Hearts is a slow-burn college romance full of banter, team drama, late-night texts, and the surprising ways love sneaks in when you're busy helping everyone else.

Some loves wait years. Some truths wait longer. When the past resurfaces to claim its price, Aarohi learns survival was only the beginning, and a man who never stopped watching steps forward.. not to confess, but to protect what the world is ready to destroy. She was accused for the murder of her ex boyfriend after 8 years but what's shocking is that guy from college who appeared from nowhere.

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Carl justine Maer 6:11 PM (0 minutes ago) to me To those who have been waiting for so long I am one of you. I waited in silence that felt louder than screams, waited in hope that slowly rotted inside my chest, waited even when every part of me was already breaking and begging me to stop. I waited a million times to be chosen by the person I chose every single day. I stayed through the hurt, made excuses for the unfairness, kept loving even when the love given back to me felt light, careless, and unsure. I told myself patience was love. I told myself if I endured long enough, I would finally be worth staying for. But the cruelest part wasn't that you never loved me back. It was what I became while waiting for you. I learned how to swallow my needs, how to silence my own heart, how to accept crumbs and call them enough just so you wouldn't leave. I watched you live freely, untouched by the damage you caused, while I stood still, counting messages, rereading memories, measuring my worth by how often you chose to look my way. And when it finally shattered, I understood: what destroyed me wasn't the waiting. It was realizing I spent so much of my life waiting for someone who never had any intention of staying.

In ancient Kemet-where gods still shape fate- two powerful souls are set to collide. 𝐙𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐚, the Pharaoh's radiant and feared daughter, is worshipped as the Gem of Egypt, a woman touched by the very light of Ra. Beautiful, untouchable, and dangerous to desire, she has never bowed to anyone-mortal or divine. She embodies the strength of a goddess, unknowing of her full potential. 𝐈𝐤𝐚𝐮𝐡𝐨𝐫 is her opposite: a rising Tahtib warrior of brutal, inhuman strength, rumored to carry the shadowed power of Anubis. Born from dust and battle, he is disciplined, deadly, and utterly unafraid of the crown. Coming from a background of dark untold secrets, yet to be unveiled.. When Ikauhor conquers the arena with godlike ferocity, the Pharaoh commands him to take on a forbidden duty: 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐙𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐚. Their hatred is immediate. Their attraction, undeniable. Their souls-ancient echoes of sun and shadow-recognize each other before their minds do. Unaware of the sacred bond Ra and Anubis had made centuries before, where fate brings them together. Zahra sees Ikauhor as a threat to divine order. Ikauhor sees her as a sun-blessed tyrant who could burn the world-or him. But prophecy whispers of a union powerful enough to either restore balance to the gods... or plunge Egypt into chaos. Bound by duty yet pulled together by fate, Zahra and Ikauhor must confront the truth: Their desire is not merely forbidden- it is cosmic, dangerous, and capable of shaking the empire to its core.

Book Introduction During and After You is a confessional tapestry of love, longing, heartbreak and healing. This collection explores the deeply personal journey of loving someone so fiercely that even their absence becomes a haunting presence. These poems bloom with vulnerability, trace the ache of loss and attempt to make peace with the wreckage left behind. Told through a voice both raw and reflective, this is a book about what it means to survive a love that once held your soul, only to have it unravel thread by thread. Whether you're still in love or learning how to let go, this is a companion for the nights when your silence has a heartbeat. Author's Note Dearest reader This collection is more than poetry it's a mirror of a love that lived, broke and lingered. I wrote During and After You from the heartache I carried, the silence that echoed long after goodbye and the memories that refused to fade. These pages hold truths I was often too afraid to speak aloud yet writing them helped me breathe again. If you've ever loved deeply, lost quietly or searched for yourself within another, I hope these words hold space for you. I hope they remind you that your emotions no matter how messy, haunting or tender are valid. Thank you for walking through this journey with me. With deep love and ink Gem R. Masawi

They call her MONSTER... but I want her anyway. *** Hizuki "Zuki" runs this city on blood and fear. Everyone knows it. Everyone fears her. Everyone except Irene, the one person she's not supposed to touch. A fragile truce forces them into marriage, and Zuki turns Irene's life into her personal, dangerous playground. She's possessive, intoxicating, and has made one thing perfectly clear: no one else gets to play with what's hers. Irene knows she should be terrified. But the predator in Zuki's dark eyes isn't just scary. It's a "fuck around and find out" level of irresistible. Who's claiming who: the bloodstained queen, or the pawn who's not playing by the rules?