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The global phenomenon has arrived! Streaming globally now on Prime Video. Dive into exclusive English translation of Spanish story with over 110M reads. --- Halsey, a cheerful optimist, and Luke, a guarded cynic struggling with trauma and addiction, seem like opposites who should never fall in love, but they do. As Halsey tries to help Luke heal from his painful past, their relationship brings him hope and happiness. Then life takes an unexpected turn, testing whether love can truly overcome deep scars-or if some wounds are too much to heal. An international bestseller about love, trauma, addiction, and the impact these have on relationships-now in English! Translated by Mark Harris

Hailey Lane is a college freshman who loves her keyboard more than love - until a pro League of Legends team offers her a roster spot, a paycheck, and a rivalry with Gideon Cross she can't ignore. *** Recruited overnight into the cutthroat world of esports, Hailey has to prove she belongs among players who treat every match like war. Between bootcamp pressure, stage lights, and a mid-lane rival who sees straight through her defenses, winning the split might be easier than guarding her heart. A slow-burn New Adult esports romance about ambition, found family, and learning that the most dangerous play... is smiling back.

Melpomene "Mel" Sorcha Lombardi is one of those loud, outgoing, and always-on-the-lookout-for-a-handsome-guy girlie. Once she starts talking, you'd better cover your ears because her excitement is just as loud as her voice. But everything changes when she transfers to a new university. There, she meets the man of her dreams-Caoimhin "Renz" Renzio Morozova, a first-year college student and a talented volleyball player. Determined to make herself heard, Mel tries her best to amplify her feelings and catch Renz's attention. But will she finally find the courage to confess to the man she's always dreamed of, or will he remain just beyond her reach?

Karla has a problem with her attitude, at least that's what her friend Valeria tells her. When she runs into a guy who is seemingly the nicest person on campus (according to everyone else), what could go wrong? And why should Karla be nice to him if their first few encounters show the complete opposite of this?

A VERMILLION CONTRACT Book 2 of THE VERMILLION EMPIRE Roopendra Rajvardhan learned the hard way that love never stays. The day before his wedding, his bride disappeared without a word, leaving behind a broken ceremony and a man who would never trust promises again. Years later, he ruled the Rajvardhan Group of Industries with the same principles that rebuilt him-control, discipline, and contracts. Because contracts don't betray. People do. Then Tarapriya crashes into his life. One accident leaves her drowning in a debt she can never repay, and Roopendra offers her a choice that changes both their lives forever: Pay the price... or marry him. What begins as a cold agreement soon becomes a battle between two hearts that refuse to understand each other. He believes love is a weakness. She believes love cannot be forced. But as Tarapriya slowly tears down the walls around him, Roopendra is forced to confront the truth he has spent years running from: The contract meant to protect his heart may be the very thing that destroys it. A forced marriage. A ruthless billionaire. A fearless woman who refuses to be controlled. And a vermillion contract that was never supposed to become love. •TROPES• Forced Marriage || Marriage Contract || Grumpy x Sunshine || Enemies to Lovers || Slow Burn Romance || Billionaire CEO || Marriage of Convenience || Emotional Healing ||He Falls First, Harder, and Denies It ||Opposites Attract.

🌹 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 Aria arrives at her new school carrying more than just a past-she carries a silence sharp enough to cut. She doesn't look for attention, she doesn't ask for friendship, and she definitely doesn't believe in love. Not anymore. Her world is built on rules: Stay small. Stay quiet. Stay hidden. But everything starts to shift the moment Shivansh Rawat begins to notice her in ways she can't ignore. He watches her the way no one ever has-carefully, respectfully, like he's trying to understand the shadows she refuses to speak about. He doesn't push. He doesn't pry. Yet somehow, he gets closer than anyone should be able to. His presence is steady. His patience is disarming. And his care? It's the kind of dangerous that scares her... because she wants it. Aria feels the walls she built trembling against him-this boy who quietly steps into the spaces she guards most fiercely. He makes her question everything she believes about trust, safety, and love itself. But darkness doesn't disappear just because someone kind walks in. As she becomes part of a world filled with loud laughter, fierce loyalty, and friendships that burn bright-Rohan and Avni's fiery clashes, Saavi and Akshat's warm, teasing spark-Aria begins to feel something she has long forgotten: Hope. Hope that terrifies her as much as her past ever did. Because secrets don't stay buried forever. Sometimes they rise exactly when you start to heal. And Aria's past carries shadows that don't loosen their grip easily. Guarded Heart is a story of slow-burning romance, emotional unraveling, and the quiet bravery it takes to let love in when you've learned to fear it. Some hearts hide because they've been hurt. Some hearts protect because they care. And some hearts... collide so intensely, the world around them shifts. 💞 Slow Burn × Emotional Healing 🔥 Enemies to Lovers 🫶 Brother's Best Friend 🌸 Found Family & Fierce Friendships 📖 School Life

"Then, I was asked to make you fall in love with me... when there wasn't a single soul in this world who loved me." Free in Oxford, A captive in Canada, A pawn in Turkey. Driven into the depths of a ruthless vendetta by her own father, Catherine now bears the weight of a single command: complete the plan. She is left with only two choices: Either exist as a puppet dangling from her father's strings... Or tear her destiny from his hands. The Red in the Cage... All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, copied, or plagiarized without the explicit permission of the author. Legal action will be taken in case of any violation. Publication Date: June 30, 2026

Julian lives behind a camera lens, viewing the world as a series of cold, cynical compositions. As a burnt-out senior photojournalism major, his only goal is to graduate and disappear into the real world. Maisie lives in a world of textures, sounds, and scents. Blind since childhood, she rules the campus's hidden Sensory Garden with fierce independence and zero patience for anyone's pity. When Julian is forced to document Maisie's fight to save her sanctuary from demolition, their worlds collide. He thinks she's a relentless ray of sunshine; she thinks his heavy, angry footsteps need to learn how to touch grass. But as the shutter clicks and the garden faces its final days, Julian is forced to do the one thing he's avoided his whole life: put down his shield and learn to see the world through her eyes.

Mara Williams is twenty-four years old, drowning in debt, and running out of time. Working double shifts at Mel's 24-Hour Diner on Flatbush Avenue while her mother Clara fights cancer at Kings County Hospital, Mara exists in that brutal space between survival and collapse-too proud to beg, too desperate to keep pretending the math works. When she crosses paths with Dominic "Dom" Reyes at a Crown Heights loft party, the attraction is immediate but the danger is undeniable. Dom controls drug territory across the neighborhood with a quiet ruthlessness that commands respect from men who fear nothing, yet something about Mara pulls at him in ways he hasn't allowed himself to feel in years. What begins as a transaction-Mara making courier runs to cover her mother's bills-slowly becomes something neither of them planned for. Crown Heights is their backdrop: its brownstones and bodegas, its soca music and territorial corners, its beauty and its blood. As the rival Haitian crew led by Jean-Baptiste Laurent pushes into Dom's territory and a childhood friend's obsession turns lethal, Mara finds herself caught between the woman she was raised to be and the woman survival has made her. Keisha, her best friend, is fighting her own battle against an abusive partner. A determined detective is building a case that could imprison everyone Mara loves. Crown Heights is a slow-burning interracial love story about the price of surviving a world designed to crush you-and what it costs to find redemption once you've already paid. ©️ _RelleLebby_// R.H.

A coming-of-age romance about healing, ambition, and stepping into your softness without losing your power. Freshly graduated and crowned valedictorian, Nyla Moore has her whole life ahead of her. With a full scholarship, her own apartment in Atlanta, and a plan to one day open her dream café, everything seems to be falling into place. But what she didn't expect was to fall-headfirst-into love. Enter Caleb, a rising rapper with a checkered past, a soft heart, and a name the streets never forget. They cross paths at her uncle's club during a graduation party turned grown-and-glamorous, and from that moment on, nothing is the same. In a new city, far from home and expectations, Nyla is learning what it really means to figure it out. From college pressure to family legacy, from balancing goals with love, to redefining what "strong" means for a soft-hearted girl-this is the season of becoming. Love wasn't the plan, but it might be part of the purpose.

A contemporary romance about the power of love. Life is a path with many forks in the road. Every choice we make comes with some degree of risk. People that choose the safest paths, run the risk of missing out on all of the wonderful things that life has to offer. Eighteen year old Kari Montgomery is a recent high school graduate. As she watches her friends prepare to go off to college, she contemplates the future and her decision to take a year off from school. With her dream of attending culinary school on hold until she can save thirty thousand dollars, Kari faces the daunting task of working long hours as a line cook while living at home with her parents. Twenty-two year old Holt Bennett is heading into his final year of university. After graduation, he will be going to work in the family business. The future is bright for the young heir, with a trust fund and a job waiting for him. Holt has met his father's requirement to learn the value of hard work, and his days as a maintenance boy at a camping park are almost behind him. When tragedy strikes Holt's family, he presents Kari with a life changing offer. She is flattered by the sudden attention from the boy she has had a crush for years. But how much is she willing to sacrifice to make her dreams come true? As they embark on an adventure to save a young girl's life, Kari is thrilled to discover that Holt has feelings for her. Can their new relationship withstand the pressures of adulthood and the unexpected challenges that arise?

Whitney Nelson was living her dream. She was in Washington, working for a senator favoured to win the next presidential election. Someday, she was going to be in that position. Nothing was going to get in the way of her White House dreams. She watched from the sidelines while her best friends adjusted to the life-changing impact of accidental pregnancy, never believing it could happen to her. Until it did. When Whitney finds herself pregnant, alone and unemployed, she heads to Boston to seek refuge in her friend Lacey's spacious new home while she mourns the loss of her political career. She soon finds solace in the arms of an unexpected friend living in the apartment above the garage. Luke Lowery has recently moved in to watch over his friend Marty's family while the Bruins trainer is on the road. Luke offers to claim Whitney's unborn child as his own to save her from becoming ensnared in a political scandal. They embark on a fake relationship designed to fool the media, but can they pull off the lie with their own families? What happens when the line separating truth from fiction is singed by the heat between Whitney and Luke?

Two worlds. One love. A key to a future neither dared to imagine. When the cage is locked and the key is lost, is love enough to set you free?

Signed contracts. A convenient marriage. Trapped in a zombie survival game. Mara Bennett and Julian Vale never planned to fall in love. Their arranged marriage is supposed to be simple: sign the papers, live their lives according to their obligations, and keep the company and families happy. Until one day, in the middle of an argument, they find themselves sucked into a zombie outbreak game where survival depends on teamwork. With zombies closing in, limited lives, and no way to log out, they're forced to rely on the one person they never wanted to need: each other. Enemies to partners. One house. One game. Two players. No escape. Welcome to Co-Op Survival Mode. Player Two is already logged in.

Edelyn has a one-in-a-million name, a year-long RA gig, and an unlucky streak in love. All she wants is to try and let loose so that she can forget about these emotional scabs, but it's proving difficult as she gets distracted by conduct cases and a pretty frat boy. --- Edelyn Tran Page is reeling from the most unexpected breakup of her life. It turns out that life doesn't owe you a happily ever after just because you had a party phase in freshmen year, or because you've nurtured yourself into what your dearest friends call the Top Girl Boss. Now, Brave Edelyn is all but buried, and she's finding herself obsessively checking her phone notifications and checking over her shoulder for the boy who left her at the start of the summer. It's proving hard to stay focused as she returns to her role as an RA and has to juggle her heartbreak with senioritis, a part-time job, and an internship that she's hoping will turn into a post-graduation job security blanket. Maybe the messy-haired blonde with a penchant for mischief will prove to be the salve she needs as they kiss their way into oblivion. Or maybe, she hasn't learned anything at all.

College was supposed to be a fresh start, but for Maggie, it's quickly turning into a whirlwind of emotions and uncertainty. Between new friendships, unresolved feelings from the past, and the constant push to figure out who she is, life feels anything but simple. As secrets unravel and relationships deepen, Maggie is forced to confront the chaos around her-and within her-before she loses her sense of direction entirely.

Emilia I was so sure I'd never see him again. Not that I didn't want to. But not that I did. After all, he was the one that bailed on me. The one who threw away all those years we had for his own future. I shouldn't have been the one left feeling hurt. Yet somehow, I was. Seeing my best friend now, five years later, at my sister's wedding was the last thing I expected. But I never imagined I'd relive the heartache he left in his wake. And I never imagined falling for Adam Blackwell. Adam I wasn't supposed to see her again. Not that I didn't want to. A part of me did. A part of me always will. Emilia Feye was my best friend. Until I left her in my past and threw our friendship away. It was a mistake that haunts me every single day. It was between my best friend and my career. But I'm not the only one guilty. She did the same thing as me. Seeing her now, five years later, at my brother's wedding was unexpected. I never thought I'd have to suffer the consequences for the mess I made and the friendship I shattered. But I never imagined falling in love with her this time. I never imagined falling in love with Emilia Feye. ... Emilia and Adam meet again, five years after parting and going separate ways for college. They're not eighteen anymore. They're not so selfish anymore. And they're not best friends anymore. They caused each other heartache and now it's time to right their wrongs and make up for those mistakes. Now, in Marbella, Spain. Now, at her sister and his brother's wedding, the two meet again. Except this time, things are different. This time there's anger, frustration, pain, and regret. This time, they're not friends, they're a complicated mess. They call it friendship. We all call it love. . . . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Aspen Willis's future has gone from perfect to disastrous in an instant. Cheated on by her longtime boyfriend, she leaves her career behind and returns to her home state where the memories are happier. Desiring to start fresh, she dives back into her passion, surfing and finds a job that doesn't require much involvement. She wants to enjoy a stress-free life. At least, for a while. Until the neighbors show up and invite her to their party. About the same age as hers, wild and enjoying a good life, they are fun to be around. One of them, London Rae has made a claim on Aspen. The chemistry is almost instant and when they are together nothing else matters. While Aspen is an open book, London has a life she knows nothing about. Will she be ready to face this type of living? One where she will have to fight to keep him when women want to push her away. Only time will tell...

"You think I wanted your heart?" he whispered. "No, Seraphina. I wanted your hate. It was the only thing real between us." Born into a powerful mafia dynasty, Seraphina Castellano grew up in a world soaked in secrets, blood, and loyalty. But amid the chaos, she had one constant: Lucien Moretti, the eldest son of an allied mafia clan. Cold to everyone else, Lucien was always warm with her-gentle, serious, and fiercely protective. Their bond, forged in childhood, slowly evolved into a love that defied their brutal world. Their marriage was everything the families dreamed of: a union of power, legacy, and affection. But in the mafia, happiness is a fragile thing. Months after their wedding, Lucien was assassinated-leaving Seraphina a widow at twenty, her heart buried with him. A year passes. She lives like a ghost, numb with grief. But her parents-thinking of duty, bloodlines, and alliances-arrange another engagement. One she swears to refuse. Until she hears the name of her new fiancé: Dimitri Moretti. Lucien's younger brother. Distant. Ruthless. Untouchable. Everything Lucien wasn't. He barely looked at her before. Always unreadable, always cold. Now, he's the one she's expected to marry. The man who carries her husband's face in fragments-and none of his warmth. But as shadows stir and secrets unravel, Seraphina begins to see what lies beneath Dimitri's guarded surface. And maybe, in the cold silence between them, something dangerous begins to burn. A second chance at love-or a new kind of ruin. In a world where blood speaks louder than vows, love is never safe.

*Give it a star if you enjoy it and want to continue reading* *If people like it I'll post two chapters a week* In the shadows of a city fueled by chaos, a rebellious bad boy named Gabriel treads a treacherous path. Witnessing his father commit a horrific act, he plunges into a dark abyss, abandoning his law studies and immersing himself in the ruthless world of underground street fights. But fate has other plans when Gabriel crosses paths with Marisol, an innocent and sheltered young woman stifled by her overbearing parents. Their encounter at one of Gabriel's fights sparks an intense and forbidden love that sweeps them away into a whirlwind of passion and danger. Immerse yourself in the world of Gabriel and Marisol and get ready to embrace their youthful innocence, as their affectionate bond transcends the boundaries of time. Brace yourself for a story that explores the depths of human resilience, the power of friendship, and the delicate balance between light and darkness. There is no love like your first love.