Ruthless. Handsome. Cold. Rich. Arrogant. Russian mafia boss Sebastian Koslov has recently taken over the most feared mafia organization in 1950s NYC. The mafia life is all he knows as the only son of his family. That was until he found a beaten up girl in the alley of his workplace. Will Olena Lovand, a broken girl with a strong spirit break down his walls or will the dangerous world she has found herself in swallow her whole?

Warning : the face cards I used are the face cards for the charecters and the novel is inspired by lovely runner. (𝙰 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚛𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚊𝚗 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗) 🧸 When Tteokbokki Meets Sondesh follows Anoushka Cordejo, a Filipino girl living in Kolkata after her father's job transfer. A normal Grade 11 student with a chaotic best friend, Claire, Anoushka's life is simple-until she discovers the K-pop group Visper and develops a celebrity crush on one of its members, Seorin Kim. To her, he is just a distant star performing on massive stages, someone she admires from a screen. But fate has other plans. After a tragic accident changes her life and forces her to move in with her own family which consists of her mom, dad and brother Julian. Anoushka transfers to a new school-only to discover that the members of Visper, including Seorin himself, are students there. As two completely different worlds collide, what begins as a simple celebrity crush slowly turns into something far more complicated, chaotic, and unexpected-like the surprising mix of tteokbokki and sondesh. After losing her uncle-aunt in a tragic accident, Anoushka Cordejo wakes up with pieces of her memory missing-and something inside her changed. Once a normal girl living in Kolkata, she slowly becomes known as the girl who makes boys fall for her... only to leave them behind. To her, it isn't a game. It's a lesson. Every smile, every date is her way of showing them what betrayal feels like, reminding them that the pain they once gave to innocent girls was never a joke. But when her path crosses with Seorin Kim, a famous K-pop idol from the group Visper, things begin to get complicated. Because for the first time, the girl who breaks hearts might finally meet someone who refuses to be part of her game.

A fake relationship with his brother's best friend is not what Apollo Paek had in mind for this season. But when the star center for the New York Rangers sees his childhood crush for the first time in years, he can't help but to want to stay in her orbit. An invitation to one of his game's kicks off a series of events that have all of Apollo's dreams coming true... Kind of? "Hot hockey player? Is that me? Wait, fake relationship? What is happening right now." After years of dead end auditions, a role on Broadway that just won't grow, Silla is on the verge of quitting the night she reconnects with Apollo. She's ready to give up and head home, but will a fake relationship save her career? *** This story takes place in the winter/spring of 2026. Inspired by true events and a re-writing of some of them. Imagine a world where our favorite hockey player is an upstanding loverboy who deserves our love and support.

What happened to The Phillips Girl? People have been asking questions about a little girl for twenty-five years...an innocent child in a yellow coat who vanished without a trace...who had no idea what was going to happen to her. Lots of secrets lie beneath the surface of the old money, culture, and elegance of Ashbourne, the capital of Leoria. There are years of mysteries, resentments, and grief hidden in its heart. Did the Phillips family really get destroyed by the Salvatores and the Ryders? Maybe...Maybe not. The history might be a lot more complicated. And when a group of young people starts searching for answers...they find each other instead and begin to fall for people they were never supposed to love. Because the heart doesn't really follow logic or convenience, right? When their families have spent decades hating each other, can love and friendship change a path built on hatred? Author's Note: This story is set in the fictional country of Leoria. While some aspects of its culture and geography may resemble real-world places, Leoria is entirely fictional. Warning: Contains occasional swearing and suggestive themes. Recommended for ages 13+. Image Credits: All images belong to their respective owners and creators. Used solely for aesthetic visualisation of characters, settings, and story themes. Happy reading. 💛💚 Multiple-time #1 in Original Fiction 🏆 Multiple-time #1 in Whodunit 🏆

If you like: - Gojo x Reader - slow burn + mutual pining - lots of tension, teasing, and physical touch (18+ chapters) - hurt/comfort + found family - missions, fights, and an actual plot along with the romance - characters from original jjk universe Within Reach is basically two people becoming way too important to each other while taking forever to admit it. Hope you enjoy ;) Also, I have put an unreasonable amount of time, thought, and emotional investment into this story, so please enjoy the results of me thinking about fictional people far more than any normal person should.

Serena never meant to notice him. She was only trying to help a friend find her crush. But somewhere between stolen glances, school events, Spanish lessons, and countless misunderstandings, one boy kept appearing in her thoughts. Kevin never paid much attention to Serena-until one incident made him believe she was secretly watching him. So he decided to look back. Sometimes, the best love stories don't begin with a confession. They begin with a glance.

"His dark eyes seemed to darken with an intensity, and Jaai couldn't quite guess if it was irritation... or something else entirely." SHE WAS NEVER MEANT TO FIT INTO HIS WORLD. HE WAS NEVER MEANT TO LET HER GO. When traditional, soft-spoken Jaai collides with Dr. Abhijit, an aloof, highly respected ex-Army doctor, the friction between them is immediate. He is strict, untouchable, and her ultimate superior. She is determined, resilient, and immune to his intimidation. Yet, fate keeps throwing them into each other's orbit in ways neither can explain or avoid. Behind closed doors, unspoken tension lingers, and every accidental touch feels like a promise waiting to be kept. As corporate drama and hidden secrets test their resolve, one question remains... Will fate pull them together or will duty and distance keep them forever apart? ✨ Tropes Inside: 💫 Fated Love / Destiny 🔥 Agonizing Slow-Burn Romance 👔 Boss x Employee 🤫 Unspoken Tension & Workplace Drama

Sage is getting tired being the talk of topic within her friend group. But unlike her hook up-happy and sexually active friends, she refuses to settle for a meaningless one-night stand to satisfy her needs. When her drunk friends suggest the ultimate taboo in her book - asking her gorgeous roommate and childhood friend, Jakob, to help her "situation" - Sage dismisses it. It's a terrible idea. It's an unspoken rule of roommate etiquette. But once the dynamic shifts, the tension in their shared apartment becomes impossible to ignore. Crossing the line could ruin their life-long friendship... or it could be exactly what they've both been looking for.

🥉•|Third place in the Heart and Flame Awards: Jalapeno Poppers category|• Rated-R: {Read the Author's Note For More Information} Two gay villains. Not just wicked smokers and immature characters in a small urban world, no. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴꜱɪᴅᴇ. Twisted geniuses, yes-but not mindless monsters like their original plot hoped... Stanley Stickman and Colonel Pop weren't chaotic for fun; they had purpose, strategy, and one deadly clue about who their enemies really were. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞? 𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝑩𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒚-𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒔, 𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆: Sawyer, the bear with tan fur, Decan, a stuffed dinosaur, both dressed up as an agent spy... all guarding what this place truly hid under layers of comedy and forced healthy relationships. ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɴ? ᴄʜᴀᴏꜱ ᴘᴀɪᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴠɪᴀʟꜱ. 𝑨 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒅, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔: Attractive, Manipulative women