{WATTYS 2026 SHORTLIST} --Don't look at him. Don't think about him. Don't encourage the bond.-- But no matter how hard she tries, Lucinda cannot stop dreaming about Oto, the shadow-cursed boy she pulled from the land of the dead. To avoid punishment for this act of forbidden healing magic, Lucinda must hide her escalating psychic dreams of Oto from an overbearing father and a kingdom that believes their bond will send them both spiraling into madness. Tropes Included: - Friends to Lovers 💕 - Forbidden Love 🚫 - Magical Bond ✨ - Slow Burn Romance 🔥

Can every love story find its way to its destination? ❤️ "CEO: The Love That Revealed the Truth" is a story of love, destiny, secrets, and hidden truths. Arham Khan, a successful and powerful CEO, had everything life could offer - wealth, fame, and success. But deep inside, his heart was still searching for something real... a love that could complete his life. To fulfill his grandmother's wish, Arham begins a new journey away from his luxurious world. Little did he know that this journey would lead him to Aayat Ahmed - a simple, kind-hearted girl who would slowly become the most precious part of his life. But their love story is not just about beautiful moments. A mysterious death, a blood-stained earring, unanswered questions, and secrets buried in the past stand between them. Will Arham's love be strong enough to uncover the truth? Or will the hidden secrets destroy the bond that destiny created? Read "CEO: The Love That Revealed the Truth" to discover a journey where love becomes the key to revealing the hidden truth. ❤️🖤

Georgie Calloway knows exactly how a good love story should go. It's a shame nobody told her life. After years hand-selling other people's novels in a beloved, faintly doomed London bookshop, Georgie talks her way into a job at one of the city's grandest literary agencies-and gives herself exactly one year to make something of her own unfinished story. One year. How hard can it be? Harder than she thought. Particularly when there's Jack, the man she meets entirely by accident and can't seem to stop finding her way back to. No matter how strangely fated it all feels, Georgie knows she cannot let herself want him. And then there's Tom: the maddeningly capable rival agent from the other side of a shared account, who keeps, somehow, ending up on hers. Between impossible clients, an unfinished novel, a career she can't afford to lose and two men who were definitely not part of the plan, Georgie's carefully plotted new life is rapidly going off-script. Because Georgie has always believed that if she works hard enough, she can earn the ending she wants. She's about to discover that the best parts of life are rarely the ones you plan.

At twenty years old, Bella Marie Sinclair has everything money can buy. As the mysterious heiress behind Maison Belle-the world's most coveted luxury fashion house-she lives behind wealth, beauty, and carefully guarded secrets. Except one. Her father has already chosen the man she's supposed to marry. Refusing to surrender her future, Bella comes up with a reckless plan: find a temporary husband, stay married for one year, then quietly walk away. She expects every man to say yes. Elijah Romano is the first to say no. A talented young chef in Paris, Elijah has no interest in Bella's fortune, her status, or the life she represents. The more she pushes, the more stubborn he becomes. What begins as a battle of wills slowly leads them far from the glittering streets of Paris to the quiet island of Isla Verde, where shared meals, muddy fields, and ordinary days begin to change them both in ways neither expected. Because sometimes love doesn't arrive with grand declarations. Sometimes... It begins with someone quietly asking, "Have you eaten?"

They called her a bookworm. When a quiet girl, a broken wall, and a mysterious senior collide, art turns into love-and scars begin to heal. But the one who saved her in silence may be closer than she ever imagined.

When Dr Katie Lance, Trauma Resistant caught her boyfriend cheating in the on-call room with a nurse, she started to re-evaluate her life. A recruitment process later she rediscovered who she was as a doctor, out in the field, saving lives of our hero's. Little did she realise that it would lead to much more than she could've ever imagine, not just professionally but romantically. ***This story contains scenes of war, injury and death. Reader discretion advised*** ***This is a fictional story and scenes have been enhanced for the purpose of entertainment. This is no way by any means, a realistic example of medical practice and/or war***

When a harmless mistake on set leads to Hollywood's most wanted actor kissing the wrong girl, Lucille Rae expects an awkward apology and nothing more. Instead, Owen Prince becomes inexplicably fascinated with her, apparently determined to make her life as complicated as possible. The more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to pretend there's nothing between them. The movie star turns out to be smart, protective, remarkably funny, and... romantically closed off. So, when their flirting finally crosses a line, they make a deal: no dates, no feelings, no expectations. Just two friends enjoying the benefits of being attracted to each other. Simple. Except nothing is. Mistreated her whole life, Lucille doesn't believe in love. Still haunted by his past, Owen doesn't believe he deserves it. But sometimes romance sprouts where you least expect it.