When Arianna marries billionaire Zach Price to save her family, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who'd always consider her a second choice. An unexpected turn of events brings the couple closer together, but can a marriage based on lies and deceit ever survive? ***** When Arianna's older sister, Olivia, decides to run away on the day of her wedding, Arianna is forced to take her place to save her family from ruin. But her new husband is angry, heartbroken, and seems to hate her guts. The cold, elusive billionaire Zach Price has never quite struck Arianna as the kind of man she'd want to spend her entire life with. She was more than content with her sweet, thoughtful boyfriend Noah, but when circumstances force them together, Zach and Arianna's hearts get entangled in a way she never saw coming. As the couple grows closer, they must battle the demons of their past and of the lives they left behind - especially when Olivia returns and decides she wants Zach all for herself. Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse, and mentions abortion and miscarriage. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana

In a world where human emotions are not just felt but seen, the landscape itself bends, blooms, and shatters with every heartbeat. For twenty-year-old Amara, feelings are never private-her joy can make flowers bloom, her sadness can darken the sky, and her anger can fracture stone. Isolated by the power she cannot control, she has learned to hide her deepest emotions, fearing the harm they might cause. But when she encounters Kaelen, a stranger whose own emotions ripple through the world in unexpected ways, Amara discovers she is not alone. Together, they navigate a town transformed by the raw, unfiltered feelings of its inhabitants, learning that vulnerability can be both terrifying and transformative. As joy, fear, and sorrow spill into the streets, Amara must confront the truths she's long avoided: that understanding others' hearts requires understanding her own, and that the courage to feel fully is the only way to shape the world she longs to belong to. "Echoes of the Soul" is a speculative tale of love, empathy, and personal growth, where the boundaries between the inner self and the outer world blur, and where every emotion leaves a mark on the earth-and on the heart.