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𝒂𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐞, 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬.. 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲? 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬'𝐬, 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲, 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝟓. 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬? 𝐢 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 : 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐬

A 21-year-old racing driver escapes the spotlight during the off-season and sets out on a 21-day road trip across Taiwan. When a college student unexpectedly joins the journey on his first night, thousands of kilometers of winding roads, quiet cafés, and ordinary moments begin to change them both.

BIRCHWOOD LANE Some people become part of your life so quietly that you don't notice they've become part of who you are. Elias Carter has loved Naomi Rosen for as long as he can remember. From childhood afternoons separated only by a gap in the fence between their homes on Birchwood Lane to the first uncertain weeks of university, she's been the constant in every version of his life. But growing up means learning that love isn't always enough. As new friendships form, unexpected people enter their lives, and the future begins pulling them in different directions, Elias must confront the question he's avoided for years: Is holding on the same as moving forward? Told across the defining years of early adulthood, Birchwood Lane is a slow-burn coming-of-age romance about first love, friendship, timing, and the quiet moments that shape a lifetime. Sometimes the person you're waiting for isn't the person you're meant to find.

Miley believes her twin sister is the victim of severe bullying after a tragic car accident. Pretending to be her at school, she plans to uncover the truth and protect her. As she untangles the past, she must face a painful question- Can you love someone while refusing to excuse the harm they caused?

Naina had a plan. Finish university. Find a job before her student visa ran out. Stay in London. Build a career. Become independent. Sensible. Efficient. Entirely manageable. There were, unfortunately, several variables she hadn't considered. Work, for one. Friends. Family. Money. Ambition. The small problem of becoming an adult without receiving any useful instructions about how to do it. And then there was Neal. Neal was not on the list. This is Naina's story about what happened when life stopped following the plan.

In a quiet town of Taiping, Rizal Salleh has always known the rhythm of his days. The scent of leather, the careful stitching of soles, the familiar faces that pass by his small workshop. But some paths are not meant to stay in one place. When an unexpected opportunity calls him beyond the town he has always known, Rizal finds himself stepping into a journey that will take him across unfamiliar roads, cultures, and people-each leaving behind something he cannot quite name, but cannot forget. Along the way, he begins to understand that some things are not simply made by hand... but shaped by stories, memories, and the quiet connections we carry with us. Langkah Warisan is a gentle journey of discovery, heritage, and the footsteps we leave behind. Malay words and phrases are woven throughout the story to preserve its cultural voice. The journey begins with a 3-chapter release followed by one chapter every Saturday, Monday and Thursday. And if you like to learn more behind the process of creating Langkah Warisan, feel free to follow instagram account @langkah.warisan

📖 Dear Diary Trilogy 🤍 This is the third and final book in the Dear Diary Trilogy. 📕Book 1 - Dear Diary: Between the Signals and the Silence 📗Book 2 - Dear Diary: Written in His Time 📘Book 3 - Unsent: A Story Written in Real Time 📚For the best reading experience, begin with Book 1. ⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ Some stories begin with "Once upon a time." Mine began with a diary... and pages I never expected anyone else to read. This one begins with words I'd rather not send to the person they were written for. Words never meant to be sent... yet somehow, meant to be read. Letters filled with feelings left unspoken. Written in moments when my heart became too full to stay silent. A confession I hope reaches the one person I want to know how deeply I feel for him... Without ever having to tell him. Some stories are planned from beginning to end, just as destiny is written by Him. Some stories end like the fairytales we grew up with. This isn't one of them. Or maybe... Just maybe... It is. After all... "Fairytales don't always have happy endings, do they?" We'll see. 🌹 For now... This is the story of a woman writing her way through love, silence, hope, and everything left unsent. Learning that while some people are only meant to pass through our lives... The moments they leave behind can still become chapters worth keeping. -Elle 🌻

There is a fine line between survival and living. Alisa walks this line every day. In this collection of confessional monologues, she dissects the absurdity of corporate culture, the high cost of low salaries, and the unspoken loneliness of being an «ideal employee». Through sarcasm, self-reflection, and the comforting presence of her cats, she explores the moment when a person stops being a person and becomes a «showcase». It is a book for everyone who has ever felt that their labor is worth more than a plate of buckwheat and that a dream is the only currency that cannot be devalued.

This was never a simple love story. #1 desidrama. 7.5.2026 #1 reallifelove. 21.2.2026 #1 complexlove. 21.2.2026 #6 rollercoaster. 21.2.2026 #6 twistandturns. 21.2.2026 #5 desilove. 21.2.2026 #10 emotion. 21.2.2026 *** Aanya froze, the tone of his voice settling heavily around her. Raw. Irritated. Frustrated. Carrying the kind of anger that wasn't directed outward, but inward... at himself. She turned toward the voice. And saw him. A tall man in a white kurta, sleeves rolled up, chest rising with agitation. His jaw clenched so tight she could practically hear the restraint. His gaze swept the crowd like a storm searching for land. Aanya Malik didn't believe in destiny. But she believed in patterns. And Veer Singh Rathore was definitely a pattern she wouldn't forget

What if the person you never stopped loving was the one you could never have? John believed time would erase the past. Emily knew some memories never fade. Years after life pulled them apart, they discover that love doesn't always end when two people say goodbye. Sometimes, it simply learns to live in silence. She Never Forget is a contemporary emotional romance about first love, impossible choices, family, regret, and the fragile memories that refuse to disappear. Because some memories are not meant to fade.

Anwen Booker knows how to be seen. Online, he's quick-witted, impossible to ignore, and always one good stream away from something bigger. Offline, things are quieter. Late-night gaming sessions. Leftover dinners. A small apartment full of routines that only work because nobody talks about the cracks too closely. Elowen, his younger sister, prefers it that way. She keeps to herself, says only what she means, and trusts very little outside the carefully controlled world she's built around music, movement, and silence. The less people notice her, the safer life feels. But attention has a way of finding people anyway. And once the internet starts looking in their direction, nothing inside the apartment stays private for long.

The Love We Never Lost is a bittersweet story about James and Isabelle, two people who fall deeply in love as teenagers but are separated by fear, misunderstandings, and Tiana's betrayal. Years later, they reunite and discover that their feelings never truly disappeared-but James has built a family and Isabelle has built a successful life of her own. Their story explores first love, missed chances, timing, sacrifice, and learning that sometimes loving someone means letting them go.

𝙰 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚎𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎-𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚕𝚊𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚜, 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚌𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚎, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚗.

After four years away, Aarav Singh Rathore returns to a life he never wanted to claim. Arrogant, wealthy, and fiercely private, he comes back only to step into Rathore Industries and attend his sister's wedding. Power and control have always defined his world-until destiny forces him to confront something he never planned for. Ishika Singh is a woman of quiet strength. A school teacher by profession and the director of a family-run NGO, she believes in living simply despite belonging to a wealthy background. Kind, humble, and selfless, she finds purpose not in privilege but in service-teaching children by day and fighting for social change beyond the classroom. When Aarav's world of business empires collides with Ishika's world of compassion and responsibility, their lives intertwine in ways neither expects. What begins as an accidental crossing slowly turns into a battle between ego and empathy, ambition and values, destiny and choice. Some loves are loud. Some are gentle. And some are chosen by fate itself.

Enjoy the difficult and emotional journey that Etherin embarks on when life changes in an instant. As she struggles to balance the demands of being a mother, student, and employee, each day brings new challenges and unexpected moments of growth. Her healing journey is far from easy, but she chooses to find joy in the little things and take life one day at a time. New chapters will be added every few weeks.

Daniel was not looking for love when Jennifer entered his life. She arrived through ordinary conversations, late-night messages, shared jokes, and the quiet comfort of becoming part of someone's routine. Before he understood what was happening, Daniel had given her his time, his trust, and the hidden parts of himself he had spent years protecting. But love cannot survive on one person's devotion alone. When Jennifer begins to pull away, Daniel tries to understand, wait, and hope. Then she gives him the truth he is least prepared to hear: she no longer feels the same. Left behind with memories that now feel heavier than regrets, Daniel must learn how to grieve a relationship without turning the loss into a sentence against his own worth. Jennifer... The Girl Who Gave Me a Broken Heart is a reflective romantic drama about emotional dependence, family responsibility, creative ambition, friendship, and the difficult work of rebuilding a life after love ends. It is a story about two people who matter to each other, but are not meant to remain together.

When you imagine romance, you probably imagine a mix of spice and gentleness. Juliette and Korey tend to think of romance as a connection born from understanding. One that'll happen Once in a Lifetime. Warnings : ~Swearing ~Mentions of suicide, self isolation, etc. ~HELLA SLOW SLOW BURN ~My ass writing ~Not spicy

Peter runs a bookshop where the days repeat and the solitude never asks anything of him. He opens early. He sorts shelves. He goes home alone. He likes it fine. Then Sara walks back in after years away, her five-year-old daughter Mia trailing behind her with a stuffed fox and too many questions. They knew each other once. Teenagers circling the same store without ever quite colliding. Now she's tired, fierce, and carrying more than she'll admit. Mia claims a reading rug. Sara starts staying longer. And Peter realizes the emptiness he'd grown used to was never comfortable at all. But Sara fought hard to stand on her own. And the closer Peter gets, the more she fears losing the ground she built beneath her feet. Until Tomorrow Comes is a quiet, character-driven story about love that arrives gently and leaves a mark. About the difference between being alone and being lonely. About what it costs to let someone in and what it costs not to.

Everyone thinks they understand me now. They read my words, they see my scars, and they act like they know what it's like to carry everything all by yourself. But they don't. And I don't want them to. I'm done with friendships that end, love that leaves, and places I'll only ever have to say goodbye to. I just want to be invisible. I just want to be numb. But what if the quiet stops working?

A home isn't built with walls. It's built with the people inside it. But what happens when the people who built it become strangers?