Sterling Carter's life is built on control-perfect grades, perfect form, perfect trajectory straight to the Olympic volleyball team. At twenty-two, she's the star outside hitter at the University of Michigan and top of her class in dentistry, the golden product of an old-money family that only loves success. One game, one bad landing, and one opponent's foot hidden under the net is all it takes to blow it apart. With a torn ACL and PCL and a nine-to-twelve-month recovery, Sterling's dream is suddenly on life support. The scouts stop calling. Her parents pull away. For the first time in her life, there's no plan she can grind her way through, no version of "try harder" that will fix what's broken. Enter Maddox King-twenty-four, captain of Michigan's D1 hockey team, human freight train on the ice, and soft-hearted menace off it. He has everything Sterling doesn't: a loud, loving family, a stupidly loyal group of friends, and the unshakable belief that people are worth more than what they can do. When a twist of timing and one overinvested best friend pull Sterling into Maddox's orbit, he becomes the one person who refuses to treat her like she's ruined. As the season she was supposed to dominate turns into a year on the sideline, Sterling has to learn how to exist without the one thing that's always defined her-and decide whether letting Maddox in is one more risky play she can't afford... or the first choice she makes entirely for herself. Book #1 in the 'Carter' series

Kartik Jaisingh- A man very well-behaved, understanding, calm and clever like a fox loses his peace just because of a girl who has a healthy crush on him. Meera Raichand- a naughty, bubbly, independent and full of life girl gave her heart to a man who does not even acknowledge wedding and love stories. His plan is clear. If he marries, he wants a girl like his two sisters-in-law. The probability of marriage is only 10% out of 100. Everything is clear about her too. She has decided that she will make Kartik Jaisingh the son-in-law of her house. Both are polar opposites. He believes in facts while she lives in a different world- dreams. He believes in truth and philosophy of life. He is annoyed by the fake love of the world. On the other hand, there is her who has completely planned her love story including the charming prince of her life. But was it all that easy? Could her life have become a love story with a perfect ending?

❝𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐚 & 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚❞ I should not feel anything for someone who is my enemy, someone who has caused me so much pain that the very thought of him should fill me with nothing but rage and bitterness. Yet, against all logic, I feel it-I feel the heat rising beneath my skin . The mere idea of his touch sends shivers down my spine, igniting sensations that I desperately want to ignore. This isn't right. I shouldn't crave the presence of someone I despise, but my body betrays me, responding to him in ways that my mind fiercely rejects. He stands so close that his breath fans across my face, warm and intimate, stirring emotions that I refuse to acknowledge. A slight movement is all it would take for our lips to meet, for this unbearable tension to shatter into something far more dangerous. His hands are braced on either side of my head, trapping me, yet he doesn't need to touch me to make me feel trapped. His body hovers just out of reach, yet I can sense him, every inch of him, as if the air itself is an extension of his presence. I shouldn't desire this man. I shouldn't want to close the gap, to feel the press of his body against mine. I should be repulsed, disgusted by how my thoughts betray my hatred. But my body doesn't listen to reason , it yearns for what it shouldn't, driven by instincts I can't control. I despise him-my enemy- My rival-but the line between hatred and desire is blurring, and I'm terrified of which side I might fall on. {𝖠 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽𝖺𝗅𝗈𝗇𝖾 } | | Mature content 18+| |

"Don't contact me if you're dying." When Keith Ingram utters those cruel words to his new wife, he doesn't know how much he'll come to regret them. For years, Ella Bryce has loved Keith from afar. When a contract marriage gives her one chance at happiness, she vows to make him see her-even though the scars of her past make her efforts fraught with pain. But just as her devotion begins breaking through his guarded heart, devastating lies shatter their fragile bond. Broken and discarded, Ella rebuilds her life from the ashes, determined to live on her own terms. She is no longer the unseen girl he left behind. Years later, Keith storms back into her life-colder, harder, and more ruthless than ever. He thinks he knows the truth about their past. He is wrong. Now, Keith must face the reality of what he destroyed. Fate has given him a second chance to see the woman he was blind to, but the road to redemption is paved with secrets. Will he make the same mistake twice... or can he win back the wife he so carelessly threw away? ----------------------------------------- THE MENDED HEARTS SERIES Book 1: The Unseen Bride (Keith & Ella) ← You are here Book 2: The Debts We Don't See (Marcus & Celeste) Each book is a complete standalone with guaranteed HEA. Read in any order, but connect for the full family saga. Trigger warning: This story contains emotional abuse, gaslighting, and family abuse.

"So you didn't give me one. Don't you want to befriend me?" Oliver teased, with absolutely no expression on his face. If it weren't for his tone, I never would have guessed. "But you're my husband... my fake husband." My face scrunches in confusion, and he very slowly takes a step closer to me, and I immediately take one back I'm backed up and pinned between the wall and his very huge body. His left hand lands right above me on the wall, and his right one slowly snakes around my waist, and I shiver as a result. My eyes flutter closed, my breathing thickens as he bends until he's right in front of me. My heartbeat is going a thousand miles an hour as I feel his lips brush against my right earlobe. "Listen, and listen carefully, sweetheart," he whispers, his deep voice seeping trouble, and that nickname-I swear to God. "I am your fake nothing," he says, stressing the 'nothing,' his hot air fanning my neck. "Our marriage might've been a contract, but under no circumstances is what we have fake. You are my wife and will be until you have my fucking signature on the divorce papers. Got it?" With a shaky breath, I look up at him as I feel him pull his face away. __________ She was raised to follow the rules. He was born to break them. Sienna Martinez is the golden girl. Soft-spoken, smart, and graceful. She runs her family's business, keeps her reputation spotless, and avoids trouble until trouble walks in wearing a tailored suit and a devil's smirk. Oliver Salvatore is royalty, the next CEO of The Salvatore Group. Ruthless when needed, dangerously charming when he wants. Marriage was never in his plans until his brother and her sister ran away. But one year, one marriage, and one rule-don't fall in love-prove easier said than done. Especially when the girl he's been searching for fourteen years is the one standing right in front of him, and somewhere between the lies and the longing, they've already crossed the line.

A cycle of falling in love, marrying, and falling out again leads to love. Because love is the endgame. __________ The Chauhan's are one of the most influential families in India. Having spread their ties to Healthcare, manufacturing, social services, and Global investments, they are leading the business world along with pulling up the image of a picture-perfect family. In the office, the eldest son owns the reigns but at home, they are bound by the rules of the matriarch - Gayatri Devi Chauhan. She has a set of rules and her children are shackled by them. In the midst of breaking out of them, they make up arrangements. But making an arrangement is easy, and following through is difficult. Join in the journey of the Chauhan siblings diving into complicated relationships that started with an arrangement and ended on the same. __________ Anirudh Chauhan "Dhwani..." He tried stopping her from leaving. "You want 6 more months, right?" She stopped and looked at him past her shoulder "I will give you nothing. You lost all your chances and I have nothing more to give you, not even time." *********** Vidyut Chauhan "You, your presence soothes me in this weird way that I keep coming back to you." She completed with a content smile. "Tara." He took her name gravely as once again his knuckles tightened around the wheel "I am a fraud. An imposter." *********** Rakshit Chauhan "It wasn't a hickey." He started bashfully and her eyes narrowed. "It was a blister I got from the hot water steam. I swear, Shreya. It was nothing but a wound. I did not cheat on you. I will never." "It doesn't matter if you do." She looked away bitterly. *********** Tropes: - Married Strangers - Bestfriends turned enemies - Grumpy × Sunshine - Marriage of convenience - Fake engagement - Forced proximity - Arranged marriage - Multiple lovestories. Updates twice a week Start date: 1st July 2023

Persephone Porter just so happens to be Asa Brookes partner on a project, oh, and the coaches daughter. Those two things alone make her off limits. At first that works for Asa and Seph too. They become friends and everything seems right in the world, of course that is until a party where one bottle changes everything. *Currently editing* Highest Rankings #5 in Coaches Daughter #8 in Figure skating #2 in Athlete

A ruthless lawyer. A defiant prince. A collision of pride and passion that could cost them everything. Evaarah Singh doesn't bow-not to arrogant CEOs, and certainly not to royals. But when she humiliates a racing tycoon in front of the world, she catches the attention of Abhiraaj Rathore, the soon-to-be king with a taste for rebellion. He's used to obedience; she thrives on defiance. Forced to work together, their battles spill from the courtroom to the racetrack-and into the shadows of the palace, where every glance is a challenge, every touch a betrayal. The more she resists, the more he craves her surrender. And when the line between duty and desire shatters, they'll have to choose: the crown, or the woman who makes him want to burn it all down. A scorching saga of power, passion, and the price of love in a world that demands obedience. "You're the only throne I want."

Emily Day has one rule in college: stay focused and far away from Aiden Anderson-the charming, insufferable quarterback who once ruined her life in high school. But when her grades start slipping and his reputation takes a hit, a wild solution is proposed: fake dating. It's simple. She gets academic support. He wins back the spotlight. And neither of them catch feelings. But history has a funny way of repeating itself-and pretending gets a whole lot harder when hearts are on the line. A series from My Brother's Best friend.

Can you keep a secret? Alyssa Anderson has always lived in the shadow of her charismatic and popular brother, Aiden. Navigating high school as his personal tinder for him and his elite circle of friends, but this year, everything changes when she captures the attention of Chase, the charming surfer she has a crush for. Her plan is to maintain an air of normalcy and try to live far from her brother and his friends. Yet, things get complicated when Alyssa hides a secret from a summer night. What happened on that night? Why must it remain hidden? And why does Mason Gray, Aiden's enigmatic best friend, know about it? As Mason threatens to share the secret, what is Alyssa willing to do to keep it hidden? What is the secret that is forbidden to know? And while she is occupied with her secret, her brother tried to get his ex-girlfriend back by entering a fake relationship with Alyssa's best friend, Emily With a world upside down...Can Alyssa maintain her carefully balanced world, or will her secret bring everything crashing down? And can Emily keep her fake relationship a secret? My Brothers Best Friend Series 1 - My Brothers Best Friend 2 - My Best Friend Brother 3 - My Best Enemy