Madelyn Chung is one of the best clinical psychology PhD students Harvard has ever seen - the most controversial, too. After discovering academic fraud conducted by Harvard's star faculty, Dr. Charlotte Shelby, her future career seems uncertain as whispers accuse her of being a burdensome whistleblower. With a potential groundbreaking research project in the line, she is appointed to work with Dr. Alex Manning, Harvard's young neuroscientist and professor who revolutionized several research in his field. A life-changing opportunity for Maddie - but she must deal with the fact that Alex was one of Charlotte's past collaborators, and his career was at stake because of the scandal. Maddie has always been careful when trudging through endless hours of clinical shifts and research. But when she doesn't know if the longing stares from Alex every time he tries to make her life harder are an indication of hatred, or if they mean something else, she starts to feel unprepared. Because Maddie knows she is a falling star, and if she holds onto the fragile trust between her and Alex too tightly, she will only fall harder.

They broke her trust. They broke his mind. Now the past is back-and this time, it wants blood. Victoria learned early how to survive in silence. Grief became her shadow. Guilt, her constant companion. Because if she had died that night instead of her mother... maybe everything would have been different. But the past doesn't stay buried, and when it drags her back into a world she barely escaped, silence won't save her anymore. Xavier learned how to disappear behind scars, rage, and the monster his past made him. A man shaped by violence, and driven by retribution. Victoria was everything he should avoid- soft yet unyielding, broken but still standing. She had the kind of pain that mirrored his own. She saw too much, pushed too far and worst of all, she made him remember something he buried a long time ago. He hated it. Hated her. Because she made him feel. What exists between them isn't gentle. It isn't safe or healing. It destroys. And when the truth comes for them both, they'll have to decide: Run. Burn. Or destroy everything in their path.

Ten years ago, Zoey left her childhood town to forget her past and make something of herself. Now, life has beaten her down and an opportunity to be back in Roses seems like a good fresh start. What she doesn't know is that the past that has plagued her all these years runs far deeper and she is the villain in someone's story. Someone who's been waiting patiently to have his revenge. And he's not the only killer in town. ✨ Cover designed by the super talented Baby Ginger ( @TaeTaeGinger ) from Paper Crane Co. community ( @PaperCraneCo )

Abhiraj Chowdhury was a monster, a criminal before he was given lifetime imprisonment for killing a police officer. Six years earlier, he was a man feared by politicians, criminals, and entire cities. A man whose name carried the weight of violence, power, and bloodshed. Six years earlier, he was just a man who fell in love with the wrong woman at the wrong time. Tara Ahuja was uniform, justice, and everything his dark world was not. Loving her was a challenge. Keeping her safe was impossible. What begins as an unlikely romance soon spirals into a story of attraction, loyalty, ambition, betrayal, and the choices that shape who we become. As old wounds deepen and new enemies emerge, Abhiraj is forced to confront a possibility that sounded too raw and vulnerable to even hope for. _______ ⚠️ 𝙏𝒉𝙞𝒔 𝒊𝙨 𝙖 𝙉𝑶𝙉-𝘾𝑳𝙄𝑪𝙃𝑬 𝒎𝙖𝒇𝙞𝒂 𝒓𝙤𝒎𝙖𝒏𝙘𝒆. 𝙉𝒐 𝒔𝙢𝒖𝙩. 𝑵𝙤 𝙤𝒃𝙨𝒆𝙨𝒔𝙞𝒐𝙣. 𝑵𝙤 𝙘𝒉𝙖𝒔𝙞𝒏𝙜 𝙖𝒏𝙙 𝙢𝒊𝙣𝒅 𝒈𝙖𝒎𝙚𝒔. 𝙉𝒐 𝒓𝙚𝒅-𝒇𝙡𝒂𝙜𝒔-𝒑𝙧𝒆𝙨𝒆𝙣𝒕𝙚𝒅-𝒂𝙨-𝙝𝒐𝙩𝒏𝙚𝒔𝙨 ✨ 𝑰𝙣𝒔𝙩𝒆𝙖𝒅, 𝙑𝒆𝙡𝒗𝙚𝒕 𝑮𝙪𝒏𝙨 𝙞𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝙝𝒂𝙧𝒂𝙘𝒕𝙚𝒓-𝒅𝙧𝒊𝙫𝒆𝙣 𝙨𝒕𝙤𝒓𝙮 𝙖𝒃𝙤𝒖𝙩 𝙛𝒍𝙖𝒘𝙚𝒅 𝒑𝙚𝒐𝙥𝒍𝙚, 𝒄𝙤𝒎𝙥𝒍𝙞𝒄𝙖𝒕𝙚𝒅 𝒓𝙚𝒍𝙖𝒕𝙞𝒐𝙣𝒔𝙝𝒊𝙥𝒔, 𝙢𝒐𝙧𝒂𝙡 𝙜𝒓𝙚𝒚 𝒄𝙝𝒐𝙞𝒄𝙚𝒔, 𝙖𝒏𝙙 𝙖 𝙡𝒐𝙫𝒆 𝒕𝙝𝒂𝙩 𝙧𝒆𝙛𝒖𝙨𝒆𝙨 𝙩𝒐 𝒇𝙞𝒕 𝒊𝙣𝒔𝙞𝒅𝙚 𝙛𝒂𝙢𝒊𝙡𝒊𝙖𝒓 𝒕𝙧𝒐𝙥𝒆𝙨.

Trust is gained, loyalty is returned. Mina's life has never been easy. Growing up dirt poor, she knows nothing of safety and luxury. After a tragic incident turns her world upside down, she aligns herself with the growing rebellion, hell bent on exacting revenge. Magnus lives a comfortable life as a prince in a beautiful palace. While his father runs the kingdom, he is free to do whatever he likes...as long as he remains within the castle walls. Constantly dodging attempts on his life, he struggles to know who to trust as he tries to find the love he so dearly desires. As their two worlds collide, Mina and Magnus must navigate a twisted and dangerous game as they battle their own personal demons, learning that things are not always how they appear. Marked as mature for suggestive themes/topics, violence, mentions of su/c/de ♡♡♡ Wattys 2025 Shortlist The Triple Moon Awards (2025): 1st place for General Fiction, 1st place for Best Romantic Pairing The Blood Reign Mini Awards (2025): 2nd place for Best Romance The Fathomless Verse Awards (2025): 3rd place for Best Romance The Secret Awards (2025): 2nd place in First Impressions and 1st place in Digging Deeper for the romance category The Author Vault Awards (2026): 2nd Runner up for Best Drama Map of Our Soul Mini Awards (2025): 1st place for Best Plot The Snow Moon Mini Awards (2025): 1st place for Best Prologue The Rose Gold Awards (2025): 1st place for Best Prologue The Imperfectly Perfect Mini Awards (2025): 2nd place for Best Female Protagonist The Artistic Expression Awards (2024): 3rd place for Best Male Character

¿──━───━───┙⛩️┕───━───━──¿ 🏆 Award Placements 🏆 🥇 1st Place • Graveglass Blooms (Readers' Choice) • The Reignited Verse (Best Story with four other finalists) • Triquetra (Best Prologue) • 22 Degree Holo (Best Romantic Gesture) • Falcate (Best Chapter Title) 🥈 2nd Place • Hidden Gems (Best Historical Romance) • Inked & Unwritten (Best Plot &🥈 Best Mature Story) • Love Letter Legacy (Best Historical Romance) • Slowest Burning Romance (Book of the Week) 🥉 3rd Place • Falcate (Best Character Name) ¿──━───━───┙⛩️┕───━───━──¿ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐧... 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝? 𝐒𝐡𝐞 does not remember her name. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 has no memories. All 𝐬𝐡𝐞 holds is a strange letter, a new identity, and a body that does not belong to her. 𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 in the cold, lifeless body of a girl left beneath a cliff, she creates a new beginning for herself and steps into a world woven with secrets, betrayal, and blood-stained memories. But the deeper she digs, the more she is drawn to a cold, distant nobleman-one whose sorrowful gaze feels hauntingly familiar. All 𝐬𝐡𝐞 wants is to make those 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐱 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 shine again. And all 𝐡𝐞 ever wanted... was his 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 that vanished long ago. As shadows of the past rise, she must unravel the mystery of the body's death-and uncover the truth behind a promise that refused to die. Can 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭-𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧 complete a vow once buried in tragedy-or will history demand its due once more? ¡──━───━───━───━──━────━─¡