Chick-lit Stories

Two weeks before Christmas, Clementine Popplewell finds a man in her bed! To think of it, a random stranger would be almost better than John Holyoake, whose guts she hates because he destroyed the life and the career of her former literary agent slash her ex. And now she's stuck in self-isolation with him for a fortnight because he had the audacity to invade her household having arrived straight from the airport!

***THIS STORY WILL BECOME FREE ON JULY 15t!*** Kelsey Harris, a young chef moving to LA, struggles with work, the glamour of the hollywood scene, and a new romance with mega-celebrity Ethan Glenn. ***** Kelsey Harris is heading to LA to begin her new career as a sous chef, and she's excited to work under a prestigious mentor and feed fabulous celebrities. She also meets Ethan Glenn, a movie star with doubts about his career, on the plane. But when she settles in, she learns that her new job is more intense than she expected, and her roommate is acting strange. When they happen to be on the same movie set, Ethan and Kelsey begin to grow close, though their friendship is immediately put under scrutiny by friends and the media. A romance begins, but the delicate facade of Hollywood is slipping, and Kelsey has to decide if she wants to escape the photographers and screaming fans, or if she wants to be with Ethan and put up with the consequences. [[Wattys 2018 Shortlist]] [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]

Emma and Vivian spend their summer at a new camp to help out a friend, only to discover that it's a dating camp and they both have to pretend to be single! ***** Emma and Vivian, having spent their first year of college living together, agree to spend their summer at Gwen Black's latest camp. Unfortunately, due to a misunderstanding (and Gwen's aggressive advertising), the entire camp is using Emma as a mascot because she's "single". Emma and Vivian decide to let the situation play out to help Gwen, finding a new thrill in keeping their love secret. Soon, though, things get out of hand as they start making each other jealous, and someone online is working to destroy their relationship (and the entire camp)! Can Emma save the camp, her reputation, and the only relationship that's ever mattered to her? (Sequel to Camp Mapplewood: original version.) [[word count: 40,000-50,000 words]]

The Many Dates of Indigo is now published as a Paperback, and E-book with W by Wattpad Books! As a Wattpad reader, you can access both the Wattpad Original Edition and Wattpad Books Published Edition here upon purchase. Thank you so much for your support! ***** As Indigo Clark nears her 30th birthday, new male suitors vie for her attention. The trick is to pick the right one... ***** Indigo Clark, a successful businesswoman approaching her 30th birthday can't seem to shake the questions, "Where's your ring?", "When will you get married?", "Are you going to have children?" Tired of the nosiness and the pressure, Indigo sets out to experiment in her dating life. What an adventure she's in for! You have Tate, her gorgeous and loyal best friend, who she has a past with...but they don't talk about it. Then there's Nathan. He seems perfect on paper but is hiding a serious part of his life from her. Owen is a dashing gentleman until he isn't. And Diego, oh Diego, he's a hotshot lawyer used to getting what he wants but Indigo also knows what she wants and isn't going to let him off the hook easily. She is fierce and smart, and yes, it's raining men but Indigo isn't afraid to hold an umbrella... [Highest Ranking: #8 in ChickLit] (Featured) [ Winner of the Genre Awards for ChickLit *First Book* ] [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]] Cover designed by Eva I (@evadrawssometimes)

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. It only takes one moment to change your life forever . . . After her mother's deportation last year, all Soledad "Sol" Gutierrez wants is for her life to go back to normal. Everything's changed-new apartment, new school, new family dynamic-and Sol desperately wants to fit in. When she joins her community college's history club, it comes with an odd initiation process: break into Westray's oldest house and steal . . . a fork? There's just one problem: while the owners of the house aren't home, their grandson Ethan is, and when he catches Sol with her hand in the kitchen drawer, she barely escapes with the fork intact. This one chance encounter irrevocably alters her life, and Sol soon learns that sometimes fitting in isn't as important as being yourself-even if that's the hardest thing she's ever had to do.

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION When her initiation into her college's History Club goes awry, Sol has to come face to face with Ethan-the cute guy whose house she just broke into. ***** Soledad Gutierrez, or Sol to her friends, decides to join the History Club at her Community college. However, this club is not like other clubs: they have an initiation process and a slew of other 'extracurricular activities.' In order to join the club, Sol must break into the oldest house in her small Californian town and steal one of their forks. The club members provide all the materials to break in; she just needs to take the utensil, take a selfie in the kitchen, and get out undetected-with the fork, of course. The problem is: Ethan Winston spots Sol in his grandparent's house, and he's determined to uncover the reason behind the break-in. However, both he and Sol are thrown for a loop when feelings begin to develop between them. And as Ethan becomes suspicious of the History Club, he and Sol get tangled in an adventure none of them were expecting. [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]] [[Wattys 2019 Winner for Young Adult + Being Published by Wattpad Books in Fall 2020]]

Selena is the 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍. The villain destined to lose her football-star boyfriend to the shy, innocent nerd. Everyone watches in silent awe as he replaces her in the name of love. It was the perfect fairytale ending, just like the movies... But not for long. Because this breakup awakens admirers long held back. Particularly one who's made her his quiet obsession: Noel Casper. The neglected genius assigned to be her tutor. What begins as study sessions develops into a friendship neither of them expected. Behind closed doors, Selena cooks for him, upgrades his wardrobe, and supports his dreams. But to the outside world, he's just a boy being used by the mean girl, especially when they see him carrying her books, tying her shoes, and driving her all around. What they don't know, is that Noel has been watching her for years. And the more Selena takes care of him, the more he becomes 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅. When his research catapults him to international success, the world suddenly notices the boy they once overlooked. Now Selena's ex is begging for a second chance, and the rival who started this all is determined to "rescue" Noel. But Noel doesn't want to be saved. He only wants one person. Selena. And he will do whatever it takes to ensure she never leaves his side. ─ ⊹ ⊱ ⊰ ⊹ ─ 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑩𝒆𝒆 𝒙 𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒆𝒕 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒖𝒔 𝚃𝚘𝚙 𝚁𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜: #1 𝚘𝚋𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 #1 𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚗ess #2 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 #2 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜 [Originally written 2019. Went on hiatus, then finished in 2026.]

Mira finds herself stuck in the city of love with Jake, the playboy athlete she can't stand. What she doesn't expect is for major sparks to fly on their 24-hour adventure. But can this newly-found love last beyond the magic of Paris? ***** 24 Hours in Paris is now published as a Paperback & E-book by W by Wattpad Books As a Wattpad reader, you can now access both the Original Edition and the W by Wattpad Books Published Edition here upon purchase (PS: a review on Amazon (and also Goodreads) would be very much appreciated, to help get this POC rom com in front of more readers! All the review page links are on my Wattpad profile page :-) ) In the new Published Edition of the book, the characters of Mira and Jake will be older and wiser co-workers in the corporate world, who miss their flight and get stuck spending an extra 24 hours in Paris. They'll start off annoyed with each other, but you know how the story goes... "Adorably sweet and a brilliant read! It made me feel like I was roaming the streets of Paris without having to leave my couch." - Grace @HQ ***** On the last day of their class's college trip to Paris, Mira and Jake get tangled up in a debacle that causes them to miss their flight home to New York. Which means they're stuck in Paris until the next available flight that's 24 hours away! Mira is witty and a lover of art history and good cheese. Jake, on the other hand, is your All-American frat boy with a killer smile. Translation: they can't stand each other. As they visit places they could never have imagined, Mira and Jake go from mortal enemies to star-crossed lovers with sizzling chemistry. But can their spark last without Paris' cheese and charm to keep it going? [[word count: 50,000-60,000 words]] Cover designed by Ray Gardener

After moving to London with her best friend, the last thing Elle expects is to fall for a celebrity - though it may be more trouble than it's worth. ***** Elle Robinson never thought the man she's loved for nearly her entire existence would leave her, but when he does, she sees no other alternative than to run away to London. It wasn't the best laid plan for someone who typically thinks through every little detail, but when she meets screen and stage actor Jude Anderson, who never fails to bring a blush to her cheeks, she believes her life is finally on the right track again - new love included. But no romance is complete without a little drama, anxiety, and miscommunication - leaving Elle to learn how to take her life into her own hands and separate fact from fiction when her relationship hits the public eye. Someone Else is the first book in a trilogy following Elle and Jude's love story. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Moe Sangster

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]]

Born into slavery, Lena Wells escapes in search of freedom-but instead finds a Union camp overflowing with runaways, soldiers, and the man whose gaze she can't seem to forget. What begins as stolen glances soon becomes forbidden touches and passionate, secret kisses. But war has a way of claiming everything, and when Julian is called back to his regiment, Lena is forced to let him go. Four years later, Lena has built a fragile new life in Philadelphia-a seamstress by day and a devoted mother by night, determined to protect the child who carries the face of the man she lost. Julian Dennis, wounded and discharged, is living in the same city rebuilding a life that no longer feels like his own. When a chance assignment brings Lena into his home that he shares with his mother-who has hired her to sew a few dresses-the past collides violently with the present. One look at Lena's little girl sends Julian spiraling. She looks like him. She acts like him. And the timing is undeniable. Yet Lena insists the child isn't his. Now Julian is torn between hope and heartache, while Lena clings to the truth she's carried alone for years. As long-buried emotions resurface and new wounds open, both must confront not only the ghosts of the war, but the powerful forces of society, race, loyalty, and love that threaten to keep them apart. Because sometimes the war doesn't end on the battlefield- Sometimes it finds you again, exactly where you're trying to start over.

Alice thought being single for almost a year was perfectly fine-until her three-year ex-boyfriend's ghost stopped haunting her... or so she thought. Enter Dan: the charming guy who somehow convinces her to try things she never would, flips her quiet routine upside down, and makes her heart race like she's on the craziest rollercoaster of her life. Just when Alice is finally ready to say goodbye to the past and hello to the future, guess who shows up? Adrian-the same ex who broke her heart-suddenly back and begging for a second chance. Now Alice has a problem: Should she go with the guy who makes her laugh, swoon, and do things she swore she'd "never, ever" do... or the guy who shattered her heart but still knows exactly how to make it skip a beat? One girl. Two guys. Zero chill.

Aroma gorengan hangat dan bau ketumbar menggantung lembut di udara sore itu. Sebuah kedai makan sederhana yang terletak tepat di samping gerbang belakang kampus sedang padat-padatnya oleh mahasiswa baru yang kelelahan. Suara dentingan piring, gelak tawa kelompok lain, serta deru sepeda motor yang melintas di jalanan sempit menjadi musik latar yang mengiringi sore yang terik. Di satu meja kayu persegi di sudut ruangan, empat orang gadis duduk canggung karena tidak ada lagi tempat kosong yang tersisa di seluruh area kedai. Tak ada yang saling kenal sebelumnya; mereka hanyalah empat jiwa muda yang kebetulan menyelesaikan jadwal kuliah pertama di hari yang sama. Reta menghela napas panjang sembari menata ulang letak pensil dan buku catatannya yang rapi. Sesekali matanya menunjukkan raut kesal yang jelas hanya karena pesanan nasi gorengnya tak kunjung datang, padahal ia sudah menunggu hampir dua puluh menit. Di sebelahnya, Nia sibuk mengulum senyum manis sambil mengetik pesan panjang di layar ponselnya. Jemarinya bergerak lincah mengirimkan kabar kepada Gian, kekasihnya yang selalu setia mendengarkan setiap detail hari pertamanya di kampus. Nia seolah berada di dunianya sendiri, tidak peduli pada kebisingan sekitar. Sementara itu, Diah duduk tenang dengan tangan terlipat di atas pangkuan. Ia menatap riuh suasana kedai dalam diam, menyembunyikan ketajaman lidahnya di balik tatapan matanya yang teduh dan polos. Di sudut meja lainnya, Hana sibuk menandai kalender di ponselnya sambil membolak-balik lembaran pamflet organisasi mahasiswa yang baru saja diterimanya dari papan pengumuman. Wajahnya memancarkan aura ketenangan yang luar biasa, seolah tumpukan agenda yang menantinya bukanlah sebuah beban. Sore itu, sepiring tahu tempe goreng yang hangat dan empat gelas es teh manis menjadi saksi bisu awal mula dari segalanya. Sebuah ketidaksengajaan yang sederhana perlahan mulai merajut benang persahabatan, mengubah empat individu dengan karakter yang bertolak belakang jadi sahabat

Shelby Caldwell is a single mother who longs to give her daughter, Libby, a better life than what she had growing up. She leaves her stressful factory job and the hustle and bustle of the city behind to move to a seaside cottage owned by her aunt. Shelby is greeted with the surprise of learning that the cottage is part of a retirement community. When she first meets Robert Pierson, the handsome (and single) community handyman and fisherman, he is lonely and secretly carrying the weight of his past. Can they ride the waves of life together? Follow their journey together on "Sailaway Shores."

RSR is dead.News channel kept flasing the same headline on repeat until even grief started sounding like fact. A superstar who was humble, rich at heart, heartthrob of girls. An outsider who changed the definition of success in the film industry. Someone who built himself from nothing...... and was still found lifeless, ruled as suicide. Meera didn't know him personally. Not really. Just another face on screens, another name in passing fame. Until the day everything around her falls apart-and she hears about his death. And something in her refuses to accept it. It isn't logical. It isn't even hers to feel. But she still wishes it anyway. What if he didn't have to die? What if someone could save him? What if she could save him? A wish spoken quietly into a world that was already breaking. And sometimes... the world answers in the most dangerous way. Because Meera wakes up one morning- -and it is not her time anymore. She has slipped exactly one year into the past. One year before RSR's death. He is alive. But not safe. Not reachable. Not the man the world mourned. He is distant, unpredictable, and constantly testing her like she doesn't belong anywhere near his life. And Mira has no idea what she is supposed to do here. No plan. No explanation. No way back. Only one impossible truth: She is standing in the past... with the future already screaming in her memory. And somehow, she has to save a man who doesn't even believe he needs saving.

"It's just a casual coffee," they said. "Think of it as making a friend." They lied. Welcome to Omiai-traditional Japanese matchmaking. Forget the vintage dramas with silk kimonos and aristocratic gardens; my first setup took place at a tiny local café with a relentless afternoon sun, an awkward date, and an overenthusiastic uncle aggressively eating spaghetti. A short, funny, and painfully relatable real-life essay about surviving modern Japanese dating, chronic people-pleasing, and the chaotic beauty of first impressions. 💬 Short Read | Real Life / Memoir | Romantic Comedy Vibe

Contemporary Romance | Drama | Secrets & Second Chances Liana Dawson was once the laughingstock of high society - the poor girl who married into a wealthy family, only to be publicly discarded after a cold, two-year contract marriage. On the final night before the divorce, she made one bold choice: she gave her heart and body to the man she had always loved, even if he never loved her back. Or so she thought. Humiliated, heartbroken, and unknowingly pregnant, Liana vanished overseas after giving birth to triplets. But when tragedy struck and one of her babies was declared dead, she made a silent vow to return one day-not for revenge, but for redemption. Five years later, Liana returns as a world-renowned doctor, her name celebrated around the globe. She brings back her brilliant twins-unaware that the third child she mourned still lives... and is being raised by the very man she left behind. When fate brings the three children face-to-face, they begin unraveling a mystery larger than themselves-one tied to betrayal, buried truths, and a love story that never truly ended. What happens when two souls tied by a forgotten vow are brought together again... by the children they never knew they shared?

Three strangers. One flat. And absolutely no idea what they've gotten themselves into. They were supposed to be nothing more than three people sharing rent, a kitchen, and a few square feet of living space. Instead, somewhere between midnight conversations, petty arguments, stolen food, inside jokes, unexpected secrets, and being there for each other on the worst days, they slowly become something they never expected-a family. But living together isn't always easy. Feelings get complicated, secrets come to light, and relationships begin to change in ways none of them saw coming. Because sometimes, home isn't a place. Sometimes, it's the people waiting for you inside.

Fiona Bartley has never had the luxury of being anything but perfect. With a fashion mogul for a mother and a family name everyone recognizes, her life has always belonged to someone else. Carlos Garcia has never cared about fitting in. He's the black sheep, the family disappointment, and the one person who refuses to play by the rules. She is everything he's spent his life trying to escape. He is everything she's been taught to stay away from. In a world where reputation is gold and wealth is currency, what happens when a simple arrangement becomes something neither of them can handle?

Apakah kabur akan menyelesaikan masalah? Dua orang yang sama-sama menghindar bertemu 6.490 kilometer dari Jakarta. Di udara dingin yang bikin kulit gatal, di jalanan es yang bahkan berjalan lurus pun susah setengah mati-Alka dan Gara bersama-sama menyusuri kota Sapporo. Tapi mau sampai kapan?