Contemporaryromance Stories

[This story will become free on June 15th 2022] In the sequel to When Best Friends Kiss, Liam is faced with the life Alex has built without him. Can their love survive when they've become so different? ***** Fresh out of university and settled into a new apartment, Liam and Alex are ready to start their life together. While Alex finds passion in journalism and has more friends than he can count, Liam is frustrated with his photography and awkward around Alex's LGBTQ friends. Seeing the life Alex has built without him, and how different they've become, Liam finds his insecurities resurfacing and mental health spiraling downwards. After the time they've spent apart, do Liam and Alex really belong together? Or will their love story end before it starts its next chapter? (Sequel to When Best Friends Kiss.) [[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]]

Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option. ***** Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her... Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault. [[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]

Alexander didn't cheat. He just gave someone else his attention, his laughter, and the smiles that used to belong to his wife. And she watched him drift, not to another woman's bed, but to her presence. Her laugh. The way she made him feel seen in a room full of people. Everything he found in someone else - Zara had been giving him all along. Eight years of marriage. One little boy who loved them both. And Zara standing in the middle of it all - wondering when she became the woman he stopped choosing. She warned him. Three times. The first - he dismissed her. The second - he called her jealous. The third - he called her insecure. So she stopped warning him altogether. And stopped waiting. Love wasn't enough... and now it might be too late.

Jamie Capulet has perfected the art of pretending. Perfect job. Perfect style. Perfect life - at least on Instagram. In reality? He hates oat milk, lies on his résumé, dates the wrong guys, and has no idea who he actually is anymore. Then one turbulent flight changes everything. At 30,000 feet, convinced he's about to die, Jamie spills all his secrets to a stranger sitting next to him. Every. Single. One. Including the part where he just wants one real kiss. What Jamie doesn't expect? The stranger is Blake Sterling. His new boss. The company's dangerously charming, impossibly observant COO. And Blake remembers everything. Now Jamie is stuck between: keeping up the perfect act... or risking everything by being real. Because Blake doesn't want the version Jamie performs. He wants the chaos. And the more Jamie tries to stay in control, the more everything - and everyone - starts to unravel. What starts at 30,000 feet ends in forever. Ranked #1 in workplaceromance Ranked #1 in bossxemployee Ranked #1 in meetcute Ranked #1 in contemporaryromance

Sidelined 3 is officially in production! Revisit where Dayton and Dallas' story began before the final chapter arrives. Get ready to head back on the field! The Sidelined: QB and Me sequel is coming soon to Tubi. Started here but has taken over the world! Wattpad's First Published book to now a Movie. Watch Sidelined: The QB and Me based on The QB Bad Boy and Me for free only on Tubi. Prepare to catch feelings for your favorite QB Bad Boy story in any format you like. ---- This is Wattpad Books Published version of Original story. The funny, steal your heart breakout story about a cheerleader, a sexy football player, and the chaos of trying not to fall in love.

"Treat her like an object, Julian, and don't be surprised when someone else treats her like a queen." To the world, tycoon Julian Sterling is a ruthless god of stone and steel. Believing his quiet new bride, master archivist Maeve Thorne, is a calculating social climber who snared his inheritance, he vows to punish her with total emotional isolation. He thought she deserved his ice-cold cruelty. He was wrong. When the dark truth of their contract is exposed, the arrogant billionaire is dropped violently to his knees. Desperate to rebuild her trust under one roof, Julian falls into a frenzy of unhinged groveling. He throws his multi-billion-dollar empire at her feet-buying priceless portfolios, rare historical assets, and every archival treasure she ever admired just to see a single spark in her eyes. He hovers outside her door, hollowed out by tears, begging to heal the scars of his words. But nothing works. Her devastating detachment slides off an unbreakable armor. He taught her how to live without him, and she learned the lesson perfectly. Will his desperate wreckage ever be enough to spark a fresh bloom in her heart, or has her soul moved on to someone else entirely?

Ethan used to be the awkward boy nobody noticed. Layla loved him before the money, attention, and new crowd changed him. But over the last three months, something feels different. Late nights. Cancelled plans. Quiet lies. And one girl who suddenly seems to be everywhere he is. After a humiliating night forces Layla to question everything, she begins to wonder if the version of Ethan the world admires is slowly replacing the man she fell in love with. And Ethan is left to face a truth he never wanted to admit.

thank you to my best freind mars for making the cover!!! **One Fright Night, a Lifetime of Love** At Black Hollow Haunted House, fear is the attraction, screams are expected, and masks hide more than just faces. For eighteen-year-old Ryker Radcliffe, becoming *The Joker* every October is easy. Behind the costume, makeup, and terrifying grin, he can be anyone except himself. Inside the haunt, he's confident. Outside of it, he's quiet, guarded, and perfectly happy staying in the shadows. Then Harmony Urbanski walks through his attraction. Unlike everyone else, she doesn't scream. She laughs. Curious, fearless, and impossible to ignore, Harmony keeps coming back night after night. What begins as a strange fascination quickly turns into friendship, late-night conversations, and feelings neither of them expected. As Halloween grows closer and the haunted house season begins to wind down, Ryker finds himself facing something far scarier than any haunted attraction: letting someone truly know him. With the help of Harmony's older sister, Zarabeth, and a loyal friend group that slowly becomes his own, Ryker learns that sometimes the bravest thing you can do isn't putting on a mask-it's taking it off. Because sometimes one fright night can change everything. And sometimes one fright night can become a lifetime of love. **A slow-burn friends-to-lovers romance filled with haunted house nights, found family, first love, laughter, and learning to be seen.**

Adrian let out a low laugh, dragging a hand across his face in disbelief. "Are you sure you want to lose your first time to a notorious player like me?" Lydia rolled her eyes. "I'm choosing you because you're the safest option." One dark brow arched. "That's a bold assumption." "Please." She snorted. "You're completely incapable of falling in love." Adrian chuckled, cocking his head. "The future isn't set in stone, Lyds. Besides, most women find me pretty irresistible." "Lucky for me, I'm not most women." A slow grin spread across his face. "So, what's it going to be? Deal or no deal, Rivera?" He held her gaze for a moment before extending his hand. "It's a deal," he said. "On one condition." Lydia narrowed her eyes. "Which is?" "I call the shots, wife." ________ THE PLAN: Stage a wedding to fulfill Lydia's dying grandmother's final wish. THE RESULT: They're legally married. THE TERMS: Stay married for one year to avoid an immigration fraud investigation, share a Manhattan penthouse, and absolutely do not fall in love. ________ Lydia Watson is sunshine in human form, a cheerful doctor who dreams of doing her residency in America. The last thing she expected was to marry Adrian Rivera, the cold real estate billionaire she grew up with and can't possibly stand. Adrian has spent years keeping everyone at arm's length. Love is a distraction he can't afford, and marriage was the last thing on his mind. But their impulsive arrangement comes with unexpected benefits. Lydia gets her green card, while Adrian gains the respectable family-man image required to secure a multi-billion-dollar business deal. It's simple: one year together in one carefully crafted lie. Well...

Okay so picture this. Sophia is the girl who has paint permanently stained on her fingers, loses her earphones at least twice a week, and remembers everyone's birthday but somehow always forgets her own locker combination. She's not invisible exactly - she just exists in a different universe than someone like Lucas Hartwell's golden boy, star athlete, the kind of quiet cool that makes people lean in when he finally decides to speak. They were never supposed to be in each other's stories. But that's the thing about mutual friends, shared lunch tables, and a school that somehow keeps throwing two people into the same room - the universe has terrible boundaries. What starts as awkward hellos slowly becomes inside jokes. Inside jokes become late night texts. Late night texts become the kind of friendship that sneaks up on you and then absolutely wrecks you. Sophia figures out her feelings approximately one season too early and spends a genuinely embarrassing amount of time pretending she hasn't. Lucas figures out his feelings later - slower, quieter, deeper - and then feels them so completely it rewrites everything he thought he knew about himself. Throw in two families with opinions, a friend group that sees everything before they do, college decisions looming like storm clouds, and approximately one million almost-moments - and you get three years of the most beautiful, frustrating, warm, chaotic slow burn you'll ever read. This is The Long Way to You. And trust me - every step is worth it. 🎨🏅✨

**"Yes, we faked our dating."** It wasn't born out of love, nor was it the result of stolen glances in the academy's high-end corridors. It was a cold, calculated business transaction, drafted with absolute precision inside the Student Union office. Lagertha turned around, locking her piercing blue eyes onto him. Ragnar stood leaning his broad shoulders against the edge of her mahogany desk, his hands casually tucked into his sports track pants, looking every bit the stubborn, fearless athlete he was. "You need to silence the endless whispers about how the perfect Student Union President lacks a romance," Ragnar said, his voice calm, confident, and carrying a slight, challenging smirk. "And I need to bolster my volunteer profile alongside my football stats to secure a full scholarship at an elite university. A partnership between us gives the administration and the public exactly what they want to see: the ultimate power couple of Skjoldvik Academy." Lagertha analyzed him for a silent moment. She was a leader who hated unpredictability, but his logic was flawless and strategically sound. She adjusted her signature blonde braid, stepped forward, and extended her hand with unwavering self-confidence. "A tactical alliance, then," Lagertha replied, her voice firm. "We play our parts flawlessly in public. We support each other's charity events and matches. But the moment the final school bell rings and graduation is over, we walk away. Everyone goes their separate way, as if we never even existed to each other." Ragnar stepped closer, his hand gripping hers to seal the deal. "Agreed. No strings attached." They called it a strategic alliance. But as their eyes locked over the desk, the unspoken tension in the room suggested that maintaining this lie would be the hardest match either of them had ever played.

She only wanted freedom. He only understood discipline. But one unexpected proposal tied their worlds together. Jishika Mehra-soft, shy, and full of dreams-finds her life turned upside down when her father agrees to marry her into the powerful Govind family. And her groom? Rachit Govind-the cold, intimidating CEO she accidentally fought with at a resort. Forced into an arranged marriage neither saw coming, their journey begins with fear, awkwardness, and clashing personalities... but slowly turns into something deeper. He protects her. She softens him. Together, they learn what love feels like-when two strangers become each other's safe place. But in a world of family pressure, hidden insecurities, and unspoken expectations... Will their fragile bond survive? Or will reality break what destiny started? Will she able to face the real truth?

He was the boy who gave her butterflies in third grade. The boy she lost before she ever had the chance to tell him. Years later, fate keeps bringing Mira Patel and Ishaan Trivedi back into each other's lives-through crowded festivals, lingering glances, and moments that mean far more to her than they ever should. But what happens when the person who occupies so much space in your heart treats you like a stranger? A story of first love, friendship, betrayal, and a collection of almosts that refuse to be forgotten.

Daphne "Dani" Wells arrives in Briarhaven, Virginia, ready to marry into one of the town's most powerful old money families. Instead, she finds out her fiancé, Marshall Vance, has already begun rewriting their wedding without her. The engagement is over, the town is whispering, and everyone seems eager to turn Dani into the perfect public casualty: the humiliated bride, the unstable woman, the scandal everyone can point to while hiding their own secrets. Then Jack Hartley steps in. A sharp tongued journalist with his own buried grief, Jack has spent six years haunted by the death of Elise Sloane, the woman he loved and lost on Bay Road. When Dani's canceled wedding starts connecting to Elise's death, a stolen archive, a powerful cover up, and a town full of people willing to kill for their reputations, Dani realizes Briarhaven's gossip is not harmless. It is a weapon. As old money families scramble to control the story, Dani must decide whether to run from the scandal or reclaim the narrative they tried to write for her. But the closer she gets to Jack, the more dangerous the truth becomes. Because in Briarhaven, brides do not just get jilted. They get used. And Dani Wells is done waiting in the room someone else prepared for her.

Olivia Love thought she finally had her life all figured out: a career she loved, a cosy apartment and a loving fiancé, with their wedding only moments away. Then, she sees the man she never thought she'd see ever again. Someone she'd left in the past and prayed she would eventually be able to forget. Alastair Hart. Olivia Love is forced to question the reality of her feelings when that familiar face from her past makes a reappearance, wreaking havoc on Olivia's simple life - and heart. ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ { Ongoing story - post new chapters weekly at a minimum! :) } { Word Count - 9085 }

In which an architect and a cricket star must pretend to date for convoluted PR reasons. Oh, and they're exes. *** When online trolls unfairly target Pari, an up-and-coming Bollywood actress, accusing her of "cheating" on her fiancé, who happens to be the rising star of Indian cricket, Samarth, her elder sister, Suman doesn't hesitate to step in and do everything she can to defend her sister's reputation and career. However, Suman is unprepared for a desperate plan concocted by Pari's PR team, which involves Suman pretending to date the man Pari is accused of cheating with. To make matters worse, Suman's fake boyfriend is the very man she left behind eight years ago.

The arrangement was simple: seven months, one gala, one exit clause. Clara Beckett was good at complicated things. Code. Composure. Aldric Beaumont. Two out of three.

Ayra is a diplomat governed by protocol, duty, and the heavy silences she uses to shield herself. Kavin is a celebrity trapped in a blinding, exhausting spotlight, suffocating under a flawless public performance. Separated by the strict codes of high society, they belong to entirely different worlds. But beneath the suffocating noise of their lives lies a dangerous, quiet pull. In the rain-slicked evenings of the city, their paths collide, turning stolen glances into a slow-burning fire. When the world leaves no room to breathe, can two isolated souls find their only sanctuary in each other? Or will the secrets they guard tear them apart? A mature, deep, and slow-burn contemporary romance.