All stories don't start with happiness and love, some start with pain and tears. Being caged by a rich powerful man wasn't on Ahana Choudhary's list when she went to his house to get something back. She just wanted to dance and have a good life with a small family but there was nothing good about Hamza Saeed. How will their story end with all the riots and partition of India getting closer? *This is a short but full book.* *English isn't my first language.* *This book has many scenes which may or may not trigger you.*

"In the silence of an empty marriage, she discovered the love she deserved."

Aarti and Aron were perfect. They were the kind of love story that people write books about. But perfection is fragile. When pride, toxic misunderstandings, and a desperate ghost from the past wedge themselves between them, Aron's silence shatters Aarti's trust into a million pieces. She told him she could never trust him again. She expected him to move on. Instead, he stayed. The Art of Bleeding is a story about what happens after the heartbreak. It's about a man who realizes his silence was his greatest sin, and the agonizing, beautiful lengths he will go to in order to rebuild the safe haven he burned to the ground.

The man I married broke me. Not because he didn't love me- but because he couldn't stay when grief moved in. Three pregnancies. Three losses. One marriage that shattered under the weight of everything we couldn't fix. And somewhere in the silence, in the distance I didn't know how to cross, he made a choice that broke what little I had left. If only I had known how fragile love could be. This is a story about loss that doesn't heal cleanly. About love tested in the quiet. About betrayal that doesn't come from hate-but from weakness. Sometimes heartbreak doesn't arrive all at once. Sometimes it happens slowly, while you're still trying to hold everything together.

GREY & IVY DUAL POV *A betrayal - Grovel - redemption novel * Grey plans the perfect proposal to the woman he almost lost, he believes he's finally earned redemption. But when an unexpected call from his childhood friend Celeste, drags him back into the chaos he swore he'd left behind, everything spirals. A lie told in desperation. A kiss caught on camera. And a single photo that destroys everything. Ivy is left humiliated under the glow of fairy lights meant for her engagement, she's forced to confront the painful truth: love isn't always enough to erase what's been done. Meanwhile, Grey fights to prove that what Ivy saw isn't the whole story, and that sometimes, the truth isn't captured in a frame. TW: body shaming

Lyra Keller was hopelessly in love with Orion Blackwood. But Orion's heart belonged to someone else, someone close to both of them-her sister, Zara. When conflicts tear their families apart, fate intervenes, and through a twist of destiny, Lyra and Orion are married. Lyra, filled with hope, believed that her marriage to Orion was the start of her happily ever after. But her dreams were shattered as Orion remained cold and indifferent to her pain. He hated her because she reminded him of Zara. Or was it why he married her, to be close to someone who looked like her? When she is about to give up, Zara returns home. With Zara back in their lives, the tension escalates. What will Orion do? And can Lyra find the strength to overcome the shadows of her heart? Will she ever discover that Zara was the reason for her heartbreak?

Have you ever loved someone so completely you didn't notice they were killing you slowly? Serenity Amara Claveria-Valente built a king and birthed an empire, but the only thing the underworld remembers is that she could not give him an heir. On the night her husband brings home a soft, naive mistress and parades her through Serenity's marble halls, the queen signs her own divorce like a death certificate. The world thinks she is barren, broken, finished but in private files and poisoned lab results, a different story drips through the cracks: she was never meant to carry a child. Someone made sure of it. And when Serenity finally learns whose hands were on her womb, the ring won't be the only thing left in pieces.

He didn't break her all at once. He taught her how to shatter herself. To everyone watching, she has the life girls dream of : money, beauty, a powerful husband, and a marriage wrapped in perfection. But behind their locked doors, perfection is the punishment she can never escape. He tells her who to be. He tells her how to walk, how to breathe, how to think. Every mistake is a lesson. Every bruise is a reminder. Every betrayal is somehow her fault. And she believes him. Because after years of being molded, corrected, and rewritten, she no longer remembers who she was before he decided to "fix" her. She only knows the rules he carved into her bones. Don't speak too loudly. Don't ask questions. Don't look at him when he's angry. Don't look away when he wants your attention. And above all Don't ever forget that love is earned, not given. Her sister whispers that she's losing herself. Her friends say they're worried. Her subconscious screams that something is wrong. But she silences all of them. Because she is so close so close to becoming the perfect wife, he swears she could be if she tries a little harder. And if she can be perfect... Maybe he'll finally love her. Or maybe perfection is the very thing that will destroy her. *This story depicts domestic and emotional abuse. These scenes are fictional and not meant to glorify or romanticize abuse. If you are in a harmful or unsafe situation, please reach out for help: 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) thehotline.org You deserve safety.

Copyright © 2025 by Bookish Dae After single mom Sophia overhears the love of her life, Grey, call their life "exhausting," her world shatters. She walks away, forcing the tattooed, man who adored her and her son to embark on a relentless journey fighting for a second chance to become the husband and father they deserve.

Juliette Moretti had long been the picture of duty. Born the daughter of a notorious mob boss, she grew up in the shadows of the underworld, groomed to play the part of the perfect daughter. Despite her resentment, she did everything right. She wore the dresses. Perfected the smile. Married the man who would finally free her from her fathers grip-Romeo Moretti. But Romeo was more than just an escape, Juliette loved him, naively. She spent ten years of marriage searching for a place in his guarded heart, and for ten years he adamantly pushed her away, tucking her in the shadows, treating her as little more than a possession. No matter their history. No matter what she did, or the child they shared. Now, older, smarter, Juliette has finally gained the resources she needs to leave this marriage once and for all. She'll do anything to give her daughter the life she deserves. The only problem? Romeo refuses to let go of what's his.