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52 Stories

  • The Shape of Enough by NiningGay1978
    NiningGay1978
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    He never cheated. He never raised his hand. He never let her go hungry. He just stayed the same. And somehow, that became unforgivable. Mara Ledesma-Corrales started freelancing to help with the bills. She never planned for success to change her. She never planned to stop looking at him the way she used to. Noel Corrales is the kind of man people trust on sight. Steady. Quiet. Patient. He supported every one of Mara's dreams - even the ones that slowly made him feel like he wasn't enough. This is not a story about betrayal. This is a story about two people who still loved each other - and watched it die anyway. Sometimes the most painful endings are the ones nobody intended.
  • Lowlands by SergioPlateado
    SergioPlateado
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    Set in the agricultural heart of California's Central Valley, Lowlands is a sweeping multi-decade family saga that traces the rise, fracture, and uneasy survival of the Del Plata family. When Elias Del Plata inherits his family's failing ranch in 2001, he takes on a responsibility he was never meant to carry. What begins as reluctant duty slowly erodes into quiet failure, straining his marriage to Lorraine-a woman determined to maintain the illusion of success at any cost-and shaping the lives of their children in ways neither of them fully understand. As the years pass, the Del Plata family splinters. Vivi, the eldest, escapes as soon as she can, leaving behind a home that never quite felt like hers. Rafe, the only son, grows up in the shadow of his father's shortcomings, inheriting not just the land but the burden of redeeming it. Paloma, born into the family's unraveling, comes of age amid absence, resentment, and unanswered questions. Told through shifting perspectives across two decades, Lowlands explores inheritance, identity, and the cost of loyalty to both land and blood. As drought, debt, and time reshape the ranch, each member of the family must decide what they are willing to carry-and what they are willing to abandon. In the end, the land endures. Whether the family does is another matter.
  • Captive Hearts by Squidzy_12
    Squidzy_12
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    She never wanted him. He never planned on wanting her. Eighteen-year-old Jasmine Donatello has spent her whole life scraping by, doing everything she can to protect her three-year-old son, Cameron. But one mistake puts her directly in the path of Charles Hollis-a ruthless billionaire with a perfect family, a perfect reputation... and a darkness he hides behind mansion walls. When Charles takes Jasmine captive, she expects cruelty. What she doesn't expect is the pull between them-the stolen glances, the dangerous touches, the way his fractured heart seems to beat in time with hers. But falling for her kidnapper is a sin she can't afford. Especially with his jealous wife watching her every move... and seven innocent children-Elizabeth, Fatima, Calista, Heidi, Araya, Charles Jr., and Cameron-caught in the middle of a twisted game of power, control, and forbidden desire. Trapped in his world. Torn between survival and surrender. Jasmine must decide: will she fight for freedom, or risk everything for a love that should never exist?
  • In My Mother's House by JoniCham
    JoniCham
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    n My Mother's House is about the complicated love-hate relationship between a Chinese immigrant mother and her Philippine-born daughter. The novel starts as Nina comes back home to take care of her ailing mother after the mother is diagnosed with cancer. The situation forces Nina to return to a physical place where she is not comfortable-an oppressive house crowded with memories she has tried to flee from. Nina is once again confronted by her mother, a strong and dominating woman in her youth but whose very life now rests on the hands of her estranged daughter. While many things have changed in the past decade, her mother's house seems to have remained the same as on the day that she left. Nina herself is a different person that her mother almost does not recognize her. Interspersing a tragic past with the conflict of the present, Nina's failings as a daughter, her strong bond with a brother, and ultimately the reason for the emotional distance between mother and daughter come to light. Two people, equally strong-willed, are stuck in an enclosed space where each would exert her power over the other. One has the natural authority of age and motherhood, the other is armed with the realization that she no longer is the defenseless child she once was. Their present struggle pushes Nina to contemplate past conflicts, and finally allows her to come to terms with the person she has become. In My Mother's House is set in Manila, Philippines but is populated by ethnic Chinese characters. As such, the dialogues were a combination of Minnan Chinese, English, and Tagalog.
  • Midnight Pact by EmberwingWordsmith
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    When Maya's best friend Jordan calls at 3:00 a.m. to get help with a child, what follows is the beginning of a healing journey that may just end in love.
  • Masquerade of Betrayal (English Version) by rouzelsoeb
    rouzelsoeb
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    In the midst of what seemed like a perfect marriage, Diandra Sasmita finds herself plunged into the fiery depths of an unexpected domestic hell. Her husband, Yuda Sasongko Putra, harbors a shocking secret - he has another wife, leading a double life in two separate households. What adds to Andra's torment is that her own in-laws are not only aware of this betrayal but also support Yuda's other marriage. To make matters worse, she finds herself implicated as a suspect in a murder case involving a woman from her husband's life. What truly happened??? Unravel the mystery in "Masquerade of Betrayal." A tale of hidden truths, shattered trust, and the painful dance of deception behind the masks of love. Will Andra find the strength to unmask the hidden homewrecker and reclaim the shattered pieces of her life? ________________________________________ NOTES: 1. This novel is the English version of Rouzel Soeb's Indonesian book, "Topeng Sang Pelakor". 2. Instagram: @rouzelsoeb
  • Sarah: The Mystery Unsolved by romance_personified
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    It is basically a ghost story dealing with some incidents of humour. It also contains a triggering love story with some incidents of self harm so pls read acc. to your taste... Max is a lively guy with some sense of humour. His life is as peaceful as he wanted but to disturb his lovely state of mind something happens.... Now he is out with that something to help it out! Read yourself to discover what happened to him letting the way on with something which has pushed him almost to hysteria. Hope u wud enjoy it ^.^
  • Unwritten Vows by notherstyle
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    Maya's life looks perfect from the outside - a stable marriage, a respectable husband, and a quiet home that never asks too many questions. But behind those calm walls lies a silence too heavy to bear... and a past she's tried to bury for years. Rajveer, her husband, is everything society admires - disciplined, kind, and devoted. Yet his presence feels like a cage, his affection like a mirror reflecting everything she's lost. Every day is a repetition of duty and restraint... until one morning, a message lights up her phone and shatters the stillness. A name she thought she'd erased. A secret that refuses to stay hidden. A love that was never meant to survive. As the line between past and present begins to blur, Maya is forced to confront the truth - about the man she married, the choices she made, and the forbidden desire that still lingers in the shadows. Some secrets don't fade with time. They wait... for the right moment to return.
  • Family Secrets Uncovered by DollyGandhi
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    Uncover the dark secrets lurking within the depths of a family's history in this gripping tale of mystery and intrigue. As layers of deceit are slowly peeled back, long-buried truths are revealed, threatening to tear apart the very foundation of this once seemingly perfect family. Follow the journey of one young woman as she delves into her family's past, unearthing shocking secrets and discovering that sometimes, the people we love the most can be hiding the biggest secrets. Don't miss this unforgettable story of love, loss, and the power of family ties in the face of unimaginable adversity.
  • 𝐀𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐔𝐒 by noirbookwanderer03
    noirbookwanderer03
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    𝐙𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐢 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐬, 𝐙𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐄𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚-𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝. 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐃𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐚-𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨
  • Different Shade of Love by AstralSandLou
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    3 best friend's marry in 3 different family One get the life of princess best husband and wealth second one get poverty but her husband treat her well Third one get rich husband husband but her make her life hell Still they live their life like they live in their clg and no one give up and stand for each other
  • Life at Full Volume by Axionic
    Axionic
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    Life at Full Volume A Psychological Speculative Novel Mark Ellison is fifty-two, professionally "legacy," domestically stable, and quietly terrified of becoming background noise in his own life. So he drags his old amplifier into the dining room and turns it up. At first, it's harmless nostalgia. A Springsteen lyric that doesn't match what everyone else remembers. A cereal box logo that looks slightly wrong. A children's character missing a detail he's certain was always there. Then it gets personal. A late-night forum post appears under his name-one he doesn't remember writing. A second account using his exact name and age responds in third person... and disappears. His wife sees it too. What begins as a midlife restlessness turns into something far more destabilizing: the possibility that memory isn't failing... it's splitting. As small fractures begin appearing in music, digital records, and shared reality itself, Mark is forced to confront a dangerous question: What if another version of him never settled? What if that version is still active? Life at Full Volume is a tense, emotionally grounded exploration of identity, marriage, midlife reinvention, and the terrifying idea that the life you didn't choose may still be unfolding somewhere-at full blast.
  • Her Side of the Fence by MyraxElune
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    To them, she's the new neighbor. Polite. Charming. Just another woman with a designer bag and a tragic past. But Scarlett knows how to listen. How to watch. And when the right cracks start to show, she'll know exactly where to slip through. She's not here by accident. And she's not leaving empty handed.
  • Aindhu Ilai Suttri Valarntha Maram by Robinjack
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    Tamil based - Fully English narrative Ravindran-once a carefree teen, now a 34-year-old pillar of responsibility-has spent his entire youth raising his three siblings after a tragedy shattered their world. His strictness hides years of silent wounds. Saranya, his wife and first love, steps into this chaotic home as both anchor and catalyst-balancing affection, quiet strength, and the scars of a love story that waited more than a decade. SaiShakthi, razor-tongued and fiercely loyal, carries her own burden: a sacrificed CA dream and the responsibility of guiding Nithya's future, even as they bicker like sworn enemies. Vikram, the hot-headed medical student, is unaware of the truth of his own adoption, yet he is the silent backbone of the family who never celebrates but always stands guard. And somewhere outside the frame lurks Vasumati, the sister whose elopement fractured the family and whose choices continue to echo through the siblings' lives-even in her absence. When Nithya, brilliant yet stubborn, chooses a school with no proper teachers just to stay with her friends, the delicate balance of the household begins to shift. Shakthi's audit work takes her into the heart of the school's darker realities, revealing cracks larger than she expected, and fears Nithya refuses to voice. Amidst milk deliveries at dawn, whispered quarrels, unspoken sacrifices, and unexpected moments of tenderness, this family learns that love is not always loud. Sometimes it is a quiet battle-fought in kitchens, classrooms, and the memories no one dares to speak of. This is a story of wounded siblings trying to heal, of a marriage built on second chances, of a teenager hiding truths behind a bright smile, and of a woman who must confront her past to protect her family's future. A multigenerational Tamil family saga filled with emotion, wit, resilience, and the complicated beauty of unconditional love.
  • The Unseen Door by TalesbySyeda
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    The Singh mansion has rules. Some spoken. Some whispered. And one that no one dares to question - never open the attic door. Yet every night, faint piano notes drift through the dark halls. Notes no one claims to hear. Curious and restless, Rahul and Veeranshu follow the sound. The lock clicks open. Dust swirls. Inside waits a truth their family buried long ago - a secret with eyes, a name, and a story they were never meant to know.
  • The Story We Became by KLWrites
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    When a single mom and a widowed father agree to live like pioneers for a hit reality show, their on-screen marriage feels like part of the act... until it isn't. Between chopping wood, raising children, and sharing stories by lamplight, something real begins to take root - something neither of them was ready for. Because sometimes the hardest thing to survive isn't the wilderness. It's falling in love for real. ✅ Fully written | 📅 Updates every Sunday until complete
  • ELIMS by PapaRay
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    There are two sides to every smile - one for the crowd, and one that bleeds in silence. When beloved clown and performer Rico Reyes is found dead in his home, the world mourns. But behind the paint and laughter, lies a family drowning in secrets. His wife Mara confesses to the crime, claiming it was out of love. Their daughter Aria refuses to speak. His mother demands money even in death. And his best friend, Lance, insists there's more to the story. As detectives peel back the layers of their perfect life, every smile begins to twist into something darker. Love. Guilt. Betrayal. Madness. In this world, someone always has to be ELIMS - eliminated - so the others can keep smiling.
  • A Day in the Life of... by EADinwiddie
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    Ever wondered what your household looks like from the eyes of someone overlooked, unmoved... and quietly observant? This heartwarming, humorous slice-of-life tale chronicles one whirlwind day of rhythms, rituals, and canine heroism-all told through the perspective of a single apple on the kitchen table. As dawn breaks, the Lady of the house ignites the daily dance of kettles, treat jars, and tethered terriers. The man returns home wounded by the wilds, tea is poured, and the dogs save the day from a fiery disaster. Through it all, the apple waits-longing to be chosen, narrowly avoiding chaos, and quietly chronicling the dramas of domestic life from its fruit bowl perch.
  • Again, Like Spring by Redwolfeats
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    A story about love that almost broke... and the quiet courage it takes to bloom again. Kim Seon-mi and Kim Jinwoo have only been married for two years, but already, silence has filled the spaces where laughter used to live. Wounded by unspoken grief and the slow erosion of intimacy, they find themselves drifting apart-two hearts still under one roof, but no longer beating together. With the gentle support of old friends, unexpected strangers, and the quiet wisdom of new beginnings, they begin to face what was never said. In a city that never slows down, Seon-mi and Jinwoo must learn to pause, to listen, and to find their way back-not to who they were, but to who they could become. A tender, slow-burn romance about grief, distance, and the kind of love that chooses to stay-even when it's hard. Because sometimes, even after the coldest winter... Love returns. Again, like spring.
  • between dreams and vows by PrincessRita3
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    Prologue If someone had asked Ava to describe her life plan, she would've said something articulate-like balance, or fulfillment, or not losing her mind before thirty. Instead, she got a wedding she wasn't ready for, a husband who rushed everything, and a career she barely had time to miss before it slipped through her fingers. Then-boom. She went to bed on her wedding night, exhausted, annoyed, and vaguely regretful. And woke up on her honeymoon. Same husband. Different country. No memory of how she got there. The next morning? A new version of her life again. One day she's a wife. The next, a mother. Then an executive in a skyline office she doesn't remember earning. Some days it feels like winning. Others, like drowning. Time doesn't wait for her. It yanks her forward, skips the chapters, rewrites the lines. Now Ava's just trying to figure out what she wanted in the first place-before life finishes the story without asking her how it ends.