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Sia Sinha had always lived quietly, gentle, reserved, and unnoticed in any social gathering. Aahanvir Singh Rathore, the heir to the Rathore Empire contrast, was everything she was not: wealthy, proud, and cold, his heart hardened by betrayal years earlier. Though their families were bound by long friendship, Aahanvir had never hidden his disdain for Sia, and she had never expected anything from him. All eyes, instead, were on Pankhuri Singhania, the beautiful, lively youngest and outgoing daughter of the Singhanias. When Aahanvir's marriage was arranged with her, it seemed a perfect match, one that would strengthen both family ties and business empires. But on the day of the wedding, Pankhuri chose love over duty and ran away, leaving behind scandal and broken pride. In that single moment, Sia's life was transformed. To preserve honor, she was thrust into the place Pankhuri abandoned-married to a man who despised her. For Sia, it was the end of her quiet world, For Aahanvir, another cruel twist of fate. Thus their story began.....a marriage forged in resentment, bound by duty, and destined to test both hearts in ways neither imagined. Most Impressive Ranking 🏅. #Top 1 in arrogant CEO (9/10/25). #Top 1 in shy heroine (9/10/25). #Top 2 in contemporary fiction (9/10/25). #Top 3 in forbidden love (9/10/25). #Top 3 in upper class (9/10/25). #Top 4 in wealth and power (9/10/25). #Top 4 in wattpad Indian (9/10/25). #Top 1 in emotional (26/10/25) #Top 1 in Wattpad Indian (1/11/25) #Top 2 in heartbreak (1/11/25) #Top 2 in unrequited love (6/11/25)

Tessa's perfect world shatters in a single night. What was meant to be a sweet birthday surprise for her boyfriend turns into a nightmare when she catches him in bed with her best friend. Broken, humiliated, and alone, she wanders the dark streets-until fate intervenes and saves her from the edge. But Tessa isn't the same girl anymore. When she crosses paths with Junxie, a powerful and mysterious billionaire, her life takes an unexpected turn. He opens a door to a new world-one of power, opportunity, and influence. With her heart still scarred, Tessa decides she won't remain the victim. She'll rise, rebuild herself, and make those who betrayed her regret ever underestimating her. What begins as a journey of healing soon turns into a story of revenge, transformation, and unexpected love. But in this new game of power, trust is dangerous... and love could become her greatest weapon.

A single name from the new guy at work stops him cold: Aira is dead. Cancer stole her two years ago, and no one ever told him. The woman who once knew him better than anyone is gone and she took his deepest secret with her. Back then, in the hazy aftermath of too many late nights, he finally let the truth slip to her alone: something about himself he'd buried so deep he could barely say it out loud. She didn't flinch. She didn't judge. She just listened, held it gently, and swore it would stay between them forever. Now she's buried, and that confession is buried too. But as he replays her old voice messages, leaves wilted sunflowers at her grave, and sits in the aching silence she left behind, the secret begins to claw its way back to the surface. The memories he tried to forget. The glances he pretended meant nothing. The part of himself he still can't name without his heart racing. He thought the grave would keep it hidden forever. He was wrong. Some secrets die quietly. Others wait until their keeper is gone-then demand to be heard.

Moving to a different place wasn't as hectic as Skylar thought but, accidentally and unintentionally acquiring an Olive eyed bully was. Sure, she has no trouble making friends and living out the new-transfered-student life but, avoiding a good looking bully might be. So plans? Face him head on! But everything changes when she discovers his secret -he's a cat shape shifter! Now facing a fantasy beyond her writings, will Skylar let go of those petty bully tricks or build a hate stronger than a mate bond?

Some houses shelter you. Others teach you how to disappear. In Part One: Then, Paris is a teenager navigating high school, first love, and loyalty to a family that is quietly unraveling. Inside a house ruled by control and unspoken fear, she learns how to stay alert, how to endure, and how to look steady even when nothing feels safe. What happens there will change her forever. In Part Two: Now, Paris is older-and no longer willing to let the past speak for her. With clarity and distance, she revisits the memories she once survived without understanding. She examines what silence protected, what it cost, and what it took to finally unlearn it. This is not a story about waiting to be saved. It is a story about what happens after survival-about memory, agency, and reclaiming the voice that was once forced underground. The House That Taught Me Silence is a powerful, emotionally layered novel about growing up inside harm, stepping beyond it, and choosing where the story lives next.

"He's got a short fuse.He's got a tall target." Devon Kai Sawyer runs on fries, grudges, and survivor's instinct. He closes the McDonald's lot that the campus forgets about, keeps his head down, and punches anyone who confuses him for soft. He does not do popularity - he does not do smiling jocks in varsity jackets - and he certainly doesn't do being saved. But Jax Everett Moreno is famously impossible to ignore: tall, warm, and annoyingly patient. When bodies start showing up near the lot, Devon's temper becomes a weapon - sometimes the only thing between his crew and whatever hunts the campus at night. The problem? His fury also pushes people away, and it's Jax's steady hands and stubborn care that force Devon to choose: keep fighting alone, or learn to trust the one person who keeps standing in the middle of his chaos. Fast, funny, and wickedly romantic, this is a story about bad tempers, worse luck, and the slow-motion collapse of two people who never planned on needing each other.

~Prologue~ Some bonds are written in silence long before they are spoken aloud. Vishitha Singh never believed in grand confessions or fairy-tale romances. To her, love had always felt like a distant dream ,something fragile, fleeting, and too heavy for a heart already carrying secrets it could never share. She kept her world guarded, locked behind careful smiles and unshakable walls. And yet, destiny had other plans. Abhimanyu Gautam did not arrive in her life with thunder or storms.he came quietly- patient and steady, refusing to let go even when she pushed him away. Where she saw fear, he saw hope. Where she saw endings, he believed in beginnings. She wanted to protect him from her shadows. He wanted nothing more than to stand in them with her. This is not just a tale of two people meeting . it is a journey of waiting, breaking, healing, and discovering that sometimes love does not demand grand gestures.

"She was innocence, he was chaos. Their love burned slowly but for so long, fragile yet fierce. Fate broke them apart, only to bind them tighter-until shattered hearts must decide if love can survive the storm." Broken hearts, shattered promises, and a search that never ends... until their hearts finally give in. A slow-burn romance where survival itself is the proof of love." A love lost and Found "Two hearts, torn by fate, stitched together by love-until destiny tests them again." - Joy

In a small town on the Adriatic, the past returns easily - all it takes is recognizing yourself in someone else's story. 1920s. After the Revolution and the Civil War, Maria, a Russian émigrée, settles on the Yugoslav coast. What remains of her life are diaries, letters, photographs - fragments shaped by a turbulent era, and a secret she herself never fully understood. 2020s. A century later, Rita arrives in the same town with her mother, after fleeing a Russia that is rapidly unraveling. A job assisting an American journalist seems ordinary enough, until Maria's archive ends up in her hands. What begins as routine work with documents gradually turns into something far more personal and dangerous: other people's lives, hidden motives, an old tragedy, money, power - and the growing sense that the past never disappeared. It was simply waiting for someone to open the box and begin reading. Through letters and diaries, Rita begins to see not only another woman's story, but her own reflection - and it becomes harder to pretend that this has nothing to do with her. The Dial is a novel about memory and exile, about choices made without clear answers, and about what happens when the past can no longer be kept at a safe distance. Set against the Adriatic coast - sun-bleached streets, stone houses, heavy summer air, and the endless hum of cicadas. Published here chapter by chapter.

She came for the season. The city expected her to leave. Lina grew up between places, cultures, languages - always temporary, always passing through. Working a seasonal job in a port town shaped by tourism and war, Lina observes lives passing through - until she realizes her gift is no longer harmless. She knows who will leave. She knows who won't return. With one year to decide her future, Lina faces a choice between safety and truth, silence and staying - in a place that deserves more than temporary people.

Maze is a young woman on a quest for love, but her journey is anything but straightforward. Coming from a dysfunctional family that left her feeling unwanted and unloved, she gravitates toward the wrong men-master manipulators cloaked in charm who leave her heart in shambles time and time again. Just when she's about to give up on romance completely, a handsome stranger named Moe unexpectedly enters her life, erupting like a tempest. He exudes an irresistible allure that both infuriates and fascinates her-this man with dark, intense eyes has an uncanny ability to provoke her in ways that drive her wild. One moment, she wants to strangle him for his arrogance, and the next, she can't shake the overwhelming urge to rip off his clothes. Confronted with an impossible mix of frustration and attraction, Maze must confront her demons. Can she trust this enigmatic man who seems to see through her carefully built walls? Will she take a leap of faith into a love that could either mend her broken heart or tear her apart? In a whirlwind of unexpected chemistry, simmering tension, and heart-stopping moments, Maze is forced to choose between the familiar pain of her past and the tantalizing promise of a future that could finally be filled with real love. Will she find her happily ever after, or is she destined for more heartbreak? Dive into a story where desire and fear collide, leaving readers questioning whether true love can triumph over a lifetime of scars.

Elara arrives in a quiet coastal town carrying a grief she does not speak about. The town watches closely, remembering houses, names, and histories long after people believe they have moved on. Rowan is the boy everyone avoids but never forgets. Noah is the one who offers warmth without questions. Between whispered observations, half-spoken truths, and a lighthouse that refuses to stop shining, Elara begins to realize that being seen is not the same as being known-and that some stories only reveal themselves when you stop running from them. A slow-burn story about memory, loss, and the quiet choices that change us.

Ranch Life Novel | Cedar Hollow Series Nineteen-year-old Lance Hawthorne grew up knowing exactly who he was meant to be-the next farrier in his family, working the forge beside his father and keeping the ranch running. But one rainy morning, a freak barn accident leaves him paralyzed from the waist down, shattering the future he spent years preparing for. Now the Hawthorne family is struggling to stay afloat, the business is slipping out of reach, and Lance is drowning in anger, guilt, and the fear that he's become a burden. Everyone walks on eggshells around him-except Blu Mercer, the new physical therapy assistant assigned to his rehab. Quiet, observant, and steady, Blu doesn't treat Lance like he's fragile. He doesn't push too hard or step away. He simply shows up-again and again-meeting Lance where he is, not where anyone thinks he should be. As Lance battles trauma, family expectations, and the loss of the only future he ever planned, he discovers that healing isn't about going back to who he was... it's about learning who he can become now. A story of identity, family, resilience, and the unexpected people who help us stand tall when we can't stand at all.

"Sometimes, love paints a picture you never expected." In "The Eye of the Beholder: Finding Love in Art's Embrace," join Beatrice and Ethan, college sweethearts whose journey through the art world leads them to a surprising realization. It's a poignant story that proves love truly is in the eye of the beholder, and sometimes, the most beautiful masterpieces are the ones you didn't see coming. Soon...

A coming-of-age enemies-to-lovers romance set beneath the surface of privilege, pressure, and the raw pursuit of acceptance. Noah Hayes is used to going unnoticed. A quiet boy from the wrong side of Willowbrook, he spends his days cleaning pools for the town's elite and trying to survive his final year at Crestwood Academy, a school that has never been kind to boys like him. Especially not boys like Ethan Bennett, swim team captain, golden boy, and son of the town's mayor. Ethan has made Noah's life hell for years, flanked by his loyal crew of bullies. But when an unexpected shift throws Noah into the spotlight, and onto the swim team, their dynamic begins to crack. Forced into close proximity, the boy Ethan once saw as beneath him begins to challenge everything he thought he knew, about Noah, about himself, and about what it means to truly be seen. As secrets surface and tensions boil over, the line between hatred and something far more dangerous begins to blur. Set against the shimmering blue of competition and cruelty, The Pool Boy is a story of resilience, reckoning, and the transformative power of love, even in the unlikeliest places.

Jake once ran toward a future. Now he runs from his past. Homeless, injured, and carrying a mistake he can't outrun, Jake drifts through the city with nothing but a mismatched pair of running shoes and a memory that won't let him breathe. But when he discovers a pair of discarded runners behind a gym, something stirs something he thought he lost forever. Strides Between Us is a contemporary novel about resilience, mentorship, fatherhood, and second chances. Through the quiet moments and the hardest truths, Jake must confront the life he left behind... and the daughter he still aches to protect. For readers who love: • emotional, character-driven stories • running culture and comeback arcs • themes of homelessness, chronic pain, and hope • the bond between parents and children • redemption stories grounded in real life This preview includes Chapter 1, with more chapters to follow. Educators & reviewers: To request the full ARC or the Grade 9-12 curriculum alignment companion, contact: 📧 stridesbetweenus@gmail.com

In New Orleans, strength is inherited-and sisterhood is survival. Jrue Hayes has worked hard to become everything she was taught to be: accomplished, dependable, and unshakable. As a rising Assistant District Attorney, she's determined to prove she belongs in rooms that were never built for women like her. But between a demanding career and a family that leans on her more than she admits, Jrue is beginning to realize that holding everything together may cost her more than she's prepared to give. Saige McDaniels is a voice the city can't ignore. A beloved radio personality with dreams that stretch far beyond the booth, she stands on the brink of something bigger-while quietly questioning whether love can grow at the same pace as ambition. When old doubts resurface, Saige must decide what it truly means to be chosen. Naomi Cross has built her peace carefully. As the owner of one of New Orleans' most talked-about bakeries, she believes stability is the sweetest reward. But when the past brushes against the present, Naomi is forced to confront the truth about what-and who-she's been protecting herself from. Bound by years of friendship and a shared history at Dillard University, these three women lean on one another as careers rise, relationships strain, and unspoken fears come to light. Set against the rhythm, beauty, and complexity of New Orleans, Magnolias Don't Break is a story of resilience, love, and the unbreakable bonds that carry women through the seasons of becoming.

In a small, conservative town where conformity is prized, 16-year-old Alex finds himself struggling with his identity as a gay teenager. He's known for years that he's different from his friends, but he's kept his true self hidden, fearing judgment and rejection. The only person who seems to understand him is his best friend, Jamie, who's always been there to support him. One day, Alex's life takes an unexpected turn when he discovers that his long-time crush, the popular and seemingly straight Ethan, has been secretly visiting an LGBTQ+ support group in a nearby town. Intrigued and filled with newfound hope, Alex decides to attend the support group meetings as well, using a pseudonym to protect his identity. As Alex navigates the complexities of his feelings for Ethan and the challenges of keeping his true self hidden, he begins to form a deep connection with the group's diverse and supportive members. Along the way, he discovers that people aren't always who they appear to be, and the town he thought he knew so well holds hidden secrets of its own. As Alex and Ethan's paths cross more frequently, they develop a unique bond that transcends friendship. Together, they embark on a journey of self-discovery, acceptance, and love. However, they must navigate the obstacles of a judgmental society, the fear of being outed, and their own inner struggles. "Hidden Colors of the Heart" is a heartwarming LGBTQ+ romance that explores themes of identity, acceptance, and the power of love to break down barriers. It reminds readers that sometimes, the most unexpected people can become the greatest sources of support and love in our lives, even in the most unlikely of places.

The Chisel's Secret From the Golden Sands of Sudan to the Heart of Renaissance Italy. The Hook: One legendary tool. Two different worlds. A secret that spans centuries. The Story: In the sun-drenched city of El-Obeid, known as the "Bride of the Sands," a humble father discovers an artifact that shouldn't exist: a legendary chisel once wielded by the great Michelangelo. While Hadia stays behind, navigating a soulful and forbidden romance rooted in Sudanese tradition, her brother Anas risks everything for a better life. Driven by hope and the weight of the family secret, he embarks on a perilous journey across the Sahara and the Mediterranean. From surviving the brutality of human traffickers to facing the ruthless Italian Mafia, Anas's path is one of survival and transformation. But when he reaches the harbors of Italy and meets the mysterious Eliana, he realizes that the chisel he carries is more than just a tool-it is a bridge between his past and a future he never imagined. Why You Should Read This: * A Visual Journey: Written by acclaimed Sudanese artist Mahmoud Al-Mardi, the prose paints vivid landscapes that move from the burning deserts to the lush Italian coast. * Beyond the Headlines: A deeply human look at irregular migration, shifting the focus from statistics to the heart of the migrant experience. * Award-Winning: A gripping tale that earned a place on the Nirvana Foundation Literary Prize Longlist and won the Free Publishing Award (Egypt).

A woman spends months reshaping herself-physically and emotionally-believing love can be repaired if she becomes "better." But when she finally stands as the version everyone admires, the person she waits for still cannot choose. This is not a story about betrayal. It is a story about silence, waiting, and the moment a woman realizes that an unanswered question can change her life forever.