Forced-proximity Stories

## THE QUIET VOLTAGE **Some sparks don't burn the house down. They just keep the lights on.** Clara didn't apply for a life that included tour buses, backstage NDAs, or a rockstar who noticed things about her nobody else bothered to. She applied for a job - one that came with a contract, a laundry schedule, and a very clear line between professional and personal that she fully intended to keep. Noah didn't plan on falling for the one person on his team who refused to treat him like something fragile or famous. He just noticed. And kept noticing. Until noticing became the closest thing to home he'd had in years. Between misread texts, stolen coffee, a found family that runs on chaos and green grapes, and one silence that nearly costs them everything, Clara and Noah learn that love isn't always loud. Sometimes it's just someone remembering how you take your coffee, three cities and one bad week later. Funny, messy, and quietly devastating in all the right places - **The Quiet Voltage** is for anyone who believes the best kind of love doesn't announce itself. It just stays.

For five years, Evangeline "Eva" Earnest lived a quiet, ordinary life in America, far away from the dark shadow of the family that adopted her. But when she's abruptly summoned back to Russia to live with the powerful Romanov family, she is thrust into the opulent, dangerous world of the Aletytis Academy of Honors-a school where the global elite and the mafia underworld collide. Eva wants nothing to do with her new life, preferring to hide in the shadows and lose herself in the underground breakdancing scene of Moscow. She certainly wants nothing to do with her adoptive brother, Valerian Romanov. He is the academy's untouchable, golden-boy heir to the Classic Russian Syndicate, surrounded by a court of admirers and dangerous secrets. He has never noticed her. She prefers it that way. But when Valerian follows her into the dark and discovers the girl behind the quiet facade, the icy boundaries between them begin to fracture. In a world where weakness is a death sentence and secrets are currency, Eva is about to learn that the most dangerous place to hide is right next to the boy who rules the night. ______________________ The Tropes: Forbidden Romance, Forced Proximity (Roommates/Adoptive Siblings), Dark Academia, Mob/Mafia Heir, Secret Identity. Read to find out what happens!!

𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕆𝕟𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕋𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕓𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕖𝕒 𝕋𝕣𝕚𝕝𝕠𝕘𝕪 *~*~*~* 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠.... 𝑨𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔. 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍-𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅, where the only thing executed on Azra Lim's death date is a flawless (messy), well-planned (chaotic), and daring (accurate!) escape. However, with an injured hand and limited lung capacity, Azra is forced to make a few unexpected stops. 𝙀𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙇𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮'𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥.... 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒎 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒆. The night Lady meets Azra, she falls... into her worst nightmare. Her shop is destroyed, her death is faked, and she is forced to cooperate with the person responsible for all of it. Luckily, she has access to the one thing they need most to survive. What, you may ask, is this? Well, a ship of course... 𝑰𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕, 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔. ;) *~*~* 𝙄𝙈𝙋𝙊𝙍𝙏𝘼𝙉𝙏 𝙉𝙊𝙏𝙀: 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙜𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚.

Andy never called after Paris. What started as a day became a week. Then a month. Then five years. Andy convinced herself that staying silent was easier than explaining why she left. Emily convinced herself she was angry. Instead, they spent five years carrying the same hurt and longing. When Fashion Week throws her back into Emily Charlton's life, Andy tells herself she'll survive a few awkward encounters and go home. Instead, a storm cancels every flight out of the city and leaves them stranded together in a hotel suite.

Jamie Connelly is perfectly content keeping people at arm's length and dogs within sniffing distance. As a full-time dog walker with a no-nonsense approach to human interaction, Jamie's world revolves around fur, fetch, and avoiding awkward small talk with clients. Life is simpler that way-predictable, peaceful, and blessedly drama-free. But everything changes with the arrival of Liam Montgomery and his hilariously flatulent French bulldog, Toulouse. From their very first chaotic walk, Toulouse bulldozes his way into Jamie's heart with snorts, slobber, and an infectious zest for life. And as for Liam? Well, he's not so bad either-with his rumpled charm, sincere curiosity, and a habit of showing up just when Jamie least expects it. What begins as a professional arrangement soon evolves into something more as Jamie finds herself laughing more, opening up more... feeling more. Between misread signals, disastrous dates, and moonlit muffin deliveries, the boundaries between work and romance start to blur. But old fears and new misunderstandings threaten to derail what might be the best thing that's ever happened to her. With the help of one stubborn little bulldog and a whole lot of canine wisdom, Jamie must decide if she's ready to stop running from connection-and start barking up the right tree. Barking Up the Right Tree is a heartwarming romantic comedy about love, second chances, and how sometimes, the right person comes with four paws and a whole lot of gas.

Jade's big secret has been spilled and now her parents are sending her off to boarding school. On her first day, a mix up in the system pairs her in a dorm with an unlikely roommate and there's no escaping.

🌹When a contract bonds them to be together will the secrets of the estates open more problems🌹

𝑵𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒍 - " I wish you could understand , how much love I had for you but you never understood and never tried to understand , I wish you loved me as much as I did " What will happen when the person who loves her more than anything gets rejected by her not once but twice and she starts to grow feelings after that? Will she ever be able to express her feelings to him ? And even if she does that , will nuriel accept her love which has grown inside of her after breaking his hope ? - 𝐀𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐋𝐀 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐙𝐈𝐄 is 20 years old , she is in her 2nd year of graduation , has a great personality and is known to be the best in what she puts her mind into . She has anger issues and is considered as a loud mouth/outspoken/rude . She often goes with her mind not with her heart because she knows if she goes what her heart says , she'll be devastated . 𝐍𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐋 𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐈 is a 25 years old , handsome man. He is currently preparing for the Income Tax Inspector exam , is a humble person , and always cares about others, especially Aadila . Has never disrespected any, women and respects Aadila a lot , has been in love with her since he was 15 years old . Always dreamt to be hers , holding her in his arms , and dreamt of making her his wife . - She never thought she would be craving to be his , but God has planned completely opposite for her .. " 𝐆𝐞𝐭.𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲.𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦.𝐦𝐲.𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭.𝐀𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐚.𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐢𝐞 " Insta - @theeauthorash

Gemma I'm so ready to give up I just don't understand how he could do this to us. I rant inside my head as i continue packing our bags to get out of dodge my daughter Kasey and I just walked in on my good for nothing cheating ex boyfriend and her dad doing it with my best friend of all people I guess it's time to call my brother and hope that he will let us stay with him for awhile Xavier I'm just hopping out of the shower after finishing up with practice for the day when I look down surprised see my best friend Justin is calling I hurry to answer knowing it must be important or an emergency since he usually just text me " hey what's up J" " hey I know this is probably really shitty timing but I'm out of town and my sister and niece are in a little bit of trouble I could really use your help" " oh no are they okay" " I'm not really sure all I know is she needs someone to come get them and a place to stay for a little while till she can get back on her feet is there anyway you they can stay with you until I get back I would say you could just drop them at my place but I didn't leave a way for them to get in" " yea yea no problem I'm sure I can figure something out just send me her number so I can get ahold of her I'm getting dressed right now" "thank you your a life saver man I'll send it over now"

Jessica is just out of a relationship, and wants nothing to do with men for a while. A four day escape skiing with her best friend is the perfect getaway...until she learns Mellie's little brother, Griffin, will be there, too. Stuck in a tiny cabin in Vermont is ok, until it's just the two of them alone in front of a crackling fire with no escape until the plows come through.

Jasmine knows what rejection sounds like. After five years of being told her voice isn't right, her face isn't right, her heritage isn't right, she's made peace with life behind the glass, producing music instead of performing it-until Eric Tanner walks into her studio. The Grammy-winning rock star is demanding, guarded, and sees something in Jasmine she stopped believing in. He pushes her, and reignites her dying dream of becoming a singer. As she progresses professionally, she finds herself wanting the one thing she can't have: Eric. Twelve years older, and technically still married. The connection is undeniable, and the cost is higher than either of them can afford.

Bentley lives alone with his two cats, and works at a flower shop. Thats his routine, until it's disturbed. Not loudly, in fact, the disturbance is silent. Then Archer arrives, and voices the change. Everyone else is gone.

Hazel Collins seemingly has her life together. Great job, new apartment, great life, though she may disagree. The bane of her existence, the worst thing ever, her own personal hell is located about seven feet from where she works. The Worst, Little Devil, and That Bitch are a severely condensed list of her names of this "personal hell". Most just call him Jake. Seems she fancies the nickname route. Hazel loves her job and would do anything to help it grow. Even traveling to beautiful, yet painfully boring, South Dakota. With nothing to do, and nowhere to go until the meeting that would change her fate, is it worth remaining in close quarters with the man of her nightmares? She thinks so. (New chapter every Tuesday)

Princess Calia-named for her beauty and purity-has spent her life preparing to rule her kingdom with wisdom and grace. But when a brutal warlord, **Ronan of the Ironlands**, lays siege to her home, everything is torn away. Taken as his prisoner, she is forced into his war camp, where he intends to break her spirit and claim her as both a trophy and a pawn in his greater conquest. But Calia is no fragile captive. She refuses to bow, matching Ronan's cruelty with defiance, his threats with cunning. Yet as the days pass, she begins to see the man beneath the warlord's armor-one forged by betrayal, blood, and a vengeance that runs deeper than any blade. And when she learns the true reason he destroyed her kingdom, the lines between enemy and ally blur dangerously. Trapped in a game of power, deception, and slow-burning desire, Calia must decide: will she destroy the man who stole her world, or risk everything by surrendering to the darkness in his arms?

Lesly Coral is a solo dancer and only a solo dancer. a famous one at that. but then shit goes down when she's been forced to dance with her first and last duet partner who she shares past with. childhood friends to strangers to lovers?

His arrogance is an armor, but his intolerance for her presence is reaching a breaking point. When she is hired to care for his grandfather, the sanctuary of his estate becomes a battlefield. He refuses to tolerate a single word from her mouth, masking his obsession with a cold, jagged silence. She is a mystery he is dying to solve, his greatest illicit desire, yet he must maintain his mask of superiority. He cannot let her see the cracks in his composure, or just how much he craves the very woman he claims to despise. What will he do when the one person he can't control is the only one he falls for. His superiority complex is suffocating, and his ego is as vast as the sprawling acres of his horse estate She carries her elegance like a weapon, using her wrath to bait him into the very arguments that keep her heart racing. She would give anything to escape his shadow, to flee from the "biggest asshole" she's ever had the misfortune to meet. Her heart recites a mantra of loathing, a steady rhythm of never him, never him. But as the lines between duty and desire begin to blur, she finds herself falling for the man behind the stone-cold command. How can she survive his presence when his every breath feels like a challenge she's losing?

Some desires never die-they only wait for the right moment to burn. At sixteen, Saira Sharma fell hopelessly in love with the one man she could never have- her tutor, Dr. Siddharth Chaturvedi, brilliant, kind, and seven years older. She never confessed. Because the day she gathered the courage... was the day he announced his engagement. Heartbroken, she fled the country, determined to bury the forbidden desire she had carried for years. Now, at twenty-three, Saira returns as a child psychologist, confident, composed, and ready to restart her life. But destiny has other plans. Siddharth-now thirty, a celebrated heart surgeon-is no longer the calm, untouchable man she once knew. He is a widower, a single father, raising a six-year-old son with quiet tenderness and a grief he hides behind his flawless professionalism. When their paths cross again, the past floods back with brutal clarity. He has no idea she once loved him. She has no idea she never truly moved on. As friendship rekindles into something far more dangerous, old wounds, buried memories, and unspoken desires threaten to unravel everything- their families, their careers, their sanity. Because some loves are forbidden... and some are inevitable. In a world that insists they stay apart, can Saira and Siddharth fight fate-or must they surrender to it?

The long-awaited sequel to Once the Trust Is Broken. After losing one of her closest friends, allies, and the man she loved, Sarah Summers finds herself questioning her worth and her place in a world that no longer feels like her own. Grief clings to her like a shadow as she struggles to navigate a life without him. Memories of a past she barely understands haunt her, while the future grows darker and more uncertain by the day. Her people cry out for the princess of prophecy, for a leader to fight with them, and for them. Sarah however, isn't sure she's the one they're looking for. When an unavoidable war ignites once more between vampires and werewolves, Sarah must rise to protect those who still believe in her. But victory could come at an unbearable price. Bound by duty and vengeance, she faces an impossible choice: refuse and risk another war, or accept and forge a fragile alliance with the one man who might understand her darkness. As love, loyalty, and revenge intertwine, Sarah must confront the question that has followed her since the beginning: Can a heart still bleeding ever truly lead a kingdom?

What happens when a 20-year-old girl living a double life, high school student by day and a dominatrix by night ends up sharing an apartment with her virgin classmate who's terrified of intimacy?