Romance and Love (List 2)
17 stories
Catch Me by sweetdreamer33
sweetdreamer33
  • WpView
    Reads 30,667,402
  • WpVote
    Votes 790,929
  • WpPart
    Parts 30
After overcoming a traumatic heartbreak as a teenager, Chloe struggled to grow up and establish her career, but after years of work, her life finally feels like it's back on track. That is, until her ex-boyfriend, Iñigo, shows back up in her life. ***** Five years ago, Chloe Petrakis was badly hurt when her boyfriend, Iñigo Monteiro, broke up with her, and the worst part was that he had no shame doing it on her sixteenth birthday. It was a slap in the face, and took her years to overcome the heartbreak. But that's all behind her now-she's matured into a beautiful young woman, and learned her lesson. That is, until her ex returns. With a new man already in her life, can Chloe keep Iñigo from ruining yet another one of her relationships, or better yet... does she even want to? [[word count: 40,000-50,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Santoro
A Room for My Pretend Love by MeiSummer
MeiSummer
  • WpView
    Reads 4,967,558
  • WpVote
    Votes 185,285
  • WpPart
    Parts 35
Thrown out of an abusive home, Suki pretends to be Devin's girlfriend while she stays with his family. But what happens when pretend feelings become real? ***** With nowhere to go after being thrown out of an abusive home, Suki asks Devin, a complete stranger, if she can stay the night with him. But what was supposed to be a short-term solution quickly turns into an open-ended promise: if Suki pretends to be Devin's girlfriend to ward off his pushy (if loving) mother, then she can live in his spare bedroom until she sorts out her life. But what happens when pretend feelings become real? Will Suki be able to overcome the fear and pain in her past in order to heal and fall in love? [[1st Place, The Rarity Awards, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, Skull Awards, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Royalty Awards 2017, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Gold Awards 2017, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Holo Awards, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Z Awards, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Purple Awards, Romance Category]] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]
How to Fall in Love ✔ by roastedpiglet
roastedpiglet
  • WpView
    Reads 16,195,581
  • WpVote
    Votes 566,130
  • WpPart
    Parts 54
They're worlds apart, and this isn't high school, so how the hell did a homeless female writer end up renting a billionaire's mansion? And - hold your breath - becoming his fake girlfriend? ➳ full blurb inside ➳ first reached #1 in humor on july 6, 2015 ➳ first reached #1 in business on august 29, 2023 ➳ winner of best humor book in the fiction awards 2016 ➳ featured by cadbury (marvellous creations) and secret lives of the americans (pivot) P.S. This is a SATIRICAL BILDUNGSROMAN. Proceed with caution. (cover by @glueeater)
Just Breathe by LeeannaMorgan
LeeannaMorgan
  • WpView
    Reads 96,544
  • WpVote
    Votes 2,239
  • WpPart
    Parts 18
Kelly just wants her business to succeed, and getting involved with a bodyguard is not part of her plan - but he is the only one who can keep her safe... ***** Kelly Harris is determined to make her antiques business a success. She won't let Tanner, a bodyguard who likes first edition poetry books, interfere with her life. But winning a mystery box at an auction changes everything. With Tanner working alongside her, they decipher the code in a forgotten journal, uncovering a young girl's journey to freedom and a powerful family's secret. Working for a high-profile security company, Tanner has seen the worst that humanity can do. He doesn't believe in love. But when disaster strikes, he finds himself doing everything he can to keep Kelly safe - even if that means letting her into the most vulnerable part of who he is. Leeanna Morgan is a USA Today Bestselling Author.
Brew Books by ellekirks
ellekirks
  • WpView
    Reads 585,804
  • WpVote
    Votes 29,326
  • WpPart
    Parts 59
Free to read! 19-year-old Jane, newly-single, moves to London to work for her friend, Kitty. But Kitty is hiding something about the café - and about Jane and Kitty's past. ***** If you looked at her Instagram, you'd think Jane had the perfect life. But a family tragedy and a big break up shatters that illusion, prompting Jane to drop out of university and move to London. She gets a room above a bookstore and a job as a barista, thanks to her childhood friend Kitty. Struggling with feelings of loneliness among the happy staff, Jane feels further ostracized when Kitty refuses to discuss Matt, who used to live in the bedroom Jane took over and who left under mysterious circumstances. As Jane struggles to find herself, and get the attention of the cute bartender, Harper, she discovers that the Brew Books café is brewing with dark secrets. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]
Coming Home by CelesteABrook
CelesteABrook
  • WpView
    Reads 899,027
  • WpVote
    Votes 20,598
  • WpPart
    Parts 41
[Small Town / Second Chance] When Jen heads back to her hometown after ten years to celebrate her grandmother's 70th birthday, she knows she'll have to face Matt, once the love of her life. But what both of them don't expect is to have the feelings they had long buried inside to flourish back to life along with walls of resentment, and a sizzling attraction. ***** Jennifer Bloom has completely escaped her small-town past. She's a successful interior designer with great clients and everything she's ever wanted. But when she's called back home to help plan her grandmother's 70th birthday party, she's partnered up with Matthew Hunt - once the love of her life. He's lived in town his whole life, and he's handsome, strong, kind, and the only man who's ever made her heart race. Experiencing life with Matthew again reminds Jennifer of all the things she's missing, even though she's got everything she once wanted. At one point, all those years ago, they thought they'd be spending their lives together, but life threw them a curveball, forcing her to make the decision to leave and never look back. Now, they realize love was never an issue; their problem has always been everything that comes in-between. He'd never move to the city, and Jennifer can't leave the life she's built behind. Walls of resentment still block the way, even though their love for each other still burns strong in their hearts. Can true love bridge the distance between them? Is love ever enough to make a relationship work? Is it finally their second chance?
Trust Your Heart [Preview] by EDuvallAuthor
EDuvallAuthor
  • WpView
    Reads 252,210
  • WpVote
    Votes 1,481
  • WpPart
    Parts 2
Love and the scales of justice hang in the balance when Maren finds out that Caleb, her new beau, is defending the person out to kill her. ***** 25-year-old Maren Cole has never felt more different. As a person with Autism in a fast-paced city-trying to survive day by day is an uphill battle. Forget about dating. Forget about marriage. Maren's goal is to keep everything in her carefully constructed world in check. When she meets the arrogant, hotshot lawyer, Caleb Allan, the last thing they both expect is to get lost in each other. And soon, feelings the two can't contain begin to take the lead. Maren, however, is the only witness to a crime that could wreck the course of Caleb's career. Will Caleb choose the career he's worked so hard to achieve over this unexplainable and undeniable pull on his heart? Is love really worth it after all? [[Winner of Watty's 2019 in Romance]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Bandy
Letting Go by SarahLWhite
SarahLWhite
  • WpView
    Reads 3,788,548
  • WpVote
    Votes 123,355
  • WpPart
    Parts 34
Lori's just looking for little time to focus on work after a bad breakup - until a steamy encounter with a sensual stranger leaves her looking for much, much more. ***** Ben Stone is used to getting exactly what he wants. Being a successful businessman and known playboy allows him his pick of beautiful women. He loves them all - but just for a night. That is, until he seduces Lori at her friend's bachelorette party and can't get her out of his head. For Lori, men do not make the short list of important things in her life - but then again, she hasn't met Ben before. When their relationship must be kept a secret they're forced to make a choice: prior obligations, or their burning flame? [[word count: 40,000-50,000 words]] Cover designed by Lucas Fisher
The QB Bad Boy: Playing for Keeps by tayxwriter
tayxwriter
  • WpView
    Reads 8,872,225
  • WpVote
    Votes 280,074
  • WpPart
    Parts 51
Enjoy this story free until January 2nd As Dallas and Drayton navigate life in the spotlight, Spencer is navigating intense feelings for Nathan - her best friend's brother. ***** Dallas and Drayton are planning their wedding, talking babies and learning how to navigate life in LA now that Drayton is a hotshot football player in the big leagues. Meanwhile, Spencer and Nathan are back at home in Colorado, coming to terms with their feelings for one another and learning how to co-parent with Grayson, the father of Spencer's daughter. Will the realities of adult life strengthen them - or will their relationships break? [Sequel to The QB Bad Boy and Me] [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]
Bereft by rentachi
rentachi
  • WpView
    Reads 2,737,395
  • WpVote
    Votes 157,707
  • WpPart
    Parts 69
Sara Gaspard swore she'd do anything to find those responsible for her sister's death, but teaming up with the Sin of Pride is more than she bargained for. ***** Desperate and dying, Sara Gaspard promises her soul to the Sin of Pride if he'll find the madmen responsible for ruining her life, but they soon discover her wish is more complicated than expected. Together, Sara and Pride delve into a twisted world of insidious plots, occult fanaticism, and paranormal disaster as they search for answers and struggle to survive. As the danger in the city of Verweald rises, Sara and Pride must find the cult before the newest threat haunting the city's bloody streets claims them both. [[Book 1, the Bereft Series]] [[Writer's Debut Watty Award Winner]] [[Readers Choice Award]] [[Original Draft]]